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MILF 36 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between True Religion (ranked 24891 p4p, 25459 weight class) and Deveon Zelda (ranked 556 p4p, 531 weight class). Zelda has chosen Immortal Technique - The Point of No Return as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that True Religion has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily True Religion seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, True Religion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Deveon Zelda!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelda throws an off balance right hand
and Religion counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zelda.
Zelda blocks a body shot from Religion.
Religion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zelda's efforts to push away.
Zelda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Religion tries a body shot but Zelda blocks it.
Religion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Religion tries to work over Zelda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Zelda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zelda throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Religion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Religion.
Zelda tries to break free but Religion pushes him back against the cage.
Religion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Religion breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelda misses with a right hand
and Religion counters with a nice leg kick.
Religion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Religion seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A lazy body kick from Religion
and Religion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zelda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Religion.
Zelda slips a jab from Religion.
Zelda misses with a straight right.
Religion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Religion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zelda throws out the jab.
Religion lands a head kick. Zelda smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 It looks like Deveon Zelda has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelda misses with an uppercut. Religion saw that one coming.
Deveon Zelda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zelda misses with a straight right.
As Zelda tries to get set, Religion tries to push him back and clinch up but Zelda manages to avoid the attempt.
Good exchange - Religion coming out on top.
Zelda has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zelda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Religion.
A head kick misses from Religion.
Zelda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Religion misses with a looping right.
Religion slips a jab from Zelda.
Religion slips a straight right by Zelda.
Religion takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelda throws a looping overhand right but Religion ducks down to avoid it.
Religion changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Religion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zelda.
Religion changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Zelda throws a looping overhand right but Religion ducks down to avoid it.
Zelda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Religion.
Religion tries a head kick but it misses.
Religion lands a nice looking body shot.
Zelda misses with a looping left.
Religion throws a sloppy head kick and Zelda moves out of range easily.
Religion misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelda misses with a shot to the body
and Religion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Religion takes a swing at Zelda's ribcage but misses.
Zelda misses with a straight left.
Religion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Religion is looking to counter punch.
Religion slips a jab and a cross from Zelda.
Religion half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zelda misses with a hook
and Religion counters by moving into the clinch.
Zelda is trying to break free.
Zelda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Religion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zelda digs a good body shot into Religion's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Religion throws a nice inside leg kick.
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 True Religion will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Deveon Zelda's cut.
That's time! Religion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zelda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Religion.
Zelda throws a right and a left that Religion avoids nicely.
Religion misses with a kick to the body
and Zelda counters with a stiff right hand.
Deveon Zelda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zelda misses with a left hand
and Religion counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Religion lands a leg kick that knocks Zelda off balance momentarily.
Religion misses with a body kick.
Zelda avoids the head kick by Religion.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zelda 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelda looks to land a left hand but Religion moved out of range nicely.
Religion half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zelda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Religion swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Religion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zelda throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Religion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Religion fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zelda just manages to avoid it.
Zelda misses with a looping right.
Religion swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Zelda counter with a right hand.
Religion paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zelda misses with an uppercut. Religion saw that one coming.
Religion lands a slapping body shot.
Zelda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zelda misses with a straight right.
Religion misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zelda counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Religion staying out of range there.
Zelda misses with a body shot.
As Zelda tries to get set, Religion tries to push him back and clinch up but Zelda manages to avoid the attempt.
Zelda 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.
A jab from Religion misses.
Religion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Religion avoids the body shot from Zelda.
Zelda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zelda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Religion tests Zelda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zelda misses with a body shot.
Religion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Religion lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zelda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zelda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Religion manages to avoid it.
Religion misses with a hook. Zelda ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Religion misses.
A little jabbing left from Zelda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Religion moves out of range as Zelda strikes.
Zelda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Religion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Religion throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Religion lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelda just misses with a punch to the body.
Zelda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zelda. Religion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zelda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Religion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zelda misses with a straight left.
Zelda misses with a looping left.
Zelda throws a body punch but Religion moves out of range.
Religion scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Deveon Zelda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Deveon Zelda's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Religion misses with a straight left.
Zelda misses the shot to the body.
Zelda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Religion is looking to counter punch.
Religion ducks under a wild hook from Zelda.
A head kick by Religion misses
and Zelda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zelda avoids the head kick by Religion.
Religion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zelda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Zelda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Religion throws a head kick that misses.
Religion connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Religion.
Zelda misses with an uppercut. Religion saw that one coming.
Zelda sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Religion misses the jab.
Zelda throws a right hand that misses
and Religion counters with a body kick that stops Zelda in his tracks momentarily.
Religion scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zelda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Religion blocks a jab.
Religion tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zelda manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Religion misses with a straight left.
Zelda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Religion counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Religion.
Good body shot from Zelda.
Zelda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Religion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Religion throws a head punch that misses.
Religion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zelda throws a lazy uppercut
and Religion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zelda misses with a left hand
and Religion counters with a low kick, right behind Zelda 's knee.
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!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Religion. Zelda shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Zelda does no damage.
Zelda throws a jab when Religion was well out of range.
Religion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Religion lands a really nice looking cross but Zelda seems unphased.
Zelda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Religion throws out the jab.
A big right from Religion misses.
Zelda looks to land a right hand but Religion moved out of range.
Religion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zelda.
Zelda swings widly with a right hand
letting Religion counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Religion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zelda manages to avoid it.
A big left from Zelda misses.
Religion scores with a push kick.
Religion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zelda.
Religion tried to counter with a leg kick but Zelda avoided it.
Zelda throws a hook to the side of Religion's head but Religion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Religion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zelda misses the shot to the body.
Religion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
True Religion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Religion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... True Religion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Claude Van Damme (ranked 25464 p4p, 25269 weight class) and Dimitr Ivanovski (ranked 524 p4p, 555 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Van Damme might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wai khru ram muay. Dimitr Ivanovski has the eye of the tiger 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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jan Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dimitr Ivanovski!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovski misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivanovski throws a right hand that Van Damme ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Damme also avoids with ease.
Dimitr Ivanovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanovski moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Ivanovski takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Dimitr Ivanovski has been cut.
Ivanovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivanovski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivanovski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivanovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Damme lands a big head kick that sends Ivanovski tumbling to the mat! Van Damme takes a step backwards and waves Ivanovski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Ivanovski is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Damme feints a jab and as Ivanovski dips his head, Van Damme unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Ivanovski right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Ivanovski falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Van Damme smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jan Claude Van Damme!
Jan Claude Van Damme decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Spears (ranked 5613 p4p, 5511 weight class) and Brennan Calhoun (ranked 508 p4p, 504 weight class). Brennan Calhoun 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Spears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brennan Calhoun!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calhoun closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Spears quickly recovers to half guard.
Calhoun looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spears knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Calhoun on the ground.
Spears has hold of Calhoun's hands but Calhoun slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Calhoun thows a huge punch but Spears dodges it nicely.
Calhoun landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spears pushes Calhoun off looking to stand but Calhoun dives back in and keeps control.
Spears definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Calhoun is nestled in close to Spears, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Calhoun perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Calhoun drops an elbow to the side of Spears's head.
Calhoun stops Spears from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calhoun is controlling the pace.
Spears wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun lands with a punch from half guard.
Calhoun keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Calhoun prevents Spears from improving his position.
Calhoun wants to free his trapped foot but Spears is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Calhoun sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Calhoun working Spears over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Calhoun wants to free his trapped foot but Spears is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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. Calhoun connects with a nice short shot to Spears's temple.
Calhoun slows the pace down in half guard.
Calhoun looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Spears trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Calhoun landing strikes from the mount and Spears is in trouble!
Calhoun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Calhoun dominating with strikes here.
Calhoun controlling from the full mount.
Calhoun with shots to the head and body - Spears looks very uncomfortable down there.
Spears is bucking up trying to escape but Calhoun cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
 Spears is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Calhoun! Spears is hurt baaadly! Calhoun is firing away with more strikes - Spears is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brennan Calhoun!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jovan Hopkins (ranked 25579 p4p, 3015 weight class) and Danny Rivera (ranked 460 p4p, 297 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jovan Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Rivera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hopkins throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rivera was covering up waiting for the punch and Hopkins finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rivera has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hopkins off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hopkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rivera counters with a left to the body.
Rivera looks to land a combination. Hopkins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
 It looks like Jovan Hopkins has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hopkins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hopkins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rivera after a bit of a struggle.
A frustrated look appears on Rivera's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hopkins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins is pushing Rivera up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Our sources have told us that Hopkins has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hopkins stalls.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera cracks a nice hook into Hopkins's ribs.
Rivera lands with an overhand left.
Rivera throws a nice looking combination but Hopkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins clinches up against the cage.
Hopkins pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hopkins tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jovan Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera with the inside leg kick.
Rivera throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rivera lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hopkins backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rivera defends it nicely.
Hopkins is breathing heavily.
Rivera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hopkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Rivera.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rivera.
Hopkins blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Danny Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivera lands a big right hand that sends Hopkins crashing to the mat! Rivera stays standing though and waves Hopkins back to his feet!
Hopkins is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera cracks Hopkins with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Rivera!
After the fight, Danny Rivera was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Chong Jr (ranked 3737 p4p, 3579 weight class) and Freddy Finley (ranked 401 p4p, 390 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tommy Chong Jr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tommy Chong Jr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Chong Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Freddy Finley!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chong Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Chong Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Finley.
Chong Jr pulls Finley into guard.
Finley postures up.
Finley postures up in Chong Jr's guard and throws a big left but Chong Jr blocks it.
Chong Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Finley is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finley is refusing to be controlled, as Chong Jr sits in half guard.
Finley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Finley actively working from the bottom here.
Chong Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong Jr not doing much here.
Finley tries to get to full guard but Chong Jr has control of the leg.
Chong Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Finley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Finley is looking to improve his position.
Finley has a hand on Chong Jr's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Chong Jr takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Chong Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chong Jr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Finley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Finley wants to hold on but Chong Jr pushes him away.
Chong Jr controlling the position easily from mount.
Finley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Finley prevents Chong Jr from taking his back.
Chong Jr looking to control but Finley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Finley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chong Jr avoids the attempt from Finley to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Chong Jr wants to control but Finley is keeping him busy.
Finley wants to get back to full guard.
Finley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Finley.
Chong Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Finley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chong Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Finley's legs - danger averted.
Chong Jr trying to control but Finley is working from the bottom.
Chong Jr drops back looking for a leg! Finley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Finley manages to kick Chong Jr off! Chong Jr jumps back into Finley's guard.
Chong Jr wants to control from the top but Finley keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chong Jr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Chong Jr is controlling the pace.
Finley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chong Jr is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finley is trying to get back to full guard.
Finley is looking to get back to full guard here but Chong Jr has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Chong Jr dominated that round.
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.
Finley drives through with a takedown into Chong Jr's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finley landing with the ground and pound.
Finley trying to control but Chong Jr is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chong Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finley can do to turn this around?
Finley stopping the sweep attempt from Chong Jr.
Chong Jr keeping moving, preventing Finley from controlling successfully.
Chong Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Finley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finley wants to control from the top but Chong Jr keeps moving.
Chong Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Finley has gone for a leg lock! Chong Jr slips out almost immediately though and dives into Finley's guard.
Chong Jr trying to control but Finley is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chong Jr defends it easily.
Finley looking for a guillotine here but Chong Jr defends easily.
Chong Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Finley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chong Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chong Jr wants to control from the top but Finley keeps moving.
Finley looking to control.
Finley looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Chong Jr has picked Finley up and slammed him! Finley can't keep hold of the triangle and Chong Jr manages to pass to side control!
Chong Jr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Finley can't do much from the bottom here.
Chong Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finley keeps working.
Finley is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley struggling a bit here.
Chong Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chong Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chong Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Finley is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chong Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chong Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chong Jr has hold of Finley's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Finley seems comfortable defending it but Chong Jr has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Finley is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Finley is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Chong Jr couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommy Chong Jr!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Vitali (ranked 3969 p4p, 3550 weight class) and Faarooq Rahim (ranked 421 p4p, 388 weight class). Vitali comes to the cage accompanied by ULKENDER - Machenskii. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Vitali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Faarooq Rahim!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitali tries to clinch but Rahim moves out of range.
Vitali wants to clinch.
Vitali tries to close the distance and clinch but Rahim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vitali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rahim.
Rahim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rahim misses with an uppercut.
Rahim decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rahim prevents Vitali from improving his position.
Vitali on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vitali tries to get out of the position.
Rahim wants to control but Vitali is keeping him busy.
Vitali wants to improve his position but Rahim is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitali keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rahim performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahim prevents Vitali from improving his position.
Rahim trying to control the action but Vitali is working from the bottom.
Rahim looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vitali wants to get back to full guard.
Vitali is doing well to control the position and prevent Rahim from advancing to side control.
Rahim is just content to waste time from the top position. Vitali takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rahim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vitali keeping moving, preventing Rahim from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vitali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rahim is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Rahim.
Rahim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vitali is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Vitali slips a straight right by Rahim.
Vitali tries to clinch up.
Rahim misses with a low kick.
Vitali moves away from the strike by Rahim.
Rahim fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vitali to the ground. Rahim is now in Vitali's guard.
Rahim stopping the sweep attempt from Vitali.
Vitali bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rahim's guard.
Vitali postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahim wants to sweep here but Vitali controlling him for the moment.
Vitali not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rahim has Vitali pulled in close to control his posture.
Vitali sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rahim's guard.
Vitali working the head and body with strikes.
Rahim is looking to improve his position.
Rahim is trying to maintain the position but Vitali is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rahim is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Vitali is staying active.
Rahim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rahim wants to control but Vitali is keeping busy.
Rahim moves into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rahim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vitali manages to get himself to full guard.
Rahim is fighting to break Vitali's control of his arms but Vitali is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Faarooq Rahim dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rahim looks to land a right hand but Vitali moved out of range.
Vitali moves out of range of the strikes.
Vitali doesn't manage to clinch there - Rahim circles away.
Rahim swats away the attempt to clinch by Vitali.
Vitali defending well as Rahim loads up on a big left hand.
Rahim drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vitali is looking for a sweep.
Vitali is not content to let Rahim control the position.
Vitali can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahim working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Vitali's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vitali gets back to half guard.
Vitali is staying active underneath Rahim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rahim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vitali wants to get back to full guard.
Rahim is taking a breather. Vitali 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.
Vitali is controlling Rahim's trapped leg to prevent Rahim from advancing to side control.
Rahim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vitali keeps working.
Rahim looks to land a strike but Vitali avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
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.
Rahim wants to pass the guard but Vitali is keeping the position.
Vitali managing to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rahim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vitali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rahim throws out a loose jab but Vitali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rahim misses with a straight left.
Vitali slips under a jab from Rahim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali tries to close the distance and clinch but Rahim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vitali tries to clinch up.
Rahim is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Roman Vitali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vitali moves in looking to clinch but Rahim pushes him off.
Rahim throws a hook but Vitali blocks it.
Rahim throws a looping overhand right but Vitali ducks down to avoid it.
Vitali is looking to clinch but Rahim is avoiding it.
Rahim loads up on a big right hand but Vitali slips the punch.
Rahim throws the left hand but Vitali avoids the punch easily.
Vitali tries to clinch but Rahim is having none of it.
Rahim misses with an uppercut.
Rahim closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vitali to the mat! Vitali manages to get full guard.
Rahim trying to control the position from guard on top but Vitali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rahim is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vitali is on top in guard.
Vitali pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rahim is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rahim has control of Vitali's left arm, preventing Vitali from doing any damage.
Rahim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vitali is stalling in the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Faarooq Rahim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rahim swats away the attempt to clinch by Vitali.
Rahim feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rahim controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rahim trying to control but Vitali is working from the bottom.
Vitali is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali wants to sweep but no luck.
Rahim trying to control the position from guard on top but Vitali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vitali controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rahim gets the takedown into side control.
Vitali sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vitali is refusing to be controlled, as Rahim sits in half guard.
Vitali wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vitali is looking to control Rahim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vitali avoid being mounted?
Vitali moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rahim's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vitali pulls Rahim in close to prevent any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vitali tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vitali is controlling Rahim's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali tries to close the distance and clinch but Rahim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vitali moves in looking to clinch but Rahim pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rahim. That's going to slow Vitali down.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rahim.
Vitali is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rahim off and has taken his back!
Rahim wants to escape the position.
Rahim is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vitali avoiding Rahim 's attempts to control his hands.
Rahim turns into Vitali and is now in his guard.
Vitali is controlling Rahim's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali continues to stall.
Vitali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rahim trying to control the position from guard on top but Vitali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vitali is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Roman Vitali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vitali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rahim is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Faarooq Rahim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rahim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faarooq Rahim!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Dean (ranked 3559 p4p, 3183 weight class) and Walter Vargas (ranked 388 p4p, 350 weight class). Vargas has chosen Long Runs the Fox as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Walter Vargas enters the cage!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Walter Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dean moves away.
Vargas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vargas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dean throwing a counter right hand but Vargas manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Vargas misses the target.
Vargas walks into a left hand.
Dean cracks Vargas with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Vargas tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Dean pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Vargas is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Dean!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Warrick Cager (ranked 3106 p4p, 2621 weight class) and Jukka Raikkonen (ranked 344 p4p, 299 weight class). Jukka Raikkonen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Warrick Cager!
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, Jukka Raikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raikkonen shoots and misses
and Cager counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raikkonen.
Cager breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raikkonen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cager defends it nicely.
Cager gets a clinch.
Raikkonen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cager pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raikkonen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Raikkonen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Raikkonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikkonen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cager haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raikkonen controlling his opponent.
Raikkonen tries to control but Cager wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cager tries to hold on but Raikkonen pushes him away.
Cager definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Raikkonen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Raikkonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Raikkonen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen trying to control but Cager is having none of it.
Raikkonen looking to ground and pound but Cager is blocking nicely.
Cager is trying to escape the mount.
Raikkonen wants to control the pace but Cager is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Raikkonen landing shots from mount.
Raikkonen tries to control but Cager wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jukka Raikkonen dominated that round.
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.
Raikkonen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cager sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cager tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Raikkonen manages to circle out of the way.
Cager tries to clinch up.
Raikkonen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Raikkonen won't allow Cager to sweep him here.
Raikkonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cager swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cager has control of Raikkonen's left arm, preventing Raikkonen from doing any damage.
Raikkonen trying to control but Cager is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raikkonen pushing down on Cager's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikkonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cager defending well though.
Cager keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Raikkonen is taking a breather. Cager 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Raikkonen is keen to just control but Cager is a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Raikkonen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cager's waist but Cager gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raikkonen off to one side.
Cager wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cager wants to clinch up but Raikkonen keeps it at a distance.
Raikkonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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.
Cager keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Warrick Cager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukka Raikkonen.
Cager is looking to clinch.
Cager defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raikkonen.
Cager seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raikkonen.
Raikkonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Raikkonen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cager defends it nicely.
Raikkonen shoots in and drives through. Cager sprawls well.
Cager clinches.
Raikkonen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cager is trying to keep an underhook but Raikkonen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Cager makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cager.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen wants to control from the top but Cager keeps moving.
Raikkonen wants to pass the guard but Cager is keeping the position.
Raikkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raikkonen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jukka Raikkonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cager keeping moving, preventing Raikkonen from controlling successfully.
Cager managing to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Raikkonen fails to land the takedown.
Cager is looking to counter the offense by Raikkonen and move into the clinch.
Raikkonen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cager manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raikkonen wants to pass the guard but Cager is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jukka Raikkonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Raikkonen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Warrick Cager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cager on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cager tries to get out of the position.
Cager is refusing to be controlled, as Raikkonen sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cager wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cager controlling the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cager stuffs the takedown attempt from Raikkonen. Raikkonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Cager wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raikkonen.
Cager keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Warrick Cager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukka Raikkonen.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Raikkonen is defended easily by Cager.
Cager is looking to counter the offense by Raikkonen and move into the clinch.
Raikkonen dives in and grabs Cager's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cager pushes down on Raikkonen's head and hops out.
Cager moves into range and clinches up with Raikkonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cager tries to work over Raikkonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raikkonen.
Raikkonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cager avoids it.
Raikkonen takes a shot to the head.
Raikkonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cager.
Cager's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raikkonen misses with a takedown attempt - Cager sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Raikkonen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cager is controlling Raikkonen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cager is refusing to be controlled, as Raikkonen sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cager preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Raikkonen wants to take a breather but Cager is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cager is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cager slaps away a takedown attempt from Raikkonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cager looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raikkonen gets tackled into the cage by Cager. Cager maintains the clinch.
Cager breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cager tries to clinch up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cager defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raikkonen.
Cager wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Raikkonen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cager avoids it really well and circles away.
Cager is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Raikkonen.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Warrick Cager.
I think Raikkonen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jukka Raikkonen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Tecumseh (ranked 2795 p4p, 2742 weight class) and Larry LeFell (ranked 317 p4p, 309 weight class). Chief Tecumseh 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 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, Chief Tecumseh!
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, Larry LeFell!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeFell shoots in and bounces Tecumseh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tecumseh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but LeFell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
LeFell drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tecumseh manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now LeFell has Tecumseh in his guard.
LeFell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tecumseh throws a sloppy strike and LeFell has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Tecumseh is forced to tap! Great BJJ from LeFell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Larry LeFell!
Our winner, Larry LeFell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiki Fahalo (ranked 2256 p4p, 2537 weight class) and Glenn Banks (ranked 274 p4p, 307 weight class). The key to victory for Tiki Fahalo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tiki Fahalo!
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, Glenn Banks!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks with a poor takedown
and Banks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banks shoots in but no luck this time.
Fahalo attempts a counter takedown but Banks avoids it well and moves away.
Banks looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fahalo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fahalo with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Banks can't handle though.
Banks cracks Fahalo with a solid left hand.
Fahalo has momentary wrist control but Banks slips an elbow through the middle.
Banks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fahalo has his foot on Banks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Banks works his way back into a safe position though.
Fahalo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Banks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Banks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Banks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fahalo is keeping the position for now.
Fahalo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Banks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks chips away with some ground and pound.
Banks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Banks connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fahalo keeping moving, preventing Banks from controlling successfully.
Banks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fahalo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banks is one step ahead there.
Fahalo is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fahalo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Banks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Banks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Banks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Banks scoring with some ground and pound.
Banks wants to pass the guard but Fahalo is keeping the position.
Fahalo has his foot on Banks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Banks works his way back into a safe position though.
Banks lands a couple of elbows.
Banks is in close to Fahalo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Banks wants to pass the guard but Fahalo is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks cracks Fahalo with a solid left hand.
My spies in Freaky Fight Club inform me that Banks has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Banks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fahalo has momentary wrist control but Banks slips an elbow through the middle.
Fahalo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Banks stays in close to Fahalo's body and controls the position.
Fahalo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Banks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Banks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fahalo's head.
Fahalo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Banks manages to get himself to full guard.
Fahalo looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fahalo being controlled here momentarily.
Fahalo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fahalo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Banks has escaped the position, nice work there.
Banks is trying to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Banks can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fahalo working away.
Banks keeping his opponent close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Banks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Banks has his takedown stuffed
and Fahalo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Banks closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fahalo did well to prevent Banks getting side control.
Glenn Banks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fahalo trying to hold on to Banks's head to control him but Banks postures up.
Fahalo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Banks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Banks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Banks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fahalo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Banks defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fahalo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Banks has picked Fahalo up and slammed him! Fahalo can't keep hold of the triangle and Banks manages to pass to side control!
Check out the look on Banks's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks cracks Fahalo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Banks lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fahalo down.
Banks landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fahalo prevents Banks from improving position.
Banks scoring with punches and elbows.
Banks cracks Fahalo with a big elbow.
Banks landing strikes.
Fahalo is rocked!
Fahalo is looking to reverse the position.
Oh Fahalo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banks scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Fahalo is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Banks can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glenn Banks!
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