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The Island Season 12, 145 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franky Rodgers (ranked 2987 p4p, 240 weight class) and Remi Chavaski (ranked 289 p4p, 30 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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Counter fighter
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franky Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Remi Chavaski!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chavaski tries to avoid it but Rodgers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chavaski to the ground. Chavaski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rodgers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chavaski's guard.
Chavaski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavaski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodgers chips away with some ground and pound.
Chavaski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodgers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodgers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chavaski holds on and takes a little breather.
Rodgers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chavaski on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers trying to control but Chavaski is working from the bottom.
Rodgers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodgers is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chavaski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a strike but Chavaski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chavaski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rodgers keeping full guard, as Chavaski tries to pass.
Chavaski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chavaski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two 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.
Chavaski wants to control from the top but Rodgers keeps moving.
Chavaski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chavaski wants to control from the top but Rodgers keeps moving.
Chavaski advances position into side control!
Chavaski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodgers keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavaski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rodgers has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chavaski has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rodgers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavaski controlling the position easily from mount.
Rodgers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rodgers tries to get out of the position.
Chavaski tries to control but Rodgers wriggling away.
Chavaski jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rodgers is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rodgers and Chavaski has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Chavaski trying to control the action but Rodgers is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavaski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rodgers knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chavaski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rodgers will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chavaski trying to control the action but Rodgers is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Remi Chavaski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chavaski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rodgers tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Chavaski manages to move to mount!
Chavaski has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Chavaski controlling from mount.
Rodgers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chavaski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chavaski looking for a guillotine from mount but Rodgers is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavaski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chavaski trying to control but Rodgers is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavaski wants to control the action but instead Rodgers gets a body lock and reverses into Chavaski's guard! Nice work!
Chavaski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodgers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chavaski is pulling down on Rodgers's head to control his posture.
Rodgers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavaski controls Rodgers momentarily but Rodgers frees himself.
Rodgers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodgers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chavaski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodgers postures up.
Chavaski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rodgers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chavaski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodgers has managed to get both his arms back between Chavaski's legs - danger averted.
Chavaski looking for a sweep. Not yet Chavaski, not yet.
Chavaski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodgers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodgers trying to control but Chavaski is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rodgers throwing strikes but missing.
Rodgers with a nice head shot there.
Chavaski has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rodgers should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Chavaski has tightened it up now! Rodgers 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 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Remi Chavaski!
A very excited looking Remi Chavaski 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caligola Daskalakis (ranked 1591 p4p, 2197 weight class) and Reynard Frederick (ranked 167 p4p, 223 weight class). Caligola Daskalakis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Caligola Daskalakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reynard Frederick!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daskalakis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Frederick to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Frederick stopping the sweep attempt from Daskalakis.
Frederick advances position into side control!
We've been hearing good reports from Daskalakis'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.
Frederick working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daskalakis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Daskalakis is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daskalakis is working hard here to advance position.
Daskalakis struggling a bit here.
Daskalakis prevents Frederick from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daskalakis tries to bench press Frederick off him but Frederick keeps the position.
Frederick trying to control the position but Daskalakis is working away.
Daskalakis is looking for a sweep.
Daskalakis is trying to control Frederick's posture but Frederick avoids it.
Daskalakis takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Frederick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Daskalakis is not content to let Frederick control the position.
Daskalakis tries to improve position but can't.
Daskalakis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Frederick's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Daskalakis wants to get back to full guard.
Frederick performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Frederick trying to mount his opponent but Daskalakis defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daskalakis tries to get to full guard but Frederick has control of the leg.
Daskalakis gets full guard.
Daskalakis keeping full guard, as Frederick tries to pass.
Frederick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Frederick stopping the sweep attempt from Daskalakis.
Frederick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daskalakis is keeping the position for now.
Frederick preventing the sweep.
Frederick wants to control from the top but Daskalakis keeps moving.
Frederick looking to pass the guard.
Frederick wants to control from the top but Daskalakis keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederick works over Daskalakis with some ground and pound from guard.
Daskalakis 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.
Frederick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daskalakis is keeping the position for now.
Daskalakis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Daskalakis tries to get out of the position.
Frederick won't allow Daskalakis to sweep him here.
Frederick landing some decent shots from guard.
Daskalakis keeping moving, preventing Frederick from controlling successfully.
Frederick might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Daskalakis haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Daskalakis working a defensive guard but Frederick passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frederick is controlling the pace.
Frederick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Daskalakis wants to control the action here but instead Frederick manages to pass to full mount!
Daskalakis tries to reverse the position but Frederick maintains control.
Frederick trying to control but Daskalakis is having none of it.
Daskalakis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Daskalakis wants to improve his position but Frederick is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frederick is trying to control the action in half guard but Daskalakis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Frederick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reynard Frederick dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Daskalakis wants to clinch up but Frederick keeps it at a distance.
Daskalakis wants to clinch up but Frederick keeps it at a distance.
Frederick changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daskalakis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frederick keeps the fight on the outside.
Frederick changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Daskalakis moves out of range of the strikes.
Daskalakis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daskalakis tries to close the distance and clinch but Frederick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daskalakis tries to clinch but Frederick moves out of range.
Frederick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daskalakis tries to clinch but Frederick moves out of range.
Frederick is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Daskalakis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frederick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daskalakis has Frederick up against the cage in a clinch.
Frederick wants the takedown. Daskalakis is fighting it off but Frederick persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Daskalakis's guard against the cage.
Daskalakis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frederick is one step ahead there.
Frederick looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daskalakis working a defensive guard here.
Frederick engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Daskalakis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Frederick manages to get himself to full guard.
Daskalakis stays in close to Frederick's body and controls the position.
Daskalakis wants to control from the top but Frederick keeps moving.
Daskalakis won't allow Frederick to sweep him here.
Daskalakis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Frederick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frederick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daskalakis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daskalakis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Frederick tries to get to full guard but Daskalakis has control of the leg.
Daskalakis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Frederick actively working from the bottom here.
Frederick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Frederick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daskalakis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Daskalakis slips a nice elbow through Frederick's hands, connecting with Frederick's forehead.
Frederick gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daskalakis trying to control the position from guard on top but Frederick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frederick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daskalakis manages to get himself to full guard.
Daskalakis 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.
Frederick controls from within his opponent's guard.
Daskalakis can't keep his opponent in guard - Frederick advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Frederick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daskalakis keeps working.
Daskalakis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Daskalakis manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daskalakis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Frederick trying to control but Daskalakis is working from the bottom.
Daskalakis trying to control the position.
Frederick trying to control the position from guard on top but Daskalakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daskalakis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Daskalakis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daskalakis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daskalakis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reynard Frederick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Frederick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frederick digs a good body shot into Daskalakis's ribs.
Frederick keeps the fight on the outside.
Daskalakis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frederick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frederick keeps the fight on the outside.
Frederick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frederick swings for the body but Daskalakis moves out of range.
Daskalakis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frederick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frederick with the counter takedown but Daskalakis avoids it easily.
Daskalakis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frederick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daskalakis tries to close the distance and clinch but Frederick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frederick changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Frederick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daskalakis forces Frederick back against the cage and clinches.
Daskalakis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daskalakis working Frederick over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daskalakis.
 It looks like Reynard Frederick has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick tries to score a body lock takedown but Daskalakis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Daskalakis throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Daskalakis fails to land.
Frederick looking for a takedown.
Frederick is trying to pull guard but Daskalakis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Caligola Daskalakis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reynard Frederick.
Frederick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Daskalakis walks away with a smile on his face. Frederick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Daskalakis is looking to clinch.
Daskalakis tries to clinch
and Frederick counters with a single leg into guard. Daskalakis didn't expect that.
Daskalakis managing to control the position.
Frederick preventing the sweep.
Frederick looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frederick pushing down on Daskalakis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Frederick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daskalakis keeps working.
Daskalakis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reynard Frederick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Frederick trying to control from half guard but Daskalakis is working away.
Frederick works his way into side control.
Daskalakis is looking to regain half guard here but Frederick keeps moving and retains side control.
Frederick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daskalakis keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daskalakis wants to control but Frederick postures up.
Well,Daskalakis is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Frederick trying to control the action but Daskalakis is working from the bottom.
Daskalakis is looking for a sweep.
Daskalakis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Frederick's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Daskalakis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reynard Frederick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Daskalakis striking from his own guard.
Frederick passes into half guard.
Daskalakis is trying to get back to full guard.
Daskalakis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daskalakis wants to improve his position but Frederick is controlling well.
Frederick wants to free his trapped foot but Daskalakis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Caligola Daskalakis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frederick controlling the pace.
Daskalakis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Daskalakis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Frederick is working away from the top position though.
Daskalakis wants to get back to full guard.
Frederick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daskalakis keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daskalakis wants to improve his position but Frederick is controlling well.
Daskalakis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reynard Frederick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Frederick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Reynard Frederick!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Reynard Frederick!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Reynard Frederick!
Reynard Frederick wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Reynard Frederick 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Fujiwara Hisamori (ranked 2741 p4p, 1448 weight class) and Anwar Rinda (ranked 267 p4p, 150 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Brown 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fujiwara Hisamori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anwar Rinda!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hisamori gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rinda to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rinda is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hisamori is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hisamori has escaped and now he's on top!
Rinda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hisamori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rinda is keeping the position for now.
Rinda has his foot on Hisamori's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hisamori works his way back into a safe position though.
Rinda is looking for a triangle but Hisamori pushes his legs off easily.
Hisamori trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rinda's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hisamori wants to control from the top but Rinda keeps moving.
Rinda has an active guard here but Hisamori has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinda is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hisamori's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hisamori's back!
Hisamori is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Rinda gets his way!
Hisamori is trying to break free.
Rinda working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Hisamori is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Rinda has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Hisamori taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anwar Rinda!
In defeat, Fujiwara Hisamori stepped up to the mic, saying 'Let's do it again!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jobber Joe (ranked 403 p4p, 2921 weight class) and Kasper Hansen (ranked 44 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 12 - 4 - 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 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Kasper Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joe looks to land a combination. Hansen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Kasper Hansen has been cut.
Joe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hansen circles away quickly and effectively.
And Hansen tries to counter it with a takedown but Joe pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Joe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hansen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hansen fails with the takedown
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe misses with a double jab.
Hansen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Joe is trying to defend but Hansen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hansen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hansen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Joe's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Joe has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hansen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Joe wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe is working hard here to advance position.
Joe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hansen on the ground.
Hansen tries to pass to full mount but Joe defends it.
That's two 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.
Hansen trying to control the action but Joe is working from the bottom.
Hansen trying to mount his opponent but Joe defends it.
Hansen is taking a breather. Joe 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.
Hansen is trying to control the action in half guard but Joe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Joe is doing well to control the position and prevent Hansen from advancing to side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hansen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Joe to counter with a crisp jab.
Hansen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Joe to score with a decent uppercut.
Hansen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Joe to the ground. Hansen is now in Joe's guard.
Hansen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe controls Hansen momentarily but Hansen frees himself.
Hansen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hansen tries to free his leg and advance position but Joe is retaining full guard.
Joe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Joe tries to get out of the position.
Joe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hansen trying to control but Joe postures up.
Hansen is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is looking to advance position but Hansen won't allow it.
Hansen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hansen trying to control here.
Hansen controlling the position for now.
Well, if Joe 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hansen trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jobber Joe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kasper Hansen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hansen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Joe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hansen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Joe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hansen scrambles back to his feet.
Hansen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jobber Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kasper Hansen.
Hansen fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe throws a shot to the body.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hansen with a poor takedown
and Joe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hansen thinking.
Joe cracks a nice hook into Hansen's ribs.
Kasper Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hansen tries for a takedown but Joe circles away easily
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Joe to counter with a crisp jab.
Joe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hansen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hansen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Joe counters with a straight right hand.
Hansen walks into a jab.
 Hansen is rocked!
Joe punishes Hansen's body with a nice straight punch.
Joe lands a big right hand that sends Hansen crashing to the mat! Joe stays standing though and waves Hansen back to his feet!
Hansen is still on wobbly legs! Can Joe finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joe counters with a huge left! Hansen is in big trouble! He's backing up but Joe isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hansen from any more damage. A dominating finish by Joe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jobber Joe!
Jobber Joe very nearly forgot to thank Island Xtreme Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Johnson (ranked 2757 p4p, 407 weight class) and Gosuke Del Valle (ranked 269 p4p, 45 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ron Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gosuke Del Valle !
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Del Valle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Del Valle is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Del Valle in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Johnson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Del Valle !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gosuke Del Valle !
Gosuke Del Valle took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Noel Diaz Bitch one day you will loose to me !
Please make that fight happen ! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Azevedo Souza (ranked 659 p4p, 2220 weight class) and Shakir Khan (ranked 70 p4p, 225 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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miguel Azevedo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Shakir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Khan.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Azevedo Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza swings widly with a right hand
and Khan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Azevedo Souza avoids the head kick by Khan.
Azevedo Souza throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan jabs Azevedo Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan connects with a leg kick.
Azevedo Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khan pinned against the cage. Khan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Khan connects with a body shot.
Shakir Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azevedo Souza moves forwards but Khan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Azevedo Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping body kick lands there for Khan.
Khan scores with a head kick. Azevedo Souza tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Azevedo Souza tries to clinch up.
Khan throws a nice head kick!
Khan lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azevedo Souza takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with a nice body punch.
Shakir Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Azevedo Souza changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Azevedo Souza lands a right hand.
Khan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan is trying to break free.
Azevedo Souza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Azevedo Souza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Khan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Azevedo Souza changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A left and a right from Khan both land. Nice combination.
Azevedo Souza ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Khan lands but Azevedo Souza takes it in his stride.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Azevedo Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Azevedo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Khan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khan scores with a jab. Azevedo Souza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khan scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza slips a straight right by Khan.
Azevedo Souza throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
Khan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azevedo Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza lands with a cross.
Azevedo Souza avoids the head kick by Khan.
Azevedo Souza changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khan lands an overhand right.
Azevedo Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khan sprawls well. Khan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Azevedo Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Khan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Azevedo Souza stuns Khan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shakir Khan 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.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khan lands a jab to the head.
Khan thows a leg kick but Azevedo Souza checks it
enabling Azevedo Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Azevedo Souza darts in looking for a takedown but Khan gets double underhooks and turns Azevedo Souza into the cage.
I was talking to Azevedo Souza's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Azevedo Souza goes for a takedown in the clinch but Khan prevents it.
Stalling in the clinch from Khan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azevedo Souza is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Azevedo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azevedo Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
Azevedo Souza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Khan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Khan working aggressively here.
Azevedo Souza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Azevedo Souza is looking to take this one to the mat.
Khan tries to break the clinch but Azevedo Souza is controlling the position.
Azevedo Souza is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Azevedo Souza goes for a takedown in the clinch but Khan prevents it.
Azevedo Souza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Khan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Azevedo Souza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Azevedo Souza cracks Khan with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khan lands a glancing blow to the side of Azevedo Souza's head.
Azevedo Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Azevedo Souza.
Khan lands a high kick!
 It looks like Miguel Azevedo Souza has been cut.
Khan scores with a push kick.
We've been informed that Khan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Khan lands a high kick to the side of Azevedo Souza's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Khan dives into guard, looking to finish.
 Azevedo Souza is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Azevedo Souza is on top in guard.
Oh Azevedo Souza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Azevedo Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
Azevedo Souza seems to have got his legs back now.
Azevedo Souza postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Khan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Azevedo Souza, into his guard.
Azevedo Souza has his foot on Khan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Khan works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan connects with a couple of short punches.
Azevedo Souza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Azevedo Souza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Khan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Azevedo Souza passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Khan!
Azevedo Souza swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miguel Azevedo Souza!
After winning the bout, Miguel Azevedo Souza 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Waramunt Haber Jr (ranked 1949 p4p, 1634 weight class) and Walter Waters (ranked 200 p4p, 171 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Waramunt Haber Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Walter Waters!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haber Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Waters moves to clinch but Haber Jr breaks away
and Haber Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Waters throws out a loose jab but Haber Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Waters.
Waters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haber Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Haber Jr misses its target.
Waters throws a jab when Haber Jr was well out of range.
Waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haber Jr moves away.
Haber Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haber Jr tries to bum rush Waters with a series of wild strikes but Waters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haber Jr throws a body punch but Waters moves out of range.
Waters throws a series of punches but Haber Jr moves out of range.
Haber Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Waters should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters throws a hook but Haber Jr blocks it.
Waters waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haber Jr.
Walter Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Haber Jr.
Waters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Haber Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Waters defending well as Haber Jr loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haber Jr. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Haber Jr.
Waters misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut lands for Haber Jr. That snapped Waters's head back.
Waters getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haber Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Waters lands with a nice combination. Haber Jr backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waters. Haber Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Waters misses.
Haber Jr throwing a counter right hand but Waters manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Waters lands a nice shot to the body.
Waters bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haber Jr's head backwards.
Waters misses with a series of wild punches.
Waters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haber Jr.
Some wild striking there from Waters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haber Jr throws a right hand that Waters ducks under and follows up with a left that Waters also avoids with ease.
Haber Jr misses with a looping right.
Haber Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Waters on the side of the head.
Waters throws out a powerful jab.
Haber Jr misses with a hook. Waters ducked under it nicely.
Haber Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Waters is rocked!
Waters moves into the clinch.
Waters is still on wobbly legs! Can Haber Jr finish him?
Waters lands a body punch.
Waters seems to have recovered his senses.
Haber Jr is trying to break the clinch but Waters is controlling him.
Haber Jr blocks an uppercut.
Haber Jr blocks an uppercut.
Waters scores with a shot to the side of Haber Jr's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waters.
Waters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters tries a body shot but Haber Jr blocks it.
Waters swings wildly with an uppercut but Haber Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haber Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haber Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haber Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waters is looking to clinch.
Haber Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Waters uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haber Jr.
Waters misses with a looping left.
Haber Jr takes one to the chin there.
Waters cracks Haber Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haber Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waters.
Waters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haber Jr is looking to counter punch.
Haber Jr lands a nice hook to Waters's body. Waters takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haber Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waters.
Waters tries to clinch but Haber Jr moves out of range.
Haber Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haber Jr. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters has managed to clinch.
Waters swings wildly with an uppercut but Haber Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Waters avoiding damage.
Waters displaying some good clinch control by pressing Haber Jr up against the cage.
Waters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Waters dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Haber Jr can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haber Jr.
Haber Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Waters 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.
Waters throws an off balance right hand
and Haber Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Waters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Waters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haber Jr.
Waters defending well as Haber Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Waters throws out a counter right but Haber Jr avoids it with no problem.
Waters lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Waters misses with a straight right.
Waters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Haber Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Waters feints a jab promting Haber Jr to slip. Waters then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Haber Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Haber Jr is rocked!
Waters dodges the punch combination from Haber Jr.
Oh Haber Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haber Jr drops his hands momentarily and Waters takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Walter Waters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waters lands a lovely overhand right.
Waters moves away from the strike by Haber Jr.
Waters has Haber Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Haber Jr blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Waters prevents Haber Jr from breaking the clinch.
Waters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haber Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waters.
Haber Jr is trying to break the clinch but Waters has him pressed against the cage.
Waters stalls.
Waters has Haber Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Haber Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haber Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haber Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Haber Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haber Jr.
A shot in the inside from Haber Jr.
Waters scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Waters as Haber Jr tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Haber Jr tries to stall but Waters uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Waters scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haber Jr pushes Waters back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Haber Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Waters is trying to maintain a safe position but Haber Jr gets an underhook and turns Waters into the cage.
Haber Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Waters lands with a light punch inside.
Haber Jr blocks an uppercut.
Walter Waters seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Waters throws a punch but it's blocked by Haber Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haber Jr.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haber Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haber Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Haber Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waters throws a punch but it's blocked by Haber Jr.
Waters just leaning against Haber Jr, taking a breather.
Haber Jr working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber Jr blocks an uppercut.
Waters displaying some good clinch control by pressing Haber Jr up against the cage.
Waters slowing the pace effectively.
A bit of stalling here from Waters.
Haber Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haber Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Waters lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haber Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Waters stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Waters closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Waters has a couple of punches blocked by Haber Jr.
Waters lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haber Jr backwards.
Waters lands with a short shot to the head.
Waters misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haber Jr tries to break the clinch but Waters is controlling the position.
Waters content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Waters looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haber Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waters avoids the body shot from Haber Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Haber Jr finds it's target.
Waramunt Haber Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Haber Jr throws a looping overhand right but Waters ducks down to avoid it.
Waters wants to counter the offense by Haber Jr and move into the clinch position.
Haber Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waters.
Haber Jr misses with a hook.
Waters feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haber Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Waters slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Waters on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Waters misses with a straight right.
Haber Jr lands a head shot.
Waters throws a hook but Haber Jr blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Waters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Haber Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Waters misses the target.
Haber Jr moves out of range as Waters strikes.
Haber Jr looks to land a combination but Waters avoids it well.
Haber Jr lands a jab to Waters's midsection.
Waters wants to clinch up but Haber Jr keeps it at a distance.
Waters 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.
Haber Jr thuds his right hand into Waters's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Waters swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haber Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haber Jr lands with a straight right. Waters didn't see that one coming.
Haber Jr drops his shoulder and cracks Waters with a huge uppercut! Waters goes down! Can Haber Jr finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waters is working an open guard so Haber Jr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Waters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haber Jr drops his hands momentarily and Waters takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Waters misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Haber Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Haber Jr misses.
Haber Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waters tries to counter by closing the distance.
Waters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Haber Jr misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Haber Jr finds it's target.
Waters lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Waters.
Waters scores with a three punch combo!
Waters throws a nice looking combination but Haber Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Waters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haber Jr misses with a straight left.
Waters misses with an uppercut.
Waters rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haber Jr counters with a beautiful punch that sends Waters to the canvas!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haber Jr stands up from Waters's guard - Haber Jr perhaps looking for a knockout.
Haber Jr fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Waters to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Waters looks to clinch but Haber Jr throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Waters taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Waramunt Haber Jr!
Waramunt Haber Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Luciano (ranked 86 p4p, 3158 weight class) and Teemo Mushroom (ranked 11 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Luciano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Teemo Mushroom!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mushroom moves in looking to clinch but Luciano pushes him off.
Mushroom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luciano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mushroom clinches.
Mushroom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mushroom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mushroom misses with a knee to the head.
Luciano manages to break the clinch.
Mushroom wants to clinch but Luciano slips to the side
and Luciano counters with a crisp one two that drops Mushroom! Luciano thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mushroom to his feet! Mushroom is in big trouble!
Mushroom is rocked!
Mushroom gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Luciano points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Mushroom wakes up just in time to hear Luciano thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Luciano!
In his post fight interview, Ricky Luciano started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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