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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zhengqiu Chin (ranked 25002 p4p, 25021 weight class) and Tommo Wolfe (ranked 657 p4p, 673 weight class). Chin comes to the ring accompanied by Chinese Boxing Rhythm. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zhengqiu Chin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommo Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chin throws a hook but Wolfe avoids it easily.
Chin moves out of range of the strikes.
Chin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chin falls off balance throwing a combination
so Wolfe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wolfe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wolfe gets to his feet - Chin follows without any prompting.
Wolfe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wolfe has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wolfe's head.
Wolfe tries to bum rush Chin with a series of wild strikes but Chin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chin looks to throw a body kick
and Wolfe counters with a series of strikes. Chin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wolfe looks for a takedown but Chin sprawls well.
Wolfe gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin working hard to break the clinch.
Chin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wolfe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chin backs up against the ropes.
Chin misses with a body kick.
Chin clinches with his opponent.
Wolfe has had enough of the clinch but Chin keeps him there for the moment.
Chin has had enough of the clinch but Wolfe keeps him there for the moment.
Chin breaks from the clinch.
Wolfe tries to bum rush Chin with a series of wild strikes but Chin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chin wants to clinch.
Wolfe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wolfe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wolfe fails to land with a series of punches.
Wolfe circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin darts in trying to clinch
and Wolfe counters with a one-two to the body.
Wolfe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolfe throws a combination that misses
and Chin counters with a two punch combo.
Wolfe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolfe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wolfe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chin circles away quickly and effectively.
Chin throws a nice looking combination but Wolfe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wolfe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wolfe misses with the combination.
Wolfe fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe misses with a few strikes there.
Chin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wolfe circles away quickly and effectively.
Wolfe misses with a takedown
and Chin counters with a one-two to the body.
Zhengqiu Chin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommo Wolfe.
Chin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wolfe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chin throws a nice looking combination but Wolfe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wolfe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chin with a body shot.
Wolfe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Chin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wolfe counters with a one-two to the body.
Chin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolfe tries to clinch but Chin is having none of it.
Chin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wolfe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chin, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe is trying to pull guard but Chin turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Chin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wolfe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chin after a bit of a struggle.
Chin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wolfe trying to stall but Chin improves his position.
Chin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wolfe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chin is defending well.
Chin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wolfe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wolfe is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Wolfe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wolfe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommo Wolfe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chin tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolfe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wolfe throws a counter combo.
Wolfe keeps the fight on the outside.
Chin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wolfe closes the distance and pushes Chin back into the ropes.
Chin tries to break free but Wolfe pushes him back against the ropes.
Chin can't break the clinch.
Chin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wolfe wants to take the fight to the mat but Chin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Wolfe.
Chin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chin.
A clash of legs there as Wolfe blocks the low kick.
Wolfe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wolfe shoots in looking for a takedown but Chin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wolfe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wolfe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe throws a series of punches but Chin moves out of range.
Chin moves into range and clinches up with Wolfe.
Wolfe tries to break free but Chin pushes him back against the ropes.
Chin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chin.
Chin working hard to break the clinch.
Wolfe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chin dodges the punch combination from Wolfe.
Wolfe swats away the attempt to clinch by Chin.
Despite the aggression on Wolfe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wolfe darts in looking for a takedown but Chin gets double underhooks and turns Wolfe into the ropes.
Zhengqiu Chin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommo Wolfe.
Chin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chin closes the distance but Wolfe moves to the side
and Wolfe counters with a nice uppercut.
Tommo Wolfe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chin looks to land a combination but Wolfe avoids it well.
Chin fails to land with a series of punches.
As Chin backs off Wolfe throws a huge counter combo but Chin manages to avoid it all.
Wolfe looks to land a combination. Chin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wolfe misses with a two punch combination.
Wolfe tries to bum rush Chin with a series of wild strikes but Chin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chin is looking to counter the offense by Wolfe and move into the clinch.
Zhengqiu Chin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chin.
Chin closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Wolfe to counter with a crisp jab.
Chin avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe misses with a series of wild punches.
Chin swings for the body but Wolfe moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Wolfe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Chin wants to clinch
and Wolfe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolfe shoots in for a double leg but Chin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wolfe slips a straight right by Chin.
Wolfe has managed to clinch.
Wolfe is trying to break the clinch but Chin has him pressed against the ropes.
Wolfe trying to land knees to the body.
Chin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wolfe lands with a nice combination. Chin backs away looking to recover.
Wolfe lands with an overhand left.
Wolfe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chin tries to clinch up but Wolfe circles away and keeps his distance.
Wolfe slips a jab and a cross from Chin.
Chin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Wolfe misses.
Chin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wolfe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolfe clinches with his opponent.
Wolfe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wolfe is breathing heavily.
Chin scores with a shoulder strike.
Chin wants to get back to striking at distance but Wolfe won't allow it.
Chin wants to get back to striking at distance but Wolfe won't allow it.
Wolfe tries to pull guard but Chin won't allow it.
Chin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wolfe's defenses.
Chin is trying to break the clinch but Wolfe is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommo Wolfe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Chin throws a body punch but Wolfe moves out of range.
Wolfe throws a right hand that Chin ducks under and follows up with a left that Chin also avoids with ease.
Chin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wolfe gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Chin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chin tries to break free but Wolfe pushes him back against the ropes.
Chin can't find room to land a body shot as Wolfe controls the action.
Chin can't find room to land a body shot as Wolfe controls the action.
Chin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chin prevents it.
Chin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Wolfe both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Chin misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin misses with a series of wild punches.
Wolfe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wolfe is pushing down on Chin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chin is fighting to maintain full guard but Wolfe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wolfe moves nicely into side control.
Wolfe is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wolfe is working to tighten his grip on Chin's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Chin has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Wolfe is really squeezing tight and eventually Chin passes out! Wolfe breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tommo Wolfe!
Tommo Wolfe 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Duke (ranked 5975 p4p, 5148 weight class) and Wesly Boom (ranked 598 p4p, 550 weight class). Wesly Boom has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luke Duke'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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wesly Boom!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke wants to clinch but Boom slips to the side
so Boom counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boom stops Duke from standing up.
Boom avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Duke will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Boom postures up.
Boom landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boom is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Boom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Boom is adopting a defensive guard.
Duke won't allow Boom to sweep him here.
Duke wants to control from the top but Boom keeps moving.
Boom wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two 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.
Duke trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duke stops Boom from standing up.
Boom has control of Duke's left arm, preventing Duke from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Duke shoots in but Boom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boom works Duke's body with a nice hook.
Boom misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom swinging wildly here.
Duke tries to clinch but Boom moves away
and Boom counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boom is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom trying to control the position from guard on top but Duke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boom wants to pass the guard but Duke is keeping the position.
Boom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boom drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Duke dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Duke trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boom is pulling down on Duke's head to control his posture.
Boom wants to sweep but no luck.
Duke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boom keeping moving, preventing Duke from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duke wanted to stand there but Boom had control of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesly Boom dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Duke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 It looks like Luke Duke has been cut.
Duke throws a sloppy head kick and Boom moves out of range easily.
Boom closes the distance and clinches.
Duke is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Boom gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Duke is looking to control Boom's arms but Boom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duke has his back to the ropes.
Boom jumps guard and drags Duke to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Boom. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Boom keeping moving, preventing Duke from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Boom holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Boom with a nice head shot there.
Boom is stalling in the full guard.
Duke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boom is one step ahead there.
Boom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke trying to keep a closed guard but Boom is proving a slippery customer.
Boom is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Duke could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Boom working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Duke's head.
Boom is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Duke is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boom scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Boom is in close to Duke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Luke Duke's cut is getting worse.
Duke trying to keep a closed guard but Boom is proving a slippery customer.
Boom lands a couple of digs.
Boom controlling from the top position.
Duke keeping full guard, as Boom tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boom tries to bum rush Duke with a series of wild strikes but Duke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Duke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boom counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boom.
Boom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duke is keeping the position for now.
Wesly Boom has got the better of the ground game so far.
Duke trying to control the position.
Boom sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boom connects with a couple of short punches.
Luke Duke's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boom lands a couple of elbows.
 Duke is rocked!
Jeez, Luke Duke's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luke Duke's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wesly Boom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Island Randisicimo (ranked 5437 p4p, 2253 weight class) and Erick Scantling (ranked 161 p4p, 80 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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300
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Randisicimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erick Scantling!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randisicimo throws a big shot that misses.
Scantling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Randisicimo.
The crowd cheers as Randisicimo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Scantling doesn't seem phased though.
Randisicimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scantling on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Randisicimo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scantling now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Randisicimo misses the shot to the body.
Randisicimo throws a wild body kick that Scantling sees coming a mile off.
Scantling moves away from the strike by Randisicimo.
Randisicimo throws a head kick that misses.
Randisicimo misses with a left hand
and Scantling counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Scantling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randisicimo.
Randisicimo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scantling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randisicimo.
Randisicimo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scantling listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Randisicimo.
Randisicimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scantling was well out of range. Poor timing from Randisicimo.
Scantling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Randisicimo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scantling misses with a straight left.
Randisicimo tries to work over Scantling's front leg with a kick but Scantling checks it.
A nice side step and Scantling releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Randisicimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scantling moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randisicimo misses with an uppercut. Scantling saw that one coming.
Scantling moves away from the strike by Randisicimo.
Randisicimo misses with a body punch
and Scantling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Randisicimo lands a body shot.
Randisicimo throws a looping overhand right but Scantling ducks down to avoid it.
Scantling lands a right hook to the body.
Scantling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randisicimo manages to avoid it.
Randisicimo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Randisicimo misses.
Randisicimo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Randisicimo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scantling throws a shot to the body.
Randisicimo is breathing heavily.
Scantling throws the left hand but Randisicimo avoids the punch easily.
Scantling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Randisicimo.
Randisicimo throws a series of punches but Scantling moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randisicimo misses with a hook. Scantling ducked under it nicely.
Randisicimo throws a hook but Scantling blocks it.
Scantling jabs Randisicimo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scantling comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Randisicimo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Randisicimo misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Scantling was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scantling scores with a hook to the body. Randisicimo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scantling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Scantling. Beautiful body shot.
Scantling looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Scantling lands with a good body shot.
Scantling moves into range and connects with a jab.
Scantling smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Scantling dips to his left and cracks Randisicimo with an uppercut!
Scantling throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Randisicimo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scantling.
Scantling lands the left hand.
Randisicimo is rocked!
Randisicimo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Scantling is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Randisicimo flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Randisicimo is out cold! Scantling holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erick Scantling!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petrus Tampubolon (ranked 2133 p4p, 1591 weight class) and Goran Acker (ranked 289 p4p, 216 weight class). Goran Acker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Petrus Tampubolon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Goran Acker!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acker misses with a looping left.
Acker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Acker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tampubolon misses with a jab to the body
and Acker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tampubolon throws a sloppy head kick
and Acker counters with a stiff right hand.
Tampubolon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Acker lands a body shot.
Tampubolon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab from Acker.
Tampubolon throws a head kick that misses
and Acker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Acker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Acker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tampubolon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Acker.
Tampubolon moves away from the strike by Acker.
Acker blocks a head kick by Tampubolon.
A little jabbing left from Acker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tampubolon moves away from the strike by Acker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tampubolon scoring well with a low kick there.
Donk. Acker catches Tampubolon right on the button with a cross.
Tampubolon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Acker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tampubolon scoring well with a low kick there.
Tampubolon staying out of range there.
Tampubolon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tampubolon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tampubolon punishes Acker's body with a nice straight punch.
Tampubolon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tampubolon lands with a slapping head kick.
Tampubolon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Acker on the side of the head.
Tampubolon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Acker.
Acker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tampubolon. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tampubolon lands with a kick to the temple. Acker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tampubolon misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tampubolon misses with a hook
and Acker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Acker throws a shot to the body.
Tampubolon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Acker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tampubolon was well out of range. Poor timing from Acker.
Tampubolon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tampubolon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tampubolon throws an off balance right hand
and Acker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tampubolon blocks a jab.
Tampubolon tries a head kick but it misses.
Tampubolon lands a big head kick that sends Acker tumbling to the mat! Tampubolon takes a step backwards and waves Acker back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Acker is rocked!
Tampubolon throws a powerful right kick. Acker tried to block low but the kick was high! Acker was taken right off of his feet! Tampubolon jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Petrus Tampubolon!
Petrus Tampubolon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yasin Lin (ranked 3366 p4p, 1379 weight class) and Patrick Deringer (ranked 182 p4p, 86 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yasin Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Deringer!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deringer misses the shot to the body.
Lin scores with a shot to the body.
Lin misses with a hook.
Patrick Deringer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deringer throws a body shot but no joy.
Deringer tries to clinch there but Lin circles away.
Lin misses with a right hand
and Deringer counters with a stiff right hand.
Deringer stuns Lin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Deringer throws a big shot that misses.
Deringer takes a swing at Lin's ribcage but misses.
Lin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Deringer misses with a hook. Lin ducked under it nicely.
Deringer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lin takes the fight into the clinch.
Lin trying to stall but Deringer improves his position.
Lin prevents a body shot from Deringer.
Lin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Deringer avoids the damage to the body.
Lin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deringer blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deringer tries to land knees in the clinch but Lin avoids the damage to the body.
Deringer connects with a knee to the head.
Lin takes a shot to the head.
Deringer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lin is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deringer tries to work over Lin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lin manages to break the clinch.
Lin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lin rushes Deringer and presses him up against the ropes.
Lin tries to stall but Deringer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Deringer misses with a punch to the body.
Deringer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deringer breaks from the clinch.
Deringer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big right from Lin misses.
Deringer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lin with a body shot.
Deringer misses the jab.
Lin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Deringer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Lin.
Lin walks into a jab.
Deringer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lin staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lin just misses with a punch to the body.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Deringer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deringer walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deringer throws out a loose jab but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lin doesn't manage to clinch there - Deringer circles away.
A big left from Deringer misses.
Lin throwing a counter right hand but Deringer manages to avoid it.
Deringer scores with a hook.
Deringer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lin tests Deringer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deringer is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lin. Deringer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deringer is still on wobbly legs! Can Lin finish him?
Lin rushes Deringer and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Lin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Deringer misses with a punch to the body.
Lin works on Deringer's body with a couple of short punches.
Lin lands a hook that snaps the head of Deringer backwards.
Still in the clinch, Lin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lin lands with a right to the head.
Lin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lin misses with the head strike.
Lin dips a shoulder and cracks Deringer with a mighty uppercut! Deringer falls back against the ropes and Lin unloads with a barrage of strikes! Deringer is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Lin screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yasin Lin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ty Fuller (ranked 1589 p4p, 1994 weight class) and Jeremias Furtwangler (ranked 213 p4p, 258 weight class). Jeremias Furtwangler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ty Fuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeremias Furtwangler!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furtwangler misses with a two punch combination.
Fuller tries to counter with a takedown but Furtwangler is quick to defend against it.
Furtwangler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fuller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fuller.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fuller drops back looking for a leg! Furtwangler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Furtwangler manages to kick Fuller off! Fuller jumps back into Furtwangler's guard.
Fuller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Furtwangler's head.
Fuller postures up.
Fuller connects with a couple of short punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Furtwangler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fuller works over Furtwangler with some ground and pound from guard.
Fuller landing some decent shots from guard.
Furtwangler working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuller stands up over Furtwangler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Furtwangler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fuller landing with the ground and pound.
Furtwangler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fuller controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fuller trying to control the position from guard on top but Furtwangler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fuller is pushing down on Furtwangler's leg trying to pass to half guard. Furtwangler is fighting to maintain full guard but Fuller has managed to sneak the leg through.
Furtwangler is refusing to be controlled, as Fuller sits in half guard.
Fuller is nestled in close to Furtwangler, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fuller slips a nice elbow through Furtwangler's hands, connecting with Furtwangler's forehead.
Fuller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fuller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fuller lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Furtwangler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Furtwangler is not content to let Fuller control the position.
Fuller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fuller trying to control from half guard but Furtwangler is working away.
Fuller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Furtwangler is rocked!
Fuller slows the pace down in half guard.
Fuller working the head and body with strikes.
Furtwangler is still in real trouble! Can Fuller finish him?
Fuller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fuller is nestled in close to Furtwangler, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Furtwangler seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuller is thwarting Furtwangler's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fuller lands a nice short elbow.
Fuller working over Furtwangler with some ground and pound. Furtwangler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fuller slips a nice elbow through Furtwangler's hands, connecting with Furtwangler's forehead.
Furtwangler is not content to let Fuller control the position.
Fuller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fuller is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Furtwangler is hurt! He's hurt bad - Fuller fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Furtwangler from any more punishment! Congratulations to Fuller! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ty Fuller!
After winning the bout, Ty Fuller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Munhoz (ranked 1655 p4p, 1815 weight class) and Nicholas McDonald (ranked 225 p4p, 250 weight class). Nicholas McDonald will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Munhoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicholas McDonald!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald lands a head shot.
No joy there for Munhoz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Munhoz throws the kick towards the body but McDonald avoids it.
McDonald throws a leg kick which misses Munhoz's front leg but catches the back leg as Munhoz tries to avoid it.
McDonald lands a head kick!
Alex Munhoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munhoz throws a sloppy head kick
and McDonald counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McDonald is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - McDonald scores with a four punch combination!
Munhoz is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oh Munhoz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! McDonald lands a beautiful left hook that drops Munhoz. Munhoz tries to recover but McDonald is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Munhoz lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholas McDonald!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iulian Simionescu (ranked 2012 p4p, 886 weight class) and Tony Luciano (ranked 281 p4p, 137 weight class). Tony Luciano will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iulian Simionescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simionescu lands a jab to the nose.
Simionescu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Simionescu scores with a sloppy right hand. Luciano should have avoided that one.
Luciano swinging wildly here.
Luciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simionescu.
Tony Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simionescu throws a jab but it's blocked by Luciano.
Simionescu misses with a straight right.
Luciano slips a straight right by Simionescu.
Luciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simionescu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano blocks a jab.
Luciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simionescu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simionescu lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simionescu throws an overhand right that lands on Luciano's shoulder, as Luciano tries to avoid the shot.
Simionescu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Luciano swings widly with a right hand
and Simionescu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simionescu thuds his right hand into Luciano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Luciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simionescu.
A little jabbing left from Luciano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Simionescu lands with a good body shot.
Luciano slips under a jab from Simionescu.
Luciano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Luciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Simionescu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luciano misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Simionescu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Simionescu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simionescu moves away from the strike by Luciano.
Simionescu ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simionescu slips a straight right by Luciano.
Luciano throws a lazy uppercut
and Simionescu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Simionescu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Luciano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Luciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Simionescu misses the target.
Simionescu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luciano.
Luciano throws a hook to the side of Simionescu's head but Simionescu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Simionescu misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano staying out of range there.
Luciano misses with a double jab
and Simionescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simionescu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Luciano throws an off balance right hand
and Simionescu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luciano throws a hook to the side of Simionescu's head but Simionescu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luciano throws a right hand that misses
and Simionescu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luciano throws a lazy uppercut
and Simionescu counters with a left to the body.
Simionescu throws out a loose jab but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano misses with a left hand
and Simionescu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simionescu lands a jab to Luciano's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Simionescu misses the target.
Simionescu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Luciano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano throws a shot from downtown. Simionescu moves away and avoids it.
Luciano missing with a left hand there. Simionescu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Simionescu.
Luciano blocks a jab.
Simionescu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Simionescu.
Luciano looks to throw the jab but Simionescu is out of range.
Luciano lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iulian Simionescu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Simionescu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Simionescu lands a right hook to the body.
Simionescu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
Simionescu is looking to counter punch.
Simionescu defending well as Luciano loads up on a big left hand.
Simionescu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simionescu connects with a jab.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano tests Simionescu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luciano throws a lazy uppercut
and Simionescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luciano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Simionescu looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Luciano misses with an uppercut. Simionescu saw that one coming.
Simionescu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Simionescu throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Luciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simionescu throwing a counter right hand but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Luciano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice straight punches there by Luciano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Luciano.
Simionescu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luciano! But no joy.
Luciano misses with a right hand
and Simionescu counters with a straight right hand.
Simionescu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luciano misses with a few strikes there.
Simionescu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Simionescu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice cross by Simionescu.
Simionescu throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Simionescu scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Simionescu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Luciano scores with a hook.
Luciano misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a right hand that misses
and Simionescu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Simionescu.
It looked like Simionescu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Luciano.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Luciano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Iulian Simionescu is winning the standup battle so far.
Luciano slips under a jab from Simionescu.
Simionescu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Simionescu jabs Luciano right on the nose. Luciano blinks but takes it well.
Simionescu slips a jab from Luciano.
Simionescu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Simionescu lands a right hook to the body.
Luciano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Simionescu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simionescu tests Luciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luciano misses the jab.
Simionescu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A left lands for Simionescu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simionescu moves out of range as Luciano strikes.
Simionescu is looking to counter punch.
Simionescu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luciano can do to turn this around?
Simionescu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luciano.
Luciano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Simionescu throws a jab when Luciano was well out of range.
Luciano connects with the punch.
Simionescu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luciano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Luciano has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Luciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simionescu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iulian Simionescu dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Simionescu blocks a jab.
Simionescu misses with a looping left.
Luciano misses with a straight left.
Simionescu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Luciano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Simionescu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
Simionescu throws a poor cross that misses
and Luciano counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano throws a jab when Simionescu was well out of range.
Simionescu staying out of range there.
Simionescu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Luciano throws a lazy uppercut
and Simionescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano throws a looping overhand right but Simionescu ducks down to avoid it.
Simionescu looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Luciano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Simionescu misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
Simionescu throws a jab when Luciano was well out of range.
Simionescu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luciano.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Simionescu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simionescu throwing a counter right hand but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Simionescu scores with a decent looking hook.
Simionescu throws a jab when Luciano was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Luciano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Luciano throws a series of strikes that have Simionescu backpedaling.
Simionescu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luciano.
Tony Luciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simionescu swinging wildly here.
Luciano throws a looping overhand right but Simionescu ducks down to avoid it.
Luciano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Luciano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simionescu slips a straight right by Luciano.
Simionescu scores with a shot to the body.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simionescu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Luciano throws a hook but Simionescu avoids it easily.
Simionescu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Simionescu misses with a hook to the body
letting Luciano counter with a right hand.
Simionescu looks to land a left hand but Luciano moved out of range nicely.
Luciano misses with a straight right.
Luciano throws the left hand but Simionescu avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Simionescu as he connects with a hook.
Luciano throws out a powerful jab.
No joy there for Luciano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luciano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Simionescu counters with a straight right hand.
Iulian Simionescu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a right hand
and Simionescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simionescu throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luciano throws a counter combo.
Luciano lands with a right hand.
Simionescu throws out a powerful jab.
Luciano staying out of range there.
Luciano misses with an uppercut
and Simionescu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luciano swings widly with a right hand
and Simionescu counters with a nice uppercut.
Simionescu misses with a shot to the body
and Luciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Iulian Simionescu.
Well Simionescu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iulian Simionescu!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinichiro Tomonaga (ranked 894 p4p, 1851 weight class) and Kaiden Read (ranked 109 p4p, 204 weight class). Shinichiro Tomonaga 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shinichiro Tomonaga!
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, Kaiden Read!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read wants to clinch but Tomonaga slips to the side
and Read takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Read drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tomonaga lands a jab to Read's midsection.
Tomonaga has Read up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short left from Tomonaga.
Read tries to pull guard but Tomonaga won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tomonaga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Tomonaga.
Read tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tomonaga smiles and moves away.
Tomonaga lands with a nice body punch.
Tomonaga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tomonaga lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomonaga cracks a nice hook into Read's ribs.
Read tries to clinch there but Tomonaga circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Read looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Tomonaga - just one landing.
Tomonaga scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Tomonaga - just one landing.
Read closes the distance but Tomonaga moves to the side
and Tomonaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Read is rocked!
Tomonaga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Read is still on wobbly legs! Can Tomonaga finish him?
Tomonaga bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tomonaga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Read tries to keep at a distance but Tomonaga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Read jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tomonaga walks away with a smile on his face. Read gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shinichiro Tomonaga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaiden Read.
Tomonaga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kaiden Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomonaga lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Read falls backwards - clearly groggy! Tomonaga dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinichiro Tomonaga!
Shinichiro Tomonaga decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Frost (ranked 768 p4p, 540 weight class) and Antonio Luciano (ranked 110 p4p, 79 weight class). Antonio Luciano acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darren Frost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost wants to clinch.
Luciano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luciano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luciano misses with a left hand
enabling Frost to counter with a crisp jab.
Luciano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Frost scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luciano in his tracks.
Luciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a left to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Frost 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Luciano lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Darren Frost has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a lunging right hand
and Frost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Luciano misses.
Frost drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Luciano right on the button. Luciano goes down! Frost follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Frost gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Frost!
Darren Frost is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Darren Frost thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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