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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 2559 p4p, 2725 weight class) and Rick Von Erick (ranked 311 p4p, 335 weight class). Babcock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, SS00999. Rick Von Erick 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 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, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Von Erick!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Babcock misses.
Von Erick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Von Erick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Babcock slips a jab and a cross from Von Erick.
Babcock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babcock throws a body shot but no joy.
Babcock slips a jab and a cross from Von Erick.
Von Erick lands a head kick!
Babcock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Von Erick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babcock.
Von Erick unleashes a big counter combination but Babcock bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A punch combination from Von Erick misses.
We've been informed that Von Erick has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Von Erick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babcock. Von Erick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Erick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Von Erick throws a lazy right hand but Babcock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Erick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Von Erick throws a head kick that misses.
Von Erick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Babcock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Erick lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Erick throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
so Babcock counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Babcock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Babcock passes Von Erick's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Babcock slows the pace down in half guard.
Babcock looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Von Erick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Babcock scores with a couple of nice shots.
 Von Erick is rocked!
Babcock is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Von Erick is still in real trouble! Can Babcock finish him?
Babcock throwing shots but Von Erick is blocking nicely.
Babcock 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.
Von Erick trying to control but Babcock postures up.
Von Erick seems to have recovered his senses.
Von Erick wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Babcock connects with a nice short shot to Von Erick's temple.
Babcock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Von Erick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babcock controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Von Erick is out! Babcock gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jesse Thomas Babcock!
A victorious Jesse Thomas Babcock thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christiaan Huygens (ranked 1539 p4p, 2580 weight class) and Alexis Machine (ranked 224 p4p, 339 weight class). Machine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Satan Is Real. 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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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christiaan Huygens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Alexis Machine!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huygens listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Huygens throws a body punch but Machine moves out of range.
Machine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Huygens lands a jab to Machine's midsection.
Jab, jab by Huygens - just one landing.
 It looks like Alexis Machine has been cut.
Huygens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Machine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Danga de danga de dang - Huygens scores with a four punch combination!
Huygens definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Huygens throws a hook but Machine avoids it easily.
Huygens throws a looping overhand right but Machine ducks down to avoid it.
Machine wants to counter with a clinch but Huygens pushes him away.
Huygens connects with a body shot.
Huygens moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Machine throws an overhand right that lands on Huygens's shoulder, as Huygens tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huygens works Machine's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machine. Huygens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machine darts in trying to clinch
and Huygens counters with a left to the body.
Machine works over Huygens's head and body with a nice combination.
Huygens misses with a left hand
and Machine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Huygens throws a shot from downtown. Machine moves away and avoids it.
Machine has closed the distance and engaged Huygens in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machine throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Huygens just misses with a elbow thrown towards Machine's brow.
Huygens dodges an elbow strike from Machine.
Huygens blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
Huygens blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huygens creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Huygens makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Machine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Huygens just misses with a elbow thrown towards Machine's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machine throws an elbow but misses.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machine told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Huygens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machine wants to counter with a clinch but Huygens pushes him away.
Machine wants to clinch up but Huygens keeps it at a distance.
Huygens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Christiaan Huygens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machine moves in looking to clinch but Huygens pushes him off.
Huygens throws a body shot but no joy.
Machine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Machine ducks under a wild hook from Huygens.
Huygens connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Huygens misses with a straight left.
Machine wants to counter with a clinch but Huygens pushes him away.
Machine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Machine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Machine is looking to clinch but Huygens is avoiding it.
Machine moves into the clinch.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Huygens leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Huygens is working Machine over against the cage.
Huygens is leaning against Machine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Machine looks winded!
Huygens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Huygens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Huygens lands a body shot.
Huygens presses Machine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Huygens stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Huygens lands a shoulder strike.
Huygens scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huygens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huygens blocks the elbow strike.
Huygens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Machine misses with a right hand
and Huygens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That has opened up Alexis Machine's cut even more.
A shot to the body from Machine misses
and Huygens counters with a straight right hand.
Huygens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Machine tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Huygens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huygens scores with a hook to the body. Machine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Machine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Huygens connects with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christiaan Huygens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexis Machine's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Huygens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Huygens throws a body shot but no joy.
Huygens throws a looping overhand right but Machine ducks down to avoid it.
Huygens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Huygens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machine tries to clinch but Huygens moves away
and Huygens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Huygens jabs Machine right on the nose. Machine blinks but takes it well.
Huygens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machine is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Huygens with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machine slips a straight right by Huygens.
Machine throws out a counter right but Huygens avoids it with no problem.
Machine is looking to clinch.
Machine throws a combination that misses
letting Huygens counter with a right hand.
Huygens avoids the body shot from Machine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huygens misses with a straight left.
Machine forces Huygens back against the cage and clinches.
Huygens avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Huygens throws an elbow but it misses.
Huygens lands a shoulder strike.
Huygens blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
Huygens dodges an elbow strike from Machine.
Huygens avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Huygens avoids a wild elbow strike from Machine.
Machine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Huygens lands a nice uppercut.
The cut above Alexis Machine's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Machine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Huygens leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Huygens breaks the clinch.
Huygens looks to throw the jab but Machine is out of range.
Huygens fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huygens manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huygens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machine was well out of range. Poor timing from Huygens.
Machine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Machine darts in trying to clinch
and Huygens counters with a nice uppercut.
Machine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Huygens.
Huygens misses with a wild body shot.
Huygens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machine misses with a jab to the body
letting Huygens counter with a right hand.
Huygens cracks Machine with an open hand slap.
Machine tries to clinch
and Huygens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alexis Machine's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Machine wants to clinch.
Huygens appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Machine misses.
Huygens drops Machine with a beautiful combination! Machine stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Huygens is looking for the KO!
Machine is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexis Machine's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Christiaan Huygens!
Our winner, Christiaan Huygens, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Morton Masters (ranked 1507 p4p, 2003 weight class) and Reese Rumbalo (ranked 219 p4p, 273 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Morton Masters!
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, Reese Rumbalo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters misses with an uppercut
and Masters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masters gets a clinch.
Masters crunches a lovely knee into Rumbalo's ribcage.
Masters lands an elbow just above Rumbalo 's eye.
It looks like Reese Rumbalo has been cut.
Masters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rumbalo avoids the elbow strike from Masters, against the cage.
Rumbalo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Masters lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Reese Rumbalo's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rumbalo avoids a wild elbow strike from Masters.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Masters pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Masters throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Masters pushes off an throws an elbow but Rumbalo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Masters.
The cut above Reese Rumbalo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rumbalo is trying to break the clinch but Masters has him pressed against the cage.
Rumbalo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rumbalo avoids the elbow strike from Masters, against the cage.
Masters pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rumbalo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Masters misses with the head strike.
Rumbalo lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumbalo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Masters breaks the clinch.
Masters rushes Rumbalo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masters slows down the pace here.
Masters lands an elbow just above Rumbalo 's eye.
Reese Rumbalo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Masters looking to throw knees to the head but Rumbalo is blocking nicely.
Rumbalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masters is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rumbalo managing to block the knees to the body from Masters.
Masters lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Reese Rumbalo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Morton Masters!
Morton Masters decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam Gigolo (ranked 1743 p4p, 2327 weight class) and Cory McCoy (ranked 63 p4p, 89 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bam Bam Gigolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cory McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy misses with a looping right.
Gigolo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McCoy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McCoy trying to control the position.
Gigolo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McCoy wants to sweep but no luck.
Gigolo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gigolo slows the pace down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy manages to get back to half guard.
Gigolo 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.
McCoy is looking to improve his position.
Gigolo working over McCoy with some ground and pound. McCoy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gigolo slows the pace down in half guard.
McCoy wants to control but Gigolo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCoy wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. McCoy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gigolo landing some decent shots from guard.
Gigolo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McCoy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gigolo holds on and takes a little breather.
McCoy throws an elbow that misses. Gigolo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McCoy's guard. Nice move by Gigolo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gigolo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
McCoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McCoy wants to hit a sweep here but Gigolo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for McCoy there!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McCoy tries to hold on but Gigolo pushes him away.
Gigolo dominating with strikes here.
McCoy is looking to get to half guard.
Gigolo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gigolo avoiding McCoy 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is in bad spot here.
Gigolo biding his time, looking for the opening.
McCoy tries to escape but Gigolo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
McCoy turns into Gigolo and is now in his guard.
Gigolo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McCoy tries to free his leg and advance position but Gigolo is retaining full guard.
McCoy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McCoy won't allow Gigolo to sweep him here.
McCoy trying to control but Gigolo is working from the bottom.
Gigolo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
McCoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy preventing the sweep.
McCoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McCoy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gigolo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McCoy has managed to get both his arms back between Gigolo's legs - danger averted.
Gigolo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McCoy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gigolo's head.
Gigolo lands with a heel strike from the guard.
McCoy cracks Gigolo with a solid left hand.
McCoy being controlled here momentarily.
McCoy landing with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam Gigolo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed right hand from McCoy misses the target.
McCoy throws a lazy right hand but Gigolo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gigolo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McCoy wants to get back to full guard.
Gigolo tries to pass to full mount but McCoy defends it.
McCoy tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gigolo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gigolo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCoy can do to turn this around?
McCoy tries to hold on but Gigolo pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gigolo controlling his opponent.
McCoy swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gigolo looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gigolo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gigolo lands a heavy elbow.
Gigolo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McCoy looks a forlorn figure.
McCoy tries to improve his position but Gigolo has taken his back! Gigolo has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will McCoy tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Gigolo pushes McCoy away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bam Bam Gigolo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Hanen (ranked 1009 p4p, 1406 weight class) and Ani Kwata (ranked 139 p4p, 188 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Hanen!
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, Ani Kwata!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwata closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hanen's guard.
Kwata postures up in Hanen's guard and throws a big left but Hanen blocks it.
Kwata lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kwata trying to control but Hanen is working from the bottom.
Hanen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hanen tries to get out of the position.
Kwata missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kwata working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kwata trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kwata with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kwata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kwata's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kwata lands a couple of digs.
Kwata lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kwata's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwata slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kwata makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kwata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kwata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kwata postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kwata is in close to Hanen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kwata throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hanen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kwata on the ground.
Kwata content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kwata landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kwata slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kwata is looking to work some ground and pound but Hanen has wrist control.
Kwata stays in close to Hanen's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kwata lands a couple of elbows.
Kwata is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hanen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwata with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hanen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kwata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hanen is looking to sweep but instead, Kwata has passed into half guard.
Kwata seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kwata is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kwata trying to control from half guard but Hanen is working away.
Kwata 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kwata lands a nice short elbow.
Hanen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kwata is taking a breather. Hanen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kwata is keen to just control but Hanen is a slippery customer.
Kwata thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kwata missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hanen is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kwata with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hanen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kwata.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ani Kwata dominated that round.
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.
Kwata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanen.
Hanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwata moves away.
Hanen slaps away a takedown attempt from Kwata, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kwata shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hanen as he avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hanen misses the target.
Hanen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kwata.
David Hanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ani Kwata.
Hanen throws a push kick but Kwata slaps the foot to one side.
Kwata tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kwata fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kwata moves out of range of the strikes.
David Hanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kwata tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hanen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kwata somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwata has a takedown stuffed.
Hanen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kwata has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hanen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kwata looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanen looks to land a left hand but Kwata moved out of range nicely.
Kwata is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwata misses with a takedown
and Hanen counters with a straight right hand.
Kwata takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kwata shoots for a takedown but Hanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kwata misses with a takedown attempt
and Hanen counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Hanen.
Kwata closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hanen quickly recovers to half guard.
Kwata slows the pace down in half guard.
Ani Kwata has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kwata winds up and cracks Hanen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kwata throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hanen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kwata.
Kwata throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwata seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kwata has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwata missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kwata winds up and cracks Hanen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kwata lands with a punch from half guard.
Hanen is not content to let Kwata control the position.
Kwata working over Hanen with some ground and pound. Hanen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kwata wants to free his trapped foot but Hanen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kwata lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hanen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kwata is taking a breather. Hanen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwata drops an elbow to the side of Hanen's head.
Kwata keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hanen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kwata.
Kwata is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hanen tries to roll over but Kwata keeps him under control.
Kwata lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kwata slips a nice elbow through Hanen's hands, connecting with Hanen's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanen wants to get back to full guard but Kwata has passed into side control.
Kwata trying to control the action but Hanen is working from the bottom.
Kwata works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kwata controlling the position.
Kwata scoring with punches from side control.
Kwata creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hanen taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ani Kwata showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kwata shoots in for a takedown but Hanen shows good takedown defense.
Kwata shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanen tries to sprawl out of it but Kwata keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kwata shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hanen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kwata content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kwata missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kwata 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwata scoring with some ground and pound.
 Hanen is rocked!
Kwata passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwata working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kwata is looking to take a break and control but Hanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kwata scores with a couple of short elbows.
Oh Hanen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Kwata! That's hurt Hanen! Will he recover? Kwata fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ani Kwata!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Galileo Galilei (ranked 1002 p4p, 1231 weight class) and San Yan Chong (ranked 29 p4p, 39 weight class). Chong has chosen Believer as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Galileo Galilei!
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, San Yan Chong!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Galilei appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Galilei.
Chong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Galilei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chong throws a sloppy body shot
and Chong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Galilei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chong misses the body punch
and Galilei counters with a huge left! Chong is in big trouble! He's backing up but Galilei isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Chong from any more damage. A dominating finish by Galilei!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Galileo Galilei!
A very excited looking Galileo Galilei made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zahn Dingo (ranked 750 p4p, 837 weight class) and Sai Monu (ranked 116 p4p, 130 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zahn Dingo!
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, Sai Monu!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dingo jabs Monu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dingo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick by Monu misses
letting Dingo counter with a right hand.
Dingo throws a leg kick but Monu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dingo tries to keep at a distance but Monu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dingo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Monu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dingo is defending well for now.
Dingo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dingo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dingo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dingo prevents a body shot from Monu.
Dingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monu pushes Dingo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monu.
Dingo scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Dingo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dingo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Monu takes a shot to the head.
Dingo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Monu throws a punch but it's blocked by Dingo.
Monu stalling in the clinch but Dingo improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monu misses with the head strike.
Dingo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Monu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Monu.
Monu blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Dingo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Monu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monu lands an elbow inside that Dingo shrugs off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dingo.
Monu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monu misses with a knee to the head.
Dingo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monu's elbow.
Monu lands a right hand.
Monu trying to land knees to the body.
Dingo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monu cracks Dingo with a nice body shot.
Dingo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Monu looks winded!
A short left from Dingo.
Dingo lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monu prevents a body shot from Dingo.
Monu trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monu.
A nice left hand lands by Dingo.
Dingo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dingo scores with a jab.
Dingo connects with a single shot there.
Monu bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Dingo comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Monu falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Monu was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zahn Dingo!
In defeat, Sai Monu stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the drawing board. I'll come back better!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Newton (ranked 776 p4p, 1631 weight class) and Jackson Silva (ranked 121 p4p, 236 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Isaac Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackson Silva!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a low kick but Newton moves out of range easily.
Newton feinted with a counter takedown.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Newton shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Newton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Newton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Newton trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Newton is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Newton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Newton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Newton tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Newton trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva regains half guard.
Newton is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Newton wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Newton has control of the leg.
Newton uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Newton working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to hold on but Newton pushes him away.
Newton working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Newton isn't that keen on the idea.
Newton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Newton.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Newton isn't that keen on the idea.
Newton looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Newton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Newton lands a heavy elbow.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva wants to hold on but Newton pushes him away.
Silva can't escape the position.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Jackson Silva has been cut.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Newton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva is rocked!
Newton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Newton finish him?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Newton! Silva is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Isaac Newton!
A very excited looking Isaac Newton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Da Silva Jr (ranked 697 p4p, 1422 weight class) and Milan Jovovic (ranked 100 p4p, 190 weight class). Ricardo Da Silva Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Milan Jovovic's chin.
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricardo Da Silva Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Milan Jovovic!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Da Silva Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A cross from Da Silva Jr lands.
Da Silva Jr throws a shot from downtown. Jovovic moves away and avoids it.
Jovovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Silva Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jovovic misses with a few strikes there.
Jovovic loads up on a big right hand but Da Silva Jr slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Da Silva Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jovovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jovovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jovovic lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Jovovic. Those never looked like landing.
Jovovic misses with an uppercut
and Da Silva Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Da Silva Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Butchers Block in the buildup to the fight.
Da Silva Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Jovovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva Jr looks to land a right hand but Jovovic moved out of range.
Jovovic thuds his right hand into Da Silva Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jovovic scores with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Jovovic. Those never looked like landing.
Da Silva Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jovovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Da Silva Jr throws a looping overhand right but Jovovic ducks down to avoid it.
Jovovic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jovovic connects with a jab.
Jovovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Da Silva Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jovovic throws out the jab.
Jovovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Da Silva Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Jovovic swings for the body but Da Silva Jr moves out of range.
Da Silva Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jovovic misses.
Da Silva Jr throwing a counter right hand but Jovovic manages to avoid it.
Jovovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Da Silva Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Jovovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Da Silva Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jovovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Silva Jr.
Jovovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jovovic slips a straight right by Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Jovovic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Da Silva Jr ducks under a wild hook from Jovovic.
Da Silva Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jovovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jovovic swings widly with a right hand
and Da Silva Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Da Silva Jr walks into a jab.
Jovovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Da Silva Jr misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Jovovic.
Da Silva Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jovovic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Da Silva Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jovovic misses with a hook.
Da Silva Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Donk. Jovovic catches Da Silva Jr right on the button with a cross.
Jovovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Da Silva Jr's head backwards.
Jovovic misses with a body shot.
Da Silva Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jovovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Da Silva Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jovovic misses with a looping right.
Da Silva Jr is looking to counter punch.
Jovovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jovovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Silva Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jovovic cracks Da Silva Jr with a good jab.
Da Silva Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jovovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jovovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jovovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jovovic jabs at Da Silva Jr's body.
Jovovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Da Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jovovic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Milan Jovovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jovovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva Jr manages to avoid it.
Jovovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva Jr is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Da Silva Jr misses the target.
Jab from Jovovic.
Milan Jovovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Da Silva Jr wants to clinch up but Jovovic keeps it at a distance.
Jovovic lands with a shot to the body.
Milan Jovovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jovovic lands a jab to Da Silva Jr's midsection.
Jovovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Da Silva Jr momentarily.
Jovovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Da Silva Jr throwing a counter right hand but Jovovic manages to avoid it.
Jovovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jovovic tries to keep at a distance but Da Silva Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Da Silva Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jovovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jovovic misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Jovovic blocks with his arms.
Jovovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Da Silva Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jovovic misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jovovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr blocks a body shot from Jovovic.
Jovovic managing to block the knees to the body from Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr misses with a knee strike.
Jovovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hook to the body lands for Jovovic.
Jovovic lands with a light punch inside.
Da Silva Jr blocks an elbow strike from Jovovic.
A right hook to the body lands for Jovovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Jovovic.
Jovovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jovovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovovic tries to throw a body punch but Da Silva Jr avoids it by throwing Jovovic back against the cage.
Jovovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Jovovic.
Jovovic misses with a body punch.
Da Silva Jr prevents a body shot from Jovovic.
Jovovic tries to work over Da Silva Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jovovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Silva Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jovovic tries a body shot but Da Silva Jr blocks it.
Da Silva Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Jovovic controls the action.
Jovovic pushes Da Silva Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jovovic misses with a body punch.
Da Silva Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Da Silva Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva Jr lands with a left to the head.
Da Silva Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Da Silva Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jovovic is defending well for now.
Da Silva Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Jovovic controls his hands.
Da Silva Jr crunches a lovely knee into Jovovic's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovovic tries to work over Da Silva Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jovovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jovovic works on Da Silva Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Jovovic can't find room to land a body shot as Da Silva Jr controls the action.
Jovovic lands a right hand.
Da Silva Jr tries a body shot but Jovovic blocks it.
Jovovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Jovovic.
Still in the clinch, Jovovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jovovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jovovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Jovovic - that landed with a thud.
Jovovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jovovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Da Silva Jr.
A right handed body shot lands from Jovovic.
Jovovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Da Silva Jr prevents a body shot from Jovovic.
Jovovic misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Jovovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jovovic scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Jovovic as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jovovic digs a right hand underneath Da Silva Jr's ribcage. Da Silva Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jovovic lands a body punch.
Jovovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jovovic lands an uppercut.
Da Silva Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jovovic avoids it.
Jovovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jovovic lands a damaging elbow.
Jovovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jovovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Da Silva Jr is rocked!
Jovovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jovovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Da Silva Jr backwards.
Oh Da Silva Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jovovic digs a right hand underneath Da Silva Jr's ribcage. Da Silva Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Jovovic - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jovovic.
A body shot lands from Jovovic.
Jovovic misses with an elbow strike.
Jovovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jovovic misses with a punch to the body.
Jovovic throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jovovic.
Nice body punch from Jovovic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Milan Jovovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jovovic closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Da Silva Jr out cold! Da Silva Jr corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Milan Jovovic!
Milan Jovovic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Old Leg Tartakov (ranked 452 p4p, 1112 weight class) and Oliver Smith (ranked 72 p4p, 28 weight class). Smith has chosen Saliva Click Click Boom as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Old Leg Tartakov!
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, Oliver Smith!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a hook but Tartakov blocks it.
Smith has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith drops Tartakov with a beautiful combination! Tartakov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!
Tartakov is rocked!
Tartakov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oh Tartakov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tartakov is working away from the top position though.
Tartakov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tartakov avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Tartakov seems to have got his legs back now.
Tartakov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Oliver Smith has been cut.
Tartakov lands a big elbow.
Tartakov landing shots from mount.
Tartakov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
Smith is rocked!
That has opened up Oliver Smith's cut even more.
Tartakov postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Smith bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Tartakov and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Old Leg Tartakov!
An out of breath Old Leg Tartakov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Oliver Smith had this to say: 'You win some you lose some. I will be back and I am going sleep some of you fools.'.
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