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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Dampfhammer (ranked 3580 p4p, 3916 weight class) and Donny Solade (ranked 407 p4p, 433 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Herman Dampfhammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donny Solade!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dampfhammer lands with a nice body punch.
Dampfhammer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
 It looks like Donny Solade has been cut.
Dampfhammer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Solade on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Solade walks into a left hand.
Dampfhammer waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Solade. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Solade to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
 Solade is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dampfhammer wants to control from the top but Solade keeps moving.
Solade is still in real trouble! Can Dampfhammer finish him?
Dampfhammer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Solade seems to have recovered his senses.
Solade looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Solade thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Solade is striking but Dampfhammer is not phased and passes to half guard.
Solade is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dampfhammer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dampfhammer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dampfhammer is nestled in close to Solade, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solade is looking for a sweep. Dampfhammer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Solade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Solade is looking to get back to full guard here but Dampfhammer has managed to pass to side control instead.
Solade tries to strike but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dampfhammer misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Dampfhammer.
Dampfhammer trying to control the position but Solade is working away.
Solade regains half guard.
Dampfhammer blocks the strikes from Solade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dampfhammer blocks the strikes from Solade.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dampfhammer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Solade's head.
Solade punching from the bottom.
Solade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Solade missing with punches from the bottom.
Dampfhammer slows the pace down in half guard.
Solade tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Solade throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Solade is looking to improve his position.
Dampfhammer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dampfhammer thows a huge punch but Solade dodges it nicely.
Solade missing with punches from the bottom.
Dampfhammer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dampfhammer 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.
Dampfhammer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Solade punching from the bottom.
Dampfhammer stalling away here and it's allowed Solade to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Solade keeping moving, preventing Dampfhammer from controlling successfully.
Dampfhammer preventing the sweep.
Dampfhammer pushing down on Solade's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dampfhammer thows a huge punch but Solade dodges it nicely.
Dampfhammer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Solade defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dampfhammer connects with a nice short shot to Solade's temple.
Solade wants to improve his position but Dampfhammer is controlling well.
Solade wants to control but Dampfhammer passes into side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solade tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dampfhammer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dampfhammer controlling the position.
Solade is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Solade is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dampfhammer is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
BOOM! Dampfhammer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dampfhammer with the ground and pound from mount.
Dampfhammer wants to control the pace but Solade is squirming around nicely.
Dampfhammer lands a nice shot to the head.
Dampfhammer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Solade looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dampfhammer with a couple of short strikes.
Dampfhammer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dampfhammer cracks Solade with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Solade is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Dampfhammer! Solade is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Herman Dampfhammer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arsi Harju (ranked 3251 p4p, 3550 weight class) and Reese Ling (ranked 371 p4p, 403 weight class). Reese Ling has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arsi Harju's chin.
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arsi Harju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reese Ling!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harju throws the left hand but Ling avoids the punch easily.
We've been told by Harju's head coaches at A Stander’s Paradise that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harju takes a swing at Ling's ribcage but misses.
Ling is looking to clinch.
Ling takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harju throws a hook but Ling avoids it easily.
Harju misses with a two punch combination.
Ling has closed the distance and engaged Harju in a clinch.
Ling misses with an elbow strike.
Harju avoids the elbow strike from Ling, against the cage.
Ling misses with an elbow over the top.
Ling pushes off an throws an elbow but Harju leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ling.
 It looks like Arsi Harju has been cut.
Harju stalling in the clinch but Ling improves position.
Harju misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harju with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ling throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ling as Harju tries to tie him up.
Harju blocks the elbow strike.
Harju doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ling misses with an elbow strike.
Ling looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ling blocks an uppercut.
Ling comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harju dodges an elbow strike from Ling.
Ling pushes off an throws an elbow but Harju leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harju is trying to stall.
Harju blocks an elbow strike from Ling.
Ling looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ling throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Harju will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ling up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harju trying to stall but Ling improves his position.
Harju is trying to stall.
Harju blocks an elbow strike from Ling.
Harju avoids the elbow strike from Ling, against the cage.
Ling misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ling throws an elbow but misses.
Harju avoids the elbow strike from Ling, against the cage.
Harju avoids a wild elbow strike from Ling.
Ling lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ling lands an elbow just above Harju 's eye.
Arsi Harju's cut is getting worse.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harju blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Harju fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harju blocks an elbow strike.
Harju swings wildly with an uppercut but Ling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ling lands a nice elbow.
Harju dodges an elbow strike from Ling.
Ling lands an elbow inside that Harju shrugs off.
Arsi Harju's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ling lands a nice elbow.
Jeez, Arsi Harju's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ling pushes off an throws an elbow but Harju leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ling just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harju's brow.
We've been informed that Ling has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Harju misses with some punches.
Harju takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arsi Harju's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Reese Ling!
A relieved looking Reese Ling thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Arsi Harju had this to say: 'I don't understand anything..'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tevita Maui (ranked 2327 p4p, 3140 weight class) and Chris Carter (ranked 277 p4p, 358 weight class). Maui comes to the cage accompanied by Turn Down For What. Tevita Maui has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tevita Maui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Carter!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maui uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Carter swings widly with a right hand
and Maui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Maui is out of range.
Carter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maui looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maui definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maui works the jab nicely.
Maui moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
Maui throws a head punch that misses.
Carter landing knees to the head.
It looks like Tevita Maui has been cut.
Carter blocks a body shot from Maui.
Maui lands a shoulder strike.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maui throws a head punch that misses.
Carter lands a knee to the body.
Maui blocks an uppercut.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maui fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Maui scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter working Maui over with knees to the body.
Maui is breathing heavily.
Maui throws a head punch that misses.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maui backwards.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Maui's head.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Carter landing knees to the body.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maui.
Carter blocks a body shot from Maui.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Carter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maui avoids the head kick by Carter.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Maui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maui takes one on the button.
Tevita Maui's cut is getting worse.
Carter throws a right and a left that Maui avoids nicely.
Maui avoids a kick to the body.
Maui gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carter misses with some punches.
Maui lands a body shot.
Carter prevents a body shot from Maui.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maui has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maui makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maui misses with the head strike.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Maui is blocking nicely.
Maui wants to get back to striking at distance but Carter won't allow it.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maui's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maui blocks it with crossed arms.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Maui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Maui scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maui misses with some punches.
Maui scores with a shot to the side of Carter's head.
Carter lands a good knee to the midsection. Maui won't want to take too many of those.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but Maui blocks with his arms.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Maui fails to land.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Maui fails to land.
Maui is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
A right handed body shot lands from Maui.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Maui is blocking nicely.
Maui lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maui throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maui breaks from the clinch.
Carter tries to bum rush Maui with a series of wild strikes but Maui uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maui fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carter, pushing him back against the cage.
Maui lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maui is working Carter over against the cage.
Maui lands with a left to the head.
Carter is rocked!
Maui dips a shoulder and cracks Carter with a mighty uppercut! Carter falls back against the cage and Maui unloads with a barrage of strikes! Carter is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Maui screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tevita Maui!
A very excited looking Tevita Maui 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Shakespeare (ranked 2153 p4p, 2216 weight class) and Zdravko Dren Jr (ranked 252 p4p, 261 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robbie Shakespeare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zdravko Dren Jr!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakespeare moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Robbie Shakespeare has been cut.
Shakespeare definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dren Jr slips under a jab from Shakespeare.
Shakespeare lands a body shot.
Zdravko Dren Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Dren Jr both land. Nice combination.
Shakespeare lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Dren Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dren Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Shakespeare.
Dren Jr throws a big counter head kick but Shakespeare avoids it with no problem.
Dren Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Shakespeare sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dren Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shakespeare is looking to counter punch.
Dren Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Dren Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shakespeare. Shakespeare circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakespeare dodges the punch combination from Dren Jr.
Shakespeare swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dren Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Shakespeare seems unphased.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dren Jr.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dren Jr. Shakespeare shrugs it off though.
Dren Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shakespeare connects with the punch.
Shakespeare fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dren Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dren Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shakespeare appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dren Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Shakespeare counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dren Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shakespeare has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dren Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shakespeare manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dren Jr keeps Shakespeare at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shakespeare with a nice cross.
Nice shot lands for Shakespeare.
Shakespeare misses with a looping left.
Dren Jr connects with a body shot.
Dren Jr misses with a looping left.
Shakespeare lands with an uppercut that bounces Dren Jr off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Zdravko Dren Jr has been cut.
Shakespeare connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dren Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Shakespeare off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shakespeare manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dren Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Shakespeare uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dren Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dren Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shakespeare gets through Dren Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Shakespeare scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Dren Jr.
Shakespeare avoiding damage.
Shakespeare tries to break free but Dren Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Dren Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dren Jr misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Shakespeare - that landed with a thud.
Shakespeare lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Shakespeare to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakespeare cracks Dren Jr with a nice body shot.
Dren Jr looks winded!
Shakespeare scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dren Jr lands a nice elbow.
Dren Jr lands a shot to the body.
Shakespeare tries to break free but Dren Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Dren Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Shakespeare controls his hands.
Dren Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dren Jr scores with a shot to the side of Shakespeare's head.
Dren Jr lands with a left to the head.
Dren Jr lands an elbow that stopped Shakespeare in his tracks for a moment.
Shakespeare lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dren Jr backwards.
Dren Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Shakespeare controls the action.
Dren Jr misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shakespeare is leaning against Dren Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shakespeare tries to work over Dren Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shakespeare scores with a shoulder strike.
Dren Jr lands a nice elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zdravko Dren Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dren Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Dren Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dren Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Shakespeare blocks a head kick by Dren Jr.
Dren Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shakespeare's head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dren Jr. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dren Jr works the jab nicely.
Robbie Shakespeare's cut is getting worse.
Dren Jr throws a series of punches but Shakespeare avoids them all with ease.
Dren Jr cracks Shakespeare with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zdravko Dren Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dren Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Shakespeare counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Shakespeare misses the target.
Shakespeare on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dren Jr. Dren Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Shakespeare misses with a straight right.
Dren Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakespeare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dren Jr.
Shakespeare throws a hook to the side of Dren Jr's head but Dren Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Dren Jr misses its intended target.
Dren Jr keeps Shakespeare at a distance using the push kick.
Shakespeare punishes Dren Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Dren Jr thows a leg kick but Shakespeare checks it
and Shakespeare counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dren Jr is breathing heavily.
Dren Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shakespeare scores with a decent looking hook.
Dren Jr throws a combination that misses
and Shakespeare counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robbie Shakespeare!
Robbie Shakespeare thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Jackson (ranked 1919 p4p, 2687 weight class) and Ricardo Anora (ranked 308 p4p, 396 weight class). Anora is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by LXST CXNTURY - AMNESIA. This should be fireworks!
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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, Curtis Jackson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricardo Anora!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Anora has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
Jackson working over Anora with some ground and pound. Anora looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
It looks like Ricardo Anora has been cut.
Jackson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Jackson is trying to control. Anora wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anora trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jackson manages to pass to mount!
Anora is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson looking to ground and pound but Anora is blocking nicely.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
That has opened up Ricardo Anora's cut even more.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Anora but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The cut above Ricardo Anora's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ricardo Anora's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Curtis Jackson !
Ricardo Anora was interviewed post fight and said 'he did a really good job, he was the better fighter today, congrats to him, all the respect'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Carlos Silva (ranked 2018 p4p, 2005 weight class) and The Wilson (ranked 239 p4p, 237 weight class). Wilson has chosen Painkiller as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joao Carlos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carlos Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Carlos Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Wilson connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carlos Silva is keeping the position for now.
Wilson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson slips nicely into half guard.
Carlos Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carlos Silva 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.
Carlos Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wilson pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carlos Silva wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carlos Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wilson pulls his head out easily.
Wilson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wilson pulls his head out easily.
Carlos Silva is trying to maintain the position but Wilson is very close to passing his half guard.
Wilson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Carlos Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wilson pulls his head out easily.
Wilson lands with a punch from half guard.
Carlos Silva wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy.
Carlos Silva is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilson content to control rather than advance.
Carlos Silva tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carlos Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
Wilson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Carlos Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Carlos Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Wilson sits in half guard.
Carlos Silva tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
Wilson controlling the action here.
Carlos Silva is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carlos Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wilson wants to take a breather but Carlos Silva is having none of it.
Carlos Silva is pressing down on Wilson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Carlos Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Carlos Silva keeps moving.
Carlos Silva is pulling down on Wilson's head to control his posture.
Wilson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wilson trying to control but Carlos Silva is working from the bottom.
Carlos Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Wilson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Carlos Silva to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Wilson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Carlos Silva pulls down on the head and he's put Wilson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joao Carlos Silva!
The Wilson spoke after the fight, saying 'Hard to beat a man that's 35lbs heavier than me. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Thompson (ranked 574 p4p, 760 weight class) and Batara Sari (ranked 82 p4p, 108 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by The Cranberries - Zombie. Batara Sari is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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193
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, David Thompson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Batara Sari!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sari looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
Thompson cracks Sari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sari tries for a takedown but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Thompson misses the target.
Sari takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Sari on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sari.
Thompson drops his hands momentarily and Sari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sari has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thompson scores with a nice strike.
Thompson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thompson throws the left hand but Sari avoids the punch easily.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Sari ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Thompson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sari counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Thompson!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson tries to buck Sari off but Sari is having none of it.
Thompson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Thompson throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Sari manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson can't do much from the bottom here.
Sari is working to tighten his grip on Thompson's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Thompson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Sari is really squeezing tight and eventually Thompson passes out! Sari breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Batara Sari!
Batara Sari is the new middleweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Batara Sari said 'I'm the first two time 185lb champ here at KIFC and I want to be the first two division champ as well!
If it's Kovacheckers or that Geezer who comes out with the belt I want next!'.
The defeated David Thompson had this to say: 'This loss is unacceptable, I blame everyone but myself for this outcome. The refs, the judges, my coaches, every stinkin' person on this island.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Manu (ranked 652 p4p, 904 weight class) and Stan Man (ranked 46 p4p, 59 weight class). Manu comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Opera - Anyma & Grimes. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicky Manu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Stan Man!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man walks into a straight right hand from Manu.
Decent striking displayed by Manu there.
Manu connects with a body shot that sends Man's belly button to the back.
Manu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Manu clinches with his opponent.
Manu gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manu lands a left hand.
Man tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Manu smiles and moves away.
A jab lands there for Manu.
Manu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Manu cracks Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Man fails with the takedown
and Manu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Manu.
Man takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Manu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Manu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Man at a distance.
Man takes one to the chin there.
Man takes one on the button.
Manu closes the distance and pushes Man back into the cage.
Manu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Manu walks away with a smile on his face. Man gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nicky Manu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Man.
Manu jabs at Man's body.
Manu lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manu moves into the clinch.
Manu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Manu.
Manu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Manu lands a shoulder strike.
Manu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Manu.
Manu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Manu - that landed with a thud.
Manu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man drops down looking for an ankle pick but Manu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Manu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Manu lands a slapping body shot.
Man shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Man was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Manu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manu keeps working.
Man lands a decent elbow from side control.
Manu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manu tries to get out of the position.
Man swings around for an armbar but Manu sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Man's guard.
Man can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Manu controls the pace.
Man is looking for a triangle but Manu pushes his legs off easily.
Manu wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Man is pulling down on Manu's head. It's preventing any offense from Manu, at least for the moment.
Manu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Man has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manu has managed to get both his arms back between Man's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Manu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manu scores with the left hand. Man knows he should have avoided that one.
Nicky Manu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Manu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Manu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Manu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manu lands a nice shot to the body.
Man on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Man on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Manu has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manu presses Man against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Man fails to pull guard.
Man jumps guard but Manu stands there with Man around his waist. Man gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nicky Manu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manu lands with a left to the head.
Manu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Manu uses from the top position.
Manu won't allow Man to get back to his feet.
Manu stopping the sweep attempt from Man.
Man wants to get back to his feet but Manu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Man looking for a guillotine here but Manu defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Man is tightening it up a little... Manu has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Manu reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Manu taps out! Nice BJJ there by Man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Stan Man!
Stan Man is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Stan Man, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyman Hicks (ranked 343 p4p, 756 weight class) and Small Richard (ranked 29 p4p, 69 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lyman Hicks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Small Richard!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Hicks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lyman Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richard walks into a left hand.
Richard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hicks lands with a straight right. Richard didn't see that one coming.
Hicks slips a straight right by Richard.
Nice body punch from Hicks.
Hicks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hicks jabs Richard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richard throws a poor cross that misses
and Hicks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Richard feints the counter takedown.
Hicks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richard counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hicks!
Hicks explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Hicks is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicks lands the left hand.
Hicks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hicks misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard ducks right into an uppercut from Hicks.
Hicks connects with a single shot there.
Lyman Hicks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hicks moves out of range as Richard strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Richard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hicks slips a jab from Richard.
Richard misses with a hook
and Hicks counters with a left to the body.
Hicks takes a swing at Richard's ribcage but misses.
Hicks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Richard counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hicks!
Hicks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Richard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Richard grinds an elbow into Hicks's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richard is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hicks will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hicks wants to control but Richard postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard controlling from side mount.
Richard is looking to take a break and control but Hicks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Hicks is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at PhoQus Island Training, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Richard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hicks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks tries to improve position but can't.
Hicks is trying to work for a sweep but Richard has mounted him!
Richard is landing with some decent strikes but Hicks is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hicks tries to hold on but Richard postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hicks is looking to improve his position but Richard isn't that keen on the idea.
Richard controlling the position easily from mount.
Hicks sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hicks trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Hicks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hicks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Richard misses the jab.
Hicks scores with a nice head shot.
Hicks jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hicks's corner calls for a 1-2. Hicks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Richard is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Richard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hicks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Richard under the eye.
Hicks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hicks thuds a left hand into Richard's body.
Hicks lands a really nice looking cross but Richard seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hicks slips a jab from Richard.
Lyman Hicks is winning the standup battle so far.
Richard throws an overhand right that lands on Hicks's shoulder, as Hicks tries to avoid the shot.
Richard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Hicks.
Richard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Richard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hicks looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hicks wants to get back to his feet but Richard is dominant here and he's now got Hicks's back!
Richard missing with strikes.
Richard controlling the position well here. Hicks rolled but Richard kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Richard is not going to allow Hicks to sit and survive in this position.
Richard has good solid back control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hicks defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Richard controls the position.
Richard gets his hands free as Hicks looks to control.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Hicks prevents Richard from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks tries to escape but Richard has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Richard lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Hicks tries to break free.
Hicks is trying to stand back up.
Hicks can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Richard not allowing Hicks to control his hands.
Hicks avoids the strikes from Richard.
You can see the frustration on Hicks's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
What can Hicks do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Richard is continuing to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Hicks dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hicks stuns Richard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hicks lands a really nice looking cross but Richard seems unphased.
Hicks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richard shoots in looking for a takedown. Hicks tries to sprawl out of it but Richard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hicks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hicks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Richard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hicks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hicks scores with a jab to the body.
Hicks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Richard on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Richard.
Richard misses with a hook.
Hicks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hicks is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hicks cracks a nice hook into Richard's ribs.
Richard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hicks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Richard walks into a straight right hand from Hicks.
A swing and a miss from Richard.
Richard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Richard shoots in looking for a takedown but Hicks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Richard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hicks is looking to counter punch.
Richard misses with a right hand
and Hicks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hicks lands a nice shot that snaps Richard's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks cracks Richard with a good jab.
Hicks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Hicks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hicks.
Richard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice straight punches there by Hicks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hicks.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hicks lands a jab to the nose.
Richard throws a right hand that misses
and Hicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hicks quickly recovers to half guard.
Richard thows a huge punch but Hicks dodges it nicely.
Hicks wants to control but Richard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hicks is looking for a sweep. Richard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Richard slows the pace down in half guard.
Hicks trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Richard in particular looking to stall.
Richard's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hicks lands a jab to the head.
Hicks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Richard. Richard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hicks scores with a jab.
Jab by Hicks.
Richard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hicks.
Richard missing with a left hand there. Hicks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richard misses with a looping left.
Richard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hicks takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hicks is not content to let Richard control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Hicks clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hicks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Richard misses with a looping left.
Hicks throws a right hand that Richard ducks under and follows up with a left that Richard also avoids with ease.
Hicks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richard.
Richard gets the takedown into side control.
Richard in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hicks is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Small Richard!
Small Richard is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Small Richard, 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.
Lyman Hicks was interviewed post fight and said 'That's the game, lets go again. I will fight anybody!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Jang Jai (ranked 331 p4p, 1673 weight class) and Kirill Semenov (ranked 49 p4p, 205 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Kirill Semenov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wang Jang Jai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kirill Semenov!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenov misses with a takedown
and Jang Jai counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kirill Semenov has been cut.
Jang Jai stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Jang Jai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Semenov.
Semenov dives in and scores a takedown into Jang Jai's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Semenov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Jang Jai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jang Jai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jang Jai pulls Semenov in close to his closed guard and prevents Semenov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Semenov pushing down on Jang Jai's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jang Jai is in trouble now - Semenov has advanced to mount!
Jang Jai tries to lock up and control but Semenov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Semenov unloading with bombs!
Jang Jai in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jang Jai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Semenov on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Semenov breaks from Jang Jai's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Semenov working the ground and pound effectively.
Semenov breaks from Jang Jai's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jang Jai in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Semenov cracks Jang Jai with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Jang Jai that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Semenov landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Semenov.
Semenov lands a nice shot to the head.
Semenov with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Jang Jai tries to lock up and control but Semenov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Semenov working Jang Jai over with strikes here.
Semenov landing strikes from the mount and Jang Jai is in trouble!
Semenov raining down shots from the mount!
 Jang Jai is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jang Jai takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Semenov's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirill Semenov!
Kirill Semenov is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Kirill Semenov, 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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