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TR27: Running the Cash Up PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sundau Yioang (ranked 5010 p4p, 25414 weight class) and Odin Frank (ranked 513 p4p, 648 weight class). Sundau Yioang 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sundau Yioang!
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, Odin Frank!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yioang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Frank tries to bum rush Yioang with a series of wild strikes but Yioang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yioang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frank.
Frank takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yioang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frank on the side of the head.
Frank connects with a looping right hand.
Frank throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frank wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yioang works the jab nicely.
Yioang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 Frank is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frank throws the left hand but Yioang avoids the punch easily.
Frank is still on wobbly legs! Can Yioang finish him?
Yioang slips under a jab from Frank.
Frank moves forwards but Yioang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frank takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yioang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frank.
Frank loads up on a big right hand but Yioang slips the punch.
Yioang appears to be looking for a big counter.
Yioang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Franks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Yioang finds it's way through Frank's defenses.
Frank throws a hook to the side of Yioang's head but Yioang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank misses with a straight right.
Frank digs a good body shot into Yioang's ribs.
Yioang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Frank misses the jab.
Yioang moves away from the strike by Frank.
Frank throws a poor cross that misses
and Yioang counters with a nice uppercut.
Yioang moves into the clinch successfully.
Yioang misses with a punch to the body.
Yioang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frank seems to have recovered his senses.
Frank throws a combination. Yioang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yioang connects with a single shot there.
Frank throws a jab when Yioang was well out of range.
Frank throws a front kick aimed at Yioang's knee but Yioang avoids it well.
Yioang misses with an uppercut. Frank saw that one coming.
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!
Yioang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yioang with a hook.
Yioang is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank lands a nice hook to Yioang's body. Yioang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Odin Frank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yioang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frank throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frank feints a jab promting Yioang to slip. Frank then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yioang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 It looks like Sundau Yioang has been cut.
Frank misses with a looping right.
Frank walks into a left hand.
Frank throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yioang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frank takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yioang lands a two punch combo.
Yioang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frank.
Yioang gets in close and tags Frank with a short punch that almost sends Frank to the mat! Oh Frank is in big trouble! He turns his back on Yioang, trying to create some distance but Yioang rushes him, striking wildly and Frank goes down! The referee tackles Yioang into the cage to end the fight! Yioang is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sundau Yioang!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diatomaceous Smiff (ranked 25370 p4p, 2565 weight class) and Island Black Bear (ranked 742 p4p, 356 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Diatomaceous Smiff!
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, Island Black Bear!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black Bear steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smiff.
Smiff has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smiff tries to throw a body punch but Black Bear avoids it by throwing Smiff back against the cage.
Smiff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smiff has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Smiff keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Black Bear changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smiff looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smiff is trying to improve his position.
Black Bear in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Black Bear should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Black Bear throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black Bear working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Smiff tries to buck Black Bear off but Black Bear is having none of it.
Black Bear controls the position from side control.
Smiff wants to control but Black Bear postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff is looking to reverse the position.
Black Bear working away.
Smiff is trying to improve his position.
Black Bear taking a breather here.
Smiff is trying to control Black Bear's posture but Black Bear avoids it.
Black Bear trying to control the position but Smiff is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smiff trying to remain calm as Black Bear controls from the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Black Bear misses with a double jab.
Black Bear closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smiff to the mat! Smiff manages to get full guard.
Black Bear told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Black Bear stands and throws Smiff's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Smiff manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Black Bear has his hands clasped together around Smiff's back. He's all about the action.
Black Bear is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black Bear trying to hold on to Smiff's head to control him but Smiff postures up.
Smiff looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Black Bear with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Black Bear can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smiff is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Black Bear looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black Bear keeping moving, preventing Smiff from controlling successfully.
Smiff preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Black Bear lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Smiff is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Black Bear defends well.
Black Bear showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Black Bear really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smiff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black Bear throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black Bear advances position into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Island Black Bear dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Black Bear shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Black Bear working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Smiff's thigh. Smiff counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Black Bear wants to control from the top but Smiff keeps moving.
Smiff working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Black Bear has passed into half guard!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black Bear controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Black Bear has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Black Bear slips a nice elbow through Smiff's hands, connecting with Smiff's forehead.
Black Bear is controlling the pace.
Smiff on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Black Bear wants to control but Smiff is keeping him busy.
Black Bear not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Black Bear not doing much here.
Black Bear has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black Bear is trying to control. Smiff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Black Bear seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Black Bear seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smiff tries to roll over but Black Bear keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Black Bear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smiff misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Smiff.
Smiff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black Bear.
Island Black Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black Bear shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smiff sprawls well. Smiff wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black Bear gets slowly back to his feet.
Smiff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black Bear.
Black Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smiff dives in for a single leg takedown but Black Bear sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Black Bear is trying to pull guard but Smiff has him pressed against the cage.
Smiff holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black Bear waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smiff.
Smiff moves into the clinch successfully.
Smiff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smiff tries to land knees in the clinch but Black Bear avoids the damage to the body.
Smiff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smiff fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black Bear avoids it really well and circles away.
Black Bear shoots for a double leg takedown but Smiff sprawls well. He's pushed Black Bear's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diatomaceous Smiff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Island Black Bear.
Smiff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black Bear was well out of range. Poor timing from Smiff.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black Bear fails with the takedown
and Smiff counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black Bear wants to improve his position but instead Smiff has moved into half guard.
Black Bear keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Diatomaceous Smiff will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Black Bear shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smiff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black Bear.
Black Bear is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smiff sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smiff misses the body punch
and Black Bear counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black Bear preventing the sweep.
Black Bear trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Smiff manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Black Bear wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black Bear wants to sweep here but Smiff controlling him for the moment.
Smiff postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black Bear looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smiff is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smiff is looking to work some ground and pound but Black Bear has wrist control.
Black Bear tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Black Bear wants to improve his position but instead Smiff has moved into half guard.
Smiff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smiff working Black Bear over with strikes.
Black Bear desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Island Black Bear has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smiff is thwarting Black Bear's attempts to control the position.
Black Bear is trying to get back to full guard.
Smiff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Black Bear keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Smiff slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black Bear is staying active underneath Smiff, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Black Bear is controlling Smiff's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Black Bear trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Black Bear misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diatomaceous Smiff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Island Black Bear.
Black Bear throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Smiff tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Black Bear is in Smiff's guard.
Smiff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Black Bear gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Black Bear is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiff is trying to keep Black Bear in close.
Black Bear postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smiff keeping moving, preventing Black Bear from controlling successfully.
Black Bear won't allow Smiff to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black Bear loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black Bear is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Diatomaceous Smiff.
I think Smiff has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 28:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Island Black Bear!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Van (ranked 3440 p4p, 5319 weight class) and Tibor Terej (ranked 444 p4p, 599 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rob Van!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tibor Terej!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van throws a right and a left that both miss.
Terej looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Terej moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van as Terej tries to tie him up.
Van blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van as Terej tries to tie him up.
Van keeps control of Terej as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Terej tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Terej takes a shot to the head.
Van is struggling to control the position.
Terej taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terej.
Van keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Terej's efforts to push away.
A body shot lands from Van.
Terej working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van tries a body shot but Terej blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terej.
Van digs a right hand into Terej's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Terej's gas tank.
Terej wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van misses with a punch to the body.
Van misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van stalls.
Van seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Van lands a hook to the side of the head.
Terej misses with a punch on the inside.
Van tries to work over Terej's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Terej trying to control the position but instead, Van has worked for underhooks and has pushed Terej into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terej prevents a body shot from Van.
Van keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Terej's efforts to push away.
Terej fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van blocks an uppercut.
Terej is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Van.
Terej trying to stall but Van improves his position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Van.
Terej tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van stalling.
Van scores with a hook to the body.
Van blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van has Terej pressed against the cage, preventing Terej from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee calls for Van to work.
Terej with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Terej trying to stall but Van improves his position.
Van lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Terej or not.
Van is stalling here.
Terej stalling in the clinch but Van improves position.
Van slows down the pace here.
Van lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Terej.
Terej takes a shot to the head.
Van scores with a nice hook to the head.
Terej working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terej is trying to break free.
A short right from Van on the inside.
Van slowing the pace effectively.
Van is struggling to control the position.
Terej looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Van.
Van lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Terej swings wildly with an uppercut but Van uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terej can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Van dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terej looks to score with a jab to the body but Van is just out of range.
Terej swings for the body but Van moves out of range.
Van blocks a jab.
Van is looking to counter the offense by Terej and move into the clinch.
Van rushes Terej and presses him up against the cage.
Terej stalling in the clinch but Van improves position.
Van pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Van stalling against the cage.
Van blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terej is trying to break the clinch but Van has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Terej fails to land.
Van is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Terej can do to turn this around?
Terej is trying to break the clinch but Van has him pressed against the cage.
Terej tries to circle away but Van has him pinned against the cage.
Van blocking some punches.
Terej misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terej is trying to stall.
Terej misses with a punch on the inside.
Van lands a nice uppercut.
Terej fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van stalling the fight.
Van lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Van tries to work over Terej's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van pushes Terej back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Van.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van.
A hook to the body from Van.
A head punch on the inside from Van fails to land.
Terej looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van prevents a body shot from Terej.
Terej wants to stall.
Van softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Terej wants to break free but Van has control.
Terej misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Van.
Terej tries to circle away but Van has him pinned against the cage.
Van has Terej pushed against the cage.
Terej wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Terej being controlled against the cage.
A short uppercut from Van.
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!
Van is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Terej blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Terej.
Van scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Terej tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van presses Terej against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Terej swings wildly with an uppercut but Van uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van throws a head punch that misses.
Terej is trying to push Van away but Van has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Terej takes a shot to the head.
Terej tries to break the clinch but Van is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terej misses with a punch on the inside.
Van displaying some good clinch control by pressing Terej up against the cage.
Terej is trying to break the clinch but Van is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van.
Terej tries to circle away but Van has him pinned against the cage.
Van lands a hook that snaps the head of Terej backwards.
Van gets through Terej's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Terej tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van digs a right hand into Terej's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Terej's gas tank.
Terej tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Van doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Van 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!
Van moves out of range as Terej strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terej. Van does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van throws a right and a left that both miss.
Terej bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van's head backwards.
A cross from Van lands.
Van tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terej swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terej is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van with a body shot.
Terej scores with a jab. Van acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van slips a jab and a cross from Terej.
Rob Van is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van just misses with a punch to the body.
Van is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terej tries to keep at a distance but Van has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terej is looking to control Van's arms but Van gets an underhook and turns him. Now Terej has his back to the cage.
Terej wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van has him pressed against the cage.
Van effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terej misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terej can't break the clinch.
Terej is trying to force a seperation but Van has the dominant position.
Terej goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Terej is trying to maintain a safe position but Van gets an underhook and turns Terej into the cage.
Van leaning his opponent against the cage.
Terej is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van pressing his opponent against the cage.
Terej misses with a punch on the inside.
Van digs a right hand into Terej's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Terej's gas tank.
Van slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Van - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Terej wants to stall.
Van softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van swings wildly with an uppercut but Terej uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Van controlling the action here for a moment.
Van blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van has Terej pressed against the cage, preventing Terej from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van blocking some punches.
Terej throws a punch but it's blocked by Van.
Van pressing his opponent against the cage.
Van lands a right hand that snaps the head of Terej backwards.
Terej wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Van.
Van misses with a punch to the body.
Van has Terej pressed against the cage, preventing Terej from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van leaning his opponent against the cage.
Van fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Van.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terej can't break the clinch.
Van prevents the takedown attempt.
Terej wants to break free but Van has control.
Terej is trying to push Van away but Van has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Terej working aggressively here.
Terej taking a breather.
Van lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Van.
Terej working aggressively here.
Tibor Terej has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terej tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van blocks an uppercut.
Van has Terej pressed against the cage, preventing Terej from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van scores with a shoulder strike.
Terej throws a head punch that misses.
Terej working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van scores with a shoulder strike.
Terej swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Van showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van, 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Van!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duggan (ranked 4009 p4p, 3650 weight class) and Clemente Abreu (ranked 523 p4p, 486 weight class). Duggan comes to the cage accompanied by USA NATIONAL ANTHEM. The crowd seem to be enjoying Abreu's choice of entrance music: Young Forever. Jim Duggan 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clemente Abreu!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan throws a nice looking combination but Abreu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abreu missing with a left hand there. Duggan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abreu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Duggan with a jab.
Abreu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duggan in his tracks.
Duggan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abreu's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Abreu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Abreu drops his hands for a split second and Duggan immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Abreu face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Duggan follows up with a right hand that knocks Abreu into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jim Duggan!
Jim Duggan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Lemons (ranked 2725 p4p, 3811 weight class) and King Drunk (ranked 324 p4p, 432 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bradley Lemons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Drunk!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drunk throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lemons to counter with a crisp jab.
Lemons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lemons lands a slapping body shot.
Drunk fails with the takedown
and Lemons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drunk is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Lemons doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Drunk crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Drunk's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bradley Lemons!
A relieved looking Bradley Lemons 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Plusnin (ranked 1803 p4p, 2928 weight class) and Island Miller (ranked 246 p4p, 390 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vladimir Plusnin!
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, Island Miller!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Plusnin's half guard.
Miller drops an elbow to the side of Plusnin's head.
Miller is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Miller working Plusnin over with strikes.
Miller trying to control from half guard but Plusnin is working away.
Plusnin gets back to full guard.
Miller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Plusnin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plusnin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Miller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Plusnin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miller has managed to get both his arms back between Plusnin's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plusnin wants to sweep but no luck.
Plusnin has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Miller doesn't defend quickly enough and Plusnin has managed to lock this one up! Can Miller escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Plusnin on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vladimir Plusnin!
Vladimir Plusnin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Niles Standish (ranked 3459 p4p, 2899 weight class) and Frankie Venegas (ranked 346 p4p, 299 weight class). Frankie Venegas has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niles Standish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frankie Venegas !
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Standish is looking to clinch but Venegas is avoiding it.
Venegas manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Standish on his heels. He'll look to pass Standish's guard now, I'm sure.
Standish escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Venegas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Venegas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Standish is trying to control the position but Venegas postures up.
Venegas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Venegas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Venegas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Venegas with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standish managing to control the position.
Standish looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Venegas landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venegas throwing strikes but missing.
Standish 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.
Venegas trying to control but Standish is working from the bottom.
Venegas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Standish working a defensive guard here.
Venegas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Venegas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Venegas trying to control but Standish is working from the bottom.
Standish is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Venegas is aware though and is defending well.
Venegas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Standish has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Venegas has managed to get both his arms back between Standish's legs - danger averted.
Venegas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Venegas wants to control from the top but Standish keeps moving.
Venegas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Standish is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Standish has escaped and now he's on top!
Standish looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venegas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Standish can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Standish definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Standish looking to sit in guard and control but Venegas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Venegas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Venegas postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Venegas trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Standish manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Venegas is trying to keep Standish in close.
Standish slips nicely into half guard.
Standish seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Venegas is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Niles Standish!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghasem Zahari (ranked 2392 p4p, 3111 weight class) and John Dory (ranked 345 p4p, 421 weight class). John Dory 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ghasem Zahari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Dory!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zahari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dory connects with the punch.
It looks like Ghasem Zahari has been cut.
Zahari slips a jab from Dory.
Dory bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Zahari.
Zahari clobbers Dory with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
 It looks like John Dory has been cut.
Zahari misses with a wild combination.
Zahari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zahari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dory misses with an uppercut. Zahari saw that one coming.
Zahari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zahari throws a leg kick but Dory checks it.
Dory throws out a counter right but Zahari avoids it with no problem.
Zahari throws a lazy right hand but Dory sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zahari definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zahari moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zahari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahari ducks under a wild hook from Dory.
Zahari cracks Dory with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zahari moves out of range of the strikes.
Zahari throwing a counter right hand but Dory manages to avoid it.
Zahari displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dory avoids the body shot from Zahari.
Dory looks to score with a jab to the body but Zahari is just out of range.
As Dory looks to move away, Zahari throws a big counter combo but Dory just gets out of the way.
Zahari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zahari.
Dory tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zahari was well out of range. Poor timing from Dory.
A low kick from Zahari misses
and Dory counters with a straight right hand.
Zahari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zahari forces Dory back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Zahari presses Dory against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dory tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dory makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dory takes a shot to the head.
Dory tries to stall but Zahari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dory goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zahari's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zahari presses Dory against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zahari working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Zahari as the two fighters clinch.
Dory with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dory looks winded!
Zahari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dory misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dory breaks the clinch.
Zahari misses with a low kick as Dory jumps back.
Zahari throws a series of punches but Dory moves out of range.
Zahari lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheers as Zahari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dory doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zahari rushes Dory and presses him up against the cage.
Dory trying to stall but Zahari improves his position.
Dory works on Zahari's body with a couple of short punches.
Zahari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dory backwards.
Dory swings wildly with an uppercut but Zahari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dory fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zahari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zahari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zahari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dory is trying to maintain a safe position but Zahari gets an underhook and turns Dory into the cage.
A short left from Zahari.
Dory can't find room to land a body shot as Zahari controls the action.
Zahari tries to circle away but Dory has him pinned against the cage.
Zahari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zahari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zahari lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dory's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zahari is working Dory over against the cage.
Dory tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zahari's elbow.
Dory keeps control of Zahari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dory struggles to land a body shot inside as Zahari controls his hands.
A short left from Zahari.
Zahari digs a right hand underneath Dory's ribcage. Dory let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dory is trying to maintain a safe position but Zahari gets an underhook and turns Dory into the cage.
Dory throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zahari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zahari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zahari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zahari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zahari lands a nice uppercut.
Zahari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zahari is leaning against Dory and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zahari gets through Dory's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zahari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dory's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Zahari.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ghasem Zahari dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zahari!
Zahari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dory can do to turn this around?
Zahari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zahari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dory.
Zahari misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Dory was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dory walks into a straight right hand from Zahari.
That has opened up John Dory's cut even more.
Zahari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dory throws a hook but Zahari blocks it.
Zahari tries to clinch but Dory moves out of range.
Zahari misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zahari misses with an uppercut. Dory saw that one coming.
Zahari throws a solid leg kick but Dory takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zahari.
Zahari drives through and clinches with Dory against the cage.
Zahari tries to break the clinch but Dory is controlling the position.
Zahari dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahari cracks Dory with a nice body shot.
Dory is breathing heavily.
Zahari has had enough of the clinch but Dory keeps him there for the moment.
Zahari lands a shoulder strike.
Zahari pushes Dory back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zahari lands with a left to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zahari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zahari lands a shot to the body.
Zahari lands with a short shot to the head.
Zahari presses Dory against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zahari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zahari lands a right hand.
Zahari stalls.
Zahari is trying to break free.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dory in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zahari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dory tries a knee to the head but Zahari blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Zahari.
Zahari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dory's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dory is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Zahari.
Dory is still on wobbly legs! Can Zahari finish him?
The cut above John Dory's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zahari wants to get back to striking at distance but Dory won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Zahari.
Zahari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zahari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zahari instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zahari.
Dory seems to have recovered his senses.
Zahari lands a body shot.
Zahari pushes Dory back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zahari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zahari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zahari has had enough of the clinch but Dory keeps him there for the moment.
Ghasem Zahari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zahari lands with a left to the head.
Dory misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zahari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dory struggles to land a body shot inside as Zahari controls his hands.
Zahari lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zahari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zahari drops Dory with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dory looks back up at him and smiles so Zahari waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zahari throws an overhand right that has Dory reeling! Zahari follows up with more punches and Dory is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ghasem Zahari!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Luciano (ranked 1471 p4p, 2847 weight class) and Jason Macmahon (ranked 215 p4p, 388 weight class). Macmahon has chosen Money over bitches by MOB as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jason Macmahon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Luciano!
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, Jason Macmahon!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macmahon catches Luciano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Tony Luciano has been cut.
Luciano moves into the clinch successfully.
Luciano trying to land knees to the body.
Luciano tries a body shot but Macmahon blocks it.
Macmahon can't break the clinch.
Luciano lands with a right to the head.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Macmahon tries to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling the position.
Macmahon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Macmahon tries to circle away but Luciano has him pinned against the cage.
Macmahon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Macmahon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Macmahon 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.
Luciano clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Luciano.
Macmahon working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Luciano on the inside.
Luciano lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Luciano lands with a short shot to the head.
Luciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macmahon wants to break free but Luciano has control.
Macmahon blocks a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Luciano.
Macmahon looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luciano.
Macmahon is trying to break free.
Luciano digs a right hand underneath Macmahon's ribcage. Macmahon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luciano lands a body punch.
Luciano pushes Macmahon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macmahon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Luciano.
Luciano lands a nice shot to the body.
Luciano lands a body shot.
Luciano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luciano lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Luciano.
Luciano pushes off an throws an elbow but Macmahon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good body shot from Luciano.
Luciano lands with a light punch inside.
Macmahon is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano lands a big right hand that drops Macmahon! The killer instinct kicks in and Luciano finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Luciano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Luciano!
Tony Luciano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Havardr Vollan (ranked 1779 p4p, 1678 weight class) and Adam Cole (ranked 256 p4p, 244 weight class). Cole has chosen Bay shit by MAC DRE 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 heavyweight 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, Havardr Vollan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Cole!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vollan clinches up against the cage.
Vollan is trying to break the clinch but Cole is controlling him.
Cole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Cole 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.
Cole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vollan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cole manages to break the clinch.
Vollan tries to clinch
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
Cole lands the left hand.
Vollan has managed to clinch.
Vollan lands a shoulder strike.
Cole throws a punch but it's blocked by Vollan.
Vollan misses with a punch to the body.
Vollan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cole looks winded!
Vollan digs a right hand into Cole's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cole's gas tank.
Vollan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vollan lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vollan.
Vollan lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Adam Cole has been cut.
Cole misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vollan.
Vollan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right from Vollan.
Vollan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vollan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vollan is trying to push Cole away but Cole has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Vollan.
A shot in the inside from Vollan.
Vollan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vollan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vollan pushes Cole back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vollan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Vollan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vollan digs a right hand underneath Cole's ribcage. Cole let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cole takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vollan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vollan presses Cole against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vollan scores with a shoulder strike.
Vollan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Vollan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cole is rocked!
Vollan lands a left hand.
Cole is still on wobbly legs! Can Vollan finish him?
That has opened up Adam Cole's cut even more.
Vollan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vollan lands a body shot.
Vollan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Vollan.
Vollan creates a bit of distance for himself, with Cole pressed up against the cage and cracks Cole with a massive uppercut! Cole goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Vollan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Havardr Vollan!
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