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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leroy (ranked 25358 p4p, 6824 weight class) and Deacon Slaughter (ranked 730 p4p, 667 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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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Leroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Deacon Slaughter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leroy misses with a head kick.
Slaughter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Leroy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Leroy throws a sloppy strike and Slaughter has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Leroy is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Slaughter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Deacon Slaughter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fisti Cuffs (ranked 6843 p4p, 6636 weight class) and Arthur Fleck (ranked 708 p4p, 698 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fisti Cuffs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Fleck!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuffs throws a head kick but Fleck moves out of range.
Fleck avoids the head kick by Cuffs.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fleck has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cuffs enables Fleck to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cuffs manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleck landing with the ground and pound.
Cuffs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fleck on the ground.
Fleck is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fleck is pushing down on Cuffs's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cuffs is fighting to maintain full guard but Fleck has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fleck looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
 It looks like Fisti Cuffs has been cut.
Fleck has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleck lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cuffs is looking to improve his position but Fleck isn't that keen on the idea.
Fleck looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fleck lands a heavy elbow.
Fisti Cuffs's cut is getting worse.
Fleck scores with a couple of good head shots there.
 Cuffs is rocked!
Fisti Cuffs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fisti Cuffs's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arthur Fleck!
After winning the bout, Arthur Fleck thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landau Aisland (ranked 4860 p4p, 25359 weight class) and Clappe McCheeks (ranked 520 p4p, 675 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Landau Aisland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clappe McCheeks!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCheeks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCheeks bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
McCheeks is looking to take a break and control but Aisland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aisland is looking to regain half guard here but McCheeks keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCheeks is looking to take a break and control but Aisland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aisland tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCheeks is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Aisland knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCheeks sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aisland is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Aisland sneaks back into half guard.
Aisland has his hands clasped together around McCheeks's back. He's all about the action.
McCheeks moves into full mount! Aisland won't be happy about that!
Aisland gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aisland trying to control but McCheeks postures up.
McCheeks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aisland's head.
McCheeks trying to control from half guard but Aisland is working away.
Aisland wants to get back to full guard.
McCheeks trying to mount his opponent but Aisland defends it.
McCheeks is thwarting Aisland's attempts to control the position.
Aisland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aisland is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCheeks is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCheeks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aisland defending well though.
Aisland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aisland is refusing to be controlled, as McCheeks sits in half guard.
Aisland has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McCheeks is working away from the top position though.
Aisland tries to roll over but McCheeks keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McCheeks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Aisland throws a hook but McCheeks blocks it.
Aisland drives through with a takedown into McCheeks's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Aisland postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aisland trying to control but McCheeks is working from the bottom.
Aisland passes McCheeks's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McCheeks is looking to control Aisland's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McCheeks avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCheeks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aisland seems to be working for a kimura but McCheeks defends the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clappe McCheeks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McCheeks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McCheeks throws a strike aimed at the side of Aisland's head but Aisland avoids it well.
McCheeks is looking to take a break and control but Aisland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aisland tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCheeks working away.
Aisland is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McCheeks controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aisland tries to buck McCheeks off but McCheeks is having none of it.
McCheeks wants to control but Aisland is keeping him busy.
Aisland wants to control but McCheeks postures up.
Aisland gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McCheeks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aisland actively working from the bottom here.
Aisland trying to control here.
Aisland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McCheeks pulls his head out easily.
Aisland is looking to improve his position.
McCheeks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aisland regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCheeks wants to control from the top but Aisland keeps moving.
Clappe McCheeks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aisland is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aisland keeping moving, preventing McCheeks from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McCheeks tries a head kick but it misses.
Aisland swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McCheeks drives through with a takedown into guard.
McCheeks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aisland has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCheeks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McCheeks wants to pass the guard but Aisland is keeping the position.
Aisland is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aisland is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCheeks is aware though and is defending well.
McCheeks trying to control the position from guard on top but Aisland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aisland looking to control.
Aisland working for a triangle but McCheeks defends it easily.
Aisland is looking for a triangle but McCheeks pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aisland keeping moving, preventing McCheeks from controlling successfully.
McCheeks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clappe McCheeks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McCheeks changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aisland looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McCheeks wants to control but Aisland is keeping him busy.
Aisland is looking for a sweep.
McCheeks throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
McCheeks working away.
Aisland is looking for a sweep.
McCheeks tries to stand but Aisland is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Aisland's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCheeks is looking to take a break and control but Aisland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aisland sneaks back into half guard.
Aisland wants to control but McCheeks is keeping busy.
Aisland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McCheeks pulls his head out easily.
McCheeks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aisland has managed to free his arm - good work.
McCheeks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aisland keeps working.
Landau Aisland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aisland tries to roll over but McCheeks keeps him under control.
Aisland gets back to full guard.
Aisland working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCheeks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCheeks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McCheeks wants to stand and escape but instead Aisland has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
McCheeks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aisland trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but McCheeks manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aisland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McCheeks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McCheeks trying to control the position from guard on top but Aisland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCheeks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aisland is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCheeks is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aisland throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McCheeks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCheeks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McCheeks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McCheeks controlling from the top position.
McCheeks trying to control but Aisland is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCheeks is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clappe McCheeks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McCheeks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clappe McCheeks!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oysten Arseth (ranked 4929 p4p, 4837 weight class) and Derrick Eskildsen (ranked 591 p4p, 579 weight class). Eskildsen has chosen Amon Amarth - The Way of Vikings as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oysten Arseth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Derrick Eskildsen!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eskildsen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Arseth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eskildsen tries to clinch there but Arseth circles away.
Eskildsen slips a jab and a cross from Arseth.
Eskildsen moves into range and clinches up with Arseth.
Eskildsen lands an elbow inside.
Eskildsen lands a damaging elbow.
Eskildsen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Eskildsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Arseth.
Arseth is trying to break free.
Arseth is trying to force a seperation but Eskildsen has the dominant position.
Arseth wants to break free but Eskildsen has control.
Eskildsen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Eskildsen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arseth avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Oysten Arseth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Eskildsen.
Eskildsen can't find room to land a body shot as Arseth controls the action.
Eskildsen keeps control of Arseth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eskildsen lands an elbow just above Arseth 's eye.
Eskildsen tries to throw a body punch but Arseth avoids it by throwing Eskildsen back against the cage.
Eskildsen has Arseth pressed against the cage, preventing Arseth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arseth wants to break free but Eskildsen has control.
Arseth is trying to break the clinch but Eskildsen is controlling him.
Eskildsen prevents Arseth from breaking the clinch.
Eskildsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Eskildsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arseth tries to circle away but Eskildsen has him pinned against the cage.
Eskildsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eskildsen.
Eskildsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arseth can't break the clinch.
Eskildsen tries for a takedown but Arseth manages to get underhooks.
Eskildsen tries to throw a body punch but Arseth avoids it by throwing Eskildsen back against the cage.
Eskildsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eskildsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arseth looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eskildsen throws an elbow that misses.
Eskildsen lands a damaging elbow.
Eskildsen has Arseth pressed against the cage, preventing Arseth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eskildsen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arseth's efforts to push away.
Arseth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eskildsen misses with an elbow over the top.
Eskildsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eskildsen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arseth is trying to push Eskildsen away but Eskildsen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arseth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eskildsen can't find room to land a body shot as Arseth controls the action.
Arseth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arseth working hard to break the clinch.
Arseth dodges an elbow strike from Eskildsen.
Eskildsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Eskildsen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arseth's efforts to push away.
Eskildsen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arseth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Arseth wants to get back to striking at distance but Eskildsen won't allow it.
Arseth tries to circle away but Eskildsen has him pinned against the cage.
Eskildsen prevents Arseth from breaking the clinch.
Arseth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arseth prevents a body shot from Eskildsen.
Arseth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arseth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eskildsen.
Eskildsen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Eskildsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eskildsen working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Arseth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arseth can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eskildsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arseth's brow.
Eskildsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arseth backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arseth is trying to break the clinch but Eskildsen is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eskildsen misses with an elbow over the top.
Arseth is trying to break the clinch but Eskildsen has him pressed against the cage.
Arseth blocking some punches.
Arseth is trying to force a seperation but Eskildsen has the dominant position.
Arseth is trying to break the clinch but Eskildsen is controlling him.
Eskildsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Eskildsen wants a takedown but no success here.
Arseth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eskildsen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Arseth gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arseth can't break the clinch.
Arseth is trying to push Eskildsen away but Eskildsen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Eskildsen throws an elbow but it misses.
Eskildsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arseth's defenses.
Arseth has had enough of the clinch but Eskildsen keeps him there for the moment.
Arseth stops a takedown attempt from Eskildsen.
Nice elbow from Eskildsen.
Arseth breaks from the clinch.
Eskildsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arseth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arseth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 It looks like Derrick Eskildsen has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arseth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arseth lands with a big left! Eskildsen is wobbled badly! Arseth comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Eskildsen to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Oysten Arseth!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragutin Bjelica (ranked 3910 p4p, 5594 weight class) and James Taylor (ranked 136 p4p, 97 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bjelica might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mick Gordon - The Only Thing They Fear Is You. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dragutin Bjelica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Taylor!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjelica fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taylor, pushing him back against the cage.
Taylor looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bjelica working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bjelica goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bjelica definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bjelica lands a nice shot to the body.
Taylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bjelica has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bjelica digs a right hand underneath Taylor's ribcage. Taylor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bjelica lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Bjelica softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bjelica lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taylor.
Nice body punch from Bjelica - that landed with a thud.
Bjelica misses with a punch to the body.
Bjelica working aggressively here.
Bjelica drops Taylor onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Taylor is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Taylor is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjelica presses Taylor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Bjelica finish him?
Bjelica throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Taylor pressed against the cage. Bjelica frees himself up and cracks Taylor with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Taylor crumples to the floor, out cold! Bjelica jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dragutin Bjelica!
Dragutin Bjelica 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clemente Abreu (ranked 3391 p4p, 6161 weight class) and Vadim Finkelstein (ranked 429 p4p, 677 weight class). Abreu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Young Forever. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clemente Abreu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vadim Finkelstein!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abreu slips under a jab.
Finkelstein scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Clemente Abreu has been cut.
Abreu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finkelstein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abreu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finkelstein.
Finkelstein dives in and grabs Abreu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abreu pushes down on Finkelstein's head and hops out.
Finkelstein moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finkelstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abreu.
A swing and a miss from Abreu.
Abreu misses with a straight right.
Finkelstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Finkelstein shoots and misses
and Abreu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abreu looks to throw the jab but Finkelstein is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abreu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Finkelstein to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Finkelstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Abreu has wrist control.
Abreu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Abreu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Finkelstein is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkelstein works over Abreu with some ground and pound from guard.
Abreu wants to stand up but Finkelstein is controlling him.
Finkelstein trying to control but Abreu is working from the bottom.
Abreu wants to get back to his feet but Finkelstein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Finkelstein throwing strikes but missing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Finkelstein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Finkelstein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice jab there from Finkelstein.
Nice uppercut lands for Finkelstein. That snapped Abreu's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu throws a hook but Finkelstein avoids it easily.
Finkelstein walks into a jab.
It looks like Vadim Finkelstein has been cut.
Abreu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finkelstein.
Finkelstein looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Finkelstein looks winded!
Finkelstein sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abreu defending well though.
Finkelstein prevents Abreu from standing back up.
Finkelstein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Abreu makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finkelstein ducks under a wild hook from Abreu.
Abreu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finkelstein.
Finkelstein lands a nice shot that snaps Abreu's head back.
Abreu throws a jab but it's blocked by Finkelstein.
Abreu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Abreu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Abreu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abreu misses with a looping right.
Finkelstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abreu throws out the jab.
Abreu slips a straight right by Finkelstein.
Finkelstein throws a jab but it's blocked by Abreu.
Abreu throws a hook to the side of Finkelstein's head but Finkelstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abreu misses with a hook. Finkelstein ducked under it nicely.
Finkelstein misses with a hook
and Abreu counters with a right hand to the body.
Abreu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abreu throws an overhand right that lands on Finkelstein's shoulder, as Finkelstein tries to avoid the shot.
Abreu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abreu throws out a loose jab but Finkelstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Finkelstein misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Abreu misses the target.
Abreu scores with a hook.
We've been informed that Finkelstein has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Abreu cracks Finkelstein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abreu cracks Finkelstein with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abreu fails to land with a series of punches.
Abreu drops Finkelstein with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Finkelstein looks back up at him and smiles so Abreu waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Finkelstein is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abreu throws a body shot but no joy.
Abreu pounces like a tiger and cracks Finkelstein with a vicious hook! Finkelstein is down but not out! Abreu follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Clemente Abreu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bingo (ranked 3918 p4p, 3414 weight class) and Jesus Salazaro (ranked 496 p4p, 445 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Bingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesus Salazaro!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazaro slips a jab from Bingo.
Salazaro drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bingo defends it well.
A big right from Bingo misses.
Bingo throws a big shot that misses.
Salazaro wants to counter with a clinch but Bingo pushes him away.
Bingo throws a jab when Salazaro was well out of range.
Bingo scores with a nice head shot.
Bingo tries to keep at a distance but Salazaro has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bingo.
Bingo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salazaro blocking some punches.
Bingo misses with some punches.
Salazaro takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bingo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bingo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bingo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bingo can't find room to land a body shot as Salazaro controls the action.
Salazaro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Salazaro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazaro prevents a body shot from Bingo.
Bingo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bingo fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Bingo.
Bingo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bingo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bingo swings wildly with an uppercut but Salazaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bingo scores with a shot to the side of Salazaro's head.
Bingo throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazaro.
Bingo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bingo.
Bingo lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bingo.
Salazaro is rocked!
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!
Bingo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salazaro is still on wobbly legs! Can Bingo finish him?
Bingo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bingo misses with some punches.
Bingo working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salazaro.
Salazaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salazaro.
Nice body punch from Bingo.
Bingo working aggressively here.
Bingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bingo throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazaro.
Bingo throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazaro.
Bingo has a couple of punches blocked by Salazaro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bingo.
Salazaro seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salazaro.
A left hand lands to the body for Bingo.
Bingo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salazaro stalling.
Bingo misses with some punches.
Bingo tries to break free but Salazaro pushes him back against the cage.
Bingo tries to work over Salazaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salazaro blocks an uppercut.
Bingo misses with the head strike.
Bingo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salazaro's elbow.
Salazaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salazaro tries to close the distance and clinch but Bingo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bingo takes a swing at Salazaro's ribcage but misses.
Johnny Bingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bingo misses with an uppercut.
Salazaro staying out of range there.
Salazaro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bingo is out of range.
Salazaro moves into the clinch.
Salazaro blocking some punches.
Salazaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salazaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Bingo misses its intended target.
Salazaro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Salazaro clinches with his opponent.
Salazaro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bingo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salazaro backwards.
Bingo misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Salazaro throws an elbow but misses.
Bingo has a couple of punches blocked by Salazaro.
Salazaro blocks a body shot from Bingo.
Bingo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bingo pressing his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bingo struggles to land a body shot inside as Salazaro controls his hands.
Bingo misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bingo as Salazaro tries to tie him up.
A short left from Bingo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salazaro trying to stall but Bingo improves his position.
Bingo pushes Salazaro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bingo gets through Salazaro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bingo as Salazaro tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salazaro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bingo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bingo lands a nice shot that snaps Salazaro's head back.
Bingo misses with a hook.
Bingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salazaro manages to avoid it.
Salazaro delivers a nice body kick.
Salazaro gets a clinch.
Johnny Bingo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Salazaro slowing the pace effectively.
Bingo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salazaro backwards.
Salazaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bingo lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bingo lands a hook that snaps the head of Salazaro backwards.
Salazaro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bingo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salazaro.
Bingo lands a big right hand that drops Salazaro! The killer instinct kicks in and Bingo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bingo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Bingo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Oliveoilera (ranked 5058 p4p, 3083 weight class) and Tonio Conti (ranked 601 p4p, 399 weight class). Tonio Conti has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charlie Oliveoilera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tonio Conti!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conti misses with an uppercut. Oliveoilera saw that one coming.
Oliveoilera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveoilera shoots in but Conti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Conti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Charlie Oliveoilera has been cut.
Oliveoilera goes for a double leg but Conti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Conti continues to drive forward.
Conti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've been informed that Conti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Conti will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Oliveoilera up against the cage.
Oliveoilera tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Conti just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Oliveoilera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conti jumps guard and drags Oliveoilera to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Oliveoilera wants to control from the top but Conti keeps moving.
Oliveoilera postures up in Conti's guard and throws a big left but Conti blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Oliveoilera gets to his feet - Conti follows without any prompting.
Conti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oliveoilera moves away from the strike by Conti.
Oliveoilera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Conti as he avoids it easily.
Conti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveoilera moves away.
A combination from Conti does no damage.
Conti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oliveoilera's hands.
Oliveoilera has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lime in the Coconut in the buildup to the fight.
Conti connects with a nice looking jab.
Oliveoilera has managed to clinch.
Oliveoilera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Conti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Conti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Conti throws out a loose jab but Oliveoilera uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveoilera dives in for a single leg takedown but Conti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Oliveoilera tries to stall but Conti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Conti wants a takedown.
Conti manages to break the clinch.
Conti throws a right and a left that Oliveoilera avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveoilera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conti.
Oliveoilera dives in for a single leg takedown but Conti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Oliveoilera fails to pull guard.
Conti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conti throws the left hand but Oliveoilera avoids the punch easily.
Oliveoilera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conti as he jumps to the side.
Oliveoilera moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conti wants a takedown.
Conti successfully pulls guard.
Conti has his hands on Oliveoilera's head, controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Conti is on top in guard.
Conti postures up.
Conti is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Conti passes Oliveoilera's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conti slows the pace down in half guard.
Oliveoilera won't allow Conti to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oliveoilera's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Conti wants to work for an arm triangle but Oliveoilera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Conti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conti uses his free foot to push down on Oliveoilera's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Oliveoilera.
Oliveoilera holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Conti tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tonio Conti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Oliveoilera's cut.
That's time! Oliveoilera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Conti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Conti just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveoilera avoids the body shot from Conti.
Conti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oliveoilera's hands.
Conti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oliveoilera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conti.
Conti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oliveoilera counters by clinching up.
Oliveoilera fails to pull guard.
Oliveoilera is trying to pull guard but Conti has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveoilera has a couple of punches blocked by Conti.
Conti has Oliveoilera pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oliveoilera manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conti breaks from the clinch.
Tonio Conti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oliveoilera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Conti swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Oliveoilera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conti throws a jab when Oliveoilera was well out of range.
Conti leaves Oliveoilera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Oliveoilera or perhaps it was just good defense by Conti, which made it look bad.
Oliveoilera shoots in for a takedown but Conti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conti misses with a two punch combination.
Conti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the liver by Conti. Beautiful body shot.
Conti misses with a left hand
and Oliveoilera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Conti is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Conti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Conti misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Conti misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conti. Oliveoilera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveoilera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conti misses with a wild body shot.
Oliveoilera wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Charlie Oliveoilera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveoilera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Conti throws a jab when Oliveoilera was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Conti misses.
Conti fails to land with a series of punches.
Oliveoilera slips under a jab.
Oliveoilera tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Conti manages to circle out of the way.
Conti throws an overhand right that lands on Oliveoilera's shoulder, as Oliveoilera tries to avoid the shot.
Oliveoilera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Conti. Those never looked like landing.
Tonio Conti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conti lands with a cross.
Conti just misses with a punch to the body.
Conti throws a lazy right hand but Oliveoilera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliveoilera is looking to counter the offense by Conti and move into the clinch.
Conti checks a leg kick.
Oliveoilera blocks a jab.
Conti falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Oliveoilera to counter with a crisp jab.
Conti misses with a right hand
and Oliveoilera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Conti. No joy for Oliveoilera on that attempt.
Tonio Conti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveoilera fails to land the takedown.
Conti misses with an uppercut. Oliveoilera saw that one coming.
Oliveoilera attempts a counter takedown but Conti avoids it well and moves away.
Oliveoilera blocks a jab.
Conti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oliveoilera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conti.
Oliveoilera ducks under a wild hook from Conti.
Oliveoilera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Conti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliveoilera avoids the body shot from Conti.
Conti throws a hook to the side of Oliveoilera's head but Oliveoilera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliveoilera throws a big counter combination but Conti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Oliveoilera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Conti throws a body shot but no joy.
Conti misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oliveoilera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conti throws a hook to the side of Oliveoilera's head but Oliveoilera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliveoilera seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Conti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Conti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Conti keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliveoilera could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Donk. Conti catches Oliveoilera right on the button with a cross.
Conti misses with a hook. Oliveoilera ducked under it nicely.
Conti throws a shot from downtown. Oliveoilera moves away and avoids it.
Conti misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliveoilera tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Conti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tonio Conti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charlie Oliveoilera's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Oliveoilera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conti throws a body punch but Oliveoilera moves out of range.
Oliveoilera blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Oliveoilera.
Conti throws the left hand but Oliveoilera avoids the punch easily.
Oliveoilera fails with a takedown attempt.
Conti throws a poor cross that misses
and Oliveoilera counters with a left and a right that stings Conti.
Conti feints a jab promting Oliveoilera to slip. Conti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Oliveoilera slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Oliveoilera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conti looks to throw the jab but Oliveoilera is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conti cracks Oliveoilera with an open hand slap.
Conti 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.
A slow jab from Oliveoilera misses its intended target.
Conti misses with an uppercut
enabling Oliveoilera to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Oliveoilera is looking to clinch but Conti is avoiding it.
Conti misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conti misses with a hook.
Oliveoilera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Conti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliveoilera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Oliveoilera was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oliveoilera ducks under a wild hook from Conti.
Oliveoilera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conti.
Oliveoilera tries to clinch up but Conti circles away and keeps his distance.
Conti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oliveoilera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Oliveoilera moves away from the strike by Conti.
Oliveoilera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oliveoilera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Conti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliveoilera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Oliveoilera.
Conti misses with a body shot.
Oliveoilera shoots in looking for a takedown but Conti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oliveoilera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oliveoilera dodges the punch combination from Conti.
Oliveoilera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oliveoilera moves out of range as Conti strikes.
Oliveoilera tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Conti manages to circle out of the way.
Oliveoilera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveoilera closes the distance and clinches up with Conti, looking for a takedown. Oliveoilera pushes Conti against the cage but Conti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Oliveoilera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Conti.
Charlie Oliveoilera's cut is getting worse.
Conti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliveoilera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conti.
Oliveoilera fails with a takedown attempt.
Conti throws a nice looking combination but Oliveoilera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveoilera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveoilera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveoilera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveoilera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A right-left combo lands from Conti.
Good shot there by Conti.
A big left from Conti misses.
Oliveoilera throws a front kick aimed at Conti's knee but Conti avoids it well.
Oliveoilera shoots in for a takedown but Conti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oliveoilera tries to clinch up but Conti circles away and keeps his distance.
Conti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conti misses with a hook.
As Conti looks to move away, Oliveoilera throws a big counter combo but Conti just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveoilera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Conti avoids it really well and circles away.
Oliveoilera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Conti scores with a sloppy right hand. Oliveoilera should have avoided that one.
Conti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveoilera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conti.
Oliveoilera throws a quick counter head kick but Conti was just out of range.
Conti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oliveoilera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conti.
A slow jab from Conti misses its intended target.
Oliveoilera is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Conti just misses with a punch to the body.
Charlie Oliveoilera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tonio Conti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Conti misses with an uppercut. Oliveoilera saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tonio Conti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Conti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonio Conti!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Skelly (ranked 4395 p4p, 3097 weight class) and Nicholas McDonald (ranked 522 p4p, 399 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Skelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicholas McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Skelly slips the punch.
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonald throws a right hand that Skelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Skelly also avoids with ease.
Skelly tries for a takedown but McDonald circles away easily
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
Skelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bill Skelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skelly moves into the clinch.
McDonald just leaning against Skelly, taking a breather.
Skelly wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from McDonald.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald avoiding damage.
Skelly tries to pull guard but McDonald holds him up against the cage and eventually Skelly drops back down to his feet.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald lands a right hand.
Skelly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skelly or not.
Skelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonald is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skelly just misses with a elbow thrown towards McDonald's brow.
Skelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDonald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skelly is struggling to control the position.
Skelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Skelly swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skelly wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Skelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skelly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Skelly trying to control the position but instead, McDonald has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skelly into the cage.
Skelly takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McDonald managing to block the knees to the body from Skelly.
McDonald dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Skelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skelly throws a right hand that McDonald ducks under and follows up with a left that McDonald also avoids with ease.
Skelly misses with a low kick.
Skelly shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McDonald manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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!
McDonald pulls Skelly in close to prevent any damage.
McDonald scrambles and gets back to his feet.
McDonald defending well as Skelly loads up on a big left hand.
Skelly misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelly clinches with his opponent.
Skelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonald stuns Skelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Skelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skelly half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skelly moves into the clinch.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skelly fails to pull guard.
Skelly throws an elbow that misses.
Skelly is pushing McDonald up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Skelly throws an elbow that misses.
McDonald breaks from the clinch.
McDonald smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonald misses the target.
Nice defenses there by McDonald.
Skelly forces McDonald back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for McDonald.
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!
A body shot lands from McDonald.
Skelly manages to break the clinch.
McDonald lands with a cross.
McDonald throws a shot from downtown. Skelly moves away and avoids it.
McDonald moves in looking to clinch but Skelly pushes him off.
Skelly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McDonald pinned against the cage. McDonald gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Skelly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McDonald's waist but McDonald gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Skelly off to one side.
We've been informed that McDonald has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Skelly moves into the clinch successfully.
McDonald lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas McDonald 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.
Skelly throws a leg kick that is checked
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skelly misses with a takedown
and McDonald counters with a right hand to the body.
Skelly shoots for a takedown but McDonald saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McDonald lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skelly.
McDonald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Skelly's hands.
A cross from McDonald lands.
Skelly shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McDonald is trying to defend but Skelly finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McDonald has one foot on Skelly's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nicholas McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skelly throws an off balance right hand
and McDonald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McDonald cracks Skelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Skelly closes the distance and clinches.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McDonald can't break the clinch.
Skelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McDonald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McDonald cracks Skelly with a nice body shot.
Skelly tries to pull guard but McDonald forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Skelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skelly working aggressively here.
McDonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDonald scores with a nice hook to the head.
Skelly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McDonald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McDonald lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McDonald.
Skelly trying to control the position but instead, McDonald has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skelly into the cage.
Nicholas McDonald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Skelly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelly is trying to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for McDonald.
McDonald scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skelly tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Skelly back against the cage.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Skelly.
McDonald lands an uppercut.
Skelly throws a head punch that misses.
Skelly tries to score a body lock takedown but McDonald shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McDonald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Skelly takes a shot to the head.
McDonald lands a nice uppercut.
McDonald breaks the clinch.
McDonald scores with a three punch combo!
Skelly is rocked!
McDonald rushes Skelly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Skelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Skelly throws an elbow but misses.
McDonald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McDonald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skelly backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is leaning against Skelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McDonald lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Skelly.
McDonald effectively controlling the action here.
McDonald digs a right hand underneath Skelly's ribcage. Skelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body.
Come on McDonald - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McDonald pushes Skelly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skelly seems to have got his legs back now.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skelly.
McDonald tries to counter with a clinch but Skelly shakes him off and moves away.
Skelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDonald counters with a straight right hand.
Skelly misses with a low kick as McDonald jumps back.
Skelly misses with a takedown attempt
and McDonald counters with a huge left! Skelly is in big trouble! He's backing up but McDonald isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Skelly from any more damage. A dominating finish by McDonald!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholas McDonald!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Island Boy (ranked 4048 p4p, 3104 weight class) and Blue Balls (ranked 511 p4p, 397 weight class). Boy comes to the cage accompanied by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIWSEa5U9_U. Blue Balls will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blue Balls!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balls jabs at Boy's body.
Balls catches Boy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Balls looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Boy swings widly with a right hand
and Balls counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balls jabs at Boy's body.
Balls connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boy. Boy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boy looks to land a left hand but Balls moved out of range nicely.
Blue Balls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balls ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Boy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Balls counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balls's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boy under the eye.
Boy shoots in and bounces Balls off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Balls is trying to control the position but Boy postures up.
Boy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boy wants to control from the top but Balls keeps moving.
Balls trying to keep a closed guard but Boy is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Balls's guard.
Balls has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boy is working away from the top position though.
Boy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boy is trying to control. Balls wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Balls is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boy works his way into side control.
Boy working away.
Boy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Balls tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy cracks Balls with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Balls tries to buck Boy off but Boy is having none of it.
Boy lands an elbow.
Boy lands an elbow.
Boy cracks Balls with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Balls's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boy is staying tight to Balls's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Balls tries to improve position but can't.
Boy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Balls!
Balls looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balls is looking to improve his position but Boy isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Boy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Balls can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Balls is desperately trying to improve his position but Boy has a good base and remains in mount.
Balls taking shots to the head.
Balls is trying to escape the mount.
Boy avoids the attempt from Balls to control.
Boy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boy landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Balls that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy tries to control but Balls wriggling away.
Boy working Balls over with strikes here.
Boy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Balls's face.
Boy with good strikes from the mount here!
Boy lands a big shot there that rocks Balls but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Boy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boy unloading with bombs!
Balls is rocked!
Boy goes for an armbar but Balls turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Balls.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balls has gone for a leg lock! Boy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Balls's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Island Boy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balls sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balls with a hook.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balls scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balls can do to turn this around?
Balls throws a good cross that connects.
Balls lands a head shot.
Boy misses with a body shot.
Boy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balls connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boy. Boy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A cross from Balls lands.
Boy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balls works Boy's body with a nice hook.
Balls lands with a cross.
Boy lands a jab.
Boy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Balls works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls thuds a left hand into Boy's body.
Boy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blue Balls is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Balls lands a jab to Boy's midsection.
Boy misses with a hook. Balls ducked under it nicely.
Balls tries to sprawl but Boy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Balls actively working from the bottom here.
Balls moves into full guard.
Balls working for submissions but it's allowed Boy to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balls on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Island Boy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying to control the action in half guard but Balls is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boy lands strikes from half guard.
Boy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Balls trying to control from the bottom.
Balls looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Balls trying to control here.
Boy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boy lands a nice short elbow.
Boy is thwarting Balls's attempts to control the position.
Boy moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Balls.
Boy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balls keeps working.
Balls is working to avoid the ground and pound but Boy connects with a decent elbow.
Boy wants to control but Balls is keeping him busy.
Balls tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Boy presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Boy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls is in a horrible position here. Boy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Boy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Balls wants to control but Boy is having none of it.
Balls is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Boy is staying active.
Balls is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boy tries to control but Balls wriggling away.
Boy controlling the position easily from mount.
Balls tries to hold on but Boy pushes him away.
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 Island Boy will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Balls lands a jab to the head.
Boy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Boy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Balls wants to control but Boy postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balls is trying to get back to half guard.
Boy looks up at the clock and then as Balls takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Boy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Boy is working Balls over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls wants to control but Boy postures up.
Boy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Balls to see if he's OK.
Boy controlling the position from side mount.
Boy works to advance to full mount. Balls defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Balls is bucking up trying to escape but Boy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Boy looking to finish Balls with some ground and pound. This is bad for Balls!
Boy raining down shots from the mount!
Boy jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Balls is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Balls and Boy has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Boy working the head and body with strikes.
Island Boy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Balls is trying to improve his position.
Boy slows the pace down.
Boy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Boy presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Boy controlling the pace for now.
Balls tries to hold on but Boy pushes him away.
Boy content just to control the position here.
Blue Balls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls wants to hold on but Boy pushes him away.
Boy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Balls wants to hold on but Boy pushes him away.
Boy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balls flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Island Boy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boy, 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Island Boy!
Our winner, Island Boy, 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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