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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helm Hammerhand (ranked 5228 p4p, 5966 weight class) and Ola Boy (ranked 217 p4p, 237 weight class). Hammerhand comes to the cage accompanied by ODESZA - My Friends Never Die. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Helm Hammerhand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ola Boy!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boy dodges the punch combination from Hammerhand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boy! But no joy.
Hammerhand is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Boy flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Boy is out cold! Hammerhand holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Helm Hammerhand!
A very excited looking Helm Hammerhand 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Diddy (ranked 5449 p4p, 25387 weight class) and Damien Weaver (ranked 555 p4p, 603 weight class). Damien Weaver will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Diddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damien Weaver!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diddy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Weaver was covering up waiting for the punch and Diddy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Diddy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Weaver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diddy is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diddy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diddy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weaver keeping full guard, as Diddy tries to pass.
Diddy advances to half guard.
Diddy prevents Weaver from standing back up.
Diddy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Diddy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diddy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Diddy trying to mount his opponent but Weaver defends it.
Diddy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diddy is working for a submission of some sort.
Diddy wants to pass to mount but Weaver is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Diddy wants to pass to mount but Weaver is defending the position.
Diddy winds up and cracks Weaver with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Diddy is looking for a kimura here.
Diddy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Weaver defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Weaver doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diddy.
Diddy wants to pass the guard but Weaver is defending well.
Diddy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Diddy moves nicely into side control.
Diddy trying to control the action but Weaver is working from the bottom.
Diddy has hold of Weaver's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Weaver tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Diddy cranks the arm and Weaver screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Weaver, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Joe Diddy!
An out of breath Joe Diddy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ese Magoo (ranked 5227 p4p, 5301 weight class) and Pino Noir (ranked 538 p4p, 543 weight class). Magoo comes to the cage accompanied by BANKS - Warm Water (Snakehips Remix). Pino Noir will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ese Magoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pino Noir!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Magoo catches Noir right on the button with a cross.
Noir slips a jab and a cross from Magoo.
Magoo jabs at Noir's body.
Noir drops his hands momentarily and Magoo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magoo slips a straight right by Noir.
Magoo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noir.
Noir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magoo.
Noir is looking to score with low kicks.
Noir is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Magoo fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Noir to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Noir looks to clinch but Magoo throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Noir taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ese Magoo!
A very excited looking Ese Magoo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Arman Sakkara (ranked 3790 p4p, 3888 weight class) and Keith Hanson (ranked 464 p4p, 473 weight class). Arman Sakkara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arman Sakkara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keith Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson 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.
Hanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
 It looks like Keith Hanson has been cut.
Hanson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hanson duly obliges.
Hanson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakkara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sakkara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And Hanson responds with a good body kick, but Sakkara manages to step out the way in time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sakkara.
Sakkara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hanson misses with the combination.
Sakkara looks to land a right hand but Hanson moved out of range.
Sakkara closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakkara landing knees to the head.
Sakkara crunches a lovely knee into Hanson's ribcage.
Sakkara connects with a knee to the head.
Sakkara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sakkara manages to break the clinch.
Hanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sakkara scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakkara misses with the combination.
Hanson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sakkara. That's going to slow Hanson down.
Hanson lands with a hook. Sakkara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hanson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sakkara.
Sakkara takes the fight into the clinch.
Sakkara landing knees to the head.
Sakkara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanson is struggling to control the position.
Sakkara crunches a lovely knee into Hanson's ribcage.
Hanson takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Sakkara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakkara connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakkara lands a knee to the head.
 Hanson is rocked!
Sakkara lands a damaging elbow.
Hanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakkara finish him?
That has opened up Keith Hanson's cut even more.
Hanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanson is trying to stall.
Sakkara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Sakkara.
Clinched against the cage, Sakkara lands a big elbow that drops Hanson! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Hanson is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arman Sakkara!
A relieved looking Arman Sakkara 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Lorenz Blackwater (ranked 3302 p4p, 4415 weight class) and Small Dude (ranked 418 p4p, 512 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blackwater might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A$AP Rocky - Everyday. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lorenz Blackwater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Small Dude!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blackwater, pushing him back against the cage.
Blackwater stops a takedown attempt from Dude.
Blackwater blocking some punches.
Dude working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dude is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blackwater is trying to force a seperation but Dude has the dominant position.
Blackwater has had enough of the clinch but Dude keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackwater.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dude.
Dude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dude swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dude fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude lands a shoulder strike.
Dude drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lorenz Blackwater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Small Dude.
A frustrated look appears on Blackwater's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dude tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackwater.
Dude looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dude misses with a body punch.
Blackwater gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dude.
Dude misses with the head strike.
Dude is leaning against Blackwater and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dude throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackwater.
Blackwater blocking some punches.
Dude has Blackwater pressed against the cage, preventing Blackwater from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dude lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dude fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackwater definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dude has a couple of punches blocked by Blackwater.
Dude working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dude throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackwater.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude has a couple of punches blocked by Blackwater.
Dude working aggressively here.
Dude throws a head punch that misses.
Dude swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackwater uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Dude.
Dude swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dude has clasped his hands together around Blackwater's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackwater managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dude.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dude tries to score with some ground and pound. Blackwater controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dude sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blackwater is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dude looks up at the clock and then as Blackwater takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dude smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dude with the ground and pound but Blackwater regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Dude lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude throwing shots but Blackwater is blocking nicely.
Dude looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blackwater with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dude sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blackwater defending well though.
Ground and pound from Dude.
Dude is nestled in close to Blackwater, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dude slows the pace down in half guard.
Dude thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blackwater blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dude.
Dude throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Blackwater to regain full guard.
Dude loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dude throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dude's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dude with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude wants to control from the top but Blackwater keeps moving.
Dude in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dude throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blackwater works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dude working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blackwater will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dude trying to control but Blackwater is working from the bottom.
Dude lands a couple of digs.
Dude with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dude throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dude with a jab.
Dude has Blackwater up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dude as Blackwater tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Dude dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blackwater tries to keep at a distance but Dude has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blackwater is trying to break the clinch but Dude has him pressed against the cage.
Blackwater is trying to break free.
Dude drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blackwater pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good shot there by Dude.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dude throws a lazy uppercut
and Blackwater counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blackwater scores with a jab. Dude acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dude tries to clinch up but Blackwater circles away and keeps his distance.
Dude has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater tries to move into range but Dude moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dude misses with a right hand
and Blackwater counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Small Dude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackwater lands a jab.
Dude closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blackwater counters with a three punch combo that has Dude backing up. Dude nods at Blackwater to acknowledge the strikes.
Blackwater misses the jab.
Dude throws a lazy right hand but Blackwater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blackwater scores with a nice right hand.
Blackwater keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dude drives through with a takedown into Blackwater's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dude content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dude wants to control from the top but Blackwater keeps moving.
Dude throwing strikes but missing.
Dude throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dude trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackwater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dude throws a big elbow that misses.
Blackwater is looking to stand up but Dude isn't so interested in that idea.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dude postures up in Blackwater's guard and throws a big left but Blackwater blocks it.
Dude in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude moves into the clinch.
Blackwater is trying to push Dude away but Dude has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blackwater is trying to break the clinch but Dude is controlling him.
Dude fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lorenz Blackwater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Small Dude.
Dude misses with some punches.
Blackwater prevents a body shot from Dude.
Dude tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dude lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dude pushes Blackwater back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dude.
A head punch on the inside from Dude fails to land.
Dude lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackwater.
Blackwater can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater blocking some punches.
Dude lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blackwater backwards.
Dude wants a takedown but no success here.
Blackwater blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackwater wants to break free but Dude has control.
Dude prevents Blackwater from breaking the clinch.
Dude lands a shot to the body.
Dude tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blackwater's elbow.
Blackwater blocks an uppercut.
Dude swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackwater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dude changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blackwater fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dude doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blackwater counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Small Dude will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dude misses the jab.
Blackwater appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dude looks to throw the jab but Blackwater is out of range.
Dude is looking to clinch but Blackwater is avoiding it.
Blackwater appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dude rushes Blackwater and presses him up against the cage.
Blackwater blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dude keeps control of Blackwater as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blackwater wants to get back to striking at distance but Dude won't allow it.
Blackwater is trying to push Dude away but Dude has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dude swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Dude fails to land.
Dude softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dude can't find room to land a body shot as Blackwater controls the action.
Dude lands a nice uppercut.
Blackwater blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude gets through Blackwater's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blackwater blocks an uppercut.
Dude is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blackwater gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dude has Blackwater pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blackwater manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dude jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blackwater walks away with a smile on his face. Dude gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lorenz Blackwater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Small Dude.
Blackwater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blackwater lands a glancing blow to the side of Dude's head.
Blackwater clobbers Dude with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blackwater stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blackwater wants it to stay on the feet.
Blackwater throws a big counter combination but Dude scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dude takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dude is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blackwater.
It looks like Small Dude has been cut.
Dude dives in and grabs Blackwater's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blackwater pushes down on Dude's head and hops out.
Dude gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blackwater.
Blackwater bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dude's head backwards.
Dude is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackwater connects with a nice looking jab.
Dude is still on wobbly legs! Can Blackwater finish him?
Dude doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blackwater counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Dude to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Blackwater!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lorenz Blackwater!
After the fight, Lorenz Blackwater was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wade Kinsella (ranked 3201 p4p, 2726 weight class) and Matthew Rinaudo (ranked 408 p4p, 357 weight class). Wade Kinsella 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 welterweight 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, Wade Kinsella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matthew Rinaudo!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinaudo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kinsella as he avoids it easily.
Rinaudo misses with a takedown attempt
and Kinsella counters with a stiff right hand.
Kinsella cracks Rinaudo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rinaudo tries for a takedown but Kinsella circles away easily
and Kinsella counters with a nice uppercut.
Wade Kinsella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Rinaudo.
Kinsella bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rinaudo's head backwards.
Kinsella lands with a slapping head kick.
Rinaudo misses with a takedown attempt
and Kinsella counters with a nice leg kick.
Rinaudo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kinsella counters with a head kick.
It looks like Matthew Rinaudo has been cut.
Rinaudo clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rinaudo working hard to break the clinch.
Rinaudo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kinsella after a bit of a struggle.
Kinsella manages to break the clinch.
Kinsella pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rinaudo back to the cage. Kinsella follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rinaudo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rinaudo tries for a takedown but Kinsella circles away easily
and Kinsella counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rinaudo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rinaudo with a poor takedown
and Rinaudo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kinsella lands a nice hook to Rinaudo's body. Rinaudo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rinaudo fails with the takedown
letting Kinsella counter with a right hand.
Rinaudo looks winded!
Rinaudo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kinsella counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rinaudo fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kinsella moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rinaudo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kinsella. Kinsella obviously looking to wear him down.
Rinaudo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rinaudo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kinsella to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice jab there from Kinsella.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rinaudo walks into a straight right hand from Kinsella.
Rinaudo is rocked!
Kinsella scores with a hook to the body. Rinaudo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rinaudo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kinsella finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kinsella finds it's way through Rinaudo's defenses.
Kinsella throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rinaudo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kinsella and Rinaudo are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Kinsella throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Rinaudo into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Kinsella knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wade Kinsella!
Our winner, Wade Kinsella, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lether Gwani (ranked 2723 p4p, 2781 weight class) and Joe Cooter (ranked 355 p4p, 363 weight class). Joe Cooter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lether Gwani's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lether Gwani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Cooter!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gwani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooter feints the counter takedown.
Gwani definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gwani's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cooter under the eye.
Decent striking displayed by Gwani there.
Nice uppercut lands for Gwani. That snapped Cooter's head back.
Cooter is rocked!
Cooter 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.
Gwani lands an uppercut, right on the button! Cooter tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lether Gwani!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badig Onil (ranked 3425 p4p, 1728 weight class) and Henry Shewmaker (ranked 163 p4p, 89 weight class). Onil's entrance music is Pretty Boy by M2M. A fine choice. 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 Henry Shewmaker 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Badig Onil!
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, Henry Shewmaker!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onil on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
 It looks like Badig Onil has been cut.
Shewmaker misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Onil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Onil throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shewmaker counters with a crisp right hand that drops Onil! Shewmaker lets Onil back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Onil throws a jab when Shewmaker was well out of range.
Shewmaker throws a fast counter high kick but Onil manages to duck under it in time.
Shewmaker scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shewmaker throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Onil crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Henry Shewmaker!
Henry Shewmaker made sure to mention his sponsor, Island clothing lite in his post fight interview.
Badig Onil was interviewed post fight and said 'I was born in Africa, grew up in Africa, even kingkong is nothing to me.
But it turns out that you are much uglier than kingkong, so you can beat me this time and only because you are lucky.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Jang Jai (ranked 1217 p4p, 1380 weight class) and Ante Petric (ranked 146 p4p, 164 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wang Jang Jai!
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, Ante Petric!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jang Jai.
Petric throws out a counter right but Jang Jai avoids it with no problem.
Petric swings for the body but Jang Jai moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Jang Jai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petric lunges at Jang Jai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jang Jai's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jang Jai. Petric does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Petric on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jang Jai connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ante Petric has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petric staying out of range there.
Jang Jai misses with a straight right.
Petric doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jang Jai throws a lazy right hand but Petric sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jang Jai misses with an uppercut
and Petric counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Petric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai cracks a nice hook into Petric's ribs.
Petric moves out of range of the leg kick from Jang Jai.
Petric swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jang Jai avoids the body shot from Petric.
Jang Jai throws a body punch but Petric moves out of range.
Petric takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Decent striking displayed by Jang Jai there.
Jang Jai looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jang Jai punishes Petric's body with a nice straight punch.
Jang Jai loads up on a big right hand but Petric slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petric! But no joy.
Petric moves out of range of the strikes.
Wang Jang Jai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jang Jai misses with a shot to the body
and Petric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petric let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jang Jai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Petric was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric walks into a straight right hand from Jang Jai.
Petric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jang Jai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Petric counters with a right hand to the body.
Jang Jai tries to clinch up.
Jang Jai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petric misses the shot to the body.
Jang Jai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai tries to clinch there but Petric circles away.
A nice side step and Petric releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petric darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petric has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jang Jai throws the left hand but Petric avoids the punch easily.
Jang Jai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Petric appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jang Jai scores with a jab.
Petric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jang Jai.
Petric lands a nice shot that snaps Jang Jai's head back.
Jang Jai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petric counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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 Wang Jang Jai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ante Petric'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.
Petric takes one to the chin there.
Petric defending well as Jang Jai loads up on a big left hand.
Jang Jai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petric.
Jang Jai missing with a left hand there. Petric was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petric misses with an uppercut
and Jang Jai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petric moves out of range as Jang Jai strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jang Jai.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Petric might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jang Jai has got the better of the exchanges.
Jang Jai misses with an uppercut
and Petric counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jang Jai pushes Petric up against the cage in a clinch.
Petric wants to break free but Jang Jai has control.
Petric is trying to force a seperation but Jang Jai has the dominant position.
Petric struggles to land a body shot inside as Jang Jai controls his hands.
Jang Jai throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jang Jai.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Petric misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Jang Jai.
Petric is breathing heavily.
Petric wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jang Jai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jang Jai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petric can do to turn this around?
Jang Jai digs a right hand into Petric's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petric's gas tank.
Jang Jai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petric.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai pushes Petric back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jang Jai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jang Jai lands a nice shot to the body.
Jang Jai lands a body punch.
Jang Jai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petric backwards.
Jang Jai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jang Jai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jang Jai lands with a short shot to the head.
Jang Jai has a couple of punches blocked by Petric.
Petric prevents a body shot from Jang Jai.
A right handed body shot lands from Jang Jai.
A short right from Jang Jai on the inside.
A short right from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai lands with a right to the head.
Jang Jai pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jang Jai - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai taking a breather.
Wang Jang Jai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jang Jai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petric's elbow.
Jang Jai misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jang Jai.
A hook to the body from Jang Jai.
A short body shot lands from Jang Jai as the two fighters clinch.
Jang Jai lands a right hand.
Jang Jai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petric's elbow.
Jang Jai lands a body punch.
Jang Jai tries to work over Petric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jang Jai tries to throw a body punch but Petric avoids it by throwing Jang Jai back against the cage.
Jang Jai lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Petric fails to land.
Jang Jai misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Jang Jai.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai tries to throw a body punch but Petric avoids it by throwing Jang Jai back against the cage.
Jang Jai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Jang Jai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jang Jai lands a nice uppercut.
Jang Jai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jang Jai scores with a shoulder strike.
Petric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jang Jai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petric's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Jang Jai as the two fighters clinch.
Jang Jai misses with the head strike.
Jang Jai scores with a shoulder strike.
Jang Jai is leaning against Petric and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jang Jai lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wang Jang Jai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ante Petric's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Petric slips a jab from Jang Jai.
Petric ducks under a wild hook from Jang Jai.
A little jabbing left from Petric on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jang Jai scores with a body shot.
Jang Jai misses with a looping right.
Jang Jai flashes Petric a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Petric's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Petric crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Jang Jai punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wang Jang Jai!
A relieved looking Wang Jang Jai 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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