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VFC 14 The Test PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gergen Press (ranked 25390 p4p, 4671 weight class) and Brandon Rose (ranked 742 p4p, 568 weight class). Gergen Press could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brandon Rose's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gergen Press!
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, Brandon Rose!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Press tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Press cracks a nice hook into Rose's ribs.
Rose takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Press throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Press.
Press fails to land with a series of punches.
Press looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Press's corner calls for a 1-2. Press obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rose has closed the distance and engaged Press in a clinch.
Rose pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Press with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rose prevents a body shot from Press.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Press backwards.
Rose changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Press fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Press displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rose.
Press is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Press moves into range and connects with a jab.
Press throws a front kick aimed at Rose's knee but Rose avoids it well.
Press is looking to score with low kicks.
Rose tries to counter by closing the distance.
Press throws a sloppy head kick
and Rose counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Press!
Rose goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Press has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rose but great work by Press.
Press stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Press is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Press lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Press connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gergen Press is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Press wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Rose gets a double leg takedown into Press's guard.
Rose sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Press looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rose puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rose is controlling the pace.
Rose wants to control but Press is keeping him busy.
Press is trying to control but can't.
Press gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Press throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rose has gone for a leg lock! Press slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rose's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rose can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rose trying to control the position.
Rose trying to strike off his back.
Press wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Press has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rose is proving hard to escape from.
Rose tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four 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.
Rose is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Press working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rose's head.
Rose not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Press takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like Gergen Press has been cut.
Press misses with a low kick as Rose jumps back.
Press scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 It looks like Brandon Rose has been cut.
Press with a hook.
Rose gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rose rushes Press and presses him up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gergen Press dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Press lands a jab to the nose.
Rose takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brandon Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Press tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Press takes the fight into the clinch.
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Press is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
Press fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Press with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rose to score with a decent uppercut.
Press throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
Rose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rose goes for a double leg but Press avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Press continues to drive forward.
Press tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Press dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Press tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Press.
Rose rushes Press and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Press.
Rose pulls guard successfully.
Press preventing the sweep.
Press trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Rose is controlling Press's posture.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Press from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Press pushing down on Rose's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Press lands a nice short elbow.
Rose trying to hold on to Press's head to control him but Press postures up.
Press wants to take a breather but Rose is having none of it.
Gergen Press overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rose is looking to improve his position.
Press wants to take a breather but Rose is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Press.
Press is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rose!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is trying desperately to improve position.
Rose's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rose is squirming around, avoiding Press's attempts to control the action.
Rose is trying desperately to improve position.
Press tries to control but Rose wriggling away.
Rose is working to get back to half guard.
That's four 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.
Press trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Press.
Press can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rose is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Press avoids the attempt from Rose to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gergen Press dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Press moves out of range as Rose throws a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rose.
Press throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rose.
Press scores with a shot to the body.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Press throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Rose darts in looking for a takedown but Press gets double underhooks and turns Rose into the cage.
Gergen Press has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Rose.
Press connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Press ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Press but Press pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Press scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rose in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Press darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Press lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rose with the counter takedown but Press avoids it easily.
Press is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose takes the fight into the clinch.
Press tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Press wants to stall.
Press misses with the head strike.
Press is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rose is defending well for now.
Press throws a head punch that misses.
Press gets underhooks to prevent Rose's takedown attempt.
Press is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rose is defending well for now.
Press tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose is pushing Press up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rose tries to pull guard but Press won't allow it.
Rose managing to block the knees to the body from Press.
Rose stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rose.
Press throws a head punch that misses.
Press is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rose is defending well for now.
Rose tries to score a body lock takedown but Press shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Press throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rose holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rose stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gergen Press is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Press is defending well.
Press being controlled against the cage.
Press blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose breaks from the clinch.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Press.
Press punishes Rose's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Press looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Press steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Press thows a body kick. Rose tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Press lands the left hand.
Rose checks the leg kick nicely there.
Press tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
Press throws a series of strikes that have Rose backpedaling.
Press throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rose counters with a three punch combo that has Press backing up. Press nods at Rose to acknowledge the strikes.
Press lands a nice shot to the body.
Press lands with an uppercut that bounces Rose off the cage and back into range.
Press tries a head kick but it misses.
Press is looking to clinch.
Brandon Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Press throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rose is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Press with a body shot.
Rose tries for a takedown but Press sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gergen Press showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Press, 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gergen Press!
Our winner, Gergen Press, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Bean (ranked 4500 p4p, 25384 weight class) and Jimmy Gavin (ranked 499 p4p, 664 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rowan Bean!
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, Jimmy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
Bean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bean has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Bean on the inside.
Bean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Bean.
Bean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bean stops a takedown attempt from Gavin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bean gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bean is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bean just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rowan Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Gavin.
Bean tries to throw a body punch but Gavin avoids it by throwing Bean back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bean.
Bean misses with a punch to the body.
Gavin has had enough of the clinch but Bean keeps him there for the moment.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Gavin.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bean - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bean working aggressively here.
Bean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gavin prevents a body shot from Bean.
Gavin taking a breather.
Bean lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with some punches.
Bean definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bean just leaning against Gavin, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Bean.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bean lands with a light punch inside.
Bean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gavin's elbow.
Gavin tries to circle away but Bean has him pinned against the cage.
Bean displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gavin up against the cage.
Gavin is trying to pull guard but Bean turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gavin misses with a knee strike.
Bean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gavin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bean avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean scores with a hook to the body.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Gavin.
Gavin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bean throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gavin prevents a body shot from Bean.
Bean misses with a punch to the body.
Gavin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gavin prevents a body shot from Bean.
Bean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gavin's elbow.
Bean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gavin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bean to keep the fight standing.
Bean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
Bean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bean scores with a shot to the side of Gavin's head.
Bean misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bean.
Gavin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bean avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bean taking a breather.
Bean lands a nice uppercut.
Bean scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bean lands a right hand.
Bean stalling in the clinch.
Gavin goes for a takedown attempt but Bean pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rowan Bean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Gavin.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bean.
Bean closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gavin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bean to keep the fight standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rowan Bean 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Bean misses the target.
Gavin darts in looking for a takedown but Bean gets double underhooks and turns Gavin into the cage.
Bean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gavin can do to turn this around?
Bean swats away the attempt to clinch by Gavin.
Bean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gavin misses with the combination.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gavin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean cracks a nice hook into Gavin's ribs.
Gavin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bean lands an overhand right.
Gavin moves in looking to clinch but Bean pushes him off.
Bean rushes Gavin and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Bean to work.
Bean scores with a shot to the side of Gavin's head.
Bean lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
Gavin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bean smiles and moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Gavin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bean defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gavin.
Rowan Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Gavin.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bean was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bean rushes Gavin and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws a head punch that misses.
Bean stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gavin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bean can't find room to land a body shot as Gavin controls the action.
Bean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
Bean lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavin is looking to break free of the clinch but Bean has double underhooks.
Gavin tries to break the clinch but Bean is controlling the position.
Gavin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bean has him pressed against the cage.
Gavin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bean just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bean lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin is looking to break free of the clinch but Bean has double underhooks.
A short left from Bean.
Bean can't find room to land a body shot as Gavin controls the action.
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Gavin.
Nice body punch from Bean - that landed with a thud.
Bean keeps control of Gavin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gavin working hard to break the clinch.
Gavin blocks an uppercut.
Bean stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bean lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bean scores with a shoulder strike.
Bean lands a hook that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
Bean lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Bean - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with a body punch.
Gavin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Bean.
Rowan Bean has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Bean.
Gavin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gavin is trying to pull guard but Bean turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bean is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bean leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bean has Gavin pushed against the cage.
Bean seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rowan Bean dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gavin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
Jimmy Gavin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gavin slips a jab from Bean.
Gavin fails with a takedown attempt.
Gavin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rowan Bean is winning the standup battle so far.
Bean throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bean scores with a jab. Gavin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bean with a jab.
Gavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bean.
Bean throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bean misses the target.
Bean throws out a loose jab but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gavin shoots for a double leg takedown but Bean sprawls well. He's pushed Gavin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gavin is looking to clinch.
Gavin shoots for a double leg takedown but Bean sprawls well. He's pushed Gavin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rowan Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Gavin.
Bean takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Bean jabs at Gavin's body.
Bean connects with a jab.
Gavin moves in looking to clinch but Bean pushes him off.
Bean looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bean throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gavin is defended easily by Bean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin flicks out a counter leg kick but Bean steps away.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bean stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bean wants it to stay on the feet.
Gavin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bean lands a nice shot that snaps Gavin's head back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bean misses with a wild body shot.
Gavin darts in trying to clinch
and Bean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bean misses with a wild body shot.
Gavin slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bean misses.
Bean drives through and clinches with Gavin against the cage.
Bean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gavin prevents a body shot from Bean.
Bean lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bean.
Gavin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bean lands a right hand.
Bean cracks Gavin with a nice body shot.
Gavin stalling in the clinch but Bean improves position.
Gavin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gavin is trying to break free.
Rowan Bean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Gavin.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
Bean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bean is leaning against Gavin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bean tries to work over Gavin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bean scores with a shot to the side of Gavin's head.
Bean tries to work over Gavin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bean misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jimmy Gavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Gavin fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rowan Bean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bean has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rowan Bean!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Brolin (ranked 4618 p4p, 5225 weight class) and Miko Julando (ranked 416 p4p, 440 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Brolin!
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, Miko Julando!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brolin throws a head kick but Julando moves out of range.
Brolin closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Brolin - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brolin as Julando tries to tie him up.
Julando is trying to force a seperation but Brolin has the dominant position.
Brolin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Julando is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Julando blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Brolin.
Julando tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brolin lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Brolin on the inside.
Brolin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Brolin on the inside.
Brolin lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Brolin.
Brolin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Julando dodges an elbow strike from Brolin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brolin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Julando blocks it with crossed arms.
Julando avoiding damage as Brolin throws knees to the body.
Brolin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brolin lands a right hand.
Brolin lands with a right to the head.
Brolin lands a hook that snaps the head of Julando backwards.
Brolin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brolin misses with a knee to the head.
Brolin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Julando backwards.
A shot in the inside from Brolin.
Brolin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Julando managing to block the knees to the body from Brolin.
Brolin is pressed up against the cage. Julando has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brolin down to the mat. Brolin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brolin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Julando, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brolin cracks Julando with a nice body shot.
Julando looks winded!
Brolin throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julando is trying to stall.
Brolin lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Julando.
Julando wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brolin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Brolin.
Brolin lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brolin.
Brolin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Julando has a couple of punches blocked by Brolin.
Brolin lands a hook that snaps the head of Julando backwards.
Brolin scores with a shot to the side of Julando's head.
Brolin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Julando backwards.
Brolin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brolin lands a hook that snaps the head of Julando backwards.
 Julando is rocked!
Brolin lands a left hand.
Julando is still on wobbly legs! Can Brolin finish him?
Brolin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brolin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Julando has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brolin unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Julando! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Brolin is unloading with more strikes now! Julando drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Brolin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willis Smith (ranked 4051 p4p, 5902 weight class) and Stephen Hawking (ranked 501 p4p, 620 weight class). The key to victory for Willis Smith has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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, Willis Smith!
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, Stephen Hawking!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawking circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawking has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hawking throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawking throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Hawking moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Hawking loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawking takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Hawking counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawking walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Smith misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawking blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smith tests Hawking's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawking avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donk. Smith catches Hawking right on the button with a cross.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawking moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawking.
It looked like Smith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawking. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawking slips a jab from Smith.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawking takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawking.
Smith is looking to chop away at Hawking's legs.
Smith punishes Hawking's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Hawking.
Hawking misses the jab.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hawking drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hawking is rocked!
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Hawking is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
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!
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hawking stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hawking seems to have recovered his senses.
Hawking throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith cracks Hawking with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hawking cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking connects with a looping right hand.
Hawking swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Hawking throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Hawking uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Hawking keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawking. That did some damage!
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Hawking moves out of range easily.
Smith throws a left that rocks Hawking and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Smith dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Hawking regain composure!
It looks like Stephen Hawking has been cut.
Smith decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Hawking bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawking misses with a straight right.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Hawking.
Smith lands a brutal head kick. Hawking looks out on his feet and Smith throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Willis Smith!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Willis Smith waved his t-shirt featuring Monkey Business's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Ross (ranked 3690 p4p, 3619 weight class) and Ge Force (ranked 477 p4p, 468 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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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, Rick Ross!
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, Ge Force!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Force.
Force's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ross under the eye.
Ross drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good exchange - Force coming out on top.
Force tries to sprawl but Ross drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ross is trying to control the action in half guard but Force is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Force can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ross seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ross tries to pass the half guard into mount. Force knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Force is looking to escape.
Ross passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Force!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Force manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Force is not content to let Ross control the position.
Force really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ross. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ross is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Force has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ross advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ross trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ross working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Force looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Ross! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rick Ross!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hellson Balls (ranked 3915 p4p, 3853 weight class) and Emil Nikolov (ranked 448 p4p, 438 weight class). Hellson Balls has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Hellson Balls!
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, Emil Nikolov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balls misses with a body shot.
Balls fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nikolov, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nikolov.
Nikolov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nikolov scores with a hook to the body.
Balls working Nikolov over with knees to the body.
Nikolov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nikolov blocks an uppercut.
Nikolov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nikolov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balls misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balls using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nikolov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balls.
Balls misses with an elbow strike.
Nikolov trying to control the position but instead, Balls has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nikolov into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balls throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nikolov scores with a hook to the body.
Balls tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Balls blocks a body shot from Nikolov.
Balls lands an elbow inside that Nikolov shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nikolov.
Nikolov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balls blocks a body shot from Nikolov.
Nikolov wants to stall.
Nikolov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hellson Balls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikolov lands with a good body shot.
Nikolov avoids the head kick by Balls.
Nikolov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balls.
Nikolov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nikolov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Balls fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balls gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Nikolov misses.
A lazy left from Nikolov finds it's target.
Nikolov swats away the attempt to clinch by Balls.
Nikolov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Balls misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nikolov, as that shot connected.
A shot to the liver by Nikolov. Beautiful body shot.
Nikolov cracks Balls with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balls takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Balls moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Balls takes one to the side of the head.
Balls on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nikolov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
 Balls is rocked!
Balls tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Balls is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balls drops his hands momentarily and Nikolov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nikolov blocks a head kick by Balls.
Balls seems to have got his legs back now.
Nikolov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Balls had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Balls misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikolov throws a sloppy head kick and Balls moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Balls.
Nikolov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Balls tries to move into range but Nikolov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Balls looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Balls throws a body punch but Nikolov moves out of range.
Nikolov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nikolov.
Nikolov tests Balls's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balls throws a lazy right hand but Nikolov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nikolov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Balls takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Balls.
Nikolov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balls throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nikolov jabs at Balls's body.
Nikolov connects with a body shot.
Balls is breathing heavily.
Balls swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nikolov! But no joy.
Nikolov throws a good cross that connects.
Nikolov throws a right and a left that Balls avoids nicely.
Nikolov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nikolov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nikolov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikolov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nikolov lands a right hook to the body.
Balls fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nikolov, pushing him back against the cage.
Nikolov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balls doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nikolov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nikolov can't find room to land a body shot as Balls controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Nikolov.
Nikolov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Balls up against the cage.
Nikolov digs a right hand into Balls's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Balls's gas tank.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nikolov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balls takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A shot to the liver by Nikolov. Beautiful body shot.
Nikolov scores with a nice right hand.
Balls tries a head kick but it misses.
Balls walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Balls throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nikolov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balls tries to clinch
and Nikolov counters with a huge left! Balls is in big trouble! He's backing up but Nikolov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Balls from any more damage. A dominating finish by Nikolov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emil Nikolov!
Emil Nikolov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Taz Brown (ranked 3060 p4p, 3267 weight class) and Iv The Legend (ranked 189 p4p, 198 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Taz Brown has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Taz Brown seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taz Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iv The Legend!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown wants to clinch
and The Legend counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and The Legend counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown tries to clinch but The Legend moves away
and The Legend counters with a one-two to the body.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Legend counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling The Legend to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Legend counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and The Legend counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown tries to clinch up but The Legend circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown wants to clinch but The Legend slips to the side
and The Legend counters with a stiff right hand.
The Legend gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fails to pull guard.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Legend just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown keeps control of The Legend as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown jumps guard but The Legend stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taz Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown has The Legend pressed against the cage, preventing The Legend from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Legend pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown misses with a left hand
and The Legend counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown clinches.
Brown jumps guard but The Legend stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Legend is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
The Legend looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown tries to pull guard but The Legend holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Brown tries to pull guard but The Legend holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Legend smiles and moves away.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Legend is looking for the big counter here.
Brown misses with a left hand
and The Legend counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Legend counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown tries to clinch up
and The Legend connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and The Legend counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown closes the distance but The Legend moves to the side
and The Legend counters with a straight right hand.
Brown rushes The Legend and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown is trying to pull guard but The Legend has him pressed against the cage.
Brown fails to pull guard.
The Legend looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown pulls The Legend into guard.
The Legend is fighting to break Brown's control of his arms but Brown is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Legend defends it easily.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Legend doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Legend manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Brown has his foot on The Legend's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Legend works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown is trying to keep The Legend in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown has his foot on The Legend's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Legend works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Legend is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iv The Legend will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brown darts in trying to clinch
enabling The Legend to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - The Legend circles away.
The Legend throws a counter combo.
Brown moves to clinch but The Legend breaks away
and The Legend counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown wants to clinch
and The Legend counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Legend counters with a straight right hand.
Brown looks to clinch
and The Legend counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch but The Legend moves away
and The Legend connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown moves to clinch but The Legend breaks away
and The Legend counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Legend defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown looks to clinch
and The Legend counters with a stiff right hand.
The Legend has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown tries to clinch but The Legend moves away
and The Legend counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Legend counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown moves to clinch but The Legend breaks away
enabling The Legend to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to clinch
and The Legend counters with a left to the body.
Brown is looking to clinch.
The Legend unleashes a big counter combination but Brown bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and The Legend counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown closes the distance but The Legend moves to the side
and The Legend counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brown looks to clinch
and The Legend counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Legend circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Legend throws a counter combo.
Brown wants to clinch.
The Legend throws a counter combo.
Brown moves to clinch but The Legend breaks away
letting The Legend counter with a right hand.
Brown wants to clinch
and The Legend connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown tries to clinch but The Legend moves away
and The Legend counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Legend circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Legend counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown looks to clinch
and The Legend makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown misses with a hook to the body
and The Legend counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown looks to clinch
and The Legend counters with a one-two to the body.
Brown wants to clinch but The Legend slips to the side
and The Legend cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown wants to clinch but The Legend slips to the side
and The Legend counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown tries to clinch there but The Legend circles away.
The Legend lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brown closes the distance but The Legend moves to the side
and The Legend cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iv The Legend showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. 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.
Brown is looking to clinch but The Legend is avoiding it.
Brown wants to clinch but The Legend slips to the side
and The Legend counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown clinches up with The Legend and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Legend to keep the fight standing.
Brown tries to pull guard but The Legend holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Brown is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Legend to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taz Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Legend has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown pulls guard effortlessly.
Brown controlling The Legend's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Legend avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Legend doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Brown is tightening it up a little... The Legend has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! The Legend reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! The Legend taps out! Nice BJJ there by Brown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Taz Brown!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Doober (ranked 2847 p4p, 3729 weight class) and Bruno Ponce (ranked 360 p4p, 466 weight class). Ponce has chosen Fast Car as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Doober!
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, Bruno Ponce!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponce walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Doober connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ponce's hands.
Ponce looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Doober fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ponce looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No luck for Ponce with that takedown attempt.
Ponce fails with the takedown
and Ponce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ponce takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ponce misses with a takedown attempt
and Doober counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daniel Doober has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Ponce.
Doober swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ponce.
Ponce goes for a double leg but Doober avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Doober continues to drive forward.
Doober jabs Ponce right on the nose. Ponce blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doober's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ponce under the eye.
Ponce fails with the takedown
and Doober counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doober stuffs the takedown attempt from Ponce. Ponce gets slowly back to his feet.
Daniel Doober is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doober lands an overhand right.
Ponce with a poor takedown
and Doober connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ponce fails with the takedown
and Doober cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruno Ponce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ponce moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ponce fails with the takedown
letting Doober counter with a right hand.
Doober is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doober darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Doober lands with an uppercut that bounces Ponce off the cage and back into range.
Ponce fails with the takedown
and Doober cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ponce has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ponce there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doober with a nice cross.
Doober getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ponce scores with a takedown into Doober's guard.
Ponce thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Doober knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ponce on the ground.
Ponce prevents Doober from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doober preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ponce scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Doober is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ponce is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ponce trying to control the position from guard on top but Doober is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ponce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ponce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ponce advances to half guard.
Doober pushes Ponce off looking to stand but Ponce dives back in and keeps control.
Ponce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ponce working over Doober with some ground and pound. Doober looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ponce is trying for a kimura here. Doober looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Ponce wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruno Ponce!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gera GOl (ranked 4162 p4p, 2243 weight class) and Angus Graham (ranked 527 p4p, 297 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gera GOl !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Angus Graham!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stalling in the clinch from GOl .
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Graham stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Graham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Angus Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
GOl tries to clinch but Graham is having none of it.
Graham moves forwards but GOl connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Graham misses with a hook. GOl ducked under it nicely.
Graham tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and GOl is able to avoid easily.
GOl has closed the distance and engaged Graham in a clinch.
Graham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
GOl is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Graham creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through GOl 's defenses.
Graham looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
GOl misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from GOl .
GOl lands a knee to the body.
Graham lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
GOl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graham.
Graham misses with a wild combination.
GOl seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
GOl lands with an overhand left.
Graham tries to keep at a distance but GOl has taken the fight into the clinch.
Graham avoiding damage as GOl throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for GOl to work.
GOl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Graham will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning GOl up against the cage.
Graham misses with an elbow over the top.
Graham misses with the head strike.
Graham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
GOl is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Graham is keeping busy.
GOl tries to land knees in the clinch but Graham avoids the damage to the body.
GOl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
GOl trying to land knees to the body.
GOl trying to stall but Graham improves his position.
GOl taking a breather.
Graham is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
GOl tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Graham misses with a body punch.
GOl with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graham.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
GOl managing to block the knees to the body from Graham.
Graham lands with a light punch inside.
GOl tries to land a knee to the head but Graham blocks with his arms.
GOl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
I was talking to GOl 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
GOl tries to land knees in the clinch but Graham avoids the damage to the body.
GOl misses with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Graham - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
GOl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Graham lands an elbow just above GOl 's eye.
GOl tries a knee to the head but Graham blocks it.
Graham pushes GOl back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graham slowing the pace effectively.
Graham can't find room to land a body shot as GOl controls the action.
Graham stalling in the clinch but GOl improves position.
Graham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick from Graham misses.
GOl closes the distance and clinches.
Graham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
GOl tries to land knees in the clinch but Graham avoids the damage to the body.
GOl tries to land a knee to the head but Graham blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
GOl utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Graham lands a shoulder strike.
Graham wants to stall.
Graham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
GOl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graham.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
GOl tries to clinch up.
GOl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graham.
GOl wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A head kick by Graham misses
and GOl counters by clinching up.
Graham is pushing GOl up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stalling in the clinch from Graham.
Graham lands a right hand that snaps the head of GOl backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Graham throws an elbow but misses.
GOl trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gera GOl will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Graham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graham lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Graham works the jab nicely.
GOl is rocked!
Graham connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks GOl out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angus Graham!
Angus Graham made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying '" You're all on notice."'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Smith (ranked 1448 p4p, 2404 weight class) and Shaun Fistle (ranked 198 p4p, 313 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Saliva Click Click Boom. Oliver Smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oliver Smith!
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, Shaun Fistle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fistle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fistle moves away from the strike by Smith.
Fistle takes one to the side of the head.
Fistle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Fistle scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Oliver Smith has been cut.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Fistle moves away and avoids it.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fistle dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fistle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Fistle is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Fistle.
Fistle connects with a looping right hand.
Fistle has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fistle staying out of range there.
Fistle throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Fistle throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fistle.
Smith misses with a hook. Fistle ducked under it nicely.
Good exchange - Fistle coming out on top.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Fistle does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fistle! But no joy.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Fistle works the jab nicely.
Fistle misses with a straight right.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Fistle.
Fistle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Fistle is out of range.
Fistle defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Fistle moved out of range.
It seemed like Fistle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fistle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Fistle moves out of range easily.
Fistle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fistle's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fistle knocks out Smith with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Fistle before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Fistle picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shaun Fistle!
Shaun Fistle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Oliver Smith spoke after the fight, saying 'You win some you lose some. I will be back and I am going sleep some of you fools.'.
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