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VFC 59 Cole vs Fish PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dokk Strassi (ranked 5158 p4p, 3584 weight class) and Paul Welch (ranked 536 p4p, 430 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 welterweight 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, Dokk Strassi!
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, Paul Welch!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Strassi under the eye.
Strassi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Strassi checks a leg kick.
Strassi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Welch's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Welch's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Strassi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Welch counters by clinching up.
Strassi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Welch gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Strassi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Strassi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Welch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Welch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strassi backwards.
Strassi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Welch to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dokk Strassi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strassi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Welch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Welch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Strassi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short uppercut from Welch.
Welch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strassis head.
Strassi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Strassi has a couple of punches blocked by Welch.
A short uppercut from Welch.
Strassi wants to break free but Welch has control.
Welch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Welch.
Welch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Welch lands a nice shot to the body.
Welch lands a hook that snaps the head of Strassi backwards.
Strassi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Welch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Strassi managing to block the knees to the body from Welch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Welch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Welch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Welch managing to block the knees to the body from Strassi.
Strassi manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Strassi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Welch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Strassi doesn't seem phased though.
Welch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Welch moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Welch.
Strassi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Welch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Welch lands a left hand.
Welch lands a nice uppercut.
Welch lands a right hand.
Welch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strassi backwards.
Welch lands with a short shot to the head.
Welch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
 Strassi is rocked!
Strassi'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.
Strassi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strassi drops his hands momentarily and Welch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch lands a big right hand that sends Strassi crashing to the mat! Welch stays standing though and waves Strassi back to his feet!
Oh Strassi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Welch throws a chopping leg kick but Strassi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Welch fakes the body blow, causing Strassi to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Strassi goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Welch!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Varrio Vincentes (ranked 3506 p4p, 6159 weight class) and Paulus Nainggolan (ranked 439 p4p, 627 weight class). Varrio Vincentes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paulus Nainggolan's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Varrio Vincentes!
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, Paulus Nainggolan!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nainggolan fails with a takedown attempt.
Nainggolan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vincentes is trying to get back to half guard.
Nainggolan takes a little break here. Vincentes wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Vincentes is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vincentes is trying to escape the position but Nainggolan is controlling the position.
Vincentes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nainggolan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vincentes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nainggolan taking a breather here.
Nainggolan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nainggolan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nainggolan is working to tighten his grip on Vincentes's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Vincentes has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Nainggolan is really squeezing tight and eventually Vincentes passes out! Nainggolan breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paulus Nainggolan!
During a confident post fight interview, Paulus Nainggolan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Trickle (ranked 3266 p4p, 4282 weight class) and Jonathan Horn (ranked 111 p4p, 145 weight class). Trickle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Boom boom out goes the lights by TED NUGENT. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Trickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonathan Horn!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Horn.
Horn misses the shot to the body.
Horn blocks a head kick by Trickle.
Horn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Horn missing with a left hand there. Trickle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trickle is looking to counter punch.
Horn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horn just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTrickle.
Horn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trickle lands with an overhand left.
Horn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trickle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trickle is looking to counter punch.
Trickle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Horn.
Horn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horn misses with a wild combination.
Trickle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn scores with a punch to the head.
Horn fails to land with a series of punches.
Jonathan Horn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Horn does no damage.
Horn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Trickle lands with a straight right. Horn didn't see that one coming.
Horn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trickle at a distance.
Trickle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horn.
Trickle looks to land a left hand but Horn moved out of range nicely.
Trickle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trickle is breathing heavily.
Trickle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horn plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Trickle to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Trickle just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jonathan Horn!
During a confident post fight interview, Jonathan Horn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Narloch (ranked 2910 p4p, 3166 weight class) and Kyree Suder (ranked 383 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leandro Narloch!
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, Kyree Suder!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Narloch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Suder somewhat.
Suder gets the takedown into side control.
Narloch throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Suder doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Narloch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Narloch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Narloch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kyree Suder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suder with a poor takedown
and Narloch counters with a nice right hand that sends Suder toppling to the canvas! Suder scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Narloch finish him?!
Leandro Narloch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyree Suder.
Suder with a poor takedown
and Narloch counters with a huge left! Suder is in big trouble! He's backing up but Narloch isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Suder from any more damage. A dominating finish by Narloch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leandro Narloch!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ace Spade (ranked 3551 p4p, 3066 weight class) and Eli Vieira (ranked 442 p4p, 404 weight class). Spade comes into the arena with P-town Ballers by KINGCLICK blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ace Spade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eli Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira fails with the takedown
and Spade counters with a stiff right hand.
Spade scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vieira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spade.
Vieira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vieira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spade counters with a big right hand! Oh Vieira is in trouble here! Spade follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ace Spade!
Ace Spade thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Son Islander (ranked 1665 p4p, 2770 weight class) and Aki Muhammad (ranked 98 p4p, 159 weight class). Son Islander had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Son Islander!
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, Aki Muhammad!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Islander moves into the clinch successfully.
Muhammad takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Muhammad.
Muhammad has a couple of punches blocked by Islander.
Muhammad lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Muhammad.
Muhammad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muhammad cracks Islander with a nice body shot.
Muhammad stalling in the clinch but Islander improves position.
Muhammad lands an uppercut.
Muhammad lands with a right to the head.
Muhammad scores with a shoulder strike.
Islander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muhammad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Muhammad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Islander scores with a shot to the side of Muhammad's head.
Islander definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Muhammad misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muhammad.
Nice body punch from Muhammad - that landed with a thud.
Muhammad tries a body shot but Islander blocks it.
Islander tries to work over Muhammad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muhammad lands with a right to the head.
Muhammad blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Islander throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Muhammad pushes Islander back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Islander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muhammad backwards.
Muhammad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Islander is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muhammad is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muhammad.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muhammad.
Islander tries to work over Muhammad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muhammad lands with a right to the head.
Muhammad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muhammad blocks a body shot from Islander.
Islander misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Muhammad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Muhammad on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Muhammad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Islander tries to throw a body punch but Muhammad avoids it by throwing Islander back against the cage.
Muhammad lands a left hand.
Islander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Islander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muhammad lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Muhammad.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muhammad.
Islander is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Muhammad.
Islander takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Son Islander has been cut.
Islander's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muhammad.
Muhammad misses with a punch to the body.
Muhammad is leaning against Islander and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muhammad gets through Islander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Islander is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Muhammad lands a left hand.
Muhammad blocks a body shot from Islander.
Muhammad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muhammad blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Islander backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Muhammad.
Muhammad lands an uppercut.
Muhammad tries to work over Islander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muhammad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Islander can't find room to land a body shot as Muhammad controls the action.
Muhammad is leaning against Islander and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muhammad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Islander backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muhammad.
Muhammad lands with a short shot to the head.
Islander looking to stall.
Muhammad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muhammad breaks from the clinch.
Muhammad clinches with his opponent.
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!
Islander working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Muhammad.
Muhammad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muhammad struggles to land a body shot inside as Islander controls his hands.
Muhammad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muhammad.
A short left from Muhammad.
Islander struggles to land a body shot inside as Muhammad controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Muhammad.
Muhammad misses with a body punch.
Muhammad lands a body punch.
Muhammad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muhammad presses Islander against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Muhammad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Islander or not.
Muhammad presses Islander against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Muhammad.
A nice left hand lands by Muhammad.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Muhammad lands a left hand.
Muhammad lands a shoulder strike.
Muhammad presses Islander against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Muhammad.
Muhammad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Muhammad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Islander or not.
Muhammad is working Islander over against the cage.
Muhammad lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Muhammad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Son Islander's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Muhammad misses.
Muhammad swats away the attempt to clinch by Islander.
Islander ducks under a wild hook from Muhammad.
Muhammad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Islander misses with a looping left.
Islander drops his hands momentarily and Muhammad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Islander tries to close the distance and clinch but Muhammad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Islander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muhammad.
Islander clinches with his opponent.
Islander is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muhammad is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhammad struggles to land a body shot inside as Islander controls his hands.
Islander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muhammad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muhammad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Muhammad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad scores with a shot to the side of Islander's head.
Muhammad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Islander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muhammad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Islander is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Islander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muhammad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Islander's elbow.
Islander can't find room to land a body shot as Muhammad controls the action.
Muhammad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muhammad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aki Muhammad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muhammad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muhammad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Islander takes a shot to the head.
Islander lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Islander misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Muhammad as the two fighters clinch.
Muhammad struggles to land a body shot inside as Islander controls his hands.
Muhammad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muhammad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Islander backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muhammad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muhammad lands a body shot.
Muhammad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muhammad lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muhammad.
Islander is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Muhammad.
Oh Islander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Muhammad scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Muhammad.
Muhammad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Islander backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Muhammad.
Islander working aggressively here.
Muhammad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Muhammad.
Muhammad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muhammad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muhammad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Muhammad.
Muhammad lands a hook that snaps the head of Islander backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muhammad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Muhammad.
Muhammad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muhammad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muhammad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Muhammad lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muhammad.
Muhammad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muhammad lands a shot to the body.
Muhammad gets through Islander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muhammad dips a shoulder and cracks Islander with a mighty uppercut! Islander falls back against the cage and Muhammad unloads with a barrage of strikes! Islander is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Muhammad screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aki Muhammad!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Morton Masters (ranked 1638 p4p, 3766 weight class) and Keiron Murillo (ranked 239 p4p, 474 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, Morton Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keiron Murillo!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Masters as he connects with a hook.
Nice cross by Masters.
Jab, jab by Masters - just one landing.
No luck for Murillo with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Masters was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Murillo takes one on the button.
Masters slaps away a takedown attempt from Murillo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters lunges at Murillo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murillo's hand.
Murillo fails to land the takedown.
Morton Masters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiron Murillo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo shoots for a double leg takedown but Masters sprawls well. He's pushed Murillo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Murillo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Masters counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keiron Murillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Masters lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murillo doesn't seem phased though.
Murillo misses with a takedown attempt - Masters sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murillo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Masters sprawls well. Masters wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murillo gets slowly back to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Masters on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters connects with a looping right hand.
Murillo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murillo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Masters rushes Murillo with punches - Murillo moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Murillo goes down! Masters follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morton Masters!
Morton Masters thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sensai Kuragi (ranked 1915 p4p, 2140 weight class) and Jim Melamed (ranked 272 p4p, 296 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sensai Kuragi!
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, Jim Melamed!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melamed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Kuragi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Melamed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Melamed looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kuragi has picked Melamed up and slammed him! Melamed can't keep hold of the triangle and Kuragi manages to pass to side control!
Kuragi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Melamed, who protects the arm well.
Kuragi is looking to take a break and control but Melamed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Melamed trying to remain calm as Kuragi controls from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melamed is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kuragi off and has taken his back!
Kuragi needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Melamed is hanging on to Kuragi's back as he tries to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuragi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Melamed's guard. Nice work there by Kuragi.
Kuragi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuragi 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.
Kuragi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Melamed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kuragi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melamed is trying to keep Kuragi in close.
Melamed wants to sweep here but Kuragi controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melamed is trying to control the position but Kuragi postures up.
Kuragi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Melamed wants to sweep but no luck.
Kuragi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Melamed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Melamed trying to strike off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kuragi drops back looking for a leg! Melamed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Melamed manages to kick Kuragi off! Kuragi jumps back into Melamed's guard.
Kuragi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melamed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Melamed doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuragi circles away.
Melamed fails with a takedown attempt.
Melamed is looking to slow Kuragi down with leg kicks.
Melamed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuragi moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melamed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melamed lands a nice looking body kick.
Melamed lands a high kick!
Kuragi shoots in but Melamed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Melamed instigates a clinch.
Kuragi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kuragi gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melamed tries to roll over but Kuragi keeps him under control.
Kuragi seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuragi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Melamed sees it coming and defends easily.
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 Sensai Kuragi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Melamed tries to bum rush Kuragi with a series of wild strikes but Kuragi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuragi feinted with a counter takedown.
Melamed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuragi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kuragi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Melamed tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuragi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuragi tries to counter with a takedown but Melamed is quick to defend against it.
Melamed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Melamed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kuragi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kuragi passes Melamed's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kuragi seems to be looking for submissions.
Kuragi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kuragi is looking for a kimura here.
Kuragi is working for a kimura but Melamed is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuragi wants to work for an arm triangle but Melamed is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kuragi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kuragi wants to control but Melamed is keeping him busy.
Melamed is looking to control Kuragi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Melamed avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuragi wants to work for an arm triangle but Melamed is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kuragi is working for a submission of some sort.
Melamed pushes Kuragi off looking to stand but Kuragi dives back in and keeps control.
Kuragi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Melamed defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melamed trying to hold on to Kuragi's head to control him but Kuragi postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuragi seems to be working for a kimura but Melamed defends the submission attempt.
Kuragi 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.
Kuragi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Melamed is trying to maintain the position but Kuragi is very close to passing his half guard.
Kuragi trying to mount his opponent but Melamed defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kuragi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Melamed has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kuragi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kuragi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kuragi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Melamed!
Melamed keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kuragi tries to control but Melamed wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sensai Kuragi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Melamed closes the distance and clinches up with Kuragi, looking for a takedown. Melamed pushes Kuragi against the cage but Kuragi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sensai Kuragi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Melamed misses with a combination
and Kuragi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kuragi.
Kuragi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Melamed controls Kuragi momentarily but Kuragi frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuragi content to stall in guard here.
Melamed looking for a guillotine here but Kuragi defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melamed looking to control.
Sensai Kuragi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuragi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kuragi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kuragi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Melamed fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuragi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Melamed manages to circle out of the way.
Kuragi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Melamed. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Melamed shoots in for a double leg but Kuragi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kuragi tries to counter by clinching up but Melamed breaks away and moves out of range.
Sensai Kuragi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Melamed.
Melamed throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Melamed stuffs the takedown.
A nice leg kick from Melamed, right into the meat of the thigh.
Melamed throws a lazy body kick
and Kuragi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kuragi.
Kuragi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kuragi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melamed is trying to keep Kuragi in close.
Kuragi 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.
Melamed can't keep his opponent in guard - Kuragi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kuragi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melamed can do to turn this around?
Kuragi content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Melamed trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kuragi keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Melamed.
Jim Melamed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuragi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sensai Kuragi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kuragi, 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sensai Kuragi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liko Dares (ranked 1532 p4p, 1949 weight class) and Werner Heisenberg (ranked 205 p4p, 251 weight class). Dares comes to the cage accompanied by I Saw the Sign. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liko Dares!
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, Werner Heisenberg!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heisenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dares manages to avoid it.
Dares throws a leg kick which misses Heisenberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Heisenberg tries to avoid it.
Heisenberg has closed the distance and engaged Dares in a clinch.
Dares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dares utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dares lands a nice knee to the body.
Dares landing knees to the head.
Dares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dares slips a straight right by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg moves out of range of the leg kick from Dares.
Dares looks to land a body kick but Heisenberg moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heisenberg! But no joy.
Dares throws a front kick aimed at Heisenberg's knee but Heisenberg avoids it well.
Dares throws a low kick but Heisenberg avoids it.
Dares throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liko Dares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Heisenberg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Heisenberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dares doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick lands from Dares.
Dares gets tackled into the cage by Heisenberg. Heisenberg maintains the clinch.
Heisenberg tries to throw a body punch but Dares avoids it by throwing Heisenberg back against the cage.
Dares misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heisenberg.
Dares prevents a body shot from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg misses with a knee strike.
Heisenberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Heisenberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Dares controls his hands.
Heisenberg scores with a knee to the head.
Heisenberg misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dares.
Dares misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heisenberg.
Dares looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dares connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heisenberg's face.
 It looks like Werner Heisenberg has been cut.
Heisenberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dares misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heisenberg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heisenberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heisenberg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dares is trying to stall.
Heisenberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dares tries to land a knee to the head but Heisenberg blocks with his arms.
Heisenberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dares with a knee to the head.
Heisenberg misses with some punches.
Dares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heisenberg lands a left hand.
Heisenberg avoiding damage as Dares throws knees to the body.
Heisenberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Dares.
Heisenberg misses with a knee to the head.
Heisenberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dares.
Dares wants to stall.
Dares with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Heisenberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dares.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dares's elbow.
Dares pressing his opponent against the cage.
Heisenberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dares tries a knee to the head but Heisenberg blocks it.
Heisenberg tries a knee to the head but Dares blocks it.
Heisenberg managing to block the knees to the body from Dares.
A short body shot lands from Heisenberg as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dares.
Dares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heisenberg is defending well for now.
Heisenberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dares looking to slow down the pace here.
Dares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heisenberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dares's face.
Heisenberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dares blocks it with crossed arms.
Heisenberg lands a shoulder strike.
Dares managing to block the knees to the body from Heisenberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dares is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dares working hard to break the clinch.
Heisenberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dares putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heisenberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heisenberg scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heisenberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heisenberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heisenberg presses Dares against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dares with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Heisenberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heisenberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heisenberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heisenberg trying to land knees to the body.
Dares misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heisenberg.
Dares using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dares is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Heisenberg looks winded!
Heisenberg misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Werner Heisenberg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Werner Heisenberg's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dares looks for the body kick but Heisenberg saw that one coming.
Dares throws a head kick that misses.
Dares throws a leg kick but Heisenberg moved away.
Heisenberg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Dares misses
and Heisenberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Dares misses with a head kick.
Heisenberg misses with a right hand
and Dares counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heisenberg is looking to clinch but Dares is avoiding it.
Dares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dares throws a head kick but Heisenberg moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heisenberg misses with an uppercut. Dares saw that one coming.
Heisenberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dares went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dares shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dares moves away from the strike by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dares makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dares lands a nice looking body kick.
Heisenberg wants to clinch up but Dares keeps it at a distance.
Dares throws a leg kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Heisenberg counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Dares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dares moves into the clinch successfully.
Dares landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Heisenberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dares working Heisenberg over with knees to the body.
Heisenberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Dares avoids the damage to the body.
Heisenberg managing to block the knees to the body from Dares.
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!
Heisenberg tries a body shot but Dares blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Heisenberg fails to land.
Heisenberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heisenberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heisenberg tries to throw a body punch but Dares avoids it by throwing Heisenberg back against the cage.
Dares tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heisenberg avoids it.
Heisenberg lands with a right to the head.
Dares missing with knees to the body.
Dares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dares scores with a spinning back kick!
Heisenberg misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dares finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dares throws a leg kick but Heisenberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dares is looking to score with low kicks.
Good work by Heisenberg as he checks the leg kick.
Dares tries a head kick but it misses.
Heisenberg throws a jab when Dares was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Heisenberg misses
and Dares counters with a thumping low kick.
Heisenberg tries to clinch but Dares moves out of range.
Dares goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dares ducks under a wild hook from Heisenberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dares misses with a leg kick
and Heisenberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dares.
Dares connects with a leg kick.
Heisenberg takes a swing at Dares's ribcage but misses.
Dares looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Heisenberg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dares throws a sloppy head kick and Heisenberg moves out of range easily.
Heisenberg throws a jab when Dares was well out of range.
Heisenberg checks a leg kick.
Dares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heisenberg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liko Dares dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Werner Heisenberg's cut.
That's time! Dares's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dares throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Heisenberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dares was well out of range. Poor timing from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters circling a little - Dares finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dares throws a front kick aimed at Heisenberg's knee but Heisenberg avoids it well.
Dares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heisenberg.
Dares slips a straight right by Heisenberg.
Dares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heisenberg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dares tries a head kick but it misses.
Heisenberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dares ducks under a wild hook from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg misses with an uppercut. Dares saw that one coming.
Dares throws a low kick but Heisenberg avoids it.
Dares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heisenberg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Heisenberg steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dares.
Dares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dares chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dares is looking to chop away at Heisenberg's legs.
Dares tries to score with a low kick but Heisenberg moves his leg out of the way.
Dares clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dares missing with knees to the body.
Heisenberg lands with a left to the head.
Heisenberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heisenberg lands a knee to the body.
Dares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heisenberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heisenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisenberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heisenberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heisenberg trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dares stalling.
Dares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heisenberg is defending well for now.
Dares stalling against the cage.
Heisenberg tries to work over Dares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dares tries to stall but Heisenberg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dares throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heisenberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Heisenberg crunches a lovely knee into Dares's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heisenberg pushes Dares back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dares in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Heisenberg.
Werner Heisenberg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Heisenberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heisenberg lands with a light punch inside.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg tries to land a knee to the head but Dares blocks with his arms.
Heisenberg working Dares over with knees to the body.
Dares on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heisenberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heisenberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dares blocks it with crossed arms.
Heisenberg crunches a lovely knee into Dares's ribcage.
A shot in the inside from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg scores with a shot to the side of Dares's head.
Dares misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heisenberg.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heisenberg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dares with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heisenberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dares backwards.
Heisenberg lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisenberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dares backwards.
Heisenberg lands a nice knee to the body.
Dares is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short left from Heisenberg.
Dares tries to land a knee to the head but Heisenberg blocks with his arms.
Heisenberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heisenberg trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heisenberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dares backwards.
Heisenberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dares breaks from the clinch.
Heisenberg checks a leg kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Werner Heisenberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heisenberg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Werner Heisenberg!
Werner Heisenberg decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Cole (ranked 1900 p4p, 2184 weight class) and Bobby Fish (ranked 59 p4p, 68 weight class). Cole comes into the arena with Bay shit by MAC DRE blaring out of the sound system. Fish is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Straight Ahead by PENNYWISE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Cole!
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, Bobby Fish!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fish working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fish with a nice head shot there.
Cole is wriggling around but Fish manages to pass to half guard.
Fish drops an elbow to the side of Cole's head.
Cole knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fish on the ground.
Fish throwing shots but Cole is blocking nicely.
Cole tries to get to full guard but Fish has control of the leg.
Fish working over Cole with some ground and pound. Cole looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Fish.
It looks like Adam Cole has been cut.
Fish thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cole's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fish lands a nice short elbow.
Fish trying to control the action but Cole is working from the bottom.
Fish has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cole has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fish is working away from the top position though.
Fish stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Fish there.
Fish seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cole trying to control from the bottom.
Fish thows a huge punch but Cole dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Fish.
Adam Cole's cut is getting worse.
Fish wants to control but Cole is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fish lands a nice short elbow.
Adam Cole's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fish trying to control the pace.
Fish is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish throwing shots but Cole is blocking nicely.
Cole is in trouble now - Fish has advanced to mount!
Fish lands a big elbow.
Jeez, Adam Cole's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Adam Cole's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bobby Fish!
A very excited looking Bobby Fish made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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