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The Island Season 13, 155 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Becker (ranked 4957 p4p, 233 weight class) and Lesley Dancer (ranked 0 p4p, 34 weight class). Lesley Dancer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cullen Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lesley Dancer!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Becker misses
and Becker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Cullen Becker has been cut.
Donk. Dancer catches Becker right on the button with a cross.
Becker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dancer counters with a right hand to the body.
Becker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dancer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Becker tries for a takedown but Dancer circles away easily
and Dancer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Becker tries to clinch
and Dancer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dancer drops Becker with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Becker looks back up at him and smiles so Dancer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Becker is rocked!
Dancer shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Becker takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Dancer sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Becker bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lesley Dancer!
During a confident post fight interview, Lesley Dancer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Lorentz (ranked 1848 p4p, 2156 weight class) and Indigo Pleateu (ranked 226 p4p, 253 weight class). Indigo Pleateu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hendrik Lorentz!
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, Indigo Pleateu!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pleateu lands with an overhand left.
Pleateu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pleateu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lorentz tries to clinch up.
Lorentz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pleateu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lorentz misses with a body kick.
Pleateu throws a looping overhand right but Lorentz ducks down to avoid it.
Lorentz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lorentz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pleateu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Hendrik Lorentz has been cut.
Pleateu misses with a looping left.
Lorentz misses the jab.
Lorentz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lorentz staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Pleateu as he connects with a hook.
Lorentz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pleateu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pleateu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lorentz cracks Pleateu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pleateu rushes Lorentz and presses him up against the cage.
Lorentz scores with a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Lorentz.
Lorentz lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Lorentz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lorentz.
Lorentz has a couple of punches blocked by Pleateu.
Pleateu tries a body shot but Lorentz blocks it.
Pleateu misses with a punch on the inside.
Lorentz lands with a short shot to the head.
Pleateu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lorentz misses with some punches.
Pleateu tries to throw a body punch but Lorentz avoids it by throwing Pleateu back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lorentz.
Lorentz blocks an uppercut.
Pleateu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pleateu throws a punch but it's blocked by Lorentz.
A head punch on the inside from Pleateu fails to land.
Lorentz lands an elbow just above Pleateu 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Lorentz fails to land.
Lorentz just leaning against Pleateu, taking a breather.
Lorentz lands an elbow that stopped Pleateu in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Pleateu fails to land.
Lorentz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lorentz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lorentz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorentz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pleateu lands a shoulder strike.
Lorentz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lorentz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pleateu throws a head punch that misses.
Pleateu working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Lorentz.
Lorentz lands an uppercut.
Pleateu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lorentz stalls.
Lorentz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lorentz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lorentz blocks a body shot from Pleateu.
Lorentz wants to stall.
Lorentz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pleateu misses with the head strike.
Pleateu struggles to land a body shot inside as Lorentz controls his hands.
Lorentz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lorentz prevents a body shot from Pleateu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorentz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pleateu backwards.
Pleateu blocking some punches.
Pleateu scores with a shoulder strike.
Lorentz takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Lorentz on the inside.
Lorentz lands with a left to the head.
Pleateu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pleateu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lorentz lands a nice elbow.
Lorentz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lorentz swings wildly with an uppercut but Pleateu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pleateu misses with some punches.
A short right from Lorentz on the inside.
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!
Pleateu lands with a left to the head.
Lorentz lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Lorentz.
Lorentz lands a left hand.
Lorentz blocking some punches.
Lorentz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lorentz lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Lorentz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleateu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pleateu misses with a body punch.
Lorentz lands with a light punch inside.
Lorentz lands with a light punch inside.
 Pleateu is rocked!
Lorentz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pleateu is still on wobbly legs! Can Lorentz finish him?
Pleateu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pleateu working aggressively here.
Pleateu misses with the head strike.
Lorentz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pleateu backwards.
Lorentz lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pleateu to his knees! Lorentz keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hendrik Lorentz!
After winning the bout, Hendrik Lorentz 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Hung (ranked 2647 p4p, 1432 weight class) and Eric Jacquin (ranked 304 p4p, 191 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Eric Jacquin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Will Hung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Jacquin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hung lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jacquin backs up against the cage.
Hung lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jacquin pinned against the cage. Jacquin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jacquin darts in looking for a takedown but Hung gets double underhooks and turns Jacquin into the cage.
Hung shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jacquin defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Hung as Jacquin shoots in.
Hung has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hung works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hung feints and as Jacquin raises his hands in defense, Hung changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacquin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jacquin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hung has passed into half guard!
Hung seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hung seems to be working for a kimura but Jacquin defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacquin is looking for a sweep. Hung is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hung is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jacquin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hung.
Hung prevents Jacquin from improving his position.
Jacquin makes his way to full guard, as Hung worked for a kimura.
Jacquin looking for a sweep. Not yet Jacquin, not yet.
Jacquin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Jacquin looking for a sweep. Not yet Jacquin, not yet.
Jacquin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jacquin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hung does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jacquin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hung won't allow Jacquin to pass to mount.
Jacquin seems to be working for a kimura but Hung defends the submission attempt.
Hung manages to get to full guard.
Hung is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jacquin defends well.
Hung had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jacquin defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hung looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jacquin has picked Hung up and slammed him! Hung can't keep hold of the triangle and Jacquin manages to pass to side control!
Jacquin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jacquin has control of an arm but Hung manages to advance to Jacquin's back!
Jacquin breaks Hung's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hung looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hung has his foot on Jacquin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jacquin works his way back into a safe position though.
Jacquin is pushing down on Hung's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hung is fighting to maintain full guard but Jacquin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jacquin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hung does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jacquin prevents Hung from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hung has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Jacquin escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Jacquin!
Jacquin is looking to take a break and control but Hung is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacquin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hung, who protects the arm well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacquin has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hung!
Hung regains half guard.
Hung looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jacquin uses his free foot to push down on Hung's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hung.
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 Will Hung will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hung lands a jab to the head.
Jacquin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Hung. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Hung misses.
Hung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacquin.
Hung misses with a double jab.
Hung shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hung showed some decent athleticism there.
Jacquin gets back to full guard.
Hung stopping the sweep attempt from Jacquin.
Jacquin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hung looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacquin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hung is keeping the position for now.
Hung looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jacquin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jacquin passes Hung's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hung is in trouble now - Jacquin has advanced to mount!
Jacquin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hung is looking to escape.
Hung tries to hold on but Jacquin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hung regains half guard.
Jacquin wants to free his trapped foot but Hung is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jacquin controlling the pace.
Hung tries to get to full guard but Jacquin has control of the leg.
Hung moves into full guard.
Jacquin wants to pass the guard but Hung is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hung is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jacquin is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hung throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jacquin uses it to pass to side control.
Jacquin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hung manages to get back to half guard.
Hung tries to roll over but Jacquin keeps him under control.
Hung is working hard here to advance position.
Jacquin passes to side control.
Jacquin moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hung is squirming around, avoiding Jacquin's attempts to control the action.
Jacquin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hung tries to hold on but Jacquin pushes him away.
Hung stops Jacquin from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Hung tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hung tries to lock up and control but Jacquin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hung is desperately trying to improve his position but Jacquin has a good base and remains in mount.
Eric Jacquin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hung has given up his back.
Jacquin working for the choke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eric Jacquin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hung shoots for a double leg takedown but Jacquin sprawls well. He's pushed Hung's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jacquin moves out of range of the strikes.
Jacquin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hung.
Jacquin with the counter takedown but Hung avoids it easily.
Hung misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice uppercut there from Hung.
Jacquin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hung.
Hung throws a right and a left that Jacquin avoids nicely.
Jacquin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hung is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jacquin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hung's guard.
Hung being controlled here, momentarily.
Jacquin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hung's guard.
Hung tries to get to full guard but Jacquin has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacquin tries to pass to full mount but Hung defends it.
Hung looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacquin trying to pass the guard but Hung defending well.
Jacquin has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hung defend it? Jacquin steps over the head and cranks it - Hung is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Jacquin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eric Jacquin!
The defeated Will Hung had this to say: 'Don't talk to me. Don't tell me yahw nehayym.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Berge (ranked 1036 p4p, 3126 weight class) and Skritskrat Songsiskrat (ranked 149 p4p, 350 weight class). Songsiskrat has chosen Reunion - Life Is A Rock as his entrance music. Skritskrat Songsiskrat will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tobias Berge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Skritskrat Songsiskrat!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berge tries to work over Songsiskrat's front leg with a kick but Songsiskrat checks it.
Songsiskrat looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Songsiskrat.
Berge shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Songsiskrat counters with a nice uppercut.
Songsiskrat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Berge on the side of the head.
Berge definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Songsiskrat digs a good body shot into Berge's ribs.
Berge wants to clinch.
Songsiskrat with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Songsiskrat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Berge in his tracks.
Berge takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Songsiskrat connects with a body shot that sends Berge's belly button to the back.
Songsiskrat connects with a looping right hand.
Skritskrat Songsiskrat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Songsiskrat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berge tries for a takedown but Songsiskrat circles away easily
and Songsiskrat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Songsiskrat digs a good hook to Berge's body.
Songsiskrat digs a good hook to Berge's body.
Songsiskrat misses with a double jab
so Berge counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Songsiskrat can do anything to dispel that myth.
Berge trying to control but Songsiskrat is working from the bottom.
Berge preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berge showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Berge has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berge drops back, looking for a kneebar! Songsiskrat looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Songsiskrat looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Songsiskrat!
Berge is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Songsiskrat wants to control but Berge is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berge struggling a bit here.
Berge is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berge manages to work his way to half guard, despite Songsiskrat's best efforts.
Berge trying to hold on to Songsiskrat's head to control him but Songsiskrat postures up.
Berge looking for submissions off his back.
Songsiskrat is looking to take a break and control but Berge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Songsiskrat is just content to waste time from the top position. Berge takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Songsiskrat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Berge has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Songsiskrat has managed to get both his arms back between Berge's legs - danger averted.
Songsiskrat avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berge 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.
Berge escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Songsiskrat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Berge wants to sweep but no luck.
Berge is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Songsiskrat frees his head nicely. Oh but Berge has switched to an armbar! Songsiskrat is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tobias Berge!
In his post fight interview, Tobias Berge started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Skritskrat Songsiskrat spoke after the fight, saying 'i didn't know i sucked fighting until now.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ylli Kovaci (ranked 3789 p4p, 1016 weight class) and George Walker (ranked 401 p4p, 146 weight class). Kovaci's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Angra - Morning Star. Ylli Kovaci has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ylli Kovaci!
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, George Walker!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker throws a hook but Kovaci blocks it.
Walker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kovaci tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Kovaci tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovaci defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand.
We've been told by Kovaci's head coaches at All Elite Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kovaci goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
 It looks like George Walker has been cut.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovaci.
Kovaci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovaci is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
And Walker tries to counter it with a takedown but Kovaci pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kovaci sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovaci misses with a looping left.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Kovaci moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovaci dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Kovaci swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kovaci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walker gets tackled into the cage by Kovaci. Kovaci maintains the clinch.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker is pressed up against the cage. Kovaci has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Walker down to the mat. Walker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker throws an off balance right hand
and Kovaci counters with a straight right hand.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Kovaci saw that one coming.
Walker misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Kovaci moved out of range nicely.
Kovaci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovaci staying out of range there.
Kovaci darts in and clinches Walker up against the cage.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Kovaci throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Walker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Walker throws a jab when Kovaci was well out of range.
Kovaci pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovaci ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker avoids the body shot from Kovaci.
Walker misses with a combination
and Kovaci makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovaci has managed to clinch.
Kovaci breaks from the clinch.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovaci.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kovaci takes the fight into the clinch.
Kovaci looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovaci manages to break the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Walker.
Walker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Kovaci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovaci moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovaci takes the fight into the clinch.
Kovaci tries to pull guard but Walker holds him up against the cage and eventually Kovaci drops back down to his feet.
Kovaci breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ylli Kovaci dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Walker'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.
A jab from Walker does it's job there.
Kovaci moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
Walker prevents Kovaci from breaking the clinch.
Kovaci leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kovaci tries to circle away but Walker has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovaci breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovaci was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Kovaci tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovaci manages to avoid it.
Kovaci wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker lands with an overhand left.
Kovaci slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kovaci tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kovaci doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Kovaci tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Kovaci feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kovaci tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovaci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovaci.
Walker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Walker throws a hook but Kovaci avoids it easily.
Kovaci scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kovaci counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kovaci connects with a body shot that sends Walker's belly button to the back.
Kovaci jabs at Walker's body.
Kovaci connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walker momentarily.
Kovaci is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovaci throws a head kick that Walker semi-blocks.
Kovaci wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Kovaci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Kovaci tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kovaci lands an overhand right.
Walker is rocked!
That has opened up George Walker's cut even more.
Kovaci throws a shot to the body.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovaci finish him?
Kovaci rushes Walker and presses him up against the cage.
Kovaci pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Walker misses with a hook. Kovaci ducked under it nicely.
Kovaci clinches.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovaci pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovaci wants to slow Walker down by chopping away at his legs.
Kovaci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Kovaci half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kovaci dives in for a single leg takedown but Walker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kovaci is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Kovaci breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovaci connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Walker shoots in but no luck this time.
Kovaci uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Kovaci throws a body kick that misses.
Kovaci moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovaci is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Kovaci.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ylli Kovaci dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Walker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kovaci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovaci sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Walker to the ground! Kovaci dives into full mount looking to finish!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kovaci trying to control but Walker is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovaci looking to control and managing it successfully.
Walker bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a strike but Kovaci rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kovaci is one step ahead there.
Kovaci 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.
Walker controls Kovaci momentarily but Kovaci frees himself.
Kovaci is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walker working for a triangle but Kovaci defends it easily.
Walker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kovaci gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Walker working a defensive guard here.
Walker is looking for a triangle but Kovaci pushes his legs off easily.
Kovaci knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walker on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovaci sitting in guard here, content to control.
Walker keeping full guard, as Kovaci tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovaci sitting in guard here, content to control.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Kovaci from controlling successfully.
Kovaci stopping the sweep attempt from Walker.
Walker looking for a guillotine here but Kovaci defends easily.
Walker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Walker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kovaci controls the pace.
Kovaci continues to stall.
Walker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kovaci is aware though and is defending well.
Kovaci controlling from the top position.
George Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kovaci is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ylli Kovaci is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kovaci's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ylli Kovaci showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kovaci 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Ylli Kovaci!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Ylli Kovaci!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Ylli Kovaci!
Ylli Kovaci wins by unanimous decision!
Ylli Kovaci thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tielo Bonifaz (ranked 1564 p4p, 2906 weight class) and Johnny Slater (ranked 202 p4p, 329 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tielo Bonifaz!
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, Johnny Slater!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bonifaz throws a head kick that half lands.
Slater fails to land the takedown.
Slater shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bonifaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonifaz digs a good hook to Slater's body.
Slater misses with a takedown attempt
and Slater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tielo Bonifaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Slater.
Slater gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Bonifaz counter with a right hand.
Slater takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bonifaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slater doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slater takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bonifaz sizes up Slater with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Slater takes one to the chin there.
Slater with a poor takedown
and Bonifaz counters with a nice body shot.
Slater looks winded!
Bonifaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonifaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Slater is rocked!
Johnny Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonifaz thumps Slater with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bonifaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slater changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bonifaz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bonifaz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bonifaz regains half guard.
Slater trying to control from half guard but Bonifaz is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonifaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bonifaz's head.
Slater is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bonifaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slater.
Slater stops Bonifaz from getting back to his feet.
Slater is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Slater misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Bonifaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonifaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bonifaz connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifaz lands a jab.
Slater feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slater postures up and lands a big shot to Bonifaz's brow.
Bonifaz pulls Slater in close to prevent any damage.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonifaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonifaz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bonifaz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Slater keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bonifaz's head.
Slater is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bonifaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slater.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Slater takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bonifaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slater has time to react.
Slater tries for a takedown but Bonifaz circles away easily
and Bonifaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slater fails with the takedown
letting Bonifaz counter with a right hand.
Bonifaz connects with a body shot that sends Slater's belly button to the back.
Slater shoots in for a takedown but Bonifaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bonifaz lands with a shot to the body.
Slater has his takedown stuffed
and Bonifaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Slater tries for a takedown but Bonifaz circles away easily
letting Bonifaz counter with a right hand.
Bonifaz lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tielo Bonifaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bonifaz punishes Slater's body with a nice straight punch.
Bonifaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slater has his takedown stuffed
and Bonifaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slater tries for a takedown but Bonifaz circles away easily
and Bonifaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slater takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Slater is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonifaz finish him?
Slater has his takedown stuffed
and Bonifaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tielo Bonifaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Slater.
Slater will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slater seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater misses with a takedown attempt
and Bonifaz lands a stunning uppercut that sends Slater to the mat!
Slater is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bonifaz uses his free foot to push down on Slater's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Slater.
Bonifaz controlling the pace for now.
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.
Bonifaz looking to control but Slater is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bonifaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Slater is squirming around, avoiding Bonifaz's attempts to control the action.
That's two 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.
Slater is working to get back to half guard.
Bonifaz controlling his opponent.
Slater is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Slater has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bonifaz content just to control the position here.
Bonifaz trying to control but Slater is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater tries to hold on but Bonifaz pushes him away.
Slater is squirming around, avoiding Bonifaz's attempts to control the action.
Slater wants to hold on but Bonifaz pushes him away.
Bonifaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Slater is squirming around, avoiding Bonifaz's attempts to control the action.
Bonifaz controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Slater is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bonifaz get's back to his feet.
Slater takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bonifaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Slater should have avoided that one.
Bonifaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tielo Bonifaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slater gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bonifaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Slater fails with the takedown
and Bonifaz counters with a beautiful punch that sends Slater to the canvas!
Bonifaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bonifaz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Slater's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tielo Bonifaz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Slater ducks right into an uppercut from Bonifaz.
Slater misses with a takedown
and Bonifaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slater fails with the takedown
and Bonifaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slater closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bonifaz is looking for a sweep.
Bonifaz is trying to get back to his feet.
Bonifaz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bonifaz is trying to buck Slater off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater lands some shots froms side control.
Slater in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bonifaz parries the strikes from Slater easily there. Slater is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bonifaz to escape.
Slater scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bonifaz to see if he's OK.
Bonifaz wants to get back to his feet but Slater drags him back down.
Bonifaz is looking to regain half guard here but Slater keeps moving and retains side control.
Bonifaz is trying to buck Slater off.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bonifaz connects with a looping right hand.
Slater goes for a double leg but Bonifaz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bonifaz continues to drive forward.
Tielo Bonifaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Slater.
Slater gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Bonifaz counter with a right hand.
Slater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slater misses with a takedown
and Slater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slater with a poor takedown
letting Bonifaz counter with a right hand.
Tielo Bonifaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Slater misses with a takedown
and Bonifaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Slater walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bonifaz jabs Slater to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Slater has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bonifaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bonifaz scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifaz cracks Slater with an uppercut from hell and Slater crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Bonifaz's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Slater can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bonifaz controls the pace.
Bonifaz wants to get up but he can't break Slater's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bonifaz stays in close to Slater's body and controls the position.
Bonifaz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Slater is proving hard to escape from.
Slater can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bonifaz controls the pace.
Bonifaz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Slater's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slater swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Slater shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slater doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bonifaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Bonifaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bonifaz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slater misses with a takedown attempt
and Bonifaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnny Slater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonifaz cracks Slater with a hook to the temple - Slater is on wobbly legs here! Bonifaz swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Slater falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bonifaz wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tielo Bonifaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Beast (ranked 2522 p4p, 1787 weight class) and Ikuma Arishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arishima has chosen Fight Music as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Beast!
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, Ikuma Arishima!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Beast looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arishima misses with an uppercut.
Arishima works the jab nicely.
Arishima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beast throws out a loose jab but Arishima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beast darts in and clinches Arishima up against the cage.
Beast tries to pull guard but Arishima won't allow it.
Beast fails to pull guard.
Beast pulls guard.
Arishima is posturing up here but Beast has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Arishima tries to roll out but it's too tight and Arishima has to tap! Slick submission there by Beast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don Beast!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Purple Aki (ranked 559 p4p, 3966 weight class) and Willie Dustice (ranked 78 p4p, 420 weight class). Purple Aki had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Purple Aki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Willie Dustice!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dustice stuffs the takedown attempt from Aki. Aki gets slowly back to his feet.
Aki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dustice's guard.
Dustice is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Aki dives into side control.
Dustice trying to control but Aki flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Dustice is in bad spot here.
Dustice trying to control the position but Aki manages to sink in the hooks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aki lands a shot to the head.
Aki loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Dustice hold on?
Aki keeps control of the position easily here as Dustice tries to buck him off.
Aki loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Dustice hold on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aki lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Aki.
Dustice tries to escape the position.
Aki biding his time, looking for the opening.
Aki lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Dustice grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Aki throwing damaging strikes from the back! Dustice could be in trouble here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aki biding his time, looking for the opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A helpless look comes across Dustice 's face. He knows he's trapped as Aki lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Purple Aki!
A relieved looking Purple Aki 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Barnabas Chipman (ranked 4047 p4p, 429 weight class) and Mancha Aisland (ranked 426 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Barnabas Chipman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barnabas Chipman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mancha Aisland!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chipman throws a sloppy head kick and Aisland moves out of range easily.
Chipman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aisland checks a low kick from Chipman.
Chipman swings for the body but Aisland moves out of range.
Aisland darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chipman is defending against the submission attempts here by Aisland.
Aisland is keen to just control but Chipman is a slippery customer.
Aisland is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aisland wants to free his trapped foot but Chipman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aisland is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chipman is just riding it out for now. Aisland eventually gives up the hold.
Aisland is trying for a kimura here. Chipman looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Aisland wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mancha Aisland!
In his post fight interview, Mancha Aisland started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Orlov (ranked 1770 p4p, 2393 weight class) and Brandon Hendrix (ranked 220 p4p, 281 weight class). Orlov comes to the cage accompanied by Положение (2 Remix). Brandon Hendrix has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pedro Orlov's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Orlov!
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, Brandon Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hendrix circles away.
Hendrix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orlov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Pedro Orlov has been cut.
Orlov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendrix.
Orlov ducks straight into an uppercut from Hendrix and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Orlov manages to regain guard straight away.
Orlov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendrix wants to stand but Orlov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Oh Orlov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hendrix is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Orlov wants to sweep but no luck.
Hendrix really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Orlov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Orlov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Orlov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hendrix is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Orlov.
Orlov is looking to regain half guard here but Hendrix keeps moving and retains side control.
Orlov seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Orlov is working hard here to advance position.
Hendrix just content to control the position.
Orlov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hendrix decides to stand back up.
A jab-cross combination lands for Hendrix and sends Orlov crashing to the mat! Hendrix follows him down to the mat - Orlov regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Hendrix stands up out of the half guard.
Pedro Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Orlov is defended easily by Hendrix.
A countering left hand to the body from Hendrix misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BAM! Hendrix delivers a spinning backfist that drops Orlov like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Brandon Hendrix!
Brandon Hendrix 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Malig Hunt (ranked 3096 p4p, 1633 weight class) and Momofuku Ando (ranked 347 p4p, 208 weight class). Ando comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pot Noodle Patience kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Malig Hunt had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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149
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165
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malig Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Momofuku Ando!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ando missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Ando scores with the left hand. Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Momofuku Ando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ando jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ando looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Ando misses the target.
Hunt throwing a counter right hand but Ando manages to avoid it.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Ando.
Ando misses with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ando misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Ando throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ando might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ando thuds his right hand into Hunt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ando waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Ando misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a nice body shot.
Ando rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ando jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ando blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Ando on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ando misses.
Hunt lands with a good body shot.
Hunt dips to his left and cracks Ando with an uppercut!
Ando throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt slips under a jab from Ando.
Ando takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ando throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Hunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ando misses with the combination.
Ando blocks a jab.
Hunt walks into a left hand.
Ando misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Momofuku Ando has been cut.
Ando loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ando.
Hunt throwing a counter right hand but Ando manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt walks into a jab.
Ando misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Ando sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ando connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt defending well as Ando loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Ando.
Hunt throwing a counter right hand but Ando manages to avoid it.
Hunt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Momofuku Ando will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Momofuku Ando's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hunt slips a jab from Ando.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ando misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ando thinking.
Ando misses the jab.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt moves out of range as Ando strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Hunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Momofuku Ando seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ando misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ando misses with a hook
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a hook. Ando tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ando.
Ando misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt defending well as Ando loads up on a big left hand.
Ando throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ando throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Ando slips the punch.
Ando throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ando pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ando throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ando misses with a hook
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Ando swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ando misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ando cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ando swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ando.
Ando lands with a right hand.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hunt throws a hook but Ando avoids it easily.
Ando swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ando throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt counters with a right hand to the body.
Ando showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ando throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Ando throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ando throws a right hand that misses
and Ando takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ando jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunt lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Ando.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Ando thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ando tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Hunt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Momofuku Ando'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. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
It seemed like Ando was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ando throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ando.
Ando misses with a double jab
and Hunt counters with a left and a right that stings Ando.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ando.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ando looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ando misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Ando.
Ando throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ando throws a right hand that misses
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Ando is rocked!
Ando jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ando throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ando is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
Hunt throws a jab when Ando was well out of range.
Ando swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Ando misses.
Momofuku Ando has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ando throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Ando seems to have recovered his senses.
Ando throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ando throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Ando misses with a looping right.
Hunt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Ando misses its intended target.
Ando has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ando throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ando ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Ando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ando swings widly with a right hand
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Ando throws a right hand that misses
and Ando takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Ando.
A big left from Ando misses.
Ando misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Ando misses with an uppercut.
Ando misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ando connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hunt scrambles back to his feet.
Ando misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ando missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Hunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ando is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt works the jab nicely.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malig Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Malig Hunt!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Malig Hunt!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Malig Hunt!
Malig Hunt wins by unanimous decision!
Momofuku Ando was interviewed post fight and said 'Stand and bang next time you COWARD!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gillechriosd McCoy (ranked 678 p4p, 3858 weight class) and Gerson Silva (ranked 97 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gillechriosd McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Gerson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McCoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva looks to clinch
and McCoy counters with a crisp right hand that drops Silva! McCoy lets Silva back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Gerson Silva has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCoy gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. McCoy manages to retain guard.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can McCoy finish him?
Silva content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because McCoy has locked up a guillotine! McCoy's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Silva is holding on here and McCoy must be using up a lot of energy. Silva has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! McCoy gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gillechriosd McCoy!
Gillechriosd McCoy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandro Ramos (ranked 3436 p4p, 1029 weight class) and Island Boy Jim (ranked 379 p4p, 148 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexsandro Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Boy Jim!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jim blocks a jab.
Jim feints a counter leg kick.
Jim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ramos circles away.
Jim closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jim trying to control from half guard but Ramos is working away.
Still in half guard, Jim seems content to control.
Let's hope that Jim has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ramos is trying to stand up here but Jim is controlling him well.
Jim is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jim is looking for a kimura but Ramos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jim to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos is defending against the submission attempts here by Jim.
Jim is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jim is looking for a kimura but Ramos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jim to get the leverage.
Ramos wants to get back to his feet.
Jim is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ramos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ramos is defending against the submission attempts here by Jim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos wants to get back to his feet.
Ramos kicks Jim off and gets back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Ramos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ramos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jim fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexsandro Ramos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Island Boy Jim.
Jim looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Ramos.
It looks like Island Boy Jim has been cut.
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but Jim slips the punch.
Ramos misses the jab.
Jim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ramos is fending him off so far but Jim persists. Nope, Ramos circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramos misses with a series of wild punches.
Jim throws out a counter right but Ramos avoids it with no problem.
Jim scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ramos sneaks out the side door and pushes Jim away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've been informed that Jim has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Jim with a poor takedown
enabling Ramos to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos lunges at Jim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jim's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos.
Jim drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ramos defends it well.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Jim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jim closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jim lands in his opponent's guard.
Jim passes into half guard.
Jim sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Jim.
Jim 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro Ramos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Island Boy Jim's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jim fails with the takedown.
Jim shoots for a takedown but Ramos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jim walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jim will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alexsandro Ramos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Island Boy Jim.
Jim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ramos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jim.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jim is defended easily by Ramos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jim blocks a jab.
Ramos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jim has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos lands a head shot.
Jim shoots in looking for a takedown but Ramos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An attempted straight right counter from Ramos misses the target.
Ramos misses the jab.
Jim slips under a jab from Ramos.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramos misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Jim.
Ramos misses with a right hand
and Jim counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jim stops Ramos from standing up.
Ramos is looking to stand back up but Jim counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ramos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim is looking for a kimura but Ramos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jim to get the leverage.
Jim is keen to just control but Ramos is a slippery customer.
Jim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ramos is just riding it out for now. Jim eventually gives up the hold.
Ramos is not content to let Jim control the position.
Jim is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ramos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos is trying to stand up here but Jim is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is staying active underneath Jim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jim is working for a kimura but Ramos is defending it quite comfortably.
Jim passes to side control.
Jim is staying tight to Ramos's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jim swings around for an armbar but Ramos sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jim's guard.
Jim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramos wants to stand but Jim has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos throws a big elbow that misses.
Ramos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ramos controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ramos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Jim is tightening it up a little... Ramos has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ramos reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ramos taps out! Nice BJJ there by Jim!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Island Boy Jim!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hirata Hitoshi (ranked 1242 p4p, 2535 weight class) and David Ournez (ranked 176 p4p, 294 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hirata Hitoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Ournez!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ournez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
No luck for Ournez with that takedown attempt.
Hitoshi feinted with a counter takedown.
Ournez has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hitoshi fails to land.
Hitoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ournez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hitoshi is trying to keep an underhook but Ournez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ournez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ournez looks to land a strike but Hitoshi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ournez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hitoshi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ournez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ournez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hitoshi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ournez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ournez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitoshi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ournez throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ournez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hitoshi looking for a sweep. Not yet Hitoshi, not yet.
Ournez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ournez distracts Hitoshi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ournez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ournez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hitoshi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hitoshi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ournez throws a big right hand that misses.
Hitoshi wants to sweep here but Ournez controlling him for the moment.
Ournez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ournez connects with a couple of short punches.
Ournez is looking to work some ground and pound but Hitoshi has wrist control.
Hitoshi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hitoshi throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ournez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ournez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ournez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ournez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hitoshi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ournez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hitoshi is one step ahead there.
Ournez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hitoshi.
Ournez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi throws a big elbow that misses.
Hitoshi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ournez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ournez looking for a sweep. Not yet Ournez, not yet.
Hitoshi throwing strikes from guard but Ournez blocks nicely.
Ournez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ournez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hitoshi throws a big right hand that misses.
Ournez keeping moving, preventing Hitoshi from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ournez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hitoshi was covering up waiting for the punch and Ournez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ournez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ournez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ournez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ournez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ournez cracks Hitoshi with a solid left hand.
Ournez cracks Hitoshi with a solid left hand.
Hitoshi 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.
Ournez throws a strike but Hitoshi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hitoshi wants to control from the top but Ournez keeps moving.
Hitoshi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hitoshi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ournez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hitoshi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hitoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ournez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Ournez dominated that round.
That's time! Hitoshi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ournez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hitoshi's guard.
Ournez throws a strike but Hitoshi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ournez looking for a sweep. Not yet Ournez, not yet.
Ournez keeping moving, preventing Hitoshi from controlling successfully.
Hitoshi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hitoshi working some strikes from top position.
Ournez has momentary wrist control but Hitoshi slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hitoshi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hitoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ournez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hitoshi throwing strikes from guard but Ournez blocks nicely.
Ournez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitoshi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hitoshi throwing strikes from guard but Ournez blocks nicely.
Ournez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hitoshi.
Hitoshi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hitoshi wants to control but Ournez is keeping him busy.
Hitoshi throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ournez works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hitoshi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ournez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ournez has his hands clasped together around Hitoshi's back. He's all about the action.
Ournez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ournez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ournez.
Hitoshi cracks Ournez with a solid left hand.
Ournez looking for a guillotine here but Hitoshi defends easily.
Ournez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hitoshi throws an elbow that misses. Ournez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hitoshi's guard. Nice move by Ournez!
Hitoshi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ournez throws a strike but Hitoshi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hitoshi chips away with some ground and pound.
Hitoshi lands a couple of elbows.
Hitoshi postures up.
Hitoshi throwing strikes from guard but Ournez blocks nicely.
Hitoshi throws a strike but Ournez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ournez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hitoshi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ournez.
Ournez postures up and lands a big shot to Hitoshi's brow.
Ournez is in close to Hitoshi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hitoshi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
David Ournez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ournez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hitoshi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ournez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hitoshi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ournez throwing strikes but missing.
Ournez throws an elbow that misses. Hitoshi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ournez's guard. Nice move by Hitoshi!
Hitoshi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ournez's head.
Ournez seems keen to control Hitoshi's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hitoshi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hitoshi wants to control from the top but Ournez keeps moving.
Hitoshi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hirata Hitoshi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Hitoshi. No joy for Ournez on that attempt.
Ournez moves into the clinch successfully.
Hitoshi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ournez.
Hitoshi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ournez has clasped his hands together around Hitoshi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Check out the look on Ournez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ournez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hitoshi manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ournez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hitoshi trying to hold on to Ournez's head to control him but Ournez postures up.
Hitoshi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ournez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ournez with the ground and pound but Hitoshi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hitoshi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ournez's guard.
Ournez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hitoshi defends well.
Hitoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ournez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ournez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hitoshi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hitoshi throws a big elbow that misses.
Hitoshi throws a big right hand that misses.
Hitoshi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ournez working a defensive guard here.
Ournez has momentary wrist control but Hitoshi slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi wants to control from the top but Ournez keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hitoshi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hitoshi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ournez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hitoshi is one step ahead there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Hitoshi postures up and lands a big shot to Ournez's brow.
Hitoshi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ournez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hitoshi throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ournez has his hands on Hitoshi's head, controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hitoshi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ournez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ournez shoots in looking for a takedown. Hitoshi tries to sprawl out of it but Ournez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hitoshi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hirata Hitoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Ournez.
Ournez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hitoshi counters with a single leg into guard. Ournez didn't expect that.
Hitoshi throws an elbow that misses. Ournez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hitoshi's guard. Nice move by Ournez!
Ournez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ournez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ournez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hitoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ournez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ournez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ournez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ournez throws a strike but Hitoshi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hitoshi throws an elbow that misses. Ournez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hitoshi's guard. Nice move by Ournez!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitoshi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ournez postures up and lands a big shot to Hitoshi's brow.
Ournez won't allow Hitoshi to sweep him here.
Ournez throws an elbow that misses. Hitoshi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ournez's guard. Nice move by Hitoshi!
Ournez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hirata Hitoshi.
I think Hitoshi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for David Ournez!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for David Ournez!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Hirata Hitoshi!
David Ournez wins by split decision!
David Ournez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xon HiChi (ranked 2125 p4p, 2105 weight class) and Guilherme Carvalho (ranked 250 p4p, 248 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xon HiChi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guilherme Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carvalho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
HiChi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carvalho on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Carvalho.
Carvalho stalks HiChi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into HiChi's face. HiChi staggers backwards, shaken.
Carvalho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
HiChi swings for the body but Carvalho moves out of range.
HiChi ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
Carvalho throws a jab but it's blocked by HiChi.
It looked like HiChi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carvalho looks to land a right hand but HiChi moved out of range.
Carvalho scores with a crisp jab that stopped HiChi in his tracks.
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!
HiChi moves out of range of the strikes.
HiChi fails to land with a series of punches.
HiChi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
HiChi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carvalho.
Carvalho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by HiChi.
Guilherme Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from HiChi. Carvalho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carvalho is looking for the big counter here.
HiChi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carvalho 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.
Carvalho misses with a double jab
and HiChi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
HiChi throws a monster overhand right that drops Carvalho! HiChi follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xon HiChi!
A very excited looking Xon HiChi 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Albert Einstein (ranked 225 p4p, 6128 weight class) and Laith Kerr (ranked 30 p4p, 534 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Albert Einstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Laith Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einstein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kerr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Einstein shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kerr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Einstein taking a breather here.
Kerr can't do much from the bottom here.
Kerr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Einstein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kerr is looking to regain half guard here but Einstein keeps moving and retains side control.
Einstein slows the pace down.
Kerr gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Einstein content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Einstein landing strikes from the mount.
Einstein looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Einstein's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Einstein definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr tries to reverse the position but Einstein maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerr wants to control but Einstein is having none of it.
Einstein working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Einstein scoring with strikes but Kerr is staying in there.
Einstein sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Einstein working Kerr over with strikes here.
Einstein controlling from mount.
Kerr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Einstein with a couple of short strikes.
Einstein controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einstein punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Einstein controlling his opponent.
Kerr trying desperately to get to his feet.
Einstein postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Kerr bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Einstein and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Einstein!
Albert Einstein 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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