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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Gray (ranked 25327 p4p, 6030 weight class) and Bong Ripper (ranked 235 p4p, 196 weight class). Ripper has chosen Day dreaming fazes by KOTTONMOUTHKINGS as his entrance music. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonah Gray!
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, Bong Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripper lands a big right hand that sends Gray crashing to the mat! Ripper stays standing though and waves Gray back to his feet!
 It looks like Jonah Gray has been cut.
Gray is holding his hands too far apart here. Ripper throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Gray is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bong Ripper!
A relieved looking Bong Ripper 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 Havelsack Gavalwack (ranked 25467 p4p, 4910 weight class) and Island Johnson (ranked 780 p4p, 570 weight class). Havelsack Gavalwack has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Havelsack Gavalwack!
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, Island Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Gavalwack counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a double jab
enabling Gavalwack to counter with a crisp jab.
Gavalwack blocks a jab.
Gavalwack really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Gavalwack counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Gavalwack counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gavalwack counters with a body kick.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Gavalwack counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Gavalwack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Island Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Gavalwack makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gavalwack defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Gavalwack throws a counter high kick but Johnson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavalwack.
Gavalwack thinks about countering with a head kick.
Johnson with a jab.
Gavalwack is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gavalwack was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Gavalwack looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Gavalwack counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses the body punch
letting Gavalwack counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gavalwack jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Gavalwack counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Gavalwack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Gavalwack counters with a left to the body.
Gavalwack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Gavalwack counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavalwack moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Gavalwack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Gavalwack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Gavalwack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gavalwack throws a counter high kick but Johnson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Gavalwack counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Gavalwack counter with a right hand.
Gavalwack is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gavalwack counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Gavalwack counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Gavalwack counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Gavalwack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Gavalwack counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gavalwack counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Gavalwack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Gavalwack makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gavalwack counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Gavalwack counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Gavalwack counters with a nice kick to the body.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws a hook but Gavalwack blocks it.
Gavalwack looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Gavalwack looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gavalwack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It appears Gavalwack was looking to counter with a kick there.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Gavalwack avoids it well.
Johnson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGavalwack.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gavalwack counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Havelsack Gavalwack dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Gavalwack counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gavalwack circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson throws a hook but Gavalwack blocks it.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gavalwack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Gavalwack counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Gavalwack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGavalwack.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Gavalwack counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson misses with a right hand
enabling Gavalwack to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gavalwack throws a quick counter head kick but Johnson was just out of range.
Johnson throws a body punch but Gavalwack moves out of range.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gavalwack counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Gavalwack counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Gavalwack does a little dance to reset his feet.
It appears Gavalwack was looking to counter with a kick there.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Gavalwack moves away and avoids it.
Gavalwack looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavalwack.
Gavalwack looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Gavalwack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gavalwack counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Gavalwack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Gavalwack counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Havelsack Gavalwack is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Gavalwack to counter with a crisp jab.
Gavalwack is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Gavalwack makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Gavalwack does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Gavalwack jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gavalwack thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gavalwack moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Gavalwack looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Gavalwack counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gavalwack slips under a jab.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Gavalwack counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gavalwack counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gavalwack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Gavalwack counter with a right hand.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Gavalwack counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Gavalwack counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Gavalwack makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnson really felt that one!
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Gavalwack counters with a left to the body.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Gavalwack avoids it well.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Johnson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gavalwack has got the better of the exchanges.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gavalwack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Island Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gavalwack feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Gavalwack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Gavalwack counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gavalwack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gavalwack blocks a jab.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Gavalwack counter with a right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johnson 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.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Gavalwack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gavalwack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Gavalwack counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Gavalwack counters with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Havelsack Gavalwack dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Gavalwack counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Gavalwack counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Gavalwack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Gavalwack counters with a leg kick.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Gavalwack avoids it well.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Gavalwack shakes it off.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Gavalwack counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Gavalwack is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Gavalwack counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Gavalwack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson throws a right hand that Gavalwack ducks under and follows up with a left that Gavalwack also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right hand that Gavalwack ducks under and follows up with a left that Gavalwack also avoids with ease.
Gavalwack throws a counter high kick but Johnson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gavalwack counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Gavalwack counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Gavalwack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Gavalwack avoids nicely.
Gavalwack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGavalwack.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Gavalwack slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGavalwack.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Gavalwack counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws the left hand but Gavalwack avoids the punch easily.
Gavalwack jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gavalwack counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Gavalwack counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Gavalwack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gavalwack counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gavalwack.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Gavalwack makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Gavalwack counters with a nice body kick.
Gavalwack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Gavalwack counter with a right hand.
Gavalwack avoids the body shot from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Gavalwack looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Gavalwack throws a counter high kick but Johnson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gavalwack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Gavalwack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Gavalwack counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gavalwack.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gavalwack counters with a left to the body.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gavalwack counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Gavalwack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gavalwack throws a counter high kick but Johnson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gavalwack counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Gavalwack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gavalwack circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Gavalwack counters with a left to the body.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Gavalwack thinks about countering with a head kick.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gavalwack feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Gavalwack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Island Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Havelsack Gavalwack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gavalwack 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 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Havelsack Gavalwack!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adracio Zalasat (ranked 25338 p4p, 5758 weight class) and Paulus Nainggolan (ranked 763 p4p, 664 weight class). Adracio Zalasat has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adracio Zalasat!
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, Paulus Nainggolan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nainggolan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zalasat moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zalasat works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Zalasat looking to sit in guard and control but Nainggolan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zalasat keeping moving, preventing Nainggolan from controlling successfully.
Zalasat has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Nainggolan postures up.
Nainggolan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zalasat is trying to control the position but Nainggolan postures up.
Zalasat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nainggolan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zalasat's head.
Nainggolan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zalasat keeping full guard, as Nainggolan tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nainggolan works over Zalasat with some ground and pound from guard.
Zalasat trying to control the position.
Nainggolan trying to control the position from guard on top but Zalasat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zalasat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nainggolan on the ground.
Nainggolan pushes down on Zalasat's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ground and pound from Nainggolan.
Zalasat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zalasat tries to get out of the position.
Zalasat is trying to stand.
Zalasat is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalasat keeping hold of Nainggolan's head, controlling as best he can.
Nainggolan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nainggolan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zalasat trying to hold on to Nainggolan's head to control him but Nainggolan postures up.
Nainggolan trying to pass the guard but Zalasat defending well.
Zalasat is trying to stand back up but Nainggolan is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan lands with a punch from half guard.
Nainggolan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zalasat!
Zalasat is bucking up trying to escape but Nainggolan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Zalasat tries to reverse the position but Nainggolan maintains control.
Nainggolan with the ground and pound from mount.
Nainggolan lands a big elbow.
Nainggolan raining down shots from the mount!
Nainggolan prevents Zalasat from getting the reversal.
Nainggolan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Zalasat can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Zalasat manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Zalasat is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nainggolan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zalasat wants to control but Nainggolan postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nainggolan trying to control the position but Zalasat is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Check out the look on Nainggolan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nainggolan is working Zalasat over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulus Nainggolan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zalasat shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nainggolan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nainggolan is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Zalasat jumps into side control!
Nainggolan wants to control but Zalasat postures up.
Zalasat tries to score with some ground and pound. Nainggolan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zalasat advances to mount.
Zalasat avoids the attempt from Nainggolan to control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nainggolan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nainggolan tries to reverse the position but Zalasat maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nainggolan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Nainggolan is desperately trying to improve his position but Zalasat has a good base and remains in mount.
Zalasat is working for a guillotine from mount but Nainggolan frees his head quite easily.
Nainggolan regains half guard.
Zalasat wants to stand up but Nainggolan manages to regain full guard.
Paulus Nainggolan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nainggolan is trying to keep Zalasat in close.
Nainggolan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zalasat defends it easily.
Zalasat stopping the sweep attempt from Nainggolan.
Zalasat trying to control the position from guard on top but Nainggolan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nainggolan trying to strike off his back.
Zalasat trying to control the position from guard on top but Nainggolan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nainggolan wants to sweep here but Zalasat controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zalasat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nainggolan somewhat.
Nainggolan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nainggolan fails to land the takedown.
Adracio Zalasat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulus Nainggolan.
Zalasat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zalasat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zalasat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paulus Nainggolan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nainggolan or perhaps it was just good defense by Zalasat, which made it look bad.
Zalasat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zalasat misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zalasat closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nainggolan to the mat! Nainggolan manages to get full guard.
Zalasat has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nainggolan is proving hard to escape from.
Nainggolan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zalasat manages to get himself to full guard.
Zalasat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zalasat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zalasat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nainggolan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nainggolan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nainggolan lands with a punch from half guard.
Zalasat is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adracio Zalasat dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Zalasat gets a takedown into half guard.
Zalasat seems to be looking for submissions.
Nainggolan has a hand on Zalasat's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Zalasat takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Nainggolan tries to lock up and control but Zalasat gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nainggolan is squirming around, avoiding Zalasat's attempts to control the action.
Nainggolan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nainggolan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nainggolan is looking to improve his position.
Zalasat trying to control from half guard but Nainggolan is working away.
Nainggolan gets back to full guard.
Zalasat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nainggolan looking for a triangle here. Zalasat is fighting it but it looks tight! Nainggolan pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Zalasat is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paulus Nainggolan!
Paulus Nainggolan 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Aahil Mohammad (ranked 3313 p4p, 3502 weight class) and Clayton Christenssen (ranked 456 p4p, 471 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aahil Mohammad!
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, Clayton Christenssen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christenssen lands a nice looking body shot.
Christenssen tries to sprawl but Mohammad drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mohammad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Christenssen defending well though.
Mohammad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mohammad content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mohammad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mohammad 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christenssen trying to hold on to Mohammad's head to control him but Mohammad postures up.
Mohammad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad thows a huge punch but Christenssen dodges it nicely.
Mohammad throwing shots but Christenssen is blocking nicely.
Mohammad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mohammad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mohammad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mohammad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Christenssen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mohammad is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mohammad connects with a nice short shot to Christenssen's temple.
Mohammad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mohammad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mohammad content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mohammad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mohammad working Christenssen over with strikes.
Mohammad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mohammad passes to full mount!
Mohammad with the ground and pound from mount.
Mohammad landing strikes from the mount.
 Christenssen is rocked!
 It looks like Clayton Christenssen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big strike lands for Mohammad! That's really hurt Christenssen and he's turned his back - Mohammad keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Mohammad jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aahil Mohammad!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baysangur Usamov (ranked 2011 p4p, 2839 weight class) and Faendaer Of Beleriand (ranked 292 p4p, 404 weight class). Baysangur Usamov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Baysangur Usamov!
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, Faendaer Of Beleriand!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Beleriand takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Usamov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Of Beleriand walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Of Beleriand is rocked!
Usamov throws a shot to the body.
Of Beleriand is still on wobbly legs! Can Usamov finish him?
Of Beleriand fails with the takedown
and Usamov counters with a nice right hand that sends Of Beleriand toppling to the canvas! Of Beleriand scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Usamov finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Beleriand throws a right hand that misses
and Usamov counters with a huge right that knocks Of Beleriand out cold! Usamov is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baysangur Usamov!
Our winner, Baysangur Usamov, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Penrose (ranked 2050 p4p, 2730 weight class) and Robert Rhodes (ranked 64 p4p, 92 weight class). Roger Penrose 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Penrose!
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, Robert Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rhodes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rhodes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Penrose misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rhodes.
It looks like Roger Penrose has been cut.
A big left from Penrose misses.
Rhodes lands the left hand.
Robert Rhodes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhodes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rhodes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penrose tried to counter with a leg kick but Rhodes avoided it.
Rhodes throws a sloppy head kick
and Penrose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Robert Rhodes has been cut.
Rhodes cracks Penrose with a right hand to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Rhodes scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penrose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Penrose misses the target.
Rhodes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penrose throwing a counter right hand but Rhodes manages to avoid it.
Penrose loads up on a big right hand but Rhodes slips the punch.
Rhodes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A bone on bone clash there as Penrose blocks the leg kick.
Penrose appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes tries to clinch up.
Penrose sends Rhodes crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Penrose is motioning to the referee to let Rhodes up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Penrose works Rhodes's body with a nice hook.
Rhodes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penrose is looking to counter punch.
Rhodes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rhodes cracks Penrose with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rhodes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penrose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Penrose explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rhodes looks winded!
Rhodes lands with a kick to the temple. Penrose shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Penrose throws a head kick that misses.
Rhodes throws a jab but it's blocked by Penrose.
Penrose gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Penrose misses.
Penrose lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rhodes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rhodes throws a series of punches but Penrose moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Penrose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penrose scores with a leg kick.
Rhodes lands an overhand right.
Rhodes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Penrose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penrose swings for the body but Rhodes moves out of range.
Penrose thuds his right hand into Rhodes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rhodes misses with the combination.
Penrose fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rhodes just manages to avoid it.
Rhodes lands the left hand.
Rhodes tries a head kick but it misses.
Rhodes closes the distance and clinches.
Penrose digs a right hand underneath Rhodes's ribcage. Rhodes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rhodes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rhodes has a couple of punches blocked by Penrose.
Penrose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rhodes misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penrose.
Rhodes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rhodes throws a head punch that misses.
Penrose effectively controlling the action here.
Penrose scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've been informed that Rhodes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rhodes misses with a knee to the head.
Rhodes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penrose pushes Rhodes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Robert Rhodes's cut even more.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rhodes.
Rhodes misses with a body punch.
Penrose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penrose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rhodes misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Rhodes.
Penrose swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Rhodes.
Penrose moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rhodes scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhodes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Penrose tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhodes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penrose lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penrose tries a head kick but it misses.
Rhodes tries to bum rush Penrose with a series of wild strikes but Penrose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rhodes slips under a jab.
Rhodes unleashes a big counter combination but Penrose bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Penrose swats away the attempt to clinch by Rhodes.
Penrose quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhodes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Penrose takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rhodes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Penrose had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Rhodes tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Rhodes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Penrose walks into a left hand.
Penrose walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rhodes.
Rhodes throws a series of strikes that have Penrose backpedaling.
Rhodes lands a left and a right that send Penrose crashing to the mat, dazed. Rhodes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Penrose is rocked!
Robert Rhodes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhodes feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Penrose collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Robert Rhodes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angus Graham (ranked 2201 p4p, 3757 weight class) and Thomas Chong (ranked 296 p4p, 479 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Angus Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Chong!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chong throws a leg kick
and Graham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chong lands a big head kick that sends Graham tumbling to the mat! Chong takes a step backwards and waves Graham back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Graham is rocked!
It looks like Angus Graham has been cut.
Graham feints and then cracks Chong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chong down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chong.
Nice shot by Chong.
Oh Graham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chong throws a sloppy head kick and Graham moves out of range easily.
Graham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick misses from Chong.
Graham is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Graham avoids the head kick by Chong.
Graham seems to have got his legs back now.
Chong misses with a head kick.
Graham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chong 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 Graham has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Graham and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Graham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Graham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Graham.
Graham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chong throws a head kick but Graham moves out of range.
Chong tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Graham darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chong is rocked!
Graham ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Chong out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angus Graham!
Post fight, an emotional Angus Graham said '" Firstly I'd like to thank my opponent for having the guts to give me a shot. Secondly to the organization I'd like to say, line the bastards up and don't think I'm slowing down because of this belt. I gotta go interviews make me angry."'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Spade (ranked 2285 p4p, 2279 weight class) and Sergio Sergius (ranked 330 p4p, 326 weight class). Spade comes to the cage accompanied by Ace of spades by Motorhead. Jack Spade 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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Jack Spade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sergio Sergius!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Spade misses.
Spade throws an off balance right hand
enabling Sergius to counter with a crisp jab.
Spade fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sergius throws out a counter right but Spade avoids it with no problem.
Sergius moves into the clinch.
Spade changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sergius fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sergius moves into the clinch.
Sergius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sergius crunches a lovely knee into Spade's ribcage.
Spade is breathing heavily.
Sergius slowing the pace effectively.
Sergius lands a hook that snaps the head of Spade backwards.
Sergius lands an elbow just above Spade 's eye.
It looks like Jack Spade has been cut.
Sergius lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sergius has Spade pushed against the cage.
Sergius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sergius lands an elbow that stopped Spade in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spade backwards.
Sergius lands an elbow inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sergius.
Sergius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spade is rocked!
Sergius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Sergius on the inside.
Oh Spade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spade is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sergius is defending well.
Spade seems to have got his legs back now.
We've been hearing reports that Spade has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Spade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Sergius.
Sergius creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Spade! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Sergius.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergio Sergius!
A less than humble Sergio Sergius misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Case (ranked 1218 p4p, 1399 weight class) and Big Nasty (ranked 40 p4p, 44 weight class). Nasty has chosen Nasty boyz entrance song as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justin Case!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Big Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Nasty misses.
Nasty moves into the clinch.
Nasty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nasty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Case connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nasty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Case to score with a decent uppercut.
Case throws a body punch but Nasty moves out of range.
Nasty lands with a cross.
It looks like Justin Case has been cut.
Case ducks under a wild hook from Nasty.
Nasty instigates a clinch.
Case misses with a knee to the head.
Nasty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Big Nasty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Case throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Case misses with a looping left.
Nasty unleashes a big counter combination but Case bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Case throws a body punch but Nasty moves out of range.
Nasty looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nasty swings widly with a right hand
and Case cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Case misses with a body shot.
Nasty fails to land with a series of punches.
Nasty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Case definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Nasty misses its intended target.
Case lands with an uppercut that bounces Nasty off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nasty misses with an uppercut. Case saw that one coming.
Case tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nasty was well out of range. Poor timing from Case.
Case is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nasty cracks Case with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nasty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Case thuds his right hand into Nasty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nasty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nasty darts in trying to clinch
and Case counters with a nice body shot.
Nasty leaves his chin hanging out and Case seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Nasty crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justin Case!
Justin Case retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Old Leg Tartakov (ranked 674 p4p, 1741 weight class) and Igor Blancho (ranked 99 p4p, 250 weight class). Igor Blancho has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Old Leg Tartakov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Old Leg Tartakov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Igor Blancho!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blancho clinches up with Tartakov and pushes him back against the cage.
Tartakov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blancho backwards.
Blancho taking a breather.
Tartakov misses with an elbow over the top.
Blancho wants to take the fight to the mat but Tartakov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tartakov.
It looks like Igor Blancho has been cut.
Tartakov lands an elbow just above Blancho 's eye.
Tartakov tightens his grip and picks Blancho up, before dumping him to the ground. Blancho manages to land in guard.
Blancho wants to stand and escape but Tartakov is having none of it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tartakov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blancho holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartakov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blancho lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tartakov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blancho trying to control but Tartakov is working from the bottom.
Blancho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blancho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
My spies in Elite Island Gym inform me that Blancho has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Blancho trying to control the position from guard on top but Tartakov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blancho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tartakov trying to keep a closed guard but Blancho is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blancho content to stall in guard here.
Blancho keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tartakov's head.
Blancho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blancho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tartakov looking for a sweep. Not yet Tartakov, not yet.
Tartakov keeping full guard, as Blancho tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tartakov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blancho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blancho won't allow Tartakov to sweep him here.
Blancho looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blancho shoots in for a takedown but Tartakov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blancho scores with a takedown into Tartakov's guard.
Blancho trying to control the position from guard on top but Tartakov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blancho is looking to pass into half guard but Tartakov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tartakov is in guard.
Blancho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blancho isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tartakov stacks Blancho on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tartakov!
Tartakov throwing strikes but Blancho manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Blancho working the head and body with strikes.
Blancho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tartakov keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Tartakov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blancho cracks Tartakov with a big elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Igor Blancho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Igor Blancho's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blancho swats away the attempt to clinch by Tartakov.
Tartakov takes the fight into the clinch.
Blancho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blancho tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blancho wants a takedown.
Tartakov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blancho.
Old Leg Tartakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Blancho.
Tartakov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blancho is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blancho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blancho is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blancho is looking for a takedown.
Blancho pulls guard.
Tartakov wants to control from the top but Blancho keeps moving.
Tartakov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blancho keeping full guard, as Tartakov tries to pass.
Tartakov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blancho's head.
Tartakov trying to control the position from guard on top but Blancho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blancho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tartakov is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov chips away with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blancho is on top in guard.
Igor Blancho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blancho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tartakov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blancho connects with a couple of short punches.
Blancho postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tartakov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Blancho, into his guard.
Blancho controls Tartakov momentarily but Tartakov frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blancho pulls Tartakov in close to prevent any damage.
Tartakov trying to control the position from guard on top but Blancho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tartakov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blancho's guard.
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.
Blancho controlling the position for now.
Blancho is looking to control Tartakov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blancho avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tartakov connects with a nice short shot to Blancho's temple.
Tartakov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blancho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tartakov pulls his head out easily.
Blancho misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blancho is trying to maintain the position but Tartakov is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Old Leg Tartakov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Igor Blancho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blancho with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tartakov counters with a straight right hand.
Igor Blancho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Tartakov.
Blancho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tartakov defends it nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tartakov or perhaps it was just good defense by Blancho, which made it look bad.
Blancho unleashes a big counter combination but Tartakov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tartakov doesn't manage to clinch there - Blancho circles away.
Tartakov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tartakov duly obliges.
Tartakov wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blancho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tartakov as he jumps to the side.
Old Leg Tartakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Blancho.
Blancho with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Tartakov counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartakov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blancho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tartakov wants to clinch.
Blancho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tartakov stuffs the takedown attempt from Blancho. Blancho gets slowly back to his feet.
Tartakov closes the distance and pushes Blancho back into the cage.
Blancho gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Tartakov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blancho is working away from the top position though.
Tartakov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blancho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blancho controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tartakov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blancho's guard.
Blancho is looking for a triangle here but Tartakov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Blancho gets back to half guard.
Tartakov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blancho is just riding it out for now. Tartakov eventually gives up the hold.
Tartakov prevents Blancho from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tartakov is stalling here. Blancho is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tartakov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Blancho has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Blancho takes a little break here. Tartakov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blancho tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blancho has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Old Leg Tartakov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Blancho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blancho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blancho manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tartakov on his heels. He'll look to pass Tartakov's guard now, I'm sure.
Blancho stays in close to Tartakov's body and controls the position.
Blancho wants to control from the top but Tartakov keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blancho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blancho tries to free his leg and advance position but Tartakov is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blancho scoring with some ground and pound.
Blancho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blancho throws a strike but Tartakov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blancho throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Blancho is trying to keep Tartakov in close.
Blancho trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Tartakov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blancho is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tartakov defends well.
Blancho wants to stand but Tartakov is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blancho controls Tartakov momentarily but Tartakov frees himself.
Tartakov wants to control from the top but Blancho keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tartakov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good leg kick by Tartakov.
Blancho tries for a takedown but Tartakov circles away easily
and Blancho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blancho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tartakov keeping moving, preventing Blancho from controlling successfully.
Blancho stands and throws Tartakov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blancho swings around for an armbar but Tartakov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Blancho's guard.
Blancho is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Blancho trying to keep a closed guard but Tartakov is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov works over Blancho with some ground and pound from guard.
Tartakov throwing strikes but missing.
Blancho tries to strike from the bottom.
Blancho is adopting a defensive guard.
Blancho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tartakov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tartakov postures up in Blancho's guard and throws a big left but Blancho blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Old Leg Tartakov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Igor Blancho's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blancho is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tartakov's half guard.
Blancho sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Blancho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blancho is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Blancho is trying to work for a kimura but Tartakov is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blancho lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartakov trying to control from the bottom.
Tartakov is refusing to be controlled, as Blancho sits in half guard.
Blancho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tartakov defending well though.
Blancho tries to pass to full mount but Tartakov defends it.
Tartakov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tartakov.
Blancho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Old Leg Tartakov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blancho tries to free his leg and advance position but Tartakov is retaining full guard.
Tartakov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blancho clinches with his opponent.
Tartakov misses with the head strike.
Blancho wants to take the fight to the mat but Tartakov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tartakov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blancho fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tartakov clinches.
Blancho has Tartakov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tartakov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blancho controlling the action here for a moment.
Blancho wants to take the fight to the mat but Tartakov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Old Leg Tartakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Blancho.
Blancho stops a takedown attempt from Tartakov.
Tartakov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blancho is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blancho tries for a takedown but Tartakov manages to get underhooks.
Tartakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tartakov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blancho.
Blancho is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blancho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tartakov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blancho's knee momentarily.
Tartakov lands a head shot.
Blancho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tartakov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick from Tartakov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tartakov closes the distance and pushes Blancho back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tartakov.
Blancho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tartakov prevents it.
Tartakov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Blancho clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Igor Blancho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blancho trying to control the hands but Tartakov won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Old Leg Tartakov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tartakov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 48:47
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 49:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Old Leg Tartakov!
Old Leg Tartakov retains his heavyweight title!
Old Leg Tartakov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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