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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chatchai Chuwatana (ranked 25532 p4p, 5300 weight class) and Fernando Aragon (ranked 349 p4p, 323 weight class). Fernando Aragon 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chatchai Chuwatana!
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, Fernando Aragon!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aragon wants to clinch up but Chuwatana keeps it at a distance.
Aragon gets the takedown into side control.
Aragon working the ground and pound.
Chuwatana tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aragon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aragon tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Chuwatana on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chuwatana tries to get out of the position.
Aragon throws an elbow but Chuwatana slips to the side and avoids it well.
Aragon blocks the strikes from Chuwatana.
Chuwatana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aragon on the ground.
Aragon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chuwatana sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Aragon working the ground and pound but Chuwatana is defending the strikes.
Chuwatana tries to bench press Aragon off him but Aragon keeps the position.
Aragon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chuwatana keeps working.
Chuwatana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragon in side control, throwing shots but Chuwatana defends.
Aragon working the head with strikes.
Aragon scoring with punches from side control.
 Chuwatana is rocked!
Aragon tries to score with some ground and pound. Chuwatana controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Chuwatana is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Cozad The Island, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
A big shot lands for Aragon! That's hurt Chuwatana! Will he recover? Aragon fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Aragon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbino Slice (ranked 25531 p4p, 5358 weight class) and Dezzi Island (ranked 584 p4p, 520 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimbino Slice!
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, Dezzi Island!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Island on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
 It looks like Dezzi Island has been cut.
Island connects with a nice looking jab.
Slice lands with a shot to the body.
Slice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Slice sends Island crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Slice is motioning to the referee to let Island up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Island is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Island at a distance.
Island is still on wobbly legs! Can Slice finish him?
Island throws a poor cross that misses
and Slice 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 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimbino Slice!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Bloodgates (ranked 4383 p4p, 4775 weight class) and Mario Waters (ranked 449 p4p, 472 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Chief Bloodgates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Waters!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodgates throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Waters on the side of the head.
It looks like Mario Waters has been cut.
Bloodgates slaps away a takedown attempt from Waters, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bloodgates swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bloodgates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bloodgates circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Waters to the canvas! Waters doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Bloodgates keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Bloodgates!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Pierce (ranked 5519 p4p, 3968 weight class) and Finley Cowan (ranked 431 p4p, 362 weight class). Finley Cowan 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Finley Cowan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowan darts in looking for a takedown but Pierce gets double underhooks and turns Cowan into the cage.
Cowan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pierce but Pierce pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cowan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierce manages to avoid it.
Cowan misses the jab.
Pierce definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cowan throws out a loose jab but Pierce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowan misses with a wild body shot.
Cowan takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pierce knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cowan on the ground.
Pierce taking some punishment here, with Cowan in his half guard.
Cowan lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pierce wants to control but Cowan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cowan stops Pierce from getting back to his feet.
Cowan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cowan is thwarting Pierce's attempts to control the position.
Cowan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pierce tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Cowan manages to move to mount!
Pierce is trying to escape the mount.
Cowan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pierce swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pierce is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cowan dominating with strikes here.
Cowan lands with some strikes.
Pierce on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pierce tries to get out of the position.
Cowan prevents Pierce from getting the reversal.
Cowan controlling the pace for now.
Pierce wants to control but Cowan is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pierce hang on?
Pierce working to try and regain half guard.
Pierce wants to control but Cowan is having none of it.
Cowan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pierce tries to lock up and control but Cowan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierce is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pierce is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cowan tries to control but Pierce wriggling away.
Pierce tries to hold on but Cowan pushes him away.
Cowan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cowan lands with some strikes.
Pierce tries to reverse the position but Cowan maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is in a horrible position here. Cowan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cowan with good strikes from the mount here!
Cowan landing punches.
Cowan landing shots from mount.
Pierce wants to hold on but Cowan pushes him away.
Cowan controlling from mount.
Cowan lands a heavy elbow.
Pierce keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cowan controlling from mount.
Pierce is trying to stand up.
Cowan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pierce is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowan unloading with bombs!
Cowan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cowan won't let Pierce get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cowan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cowan prevents Pierce from getting the reversal.
Cowan landing punches.
Pierce tries to hold on but Cowan postures up.
Cowan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cowan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BOOM! Cowan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cowan looking to control but Pierce is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cowan controlling his opponent.
Cowan lands a heavy elbow.
Pierce is in a horrible position here. Cowan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pierce is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finley Cowan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cowan is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pierce darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pierce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cowan.
A little feinted left hand from Pierce on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cowan fails with the takedown
letting Pierce counter with a right hand.
Cowan tries to clinch but Pierce is having none of it.
Cowan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Pierce to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowan moves away.
Cowan shoots in for a takedown but Pierce shows good takedown defense.
Cowan walks into a straight right hand from Pierce.
Cowan goes for a double leg but Pierce avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pierce continues to drive forward.
Martin Pierce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finley Cowan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cowan.
Martin Pierce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cowan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pierce is fending him off so far but Cowan persists. Nope, Pierce circles away and we're back to standing.
Cowan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pierce defends it nicely.
Pierce swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pierce lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cowan is defended easily by Pierce.
A counter left hand to the body from Pierce misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan throws a right hand that misses
and Pierce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cowan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pierce is looking to counter punch.
Pierce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cowan.
Pierce appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cowan gets a double leg takedown into Pierce's guard.
Cowan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cowan chips away with some ground and pound.
Cowan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cowan won't allow Pierce to sweep him here.
Pierce looking to control.
Pierce will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan lands a couple of elbows.
Cowan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pierce is looking to stand up but Cowan isn't so interested in that idea.
Cowan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pierce wants to get back to his feet but Cowan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cowan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cowan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pierce wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cowan is now in half guard.
Cowan winds up and cracks Pierce with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pierce wants to stand back up but Cowan manages to pass into side control.
Pierce is trying to control Cowan's posture but Cowan avoids it.
Pierce is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cowan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pierce is looking to reverse the position.
Cowan trying to control the action but Pierce is working from the bottom.
Cowan working the ground and pound.
Pierce is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cowan scoring with punches and elbows.
Pierce is looking to reverse the position.
Cowan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cowan landing strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Martin Pierce will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pierce stuns Cowan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pierce avoids the head kick by Cowan.
Cowan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cowan throws a leg kick
and Pierce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cowan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pierce appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Finley Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierce is just out of range.
Cowan with a poor takedown
and Pierce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pierce sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cowan somewhat.
Pierce is looking to counter punch.
Pierce blocks a head kick by Cowan.
Pierce swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan misses with a takedown attempt
and Pierce counters with a right hand to the body.
Martin Pierce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finley Cowan.
Cowan throws a leg kick
and Pierce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cowan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cowan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pierce tries to kick Cowan off in order to stand up. Cowan Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Cowan misses with the ground and pound.
Cowan working the body and head with strikes.
Pierce tries to improve position but can't.
Pierce is working hard here to advance position.
Cowan slows the pace down.
Pierce is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cowan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is looking to reverse the position.
Cowan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cowan working away.
Pierce is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierce takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cowan working the head and body with strikes.
Cowan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pierce tries to improve position but can't.
Cowan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cowan working the ground and pound.
Cowan lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pierce struggling a bit here.
Pierce is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pierce tries to buck Cowan off but Cowan is having none of it.
Cowan working away.
Cowan working the head and body with strikes.
Cowan working the ground and pound.
Cowan working the ground and pound from side control.
Pierce is trying to escape the position but Cowan is controlling the position.
Pierce takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pierce wants to control but Cowan postures up.
Pierce is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pierce tries to escape but Cowan is in control.
Cowan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pierce will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pierce taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cowan working the head and body with strikes.
Pierce wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pierce is looking for a sweep.
Cowan working the head and body with strikes.
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.
Pierce wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cowan cracks Pierce with a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finley Cowan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cowan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finley Cowan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Domingo Don Dominguez (ranked 2622 p4p, 3538 weight class) and Enorme Renaud (ranked 140 p4p, 170 weight class). Domingo Don Dominguez 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Domingo Don Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Enorme Renaud!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Don Dominguez misses with a straight left.
Don Dominguez looks to throw the jab but Renaud is out of range.
Renaud moves out of range of the strikes.
Don Dominguez lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Enorme Renaud has been cut.
Don Dominguez connects with a jab.
Don Dominguez throws a right hand that misses
enabling Renaud to counter with a crisp jab.
Don Dominguez lands a big uppercut and Renaud crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Renaud looks OK. Don Dominguez waves Renaud back to his feet!
Renaud is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Don Dominguez fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Renaud out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Domingo Don Dominguez!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Joe (ranked 2909 p4p, 2747 weight class) and Blazej Maleszewski (ranked 220 p4p, 211 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Joe!
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, Blazej Maleszewski!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe checks the leg kick.
Joe looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Joe blocks a head kick by Maleszewski.
Joe slips a straight right by Maleszewski.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maleszewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joe.
Joe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maleszewski circles away.
Maleszewski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joe misses with a takedown attempt - Maleszewski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maleszewski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Joe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maleszewski.
Joe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Joe shoots in looking for a takedown but Maleszewski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Joe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Maleszewski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maleszewski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Joe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Maleszewski misses.
Joe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Maleszewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Maleszewski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joe.
Joe slips under a jab from Maleszewski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleszewski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maleszewski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maleszewski postures up and lands a big shot to Joe's brow.
Maleszewski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maleszewski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maleszewski trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Maleszewski advances position into side control!
Maleszewski in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Joe is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blazej Maleszewski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eja Igwe (ranked 2616 p4p, 2552 weight class) and Drake Danger (ranked 200 p4p, 181 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 bantamweight 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, Eja Igwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drake Danger!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igwe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Igwe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Igwe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Igwe throws a hook but Danger avoids it easily.
Drake Danger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Igwe throws a shot from downtown. Danger moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Danger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Danger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Igwe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Igwe just misses with a punch to the body.
Danger misses with a takedown attempt
and Igwe counters with a nice uppercut.
Igwe scores with a nice right hand.
Igwe throws an off balance right hand
and Danger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Igwe throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Igwe blocks a jab.
Danger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Igwe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danger misses with a left hand
and Igwe counters with a stiff right hand.
Danger is rocked!
Danger ducks into an uppercut from Igwe and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eja Igwe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saul Jackson (ranked 2101 p4p, 2437 weight class) and Samir Reid (ranked 238 p4p, 274 weight class). Reid has chosen Who Do I Have To Kill To Get Out Of Here? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saul Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samir Reid!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reid misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Reid counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reid counters with a left to the body.
Jackson throws the left hand but Reid avoids the punch easily.
Jackson throws a hook but Reid avoids it easily.
Reid jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reid has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reid throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Reid with an uppercut!
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Reid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reid is rocked!
Jackson lands a brutal uppercut that launches Reid off his feet! Reid tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Saul Jackson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Knight (ranked 1985 p4p, 2563 weight class) and Luke Ridley (ranked 208 p4p, 256 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xavier Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Ridley!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight is looking to clinch but Ridley is avoiding it.
Knight drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ridley is looking for a sweep.
Knight cracks Ridley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ridley is looking for a sweep.
Ridley is trying to control Knight's posture but Knight avoids it.
Knight cracks Ridley with a big right hand but Ridley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Knight working the body and head with strikes.
Ridley parries the strikes from Knight easily there. Knight is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ridley to escape.
Ridley is trying to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Knight crashes against the mat.
Ridley defending against the ground and pound.
Ridley is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridley is trying to control Knight's posture but Knight avoids it.
Knight lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ridley avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Knight.
Knight working the head with strikes.
Ridley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knight cracks Ridley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ridley is not content to let Knight control the position.
Knight throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Knight in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The strikes coming from Knight are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Knight's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Knight scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ridley to see if he's OK.
Ridley gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ridley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knight pulls his head out easily.
Ridley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Knight's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Knight's back!
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!
Ridley looking to break Knight's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Knight remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ridley will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Ridley lands shots from the back.
Knight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knight covering up well and avoiding damage.
Knight trying to control the hands but Ridley breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridley struggling to land strikes to the head as Knight covers up.
Ridley connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Knight to escape the position.
Ridley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knight has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Ridley.
Knight trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Knight defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Ridley's arms.
Ridley is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Ridley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ridley punches Knight on the ear.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridley is trying to control but Knight is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Knight is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Knight wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ridley.
Ridley tries to control but Knight wriggling away.
Ridley punching from mount but Knight doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ridley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Knight is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ridley landing shots from mount.
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 Xavier Knight will probably get the nod.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Knight misses.
Knight tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ridley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knight somewhat.
Knight shoots in and bounces Ridley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ridley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knight is one step ahead there.
Ridley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Knight's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridley tries to free his leg and advance position but Knight is retaining full guard.
Knight seems keen to control Ridley's posture.
Ridley postures up in Knight's guard and throws a big left but Knight blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridley postures up in Knight's guard and throws a big left but Knight blocks it.
Ridley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ridley drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Knight dives on top into guard.
Ridley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ridley pushes down on Knight's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Xavier Knight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knight trying to control from the bottom.
Ridley wants to take a breather but Knight is having none of it.
Ridley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ridley connects with a nice short shot to Knight's temple.
Knight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ridley.
Knight on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knight tries to get out of the position.
Knight has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ridley is working away from the top position though.
Ridley trying to control from half guard but Knight is working away.
Knight is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ridley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ridley's back!
Ridley tries to escape the position.
Even with his hooks in, Knight manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight avoiding Ridley 's attempts to control his hands.
Knight scores with strikes from the back.
Ridley can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ridley manages to reverse the position and now he's in Knight's guard. Nice work there by Ridley.
Ridley wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Ridley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knight is keeping the position for now.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Ridley from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridley looking to pass the guard.
Ridley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ridley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knight controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knight working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ridley.
Knight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ridley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luke Ridley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Ridley lands an overhand right.
Ridley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ridley! But no joy.
Ridley cracks a nice hook into Knight's ribs.
Knight tries for a takedown but Ridley circles away easily
and Ridley counters with a nice body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Knight.
Knight looks for a takedown but Ridley sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ridley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knight's head backwards.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Ridley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ridley as he avoids it easily.
Ridley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ridley gets a double leg takedown into Knight's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridley wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ridley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridley trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ridley throws a big elbow that misses.
Ridley won't allow Knight to sweep him here.
Knight working a defensive guard here.
Ridley throws a strike but Knight rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ridley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ridley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Knight manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridley postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Knight is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ridley, into his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ridley holds on and takes a little breather.
Knight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ridley throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ridley is trying to control the position but Knight postures up.
Knight throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knight scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Knight trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knight throws a big right hand that misses.
Knight cracks Ridley with a solid left hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ridley is on top in guard.
Ridley wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Ridley postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridley throws a big elbow that misses.
Ridley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ridley trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ridley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ridley misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ridley landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knight is not content to let Ridley control the position.
Ridley tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Ridley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ridley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Luke Ridley!
During a confident post fight interview, Luke Ridley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tao Pai (ranked 1639 p4p, 1625 weight class) and Will Hutchinson (ranked 208 p4p, 206 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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25
169
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tao Pai!
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, Will Hutchinson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Pai.
Hutchinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pai can pounce on him.
Hutchinson walks into a jab.
It looks like Will Hutchinson has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pai - that will leave a mark!
Tao Pai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hutchinson moves away.
Pai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hutchinson avoids the body shot from Pai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pai jabs Hutchinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pai motions for Hutchinson to come forward. Pai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Hutchinson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A jab lands there for Pai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pai lands a head shot.
Pai throws a sloppy body shot
letting Hutchinson counter with a right hand.
Hutchinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hutchinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pai with the inside leg kick.
Pai jabs Hutchinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pai lunges at Hutchinson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hutchinson's hand.
Pai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pai is looking to chop away at Hutchinson's legs.
Hutchinson wants to counter with a clinch but Pai pushes him away.
Hutchinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pai finds it's way round the side to connect with Hutchinson's head.
Sloppy strikes from Hutchinson. Those never looked like landing.
Pai looks to land a combination. Hutchinson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hutchinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hutchinson blocks a low kick nicely.
Hutchinson wants to counter the offense by Pai and move into the clinch position.
A clash of legs there as Hutchinson blocks the low kick.
Pai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hutchinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hutchinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pai lands a leg kick that knocks Hutchinson off balance momentarily.
Pai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hutchinson.
Hutchinson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hutchinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pai.
Pai throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pai. Hutchinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pai sets himself, and Hutchinson steps forward looking for the clinch! Pai avoids it this time.
Pai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pai.
Pai scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson ducks right into an uppercut from Pai.
Hutchinson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hutchinson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Hutchinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pai stuns Hutchinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hutchinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hutchinson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tao Pai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Hutchinson'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.
Pai lands a leg kick that knocks Hutchinson off balance momentarily.
Pai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hutchinson is out of range and Pai settles back down.
Hutchinson wants to counter with a clinch but Pai pushes him away.
Pai tries to work over Hutchinson's front leg with a kick but Hutchinson checks it.
Pai sets himself, and Hutchinson steps forward looking for the clinch! Pai avoids it this time.
An inside leg kick lands from Pai.
Pai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pai swings for the body but Hutchinson moves out of range.
Pai throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hutchinson misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Pai.
Hutchinson checks a leg kick.
Hutchinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hutchinson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pai looks to score with a jab to the body but Hutchinson is just out of range.
Hutchinson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pai.
Pai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hutchinson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pai connects with a body shot.
Pai is looking to wear down Hutchinson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body kick there by Pai.
Pai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hutchinson.
Pai misses with a head kick.
Hutchinson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pai scoring well with a low kick there.
Pai thuds a left hand into Hutchinson's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hutchinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hutchinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pai scores with a nice strike.
Pai throws a low kick, looking for Hutchinson's leg but Hutchinson calmly moves out of range.
Hutchinson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pai.
Pai connects with the punch.
Tao Pai is winning the standup battle so far.
Pai lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson misses with an uppercut.
Pai scores with a kick to the body.
Pai throws a good cross that connects.
Hutchinson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hutchinson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pai throws a body punch but Hutchinson moves out of range.
Hutchinson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hutchinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hutchinson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pai digs a good body shot into Hutchinson's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pai connects with a leg kick.
Pai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Hutchinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hutchinson will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hutchinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pai.
Pai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hutchinson. That did some damage!
Pai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pai with the inside leg kick.
Pai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hutchinson throws out a counter right but Pai avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tao Pai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Will Hutchinson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Hutchinson blocks the low kick.
Tao Pai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pai lands a slapping body shot.
Pai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hutchinson tries to clinch there but Pai circles away.
Hutchinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hutchinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pai just misses with a punch to the body.
Pai with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hutchinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab from Pai.
Pai misses the shot to the body.
Hutchinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pai digs a good body shot into Hutchinson's ribs.
Hutchinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pai swings for the body but Hutchinson moves out of range.
Hutchinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pai throws a head kick but Hutchinson moves out of range.
Hutchinson tries to counter with a clinch but Pai shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hutchinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hutchinson moves away.
Pai sets himself, and Hutchinson steps forward looking for the clinch! Pai avoids it this time.
A lazy left from Pai finds it's target.
Pai misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pai jabs Hutchinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hutchinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A leg kick checked by Hutchinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hutchinson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pai scoring well with a low kick there.
Pai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pai tries to land a front kick but Hutchinson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pai scores with a nice strike.
Pai dips to his left and cracks Hutchinson with an uppercut!
Pai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Pai finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hutchinson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pai lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hutchinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pai.
Hutchinson throws out a counter right but Pai avoids it with no problem.
Hutchinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pai sizes up Hutchinson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hutchinson misses with a left hand
and Pai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Will Hutchinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hutchinson wants to counter with a clinch but Pai pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tao Pai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tao Pai!
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