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The Island Season 13, 205 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Salazaro (ranked 3919 p4p, 262 weight class) and Stevo Caruga (ranked 480 p4p, 41 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesus Salazaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stevo Caruga!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caruga darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Caruga seems to be working for a kimura but Salazaro defends the submission attempt.
Salazaro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Caruga is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caruga is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Salazaro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Caruga on the ground.
Caruga is looking for a kimura but Salazaro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Caruga to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caruga in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Salazaro tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Caruga!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stevo Caruga!
A relieved looking Stevo Caruga 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djuro Zec (ranked 1585 p4p, 1852 weight class) and Angus Graham (ranked 207 p4p, 247 weight class). Angus Graham 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Djuro Zec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Angus Graham!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zec misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graham.
Zec fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zec moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGraham.
Graham throws a leg kick but Zec sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zec.
Zec is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Graham will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Zec trying to control the position but Graham is working away.
Zec moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ground and pound from Zec seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Graham parries the strikes from Zec easily there. Zec is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Graham to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zec throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Zec throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Zec creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Zec wants to control but Graham is keeping him busy.
Zec fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Zec misses with the ground and pound.
Zec trying to control the action but Graham is working from the bottom.
Zec throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Zec 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zec's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Zec throwing shots but Graham is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zec.
Graham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zec. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zec thows a huge punch but Graham dodges it nicely.
Zec thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graham's head.
Zec throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Graham can do anything to dispel that myth.
Graham is trying to control but can't.
Zec not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zec working the head and body with strikes.
Zec slips a nice elbow through Graham's hands, connecting with Graham's forehead.
Zec working Graham over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zec misses with a head shot. Graham uses the momentum to regain guard.
Zec lands a couple of elbows.
Zec throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Graham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zec sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zec looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Zec postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Graham 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Graham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zec looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zec throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Graham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zec.
Zec trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zec is in close to Graham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zec advances to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zec is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zec in particular looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Djuro Zec dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Graham misses with a body kick.
Zec tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Graham defends well and Zec ends up having to push Graham into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Graham breaks from the clinch.
Zec is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graham can do to turn this around?
Zec just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Graham. That's going to slow Zec down.
A head kick misses from Graham.
Zec darts in looking for a takedown but Graham gets double underhooks and turns Zec into the cage.
Graham manages to break the clinch.
Graham throws a hook to the side of Zec's head but Zec sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zec shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Graham as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Djuro Zec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zec has a takedown stuffed.
Zec will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zec fails with the takedown.
Djuro Zec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham works the jab nicely.
No luck for Zec with that takedown attempt.
Graham has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham leaves Zec with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Graham misses with a double jab.
Zec shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Graham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graham lands with an uppercut that bounces Zec off the cage and back into range.
Zec misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Angus Graham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Graham darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Graham goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Graham lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zec tries to score a power double leg takedown but Graham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zec somewhat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graham's corner calls for a 1-2. Graham obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zec swings for the body but Graham moves out of range.
Zec throws a shot from downtown. Graham moves away and avoids it.
Graham works Zec's body with a nice hook.
Zec takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zec looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zec wants to control from the top but Graham keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zec accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Graham working a defensive guard here.
Zec controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zec in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zec loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zec is looking to work some ground and pound but Graham has wrist control.
Zec trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zec.
Graham scores with a head kick.
Zec drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zec stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Graham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zec throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham keeping moving, preventing Zec from controlling successfully.
Zec throwing strikes from guard but Graham blocks nicely.
Graham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zec won't allow Graham to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zec accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zec is looking to work some ground and pound but Graham has wrist control.
Zec working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zec throwing strikes from guard but Graham blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Graham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Zec's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Zec shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Graham sprawls well. Graham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zec gets slowly back to his feet.
Graham swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zec takes a jab right on the kisser.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Graham enables Zec to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Graham manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zec pushing down on Graham's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zec is trying to control the action in half guard but Graham is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Graham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zec wants to free his trapped foot but Graham is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Graham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zec scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zec lands with a punch from half guard.
Graham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zec not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Graham wants to control but Zec is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Graham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zec is looking to pass Graham's guard but actually Graham recovers to full guard.
Zec throws an elbow that misses. Graham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zec's guard. Nice move by Graham!
Zec managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zec has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Graham is looking to stand up but Zec won't let him.
Zec controlling Graham's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zec tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Graham got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zec has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graham has managed to get both his arms back between Zec's legs - danger averted.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Graham plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 It looks like Djuro Zec has been cut.
Zec shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zec thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zec sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Graham defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zec not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zec lands a nice short elbow.
Zec missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zec throwing shots but Graham is blocking nicely.
Zec not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zec throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Graham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zec not doing much here.
Graham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zec.
And that's the end of the fight!
Djuro Zec showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zec 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Djuro Zec!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Angus Graham!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Djuro Zec!
Djuro Zec wins by split decision!
Djuro Zec thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kegomoditswe Vermeulen (ranked 2460 p4p, 1320 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 316 p4p, 174 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kegomoditswe Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeulen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vermeulen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Rickson Silva has been cut.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vermeulen is defending well.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Vermeulen stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Kegomoditswe Vermeulen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vermeulen walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vermeulen clinches.
Silva successfully pulls guard.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva is trying to control the position but Vermeulen postures up.
Vermeulen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Silva is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Vermeulen has his hands clasped together but Silva extends and breaks Vermeulen's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rickson Silva!
Rickson Silva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Highland Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Dinklage (ranked 1074 p4p, 3206 weight class) and Arthur Fleck (ranked 148 p4p, 406 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Dinklage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Fleck!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinklage looks for a takedown but Fleck sprawls well.
Fleck tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dinklage shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dinklage was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dinklage slows the pace down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fleck tries to improve position but can't.
Fleck manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dinklage definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dinklage keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinklage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if Dinklage is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleck is looking to control Dinklage's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fleck avoid being mounted?
Dinklage sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fleck can do anything to dispel that myth.
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.
Dinklage is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fleck!
Dinklage controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Dinklage connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fleck is working to get back to half guard.
Dinklage controlling the pace for now.
Dinklage with the ground and pound from mount.
Dinklage controlling his opponent.
Dinklage working Fleck over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage controlling from mount.
Fleck is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dinklage takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dinklage landing strikes from the mount and Fleck is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleck tries to reverse the position but Dinklage maintains control.
Dinklage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fleck gets back to half guard.
Dinklage sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fleck desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dinklage is controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Dinklage dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dinklage 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.
Dinklage is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fleck looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dinklage forces his way into half guard.
Dinklage not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinklage is taking a breather. Fleck says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck trying to control but Dinklage postures up.
Dinklage perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dinklage seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fleck for as long as he can get away with.
Dinklage works his way into side control.
Dinklage is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fleck's shoulder. That is not cool.
Fleck wants to control but Dinklage postures up.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's two 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.
Dinklage working the head and body with strikes.
Dinklage throws a strike aimed at the side of Fleck's head but Fleck avoids it well.
Fleck being controlled for a moment.
Dinklage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fleck can do to turn this around?
Fleck tries to improve position but can't.
Dinklage controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage prevents Fleck from escaping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Fleck fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dinklage sprawls well initially but Fleck persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fleck working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dinklage's thigh. Dinklage counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Fleck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fleck lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dinklage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fleck throws an elbow that misses. Dinklage uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fleck's guard. Nice move by Dinklage!
Dinklage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dinklage engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleck trying to keep a closed guard but Dinklage is proving a slippery customer.
Dinklage with a nice head shot there.
Fleck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dinklage stays in close to Fleck's body and controls the position.
Dinklage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dinklage seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fleck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Dinklage dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dinklage shoots in but Fleck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fleck gets the takedown into side control.
Fleck controls the position.
Fleck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dinklage keeps working.
Fleck is trying to ground and pound but Dinklage uses the momentary lack of control by Fleck to regain half guard.
Dinklage preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleck is just content to waste time from the top position. Dinklage takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dinklage has his hands on Fleck's head, controlling the position.
Dinklage wants to stand and escape but Fleck is having none of it.
Fleck looking to sit in guard and control but Dinklage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dinklage slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fleck is trying to control the position but Dinklage postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dinklage wants to pass the guard but Fleck is keeping the position.
Dinklage lands a couple of elbows.
Dinklage preventing the sweep.
Dinklage showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dinklage preventing the sweep.
Fleck has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dinklage has passed into side control.
Fleck tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dinklage'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.
Sloppy strikes there by Dinklage.
Fleck tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dinklage wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dan Dinklage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dinklage just content to control the position.
Dinklage continues to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Dinklage instigates a clinch.
Fleck tightens his grip and picks Dinklage up, before dumping him to the ground. Dinklage manages to land in guard.
Dinklage wriggles free and stands up.
Dinklage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fleck manages to avoid it.
And Fleck tries to counter it with a takedown but Dinklage pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dinklage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fleck moves away.
Fleck slips a jab from Dinklage.
Dinklage just misses with a punch to the body.
Fleck feints the counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dinklage throws a hook to the side of Fleck's head but Fleck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dinklage misses with a body shot
and Fleck counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dinklage!
Arthur Fleck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Dinklage's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Dinklage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dinklage 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 Dan Dinklage!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Dan Dinklage!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Dan Dinklage!
Dan Dinklage wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Dan Dinklage thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Grigoriev (ranked 3284 p4p, 783 weight class) and Ani Kwata (ranked 417 p4p, 104 weight class). Ani Kwata is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Grigoriev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ani Kwata!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwata misses with a takedown attempt
and Grigoriev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kwata shoots in for a takedown but Grigoriev shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kwata.
Alexander Grigoriev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ani Kwata.
Kwata shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kwata with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kwata working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Grigoriev moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwata wants to control from the top but Grigoriev keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kwata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoriev working for a triangle but Kwata defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kwata stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Grigoriev has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Kwata manages to get his head free but now Grigoriev has transitioned to an armbar! Kwata grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Grigoriev! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Grigoriev!
A victorious Alexander Grigoriev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Greene (ranked 1312 p4p, 2600 weight class) and Gera GOl (ranked 171 p4p, 0 weight class). Gera GOl is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Red Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gera GOl !
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
GOl throws an off balance right hand
and Greene counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Greene is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene stops GOl from getting back to his feet.
GOl wants to stand back up but Greene manages to pass into side control.
Greene is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. GOl knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Greene tries for a kimura but GOl is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
GOl is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Greene controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GOl is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
GOl is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Greene take his back! Uh oh - Greene has got a rear naked choke here! GOl is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Red Greene!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abbas Mohammad (ranked 1974 p4p, 1410 weight class) and David Hanen (ranked 256 p4p, 187 weight class). David Hanen 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abbas Mohammad!
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, David Hanen!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mohammad changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hanen gets caught napping as Mohammad dives in and scores a takedown. Hanen manages to retain guard.
Mohammad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mohammad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hanen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hanen is trying to control the position but Mohammad postures up.
Mohammad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mohammad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mohammad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hanen keeping moving, preventing Mohammad from controlling successfully.
Mohammad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mohammad passes Hanen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mohammad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hanen defending well though.
Hanen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mohammad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mohammad lands strikes from half guard.
Mohammad thows a huge punch but Hanen dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mohammad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mohammad lands strikes from half guard.
Mohammad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mohammad 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.
Mohammad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mohammad stalling.
Mohammad throwing shots but Hanen is blocking nicely.
Mohammad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hanen's head.
Mohammad working Hanen over with strikes.
Mohammad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hanen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanen has hold of Mohammad's hands but Mohammad slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hanen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mohammad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mohammad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mohammad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mohammad throwing shots but Hanen is blocking nicely.
Mohammad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mohammad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanen keeps working.
Mohammad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mohammad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mohammad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hanen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mohammad winds up and cracks Hanen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hanen tries to get to full guard but Mohammad has control of the leg.
Mohammad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mohammad thows a huge punch but Hanen dodges it nicely.
Mohammad is keen to just control but Hanen is a slippery customer.
Mohammad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mohammad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mohammad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mohammad moves into full mount! Hanen won't be happy about that!
Mohammad is in the full mount, landing strikes.
 Hanen is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big strike lands for Mohammad! That's really hurt Hanen and he's turned his back - Mohammad keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Mohammad jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abbas Mohammad!
Abbas Mohammad 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Plusnin (ranked 567 p4p, 3632 weight class) and Tibor Terej (ranked 84 p4p, 457 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Vladimir Plusnin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tibor Terej!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terej uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Plusnin.
Terej is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Plusnin's half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Plusnin keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Plusnin actively working from the bottom here.
Plusnin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Terej pulls his head out easily.
Plusnin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Terej seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Terej looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terej prevents Plusnin from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plusnin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terej not doing much here.
Terej wants to pass the guard but Plusnin is defending well.
Terej is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Plusnin gets full guard.
Plusnin 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.
Terej got a little sloppy there for a moment and Plusnin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Terej has managed to get both his arms back between Plusnin's legs - danger averted.
Plusnin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Terej manages to get himself to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Terej can do anything to dispel that myth.
Terej wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plusnin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Terej is trying to keep Plusnin in close.
Terej being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Plusnin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Plusnin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Terej pulls Plusnin in close to prevent any damage.
Plusnin advances position into side control!
Terej is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plusnin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Plusnin trying to control the position but Terej is working away.
Terej tries to improve position but can't.
Plusnin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Plusnin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Plusnin working away.
Plusnin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Plusnin tries for a kimura but Terej is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plusnin trying to control the position but Terej is working away.
Terej is trying to work for a sweep but Plusnin has mounted him!
Terej tries to hold on but Plusnin pushes him away.
Plusnin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Terej manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Terej is trying to get back to half guard.
Plusnin is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Terej is trying to escape and Plusnin transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Terej is forced to tap! Nice work there by Plusnin! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vladimir Plusnin!
Vladimir Plusnin 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Darski (ranked 3747 p4p, 319 weight class) and Kil Bon Hwa (ranked 468 p4p, 52 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Darski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kil Bon Hwa!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bon Hwa scores with a jab. Darski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Darski misses.
Darski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bon Hwa counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Adam Darski has been cut.
Darski misses with a right hand
and Bon Hwa counters with a crisp right hand that drops Darski! Bon Hwa lets Darski back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Darski is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darski misses with a jab to the body
and Bon Hwa counters with a big right hand! Oh Darski is in trouble here! Bon Hwa follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kil Bon Hwa!
Kil Bon Hwa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maw Real (ranked 1392 p4p, 1905 weight class) and Leon McClane (ranked 184 p4p, 251 weight class). McClane comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Come & Get Some of This, House of Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maw Real!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon McClane!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Real darts in and clinches McClane up against the cage.
Real looking to slow down the pace here.
Real misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Real.
Real tries a body shot but McClane blocks it.
McClane digs a right hand into Real's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Real's gas tank.
McClane tries a body shot but Real blocks it.
McClane throws a punch but it's blocked by Real.
McClane scores with a shot to the side of Real's head.
Real scores with a shot to the side of McClane's head.
Real tries to throw a body punch but McClane avoids it by throwing Real back against the cage.
Real missing with knees to the body.
Real tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Real tries a body shot but McClane blocks it.
McClane is working Real over against the cage.
Real goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Real misses with a punch on the inside.
Real tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McClane's elbow.
McClane lands an uppercut.
McClane presses Real against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Real has a couple of punches blocked by McClane.
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!
McClane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Real makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Real is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McClane is defending well for now.
McClane displaying some good clinch control by pressing Real up against the cage.
Real taking a breather.
Real definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McClane misses with a hook to the ribs.
McClane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Real working aggressively here.
McClane has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Real seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McClane can turn it around.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McClane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Real trying to control the position but instead, McClane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Real into the cage.
Real pushes McClane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McClane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McClane working aggressively here.
McClane presses Real against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McClane misses with some punches.
Real prevents a body shot from McClane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Real tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Real.
Good body shot from McClane.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Real throws a punch but it's blocked by McClane.
McClane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Real looking to stall.
Real misses with a punch on the inside.
McClane blocking some punches.
Real lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from McClane.
Real works on McClane's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Real swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Real trying to stall but McClane improves his position.
Real struggles to land a body shot inside as McClane controls his hands.
Real throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Real misses with a hook to the ribs.
Real misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Real struggles to land a body shot inside as McClane controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClane misses with a hook from the clinch.
McClane can't find room to land a body shot as Real controls the action.
McClane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McClane prevents a body shot from Real.
Real tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McClane's elbow.
McClane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Real backwards.
McClane stalling.
McClane lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Real creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Real misses with a punch to the body.
Real misses with a body punch.
McClane lands with a short shot to the head.
McClane is leaning against Real and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Real is breathing heavily.
McClane digs a right hand into Real's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Real's gas tank.
Nice body punch from McClane - that landed with a thud.
McClane pushes Real back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McClane lands a shoulder strike.
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!
A short uppercut from McClane.
McClane lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from McClane - that landed with a thud.
Real takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for McClane.
McClane lands a body punch.
McClane gets through Real's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McClane manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McClane has Real pressed against the cage.
McClane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from McClane.
Real's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McClane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from McClane.
McClane lands a body punch in the clinch.
McClane lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McClane.
McClane scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from McClane.
McClane is stalling here.
McClane lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon McClane dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McClane grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Real takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! McClane cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leon McClane!
Our winner, Leon McClane, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erza Scarlet (ranked 2578 p4p, 1415 weight class) and Bob Crawley (ranked 332 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawley has chosen Barbarian Overlords - The Ambassador as his entrance music. Bob Crawley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erza Scarlet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Crawley!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawley looks to throw the jab but Scarlet is out of range.
The fighters circling - Scarlet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scarlet punishes Crawley's body with a nice straight punch.
Crawley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scarlet swings widly with a right hand
and Crawley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scarlet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Scarlet with a body shot.
Scarlet throws a hook to the side of Crawley's head but Crawley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crawley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crawley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Scarlet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crawley throws a low kick, looking for Scarlet's leg but Scarlet calmly moves out of range.
Scarlet scores with a hook.
Scarlet misses with a right hand
and Crawley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scarlet misses with an uppercut. Crawley saw that one coming.
Scarlet misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Scarlet.
Scarlet appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crawley throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crawley drops his hands momentarily and Scarlet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scarlet throws out the jab.
Scarlet lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Scarlet misses the target.
Crawley slips under a jab.
Scarlet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crawley momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Scarlet.
Crawley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crawley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Scarlet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawley slips a jab from Scarlet.
Scarlet lands a nice hook to Crawley's body. Crawley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Crawley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scarlet darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scarlet checks the leg kick nicely there.
Scarlet tries to move into range but Crawley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Scarlet is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Scarlet misses the shot to the body.
Crawley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Scarlet looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley throws a big shot that misses.
Scarlet swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crawley throws a sloppy head kick and Scarlet moves out of range easily.
Scarlet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scarlet connects with a crisp jab.
Scarlet defending well as Crawley loads up on a big left hand.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scarlet avoids the head kick by Crawley.
The fighters circling - Scarlet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scarlet tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crawley lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Erza Scarlet has been cut.
The fighters circling - Scarlet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawley staying out of range there.
Crawley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
Scarlet throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawley.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scarlet avoids the body shot from Crawley.
Crawley defending well as Scarlet loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley slips a straight right by Scarlet.
A countering left hand to the body from Crawley misses.
Scarlet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scarlet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scarlet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Scarlet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scarlet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crawley! But no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Crawley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crawley.
Crawley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Scarlet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scarlet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scarlet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crawley can pounce on him.
Crawley swings for the body but Scarlet moves out of range.
Crawley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scarlet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scarlet misses with a left hand
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.
Scarlet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scarlet is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crawley staying out of range there.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
Scarlet checks the leg kick.
Scarlet misses with a combination
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
Scarlet sizes up Crawley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crawley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crawley connects with a solid leg kick.
Crawley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scarlet. That did some damage!
Scarlet takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawley throws an overhand right that lands on Scarlet's shoulder, as Scarlet tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Scarlet.
Scarlet throws out a loose jab but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawley defending well as Scarlet loads up on a big left hand.
Scarlet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Erza Scarlet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erza Scarlet'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.
Scarlet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crawley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scarlet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawley.
Crawley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crawley slips a straight right by Scarlet.
Scarlet swings widly with a right hand
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crawley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Scarlet on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crawley looks to throw the jab but Scarlet is out of range.
Scarlet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scarlet.
Bob Crawley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crawley.
Scarlet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scarlet misses with an uppercut.
Crawley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scarlet.
Crawley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scarlet slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scarlet misses with a looping right.
Scarlet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Crawley tenderised Scarlet's leg. Scarlet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Scarlet throws a body shot but no joy.
Scarlet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawley.
Scarlet takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Crawley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crawley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scarlet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scarlet connects with the punch.
Crawley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scarlet cracks a nice hook into Crawley's ribs.
Crawley lands a high kick!
Scarlet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlet blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarlet jabs Crawley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scarlet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawley misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Scarlet there.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scarlet darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crawley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crawley is looking to chop away at Scarlet's legs.
Scarlet throws a hook but Crawley avoids it easily.
Scarlet thuds his right hand into Crawley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scarlet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scarlet manages to avoid it.
It looked like Scarlet was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crawley.
Crawley slips a jab from Scarlet.
Crawley connects with a right hand. Scarlet shakes it off.
Crawley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scarlet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Crawley lands but Scarlet takes it in his stride.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Scarlet loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
Crawley throws out a counter right but Scarlet avoids it with no problem.
Crawley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scarlet.
Crawley misses with a right hand
and Scarlet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
Scarlet sizes up Crawley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crawley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scarlet.
Crawley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crawley's corner calls for a 1-2. Crawley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crawley slips under a jab.
Scarlet throws a lazy right hand but Crawley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scarlet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crawley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scarlet misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scarlet works the jab nicely.
Jab by Scarlet.
Scarlet throws a hook but Crawley avoids it easily.
Scarlet lands a really nice looking cross but Crawley seems unphased.
Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scarlet.
Scarlet looks to land a left hand but Crawley moved out of range nicely.
Crawley throws out a loose jab but Scarlet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarlet is looking to counter punch.
Crawley staying out of range there.
Scarlet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scarlet on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crawley connects with a crisp jab.
Crawley throws a hook but Scarlet avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crawley moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawley slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Erza Scarlet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erza Scarlet's cut.
That's time! Scarlet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Scarlet throws a big shot that misses.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Scarlet moved out of range.
Crawley blocks a jab.
Scarlet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crawley.
Crawley lands a head kick. Scarlet smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Scarlet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scarlet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crawley doesn't seem bothered though.
Scarlet lands a body shot.
Crawley throws a jab when Scarlet was well out of range.
Scarlet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Scarlet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scarlet throws a hook to the side of Crawley's head but Crawley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crawley tries a quick counter leg kick but Scarlet is wise to it.
Scarlet has managed to clinch.
Crawley breaks the clinch.
Crawley misses the body punch
and Scarlet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scarlet misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scarlet forces Crawley back against the cage and clinches.
Scarlet throws a head punch that misses.
Crawley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crawley lands a nice uppercut.
Scarlet lands a body shot in the clinch.
Scarlet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Crawley tries to break free but Scarlet pushes him back against the cage.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Scarlet controls his hands.
Crawley scores with a shoulder strike.
Crawley tries to circle away but Scarlet has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Scarlet fails to land.
Crawley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crawley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crawley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scarlet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawley misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scarlet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crawley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crawley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crawley throws a head kick but Scarlet moves out of range.
Crawley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scarlet was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawley.
Scarlet throws out a loose jab but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarlet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scarlet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crawley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scarlet.
Crawley throws a shot from downtown. Scarlet moves away and avoids it.
Crawley slips a jab from Scarlet.
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Scarlet slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Scarlet does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley slips a jab from Scarlet.
Scarlet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Scarlet throws a poor cross that misses
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
Crawley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crawley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Scarlet tries to close the distance and clinch but Crawley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scarlet misses with the combination.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Scarlet is just out of range.
Crawley throws a sloppy head kick and Scarlet moves out of range easily.
Scarlet takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scarlet blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Scarlet misses with a hook. Crawley ducked under it nicely.
Crawley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crawley misses with an uppercut.
Scarlet slips a straight right by Crawley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlet looks to land a right hand but Crawley moved out of range.
Crawley lands a high kick!
Crawley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scarlet looks to land a left hand but Crawley moved out of range nicely.
Scarlet throws a shot from downtown. Crawley moves away and avoids it.
Scarlet lands a jab-cross combination.
Crawley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scarlet misses the jab.
Crawley throws out a counter right but Scarlet avoids it with no problem.
Scarlet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Scarlet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Scarlet has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crawley.
Scarlet misses the jab.
Crawley lands a nice shot to the body.
Scarlet slips a straight right by Crawley.
Scarlet avoids the head kick by Crawley.
Crawley throws a lazy right hand but Scarlet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 Erza Scarlet.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Scarlet, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Erza Scarlet!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Erza Scarlet!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Erza Scarlet!
Erza Scarlet wins by unanimous decision!
Erza Scarlet thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Veainu (ranked 713 p4p, 3431 weight class) and Floris Sigetti (ranked 98 p4p, 438 weight class). Sione Veainu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sione Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Floris Sigetti!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigetti takes a swing at Veainu's ribcage but misses.
Veainu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sigetti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Sione Veainu has been cut.
A punch combination from Sigetti misses.
Veainu is looking to counter punch.
Sigetti throws a hook but Veainu blocks it.
Veainu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sigetti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Sigetti.
Sigetti throws a series of strikes that have Veainu backpedaling.
Veainu blocks a jab.
Sigetti throws a hook but Veainu avoids it easily.
A combination from Sigetti does no damage.
Sigetti looks to land a right hand but Veainu moved out of range.
Sigetti 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veainu lands a nice shot to the body.
Sigetti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sigetti throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sigetti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed right hand from Sigetti misses the target.
Veainu is looking to counter punch.
Sigetti throws a lazy right hand but Veainu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sigetti throws a right hand that Veainu ducks under and follows up with a left that Veainu also avoids with ease.
Sigetti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Veainu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sigetti lands a jab to the nose.
Veainu scores with a jab to the head.
Sigetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veainu was well out of range. Poor timing from Sigetti.
Veainu pounces like a tiger and cracks Sigetti with a vicious hook! Sigetti is down but not out! Veainu follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sione Veainu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Mith (ranked 3303 p4p, 986 weight class) and Ty Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 139 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andre Mith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ty Fuller!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Mith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mith misses with a wild body shot.
Mith cracks a nice hook into Fuller's ribs.
Fuller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mith misses with a two punch combination.
Fuller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fuller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fuller misses the shot to the body.
Mith misses the jab.
Mith thows a leg kick but Fuller checks it
and Fuller counters with a takedown into side control.
Mith struggling a bit here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuller working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fuller creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mith is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fuller lands a few punches from side control.
Mith on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mith is looking to regain half guard here but Fuller keeps moving and retains side control.
Mith wants to control but Fuller postures up.
Fuller lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mith down.
Fuller gets to mount! Mith was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Mith is looking to get to half guard.
Mith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fuller can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mith is looking to escape.
Mith in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fuller putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fuller unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Mith wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Fuller celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ty Fuller!
A victorious Ty Fuller thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bar (ranked 1178 p4p, 2355 weight class) and Nicholas Brady (ranked 156 p4p, 301 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonny Bar!
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, Nicholas Brady!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bar shoots in for a takedown but Brady shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brady throws a right hand that Bar ducks under and follows up with a left that Bar also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Brady. No joy for Bar on that attempt.
Brady misses with a looping right.
Brady misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from Brady is predictable there
and Bar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Brady!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brady can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brady takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bar has an Americana. Brady didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bar is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bar hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jonny Bar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arniquez Montgomery (ranked 1791 p4p, 1736 weight class) and Ba’al Lightning (ranked 241 p4p, 234 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arniquez Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ba’al Lightning!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Montgomery stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Montgomery keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lightning.
Lightning misses with an uppercut. Montgomery saw that one coming.
Montgomery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lightning manages to avoid it.
Lightning swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Montgomery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lightning thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lightning connects with a nice looking jab.
Lightning 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.
Lightning takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ba’al Lightning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Montgomery misses.
Lightning misses the jab.
Montgomery connects with a nice looking jab.
Montgomery uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lightning.
Lightning ducks under a wild hook from Montgomery.
Montgomery looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Montgomery takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montgomery connects with the punch.
Lightning is rocked!
Lightning staying out of range there.
Lightning is still on wobbly legs! Can Montgomery finish him?
Montgomery lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Lightning falls backwards - clearly groggy! Montgomery dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arniquez Montgomery!
A relieved looking Arniquez Montgomery 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karockas Thibodeaux (ranked 67 p4p, 5160 weight class) and Mack Jesservey (ranked 12 p4p, 569 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Karockas Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mack Jesservey!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jesservey gets a clinch.
Thibodeaux looking to throw knees to the head but Jesservey is blocking nicely.
Jesservey pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jesservey's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jesservey's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jesservey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thibodeaux to keep the fight standing.
Thibodeaux makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jesservey fails to pull guard.
Karockas Thibodeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mack Jesservey.
Thibodeaux gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jesservey.
Thibodeaux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux drops Jesservey with a big knee straight up the middle! Jesservey is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Mack Jesservey has been cut.
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!
Thibodeaux moves into the clinch successfully.
Thibodeaux lands with a left to the head.
Thibodeaux pushes Jesservey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux lands a big knee! That's hurt Jesservey! Oh, he's all over the place! Thibodeaux lands another knee that sends Jesservey to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karockas Thibodeaux!
A victorious Karockas Thibodeaux thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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