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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Horn (ranked 4613 p4p, 4586 weight class) and Jonah Gray (ranked 162 p4p, 160 weight class). 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 Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonathan Horn!
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, Jonah Gray!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gray lands with a nice combination. Horn backs away looking to recover.
Gray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gray tries a low kick but Horn avoids it.
Horn throws a big counter combination but Gray scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gray throws a low kick, looking for Horn's leg but Horn calmly moves out of range.
Gray throws a right hand that Horn ducks under and follows up with a left that Horn also avoids with ease.
Gray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Horn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Horn misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray lands a jab-cross combination.
Horn grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Gray takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Horn cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jonathan Horn!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Rhodes (ranked 4592 p4p, 5712 weight class) and David Brathwaite (ranked 161 p4p, 209 weight class). David Brathwaite 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 super 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, Robert Rhodes!
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, David Brathwaite!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brathwaite showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rhodes.
Rhodes swinging wildly here.
Rhodes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brathwaite.
Rhodes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rhodes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Robert Rhodes has been cut.
Rhodes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brathwaite counters with a nice body shot.
Brathwaite has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rhodes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rhodes lands with a kick to the temple. Brathwaite shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
 It looks like David Brathwaite has been cut.
Brathwaite is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rhodes tries to clinch
and Brathwaite counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rhodes! Brathwaite lets Rhodes back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Rhodes is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhodes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brathwaite manages to avoid it.
Oh Rhodes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rhodes takes the fight into the clinch.
Rhodes letting Brathwaite take a breather here.
Rhodes seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes has a couple of punches blocked by Brathwaite.
Brathwaite stalling against the cage.
Rhodes with a knee to the head.
Rhodes scores with a knee to the head.
Rhodes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brathwaite lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rhodes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brathwaite wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rhodes fails to land.
Rhodes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brathwaite looks winded!
Rhodes throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Rhodes.
Brathwaite creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rhodes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Rhodes.
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!
Rhodes tries a body shot but Brathwaite blocks it.
Rhodes stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Rhodes.
Rhodes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rhodes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brathwaite backwards.
Rhodes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Rhodes.
Rhodes pushes Brathwaite back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rhodes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rhodes scores with a shot to the side of Brathwaite's head.
Rhodes swings wildly with an uppercut but Brathwaite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhodes working aggressively here.
Rhodes misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes looking to throw knees to the head but Brathwaite is blocking nicely.
Rhodes is struggling to control the position.
Rhodes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brathwaite backwards.
Rhodes tries to throw a body punch but Brathwaite avoids it by throwing Rhodes back against the cage.
Rhodes throws a punch but it's blocked by Brathwaite.
Brathwaite looking to stall.
Rhodes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brathwaite blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhodes lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brathwaite.
Rhodes throws a punch but it's blocked by Brathwaite.
Rhodes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rhodes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rhodes.
Rhodes throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Brathwaite's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rhodes lands a knee to the body.
Rhodes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brathwaite takes a shot to the head.
Rhodes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brathwaite up against the cage.
Rhodes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rhodes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhodes is leaning against Brathwaite and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rhodes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Rhodes.
Rhodes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Rhodes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rhodes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brathwaite's sensitive parts.
Brathwaite throws the left hand but Rhodes avoids the punch easily.
Brathwaite dodges the punch combination from Rhodes.
Rhodes moves into range and clinches up with Brathwaite.
Brathwaite blocks an elbow strike from Rhodes.
Rhodes misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brathwaite blocks a body shot from Rhodes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes lands a nice shot to the body.
Rhodes has a couple of punches blocked by Brathwaite.
Brathwaite blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rhodes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brathwaite can do to turn this around?
Rhodes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brathwaite is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brathwaite taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rhodes has a couple of punches blocked by Brathwaite.
Rhodes lands a left hand.
Rhodes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rhodes gets through Brathwaite's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rhodes.
A short uppercut from Rhodes.
Robert Rhodes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rhodes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brathwaite on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Rhodes.
Brathwaite is trying to maintain a safe position but Rhodes gets an underhook and turns Brathwaite into the cage.
Brathwaite tries to stall but Rhodes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rhodes swings wildly with an uppercut but Brathwaite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhodes tries a body shot but Brathwaite blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rhodes working aggressively here.
Brathwaite controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Rhodes on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rhodes.
Brathwaite looking to stall.
Rhodes lands a right hand.
Rhodes misses with the head strike.
Rhodes can't find room to land a body shot as Brathwaite controls the action.
Rhodes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhodes pushes off an throws an elbow but Brathwaite leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brathwaite looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brathwaite is trying to push Rhodes away but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rhodes working aggressively here.
Rhodes misses with a punch on the inside.
Rhodes lands a knee to the head.
Rhodes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rhodes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brathwaite.
Rhodes throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brathwaite.
A head punch on the inside from Rhodes fails to land.
Rhodes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rhodes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rhodes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brathwaite has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rhodes misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brathwaite blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rhodes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rhodes misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rhodes misses with the head strike.
Rhodes lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Brathwaite's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brathwaite blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhodes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brathwaite wants to stall.
Brathwaite blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rhodes obliges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Rhodes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rhodes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rhodes lands a big head kick that sends Brathwaite tumbling to the mat! Rhodes takes a step backwards and waves Brathwaite back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Brathwaite is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Rhodes uses the oldest trick in the book to send Brathwaite tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Rhodes is absolutely delighted - when Brathwaite wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Robert Rhodes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sensai Kuragi (ranked 3388 p4p, 3787 weight class) and George Sears (ranked 460 p4p, 501 weight class). Sensai Kuragi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Sears's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Sensai Kuragi!
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, George Sears!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sears misses with a looping right.
Kuragi feinted with a counter takedown.
Sears scores with a jab to the body.
Sears misses with the combination.
Sears scores with a nice head shot.
Sears rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuragi counters with a single leg into guard. Sears didn't expect that.
Kuragi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuragi drops back looking for a leg! Sears is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sears manages to kick Kuragi off! Kuragi jumps back into Sears's guard.
Sears 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuragi passes Sears's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sears flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kuragi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sears doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kuragi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuragi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sears is just riding it out for now. Kuragi eventually gives up the hold.
Sears is trying to get back to full guard.
Kuragi is trying for a kimura here. Sears looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kuragi wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sensai Kuragi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Penrose (ranked 2623 p4p, 4053 weight class) and Ren Lily (ranked 85 p4p, 140 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ren Lily was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Penrose!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ren Lily!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penrose with a nice cross.
It looks like Ren Lily has been cut.
Lily misses with a few strikes there.
Penrose jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Penrose misses with a looping left.
Penrose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lily throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penrose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lily moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lily on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Penrose. Penrose obviously looking to wear him down.
Lily with a poor takedown
and Penrose counters with a nice uppercut.
Penrose uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Penrose is looking to slow Lily down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Lily misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lily looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penrose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penrose scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penrose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lily.
Penrose lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Penrose keeps the fight on the outside.
Penrose throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lily avoids it.
Lily tries to clinch but Penrose moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penrose.
Lily tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Penrose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penrose scoring well with a low kick there.
Lily fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Penrose misses the target.
Penrose has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Monkey Business (Best Sparring) in the buildup to the fight.
Penrose swats away the attempt to clinch by Lily.
Penrose lands with a right hand.
Lily throws a right hand that Penrose ducks under and follows up with a left that Penrose also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lily tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penrose throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lily tries to clinch but Penrose moves out of range.
Penrose throws a half hearted mid kick.
Penrose thows a body kick. Lily tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Penrose! Lily is out on his feet! Penrose rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Lily is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Lily is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Penrose!
Roger Penrose retains his super heavyweight title!
Roger Penrose seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandro Ramos (ranked 3441 p4p, 3149 weight class) and Xon HiChi (ranked 405 p4p, 379 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexsandro Ramos!
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, Xon HiChi!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HiChi ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
HiChi swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos throws a good cross that connects.
Ramos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of HiChi's head but HiChi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
HiChi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ramos.
Ramos walks into a straight right hand from HiChi.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but HiChi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Ramos takes a swing at HiChi's ribcage but misses.
HiChi slips a straight right by Ramos.
Ramos keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and HiChi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and HiChi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ramos scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
HiChi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ramos throws a shot from downtown. HiChi moves away and avoids it.
Ramos looks to land a left hand but HiChi moved out of range nicely.
HiChi dips to his left and cracks Ramos with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
HiChi jabs Ramos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab, jab by HiChi - just one landing.
HiChi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by HiChi.
HiChi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and HiChi counters with a straight right hand.
Ramos jabs HiChi right on the nose. HiChi blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Xon HiChi has been cut.
Ramos misses with a looping left.
Ramos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
HiChi takes a swing at Ramos's ribcage but misses.
Ramos throws the left hand but HiChi avoids the punch easily.
HiChi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
HiChi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ramos.
HiChi slips a straight right by Ramos.
HiChi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
HiChi scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and HiChi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
HiChi tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
HiChi misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target.
HiChi avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
HiChi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but HiChi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Ramos looks to land a right hand but HiChi moved out of range.
HiChi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
HiChi scores with a body shot.
HiChi slips a jab from Ramos.
HiChi lands a jab to Ramos's midsection.
HiChi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. HiChi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
HiChi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramos on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. HiChi does a little dance to reset his feet.
HiChi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ramos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
HiChi lands a nice hook to Ramos's body. Ramos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
HiChi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.
HiChi moves into the clinch successfully.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for HiChi.
HiChi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramos is trying to break free.
Ramos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, HiChi scores with a nice short uppercut.
HiChi prevents Ramos from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from HiChi fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Ramos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
HiChi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ramos tries to circle away but HiChi has him pinned against the cage.
HiChi has Ramos pressed against the cage, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
HiChi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch but HiChi keeps him there for the moment.
Ramos is trying to break free.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is trying to force a seperation but HiChi has the dominant position.
HiChi struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramos controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from HiChi fails to land.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
HiChi misses with some punches.
Ramos manages to break the clinch.
HiChi moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
Ramos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ramos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
HiChi scores with a nice strike.
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!
Ramos misses with an uppercut. HiChi saw that one coming.
HiChi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from HiChi there as he acknowledges the shot.
HiChi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramos doesn't seem bothered though.
HiChi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
HiChi clinches up against the cage.
HiChi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xon HiChi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xon HiChi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ramos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
HiChi with a jab.
HiChi cracks Ramos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
HiChi thuds his right hand into Ramos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
HiChi lands with a hook. Ramos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
HiChi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
HiChi connects with a body shot that sends Ramos's belly button to the back.
HiChi connects with a body shot.
Xon HiChi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos needs to keep his hands up - HiChi had a free shot at his head there.
HiChi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
HiChi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ramos.
HiChi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramos throws out the jab.
Ramos throws a jab when HiChi was well out of range.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from HiChi lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
HiChi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
HiChi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramos throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling HiChi to counter with a crisp jab.
HiChi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ramos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and HiChi counters with a left to the body.
Ramos misses with a left hand
enabling HiChi to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos connects with the punch.
Ramos misses the jab.
HiChi scores with a body shot.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
HiChi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramos throws a hook but HiChi blocks it.
A big left from Ramos misses.
HiChi avoids the body shot from Ramos.
HiChi lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos throws a body punch but HiChi moves out of range.
Ramos misses with a hook
and HiChi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by HiChi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
HiChi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramoss head.
HiChi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramos working hard to break the clinch.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
HiChi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramos's efforts to push away.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
HiChi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
HiChi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
HiChi swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xon HiChi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ramos blocks an uppercut.
Ramos is looking to break free of the clinch but HiChi has double underhooks.
HiChi lands a right hand.
HiChi lands a shoulder strike.
Ramos working hard to break the clinch.
HiChi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
HiChi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramos blocking some punches.
Ramos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexsandro Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos scores with a hook.
Ramos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ramos throws a jab when HiChi was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by HiChi. Beautiful body shot.
HiChi closes the distance and pushes Ramos back into the cage.
Ramos is trying to push HiChi away but HiChi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
HiChi lands a slapping body shot.
HiChi cracks Ramos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ramos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
HiChi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
HiChi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
HiChi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramos on the side of the head.
Ramos throws a hook but HiChi avoids it easily.
Ramos misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by HiChi - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a body punch but HiChi moves out of range.
HiChi dodges the punch combination from Ramos.
Ramos walks into a jab.
A jab from HiChi finds it's way through Ramos's defenses.
Ramos scores with a one two! HiChi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ramos moves forwards but HiChi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Ramos misses with a hook.
HiChi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ramos.
HiChi moves away from the strike by Ramos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
HiChi connects with the punch.
Ramos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
HiChi slips under a jab.
Ramos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xon HiChi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xon HiChi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ramos connects with a good right hand that stumbles HiChi. HiChi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Ramos throws a predictable looking body shot
letting HiChi counter with a right hand.
Ramos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by HiChi.
HiChi moves into the clinch successfully.
HiChi scores with a shoulder strike.
HiChi lands with a right to the head.
HiChi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for HiChi.
HiChi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Ramos working hard to break the clinch.
Ramos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for HiChi.
HiChi throws a head punch that misses.
Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. HiChi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
HiChi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
HiChi stuns Ramos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos throws a lazy uppercut
and HiChi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramos throws a jab when HiChi was well out of range.
Ramos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
HiChi connects with a jab.
HiChi lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by HiChi.
HiChi digs a good body shot into Ramos's ribs.
Ramos swings for the body but HiChi moves out of range.
HiChi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
HiChi with a jab.
Ramos throws a hook but HiChi blocks it.
HiChi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but HiChi slips the punch.
Xon HiChi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
HiChi dodges the punch combination from Ramos.
HiChi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
HiChi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
HiChi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
HiChi lands with a shot to the body.
HiChi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
HiChi scores with a decent looking hook.
HiChi avoids the body shot from Ramos.
A left lands for HiChi.
A punch lands to the side of Ramos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ramos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Ramos misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ramos throws a hook but HiChi avoids it easily.
HiChi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
HiChi lands with a nice body punch.
HiChi sizes up Ramos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice body punch from HiChi.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but HiChi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
HiChi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
HiChi has closed the distance and engaged Ramos in a clinch.
Ramos is trying to break the clinch but HiChi is controlling him.
HiChi prevents Ramos from breaking the clinch.
HiChi throws a head punch that misses.
Ramos tries to break the clinch but HiChi is controlling the position.
Ramos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from HiChi.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
HiChi has Ramos pressed against the cage, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramos is trying to push HiChi away but HiChi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
HiChi swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
HiChi misses with a hook from the clinch.
HiChi has Ramos pressed against the cage, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexsandro Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and HiChi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
HiChi has taken the fight to the clinch.
HiChi lands an uppercut.
HiChi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramos pushes off an throws an elbow but HiChi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xon HiChi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well HiChi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xon HiChi!
A relieved looking Xon HiChi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Seagull (ranked 2726 p4p, 3952 weight class) and Demetrious Johnson (ranked 171 p4p, 227 weight class). Johnson has chosen Face the Pain as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steven Seagull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demetrious Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagull thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Seagull definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Seagull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Seagull.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seagull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Seagull on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seagull lands with a shot to the body.
Seagull getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Demetrious Johnson has been cut.
Seagull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been informed that Johnson 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.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seagull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seagull getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Seagull counters with a crisp right that sends Johnson to the canvas! Seagull follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Seagull!
Steven Seagull seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Demetrious Johnson had this to say: 'I don't like to disrespect people or my opponents. Anything can happen'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Theador Cruse (ranked 2209 p4p, 3165 weight class) and Jemeljans Valter (ranked 282 p4p, 403 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Theador Cruse!
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, Jemeljans Valter!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valter just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Cruse. Those never looked like landing.
Cruse throws a good cross that connects.
Valter moves forwards but Cruse connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Valter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cruse misses with a two punch combination.
Cruse definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruse throws a head kick but Valter moves out of range.
Cruse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valter.
Valter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruse manages to avoid it.
Cruse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cruse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruse scores with a body shot.
Valter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valter misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruse scores with a decent looking hook.
Valter shoots in and gets a takedown into Cruse's guard.
Valter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruse is looking for a triangle but Valter pushes his legs off easily.
Valter stays in close to Cruse's body and controls the position.
Cruse is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Valter trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valter tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruse is retaining full guard.
Valter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Valter looking to pass the guard.
Valter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Valter is working Cruse over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Valter advances to half guard.
Valter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cruse manages to get to full guard.
Valter pushing down on Cruse's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Valter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Valter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cruse with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Valter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruse keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cruse tries to roll over but Valter keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valter lands strikes from half guard.
Cruse regains full guard. Nicely done.
Valter works over Cruse with some ground and pound from guard.
Valter wants to control from the top but Cruse keeps moving.
Cruse is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Valter is aware though and is defending well.
Valter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cruse's head.
Valter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Valter working some strikes from top position.
We've been informed that Valter has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Valter lands a couple of elbows.
Cruse is rocked!
Cruse has his foot on Valter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Valter works his way back into a safe position though.
Cruse is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Cruse is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valter stands up over Cruse, holding on to his feet. Valter throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Cruse is out cold! Valter lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jemeljans Valter!
A relieved looking Jemeljans Valter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hirata Hitoshi (ranked 1756 p4p, 2927 weight class) and Guillermo Diaz (ranked 234 p4p, 363 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Hirata Hitoshi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hirata Hitoshi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hirata Hitoshi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guillermo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hitoshi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hitoshi lands a couple of elbows.
Hitoshi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hitoshi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hitoshi works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Hitoshi postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hitoshi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hitoshi stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Hitoshi throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hitoshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the position.
Hitoshi distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hitoshi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hitoshi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diaz controls Hitoshi momentarily but Hitoshi frees himself.
Hitoshi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hitoshi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hitoshi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hitoshi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hitoshi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hitoshi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hitoshi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diaz 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Hitoshi postures up.
Hitoshi distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hitoshi throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Hitoshi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hitoshi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hitoshi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hitoshi throws a big right hand that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitoshi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hitoshi with a nice head shot there.
Hitoshi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi lands a couple of digs.
Hitoshi won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Hitoshi lands a couple of digs.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hitoshi is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hitoshi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hitoshi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hitoshi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hitoshi is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Hitoshi postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has Hitoshi pulled in close to control his posture.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hitoshi is aware though and is defending well.
Hitoshi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hitoshi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaz is rocked!
Hitoshi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz is still in real trouble! Can Hitoshi finish him?
Hitoshi advances to half guard.
Hitoshi scores with a big shot! Diaz's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Diaz! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hirata Hitoshi!
Hirata Hitoshi retains his lightweight title!
Hirata Hitoshi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Soto (ranked 2131 p4p, 3071 weight class) and Joaquim Caetano (ranked 123 p4p, 189 weight class). Soto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Octavio Meza y su Conjunto - La Pelea Con El Diablo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Soto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joaquim Caetano!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caetano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Caetano.
Soto rushes Caetano and presses him up against the cage.
Caetano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Soto smiles and moves away.
Soto has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Caetano fails to land.
Soto pulls guard successfully.
Soto has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Caetano doesn't defend quickly enough and Soto has managed to lock this one up! Can Caetano escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Soto on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rafael Soto!
Rafael Soto retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Rafael Soto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karockas Thibodeaux (ranked 1719 p4p, 2044 weight class) and Leon McClane (ranked 229 p4p, 270 weight class). McClane has chosen Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain as his entrance music. Leon McClane will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Karockas Thibodeaux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon McClane!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thibodeaux closes the distance and pushes McClane back into the cage.
McClane is trying to force a seperation but Thibodeaux has the dominant position.
Thibodeaux landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux landing knees to the head.
It looks like Leon McClane has been cut.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but McClane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McClane.
McClane looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux drops McClane with a big knee straight up the middle! McClane is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
McClane is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux connects with a body shot that sends McClane's belly button to the back.
Thibodeaux closes the distance and clinches.
Thibodeaux crunches a lovely knee into McClane's ribcage.
Thibodeaux landing knees to the body.
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McClane blocks it with crossed arms.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thibodeaux pushes McClane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux pushes McClane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux pushes McClane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thibodeaux putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McClane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McClane working hard to break the clinch.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thibodeaux just leaning against McClane, taking a breather.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand that snaps the head of McClane backwards.
McClane has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thibodeaux seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McClane can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux.
McClane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux landing knees to the head.
McClane is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
Thibodeaux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thibodeaux unloads a knee to the mid-section. McClane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thibodeaux leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops McClane to his knees! Thibodeaux keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karockas Thibodeaux!
Karockas Thibodeaux is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Karockas Thibodeaux thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Leon McClane had this to say: 'was fun while it lasted... hell, he's one tough, one-trick pony.'.
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