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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Owens (ranked 5245 p4p, 4773 weight class) and Stanley Reynolds (ranked 482 p4p, 447 weight class). Stanley Reynolds is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zaid Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stanley Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds lands with a cross.
Reynolds slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Zaid Owens has been cut.
A lazy left from Reynolds finds it's target.
Reynolds tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Owens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Owens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reynolds has closed the distance and engaged Owens in a clinch.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Owens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Owens's elbow.
Owens blocking some punches.
Owens definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Owens is pushing Reynolds up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Owens misses with a body punch.
Owens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Owens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Owens 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!
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Owens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reynolds lands with a shot to the body.
Owens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reynolds.
Reynolds fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Owens on the side of the head.
Owens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reynolds uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Owens scores with a decent looking hook.
Reynolds cracks Owens with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reynolds getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zaid Owens's cut is getting worse.
Reynolds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Owens throws out the jab.
Reynolds thuds his right hand into Owens's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 Owens is rocked!
Reynolds cracks a nice hook into Owens's ribs.
Oh Owens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reynolds lands with a right hand.
Stanley Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Owens drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Reynolds swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Owens's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanley Reynolds!
An out of breath Stanley Reynolds 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Claude Van Damme (ranked 3421 p4p, 25490 weight class) and Brandon Spears (ranked 367 p4p, 532 weight class). Van Damme comes into the arena with Wai khru ram muay blaring out of the sound system. Jan Claude Van Damme has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Spears!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spears is looking to clinch but Van Damme is avoiding it.
Spears steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Damme. That one must have hurt.
Spears throws an overhand right that lands on Van Damme's shoulder, as Van Damme tries to avoid the shot.
Spears moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Spears wants to clinch up but Van Damme keeps it at a distance.
Van Damme misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Spears misses.
Spears moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Van Damme bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Damme with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spears is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Spears.
Spears throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brandon Spears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Damme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spears takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Spears looks to clinch
and Van Damme counters with a head kick.
Spears is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Damme.
Spears tries to clinch up.
Spears avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A swing and a miss from Spears.
Spears moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Van Damme scores with a push kick.
Spears looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spears avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Spears walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Spears moves out of range easily.
Van Damme swats away the attempt to clinch by Spears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spears throws a hook but Van Damme blocks it.
Spears misses with an uppercut. Van Damme saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Spears misses.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Spears moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Damme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spears misses with an uppercut. Van Damme saw that one coming.
Spears pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spears jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spears throws an off balance right hand
and Van Damme counters with a slapping leg kick.
Van Damme scoring well with a low kick there.
Spears misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears clinches.
Van Damme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spears shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Damme scores with a spinning back kick!
A lazy left from Spears finds it's target.
Spears tries to clinch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spears tries to clinch but Van Damme is having none of it.
And Van Damme counters with a quick kick to the body but Spears blocks it.
Van Damme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spears is looking to clinch but Van Damme is avoiding it.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Spears moves out of range easily.
Van Damme scores with a nice body kick.
Van Damme plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Damme definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme ducks right into an uppercut from Spears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Damme throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Spears.
Spears misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spears ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Damme moves away.
Van Damme moves out of range as Spears strikes.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spears tries to counter with a clinch but Van Damme shakes him off and moves away.
Spears has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Damme.
Van Damme checks a low kick from Spears.
Spears 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.
Spears closes the distance and clinches.
Van Damme stalling in the clinch.
Spears throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spears pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Damme leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Claude Van Damme dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Spears is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spears throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Damme counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Spears misses with a body shot.
Van Damme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Damme lands with a nice body kick.
Van Damme lands a head kick!
Van Damme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spears. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Spears looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Damme is just out of range.
Spears just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Spears misses
and Van Damme counters with a flying knee. Nice.
 It looks like Brandon Spears has been cut.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Spears closes the distance and pushes Van Damme back into the cage.
Van Damme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spears lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Damme backwards.
Van Damme breaks from the clinch.
Spears's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spears looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Damme closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Damme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme lands a head kick. Spears smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Spears looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Damme is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears throws an off balance right hand
and Van Damme counters with a slapping leg kick.
Spears just misses with a punch to the body.
Spears throws a hook but Van Damme blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Damme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spears.
Spears throws a right hand that misses
and Van Damme finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Spears.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spears crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Damme - the referee stops the clock and Spears gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Damme. Spears manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Damme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spears.
Van Damme looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Van Damme looks to land a body kick but Spears moved away.
Spears throws a right hand that Van Damme ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Damme also avoids with ease.
Van Damme lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Damme throws a head kick that Spears semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Damme.
Van Damme defending well as Spears loads up on a big left hand.
Van Damme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Damme throws the kick towards the body but Spears avoids it.
Van Damme sets himself, and Spears steps forward looking for the clinch! Van Damme avoids it this time.
Van Damme avoids the body shot from Spears.
Van Damme takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A clash of legs there as Van Damme blocks the low kick.
Spears takes a swing at Van Damme's ribcage but misses.
Van Damme quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Spears closes the distance and pushes Van Damme back into the cage.
Spears throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spears has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Damme.
Van Damme scores with a kick to the body.
Jan Claude Van Damme is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme slips a straight right by Spears.
Van Damme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spears. Van Damme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Damme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spears can do to turn this around?
Spears tries to clinch up
and Van Damme counters with a nice body kick.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spears fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spears darts in trying to clinch
and Van Damme counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Spears throws an off balance right hand
and Van Damme counters with a big head kick but Spears shrugs it off.
Van Damme lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Claude Van Damme dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Spears's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Spears moves out of range easily.
Brandon Spears has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spears throws a nice looking combination but Van Damme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It appears Van Damme was looking to counter with a kick there.
Spears throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Damme.
Van Damme moves out of range of the strikes.
Spears takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Damme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spears misses with a looping right.
Spears blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Damme pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spears throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Damme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spears misses with a body shot
and Van Damme counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears swings widly with a right hand
and Van Damme counters with a thumping low kick.
Spears closes the distance and clinches.
Spears's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Spears throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Damme wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spears has him pressed against the cage.
Van Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spears throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Spears misses its intended target.
Van Damme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Damme goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Spears scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Damme doesn't seem bothered though.
Spears throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Damme counters with a head kick.
Spears lands a jab.
Spears pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Damme drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spears tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Damme counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Spears moves out of range easily.
Spears throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Damme counters with a flying knee. Nice.
No joy there for Spears, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Damme throws a quick counter kick to the body but Spears avoids it.
Van Damme thows a body kick. Spears tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Spears waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Damme.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Damme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spears throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Damme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spears moves into the clinch.
Van Damme is trying to maintain a safe position but Spears gets an underhook and turns Van Damme into the cage.
Van Damme is trying to force a seperation but Spears has the dominant position.
Van Damme breaks the clinch.
Spears takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Damme lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 Spears is rocked!
Spears is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Damme.
Spears is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Damme finish him?
Spears misses with a combination
and Van Damme counters with a head kick. That will keep Spears thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Van Damme lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spears misses with a jab to the body
and Van Damme counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Damme lands a big head kick that sends Spears to the canvas! Van Damme follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Claude Van Damme!
An out of breath Jan Claude Van Damme 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoss Dukes (ranked 3417 p4p, 4690 weight class) and Island Guy (ranked 368 p4p, 440 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hoss Dukes!
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, Island Guy!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dukes!
Guy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dukes.
Guy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dukes takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses.
Guy wants to counter with a clinch but Dukes pushes him away.
Dukes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guy.
Dukes with a hook.
Guy throws a series of punches but Dukes moves out of range.
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dukes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guy finds it's way round the side to connect with Dukes's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy pushes Dukes up against the cage in a clinch.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Guy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Guy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes tries to break free but Guy pushes him back against the cage.
Dukes is trying to maintain a safe position but Guy gets an underhook and turns Dukes into the cage.
Guy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Guy lands with a left to the head.
Come on Guy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Guy lands with a right to the head.
Guy taking a breather.
Guy has Dukes pressed against the cage, preventing Dukes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dukes letting Guy take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guy.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guy pushes Dukes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Guy controlling the action here for a moment.
Guy lands a shot to the body.
Dukes has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Guy is trying to keep an underhook but Dukes manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Guy is concentrating on defense, preventing Dukes from advancing position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dukes wants to stand up but Guy is controlling the position.
Guy trying to control from the bottom.
Guy tries to roll over but Dukes keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guy wants to get back to full guard.
Dukes trying to control from half guard but Guy is working away.
Guy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dukes.
Dukes is looking to take a break and control but Guy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dukes throwing shots but Guy is blocking nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dukes misses with a hook.
Dukes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy avoids the body shot from Dukes.
Dukes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dukes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Guy drives through and clinches with Dukes against the cage.
Dukes tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Guy.
Guy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Guy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dukes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dukes tries for a takedown but Guy manages to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Island Guy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Guy is looking to clinch but Dukes is avoiding it.
Guy slips a jab from Dukes.
It seemed like Guy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dukes backs up against the cage.
Guy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dukes.
Dukes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Guy manages to circle out of the way.
Hoss Dukes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dukes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Dukes.
Hoss Dukes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes throws a lazy head kick
and Guy counters by clinching up.
Guy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Guy stalling in the clinch.
Guy tries a body shot but Dukes blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes has Guy pressed against the cage.
Guy prevents Dukes from breaking the clinch.
Dukes struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Dukes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stalling in the clinch from Guy.
Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guy.
Guy stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Island Guy.
Dukes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy is trying to control but can't.
Guy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dukes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Guy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Guy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dukes.
Guy is defending against the submission attempts here by Dukes.
Dukes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Guy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy wants to control but Dukes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Guy is trying to get back to full guard.
Guy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dukes works his way into side control.
Dukes trying to control the position but Guy is working away.
You can see the frustration on Guy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dukes stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guy tries to clinch but Dukes is having none of it.
Dukes misses with a takedown
and Guy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Guy.
A short right from Guy on the inside.
Guy lands with a right to the head.
Dukes prevents a body shot from Guy.
Guy is struggling to control the position.
Dukes is trying to break the clinch but Guy has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee is keeping an eye on Guy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A body shot lands from Guy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dukes up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Island Guy 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dukes with a poor takedown
and Guy moves into the clinch.
Dukes tries to circle away but Guy has him pinned against the cage.
Guy avoiding damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guy.
Island Guy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dukes stalling in the clinch but Guy improves position.
Dukes has Guy pressed against the cage.
Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
Guy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Guy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Island Guy.
Dukes connects with a crisp jab.
Dukes swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dukes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Guy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dukes circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dukes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A combination from Guy does no damage.
Guy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guy throws a head kick but Dukes moves out of range.
Guy moves out of range of the strikes.
Dukes misses with a double jab
and Guy counters by clinching up.
Dukes is trying to stall.
Guy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guy lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Guy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Guy stalling.
Guy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Guy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Island Guy.
Guy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dukes has time to react.
Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dukes.
Guy stalks Dukes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dukes's face. Dukes staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dukes just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Guy misses.
Dukes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Guy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Guy to keep the fight standing.
Dukes is trying to stall.
Dukes being controlled against the cage.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dukes backwards.
A short left from Guy.
Guy has Dukes pushed against the cage.
Guy stalling the fight.
Guy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Guy continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Guy has Dukes pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy is stalling here.
Hoss Dukes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Island Guy.
Dukes shoots and misses
enabling Guy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoss Dukes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dukes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Dukes misses the target.
Guy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dukes throws a poor cross that misses
and Guy moves into the clinch.
Dukes looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Guy.
Guy leaning against his opponent.
Guy lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy has Dukes pushed against the cage.
Island Guy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Island Guy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Guy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Island Guy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Freeman (ranked 3320 p4p, 3245 weight class) and Ali Gomez (ranked 222 p4p, 219 weight class). Gomez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Eye of The Tiger. Morgan Freeman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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150
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145
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Morgan Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ali Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freeman drives through with a takedown into Gomez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gomez is looking for a triangle but Freeman pushes his legs off easily.
Freeman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gomez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Freeman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Freeman postures up.
Freeman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gomez being controlled here, momentarily.
Gomez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Freeman escapes and throws Gomez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Freeman is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gomez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Freeman controlling his opponent.
Gomez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gomez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gomez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gomez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gomez reaches up to try and control the position but Freeman seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Gomez rolls and tries to escape and now Freeman has his back!
Freeman trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Gomez doesn't escape.
Gomez tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Freeman prevents Gomez from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gomez is trying desperately to improve position.
Freeman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gomez working to try and regain half guard.
Gomez tries to control the position but Freeman now has his back.
Freeman just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Gomez is in bad spot here.
Freeman slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Gomez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Freeman is staying active.
Good control from Freeman.
Gomez just trying to survive but Freeman is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Freeman has good solid back control here.
Freeman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Freeman gets his hands free as Gomez looks to control.
Freeman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman controlling well, preventing Gomez from escaping the position.
Freeman biding his time, controlling Gomez.
Freeman looking for the choke but no joy.
Gomez tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomez wants to control his opponent's hands but Freeman gets his hands free.
Gomez rolls, trying to escape but Freeman keeps control of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Freeman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Freeman shoots in and gets a takedown into Gomez's guard.
Freeman looking to pass the guard.
Freeman passes into half guard.
Gomez moves into full guard.
Gomez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Freeman controls the pace.
Freeman wants to pass the guard but Gomez is keeping the position.
Gomez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Freeman is aware though and is defending well.
Morgan Freeman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freeman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Freeman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gomez is trying to maintain the position but Freeman is very close to passing his half guard.
Freeman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Freeman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gomez wants to improve his position but Freeman is controlling well.
Freeman controlling the pace.
Gomez looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Freeman content to control rather than advance.
Gomez is trying to maintain the position but Freeman is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Freeman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Freeman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Freeman taking a breather here.
Freeman working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Freeman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Freeman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gomez is trying to improve his position.
Gomez is still trying to improve position.
Freeman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Freeman advances to mount.
Freeman controlling from mount.
Gomez reaches up to try and control the position but Freeman seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Gomez rolls and tries to escape and now Freeman has his back!
Freeman avoiding Gomez 's attempts to control his hands.
Freeman working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to escape but Freeman has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Freeman biding his time, controlling Gomez.
Gomez trying to control the position but Freeman manages to sink in the hooks.
Gomez is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Freeman.
Freeman avoiding Gomez 's attempts to control his hands.
Freeman is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez is really stuck here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Freeman dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Freeman gets the takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gomez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Freeman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Freeman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Freeman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
Gomez is trying to control Freeman's posture but Freeman avoids it.
Gomez is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez being controlled for a moment.
Gomez is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman works to advance to full mount. Gomez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gomez tries to hold on but Freeman pushes him away.
Freeman prevents Gomez from getting the reversal.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freeman content just to control the position here.
Freeman prevents Gomez from getting the reversal.
Freeman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gomez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gomez wants to hold on but Freeman pushes him away.
Gomez tries to control Freeman's body but Freeman pushes him off. Gomez squirms to his side and now Freeman has his back!
Gomez is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Gomez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ali Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman has the hooks in. Gomez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Gomez is really stuck here.
Gomez trying to control the hands but Freeman breaks the grip.
Freeman is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Freeman gets his hands free as Gomez looks to control.
Freeman is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gomez for as long as he can get away with.
Gomez tries to escape but Freeman has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Freeman has his arm under Gomez's chin here. Game over son! Freeman squeezes tightly and Gomez is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Morgan Freeman!
Ali Gomez was interviewed post fight and said 'The great tiger shall rise again!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiaki Noda (ranked 2170 p4p, 2669 weight class) and Kimbino Slice (ranked 253 p4p, 309 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yoshiaki Noda!
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, Kimbino Slice!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noda connects with a body shot.
Noda scores with a jab to the body.
Noda feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Slice sprawling to the canvas! Slice rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Noda finish him?!
It looks like Kimbino Slice has been cut.
Slice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Noda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slice walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Noda! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yoshiaki Noda!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Clubber (ranked 2812 p4p, 2432 weight class) and The Jewru (ranked 141 p4p, 127 weight class). The Jewru has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
285
2 - 1 - 0 |
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280
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Clubber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Jewru!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clubber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Jewru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jewru lands a nice shot to the body.
Jewru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clubber.
Clubber throws a body shot but no joy.
Jewru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jewru cracks Clubber with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Clubber looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jewru finish him?
It looks like Billy Clubber has been cut.
Clubber scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clubber takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clubber takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clubber is breathing heavily.
Jewru throws a hook but Clubber avoids it easily.
It looked like Clubber wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jewru looks to throw the jab but Clubber is out of range.
Jewru ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jewru knocks out Clubber with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Jewru before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Jewru picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Jewru!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Reilly (ranked 1293 p4p, 2032 weight class) and Marc Schlager (ranked 134 p4p, 204 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gregor Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marc Schlager!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly swats away the attempt to clinch by Schlager.
Marc Schlager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schlager takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schlager takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schlager gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reilly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A cross from Reilly lands.
Reilly throws out a powerful jab.
Schlager tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reilly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schlager tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reilly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Schlager fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
Reilly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schlager has him pressed against the cage.
Reilly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reilly lands a body shot.
Reilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Reilly.
Good shot there by Reilly.
Schlager takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlager doesn't manage to clinch there - Reilly circles away.
Reilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reilly connects with a body shot that sends Schlager's belly button to the back.
Reilly lands a slapping body shot.
Schlager doesn't manage to clinch there - Reilly circles away.
Schlager gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schlager's elbow.
Reilly has had enough of the clinch but Schlager keeps him there for the moment.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Schlager tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reilly smiles and moves away.
Schlager fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Reilly finds it's way through Schlager's defenses.
Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reilly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Reilly as he connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Schlager 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reilly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schlager on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schlager tries to move into range but Reilly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reilly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schlager tries to clinch but Reilly moves away
and Reilly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlager moves into the clinch.
Schlager is trying to pull guard but Reilly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gregor Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Schlager.
A right hook to the body lands for Reilly.
Schlager tries to pull guard but Reilly won't allow it.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reilly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reilly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reilly lands a slapping body shot.
Reilly lands with a good body shot.
Schlager tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reilly counters with a right hand to the body.
Schlager tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reilly counters with a left to the body.
Reilly digs a good body shot into Schlager's ribs.
Schlager tries to clinch but Reilly is having none of it.
Schlager on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reilly lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Schlager tries to clinch but Reilly moves out of range.
Schlager looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schlager tries to clinch but Reilly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlager has closed the distance and engaged Reilly in a clinch.
Reilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reilly throws a good cross that connects.
Reilly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Schlager moves in looking to clinch but Reilly pushes him off.
Schlager wants to clinch up but Reilly keeps it at a distance.
Schlager takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Reilly.
Schlager walks into a jab.
Reilly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Schlager wants to clinch.
Reilly scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly tries to keep at a distance but Schlager has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schlager takes a shot to the head.
Schlager jumps into guard, dragging Reilly to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlager looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reilly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schlager is looking to cinch up a triangle. Reilly throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Schlager's body to avoid the submission. Schlager has instead reached around Reilly's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Schlager arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marc Schlager!
Our winner, Marc Schlager, 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 Glenn Banks (ranked 1873 p4p, 2068 weight class) and Eli Vaughn (ranked 216 p4p, 240 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!This should be fireworks!
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270
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250
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Glenn Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eli Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Banks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Glenn Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaughn tries to close the distance and clinch but Banks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vaughn as he avoids it easily.
Banks stuffs the takedown attempt from Vaughn. Vaughn gets slowly back to his feet.
Vaughn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banks's waist but Banks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vaughn off to one side.
Glenn Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Vaughn.
Vaughn tries to clinch but Banks is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Banks.
Vaughn unleashes a big counter combination but Banks bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Banks drives through with a takedown into Vaughn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vaughn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Banks chips away with some ground and pound.
Banks preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vaughn holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Banks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vaughn can't keep his opponent in guard - Banks advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banks lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banks.
Vaughn is trying to get back to full guard.
Vaughn keeps trying to improve his position.
Banks working the head and body with strikes.
Banks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vaughn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banks.
Banks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Banks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Banks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Banks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vaughn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vaughn is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn is trying to maintain the position but Banks is very close to passing his half guard.
Vaughn moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vaughn is keeping the position for now.
Vaughn is adopting a defensive guard.
Banks stopping the sweep attempt from Vaughn.
Vaughn is trying to control the position but Banks postures up.
Vaughn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vaughn cracks Banks with a solid left hand.
Banks looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Banks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vaughn.
Vaughn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Banks controls Vaughn momentarily but Vaughn frees himself.
Vaughn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vaughn landing with the ground and pound.
Banks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vaughn is aware though and is defending well.
Vaughn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Banks's head.
Banks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vaughn is one step ahead there.
Banks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Banks 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.
Vaughn wants to control from the top but Banks keeps moving.
Vaughn is in close to Banks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Banks is looking for a triangle but Vaughn pushes his legs off easily.
Vaughn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vaughn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vaughn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vaughn lands a couple of digs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Banks dominated that round.
That's time! Banks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Banks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vaughn.
Banks gets a double leg takedown into Vaughn's guard.
Banks postures up.
Banks sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vaughn looking to control.
Banks forces his way into half guard.
Vaughn trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks thows a huge punch but Vaughn dodges it nicely.
Banks prevents Vaughn from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks thows a huge punch but Vaughn dodges it nicely.
Banks wants to control but Vaughn is keeping him busy.
Banks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vaughn defending well though.
Banks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vaughn controlling the position well.
Vaughn is looking for a sweep. Banks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vaughn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Banks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vaughn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vaughn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Glenn Banks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vaughn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banks.
Banks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vaughn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Banks shoots for a double leg takedown but Vaughn sprawls well. He's pushed Banks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Banks tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vaughn defends well and Banks ends up having to push Vaughn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Banks lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vaughn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Banks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vaughn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vaughn is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Banks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vaughn can do to turn this around?
Banks cracks Vaughn with a solid left hand.
Vaughn working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn keeping full guard, as Banks tries to pass.
Vaughn looking for a sweep. Not yet Vaughn, not yet.
Banks looking to sit in guard and control but Vaughn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vaughn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vaughn with a nice head shot there.
Banks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vaughn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Banks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vaughn has managed to get both his arms back between Banks's legs - danger averted.
Vaughn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks looking for a sweep. Not yet Banks, not yet.
Vaughn lands a couple of elbows.
Vaughn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Banks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Banks is controlling Vaughn's posture.
Vaughn works over Banks with some ground and pound from guard.
Vaughn stands up over Banks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Banks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vaughn defends it easily.
Banks has his foot on Vaughn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vaughn works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vaughn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vaughn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vaughn wants to control from the top but Banks keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Banks dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Banks fails with the takedown.
Banks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Banks shoots in but Vaughn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Banks is defended easily by Vaughn.
Vaughn gets caught napping as Banks dives in and scores a takedown. Vaughn manages to retain guard.
Vaughn controlling the position.
Vaughn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughn wants to pass to mount but Banks is defending the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banks is trying to stand.
Vaughn is keen to just control but Banks is a slippery customer.
Banks taking some punishment here, with Vaughn in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks wants to get back to full guard.
Vaughn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Banks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vaughn is working away from the top position though.
Vaughn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vaughn breaks from Banks's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vaughn working the ground and pound effectively.
Vaughn with good strikes from the mount here!
Banks is squirming around, avoiding Vaughn's attempts to control the action.
Vaughn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Banks is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Banks is out cold! Vaughn jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Vaughn!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Mike (ranked 2305 p4p, 1699 weight class) and Santa Cruz (ranked 272 p4p, 215 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crazy Mike!
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, Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mike waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Jab from Cruz.
Mike throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Mike pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mike slips under a jab from Cruz.
Mike is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Mike moved out of range.
Mike throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mike displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Mike is looking to counter punch.
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Mike counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mike moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Cruz's coach down at Freaky Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cruz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Cruz works the jab nicely.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Mike's shoulder, as Mike tries to avoid the shot.
Mike throwing a counter right hand but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Mike throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Mike counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Mike counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz 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.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mike takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz thuds a left hand into Mike's body.
We've been told by Mike's head coaches at Freaky Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mike doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mike uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Mike's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Cruz dives in looking to finish as Mike flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Cruz's strikes! Cruz is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Mike's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Mike was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santa Cruz!
After winning the bout, Santa Cruz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Red Machine (ranked 1903 p4p, 2018 weight class) and Normal Malier (ranked 233 p4p, 241 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Big Red Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Normal Malier!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine cracks a nice hook into Malier's ribs.
Machine just misses with a punch to the body.
Malier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Machine lands a jab to Malier's midsection.
Machine throws a hook but Malier blocks it.
Machine misses with an uppercut. Malier saw that one coming.
Machine lands a jab to the nose.
Machine misses with a hook. Malier ducked under it nicely.
Malier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Malier moves out of range of the strikes.
Malier throws out a counter right but Machine avoids it with no problem.
Machine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Malier misses with an uppercut.
Malier walks into a stiff left hand from Machine.
Malier jabs Machine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Big Red Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Malier scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Big Red Machine has been cut.
Malier misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malier checks the leg kick nicely there.
Machine misses with a body shot.
Malier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Machine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malier was well out of range. Poor timing from Machine.
It seemed like Malier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Machine cracks Malier with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Machine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Malier's hands.
Malier ducks under a wild hook from Machine.
Machine tests Malier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Machine cracks Malier with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Machine has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Malier to stand back up!
Malier is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malier manages to avoid it.
Malier is still on wobbly legs! Can Machine finish him?
Malier 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.
A swing and a miss from Malier.
Malier seems to have recovered his senses.
Machine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machine tries to work over Malier's front leg with a kick but Malier checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malier.
Machine connects with a right that clearly hurt Malier. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Machine proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Malier collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Red Machine!
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