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TR32: They Wanna Be Us So Bad PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moe Kolohe (ranked 4702 p4p, 6315 weight class) and Grandon Vozzy (ranked 562 p4p, 653 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Moe Kolohe!
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, Grandon Vozzy!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolohe gets tackled into the cage by Vozzy. Vozzy maintains the clinch.
Kolohe manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vozzy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kolohe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vozzy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kolohe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vozzy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vozzy throwing strikes but missing.
Vozzy looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vozzy stops Kolohe from standing up.
Vozzy 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.
Kolohe has his feet on Vozzy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kolohe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A good leg kick by Vozzy.
Moe Kolohe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vozzy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kolohe attempts a counter takedown but Vozzy avoids it well and moves away.
Vozzy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kolohe pinned against the cage. Kolohe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vozzy instigates a clinch.
Kolohe is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vozzy looking for a takedown.
Moe Kolohe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grandon Vozzy.
Vozzy pulls guard effortlessly.
Vozzy wants to sweep but no luck.
Vozzy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kolohe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kolohe postures up and lands a big shot to Vozzy's brow.
Kolohe chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolohe trying to control the position from guard on top but Vozzy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vozzy wants to sweep but no luck.
Kolohe trying to control but Vozzy is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vozzy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kolohe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vozzy's head.
Vozzy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kolohe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kolohe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kolohe wants to get up but he can't break Vozzy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kolohe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vozzy has momentary wrist control but Kolohe slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolohe trying to control the position from guard on top but Vozzy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vozzy is looking to stand up but Kolohe isn't so interested in that idea.
Kolohe is stalling in the full guard.
Kolohe trying to control but Vozzy is working from the bottom.
Vozzy is trying to keep Kolohe in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kolohe content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kolohe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Kolohe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vozzy shoots for a double leg takedown but Kolohe sprawls well. He's pushed Vozzy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kolohe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vozzy circles away.
Kolohe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kolohe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vozzy stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moe Kolohe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolohe fails to land the takedown.
Kolohe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolohe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vozzy.
Kolohe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vozzy fails with a takedown attempt.
Kolohe seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kolohe shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kolohe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kolohe wants it to stay on the feet.
Moe Kolohe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vozzy drives through and clinches with Kolohe against the cage.
Vozzy breaks the clinch.
Kolohe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vozzy counters by moving into the clinch.
Kolohe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vozzy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vozzy scores a nice knee to the body.
Vozzy breaks the clinch.
Kolohe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kolohe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vozzy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kolohe asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vozzy is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Kolohe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Vozzy's face as Kolohe controls the position.
Vozzy tries to bench press Kolohe off him but Kolohe keeps the position.
Kolohe lands a nice forearm strike.
Kolohe working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vozzy misses with a strike from the bottom.
Kolohe is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Vozzy looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kolohe gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Vozzy is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kolohe lets go of the hold and Vozzy can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Moe Kolohe!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damyan Rasmussen (ranked 25432 p4p, 4010 weight class) and DJ Perez (ranked 377 p4p, 242 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Damyan Rasmussen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Damyan Rasmussen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damyan Rasmussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, DJ Perez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasmussen dives in for a single leg takedown but Perez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Perez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perez pulls Rasmussen into guard.
Rasmussen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Perez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rasmussen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Perez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasmussen looking for a sweep. Not yet Rasmussen, not yet.
Perez pushing down on Rasmussen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rasmussen wants to control but Perez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen wants to improve his position but Perez is controlling well.
Rasmussen is defending against the submission attempts here by Perez.
Perez slows the pace down in half guard.
Perez wants to work for an arm triangle but Rasmussen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rasmussen keeping control of the position.
Rasmussen wants to sweep but Perez has passed to side control!
Rasmussen is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez tries to stand but Rasmussen is controlling his head.
Perez working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries for a kimura but Rasmussen is defending well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rasmussen is looking to reverse the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Rasmussen. No joy for Perez on that attempt.
Rasmussen fails with a takedown attempt.
Perez unleashes a big counter combination but Rasmussen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Perez connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez shoots in but no luck this time.
Rasmussen tries to counter with a takedown but Perez is quick to defend against it.
Rasmussen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damyan Rasmussen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasmussen tries to close the distance and clinch but Perez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perez moves into range and clinches up with Rasmussen.
Perez manages to pull guard.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Rasmussen from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rasmussen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rasmussen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Perez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rasmussen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perez is fending him off so far but Rasmussen persists. Nope, Perez circles away and we're back to standing.
Rasmussen is looking to clinch but Perez is avoiding it.
Perez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rasmussen connects with a single shot there.
Rasmussen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perez sprawls well. Perez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rasmussen gets slowly back to his feet.
Rasmussen slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Rasmussen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Perez with that takedown attempt.
Rasmussen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Perez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rasmussen is in Perez's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez wants to sweep here but Rasmussen controlling him for the moment.
Rasmussen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rasmussen clinches up with Perez and pushes him back against the cage.
Perez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rasmussen tries to score a body lock takedown but Perez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damyan Rasmussen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasmussen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Perez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rasmussen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rasmussen wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez keeping full guard, as Rasmussen tries to pass.
Perez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Perez has momentary wrist control but Rasmussen slips an elbow through the middle.
Perez can't keep his opponent in guard - Rasmussen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rasmussen seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Perez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Damyan Rasmussen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Grace (ranked 6503 p4p, 4875 weight class) and Vito Gambini (ranked 718 p4p, 587 weight class). Brandon Grace 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Grace!
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, Vito Gambini!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace has Gambini up against the cage in a clinch.
Gambini scores with a shot to the side of Grace's head.
Gambini tries to land knees in the clinch but Grace avoids the damage to the body.
Gambini is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gambini lands a body shot.
Grace prevents Gambini from breaking the clinch.
Gambini lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Gambini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grace jumps guard but Gambini turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Grace jumps guard but Gambini turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gambini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grace blocks it with crossed arms.
Gambini 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace wants to take the fight to the mat but Gambini manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Grace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gambini scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grace shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gambini pinned against the cage. Gambini gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambini drops Grace with a beautiful combination! Grace stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gambini is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Brandon Grace has been cut.
Grace moves into the clinch successfully.
Grace tries for a takedown but Gambini manages to get underhooks.
Grace tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grace is trying to pull guard but Gambini has him pressed against the cage.
Gambini lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grace or not.
Grace is trying to pull guard but Gambini has him pressed against the cage.
Gambini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grace avoids it.
Grace changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gambini fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grace gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grace tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gambini smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambini scores with a head kick. Grace tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grace gets a clinch.
Gambini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grace.
Gambini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grace is defending well for now.
Gambini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grace lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gambini unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grace is breathing heavily.
Grace jumps guard but Gambini turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gambini breaks the clinch.
Vito Gambini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Gambini.
Grace darts in and clinches Gambini up against the cage.
Gambini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gambini is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gambini is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Gambini.
Gambini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gambini using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gambini scores a nice knee to the body.
Gambini lands with a short shot to the head.
Gambini lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gambini has Grace pushed against the cage.
Gambini crunches a lovely knee into Grace's ribcage.
Gambini landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gambini lands a left hand.
Gambini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gambini breaks the clinch.
Grace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambini stalls.
Grace tries to score a body lock takedown but Gambini shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gambini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Grace takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gambini gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grace.
Grace is trying to maintain a safe position but Gambini gets an underhook and turns Grace into the cage.
Gambini wants to get back to striking at distance but Grace won't allow it.
Grace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gambini scores with a decent looking hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gambini.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Gambini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Grace's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gambini connects with a right that clearly hurt Grace. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Gambini proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Grace collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vito Gambini!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darren Dalton (ranked 3210 p4p, 6332 weight class) and Lucas Martinez (ranked 200 p4p, 316 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darren Dalton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton shoots in and drives through. Martinez sprawls well.
Dalton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martinez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dalton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dalton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Dalton.
Dalton misses with the combination.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dalton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton 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.
Dalton keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dalton is looking to cinch up a triangle. Martinez throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dalton's body to avoid the submission. Dalton has instead reached around Martinez's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dalton arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Darren Dalton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mun Soon (ranked 3908 p4p, 4349 weight class) and Kamarudeen Volkanovski (ranked 494 p4p, 539 weight class). Volkanovski has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Kamarudeen Volkanovski acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mun Soon!
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, Kamarudeen Volkanovski!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soon pushes Volkanovski up against the cage in a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Volkanovski has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Volkanovski throws a punch but it's blocked by Soon.
Volkanovski is trying to force a seperation but Soon has the dominant position.
Soon blocks an elbow strike from Volkanovski.
Soon is pressed up against the cage. Volkanovski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Soon down to the mat. Soon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Soon throws a hook to the side of Volkanovski's head but Volkanovski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soon gets a clinch.
Soon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Soon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Volkanovski up against the cage.
Volkanovski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soon walks away with a smile on his face. Volkanovski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soon moves into the clinch.
Soon effectively controlling the action here.
Volkanovski can't find room to land a body shot as Soon controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkanovski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Soon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mun Soon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamarudeen Volkanovski.
The referee is keeping an eye on Soon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Soon works on Volkanovski's body with a couple of short punches.
Volkanovski looks winded!
Volkanovski is trying to break the clinch but Soon is controlling him.
Soon pushes Volkanovski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soon is pushing Volkanovski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Volkanovski fails to pull guard.
Volkanovski can't get the takedown.
Soon is working Volkanovski over against the cage.
Come on Soon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski can't break the clinch.
Soon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Soon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Soon prevents the takedown attempt.
Volkanovski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Soon breaks the clinch.
Soon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Volkanovski.
Volkanovski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soon moves into the clinch.
Volkanovski wants to break free but Soon has control.
Soon taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Soon gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A bit of stalling here from Soon.
Soon effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mun Soon.
Volkanovski moves out of range as Soon strikes.
A jab from Soon finds it's way through Volkanovski's defenses.
 It looks like Kamarudeen Volkanovski has been cut.
Soon rushes Volkanovski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Volkanovski is trying to pull guard but Soon has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Soon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stalling in the clinch from Soon.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Soon for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Soon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Volkanovski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Soon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Volkanovski takes a shot to the head.
Soon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Volkanovski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Soon is looking to break free of the clinch but Volkanovski has double underhooks.
Soon is stalling here.
Soon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Volkanovski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soon presses Volkanovski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Soon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Soon controlling the action here for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mun Soon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kamarudeen Volkanovski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Soon drives through and clinches with Volkanovski against the cage.
Soon stalls.
Volkanovski tries to pull guard but Soon holds him up against the cage and eventually Volkanovski drops back down to his feet.
Volkanovski tries to break the clinch but Soon is controlling the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Soon.
Soon stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mun Soon.
The fight stays on the outside here - Volkanovski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Volkanovski momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkanovski wants to clinch.
Volkanovski throws a body shot but no joy.
Volkanovski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soon.
Soon clinches with his opponent.
Volkanovski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Soon to keep the fight standing.
Volkanovski is breathing heavily.
Volkanovski breaks from the clinch.
Soon moves into the clinch successfully.
Volkanovski prevents Soon from breaking the clinch.
Soon stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Soon.
Soon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Volkanovski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Volkanovski.
Mun Soon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamarudeen Volkanovski.
Soon rushes Volkanovski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Volkanovski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Soon controlling the action here for a moment.
Soon seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Soon cracks Volkanovski with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Soon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Soon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Soon'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.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Soon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Soon breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soon moves into the clinch.
Soon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkanovski can do to turn this around?
Soon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Volkanovski is trying to drag Soon to the mat but Soon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Soon manages to break the clinch.
Soon throws a jab when Volkanovski was well out of range.
Soon clinches up with Volkanovski and pushes him back against the cage.
Soon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Volkanovski backwards.
Volkanovski breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soon throws a shot from downtown. Volkanovski moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soon cracks Volkanovski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mun Soon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kamarudeen Volkanovski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Volkanovski looks to clinch
and Soon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soon tries to clinch there but Volkanovski circles away.
Soon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Volkanovski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Volkanovski misses with a kick to the body.
Soon drives through and clinches with Volkanovski against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Soon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Soon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Volkanovski tries to break the clinch but Soon is controlling the position.
Volkanovski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A frustrated look appears on Soon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Volkanovski is trying to push Soon away but Soon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soon moves out of range as Volkanovski throws a body kick.
Soon rushes Volkanovski and presses him up against the cage.
Volkanovski wants a takedown but no success here.
Soon manages to break the clinch.
Soon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soon moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Soon.
Soon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Soon lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Soon.
Soon breaks from the clinch.
Soon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Soon throws a shot from downtown. Volkanovski moves away and avoids it.
Mun Soon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soon darts in and clinches Volkanovski up against the cage.
Soon blocks an uppercut.
Soon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Volkanovski pulls guard effortlessly.
Volkanovski has a closed guard, preventing Soon from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soon trying to control the position from guard on top but Volkanovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soon wants to stand but Volkanovski is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Soon trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kamarudeen Volkanovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Volkanovski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soon but Soon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soon is looking to counter punch.
Soon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soon pushes Volkanovski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soon pushes Volkanovski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Volkanovski wants to get back to striking at distance but Soon won't allow it.
Kamarudeen Volkanovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mun Soon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soon, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mun Soon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zakaria Burch (ranked 3203 p4p, 6044 weight class) and Axl Rotten (ranked 109 p4p, 191 weight class). Rotten has chosen Diamonds aren't forever by- BRING ME THE HORIZON as his entrance music. Zakaria Burch has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300
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295
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Heavy handed |
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zakaria Burch!
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, Axl Rotten!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotten lands a jab to the head.
Burch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burch connects with a nice looking jab.
Rotten throws out a loose jab but Burch uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Burch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rotten.
Rotten drops Burch with a beautiful combination! Burch stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rotten is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burch just misses with a punch to the body.
Burch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burch. Rotten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rotten ducks under a wild hook from Burch.
Rotten throws a big shot that misses.
Rotten scores with a jab to the body.
Burch is breathing heavily.
Burch throws a shot from downtown. Rotten moves away and avoids it.
Burch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rotten looks to throw the jab but Burch is out of range.
Rotten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rotten lands a jab to Burch's midsection.
Burch ducks under a wild hook from Rotten.
Rotten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rotten moves into the clinch successfully.
Rotten tries to break free but Burch pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rotten fails to land.
Burch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rotten presses Burch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rotten tries to circle away but Burch has him pinned against the cage.
Burch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burch tries to work over Rotten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burch tries to work over Rotten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rotten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rotten lands with a straight right. Burch didn't see that one coming.
Rotten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burch.
Burch slips under a jab from Rotten.
Burch misses the shot to the body.
Burch swings for the body but Rotten moves out of range.
Burch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burch throws out a loose jab but Rotten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rotten drops Burch with a beautiful combination! Burch stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rotten is looking for the KO!
 Burch is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rotten throws a hook but Burch avoids it easily.
Oh Burch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rotten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burch.
Rotten misses with a looping left.
Burch seems to have got his legs back now.
Rotten connects with a right hand. Burch shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burch.
Rotten misses with a double jab.
Rotten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burch throws a shot from downtown. Rotten moves away and avoids it.
Burch scores with a jab.
Rotten looks to land a left hand but Burch moved out of range nicely.
Burch slips under a jab.
Rotten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rotten lands a lovely overhand right.
Burch swings for the body but Rotten moves out of range.
Rotten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rotten throws out the jab.
Burch closes the distance and pushes Rotten back into the cage.
Burch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rotten backwards.
Rotten misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rotten throws a poor cross that misses
and Burch counters with a nice uppercut.
Burch takes a swing at Rotten's ribcage but misses.
Burch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rotten moves away.
Burch swings for the body but Rotten moves out of range.
Burch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burch lands a jab to the nose.
Rotten connects with a body shot.
Rotten looks to land a left hand but Burch moved out of range nicely.
Burch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rotten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rotten scores with a hook to the body. Burch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burch lands a glancing blow to the side of Rotten's head.
Burch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Rotten.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burch moves out of range as Rotten strikes.
Rotten fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotten swings widly with a right hand
and Burch counters with a stiff right hand.
Rotten looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Burch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rotten throws out a loose jab but Burch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burch misses with a hook. Rotten ducked under it nicely.
Burch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zakaria Burch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burch clinches up with Rotten and pushes him back against the cage.
Rotten struggles to land a body shot inside as Burch controls his hands.
Burch displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rotten up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rotten.
Burch missing with knees to the body.
Burch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rotten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Axl Rotten dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rotten misses with a hook.
Rotten misses with a looping left.
Burch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Rotten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rotten throws a body punch but Burch moves out of range.
A big left from Rotten misses.
Burch moves into the clinch.
Burch looking to throw knees to the head but Rotten is blocking nicely.
Rotten is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rotten has a couple of punches blocked by Burch.
Burch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burch tries to land a knee to the head but Rotten blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burch presses Rotten against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rotten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rotten throws a head punch that misses.
Rotten throws a head punch that misses.
Rotten has a couple of punches blocked by Burch.
Burch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burch working Rotten over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rotten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rotten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burch.
Rotten misses with some punches.
Burch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rotten.
Burch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burch is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Burch moves into the clinch.
Rotten can't find room to land a body shot as Burch controls the action.
Burch breaks the clinch.
Rotten misses with a body punch
and Burch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rotten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burch slips a jab and a cross from Rotten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Burch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burch misses with a wild body shot.
Burch is looking to wear down Rotten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rotten gets tackled into the cage by Burch. Burch maintains the clinch.
Burch lands an uppercut.
Burch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rotten is defending well for now.
Rotten misses with a punch on the inside.
Rotten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rotten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zakaria Burch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burch blocking some punches.
Rotten throws a punch but it's blocked by Burch.
Burch presses Rotten against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rotten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Burch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rotten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Burch on the inside.
Rotten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burch avoiding damage.
Burch breaks from the clinch.
Burch misses with a body shot
and Rotten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rotten moves out of range of the strikes.
Burch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rotten.
Burch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rotten moves away.
Rotten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burch's head backwards.
Rotten loads up on a big right hand but Burch slips the punch.
Rotten lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Burch misses the shot to the body.
Rotten pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Burch back to the cage. Rotten follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rotten moves away from the strike by Burch.
Burch connects with a right hand. Rotten shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burch misses with a body shot
and Rotten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burch slips under a jab from Rotten.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rotten. Burch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rotten lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burch moves into the clinch.
Burch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Burch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rotten is trying to push Burch away but Burch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rotten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rotten.
Burch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Rotten fails to land.
Rotten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rotten throws a punch but it's blocked by Burch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burch.
Rotten lands a hook that snaps the head of Burch backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zakaria Burch dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Rotten as he connects with a hook.
Rotten misses the jab.
Rotten lands a jab.
Rotten slips a straight right by Burch.
Burch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rotten throws out the jab.
Burch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rotten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burch under the eye.
A jab from Burch finds it's way through Rotten's defenses.
Burch lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rotten. Burch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Burch - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Burch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rotten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burch connects with a single shot there.
Rotten goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rotten throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Burch colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Rotten as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Burch is left battered and dazed whilst Rotten and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axl Rotten!
A relieved looking Axl Rotten 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Oberlander (ranked 1930 p4p, 6293 weight class) and Tommy Walker (ranked 277 p4p, 705 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marko Oberlander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Walker!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oberlander, as that shot connected.
Oberlander misses the shot to the body.
Oberlander misses with a left hand
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Marko Oberlander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oberlander slips a straight right by Walker.
Oberlander misses with a left hand
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oberlander lands a big right hand that sends Walker crashing to the mat! Oberlander stays standing though and waves Walker back to his feet!
It looks like Tommy Walker has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oberlander lands the left hand.
Oberlander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oberlander loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
It seemed like Walker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oberlander throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oberlander throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Oberlander looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walker! But no joy.
Oberlander throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the body from Oberlander misses
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Walker moves out of range as Oberlander strikes.
Walker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberlander throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oberlander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oberlander tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oberlander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Oberlander throws an overhand right that drops Walker like a sack of potatoes! Oberlander dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Oberlander!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Berge (ranked 847 p4p, 1478 weight class) and Landau Aisland (ranked 113 p4p, 195 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tobias Berge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Landau Aisland!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berge gets a clinch.
Berge fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Berge definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short left from Aisland.
Berge jumps guard but Aisland stands there with Berge around his waist. Berge gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Aisland.
Aisland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aisland just misses with a punch to the body.
Berge tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aisland manages to circle out of the way.
Berge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aisland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aisland shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Aisland is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Berge tries to get to full guard but Aisland has control of the leg.
Berge looking for submissions off his back.
Berge is looking for a sweep. Aisland is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berge wants to control but Aisland is keeping busy.
Aisland passes the guard and advances to mount!
BOOM! Aisland connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Aisland looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Aisland has hold of Berge's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Berge manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Aisland scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Berge is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aisland jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Berge manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Aisland working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Aisland are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Aisland goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Berge rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Aisland's guard! Nice work there by Berge!
Berge will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Berge sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Berge wants to control from the top but Aisland keeps moving.
Aisland looking to control.
Aisland has his foot on Berge's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Berge works his way back into a safe position though.
Berge wants to pass the guard but Aisland is keeping the position.
Berge passes Aisland's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berge is working for a submission of some sort.
Berge is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aisland sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berge is trying to work for a kimura but Aisland is defending well.
Berge is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aisland sees it coming and defends easily.
Aisland trying to control but Berge postures up.
Berge is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aisland defends it well.
Berge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aisland keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Berge is working for a submission of some sort.
Aisland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've been informed that Aisland has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Aisland is pressing down on Berge's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Berge trying to control but Aisland is working from the bottom.
Berge is really struggling to control Aisland but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aisland wants to sweep but no luck.
Berge thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aisland controls Berge momentarily but Berge frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Landau Aisland dominated that round.
That's time! Berge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Berge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aisland.
As Aisland tries to get set, Berge tries to push him back and clinch up but Aisland manages to avoid the attempt.
Berge tries to clinch but Aisland moves out of range.
Berge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aisland drives through with a takedown into Berge's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Aisland has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Berge to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Aisland is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Berge pulls down on the head and he's put Aisland to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tobias Berge!
Tobias Berge retains his lightweight title!
Tobias Berge decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kil Bon Hwa (ranked 567 p4p, 1735 weight class) and Sanka Aisland (ranked 82 p4p, 233 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kil Bon Hwa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sanka Aisland!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aisland shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bon Hwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Bon Hwa as Aisland shoots in.
Bon Hwa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aisland throws a right hand that misses
and Bon Hwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanka Aisland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aisland throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bon Hwa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Aisland misses.
Bon Hwa connects with a body shot that sends Aisland's belly button to the back.
Aisland throws a lazy uppercut
and Bon Hwa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aisland throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bon Hwa's waist but Bon Hwa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aisland off to one side.
Kil Bon Hwa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sanka Aisland.
Aisland with a poor takedown
and Bon Hwa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aisland shoots in but no luck this time.
Bon Hwa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab from Bon Hwa.
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!
Aisland throws a combination that misses
and Bon Hwa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aisland looks winded!
Aisland takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Sanka Aisland has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon Hwa steps in with a hook that catches Aisland right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bon Hwa follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Aisland looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kil Bon Hwa!
Kil Bon Hwa retains his light heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Nakamura (ranked 1344 p4p, 727 weight class) and John Crosser (ranked 157 p4p, 89 weight class). John Crosser is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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, Kenji Nakamura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Crosser!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosser defending well as Nakamura loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Nakamura.
It looks like John Crosser has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crosser lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Nakamura definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crosser lands a left hand.
It looks like Kenji Nakamura has been cut.
Crosser with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crosser moves into the clinch.
Crosser stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crosser has Nakamura pressed against the cage, preventing Nakamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nakamura tries to break the clinch but Crosser is controlling the position.
Crosser looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crosser blocks a body shot from Nakamura.
Crosser stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crosser struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakamura controls his hands.
Crosser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crosser prevents Nakamura from breaking the clinch.
Nakamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nakamura lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura blocking some punches.
Nakamura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crosser crunches a lovely knee into Nakamura's ribcage.
Nakamura can't find room to land a body shot as Crosser controls the action.
Nakamura lands an uppercut.
Crosser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crosser tries a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Crosser fails to land.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crosser is looking to clinch.
Crosser has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crosser.
A short right from Crosser on the inside.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Nakamura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nakamura misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosser is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crosser is leaning against Nakamura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nakamura lands a hook that snaps the head of Crosser backwards.
Nakamura wants to get back to striking at distance but Crosser won't allow it.
Crosser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crosser throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Crosser tries to land a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Nakamura as the two fighters clinch.
Nakamura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nakamura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crosser swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosser looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Crosser lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakamura backwards.
Crosser misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura prevents a body shot from Crosser.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura tries to work over Crosser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crosser takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nakamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crosser throws a lazy right hand but Nakamura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakamura lands a head shot.
Nakamura cracks Crosser with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Crosser falls to his knees and Nakamura doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Nakamura!
Kenji Nakamura is the new featherweight champion!
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