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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KO Jacckson (ranked 6160 p4p, 5853 weight class) and Jeremy Crazy (ranked 606 p4p, 588 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 welterweight 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, KO Jacckson!
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, Jeremy Crazy!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacckson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Crazy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jacckson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Jacckson there.
Jacckson prevents Crazy from improving his position.
Jacckson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crazy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crazy looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Jacckson.
Crazy trying to hold on to Jacckson's head to control him but Jacckson postures up.
Crazy looking for submissions off his back.
Jacckson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crazy on the ground.
Crazy looking for submissions off his back.
Jacckson wants to work for an arm triangle but Crazy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jacckson lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacckson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jacckson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jacckson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jacckson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
 Crazy is rocked!
Jacckson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Crazy is still in real trouble! Can Jacckson finish him?
Jacckson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Crazy seems to have recovered his senses.
Crazy is looking to improve his position.
Jacckson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Crazy lands with a few short shots to the body.
Jacckson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crazy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Crazy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jacckson scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jacckson connects with a nice short shot to Crazy's temple.
Jacckson winds up and cracks Crazy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacckson scores with a big shot! Crazy's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Crazy! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). KO Jacckson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Parkerdarker Wargas (ranked 6133 p4p, 5404 weight class) and Gerson Silva (ranked 562 p4p, 519 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Parkerdarker Wargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Gerson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a body punch but Wargas moves out of range.
Silva scores with the left hand. Wargas knows he should have avoided that one.
Wargas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva thuds a left hand into Wargas's body.
Gerson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wargas feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Wargas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wargas passes into side control.
Wargas tries to move to mount but Silva blocks the move with his legs.
Wargas tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wargas prevents Silva from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wargas working away.
Wargas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wargas stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Wargas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Wargas is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Silva has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Silva!
Wargas 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wargas has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Wargas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wargas tries to get out of the position.
Wargas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wargas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Wargas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wargas trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wargas wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silva is now in half guard.
Wargas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wargas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Wargas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wargas wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wargas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wargas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wargas's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerson Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wargas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wargas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva regains half guard.
Wargas passes to full mount!
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Wargas's attempts to control the action.
Wargas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Wargas lands with some strikes.
Wargas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
 It looks like Gerson Silva has been cut.
Wargas wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Wargas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva is rocked!
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Wargas finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wargas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Wargas seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Wargas wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wargas drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Wargas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wargas being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wargas keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wargas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Wargas is working away.
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.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wargas haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva lands a head kick!
Wargas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wargas is looking to counter punch.
Wargas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wargas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wargas blocks the body kick.
Wargas is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva tries to clinch but Wargas moves out of range.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva tries to clinch up but Wargas circles away and keeps his distance.
Wargas half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Parkerdarker Wargas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerson Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wargas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wargas prevents Silva from improving his position.
Wargas 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.
Wargas is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is staying active underneath Wargas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wargas is working away from the top position though.
Silva tries to kick Wargas off but Wargas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wargas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wargas trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Parkerdarker Wargas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva tries to roll over but Wargas keeps him under control.
Wargas working Silva over with strikes.
That's two 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.
Wargas throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Wargas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wargas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva wants to control but Wargas is keeping busy.
Wargas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Silva pushes Wargas off looking to stand but Wargas dives back in and keeps control.
Wargas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wargas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wargas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wargas is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wargas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Silva regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wargas.
Wargas sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Silva doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Wargas paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Silva - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gerson Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Rivers (ranked 2660 p4p, 2888 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 348 p4p, 371 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clint Rivers!
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, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Gavin.
Gavin scores with a jab to the head.
Gavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rivers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers gets a takedown into half guard.
Rivers lands strikes from half guard.
Rivers 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.
Gavin is looking for a sweep. Rivers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rivers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rivers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rivers working Gavin over with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gavin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gavin is refusing to be controlled, as Rivers sits in half guard.
Rivers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivers winds up and cracks Gavin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers drops an elbow to the side of Gavin's head.
Rivers is looking to stall here but Gavin recovers full guard.
Rivers landing with the ground and pound.
Gavin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rivers is looking to work some ground and pound but Gavin has wrist control.
Rivers postures up in Gavin's guard and throws a big left but Gavin blocks it.
Rivers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gavin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gavin can't keep his opponent in guard - Rivers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rivers lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throwing shots but Gavin is blocking nicely.
Gavin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rivers.
Rivers scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rivers slows the pace down in half guard.
Rivers prevents Gavin from standing back up.
Rivers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gavin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rivers.
Rivers trying to control the action but Gavin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gavin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rivers throwing shots but Gavin is blocking nicely.
Rivers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rivers working over Gavin with some ground and pound. Gavin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gavin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rivers.
Rivers scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rivers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rivers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rivers is trying to control. Gavin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rivers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gavin is just riding it out for now. Rivers eventually gives up the hold.
Rivers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rivers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rivers slips a nice elbow through Gavin's hands, connecting with Gavin's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers working the head and body with strikes.
Gavin wants to get back to his feet.
Rivers throwing shots but Gavin is blocking nicely.
Rivers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gavin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gavin is staying active underneath Rivers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rivers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rivers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gavin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rivers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rivers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gavin defends it well.
Gavin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rivers scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rivers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gavin defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Rivers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rivers dives in and scores a takedown into Gavin's guard.
Rivers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rivers throws a big elbow that misses.
Rivers controlling from the top position.
Rivers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gavin can do to turn this around?
Rivers lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rivers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rivers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rivers postures up and lands a big shot to Gavin's brow.
Rivers content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rivers wants to control from the top but Gavin keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rivers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin keeping moving, preventing Rivers from controlling successfully.
Rivers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clint Rivers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gavin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gavin has momentary wrist control but Rivers slips an elbow through the middle.
Rivers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rivers being controlled here momentarily.
Rivers postures up in Gavin's guard and throws a big left but Gavin blocks it.
Rivers wants to control from the top but Gavin keeps moving.
Rivers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers landing some decent shots from guard.
Rivers looking to pass the guard.
Rivers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gavin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rivers.
Rivers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rivers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rivers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rivers working some strikes from top position.
Gavin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rivers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rivers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gavin's head.
Rivers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers postures up in Gavin's guard and throws a big left but Gavin blocks it.
Gavin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rivers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rivers is looking to work some ground and pound but Gavin has wrist control.
Rivers 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.
Rivers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rivers stands up over Gavin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gavin is rocked!
Rivers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gavin is still in real trouble! Can Rivers finish him?
Rivers gets to his feet and stands over Gavin, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Gavin felt that one! Rivers unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Gavin from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Rivers!
After winning the bout, Clint Rivers 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Polo (ranked 5782 p4p, 2261 weight class) and Reese Rumbalo (ranked 605 p4p, 310 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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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, Kimo Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reese Rumbalo!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Polo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Polo wants to clinch.
Rumbalo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Polo tries to close the distance and clinch but Rumbalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rumbalo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Polo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kimo Polo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polo gets a clinch.
Polo blocking some punches.
Polo lands a left hand.
Polo blocks an uppercut.
Polo tries to throw a body punch but Rumbalo avoids it by throwing Polo back against the cage.
Polo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Polo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rumbalo throws an elbow but misses.
Rumbalo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Polo stalling the fight.
Rumbalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Polo prevents a body shot from Rumbalo.
Polo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumbalo.
Polo lands a shot to the body.
Rumbalo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rumbalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Polo controls his hands.
Rumbalo misses with a body punch.
Rumbalo slows down the pace here.
Polo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumbalo.
Polo tries a body shot but Rumbalo blocks it.
Rumbalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Polo controls his hands.
Polo tries a body shot but Rumbalo blocks it.
Polo lands a right hand.
Polo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rumbalo has a couple of punches blocked by Polo.
Rumbalo misses with some punches.
Polo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rumbalo misses with some punches.
Rumbalo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rumbalo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo stuffs the takedown attempt from Rumbalo. Rumbalo gets slowly back to his feet.
Rumbalo gets tackled into the cage by Polo. Polo maintains the clinch.
Polo prevents Rumbalo from breaking the clinch.
Polo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rumbalo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Polo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rumbalo misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rumbalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Polo digs a right hand underneath Rumbalo's ribcage. Rumbalo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rumbalo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Polo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Polo tries to work over Rumbalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Polo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rumbalo.
Polo tries to work over Rumbalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rumbalo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Polo.
Polo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rumbalo misses with the head strike.
Rumbalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Polo lands a left hand.
Polo working aggressively here.
Polo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rumbalo avoids the damage to the body.
Polo letting Rumbalo take a breather here.
Polo struggles to land a body shot inside as Rumbalo controls his hands.
Polo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Polo on the inside.
Rumbalo tries a body shot but Polo blocks it.
Polo lands with a short shot to the head.
Polo letting Rumbalo take a breather here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kimo Polo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reese Rumbalo.
Polo blocks an uppercut.
Polo avoids the elbow strike from Rumbalo, against the cage.
Rumbalo is struggling to control the position.
Rumbalo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Rumbalo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rumbalo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Polo misses with a double jab.
A jab from Rumbalo finds it's way through Polo's defenses.
Polo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rumbalo looks for a takedown but Polo sprawls well.
Rumbalo connects with a looping right hand.
Rumbalo connects with a body shot that sends Polo's belly button to the back.
Polo has Rumbalo up against the cage in a clinch.
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 Kimo Polo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Polo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Polo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Polo defending well as Rumbalo loads up on a big left hand.
Rumbalo looks to throw the jab but Polo is out of range.
Polo has Rumbalo up against the cage in a clinch.
Polo is leaning against Rumbalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Polo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rumbalo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rumbalo moves into the clinch.
Rumbalo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rumbalo lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Rumbalo fails to land.
Rumbalo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rumbalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rumbalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rumbalo misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Polo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Polo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rumbalo backwards.
Polo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rumbalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rumbalo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Polo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Reese Rumbalo has been cut.
Polo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rumbalo counters with a straight right hand.
Polo scores with a three punch combo!
Polo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rumbalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rumbalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kimo Polo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rumbalo clobbers Polo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Rumbalo got wobbled bad by a big combination! Polo presses forward with punches and knees until Rumbalo stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Rumbalo closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimo Polo!
Kimo Polo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Ivkov (ranked 2441 p4p, 3473 weight class) and Reico Huust (ranked 249 p4p, 331 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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149
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22
145
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleksandar Ivkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reico Huust!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivkov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ivkov throws the kick towards the body but Huust avoids it.
Huust shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ivkov but Ivkov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ivkov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ivkov stuffs the takedown attempt from Huust. Huust gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huust now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ivkov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Huust looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ivkov misses with a wild body shot.
Ivkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ivkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ivkov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Huust.
Ivkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ivkov has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Huust.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huust misses with a punch to the body.
Ivkov landing knees to the head.
Ivkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Huust blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huust tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ivkov's elbow.
Huust throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivkov.
Huust is leaning against Ivkov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huust fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huust is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Huust tries to break the clinch but Ivkov is controlling the position.
Huust tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivkov pushes Huust back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ivkov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huust avoids it.
Ivkov misses with the head strike.
Ivkov can't find room to land a body shot as Huust controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Huust fails to land.
Ivkov lands a right hand.
Ivkov blocks a body shot from Huust.
Ivkov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Huust.
A short right from Ivkov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ivkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huust tries to break free but Ivkov pushes him back against the cage.
Ivkov tries to land knees in the clinch but Huust avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Huust.
Ivkov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Huust blocks an uppercut.
Ivkov pushes Huust back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivkov lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huust.
Huust throws a head punch that misses.
Huust makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ivkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huust managing to block the knees to the body from Ivkov.
Ivkov can't find room to land a body shot as Huust controls the action.
Huust tries to work over Ivkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivkov throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivkov.
Huust lands a hook that snaps the head of Ivkov backwards.
Huust throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivkov.
Huust has a couple of punches blocked by Ivkov.
Huust avoiding damage as Ivkov throws knees to the body.
Ivkov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ivkov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Huust or not.
Huust lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ivkov or not.
Huust swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Ivkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huust managing to block the knees to the body from Ivkov.
Ivkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huust.
Huust misses with a punch to the body.
Huust avoiding damage as Ivkov throws knees to the body.
Ivkov tries to land a knee to the head but Huust blocks with his arms.
Huust blocks a body shot from Ivkov.
Ivkov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Huust blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ivkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Ivkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huust manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Ivkov does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Huust.
Aleksandar Ivkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reico Huust.
Ivkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Huust tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ivkov defends well and Huust ends up having to push Ivkov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivkov throws a lazy head kick
and Huust counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ivkov scores with a nice body kick.
Huust closes the distance and clinches up with Ivkov, looking for a takedown. Huust pushes Ivkov against the cage but Ivkov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ivkov throws the left hand but Huust avoids the punch easily.
Ivkov misses with a wild combination.
Huust feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huust tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Huust.
Huust walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Huust shoots in and gets a takedown into Ivkov's guard.
Huust controls from within his opponent's guard.
Huust preventing the sweep.
Ivkov keeping full guard, as Huust tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Ivkov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Huust moves away from the strike by Ivkov.
Huust moves out of range as Ivkov throws a body kick.
Huust blocks a jab.
Huust staying out of range there.
Ivkov swinging wildly here.
Ivkov lands a jab to the nose.
Ivkov misses with a two punch combination.
Ivkov throws a head kick but Huust moves out of range.
Ivkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huust, pushing him back against the cage.
Huust wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ivkov lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivkov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ivkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huust can do to turn this around?
Ivkov misses with some punches.
Ivkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivkov.
Huust misses with a punch to the body.
Ivkov has a couple of punches blocked by Huust.
Ivkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Huust.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huust blocks an uppercut.
Ivkov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Huust's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ivkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ivkov can't find room to land a body shot as Huust controls the action.
Ivkov has a couple of punches blocked by Huust.
Ivkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Huust uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivkov blocks a body shot from Huust.
Huust throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivkov.
Ivkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Huust.
Huust pushes Ivkov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ivkov blocks an uppercut.
Ivkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ivkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huust blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivkov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Huust has a couple of punches blocked by Ivkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huust misses with a body punch.
Ivkov tries to work over Huust's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Huust wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Huust is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Huust lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Huust lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ivkov backwards.
Ivkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ivkov tries to work over Huust's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivkov lands with a short shot to the head.
Ivkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huust doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ivkov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Huust.
Huust blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ivkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huust breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huust uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivkov leaves Huust with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Ivkov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ivkov moves in looking to clinch but Huust pushes him off.
Ivkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Huust.
Aleksandar Ivkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huust keeps the fight on the outside.
Aleksandar Ivkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huust ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ivkov misses with a body kick.
Huust only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Huust closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ivkov did well to prevent Huust getting side control.
Huust controlling the pace.
Ivkov won't allow Huust to pass to mount.
Huust works his way into side control.
Ivkov wants to control but Huust postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivkov is trying to escape the position but Huust is controlling the position.
Ivkov tries to buck Huust off but Huust is having none of it.
Huust tries for a kimura but Ivkov is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huust has hold of Ivkov's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ivkov tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Huust cranks the arm and Ivkov screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ivkov, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Reico Huust!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Seagull (ranked 1756 p4p, 1949 weight class) and Nightey Knights (ranked 104 p4p, 113 weight class). Steven Seagull has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
135
5 - 5 - 0 |
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26
135
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steven Seagull!
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, Nightey Knights!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagull takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 It looks like Steven Seagull has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Knights. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knights.
Seagull darts in and clinches Knights up against the cage.
A short right from Knights on the inside.
 Seagull is rocked!
Knights working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Seagull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Knights - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Knights scores with a nice short uppercut.
Seagull definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Seagull tries for a takedown but Knights manages to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Knights.
Knights manages to break the clinch.
Knights scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seagull shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knights defends it nicely.
Knights closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Seagull out cold! Seagull corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nightey Knights!
Nightey Knights spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Werner Heisenberg (ranked 885 p4p, 1667 weight class) and Jemeljans Valter (ranked 131 p4p, 228 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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26
171
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Good knees
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Werner Heisenberg!
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, Jemeljans Valter!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valter misses with a takedown attempt
and Heisenberg counters with a right hand to the body.
Heisenberg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Valter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heisenberg sizes up Valter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donk. Heisenberg catches Valter right on the button with a cross.
Heisenberg throws a good cross that connects.
Valter is rocked!
Heisenberg lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Werner Heisenberg!
A relieved looking Werner Heisenberg thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leg Day (ranked 661 p4p, 946 weight class) and Sensai Kuragi (ranked 98 p4p, 142 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leg Day!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sensai Kuragi!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day throws a nice inside leg kick.
Day connects with an inside leg kick.
Kuragi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kuragi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Day throws a head kick that half lands.
Day misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Day.
Day throws a head kick but Kuragi moves out of range.
Kuragi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Day counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuragi is defending well for now.
Kuragi avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Kuragi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Day.
Day's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuragi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Day.
Day connects with a leg kick.
Day lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kuragi takes a step back to recover.
A good leg kick by Day.
Day pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leg Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuragi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leg Day has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sensai Kuragi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Day finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Day throws a head kick that misses.
Kuragi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Day definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kuragi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Day.
Kuragi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Day.
Day lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kuragi takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Day tenderised Kuragi's leg. Kuragi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Day buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Day looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Day moves into the clinch successfully.
Day breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day wants to clinch
and Kuragi counters with a shoot takedown. Day fights it but they end up in guard.
Kuragi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Day is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kuragi, into his guard.
Kuragi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Day postures up in Kuragi's guard and throws a big left but Kuragi blocks it.
Kuragi trying to keep a closed guard but Day is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuragi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Day is one step ahead there.
Day looking to improve position, pressing down on Kuragi's thigh with his hand. Kuragi seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Day paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Day's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Kuragi picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sensai Kuragi!
Sensai Kuragi is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dye (ranked 424 p4p, 1145 weight class) and Adam Alkoun (ranked 66 p4p, 165 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Dye!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Alkoun!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkoun avoids the body shot from Dye.
Alkoun takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Dye finds it's way through Alkoun's defenses.
Alkoun tries to clinch up but Dye circles away and keeps his distance.
Alkoun looks to clinch
and Dye counters with a straight right hand.
Alkoun closes the distance but Dye moves to the side
and Dye counters with a straight right hand.
Alkoun tries to clinch up.
Dye definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alkoun gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dye looks to score with a jab to the body but Alkoun is just out of range.
Dye connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dye scores with the left hand. Alkoun knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alkoun tries to clinch but Dye is having none of it.
Alkoun gets a clinch.
Dye misses with a punch on the inside.
Alkoun misses with some punches.
Dye's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dye.
Alkoun's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alkoun's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alkoun.
Alkoun tries to throw a body punch but Dye avoids it by throwing Alkoun back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dye.
Dye misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dye.
Dye scores with a shot to the side of Alkoun's head.
A head punch on the inside from Dye fails to land.
Dye blocking some punches.
Dye tries to work over Alkoun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alkoun throws a head punch that misses.
Dye cracks Alkoun with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dye.
Alkoun tries a body shot but Dye blocks it.
Alkoun lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Alkoun.
A right hook to the body lands for Alkoun.
Alkoun throws a punch but it's blocked by Dye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dye.
Nice body punch from Alkoun - that landed with a thud.
Dye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dye blocking some punches.
Alkoun stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkoun swings wildly with an uppercut but Dye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alkoun lands with a light punch inside.
Dye lands a body shot.
Alkoun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dye backwards.
Alkoun tries to throw a body punch but Dye avoids it by throwing Alkoun back against the cage.
Alkoun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alkoun misses with a punch to the body.
Alkoun can't find room to land a body shot as Dye controls the action.
Alkoun struggles to land a body shot inside as Dye controls his hands.
Alkoun swings wildly with an uppercut but Dye uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Alkoun fails to land.
Dye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dye misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alkoun throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Dye.
Dye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alkoun has a couple of punches blocked by Dye.
Alkoun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alkoun tries to work over Dye's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dye tries to work over Alkoun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alkoun misses with the head strike.
Alkoun takes a shot to the head.
Alkoun misses with the head strike.
Dye is leaning against Alkoun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dye lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alkoun blocks a body shot from Dye.
Dye misses with a punch to the body.
Alkoun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alkoun blocks a body shot from Dye.
Alkoun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alkoun throws a punch but it's blocked by Dye.
Dye tries to work over Alkoun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Dye fails to land.
Alkoun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dye can't find room to land a body shot as Alkoun controls the action.
Alkoun scores with a shot to the side of Dye's head.
Alkoun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alkoun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dye lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dye lands a nice shot to the body.
Alkoun looks winded!
Dye lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Dye scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dye lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alkoun has a couple of punches blocked by Dye.
Dye misses with the head strike.
Dye misses with a punch on the inside.
Dye lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alkoun or not.
Alkoun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alkoun lands with a right to the head.
Dye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alkoun blocks a body shot from Dye.
A shot in the inside from Dye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alkoun takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alkoun tries to clinch but Dye moves out of range.
Alkoun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dye paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dye scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dye dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alkoun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dye paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dye appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dye scores with the left hand. Alkoun knows he should have avoided that one.
Alkoun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dye manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dye swats away the attempt to clinch by Alkoun.
Dye connects with a crisp jab.
Alkoun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dye is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jab by Dye.
Alkoun wants to clinch up but Dye keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Dye on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alkoun's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dye connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alkoun scrambles back to his feet.
Dye lands a jab to the head.
Dye scores with a punch to the head.
Alkoun doesn't manage to clinch there - Dye circles away.
Jack Dye is winning the standup battle so far.
Alkoun darts in trying to clinch
and Alkoun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alkoun can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alkoun was well out of range. Poor timing from Dye.
Dye scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alkoun doesn't seem bothered though.
Alkoun moves into range and clinches up with Dye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dye lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alkoun takes a shot to the head.
Dye lands a body shot.
A short right from Dye.
A short uppercut from Alkoun.
Alkoun blocking some punches.
Dye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alkoun moves in looking to clinch but Dye pushes him off.
Dye misses with a body shot.
Adam Alkoun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dye works Alkoun's body with a nice hook.
Alkoun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dye swats away the attempt to clinch by Alkoun.
Dye circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alkoun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alkoun wants to clinch
and Dye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alkoun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dye's corner calls for a 1-2. Dye obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dye.
Alkoun tries to clinch up.
Dye looks to throw the jab but Alkoun is out of range.
Dye gets tackled into the cage by Alkoun. Alkoun maintains the clinch.
Alkoun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dye scores with a shot to the side of Alkoun's head.
Dye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dye lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alkoun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dye working aggressively here.
Dye misses with the head strike.
Alkoun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dye lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alkoun backwards.
Dye lands with a short shot to the head.
Dye working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dye.
Alkoun working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dye creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dye lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alkoun.
Jack Dye has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alkoun lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dye lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alkoun is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dye.
Dye works on Alkoun's body with a couple of short punches.
Dye lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alkoun.
Dye lands with a right to the head.
Alkoun tries to throw a body punch but Dye avoids it by throwing Alkoun back against the cage.
Alkoun swings wildly with an uppercut but Dye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dye scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alkoun working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Alkoun fails to land.
Dye lands a left hand.
Dye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dye works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Alkoun.
Alkoun throws a punch but it's blocked by Dye.
Dye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dye lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dye lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dye throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dye lands a left hand.
Dye misses with some punches.
Alkoun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dye throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alkouns head.
Dye misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alkoun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dyes head.
Dye misses with some punches.
Alkoun tries to work over Dye's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alkoun.
Alkoun struggles to land a body shot inside as Dye controls his hands.
Dye lands a nice shot to the body.
Dye gets through Alkoun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alkoun working aggressively here.
Alkoun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dye misses with some punches.
Dye working aggressively here.
Alkoun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dye scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dye dominated that second round.
That's time! Dye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alkoun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dye paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Alkoun misses its intended target.
Dye lands with a nice body punch.
Alkoun on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dye cracks Alkoun with a good jab.
Alkoun walks into a left hand.
Alkoun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alkoun takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Adam Alkoun has been cut.
Dye ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alkoun missing with a left hand there. Dye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dye lands a jab to the nose.
Dye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dye throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the liver by Dye. Beautiful body shot.
Alkoun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dye misses the shot to the body.
Alkoun takes one to the chin there.
Dye throws a shot to the body.
Alkoun closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Dye to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Dye does it's job there.
Alkoun tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dye counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alkoun is looking to clinch.
Dye throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alkoun takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dye jabs Alkoun right on the nose. Alkoun blinks but takes it well.
Dye connects with a looping right hand.
Dye lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dye keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dye scores with a nice head shot.
Alkoun is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alkoun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alkoun is still on wobbly legs! Can Dye finish him?
Dye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dye works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alkoun is looking to clinch.
Dye ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alkoun misses with a left hand
and Dye counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alkoun thinking.
Alkoun seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkoun ducks right into an uppercut from Dye.
Dye keeps the fight on the outside.
Alkoun tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dye works Alkoun's body with a nice hook.
Dye lands an overhand right.
Dye with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alkoun on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dye jabs at Alkoun's body.
Jab by Dye.
Alkoun takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dye connects with a body shot.
Dye connects with a crisp jab.
Dye scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alkoun tries to clinch but Dye moves away
and Dye counters with a right hand to the body.
Alkoun moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alkoun closes the distance but Dye moves to the side
and Dye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkoun takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dye punishes Alkoun's body with a nice straight punch.
Alkoun has closed the distance and engaged Dye in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Dye.
A short uppercut from Dye.
Alkoun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Alkoun fails to land.
Dye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dye misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dye.
Dye cracks Alkoun with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Dye scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alkoun lands with a short shot to the head.
Alkoun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dye creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkoun misses with a punch to the body.
Alkoun throws a punch but it's blocked by Dye.
Dye's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dye lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dye.
Dye misses with the head strike.
A short right from Alkoun on the inside.
A short right from Dye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dye.
Dye presses Alkoun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adam Alkoun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Dye on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Dye.
Dye misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alkoun has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good body shot from Dye.
Dye lands a hook that snaps the head of Alkoun backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alkoun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dye working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dye scores with a shoulder strike.
Alkoun prevents a body shot from Dye.
Dye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Dye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dye 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Dye!
Jack Dye retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Jack Dye 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karockas Thibodeaux (ranked 275 p4p, 1239 weight class) and Arniquez Montgomery (ranked 39 p4p, 171 weight class). Karockas Thibodeaux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Karockas Thibodeaux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arniquez Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Montgomery.
It looks like Karockas Thibodeaux has been cut.
Thibodeaux cracks Montgomery with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Montgomery looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Thibodeaux finish him?
Montgomery swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Montgomery is rocked!
Montgomery ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux.
Montgomery is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
Montgomery looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montgomery sizes up Thibodeaux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thibodeaux moves into range and clinches up with Montgomery.
Montgomery tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Thibodeaux works on Montgomery's body with a couple of short punches.
Thibodeaux drops Montgomery onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Montgomery is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Montgomery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montgomery has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a big knee! That's hurt Montgomery! Oh, he's all over the place! Thibodeaux lands another knee that sends Montgomery to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karockas Thibodeaux!
Karockas Thibodeaux retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Karockas Thibodeaux started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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