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The Island Season 12, 205 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mandingo McMaggara (ranked 3677 p4p, 64 weight class) and Siale Veainu (ranked 0 p4p, 12 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mandingo McMaggara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Siale Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from McMaggara.
It seemed like Veainu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McMaggara shoots in but Veainu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Veainu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McMaggara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Veainu but Veainu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mandingo McMaggara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McMaggara looking to score a takedown here. Veainu is defending well but McMaggara drives through and ends up in Veainu's guard.
Veainu has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. McMaggara is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
McMaggara can't get the takedown.
Veainu scores with a shoulder strike.
Veainu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McMaggaras head.
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!
Veainu lands with a short shot to the head.
Veainu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McMaggara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McMaggara gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Veainu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McMaggara is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu misses with a wild combination.
McMaggara shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Veainu counters with a big right hand! Oh McMaggara is in trouble here! Veainu follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Siale Veainu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tama Ruiha (ranked 1498 p4p, 1936 weight class) and Ben Askrew (ranked 211 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruiha comes to the cage accompanied by Polynesian Traditional Music. 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tama Ruiha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Askrew!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Askrews jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Askrew slips a jab from Ruiha.
Tama Ruiha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Askrew staying out of range there.
Askrew with the counter takedown but Ruiha avoids it easily.
Ruiha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Askrew feints the counter takedown.
Ruiha lands with an overhand left.
Ruiha misses with a few strikes there.
Askrew with the counter takedown but Ruiha avoids it easily.
Ruiha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Askrew with the counter takedown but Ruiha avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Ruiha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askrew moves out of range as Ruiha strikes.
Ruiha misses with an uppercut
and Askrew counters with a single leg into guard. Ruiha didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askrew drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Askrew jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askrew drops back looking for a leg! Ruiha is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ruiha manages to kick Askrew off! Askrew jumps back into Ruiha's guard.
Askrew works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Askrew is looking for a kimura but Ruiha is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Askrew to get the leverage.
Askrew is looking for a kimura here.
Askrew seems to be working for a kimura but Ruiha defends the submission attempt.
My spies in Muay Thai and BJJ | Clinchwork inform me that Askrew has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Askrew 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. Ruiha tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Askrew!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Askrew!
Ben Askrew made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I am the only undefeated fighter at the this weight that makes 6 in a row, whats a man got to do to get a title shot'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoeff (ranked 2387 p4p, 863 weight class) and Archie Laird (ranked 301 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Melvin Manhoeff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Archie Laird!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Laird misses
and Manhoeff counters with a shoot takedown. Laird fights it but they end up in guard.
Manhoeff has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Laird controls Manhoeff momentarily but Manhoeff frees himself.
Manhoeff working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Manhoeff has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Manhoeff scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Laird avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laird 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.
Manhoeff content to stall in guard here.
Our spies down at at Acme Island Savages inform us that Laird has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Manhoeff lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laird looking to control.
Manhoeff wants to pass the guard but Laird is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laird is trying to control the position but Manhoeff postures up.
Manhoeff is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Laird working a defensive guard here.
Manhoeff connects with a couple of short punches.
Manhoeff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laird looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manhoeff is one step ahead there.
Manhoeff postures up in Laird's guard and throws a big left but Laird blocks it.
Laird is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Manhoeff postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manhoeff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manhoeff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laird not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Laird avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laird is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manhoeff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manhoeff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laird works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Manhoeff throwing strikes from guard but Laird blocks nicely.
Manhoeff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laird 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.
Laird working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manhoeff.
Laird is trying to keep Manhoeff in close.
Manhoeff makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laird manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manhoeff manages to get himself to full guard.
Manhoeff on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manhoeff tries to get out of the position.
Manhoeff controlling Laird's posture.
Manhoeff wants to sweep here but Laird controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laird accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Laird connects with a couple of short punches.
Laird keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Manhoeff's head.
Laird postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Manhoeff is pulling down on Laird's head to control his posture.
Laird preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoeff is working hard here to advance position.
Manhoeff is trying to control the position but Laird postures up.
Manhoeff trying to strike off his back.
Manhoeff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manhoeff seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Manhoeff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laird is one step ahead there.
Laird trying to control but Manhoeff is working from the bottom.
Manhoeff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laird stands up over Manhoeff, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manhoeff wants to hit a sweep here but Laird passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Manhoeff there!
Manhoeff is trying to escape the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhoeff dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laird looks to throw the jab but Manhoeff is out of range.
Manhoeff gets the takedown into side control.
Laird manages to get back to half guard.
Laird wants to get back to full guard.
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. Manhoeff connects with a nice short shot to Laird's temple.
Laird tries to roll over but Manhoeff keeps him under control.
Laird is staying active underneath Manhoeff, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Manhoeff throwing shots but Laird is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Manhoeff.
Laird blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manhoeff.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manhoeff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laird's head.
Laird blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manhoeff.
Manhoeff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laird's head.
Laird trying to hold on to Manhoeff's head to control him but Manhoeff postures up.
Laird wants to improve his position but Manhoeff is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoeff seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Manhoeff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manhoeff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laird's head.
Laird makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Laird.
Manhoeff with a nice head shot there.
Laird pulls Manhoeff in close to prevent any damage.
Manhoeff is working Laird over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Manhoeff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Manhoeff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laird is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Manhoeff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoeff is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Laird is trying to control the position but Manhoeff postures up.
Manhoeff trying to control but Laird is working from the bottom.
Manhoeff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manhoeff with a nice head shot there.
Melvin Manhoeff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laird seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Manhoeff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laird can do to turn this around?
Manhoeff scoring with punches to the head and body.
Laird working a defensive guard here.
Manhoeff scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manhoeff's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoeff scoring with punches to the head and body.
Manhoeff looking to sit in guard and control but Laird gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Manhoeff bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laird's guard.
Manhoeff's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Manhoeff keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Laird's head.
Manhoeff trying to control the position from guard on top but Laird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laird avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manhoeff throws a big right hand that misses.
Laird 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.
Manhoeff landing some decent shots from guard.
Manhoeff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laird wants to sweep here but Manhoeff controlling him for the moment.
Laird is trying to control the position but Manhoeff postures up.
Laird avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laird 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.
Manhoeff throwing strikes but missing.
Manhoeff wants to control from the top but Laird keeps moving.
Manhoeff is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manhoeff showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Laird utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhoeff dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Laird misses the shot to the body.
Manhoeff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Laird enables Manhoeff to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Laird manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Manhoeff stays in close to Laird's body and controls the position.
Laird is trying to keep Manhoeff in close.
Manhoeff works over Laird with some ground and pound from guard.
Manhoeff trying to control the position from guard on top but Laird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manhoeff is working Laird over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manhoeff trying to control the position from guard on top but Laird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manhoeff won't allow Laird to sweep him here.
Manhoeff working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoeff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manhoeff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Laird trying to control the position.
Laird lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Manhoeff looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Laird puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Manhoeff is looking to improve his position.
Manhoeff blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laird.
Manhoeff wants to improve his position but Laird is controlling well.
Laird looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoeff gets full guard.
Laird wants to control from the top but Manhoeff keeps moving.
Manhoeff controlling the position.
Laird with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laird pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manhoeff is keeping the position for now.
Manhoeff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Laird moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Manhoeff scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoeff trying to control the position from guard on top but Laird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manhoeff stopping the sweep attempt from Laird.
Manhoeff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manhoeff content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Laird is looking for a triangle but Manhoeff pushes his legs off easily.
Manhoeff working some strikes from top position.
Manhoeff stands up over Laird, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Manhoeff is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Manhoeff scoring with some ground and pound.
Manhoeff cracks Laird with a solid left hand.
Manhoeff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Manhoeff is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoeff trying to control the position from guard on top but Laird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archie Laird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laird avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laird avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manhoeff postures up in Laird's guard and throws a big left but Laird blocks it.
Laird is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manhoeff defends well.
Manhoeff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laird throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laird keeping moving, preventing Manhoeff from controlling successfully.
Manhoeff postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Melvin Manhoeff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manhoeff lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Manhoeff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manhoeff, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for Melvin Manhoeff!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Melvin Manhoeff!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Melvin Manhoeff!
Melvin Manhoeff wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mara Tantor (ranked 669 p4p, 2494 weight class) and Jermaine Ferret (ranked 102 p4p, 317 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 2 - 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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jermaine Ferret!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferret just misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ferret on the side of the head.
Ferret misses with a body shot.
Tantor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ferret stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ferret looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tantor lands a glancing blow to the side of Ferret's head.
Tantor throws a good cross that connects.
Tantor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ferret.
Ferret misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tantor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Tantor.
Tantor throws a big shot that misses.
Tantor sets himself, and Ferret steps forward looking for the clinch! Tantor avoids it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tantor works the jab nicely.
Ferret throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferret takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferret throws a body punch but Tantor moves out of range.
Ferret tries to clinch up but Tantor circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferret ducks right into an uppercut from Tantor.
Ferret throws a sloppy body shot
and Tantor counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ferret misses.
The crowd cheers as Tantor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ferret doesn't seem phased though.
Tantor looks to land a right hand but Ferret moved out of range.
Ferret doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jermaine Ferret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tantor throws a lazy right hand but Ferret sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Ferret does no damage.
Ferret misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
Ferret bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Ferret was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tantor throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferret.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferret. Tantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tantor dodges the punch combination from Ferret.
Ferret swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tantor counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferret throws a body punch but Tantor moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferret. Tantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ferret.
Tantor sizes up Ferret with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ferret dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tantor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferret takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ferret misses the body punch
and Tantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferret is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tantor rather than just go for the knockout.
Tantor misses with a hook.
Ferret is looking for the big counter here.
Tantor misses with an uppercut. Ferret saw that one coming.
Ferret stuns Tantor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ferret slips under a jab from Tantor.
Ferret defending well as Tantor loads up on a big left hand.
Tantor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferret avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tantor lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tantor avoids the body shot from Ferret.
Tantor looks to throw the jab but Ferret is out of range.
Ferret avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tantor scores with a decent looking hook.
Tantor gets tackled into the cage by Ferret. Ferret maintains the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tantor.
Tantor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferret throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.
Ferret tries to work over Tantor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferret tries to throw a body punch but Tantor avoids it by throwing Ferret back against the cage.
Ferret tries a body shot but Tantor blocks it.
Ferret blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tantor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor has a couple of punches blocked by Ferret.
Ferret tries to work over Tantor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ferret tries to work over Tantor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.
Ferret doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferret blocks an uppercut.
Ferret misses with a body punch.
Tantor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ferret.
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!
Ferret misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferret blocks a body shot from Tantor.
Tantor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ferrets head.
Ferret blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferret lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferret struggles to land a body shot inside as Tantor controls his hands.
Ferret misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tantor lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tantor.
Tantor tries to work over Ferret's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tantor lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mara Tantor 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.
Ferret ducks right into an uppercut from Tantor.
Tantor misses with an uppercut.
Ferret is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ferret misses with a left hand
and Tantor counters with a straight right hand.
Tantor lands with a nice body punch.
Ferret misses with a body shot
and Tantor counters with a stiff right hand.
Jermaine Ferret is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferret misses with a two punch combination.
Mara Tantor is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Tantor finds it's target.
 Ferret is rocked!
Tantor misses with a straight left.
Ferret is still on wobbly legs! Can Tantor finish him?
Ferret throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tantor.
Ferret seems to have recovered his senses.
Tantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferret.
Ferret misses with a body shot.
Ferret looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferret bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferret tries to bum rush Tantor with a series of wild strikes but Tantor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tantor lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor dodges the punch combination from Ferret.
Ferret misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tantor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferret misses with the combination.
Ferret throws a combination that misses
and Tantor counters with a nice uppercut.
Tantor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ferret lands a body shot.
Ferret throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferret fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tantor manages to avoid it.
Tantor misses with an uppercut.
Ferret lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferret lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferret throws a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Tantor.
Ferret swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tantor counters with a left to the body.
Tantor scores with a jab.
Tantor cracks Ferret with a hook to the temple - Ferret is on wobbly legs here! Tantor swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Ferret falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Tantor wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mara Tantor!
Mara Tantor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Saigon (ranked 2720 p4p, 494 weight class) and Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 345 p4p, 81 weight class). Saigon comes to the cage accompanied by Run through the jungle. Sergey Vinogradov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Saigon's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Saigon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sergey Vinogradov!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinogradov takes a swing at Saigon's ribcage but misses.
Saigon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Saigon digs a good hook to Vinogradov's body.
Saigon loads up on a big right hand but Vinogradov slips the punch.
Saigon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vinogradov circles away quickly and effectively.
Vinogradov throws out a loose jab but Saigon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinogradov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saigon on the side of the head.
Saigon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinogradov throws out the jab.
Saigon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut. Saigon saw that one coming.
Saigon ducks under a wild hook from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saigon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saigon misses with an uppercut. Vinogradov saw that one coming.
Vinogradov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vinogradov lands in his opponent's guard.
Vinogradov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Saigon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saigon being controlled here, momentarily.
Saigon keeping moving, preventing Vinogradov from controlling successfully.
Saigon pulls Vinogradov in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov slips nicely into half guard.
Vinogradov wants to control but Saigon is keeping him busy.
Saigon is defending against the submission attempts here by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saigon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Saigon is controlling Vinogradov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Saigon trying to hold on to Vinogradov's head to control him but Vinogradov postures up.
Vinogradov throws a strike but Saigon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Vinogradov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saigon working a defensive guard but Vinogradov manages to pass into side control anyway.
Saigon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Saigon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Saigon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vinogradov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Saigon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vinogradov working away.
Vinogradov tries for a kimura but Saigon is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Vinogradov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vinogradov wants to control but Saigon is keeping him busy.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vinogradov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Vinogradov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vinogradov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Saigon struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vinogradov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Vinogradov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A lazy left from Vinogradov finds it's target.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Saigon.
It seemed like Vinogradov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saigon defending well as Vinogradov loads up on a big left hand.
Saigon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saigon throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov lands a right hook to the body.
Saigon misses the shot to the body.
Vinogradov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saigon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinogradov moves away.
Vinogradov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Vinogradov misses.
Good exchange - Saigon coming out on top.
Saigon throws out a loose jab but Vinogradov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinogradov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vinogradov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut. Saigon saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Saigon misses the target.
Vinogradov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vinogradov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saigon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vinogradov scrambles back to his feet.
Vinogradov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saigon. Saigon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnny Saigon is winning the standup battle so far.
Saigon defending well as Vinogradov loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saigon moves out of range as Vinogradov strikes.
Saigon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saigon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vinogradov looks to throw the jab but Saigon is out of range.
Saigon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Saigon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saigon was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saigon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinogradov takes a swing at Saigon's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Saigon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Vinogradov.
Saigon lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saigon misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saigon throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saigon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Vinogradov tries to counter it with a takedown but Saigon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Saigon misses the shot to the body.
Vinogradov throws out a counter right but Saigon avoids it with no problem.
Vinogradov throws an off balance right hand
and Saigon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vinogradov's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vinogradov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Saigon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Saigon can't do much from the bottom here.
Vinogradov has control of an arm but Saigon manages to advance to Vinogradov's back!
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!
Saigon biding his time, controlling Vinogradov.
I really don't envy Vinogradov right now.
Vinogradov trying to control the action but Saigon just sinks the hooks in.
Vinogradov wants to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Saigon will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vinogradov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Saigon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vinogradov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vinogradov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Saigon sneaks back into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saigon trying to hold on to Vinogradov's head to control him but Vinogradov postures up.
Saigon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vinogradov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov trying to control the action but Saigon is working from the bottom.
Saigon actively working from the bottom here.
Vinogradov works his way into full mount!
Vinogradov controlling his opponent.
Vinogradov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Vinogradov working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Saigon looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Vinogradov! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sergey Vinogradov!
Sergey Vinogradov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Johnny Saigon had this to say: 'I come back and kick your ass.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Driver (ranked 992 p4p, 2400 weight class) and Big Zac Tan (ranked 146 p4p, 303 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tan's choice of entrance music: Thunder. Philip Driver has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Philip Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Big Zac Tan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tan closes the distance and clinches.
Tan prevents a body shot from Driver.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Driver.
Driver breaks from the clinch.
Tan with a poor takedown
letting Driver counter with a right hand.
Tan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Driver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tan shoots and misses
and Driver counters with a stiff right hand.
Philip Driver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Zac Tan.
Tan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Driver counters with a nice body shot.
Driver sends Tan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Driver is motioning to the referee to let Tan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Tan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Driver counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Tan out cold! What a finish! Driver is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Philip Driver!
After winning the bout, Philip Driver thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Big Zac Tan was interviewed post fight and said 'Well yea, he fought better than me. I need to work harder in the gym and er ya, get better.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franko Getaldic (ranked 2052 p4p, 1355 weight class) and Grow Up (ranked 270 p4p, 192 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franko Getaldic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grow Up!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Up blocks a jab.
Up changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Getaldic lands a nice hook to Up's body. Up takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Up 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Getaldic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Up changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Getaldic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Up with the counter takedown but Getaldic avoids it easily.
Getaldic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Up tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Getaldic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Getaldic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Up uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Getaldic.
Getaldic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Getaldic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Getaldic just misses with a punch to the body.
Up with the counter takedown but Getaldic avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Getaldic scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Getaldic misses the target.
Getaldic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Up slips a straight right by Getaldic.
A punch lands to the side of Up 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Getaldic throws a big shot that misses.
And Up tries to counter it with a takedown but Getaldic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Getaldic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Getaldic misses the shot to the body.
And Up tries to counter it with a takedown but Getaldic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Getaldic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Getaldic misses with a looping left.
Up tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Getaldic works Up's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Up slips under a jab.
Up feints the counter takedown.
Getaldic lands a jab to the nose.
Getaldic misses with a few strikes there.
Getaldic throws a jab when Up was well out of range.
Up walks into a stiff left hand from Getaldic.
Franko Getaldic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Up avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Getaldic missing with a left hand there. Up was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Up with the counter takedown but Getaldic avoids it easily.
Up staying out of range there.
Getaldic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Up displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Getaldic throws out the jab.
Up drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Getaldic defends it well.
Up slips a straight right by Getaldic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Up avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Getaldic looks to land a right hand but Up moved out of range.
Getaldic misses with a body shot.
Getaldic misses with a hook. Up ducked under it nicely.
Getaldic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Up with the counter takedown but Getaldic avoids it easily.
Getaldic lands a nice shot to the body.
Getaldic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Getaldic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Getaldic sizes up Up with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Getaldic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Up takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Up slips under a jab from Getaldic.
Up feints the counter takedown.
Getaldic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franko Getaldic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Up uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Getaldic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Getaldic takes a swing at Up's ribcage but misses.
Up changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Up has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Up there as he acknowledges the shot.
Getaldic takes a swing at Up's ribcage but misses.
Getaldic misses with an uppercut. Up saw that one coming.
Getaldic looks to land a left hand but Up moved out of range nicely.
Getaldic throws a body punch but Up moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franko Getaldic 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.
Getaldic lands a slapping body shot.
Getaldic throws a hook to the side of Up's head but Up sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Up drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Getaldic defends it well.
Up on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Getaldic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good shot there by Getaldic.
Getaldic misses with a two punch combination.
Getaldic throws a big shot that misses.
Up changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Up gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Getaldic.
Up moves away from the strike by Getaldic.
Up tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Up moves out of range as Getaldic strikes.
Up feints the counter takedown.
Up on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Getaldic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Up can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Getaldic.
Getaldic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Getaldic dips to his left and cracks Up with an uppercut!
Up takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Getaldic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Up under the eye.
Up is rocked!
Franko Getaldic is winning the standup battle so far.
Getaldic cracks Up with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Up tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Getaldic pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Up is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franko Getaldic!
Franko Getaldic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biscuit Oliva (ranked 269 p4p, 3474 weight class) and Mogens Pedersen (ranked 45 p4p, 431 weight class). Oliva comes into the arena with Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy) blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Biscuit Oliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mogens Pedersen!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedersen looks for a takedown but Oliva sprawls well.
Oliva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pedersen under the eye.
Pedersen fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliva throwing a counter right hand but Pedersen manages to avoid it.
Pedersen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oliva avoids it really well and circles away.
Biscuit Oliva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mogens Pedersen.
Oliva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pedersen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliva.
Pedersen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oliva pinned against the cage. Oliva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pedersen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Oliva's guard.
Oliva wants to sweep here but Pedersen controlling him for the moment.
Pedersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva pulls Pedersen in close to prevent any damage.
Oliva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oliva tries to get out of the position.
Pedersen forces his way into half guard.
Pedersen prevents Oliva from improving his position.
Pedersen is working for a kimura but Oliva is defending it quite comfortably.
Oliva desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Pedersen not doing much here.
Pedersen wants to pass the guard but Oliva is defending well.
Oliva is refusing to be controlled, as Pedersen sits in half guard.
Oliva is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oliva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pedersen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oliva keeping moving, preventing Pedersen from controlling successfully.
Oliva wants to sweep but no luck.
Oliva has Pedersen pulled in close to control his posture.
Oliva looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pedersen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pedersen preventing the sweep.
Pedersen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oliva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oliva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pedersen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Oliva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva controls Pedersen momentarily but Pedersen frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pedersen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oliva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pedersen scrambles back to his feet.
Oliva slaps away a takedown attempt from Pedersen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oliva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oliva throws a low kick, looking for Pedersen's leg but Pedersen calmly moves out of range.
Pedersen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oliva pinned against the cage. Oliva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pedersen shoots in but no luck this time.
Pedersen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Oliva defends well and Pedersen ends up having to push Oliva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pedersen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Oliva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pedersen is in Oliva's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oliva is on top in guard.
Oliva pushing down on Pedersen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pedersen is looking to control Oliva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pedersen avoid being mounted?
Oliva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pedersen trying to hold on to Oliva's head to control him but Oliva postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Oliva is pressing down on Pedersen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pedersen is holding on for now.
Oliva is thwarting Pedersen's attempts to control the position.
Oliva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Oliva wants to pass to mount but Pedersen is defending the position.
Oliva not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliva thows a huge punch but Pedersen dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Oliva finds it's way through Pedersen's defenses.
Pedersen shoots for a double leg takedown but Oliva sprawls well. He's pushed Pedersen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've been informed that Pedersen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pedersen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pedersen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pedersen trying to mount his opponent but Oliva defends it.
Pedersen trying to control the action but Oliva is working from the bottom.
Oliva gets back to full guard.
Mogens Pedersen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oliva looking for a sweep. Not yet Oliva, not yet.
Oliva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pedersen's guard.
Pedersen wants to sweep but no luck.
Oliva wants to pass the guard but Pedersen is keeping the position.
Oliva is working hard here to advance position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pedersen wants to sweep but no luck.
Oliva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pedersen looking for a sweep. Not yet Pedersen, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pedersen is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliva keeping full guard, as Pedersen tries to pass.
Pedersen stays in close to Oliva's body and controls the position.
Pedersen stopping the sweep attempt from Oliva.
Pedersen wants to control from the top but Oliva keeps moving.
Pedersen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Oliva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pedersen's guard.
Pedersen being controlled here, momentarily.
Pedersen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliva is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oliva wants to pass the guard but Pedersen is keeping the position.
Pedersen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oliva defends it easily.
Oliva wants to control from the top but Pedersen keeps moving.
Pedersen pulls Oliva in close to prevent any damage.
Pedersen is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen looking to control.
Oliva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oliva preventing the sweep.
Oliva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oliva preventing the sweep.
Oliva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Look low, kick high! Oliva uses the oldest trick in the book to send Pedersen tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Oliva is absolutely delighted - when Pedersen wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Biscuit Oliva!
Our winner, Biscuit Oliva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimothy Jones (ranked 3555 p4p, 79 weight class) and Sonatane Veainu (ranked 0 p4p, 17 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Jimothy Jones !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sonatane Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Veainu throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Jones misses with a kick to the body
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Jones toppling to the canvas! Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
 Jones is rocked!
 It looks like Jimothy Jones has been cut.
Veainu 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.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Veainu counters with a huge right that knocks Jones out cold! Veainu is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonatane Veainu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Quigley (ranked 1142 p4p, 1946 weight class) and Bobby Cruz (ranked 166 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matthew Quigley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Quigley.
 It looks like Bobby Cruz has been cut.
Cruz takes one on the button.
Quigley throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
As Quigley backs off Cruz throws a huge counter combo but Quigley manages to avoid it all.
Quigley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Quigley misses with a straight left.
Quigley lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Quigley misses with a body shot.
Cruz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Quigley lands a slapping body shot.
Quigley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Quigley does it's job there.
Matthew Quigley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Quigley feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cruz sprawling to the canvas! Cruz rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Quigley finish him?!
Cruz is rocked!
BOOM! Quigley lands a beautiful left hook that drops Cruz. Cruz tries to recover but Quigley is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Cruz lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Quigley!
Bobby Cruz was interviewed post fight and said 'Shame on me losing in my own home'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Werner Heisenberg (ranked 2426 p4p, 1117 weight class) and Wesley Janssen (ranked 310 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesley Janssen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Werner Heisenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wesley Janssen!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janssen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Heisenberg to the ground. Janssen is now in Heisenberg's guard.
Heisenberg working a defensive guard here.
Janssen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Janssen connects with a couple of short punches.
Janssen forces his way into half guard.
Heisenberg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Janssen seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Heisenberg is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Wesley Janssen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murtaz Vatsadze (ranked 470 p4p, 3314 weight class) and Iron Fist (ranked 77 p4p, 416 weight class). Vatsadze comes to the cage accompanied by Guerilla Radio/ R.A.M.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Murtaz Vatsadze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iron Fist!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist takes one to the chin there.
Fist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fist throws a body punch but Vatsadze moves out of range.
Vatsadze moves into the clinch.
Vatsadze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
Vatsadze lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fist wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Vatsadze scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vatsadze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fist wants to get back to striking at distance but Vatsadze won't allow it.
Fist takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vatsadze.
A short body shot lands from Vatsadze as the two fighters clinch.
Vatsadze lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vatsadze looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vatsadze keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fist's efforts to push away.
Vatsadze works on Fist's body with a couple of short punches.
Vatsadze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vatsadze lands a shoulder strike.
Fist is rocked!
Vatsadze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fist is still on wobbly legs! Can Vatsadze finish him?
Fist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vatsadze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vatsadze.
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatsadze pushes Fist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Vatsadze fails to land.
Vatsadze misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vatsadze.
Fist blocking some punches.
Vatsadze tries a knee to the head but Fist blocks it.
Fist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vatsadze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vatsadze throws a head punch that misses.
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
Vatsadze misses with some punches.
Fist seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot in the inside from Vatsadze.
Fist takes a shot to the head.
Vatsadze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vatsadze has Fist pressed against the cage, preventing Fist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fist.
Fist wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vatsadze has Fist pressed against the cage, preventing Fist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vatsadze turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vatsadze manages to end up in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vatsadze is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vatsadze working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Vatsadze 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 Fist's shoulder. That is not cool.
Fist is looking to reverse the position.
Vatsadze slows the pace down.
Fist wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Fist tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vatsadze wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fist is still trying to improve position.
Vatsadze controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vatsadze clinches.
Fist throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
Vatsadze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vatsadze misses with some punches.
Fist wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vatsadze lands an uppercut.
Fist takes a shot to the head.
Vatsadze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vatsadze.
Fist wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vatsadze lands a big right hand that drops Fist! The killer instinct kicks in and Vatsadze finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Vatsadze!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murtaz Vatsadze!
Murtaz Vatsadze looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'There can be only one! Next!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Barnett (ranked 2603 p4p, 503 weight class) and Ludwig Lachmann (ranked 328 p4p, 83 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barnett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Born Ready. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210
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220
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buddy Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ludwig Lachmann!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lachmann throws a hook to the side of Barnett's head but Barnett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnett gets caught napping as Lachmann dives in and scores a takedown. Barnett manages to retain guard.
Lachmann is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Barnett is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Barnett has escaped and now he's on top!
Lachmann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barnett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barnett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barnett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lachmann is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachmann is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachmann has his foot on Barnett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barnett works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Lachmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lachmann has his hands on Barnett's head, controlling the position.
Barnett wants to stand but Lachmann is controlling his posture from full guard.
Barnett trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lachmann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barnett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barnett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Barnett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lachmann is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Barnett has his hands clasped together but Lachmann extends and breaks Barnett's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lachmann.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ludwig Lachmann!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diamond Hand (ranked 772 p4p, 2088 weight class) and Amaharo Xan (ranked 112 p4p, 273 weight class). Xan has chosen ARIGA TCHAN as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Diamond Hand has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Diamond Hand seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Solid boxing
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diamond Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amaharo Xan!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hand moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Xan looks to land a right hand but Hand moved out of range.
It looked like Hand wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Xan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xan connects with a crisp jab.
Xan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Xan misses the target.
Hand swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Xan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hand clinches with his opponent.
Xan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hand holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Xan prevents a body shot from Hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hand lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hand is defending well.
Hand stalling.
A short uppercut from Hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xan wants a takedown but no success here.
Hand makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Come on Hand - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hand lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Hand on the inside.
Xan working aggressively here.
Xan manages to break the clinch.
Xan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hand counters with a stiff right hand.
Diamond Hand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amaharo Xan.
The fighters circling - Xan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hand swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xan tests Hand's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hand jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Xan defending well as Hand loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Xan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xan throws a hook to the side of Hand's head but Hand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hand is looking to counter punch.
Hand moves out of range as Xan strikes.
Hand swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Hand with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Xan to score with a decent uppercut.
Xan takes a swing at Hand's ribcage but misses.
Diamond Hand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hand looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Xan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Xan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hand's hands.
Xan throws a lazy uppercut
and Hand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hand pushes Xan off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hand has time to react.
Xan scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Xan.
A big right from Xan misses.
Xan dips to his left and cracks Hand with an uppercut!
Xan misses with a hook.
Xan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hand at a distance.
Xan misses with a hook
and Xan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xan throws a jab when Hand was well out of range.
Hand avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hand had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Xan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xan throws a body punch but Hand moves out of range.
Hand is looking to counter punch.
Hand slips under a jab.
Xan throws a poor cross that misses
and Hand counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Xan misses with a straight left.
Hand swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Hand. No joy for Xan on that attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Hand on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hand counters with a left to the body.
Xan misses with a combination
and Hand counters with a right hand to the body.
Hand ducks under a wild hook from Xan.
The fighters circling - Xan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diamond Hand will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Xan looks to land a combination. Hand sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Xan misses with a right hand
and Hand counters with a stiff right hand.
Hand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xan.
Jab, jab by Xan - just one landing.
Xan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Xan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hand appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Xan misses with a hook.
Hand appears to be looking for a big counter.
Xan misses with a looping right.
Hand swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xan throws an off balance right hand
and Hand counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xan throws a sloppy body shot
and Hand counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Xan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hand looks to throw the jab but Xan is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xan misses with a lunging right hand
and Hand counters with a left to the body.
Xan throws a jab but it's blocked by Hand.
Xan misses with a body shot.
Hand lands with a right hand.
Xan throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Hand to counter with a crisp jab.
Xan 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.
Xan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hand on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hand slips a straight right by Xan.
Xan scores with a jab to the head.
Xan throws a looping overhand right but Hand ducks down to avoid it.
Hand is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xan.
Xan throws a body punch but Hand moves out of range.
Hand gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Xan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xan misses with a body punch
and Hand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xan fails with the takedown.
Xan scores with a jab. Hand acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Xan takes a swing at Hand's ribcage but misses.
Hand defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Xan.
A little feinted left hand from Hand on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Amaharo Xan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Xan.
Xan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Xan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hand is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Xan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Xan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hand to regain full guard.
Hand keeping moving, preventing Xan from controlling successfully.
Xan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hand pulls Xan in close to prevent any damage.
Xan is looking to work some ground and pound but Hand has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Xan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hand pulls Xan in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hand keeping moving, preventing Xan from controlling successfully.
Xan looking to pass the guard.
Hand looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Xan is fighting to break Hand's control of his arms but Hand is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hand trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Amaharo Xan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Xan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hand was well out of range. Poor timing from Xan.
An attempted straight right counter from Hand misses the target.
Xan throws a looping overhand right but Hand ducks down to avoid it.
Amaharo Xan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xan misses with a right hand
and Hand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xan swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Hand counter with a right hand.
Hand lands a big right hand that sends Xan crashing to the mat! Hand stays standing though and waves Xan back to his feet!
Xan is rocked!
Xan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hand counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diamond Hand!
Our winner, Diamond Hand, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rustam Tsubekov (ranked 1775 p4p, 1763 weight class) and Billy Crawley (ranked 237 p4p, 235 weight class). Crawley has chosen Jewelry - One More Time as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Rustam Tsubekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Billy Crawley!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawley avoids the body shot from Tsubekov.
Tsubekov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tsubekov lands in his opponent's guard.
Crawley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tsubekov wants to pass the guard but Crawley is keeping the position.
Tsubekov is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsubekov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Crawley is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tsubekov, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsubekov being controlled here, momentarily.
Tsubekov wants to sweep but no luck.
Crawley wants to get up but he can't break Tsubekov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tsubekov working for a triangle but Crawley defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tsubekov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Crawley uses it to pass to side control.
Crawley wants to stand but Tsubekov is controlling his arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawley gets to mount! Tsubekov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Tsubekov is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsubekov is squirming around, avoiding Crawley's attempts to control the action.
Crawley is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Tsubekov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Crawley trying to control but Tsubekov is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsubekov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsubekov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tsubekov.
Tsubekov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crawley manages to get himself to full guard.
Crawley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crawley 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tsubekov trying to control but Crawley is working from the bottom.
Crawley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tsubekov controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rustam Tsubekov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tsubekov misses the jab.
Crawley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crawley wants it to stay on the feet.
Crawley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tsubekov fails with a takedown attempt.
Tsubekov tries for a takedown but Crawley circles away easily
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Tsubekov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsubekov goes for a double leg but Crawley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crawley continues to drive forward.
Crawley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tsubekov loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsubekov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crawley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tsubekov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crawley as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawley swings for the body but Tsubekov moves out of range.
Crawley thumps Tsubekov with a low kick.
Tsubekov has his takedown stuffed
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
Tsubekov throws a looping overhand right but Crawley ducks down to avoid it.
Crawley throws a fast counter high kick but Tsubekov manages to duck under it in time.
Tsubekov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawley.
Tsubekov misses with a takedown attempt - Crawley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tsubekov looks for a takedown but Crawley sprawls well.
Crawley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tsubekov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsubekov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crawley tries to avoid it but Tsubekov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crawley to the ground. Crawley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tsubekov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crawley counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crawley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tsubekov gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawley is trying to control but can't.
Crawley is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crawley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tsubekov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Crawley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Crawley trying to control but Tsubekov postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsubekov is taking a breather. Crawley 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.
Tsubekov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tsubekov wants to work for an arm triangle but Crawley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tsubekov seems to be looking for submissions.
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.
Tsubekov seems to be looking for submissions.
Tsubekov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Crawley defends it well.
Tsubekov is thwarting Crawley's attempts to control the position.
Tsubekov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Crawley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crawley is trying to stand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Crawley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tsubekov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tsubekov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crawley circles away.
Tsubekov looks for a takedown but Crawley sprawls well.
Tsubekov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crawley sprawls well. Crawley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tsubekov gets slowly back to his feet.
Crawley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Tsubekov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsubekov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crawley counters with a nice leg kick.
Tsubekov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsubekov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tsubekov backing away here, and Crawley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tsubekov fails to land the takedown.
Crawley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tsubekov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crawley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley looks to land a left hand but Tsubekov moved out of range nicely.
Tsubekov shoots in but Crawley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crawley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Tsubekov slips the punch.
Tsubekov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crawley swivels and escapes.
Tsubekov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
Crawley scores with a hook.
Crawley connects with a body shot that sends Tsubekov's belly button to the back.
Tsubekov misses with a takedown
and Crawley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rustam Tsubekov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Crawley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley scores with a leg kick.
Tsubekov misses with a takedown attempt
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley leaves Tsubekov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tsubekov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crawley. Crawley obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crawley. That's going to slow Tsubekov down.
Tsubekov misses with a takedown attempt
and Crawley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tsubekov fails with the takedown
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Crawley.
Billy Crawley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsubekov darts in looking for a takedown but Crawley gets double underhooks and turns Tsubekov into the cage.
Crawley flicks out a counter leg kick but Tsubekov steps away.
Crawley tries to work over Tsubekov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsubekov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crawley manages to break the clinch.
Tsubekov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
Crawley cracks Tsubekov with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tsubekov falls to his knees and Crawley doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Crawley!
Our winner, Billy Crawley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 48 p4p, 3682 weight class) and Steve Durbans (ranked 8 p4p, 453 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Finlayson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. Torhte Finlayson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Durbans!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durbans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durbans staying out of range there.
Durbans throws a combination that misses
and Durbans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donk. Finlayson catches Durbans right on the button with a cross.
Durbans cracks a nice hook into Finlayson's ribs.
Finlayson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Durbans throws a jab but it's blocked by Finlayson.
Durbans avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Finlayson digs a good hook to Durbans's body.
Finlayson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finlayson lands an overhand right.
Durbans throws a leg kick
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finlayson cracks Durbans with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Durbans looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finlayson finish him?
Durbans is rocked!
Durbans is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Finlayson doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Durbans crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Durbans's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
During a confident post fight interview, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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