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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Miami (ranked 3708 p4p, 2904 weight class) and Freddie Simons (ranked 247 p4p, 207 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Miami!
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, Freddie Simons!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miami has managed to clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Miami.
Simons tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miami just stands there and leans against the cage.
Simons is looking for a takedown.
Miami's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Miami stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Miami pushes Simons back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Miami lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miami lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simons jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miami engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miami gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Simons looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Miami has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miami slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Simons working a defensive guard here.
That's two 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.
Simons throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Simons keeping full guard, as Miami tries to pass.
Simons is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Miami has his hands clasped together but Simons extends and breaks Miami's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Simons.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Freddie Simons!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reynaldo Barber (ranked 2907 p4p, 3195 weight class) and Davis Riley (ranked 202 p4p, 218 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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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reynaldo Barber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Davis Riley!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barber. Riley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barber definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That kick from Barber tenderised Riley's leg. Riley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice cross by Barber.
 It looks like Davis Riley has been cut.
Riley throws an off balance right hand
and Barber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barber walks into a left hand.
Riley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
Riley misses with a body shot.
Riley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Riley drops his hands momentarily and Barber takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barber lands with an overhand left.
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!
Riley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Riley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Riley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barber connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Riley is rocked!
Barber misses with an uppercut. Riley saw that one coming.
Riley is still on wobbly legs! Can Barber finish him?
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Barber.
Riley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Riley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donk. Barber catches Riley right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barber scores with a punch to the head.
Riley misses with a hook. Barber ducked under it nicely.
Riley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riley swinging wildly here.
Barber lands a really nice looking cross but Riley seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Riley. Those never looked like landing.
Barber scores with a hook to the body. Riley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Riley seems to have recovered his senses.
Riley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barber circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Barber.
Riley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barber moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barber.
Barber scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Barber.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is trying to break the clinch but Barber has him pressed against the cage.
Barber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Barber lands a left hand.
Barber tries to throw a body punch but Riley avoids it by throwing Barber back against the cage.
Barber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riley.
Barber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barber scoring well with a low kick there.
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Barber.
Barber connects with an inside leg kick.
Barber lands with a kick to the ribs.
Riley checks a leg kick.
Barber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barber lets loose with a powerful body kick. Riley will feel that in the morning.
Barber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Riley loads up on a big right hand but Barber slips the punch.
Riley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barber on the side of the head.
Barber throws the left hand but Riley avoids the punch easily.
Riley scores with the left hand. Barber knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Barber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Riley. Those never looked like landing.
Barber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barber fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barber lands a big head kick that sends Riley tumbling to the mat! Barber takes a step backwards and waves Riley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Riley throws a combination that misses
and Barber counters with a crisp right that sends Riley to the canvas! Barber follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reynaldo Barber!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hatsumi Sen (ranked 2409 p4p, 2768 weight class) and Jojo Dresden (ranked 129 p4p, 145 weight class). Dresden comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Break Stuff/ Limp Bizkit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hatsumi Sen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jojo Dresden!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dresden connects with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Hatsumi Sen has been cut.
Dresden lands with an overhand left.
Dresden scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice uppercut there from Dresden.
Sen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dresden has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dresden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sen is breathing heavily.
Dresden steps into range and cracks Sen with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Sen flops backwards and Dresden dives into his guard looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dresden trying to control the position from guard on top but Sen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dresden wants to pass the guard but Sen is keeping the position.
Dresden advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresden tries to pass to full mount but Sen defends it.
Dresden is thwarting Sen's attempts to control the position.
Dresden is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sen is just riding it out for now. Dresden eventually gives up the hold.
Dresden is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sen defends it well.
Sen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dresden is looking to stall here but Sen recovers full guard.
Sen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dresden trying to control the position from guard on top but Sen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sen trying to keep a closed guard but Dresden is proving a slippery customer.
Sen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dresden's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dresden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dresden looking for a sweep. Not yet Dresden, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresden is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sen is aware though and is defending well.
Dresden is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dresden looking for a guillotine here but Sen defends easily.
Sen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dresden has his foot on Sen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sen works his way back into a safe position though.
Sen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dresden's head.
Sen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sen throws a strike but Dresden rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dresden trying to control but Sen is working from the bottom.
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.
Sen is trying to control the position but Dresden postures up.
Dresden won't allow Sen to sweep him here.
Dresden trying to control the position from guard on top but Sen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sen trying to control the position.
Dresden controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dresden looking to pass the guard.
Sen keeping moving, preventing Dresden from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jojo Dresden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hatsumi Sen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dresden clobbers Sen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dresden keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hatsumi Sen's cut is getting worse.
Dresden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dresden throws a nice looking combination but Sen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dresden's guard.
Sen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dresden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sen throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dresden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sen working some strikes from top position.
Sen distracts Dresden with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sen connects with a couple of short punches.
Sen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dresden looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dresden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dresden is breathing heavily.
Dresden working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sen has passed into half guard!
Sen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresden is staying active underneath Sen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dresden has hold of Sen's hands but Sen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sen working over Dresden with some ground and pound. Dresden looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sen 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.
Sen is looking to take a break and control but Dresden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dresden is trying to get back to full guard.
Sen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dresden keeps working.
Dresden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hatsumi Sen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sen winds up and cracks Dresden with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dresden knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sen prevents Dresden from improving his position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresden is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sen pulls his head out easily.
Sen drops an elbow to the side of Dresden's head.
Dresden is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sen pulls his head out easily.
Sen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sen is thwarting Dresden's attempts to control the position.
Sen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dresden does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dresden knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dresden on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dresden moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sen passes Dresden's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dresden with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sen is working for a submission of some sort.
Dresden looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hatsumi Sen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hatsumi Sen'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sen throws a head kick that misses.
Dresden scores with the left hand. Sen knows he should have avoided that one.
Sen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Sen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dresden scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hatsumi Sen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dresden's corner calls for a 1-2. Dresden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jojo Dresden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dresden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dresden, as that shot connected.
 Sen is rocked!
Jeez, Hatsumi Sen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dresden lands a head shot.
Oh Sen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dresden drops Sen with a big left hand! Sen is injured, injured bad! Dresden jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jojo Dresden!
Jojo Dresden decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freaky Igor (ranked 2462 p4p, 2485 weight class) and Glenn Larsson (ranked 242 p4p, 245 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Freaky Igor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Glenn Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Igor.
Larsson loads up on a big right hand but Igor slips the punch.
Igor throws a lazy right hand but Larsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Igor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Igor throws a big shot that misses.
Igor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Larsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Igor misses with a looping left.
Larsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Igor slips under a jab from Larsson.
Igor ducks under a wild hook from Larsson.
Larsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Igor moves out of range of the strikes.
Igor slips a straight right by Larsson.
Larsson moves out of range as Igor strikes.
A little jabbing left from Larsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsson throws a lazy right hand but Igor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Igor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Igor thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the liver by Larsson. Beautiful body shot.
Larsson throws the left hand but Igor avoids the punch easily.
Igor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson scores with a one two! Igor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Larsson throws a series of punches but Igor moves out of range.
Igor moves out of range of the strikes.
Igor throws a jab when Larsson was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Igor.
Larsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Larsson looks to land a combination but Igor avoids it well.
Larsson throws a nice looking combination but Igor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Igor sizes up Larsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Igor walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Igor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Larsson.
A good leg kick by Igor.
Larsson 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.
Larsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Igor can pounce on him.
Larsson misses with an uppercut. Igor saw that one coming.
Larsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Igor throws out a loose jab but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Igor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsson looks to land a left hand but Igor moved out of range nicely.
Larsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Igor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a series of punches but Igor moves out of range.
Larsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larsson throws a lazy right hand but Igor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Igor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Igor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Larsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Igor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsson.
Larsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Larsson digs a good body shot into Igor's ribs.
Larsson throws a hook but Igor blocks it.
Igor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
Igor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsson throws out the jab.
Igor throws out a loose jab but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Igor.
Igor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Larsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Igor to score with a decent uppercut.
Igor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Igor.
Larsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Larsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Larsson throws the left hand but Igor avoids the punch easily.
Larsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsson throws the left hand but Igor avoids the punch easily.
Larsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Igor was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsson.
Larsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Igor counter with a right hand.
Igor slips a jab and a cross from Larsson.
Igor connects with a leg kick.
Larsson looks to throw the jab but Igor is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Larsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Igor misses its intended target.
Larsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Igor.
Igor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larsson.
Larsson misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Igor misses with a looping left.
Larsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Igor misses with a hook. Larsson ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Larsson misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson with a jab.
Igor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Larsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Igor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Larsson lands with a shot to the body.
Igor thumps Larsson with a low kick.
Larsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Igor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Igor throws a hook but Larsson blocks it.
Larsson throws out a counter right but Igor avoids it with no problem.
Igor misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larsson! But no joy.
Freaky Igor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsson misses with a hook. Igor ducked under it nicely.
Larsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Igor lands a jab to the nose.
Igor throws a hook but Larsson blocks it.
Igor lands a big head kick that sends Larsson tumbling to the mat! Igor takes a step backwards and waves Larsson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Larsson is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Igor.
Larsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Igor finish him?
Igor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Larsson swings for the body but Igor moves out of range.
Igor with the inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Larsson.
Igor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Larsson looks winded!
Igor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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 Freaky Igor will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Igor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Larsson throws a looping overhand right but Igor ducks down to avoid it.
Larsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Glenn Larsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larsson throws a shot from downtown. Igor moves away and avoids it.
Larsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Larsson misses with a looping left.
Freaky Igor is winning the standup battle so far.
Igor connects with a body shot.
Larsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Larsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Igor circles away quickly and effectively.
Larsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Igor misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Larsson does no damage.
A quick step to the side and Igor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsson misses with an uppercut.
Larsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Igor.
Igor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsson throws out the jab.
Igor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body punch from Larsson.
Larsson is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Larsson misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Igor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsson misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Igor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor scores with a shot to the body.
Igor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsson.
Larsson slips a jab from Igor.
Igor knocks out Larsson with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Igor before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Igor picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freaky Igor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham (ranked 2363 p4p, 2577 weight class) and Burt Craig (ranked 282 p4p, 301 weight class). Burt Craig is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randall Cunningham!
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, Burt Craig!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craig fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cunningham sprawls well initially but Craig persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Craig is keen to just control but Cunningham is a slippery customer.
Well, if Craig is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Craig is keen to just control but Cunningham is a slippery customer.
Cunningham keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Craig throwing shots but Cunningham is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig is taking a breather. Cunningham says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Let's hope that Craig has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Craig.
Craig throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Craig wants to take a breather but Cunningham is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cunningham lands a big head kick that sends Craig tumbling to the mat! Cunningham takes a step backwards and waves Craig back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Craig is rocked!
It looks like Burt Craig has been cut.
Cunningham with a nice calf kick.
Craig is still on wobbly legs! Can Cunningham finish him?
Cunningham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cunningham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Craig has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cunningham thuds his shin into the meat of Craig's side.
Craig looks winded!
Cunningham drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Craig's head, knocking him out cold! Cunningham is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randall Cunningham!
Burt Craig spoke after the fight, saying 'Kick a fucking bucket.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frane Vinkovic (ranked 2427 p4p, 1781 weight class) and Aleki Veainu (ranked 283 p4p, 212 weight class). Aleki Veainu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frane Vinkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleki Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinkovic connects with a body shot.
Vinkovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vinkovic throws a body punch but Veainu moves out of range.
Vinkovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Vinkovic misses with a wild body shot.
Vinkovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Veainu counters with a left to the body.
Veainu ducks right into an uppercut from Vinkovic.
Veainu throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinkovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vinkovic stuns Veainu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Veainu clobbers Vinkovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vinkovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinkovic scores with a jab. Veainu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinkovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Veainu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donk. Vinkovic catches Veainu right on the button with a cross.
Veainu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice defenses there by Veainu.
Veainu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vinkovic with a body shot.
Veainu misses with a hook. Vinkovic ducked under it nicely.
Veainu misses with a hook. Vinkovic ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Vinkovic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinkovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veainu was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinkovic.
Vinkovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Veainu in his tracks.
Vinkovic throws the left hand but Veainu avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu misses with the head strike.
Veainu lands with a short shot to the head.
Vinkovic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Veainu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veainu swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veainu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Veainu fails to land.
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!
Veainu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinkovic's elbow.
Vinkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Veainu punishes Vinkovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Vinkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veainu.
Vinkovic throws a lazy right hand but Veainu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinkovic with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinkovic misses with a right hand
enabling Veainu to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Veainu is just out of range.
Vinkovic throws a hook but Veainu blocks it.
Vinkovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Veainu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veainu tries to move into range but Vinkovic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Veainu misses.
Vinkovic misses with a combination
and Veainu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vinkovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinkovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vinkovic is breathing heavily.
Veainu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinkovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Veainu cracks Vinkovic with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vinkovic looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Veainu finish him?
It looks like Frane Vinkovic has been cut.
Veainu moves out of range of the strikes.
Veainu thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleki Veainu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frane Vinkovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vinkovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinkovic digs a good body shot into Veainu's ribs.
Vinkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veainu.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Veainu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Veainu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vinkovic.
Veainu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vinkovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Veainu lands a big right hand that sends Vinkovic crashing to the mat! Veainu stays standing though and waves Vinkovic back to his feet!
Vinkovic is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veainu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Veainu loads up on a big right hand but Vinkovic slips the punch.
Vinkovic slips under a jab from Veainu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu sends Vinkovic crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Veainu is motioning to the referee to let Vinkovic up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Vinkovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vinkovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Vinkovic misses its target.
Vinkovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Veainu finds Vinkovic's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Vinkovic flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Veainu lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Vinkovic will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleki Veainu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Browning (ranked 1782 p4p, 2591 weight class) and Zdenko Radic (ranked 220 p4p, 303 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerome Browning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zdenko Radic!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radic throws a right hand that misses
and Browning counters with a single leg into guard. Radic didn't expect that.
Radic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Browning missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Browning postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Radic trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Radic working a defensive guard here.
Radic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browning is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Browning makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Browning definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Browning is looking to work some ground and pound but Radic has wrist control.
Radic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browning connects with a couple of short punches.
Browning scoring with punches to the head and body.
Browning 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.
Browning trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Browning pushing down on Radic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Browning stalling.
Radic wants to improve his position but Browning is controlling well.
Browning working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Radic is controlling Browning's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Radic is refusing to be controlled, as Browning sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radic is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Browning lands a nice short elbow.
Browning is thwarting Radic's attempts to control the position.
Browning thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Browning thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Radic's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Radic trying to control here.
Browning thows a huge punch but Radic dodges it nicely.
Radic taking some punishment here, with Browning in his half guard.
Radic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Radic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Browning. 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Browning not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Browning moves nicely into side control.
Browning creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Browning lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Radic down.
Browning working the ground and pound.
Radic is rocked!
Check out the look on Browning's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Radic is still in real trouble! Can Browning finish him?
Browning cracks Radic with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Browning immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Radic is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Browning!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Browning!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix Dakat (ranked 1017 p4p, 3390 weight class) and Rodney Derek (ranked 81 p4p, 233 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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145
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Felix Dakat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodney Derek!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dakat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Derek now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dakat lands a lovely overhand right.
Dakat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dakat throws a jab when Derek was well out of range.
Dakat loads up on a big right hand but Derek slips the punch.
Derek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dakat seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dakat misses with a wild combination.
Derek moves out of range as Dakat strikes.
Derek is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dakat lands a head shot.
Derek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Felix Dakat has been cut.
A head kick from Derek lands but Dakat takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dakat changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Derek - that will leave a mark!
Dakat misses with the combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Derek finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derek misses the shot to the body.
Derek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Derek ducks under a wild hook from Dakat.
Derek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Derek misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Dakat tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dakat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Derek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dakat. That did some damage!
Derek throws a lazy head kick
and Dakat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dakat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Derek slips a jab from Dakat.
A jab from Dakat finds it's way through Derek's defenses.
Dakat checks a leg kick.
Dakat feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dakat misses.
Derek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Derek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dakat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Derek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dakat lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Derek tries to land a front kick but Dakat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Derek.
Dakat throwing a counter right hand but Derek manages to avoid it.
Dakat just misses with a punch to the body.
Derek throws a shot to the body.
Derek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dakat throws an overhand right that lands on Derek's shoulder, as Derek tries to avoid the shot.
Dakat moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDerek.
No joy there for Dakat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Derek blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dakat loads up on a big right hand but Derek slips the punch.
Derek throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dakat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Derek on the side of the head.
Derek throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dakat throws a shot from downtown. Derek moves away and avoids it.
Derek let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dakat connects with a crisp jab.
Dakat lands a nice shot that snaps Derek's head back.
A shot to the liver by Dakat. Beautiful body shot.
Derek avoids the body shot from Dakat.
Derek avoids the body shot from Dakat.
Derek moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dakat just misses with a punch to the body.
Derek throws out a loose jab but Dakat uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dakat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Derek circles away quickly and effectively.
Derek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Derek lands a nice looking body kick.
Derek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Dakat on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dakat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Derek.
Dakat lands with a shot to the body.
Derek throws a jab but it's blocked by Dakat.
Dakat scores with a body shot.
Derek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Derek throws a sloppy head kick and Dakat moves out of range easily.
Dakat throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derek explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dakat just misses with a punch to the body.
Dakat throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Dakat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Dakat'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.
Derek connects with the punch.
Dakat throws a body shot but no joy.
Derek is trying to counter with his kicks.
Derek with a nice calf kick.
Derek connects with a high kick.
Dakat throws a hook to the side of Derek's head but Derek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Derek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dakat blocks the body kick.
Dakat feinted with a counter takedown.
Dakat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Derek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Derek looks to land a combination but Dakat avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Derek
and Derek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Felix Dakat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Dakat misses the target.
Dakat misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Derek counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dakat tries to bum rush Derek with a series of wild strikes but Derek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derek throws a front kick that sends Dakat stumbling back into the cage.
Dakat looks to land a right hand but Derek moved out of range.
Derek scores with a head kick. Dakat tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dakat misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Derek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dakat throws a hook but Derek avoids it easily.
Dakat works the jab nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Derek.
Felix Dakat is winning the standup battle so far.
Dakat looks to land a left hand but Derek moved out of range nicely.
Derek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Derek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Derek throws a series of strikes that have Dakat backpedaling.
Dakat throws a shot from downtown. Derek moves away and avoids it.
Derek with a jab.
Dakat will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dakat thuds a left hand into Derek's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodney Derek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dakat looks to score with a jab to the body but Derek is just out of range.
Derek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dakat throws out the jab.
Dakat just misses with a punch to the body.
Derek feints a counter leg kick.
No joy there for Dakat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Derek is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dakat with a body shot.
Derek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Derek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dakat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Derek throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dakat blocks a head kick by Derek.
Dakat moves out of range of the body kick.
Dakat swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Derek looks to score with a jab to the body but Dakat is just out of range.
Dakat throws a big counter combination but Derek scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dakat throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derek stuns Dakat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dakat misses with a wild body shot.
Dakat misses with a hook. Derek ducked under it nicely.
Derek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dakat throws a shot from downtown. Derek moves away and avoids it.
Dakat has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Derek.
A left lands for Derek.
Dakat scores with a nice strike.
Dakat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Derek goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Derek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Derek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Derek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dakat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Derek misses with a head kick.
Derek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Dakat misses.
A combination from Derek does no damage.
Dakat connects with a right hand. Derek shakes it off.
Dakat throws a body shot but no joy.
Derek scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dakat throws a jab but it's blocked by Derek.
Derek throws a one two combo.
Dakat looks to score with a jab to the body but Derek is just out of range.
Derek throws a sloppy head kick and Dakat moves out of range easily.
Dakat cracks a nice hook into Derek's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Derek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Felix Dakat's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Derek with the inside leg kick.
Dakat misses with an uppercut
and Derek counters with a nice body shot.
Dakat throws a hook but Derek avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Derek.
An attempted straight right counter from Dakat misses the target.
Derek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dakat.
Derek lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dakat jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Derek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Derek throws a hook to the side of Dakat's head but Dakat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Derek swings for the body but Dakat moves out of range.
Dakat throws a right and a left that Derek avoids nicely.
Dakat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Derek clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derek swings wildly with an uppercut but Dakat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dakat jumps guard.
Dakat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Derek is one step ahead there.
Derek trying to control the position from guard on top but Dakat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dakat has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Derek should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Dakat has tightened it up now! Derek should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Felix Dakat!
As Felix Dakat got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: " I guess I screwed up, I was reading how I was supposed to lose by a massive head kick.I will fight anybody!"'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Snake (ranked 1965 p4p, 1455 weight class) and Scott Potter (ranked 233 p4p, 192 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Potter!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snake wants to clinch.
A left lands for Potter.
Snake tries to clinch there but Potter circles away.
David Snake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snake fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Potter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Snake defending well as Potter loads up on a big left hand.
Potter's coach down at Freaky Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Potter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Snake tries to clinch up but Potter circles away and keeps his distance.
Snake moves in looking to clinch but Potter pushes him off.
Snake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snake tries to clinch up.
A combination from Potter does no damage.
Snake fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter lands a glancing blow to the side of Snake's head.
Snake doesn't manage to clinch there - Potter circles away.
Potter jabs at Snake's body.
Potter scores with a nice strike.
Snake wants to clinch up but Potter keeps it at a distance.
Potter throws a hook but Snake avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Potter.
Snake tries to clinch but Potter moves out of range.
Snake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Potter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potter cracks Snake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Snake is rocked!
Potter drops Snake with a huge uppercut! Snake drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Potter is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Potter!
An out of breath Scott Potter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zahar Krulov (ranked 1418 p4p, 1223 weight class) and Jayden Marsh (ranked 187 p4p, 166 weight class). Marsh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zahar Krulov!
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, Jayden Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Krulov.
Krulov has his takedown stuffed
and Krulov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Zahar Krulov has been cut.
Marsh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice straight punches there by Marsh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marsh.
Krulov tries for a takedown but Marsh circles away easily
and Marsh counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zahar Krulov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krulov misses with a combination
and Marsh scores with a counter punch that sends Krulov to the canvas! Marsh smells blood - he's punishing Krulov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Krulov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jayden Marsh!
Jayden Marsh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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