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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Waters (ranked 5809 p4p, 3586 weight class) and Freaky Hiroshima (ranked 498 p4p, 362 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Freaky Hiroshima!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Waters is defended easily by Hiroshima.
Hiroshima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiroshima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Waters wants to clinch.
Hiroshima rushes Waters and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiroshima pulls guard.
Hiroshima is trying to control the position but Waters postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hiroshima looking to control.
Hiroshima looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hiroshima looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Waters seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hiroshima pulls Waters in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hiroshima keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mario Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hiroshima.
Waters misses with a takedown attempt
and Hiroshima moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiroshima stalling against the cage.
Waters is looking to control Hiroshima's arms but Hiroshima gets an underhook and turns him. Now Waters has his back to the cage.
Waters is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hiroshima to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hiroshima.
 It looks like Mario Waters has been cut.
Hiroshima is struggling to control the position.
Hiroshima pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiroshima pulls Waters in close to prevent any damage.
Hiroshima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Waters trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiroshima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters preventing the sweep.
Hiroshima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Waters engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Waters trying to control but Hiroshima is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hiroshima throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freaky Hiroshima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Waters's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hiroshima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch but Hiroshima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Waters closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hiroshima quickly recovers to half guard.
Hiroshima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hiroshima is not content to let Waters control the position.
Hiroshima wants to improve his position but Waters is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters stalling away here and it's allowed Hiroshima to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Waters wants to control from the top but Hiroshima keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Freaky Hiroshima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiroshima takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Waters is trying to pull guard but Hiroshima has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hiroshima.
Waters jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hiroshima walks away with a smile on his face. Waters gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hiroshima pushes Waters up against the cage in a clinch.
Hiroshima drags the fight down to the ground.
Hiroshima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hiroshima keeping moving, preventing Waters from controlling successfully.
Hiroshima is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hiroshima trying to keep a closed guard but Waters is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiroshima looking to hit a scissor sweep but Waters is one step ahead there.
Hiroshima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Waters doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hiroshima is tightening it up a little... Waters has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Waters reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Waters taps out! Nice BJJ there by Hiroshima!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Freaky Hiroshima!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Bloodgates (ranked 3155 p4p, 3020 weight class) and Reston Weaver (ranked 325 p4p, 311 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chief Bloodgates!
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, Reston Weaver!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodgates slips a straight right by Weaver.
Weaver takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bloodgates misses with a wild body shot.
Bloodgates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weaver.
Bloodgates throws a body shot but no joy.
Bloodgates misses with a leg kick.
Bloodgates lands with an overhand left.
Bloodgates is looking to land body kicks.
Weaver misses with the combination.
Bloodgates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weaver.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bloodgates. Weaver shrugs it off though.
Weaver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Bloodgates.
Weaver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloodgates scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodgates lands a big head kick that sends Weaver to the canvas! Bloodgates follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Bloodgates!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Maynard (ranked 3230 p4p, 3219 weight class) and Chief Tecumseh (ranked 342 p4p, 338 weight class). Simon Maynard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simon Maynard!
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, Chief Tecumseh!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard misses with a body kick.
Maynard connects with a looping right hand.
Maynard misses with the combination.
Maynard just misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard missing with a left hand there. Tecumseh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tecumseh with the counter takedown but Maynard avoids it easily.
Maynard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tecumseh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maynard throws a series of punches but Tecumseh moves out of range.
Maynard sizes up Tecumseh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard loads up on a big right hand but Tecumseh slips the punch.
Tecumseh steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Maynard.
Maynard throws a head kick that misses.
Tecumseh changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Maynard tries a head kick but it misses.
Maynard throws a hook to the side of Tecumseh's head but Tecumseh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tecumseh takes one to the chin there.
Tecumseh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maynard throws a head kick but Tecumseh moves out of range.
Maynard swings for the body but Tecumseh moves out of range.
Maynard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tecumseh.
Maynard misses the shot to the body.
Maynard throws the left hand but Tecumseh avoids the punch easily.
Maynard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maynard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tecumseh wants to counter the offense by Maynard and move into the clinch position.
Maynard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard throws a sloppy head kick and Tecumseh moves out of range easily.
Maynard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maynard stuffs the takedown.
Maynard looks to score with a jab to the body but Tecumseh is just out of range.
Tecumseh avoids the head kick by Maynard.
And Tecumseh tries to counter it with a takedown but Maynard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tecumseh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Simon Maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Tecumseh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maynard fails to land with a series of punches.
Tecumseh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maynard sprawls well. Maynard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tecumseh gets slowly back to his feet.
Maynard looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tecumseh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maynard defends well and Tecumseh ends up having to push Maynard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maynard lands with an uppercut that bounces Tecumseh off the cage and back into range.
Maynard fails to land with a series of punches.
Tecumseh feints the counter takedown.
Maynard misses with a shot to the body
and Tecumseh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tecumseh is looking for a takedown.
Maynard gets underhooks to prevent Tecumseh's takedown attempt.
Tecumseh is looking for a takedown.
Tecumseh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maynard prevents it.
Maynard is trying to stall.
Maynard wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tecumseh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maynard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maynard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Maynard
and Tecumseh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maynard won't be happy with that.
Maynard is looking for a sweep.
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!
Maynard wants to get back to his feet.
Maynard is trying to improve his position.
Tecumseh has an Americana. Maynard didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Tecumseh is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Tecumseh hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Chief Tecumseh!
Chief Tecumseh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bacardi Briggs (ranked 2816 p4p, 3390 weight class) and Chick Hamland (ranked 308 p4p, 359 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Briggs might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Stopper by Cutty Ranks. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bacardi Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chick Hamland!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamland shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hamland throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hamland lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Briggs can't keep his opponent in guard - Hamland advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Briggs looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hamland lands with a punch from half guard.
Hamland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briggs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hamland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Briggs keeps working.
Briggs taking some punishment here, with Hamland in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Hamland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hamland there.
Briggs has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hamland drops an elbow to the side of Briggs's head.
Hamland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Briggs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hamland on the ground.
Briggs is not content to let Hamland control the position.
Briggs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hamland.
Briggs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hamland.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Hamland there.
Hamland throwing shots but Briggs is blocking nicely.
Hamland takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hamland not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hamland is nestled in close to Briggs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hamland working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamland scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hamland thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hamland drops an elbow to the side of Briggs's head.
Hamland is trying to control the action in half guard but Briggs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hamland uses his free foot to push down on Briggs's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Briggs.
Hamland cracks Briggs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Bacardi Briggs has been cut.
Hamland lands with some strikes.
Hamland tries to control but Briggs wriggling away.
Hamland takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hamland cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hamland cracks Briggs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hamland fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hamland looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hamland controlling his opponent.
Hamland dominating with strikes here.
Briggs taking shots to the head.
 Briggs is rocked!
Bacardi Briggs's cut is getting worse.
Hamland postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Briggs bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hamland and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chick Hamland!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Filip Petrovic (ranked 2459 p4p, 1890 weight class) and Marques Roy (ranked 273 p4p, 212 weight class). Petrovic comes to the cage accompanied by Peachkica-Eagles Nest. Marques Roy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Filip Petrovic!
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, Marques Roy!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Roy's guard.
Petrovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Roy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrovic is one step ahead there.
Roy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Petrovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roy is pushing down on Petrovic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Petrovic is fighting to maintain full guard but Roy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Petrovic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Petrovic taking some punishment here, with Roy in his half guard.
Petrovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Petrovic tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy drops an elbow to the side of Petrovic's head.
Roy working the head and body with strikes.
Roy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrovic trying to hold on to Roy's head to control him but Roy postures up.
Roy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy drops an elbow to the side of Petrovic's head.
Roy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Petrovic tries to roll over but Roy keeps him under control.
Roy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Petrovic's head.
Roy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Petrovic has hold of Roy's hands but Roy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roy is trying to control the action in half guard but Petrovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Petrovic trying to control but Roy postures up.
Roy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roy.
Roy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Roy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Roy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Petrovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Roy prevents Petrovic from improving his position.
Roy is thwarting Petrovic's attempts to control the position.
Roy drops an elbow to the side of Petrovic's head.
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. Roy connects with a nice short shot to Petrovic's temple.
Petrovic trying to control but Roy postures up.
Roy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy lands strikes from half guard.
Roy trying to pass the guard but Petrovic defending well.
Petrovic tries to roll over but Roy keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Roy.
Petrovic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Petrovic wants to get back to his feet.
Roy is thwarting Petrovic's attempts to control the position.
Petrovic trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Petrovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roy on the ground.
Roy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Petrovic's face.
Petrovic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Petrovic tries to hold on but Roy postures up.
Roy landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic can't escape the position.
Petrovic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Petrovic is rocked!
Roy postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Petrovic out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Roy goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marques Roy!
Marques Roy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Filip Petrovic spoke after the fight, saying 'Vucic rigged this, VUCICUUUU PEDERUUUU'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham (ranked 1714 p4p, 1806 weight class) and Gabriel Mil (ranked 213 p4p, 219 weight class). Randall Cunningham 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 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, Randall Cunningham!
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, Gabriel Mil!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham throws a front kick that sends Mil stumbling back into the cage.
Cunningham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No luck for Mil with that takedown attempt.
Mil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cunningham. Cunningham obviously looking to wear him down.
Gabriel Mil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cunningham with a jab.
Mil shoots in for a takedown but Cunningham shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Cunningham was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mil shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cunningham counters with a low kick, right behind Mil 's knee.
Randall Cunningham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Mil.
Mil shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cunningham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mil looks winded!
Mil has his takedown stuffed
and Cunningham counters with a body kick.
Cunningham moves into the clinch successfully.
Mil can't get the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Cunningham.
Cunningham taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cunningham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mil has picked Cunningham up - he's going for a ride! Mil dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cunningham wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham is trying is best to control the position here.
Cunningham tries to get to full guard but Mil has control of the leg.
Mil looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mil is keen to just control but Cunningham is a slippery customer.
Cunningham is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cunningham tries to get to full guard but Mil has control of the leg.
Mil is thwarting Cunningham's attempts to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cunningham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mil on the ground.
Mil trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cunningham.
Mil misses with a takedown
and Cunningham counters with a stiff right hand.
Cunningham lands with a nice body punch.
Mil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cunningham lands a nice looking body shot.
Mil takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mil scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cunningham is not content to let Mil control the position.
Cunningham is trying to improve his position.
Cunningham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cunningham tries to get out of the position.
Cunningham struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cunningham tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mil wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cunningham takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mil controls the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cunningham is not content to let Mil control the position.
Cunningham manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mil tries to pass to full mount but Cunningham defends it.
Cunningham keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Mil is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mil is trying to control. Cunningham wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mil 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.
Mil sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Cunningham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cunningham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cunningham feints and then cracks Mil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mil down.
Cunningham throws a right hand that Mil ducks under and follows up with a left that Mil also avoids with ease.
A nice leg kick from Cunningham, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cunningham smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cunningham lands a big head kick that sends Mil tumbling to the mat! Cunningham takes a step backwards and waves Mil back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Mil is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cunningham but Cunningham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cunningham appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mil is still on wobbly legs! Can Cunningham finish him?
Randall Cunningham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Mil.
Cunningham thumps Mil with a low kick.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Cunningham has cracked Mil with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Cunningham lands another huge swinging hook and Mil tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Mil, before Cunningham can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Randall Cunningham!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Popper (ranked 2284 p4p, 1408 weight class) and Jerome Browning (ranked 260 p4p, 177 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pascal Popper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerome Browning!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Browning feints the counter takedown.
Popper misses with a double jab
so Browning counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Browning throwing strikes from guard but Popper blocks nicely.
Popper is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Popper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Browning looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Popper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browning throws a big right hand that misses.
Popper keeping moving, preventing Browning from controlling successfully.
Browning makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Popper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browning distracts Popper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Browning lands a couple of decent looking shots.
It looks like Pascal Popper has been cut.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Browning accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Browning throws a big elbow that misses.
Browning scoring with some ground and pound.
Popper is rocked!
Popper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Browning.
Popper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Browning wants to control from the top but Popper keeps moving.
Browning throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Browning slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browning works to advance to full mount. Popper defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Popper is squirming around, avoiding Browning's attempts to control the action.
Browning looking to ground and pound but Popper is blocking nicely.
Browning unloading with bombs!
Pascal Popper's cut is getting worse.
Browning has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Browning punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oooh a big shot lands for Browning! Popper is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jerome Browning!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tao Pai (ranked 1102 p4p, 1633 weight class) and Jamison Hutchinson (ranked 144 p4p, 196 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamison Hutchinson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pai lands with a straight right. Hutchinson didn't see that one coming.
 It looks like Jamison Hutchinson has been cut.
Pai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hutchinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pai counters with an outside leg kick.
Hutchinson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pai feints and then cracks Hutchinson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hutchinson down.
Hutchinson missing with a left hand there. Pai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hutchinson.
Hutchinson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hutchinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hutchinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pai stuns Hutchinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hutchinson throws a shot from downtown. Pai moves away and avoids it.
Hutchinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pai motions for Hutchinson to come forward. Pai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hutchinson avoids a kick to the body.
Hutchinson missing with a left hand there. Pai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pai ducks under a wild hook from Hutchinson.
Hutchinson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pai.
Hutchinson misses with an uppercut. Pai saw that one coming.
Jamison Hutchinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hutchinson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pai counters with a body kick that stops Hutchinson in his tracks momentarily.
Pai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hutchinson avoids the body shot from Pai.
Hutchinson throws a looping overhand right but Pai ducks down to avoid it.
Hutchinson looks to throw the jab but Pai is out of range.
Pai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hutchinson needs to keep his hands up - Pai had a free shot at his head there.
Pai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hutchinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pai counters with a low kick, right behind Hutchinson 's knee.
Hutchinson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hutchinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pai.
Hutchinson misses with a hook
and Pai counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pai.
A telegraphed right hand from Hutchinson misses the target.
Pai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hutchinson. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Pai.
Pai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Hutchinson misses.
Hutchinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pai moves out of range as Hutchinson strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hutchinson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pai - the referee stops the clock and Hutchinson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pai. Hutchinson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pai blocks a jab.
Hutchinson drives through and clinches with Pai against the cage.
Pai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hutchinson tries a body shot but Pai blocks it.
Pai breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pai throws a low kick but Hutchinson avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Hutchinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hutchinson misses with a hook
and Pai counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Hutchinson misses.
Pai throws a shot to the body.
Pai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hutchinson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hutchinson. That did some damage!
A clash of legs there as Hutchinson blocks the low kick.
Pai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hutchinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick lands for Pai.
Some bone on bone action there as Hutchinson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hutchinson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hutchinson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson lands a glancing blow to the side of Pai's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Pai.
Hutchinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hutchinson misses with the combination.
Pai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hutchinson 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.
Pai digs a good hook to Hutchinson's body.
Pai throws a sloppy head kick and Hutchinson moves out of range easily.
Hutchinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pai.
Hutchinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pai misses with a leg kick.
Pai misses with a low kick.
Hutchinson connects with a looping right hand.
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 Jamison Hutchinson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pai dodges the punch combination from Hutchinson.
Pai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hutchinson can do to turn this around?
Pai scores with a kick to the body.
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.
Hutchinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hutchinson thinking.
Pai is looking to wear down Hutchinson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hutchinson.
Pai ducks under a wild hook from Hutchinson.
Pai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hutchinson's sensitive parts.
Tao Pai is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pai moves away from the strike by Hutchinson.
Pai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pai misses with a wild body shot.
Hutchinson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pai throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pai throws a leg kick which misses Hutchinson's front leg but catches the back leg as Hutchinson tries to avoid it.
Hutchinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pai quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hutchinson misses with a straight right.
Pai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hutchinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hutchinson moves away.
Hutchinson misses with a looping left.
Pai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pai digs a good hook to Hutchinson's body.
Pai ducks under a wild hook from Hutchinson.
Hutchinson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hutchinson is breathing heavily.
Pai lands a nice shot to the body.
Hutchinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pai counters with a left to the body.
Nice shot lands for Pai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hutchinson throws an off balance right hand
and Pai counters with an inside leg kick.
Hutchinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hutchinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pai.
Hutchinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pai is trying to break the clinch but Hutchinson is controlling him.
Hutchinson misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Pai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hutchinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hutchinson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Pai counter with a right hand.
Pai lands a right hook to the body.
Hutchinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pai scores with a leg kick.
Pai swings for the body but Hutchinson moves out of range.
Pai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hutchinson. That did some damage!
Hutchinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pai.
Hutchinson misses with a straight right.
Pai jabs at Hutchinson's body.
Pai scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hutchinson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hutchinson darts in and clinches Pai up against the cage.
Pai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pai breaks from the clinch.
Pai tried to score with a low kick but Hutchinson checks it.
Pai thumps Hutchinson with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hutchinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Pai misses the target.
Pai digs a good body shot into Hutchinson's ribs.
Hutchinson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body punch from Pai.
Pai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Hutchinson misses.
Hutchinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pai misses with a wild body shot.
Hutchinson swings widly with a right hand
and Pai counters with a right hand to the body.
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 Jamison 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pai.
Tao Pai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hutchinson lands a lovely overhand right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hutchinson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pai - the referee stops the clock and Hutchinson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pai. Hutchinson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good standup being displayed there by Pai as he connects with a hook.
Hutchinson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pai. Pai obviously looking to wear him down.
Pai connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Pai.
Pai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hutchinson under the eye.
Hutchinson looks to land a left hand but Pai moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pai moves away from the strike by Hutchinson.
A jab from Pai finds it's way through Hutchinson's defenses.
A nice leg kick from Pai, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hutchinson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pai counters with a body kick that stops Hutchinson in his tracks momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Pai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Pai.
Hutchinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hutchinson tries to clinch but Pai moves out of range.
A slow jab from Hutchinson misses its intended target.
Hutchinson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pai blocks an uppercut.
Pai lands an uppercut.
Pai prevents a body shot from Hutchinson.
Hutchinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pai blocking some punches.
Hutchinson tries a body shot but Pai blocks it.
Pai manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hutchinson misses its intended target.
Hutchinson looks to clinch
and Pai counters with a leg kick.
A big left from Hutchinson misses.
Pai cracks Hutchinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hutchinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hutchinson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pai.
Pai lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Pai!
Hutchinson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pai scores with a sloppy right hand. Hutchinson should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hutchinson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hutchinson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pai lands with an overhand left.
Hutchinson wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hutchinson misses with a looping left.
Hutchinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pai takes a swing at Hutchinson's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Hutchinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hutchinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pai misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Pai.
Pai lands a front kick.
Pai lands a jab to Hutchinson's midsection.
Hutchinson lands with a straight right. Pai didn't see that one coming.
Hutchinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pai can pounce on him.
Pai connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body kick from Pai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hutchinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Hutchinson misses.
Pai scores with a shot to the body.
Pai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hutchinson throws an overhand right that lands on Pai's shoulder, as Pai tries to avoid the shot.
Hutchinson looks to throw the jab but Pai is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pai. That's going to slow Hutchinson down.
Hutchinson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pai counters with a right hand to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pai.
Hutchinson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jamison Hutchinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Hutchinson misses.
Pai lands with an overhand left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tao Pai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tao Pai!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Marsh (ranked 900 p4p, 1641 weight class) and Tug Violet (ranked 120 p4p, 204 weight class). Marsh comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond. Jayden Marsh 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jayden Marsh!
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, Tug Violet!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A low kick from Violet misses
and Marsh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Violet tries to clinch up.
Violet throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marsh's head.
Marsh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marsh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Violet tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Violet gets a clinch.
Marsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Violet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsh lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Violet throws a head punch that misses.
Marsh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.
Still in the clinch, Violet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Violet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Violet.
Marsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Violet controls his hands.
Violet tries to work over Marsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Violet throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsh.
Marsh gets through Violet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marsh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marsh lands with a short shot to the head.
Violet lands a hook that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Violet stalling the fight.
Violet throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsh.
Marsh lands a right hand.
Marsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Violet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Violet's coach down at Freaky Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Violet's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Violet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marsh working aggressively here.
Marsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsh lands a shot to the body.
Violet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Violet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Violet.
Violet is looking to control Marsh's arms but Marsh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Violet has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.
Violet blocks a body shot from Marsh.
Violet prevents a body shot from Marsh.
Marsh misses with a body punch.
Marsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsh misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Violet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Violet.
Marsh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marsh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marsh tries to work over Violet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marsh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Violet working aggressively here.
Marsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Violet controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marsh digs a right hand underneath Violet's ribcage. Violet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Violet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Marsh.
Marsh lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh lands with a short shot to the head.
Marsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Violet lands a shoulder strike.
Marsh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Violet throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Marsh on the inside.
Marsh blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Violet fails to land.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh is working Violet over against the cage.
Violet looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from Violet fails to land.
Violet struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsh controls his hands.
Violet tries a body shot but Marsh blocks it.
Marsh cracks Violet with a nice body shot.
Marsh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Violet misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Violet misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Violet blocking some punches.
A short left from Marsh.
Marsh prevents a body shot from Violet.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Violet looking to stall.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh blocking some punches.
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Violet.
Violet swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Violet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marsh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Violet blocks an uppercut.
Violet working aggressively here.
Violet working aggressively here.
Marsh letting Violet take a breather here.
Marsh lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jayden Marsh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Marsh has cracked Violet with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Marsh lands another huge swinging hook and Violet tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Violet, before Marsh can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jayden Marsh!
An out of breath Jayden Marsh 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 Erik Bjornsson (ranked 749 p4p, 1840 weight class) and Zahar Krulov (ranked 96 p4p, 225 weight class). Zahar Krulov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erik Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zahar Krulov!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krulov manages to avoid it.
Krulov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Krulov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Zahar Krulov has been cut.
Krulov has his takedown stuffed
and Bjornsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bjornsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Krulov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjornsson.
Krulov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Erik Bjornsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zahar Krulov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krulov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krulov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bjornsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krulov is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
BAM! Bjornsson delivers a spinning backfist that drops Krulov like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Erik Bjornsson!
Erik Bjornsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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