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TR37: OMG, Back At It Again PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Baxter (ranked 25244 p4p, 5033 weight class) and Ping Lacson (ranked 599 p4p, 486 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight 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, James Baxter!
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, Ping Lacson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lacson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Baxter defends well and Lacson ends up having to push Baxter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lacson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baxter as he jumps to the side.
Baxter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baxter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 It looks like Ping Lacson has been cut.
Lacson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
James Baxter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ping Lacson.
Baxter rushes Lacson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baxter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lacson up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baxter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
 Lacson is rocked!
Baxter pushes Lacson against the cage. Baxter is working some dirty boxing. Baxter pushes off with a quick right hook! Lacson goes down! Lacson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Baxter moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Baxter!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy Fereirra (ranked 4788 p4p, 3873 weight class) and Jawph Ja Hari (ranked 161 p4p, 134 weight class). Jawph Ja Hari is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troy Fereirra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jawph Ja Hari!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fereirra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ja Hari throws a fast counter high kick but Fereirra manages to duck under it in time.
Fereirra tries to clinch there but Ja Hari circles away.
Ja Hari raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fereirra gets a double leg takedown into Ja Hari's guard.
Ja Hari wants to stand but Fereirra is controlling the position.
Fereirra looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ja Hari is looking to stand up but Fereirra isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ja Hari manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Fereirra wants to take the fight to the mat but Ja Hari manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ja Hari looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fereirra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fereirra keeps control of Ja Hari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fereirra can't get the takedown.
Fereirra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ja Hari manages to break the clinch.
Fereirra throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fereirra shoots for a takedown but Ja Hari saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Despite the aggression on Ja Hari's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Fereirra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fereirra is looking to clinch.
Ja Hari unleashes a big counter combination but Fereirra bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fereirra shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fereirra showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ja Hari kicks Fereirra off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fereirra shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ja Hari wants to get back to his feet but Fereirra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fereirra is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ja Hari is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fereirra is controlling him.
Fereirra is stalling in the full guard.
Ja Hari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fereirra seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ja Hari wants to stand but Fereirra is controlling the position.
Fereirra throws a big elbow that misses.
Ja Hari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fereirra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fereirra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fereirra won't allow Ja Hari to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fereirra takes the fight into the clinch.
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.
Ja Hari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fereirra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ja Hari counters with a stiff right hand.
Fereirra shoots in and bounces Ja Hari off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fereirra controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ja Hari is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fereirra is controlling him.
Fereirra content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Troy Fereirra will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ja Hari enables Fereirra to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ja Hari manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ja Hari wants to get back to his feet but Fereirra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fereirra stays in close to Ja Hari's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fereirra won't allow Ja Hari to get back to his feet.
Fereirra controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ja Hari is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Fereirra presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Ja Hari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ja Hari swats away the attempt to clinch by Fereirra.
Ja Hari is looking for the big counter here.
Fereirra throws a lazy uppercut
and Ja Hari counters with a one-two to the body.
Fereirra throws a right hand that Ja Hari ducks under and follows up with a left that Ja Hari also avoids with ease.
Ja Hari unleashes a big counter combination but Fereirra bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fereirra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Ja Hari to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Troy Fereirra has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fereirra throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ja Hari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fereirra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ja Hari counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fereirra has his takedown stuffed
and Ja Hari counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Fereirra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fereirra tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ja Hari counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fereirra fails with the takedown.
Ja Hari appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fereirra shoots in but Ja Hari avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jawph Ja Hari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ja Hari displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fereirra.
Fereirra darts in looking for a takedown but Ja Hari gets double underhooks and turns Fereirra into the cage.
Ja Hari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fereirra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ja Hari counters with a three punch combo that has Fereirra backing up. Fereirra nods at Ja Hari to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fereirra shoots and misses
and Ja Hari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fereirra with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ja Hari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fereirra has his takedown stuffed
and Ja Hari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fereirra falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ja Hari counters with a hugh head kick that removes Fereirra from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jawph Ja Hari!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Island Boy (ranked 4274 p4p, 3151 weight class) and Mun Soon (ranked 508 p4p, 390 weight class). Boy comes into the arena with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIWSEa5U9_U blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Boy!
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, Mun Soon!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Boy.
Soon misses with a double jab.
Boy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Soon dodges the punch combination from Boy.
Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Boy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soon swings for the body but Boy moves out of range.
Boy misses with an uppercut. Soon saw that one coming.
Soon swinging wildly here.
Boy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boy throws a looping overhand right but Soon ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soon throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Soon enables Boy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Soon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Boy stops Soon from standing up.
Boy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Soon wants to get back to his feet but Boy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boy cracks Soon with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soon throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Soon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Boy has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy lands an elbow.
Soon is trying to get back to half guard.
Boy gets to mount! Soon was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
You get the feeling that Soon really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Soon is trying to escape the mount.
Soon is trying to stand up.
Soon is in a horrible position here. Boy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Boy controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boy looking to control but Soon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Soon is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Boy.
Soon is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Boy landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy controlling from the full mount.
Boy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Soon really wants to buck Boy off and get back to his feet.
Boy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Boy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Soon trying desperately to get to his feet.
Boy working Soon over with strikes here.
Boy controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soon is looking to improve his position but Boy isn't that keen on the idea.
Boy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Boy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Soon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Soon is rocked!
A big strike lands for Boy! That's really hurt Soon and he's turned his back - Boy keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Boy jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Island Boy!
In his post fight interview, Island Boy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between DJ Perez (ranked 5346 p4p, 2696 weight class) and Darren Dalton (ranked 282 p4p, 164 weight class). DJ Perez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darren Dalton's chin.
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Brawler
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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 - 1, fighting out of The Island, DJ Perez!
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, Darren Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton throws a lazy head kick
and Perez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Perez letting Dalton take a breather here.
Dalton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez moves out of range of the body kick.
Perez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dalton is looking to regain half guard here but Perez keeps moving and retains side control.
Dalton sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dalton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton is trying to maintain the position but Perez is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perez lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Perez there.
Dalton moves into full guard.
Dalton pulls Perez in close to prevent any damage.
Dalton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perez manages to get himself to full guard.
Dalton looking to pass the guard.
Dalton drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Dalton as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Perez screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Dalton! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Darren Dalton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Texas Poontapa (ranked 3382 p4p, 4342 weight class) and Nicholas McDonald (ranked 420 p4p, 507 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Texas Poontapa!
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, Nicholas McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald fails to land with a series of punches.
Poontapa is looking to clinch but McDonald is avoiding it.
Poontapa wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
McDonald keeps the fight on the outside.
Poontapa just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Poontapa is predictable there
and McDonald counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald slips a jab and a cross from Poontapa.
McDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poontapa.
A jab from McDonald misses.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poontapa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poontapa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDonald looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Poontapa defending well as McDonald loads up on a big left hand.
McDonald wants to clinch
and Poontapa counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald looks to land a right hand but Poontapa moved out of range.
Poontapa throws a hook but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Poontapa.
McDonald is looking for the big counter here.
Poontapa fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDonald staying out of range there.
McDonald swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Texas Poontapa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald drops his hands momentarily and Poontapa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Poontapa lands with an uppercut that bounces McDonald off the cage and back into range.
Nice shot by Poontapa.
Poontapa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Poontapa scores with a nice head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Poontapa there.
Poontapa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McDonald momentarily.
McDonald throws a hook but Poontapa blocks it.
It looked like Poontapa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poontapa throws a body shot but no joy.
Poontapa scores with a sloppy right hand. McDonald should have avoided that one.
Poontapa keeps the fight on the outside.
Poontapa falls off balance throwing a combination
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonald moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by McDonald.
As Poontapa backs off McDonald throws a huge counter combo but Poontapa manages to avoid it all.
McDonald scores with a jab.
Poontapa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McDonald misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Poontapa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McDonald.
Poontapa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Poontapa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poontapa misses with a combination
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
Poontapa walks into a stiff left hand from McDonald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by McDonald.
It looks like Texas Poontapa has been cut.
Poontapa avoids the body shot from McDonald.
Poontapa throws a combination that misses
and McDonald counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDonald slips a jab from Poontapa.
McDonald is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Poontapa.
McDonald with a nice cross.
McDonald throws a hook to the side of Poontapa's head but Poontapa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poontapa is looking to counter punch.
McDonald throws a looping overhand right but Poontapa ducks down to avoid it.
McDonald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poontapa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poontapa misses with a body shot.
Poontapa cracks McDonald with a good jab.
Poontapa fails to land with a series of punches.
Poontapa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDonald misses with a hook.
Poontapa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDonald, pushing him back against the cage.
We've been informed that McDonald has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McDonald is pushing Poontapa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McDonald is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poontapa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonald tries to circle away but Poontapa has him pinned against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Texas Poontapa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Texas Poontapa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Poontapa thuds a left hand into McDonald's body.
McDonald slips a jab from Poontapa.
Poontapa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Poontapa slips the punch.
Poontapa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Poontapa drops McDonald with a beautiful combination! McDonald stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Poontapa is looking for the KO!
It looks like Nicholas McDonald has been cut.
Poontapa drives through and clinches with McDonald against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Poontapa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poontapa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poontapa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poontapa lands a shoulder strike.
Poontapa tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poontapa's elbow.
McDonald blocks a body shot from Poontapa.
McDonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from McDonald fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from McDonald.
Poontapa tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald tries a body shot but Poontapa blocks it.
McDonald has had enough of the clinch but Poontapa keeps him there for the moment.
Poontapa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poontapa throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonald.
Poontapa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poontapa lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Poontapa misses with some punches.
McDonald lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Poontapa.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Poontapa has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
Poontapa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poontapa has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
Poontapa misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
McDonald takes a shot to the head.
McDonald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald stalls.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poontapa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonald can do to turn this around?
Poontapa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poontapa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McDonald's efforts to push away.
Poontapa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDonald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Poontapa.
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!
Poontapa struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
McDonald dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Poontapa.
Poontapa throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonald.
Poontapa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poontapa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poontapa is working McDonald over against the cage.
Poontapa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poontapa misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Poontapa uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald scores with a shot to the side of Poontapa's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
Poontapa blocks a body shot from McDonald.
McDonald lands a left hand.
Poontapa swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald tries to work over Poontapa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body.
Poontapa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Poontapa.
Poontapa lands with a right to the head.
Poontapa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poontapa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonald is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poontapa can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
McDonald lands with a left to the head.
Poontapa misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonald lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McDonald.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poontapa swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poontapa lands a right hand.
McDonald lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Poontapa or not.
Texas Poontapa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McDonald lands a shot to the body.
McDonald can't break the clinch.
Poontapa effectively controlling the action here.
McDonald gets through Poontapa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poontapa tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
Poontapa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Texas Poontapa dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A big right from McDonald misses.
McDonald uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Poontapa has time to react.
Poontapa slips a straight right by McDonald.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poontapa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from McDonald.
Poontapa throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
Poontapa looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
Poontapa lands with a hook. McDonald tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poontapa misses with a combination
and McDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Texas Poontapa is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poontapa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poontapa tries to clinch
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poontapa throws a predictable looking body shot
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poontapa connects with a looping right hand.
Poontapa misses with a right hand
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Poontapa!
McDonald swings away with a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Poontapa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poontapa tries to clinch up
and McDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poontapa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald scores with a three punch combo!
Texas Poontapa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
A combination from Poontapa does no damage.
A left and a right from Poontapa both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDonald throws a right hand that Poontapa ducks under and follows up with a left that Poontapa also avoids with ease.
Poontapa checks a leg kick.
McDonald bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Poontapa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McDonald is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Poontapa like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Poontapa from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholas McDonald!
Texas Poontapa spoke after the fight, saying 'That guys a dick. I was supposed to be undefeated.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Feynman (ranked 2058 p4p, 2388 weight class) and Vadim Finkelstein (ranked 282 p4p, 327 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Feynman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vadim Finkelstein!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feynman cracks a nice hook into Finkelstein's ribs.
Feynman slaps away a takedown attempt from Finkelstein, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Feynman instigates a clinch.
Finkelstein takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Vadim Finkelstein has been cut.
Feynman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finkelsteins head.
Finkelstein drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Feynman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Feynman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Feynman.
A left hand lands to the body for Feynman.
Finkelstein looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Feynman as the two fighters clinch.
Feynman cracks Finkelstein with a nice body shot.
Feynman works on Finkelstein's body with a couple of short punches.
Feynman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Finkelstein's defenses.
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!
Feynman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Finkelstein is working for takedown but Feynman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Richard Feynman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Finkelstein.
Feynman lands an elbow inside.
Feynman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Feynman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkelstein is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Feynman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Feynman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Feynman lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Feynman on the inside.
Feynman lands a body shot.
Finkelstein looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Feynman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finkelstein backwards.
Feynman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finkelstein backwards.
Nice body punch from Feynman - that landed with a thud.
Feynman lands an elbow just above Finkelstein 's eye.
Feynman lands a vicious elbow to the side of Finkelstein's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Feynman tries to finish him with strikes but Finkelstein still seems able to defend himself so Feynman steps back and lets Finkelstein get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Finkelstein is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Feynman ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Finkelstein's jaw. Finkelstein's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Feynman does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Feynman!
A victorious Richard Feynman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Oberlander (ranked 1694 p4p, 1727 weight class) and Adu Akin (ranked 246 p4p, 250 weight class). Marko Oberlander 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 3 - 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adu Akin!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akin dodges the punch combination from Oberlander.
Marko Oberlander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oberlander throws a hook to the side of Akin's head but Akin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oberlander scores with a punch to the head.
Akin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oberlander.
A countering left hand to the body from Akin misses.
Oberlander moves away from the strike by Akin.
Oberlander definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oberlander cracks Akin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Oberlander has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Akin to stand back up!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oberlander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akin.
Oberlander closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Akin! Oberlander dives in looking to finish! Akin is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Oberlander!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Ruas (ranked 1822 p4p, 2359 weight class) and Banito Gianni (ranked 271 p4p, 330 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rickson Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Banito Gianni!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gianni is fending him off so far but Ruas persists. Nope, Gianni circles away and we're back to standing.
Gianni listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ruas misses with a takedown attempt
letting Gianni counter with a right hand.
It looks like Rickson Ruas has been cut.
Gianni moves into the clinch.
Gianni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gianni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruas is trying to pull guard but Gianni turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Ruas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gianni prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Gianni fails to land.
Ruas looking for a takedown.
Gianni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruas tries to pull guard but Gianni forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gianni.
Ruas wants the takedown. Gianni is fighting it off but Ruas persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gianni's guard against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gianni pulls Ruas in close to prevent any damage.
Ruas throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gianni keeping full guard, as Ruas tries to pass.
Gianni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gianni keeping moving, preventing Ruas from controlling successfully.
Ruas 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.
Ruas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ruas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gianni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ruas pushes down on Gianni's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ruas throwing shots but Gianni is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ruas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gianni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gianni felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ruas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ruas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ruas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ruas throwing shots but Gianni is blocking nicely.
Ruas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gianni can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ruas slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas is working for a kimura but Gianni is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gianni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
Ruas trying to control the action but Gianni is working from the bottom.
Ruas is trying to work for a kimura but Gianni is defending well.
Ruas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gianni defending well though.
Ruas looking for a submission but Gianni manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Ruas throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruas looking to sit in guard and control but Gianni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ruas is trying to keep Gianni in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Banito Gianni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rickson Ruas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A lazy left from Gianni finds it's target.
Gianni misses with a hook. Ruas ducked under it nicely.
Gianni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruas, pushing him back against the cage.
Gianni lands with a short shot to the head.
Gianni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruas tries for a takedown but Gianni manages to get underhooks.
Gianni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruas has picked Gianni up - he's going for a ride! Ruas dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ruas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gianni defending well though.
Ruas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruas has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gianni defend it? Ruas steps over the head and cranks it - Gianni is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ruas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rickson Ruas!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landau Aisland (ranked 1809 p4p, 1281 weight class) and Lesley Dancer (ranked 217 p4p, 171 weight class). Landau Aisland is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Landau Aisland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lesley Dancer!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dancer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dancer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dancer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Aisland sprawling to the canvas! Aisland rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dancer finish him?!
 Aisland is rocked!
Dancer scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Aisland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aisland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aisland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dancer manages to avoid it.
Dancer fakes the body blow, causing Aisland to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Aisland goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lesley Dancer!
Lesley Dancer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Crosser (ranked 1109 p4p, 2466 weight class) and Niles Standish (ranked 128 p4p, 256 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Crosser!
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, Niles Standish!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Standish fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crosser, pushing him back against the cage.
Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crosser throws a body shot but no joy.
Crosser keeps the fight on the outside.
Crosser instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crosser.
Nice body punch from Crosser.
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crosser throws a hook to the side of Standish's head but Standish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crosser throws a lazy right hand but Standish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Standish wants to clinch
and Crosser counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Standish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crosser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crosser tries a knee to the head but Standish blocks it.
Crosser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crosser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crosser swings for the body but Standish moves out of range.
Standish wants to counter the offense by Crosser and move into the clinch position.
Standish gets tackled into the cage by Crosser. Crosser maintains the clinch.
Crosser lands a left hand that snaps the head of Standish backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crosser.
Standish's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Standish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crosser lands a left hand.
Standish tries to pull guard but Crosser holds him up against the cage and eventually Standish drops back down to his feet.
Standish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Standish is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crosser to keep the fight standing.
Crosser softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Standish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crosser lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Standish misses with some punches.
Crosser working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crosser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crosser lands a shot to the body.
Standish jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crosser walks away with a smile on his face. Standish gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
John Crosser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niles Standish.
Standish looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Standish gets tackled into the cage by Crosser. Crosser maintains the clinch.
Crosser pressing his opponent against the cage.
Crosser landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosser lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Standish is trying to pull guard but Crosser has him pressed against the cage.
Crosser looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Crosser blocking some punches.
Crosser connects with a nasty looking knee right to Standish's face.
A short right from Crosser.
Crosser throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Standish.
Crosser gets through Standish's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crosser is leaning against Standish and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crosser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crosser lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crosser has taken the fight to the clinch.
Standish misses with a body punch.
Crosser stalling.
Crosser crunches a lovely knee into Standish's ribcage.
Standish misses with a body punch.
Crosser stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Standish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Standish is trying to pull guard but Crosser turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standish takes a shot to the head.
Standish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crosser breaks the clinch.
Crosser rushes Standish and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crosser lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crosser.
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Crosser. That snapped Standish's head back.
Standish is rocked!
Crosser clinches up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Crosser as the two fighters clinch.
Crosser scores with a hook to the body.
Crosser lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Standish.
Crosser lands a knee to 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 lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crosser lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crosser lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crosser.
Crosser lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Standish backwards.
Standish misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crosser lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Standish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crosser fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Standish, pushing him back against the cage.
Crosser stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Crosser - that landed with a thud.
Crosser working Standish over with knees to the body.
Crosser manages to break the clinch.
Crosser circles away from the clinch attempt.
Standish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crosser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crosser takes the fight into the clinch.
Standish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crosser lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Standish backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Crosser.
Good body shot from Crosser.
Crosser lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Crosser.
Crosser makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Crosser dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crosser clinches up with Standish and pushes him back against the cage.
Standish fails to pull guard.
Crosser digs a right hand underneath Standish's ribcage. Standish let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crosser.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crosser.
Crosser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crosser clinches up with Standish and pushes him back against the cage.
Crosser lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Crosser on the inside.
A hook to the body from Crosser.
Crosser working Standish over with knees to the body.
Crosser lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crosser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crosser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Standish manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crosser clinches.
Standish is breathing heavily.
Crosser is working Standish over against the cage.
Crosser lands with a short shot to the head.
Crosser working Standish over with knees to the body.
Crosser lands a hook that snaps the head of Standish backwards.
Crosser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Standish can do to turn this around?
A knee to the head by Crosser.
Standish is still on wobbly legs! Can Crosser finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosser working the clinch nicely. Standish is working for position but Crosser cracks him with a big knee to the head! Standish crumples up against the cage and Crosser lands two more shots before the ref can save Standish! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). John Crosser!
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