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MILF Playoff R2 Lightweights PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elliott Acosta (ranked 25461 p4p, 25552 weight class) and Chandler Warner (ranked 581 p4p, 582 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 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, Elliott Acosta!
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, Chandler Warner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acosta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Acosta cracks Warner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Acosta misses with an uppercut
and Warner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Acosta misses with a body punch
and Warner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Acosta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Acosta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warner counters with a straight right hand.
Acosta misses with a lunging right hand
and Warner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Elliott Acosta has been cut.
Acosta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Acosta throws a big shot that misses.
Warner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Acosta.
Warner connects with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acosta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Acosta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warner moves away.
Acosta is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Warner's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acosta misses with a hook
and Warner counters with a nice kick to the body.
Acosta misses with a hook to the body
and Warner counters with a straight right hand.
Warner moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Acosta.
Warner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Acosta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Warner.
Warner lands a nice uppercut.
Acosta blocks a body shot from Warner.
Warner blocks an uppercut.
Warner blocks a body shot from Acosta.
Warner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warner blocking some punches.
Warner misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner scores with a shoulder strike.
Warner misses with a punch on the inside.
Acosta lands an uppercut.
Acosta throws a punch but it's blocked by Warner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warner.
The referee calls for Acosta to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warner.
A right hook to the body lands for Acosta.
A head punch on the inside from Warner fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Acosta.
Warner tries to work over Acosta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warner throws a punch but it's blocked by Acosta.
Warner breaks the clinch.
Elliott Acosta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acosta throws a shot from downtown. Warner moves away and avoids it.
Acosta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Warner steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta lands with an uppercut that bounces Warner off the cage and back into range.
Acosta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 It looks like Chandler Warner has been cut.
Acosta misses with a right hand
and Warner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Acosta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Warner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Acosta throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Warner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Acosta throws a lazy uppercut
and Warner counters with a stiff right hand.
Acosta lands a head shot.
Acosta misses with an uppercut.
Acosta misses with a straight left.
Warner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Warner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Acosta throws a right hand that misses
and Warner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acosta misses with a wild combination.
Warner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Acosta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warner manages to avoid it.
Acosta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Acosta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Acosta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Warner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Acosta.
Acosta misses with a right hand
and Warner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Acosta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Acosta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Warner momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chandler Warner will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Acosta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Warner counter with a right hand.
Acosta throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Warner counter with a right hand.
Warner connects with a right hand. Acosta shakes it off.
Warner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sloppy strikes from Acosta. Those never looked like landing.
Acosta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warner counters with a stiff right hand.
Warner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta misses with a hook
and Warner counters with a right hand to the body.
Acosta swings widly with a right hand
enabling Warner to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acosta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warner counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner with a jab.
Acosta misses with a hook
and Warner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Warner shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Acosta takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Warner sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Acosta bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chandler Warner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Waters (ranked 25553 p4p, 5319 weight class) and Roman Vitali (ranked 496 p4p, 466 weight class). Vitali is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ULKENDER - Machenskii. Roman Vitali has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mario Waters's chin.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Vitali!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitali clinches up against the cage.
Vitali pulls guard effortlessly.
Vitali is pulling down on Waters's head to control his posture.
Vitali wants to hit a sweep here but Waters passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vitali there!
Vitali looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Vitali looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vitali wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitali showing good submission defense here.
Vitali wants to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Waters patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Waters's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Vitali holding both Waters 's hands and preventing any damage.
Vitali fending off the submission attempt from Waters.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waters is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Vitali has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali is trying to break free.
Vitali is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Waters off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Vitali turns into Waters and is now in his guard.
Vitali postures up and lands a big shot to Waters's brow.
Waters is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vitali content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali throws a big right hand that misses.
Vitali slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Waters throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vitali is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four 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.
Vitali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vitali got a little sloppy there for a moment and Waters has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vitali has managed to get both his arms back between Waters's legs - danger averted.
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 Mario Waters will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vitali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vitali is trying to pull guard but Waters has him pressed against the cage.
Vitali tries to pull guard but Waters holds him up against the cage and eventually Vitali drops back down to his feet.
Waters gets control of Vitali's arms and successfully pulls guard. Waters will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vitali controlling from the top position.
Vitali makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Waters holds on and takes a little breather.
Waters controls Vitali momentarily but Vitali frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters looking for subs off his back but Vitali has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mario Waters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Waters actively working from the bottom here.
Vitali takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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.
Vitali scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vitali is looking to advance position but Waters won't allow it.
Waters trying to control here.
Waters gets back to full guard.
Vitali controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Waters looking for a guillotine here but Vitali defends easily.
Vitali not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four 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.
Waters drives through with a takedown into Vitali's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vitali is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vitali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vitali can't keep his opponent in guard - Waters advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Waters stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Waters dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Vitali gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vitali pulls Waters into guard.
Vitali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Waters is one step ahead there.
Vitali keeps trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitali has control of Waters's left arm, preventing Waters from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters tries to free his leg and advance position but Vitali is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Waters decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Waters seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vitali really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Waters. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Waters wants to work for an arm triangle but Vitali is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vitali keeping hold of Waters's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters prevents Vitali from improving his position.
Waters controlling the pace.
Vitali holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Vitali is looking to improve his position.
Vitali controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali moves into the clinch.
Waters manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vitali is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Waters looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vitali passes into side control.
Vitali working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali takes a little break here. Waters wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
A control attempt from Waters but he's now mounted!
Waters tries to hold on but Vitali postures up.
Roman Vitali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Waters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vitali breaks from Waters's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roman Vitali.
I think Waters has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Waters!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Williams (ranked 2814 p4p, 4655 weight class) and Finley Cowan (ranked 268 p4p, 395 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Williams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad Moon Rising - Credence Clearwater Revival. Finley Cowan 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bryan Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Finley Cowan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cowan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Williams trying to control but Cowan is working from the bottom.
Cowan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Cowan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cowan keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
Williams wants to sweep here but Cowan controlling him for the moment.
Cowan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cowan wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Cowan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cowan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cowan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cowan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williams scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cowan taking some punishment here, with Williams in his half guard.
Williams takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Cowan is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan controlling the position for now.
Cowan is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.
Williams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Williams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cowan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cowan tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cowan to regain full guard.
Cowan working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams wants to control from the top but Cowan keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cowan trying to control the position here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Cowan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cowan is looking to clinch.
Cowan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cowan misses with a head kick.
Cowan looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
That's four 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.
Williams rushes Cowan and presses him up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.
Williams lands an uppercut.
Cowan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Williams after a bit of a struggle.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams has Cowan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Williams pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cowan tumbling to the mat - Williams dives into Cowan's guard.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cowan working a defensive guard here.
Cowan keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Williams 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.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cowan throws out the jab.
Williams attempts a counter takedown but Cowan avoids it well and moves away.
Cowan fails with the takedown.
Cowan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cowan throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cowan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cowan wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Williams wants to free his trapped foot but Cowan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Cowan won't allow Williams to pass to mount.
Williams wants to control but Cowan is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowan trying to control but Williams postures up.
Williams is trying to control. Cowan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams slips a nice elbow through Cowan's hands, connecting with Cowan's forehead.
Williams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cowan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Williams throwing shots but Cowan is blocking nicely.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cowan can do to turn this around?
Williams with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Williams scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bryan Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cowan's head.
Williams is keen to just control but Cowan is a slippery customer.
Williams with the ground and pound but Cowan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cowan looking to control.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Bryan Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finley Cowan.
Cowan throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a takedown into side control.
Williams tries to score with some ground and pound. Cowan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Williams in side control, throwing shots but Cowan defends.
Williams working the head with strikes.
Williams is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Williams looks up at the clock and then as Cowan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Williams smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cowan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Williams lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cowan, who protects the arm well.
Cowan is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cowan taking a bit of punishment here - Williams scoring with strikes.
Cowan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Williams.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams trying to control the position but Cowan is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Williams dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowan moves away.
Cowan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Finley Cowan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cowan looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Cowan moved out of range.
Cowan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cowan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cowan throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Cowan shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cowan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bryan Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finley Cowan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cowan sprawls and moves away.
Cowan throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cowan. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cowan darts in looking for a takedown but Williams gets double underhooks and turns Cowan into the cage.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cowan's hands.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Williams.
Cowan has Williams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Williams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams pushes Cowan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cowan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Williams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cowan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cowan tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Cowan fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cowan sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cowan regains guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams advances to half guard.
Cowan is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.
Cowan is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.
Williams is trying to control. Cowan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is stalling here. Cowan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Williams seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cowan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Williams manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cowan's best efforts.
Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cowan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Williams is just riding it out for now. Cowan eventually gives up the hold.
Bryan Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Cowan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Williams looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Williams!
A very excited looking Bryan Williams made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Elliot (ranked 3282 p4p, 2300 weight class) and Karl Stienz (ranked 217 p4p, 166 weight class). The key to victory for Tyler Elliot has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Elliot!
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, Karl Stienz!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliot rushes Stienz and presses him up against the cage.
Stienz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Elliot drags the fight down to the ground.
Stienz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Elliot has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Elliot keeping full guard, as Stienz tries to pass.
Stienz trying to control but Elliot is working from the bottom.
Stienz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stienz has gone for a leg lock! Elliot slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stienz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stienz working a defensive guard here.
Elliot looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Elliot scoring with punches to the head and body.
Elliot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stienz is keeping the position for now.
Stienz striking off his back but it's not causing Elliot any problems.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stienz is on top in guard.
Stienz trying to control the position from guard on top but Elliot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stienz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Elliot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Elliot wants to stand but Stienz is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stienz trying to control but Elliot is working from the bottom.
Elliot wants to stand and escape but Stienz is having none of it.
Elliot keeping moving, preventing Stienz from controlling successfully.
Elliot wants to stand but Stienz is controlling the position.
Elliot controls Stienz momentarily but Stienz frees himself.
Elliot can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stienz controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elliot is looking to clinch but Stienz is avoiding it.
Elliot has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliot manages to pull guard.
Stienz wants to pass the guard but Elliot is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stienz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Elliot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elliot keeping moving, preventing Stienz from controlling successfully.
Stienz wants to pass the guard but Elliot is keeping the position.
Stienz trying to control but Elliot is working from the bottom.
Stienz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elliot is keeping the position for now.
Stienz sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Stienz drives through with a takedown into Elliot's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Elliot is looking to stand up but Stienz isn't so interested in that idea.
Stienz has gone for a leg lock! Elliot slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stienz's guard.
Elliot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stienz is trying to control the position but Elliot postures up.
Elliot lands a couple of elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elliot trying to control the position from guard on top but Stienz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stienz is pulling down on Elliot's head. It's preventing any offense from Elliot, at least for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Elliot dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stienz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Elliot clinches with his opponent.
Elliot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stienz can do to turn this around?
Stienz fails to pull guard.
Stienz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Elliot walks away with a smile on his face. Stienz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tyler Elliot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Stienz.
Elliot closes the distance and clinches.
Elliot has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stienz regains guard immediately.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Stienz manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elliot manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stienz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Elliot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stienz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Elliot looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Elliot looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Elliot!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stienz is not content to let Elliot control the position.
Stienz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Elliot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stienz.
Stienz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stienz wants to take a breather but Elliot is having none of it.
Stienz is looking to pass Elliot's guard but actually Elliot recovers to full guard.
Stienz content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stienz won't allow Elliot to sweep him here.
Stienz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Elliot keeping moving, preventing Stienz from controlling successfully.
Stienz looking to sit in guard and control but Elliot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stienz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Elliot pushing down on Stienz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliot working over Stienz with some ground and pound. Stienz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Elliot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stienz has a hand on Elliot's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Elliot takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Elliot fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Elliot fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stienz tries to lock up and control but Elliot gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Elliot looking to finish Stienz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stienz!
Tyler Elliot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stienz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Elliot.
Stienz working to try and regain half guard.
Stienz is still trying to improve position.
Elliot looking to control but Stienz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stienz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Elliot is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stienz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
 Stienz is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elliot breaks from Stienz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stienz is still in real trouble! Can Elliot finish him?
Stienz is looking to improve his position but Elliot isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Elliot cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Elliot.
Elliot looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Elliot is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Stienz goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Elliot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tyler Elliot!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Chavez (ranked 1957 p4p, 2793 weight class) and Freddie Simons (ranked 141 p4p, 193 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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140
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eduardo Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Freddie Simons!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Simons ducks down to avoid it.
Simons slips a jab from Chavez.
Chavez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simons.
Chavez instigates a clinch.
Chavez is stalling here.
Chavez jumps into guard, dragging Simons to the mat.
Simons being controlled here momentarily.
Chavez is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Simons has his hands clasped together but Chavez extends and breaks Simons's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Chavez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eduardo Chavez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Ridley (ranked 2031 p4p, 1785 weight class) and Alvro Machado (ranked 210 p4p, 187 weight class). Luke Ridley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Ridley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alvro Machado!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Machado has Ridley up against the cage in a clinch.
Machado jumps guard but Ridley stands there with Machado around his waist. Machado gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ridley misses with a body punch.
Ridley is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Machado can't fight it off and eventually Ridley manages to take the fight to the floor. Machado looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Machado is trying to control the position but Ridley postures up.
Machado has his foot on Ridley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ridley works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ridley looking to pass the guard.
Ridley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado has his foot on Ridley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ridley works his way back into a safe position though.
Ridley trying to control the position from guard on top but Machado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ridley defends it easily.
Machado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ridley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Machado has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ridley has managed to get both his arms back between Machado's legs - danger averted.
Ridley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Machado's head.
Machado is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ridley defends well.
Machado throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ridley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Machado looking for a triangle here. Ridley is fighting it but it looks tight! Machado pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ridley is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alvro Machado!
Alvro Machado 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaylen Stout (ranked 1967 p4p, 2254 weight class) and Nico Lange (ranked 152 p4p, 172 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jaylen Stout!
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, Nico Lange!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stout moves to clinch but Lange breaks away
and Lange counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stout fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lange, pushing him back against the cage.
Stout tries to pull guard but Lange holds him up against the cage and eventually Stout drops back down to his feet.
Stout manages to pull guard.
Lange trying to control but Stout is working from the bottom.
Lange passes into half guard.
Lange slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lange lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lange is trying to control the action in half guard but Stout is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange prevents Stout from improving his position.
Lange is trying to control the action in half guard but Stout is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lange is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Stout is trying to get back to full guard.
Lange trying to control from half guard but Stout is working away.
Lange content to control rather than advance.
Lange prevents Stout from improving his position.
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.
Lange trying to control the action but Stout is working from the bottom.
Stout regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lange works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stout has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lange is working away from the top position though.
Stout is refusing to be controlled, as Lange sits in half guard.
Lange prevents Stout from improving his position.
Stout slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stout throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lange uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Lange trying to control the position but Stout is working away.
Lange is trying to get an arm triangle but Stout is defending well.
Stout looking for a sweep but Lange has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Stout keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stout gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout is refusing to be controlled, as Lange sits in half guard.
Stout definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lange is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stout has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stout looking for submissions off his back.
Lange is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lange looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lange works his way into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nico Lange dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lange scores with a nice head shot.
A jab lands there for Lange.
Stout has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lange ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot by Lange.
Stout slips a straight right by Lange.
Lange works Stout's body with a nice hook.
Stout darts in and clinches Lange up against the cage.
Stout manages to pull guard.
Lange slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stout working for a triangle but Lange defends it easily.
Lange tries to free his leg and advance position but Stout is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lange content to stall in guard here.
Lange trying to control but Stout is working from the bottom.
Stout working a defensive guard here.
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.
Lange wants to control from the top but Stout keeps moving.
Lange slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lange trying to control the position but Stout is working away.
Nico Lange has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lange controls the position.
Lange trying to control the position but Stout is working away.
Stout prevents Lange from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange is staying tight to Stout's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Stout sneaks back into half guard.
Stout is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lange pulls his head out easily.
Lange keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lange stalling away here and it's allowed Stout to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
We've been informed that Lange has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stout looking for subs off his back but Lange has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lange works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Stout is now in Lange's guard. A big mistake from Lange there, giving up the dominant position!
Stout not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lange looking for a sweep. Not yet Lange, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lange not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lange looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nico Lange showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lange connects with a body shot.
Lange lands a body shot.
Stout tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lange swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lange! But no joy.
Lange is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stout.
Stout has Lange up against the cage in a clinch.
Lange breaks from the clinch.
Stout doesn't manage to clinch there - Lange circles away.
Lange listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lange tries to bum rush Stout with a series of wild strikes but Stout uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lange moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stout wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stout looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stout takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stout keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stout closes the distance and pushes Lange back into the cage.
Lange misses with some punches.
Lange lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lange misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lange misses with some punches.
Lange has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stout regains guard immediately.
Lange passes Stout's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stout looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stout trying to hold on to Lange's head to control him but Lange postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout gets full guard.
Lange got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stout has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lange has managed to get both his arms back between Stout's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lange seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lange is continuing to stall.
Stout looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lange has picked Stout up and slammed him! Stout can't keep hold of the triangle and Lange manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Stout's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lange tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lange content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Stout manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lange's best efforts.
Stout works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stout can't keep his opponent in guard - Lange advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lange is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Stout to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lange trying to control the position from guard on top but Stout is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nico Lange is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lange is sitting in close to Stout's body. Stout has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lange is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lange is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Stout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jaylen Stout!
After winning the bout, Jaylen Stout 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Frost (ranked 1756 p4p, 984 weight class) and Mike Preston (ranked 181 p4p, 104 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Mike Preston!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Preston tries to avoid it but Frost manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Preston to the ground. Preston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Frost misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Preston lands with a shot to the body.
Frost with a poor takedown
and Preston counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost shoots and misses
and Preston counters with a nice uppercut.
Frost tries for a takedown but Preston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Frost shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Preston as he avoids it easily.
Frost definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Preston lands a nice hook to Frost's body. Frost takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Preston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Frost has his takedown stuffed
and Preston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frost shoots and misses
and Preston counters with a two punch combo.
Preston throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Frost shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Preston as he avoids it easily.
Preston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No luck for Frost with that takedown attempt.
Frost shoots for a takedown but Preston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Preston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Frost shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Frost showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Preston keeping hold of Frost's head, controlling as best he can.
Frost is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Preston has managed to free his arm - good work.
Frost uses his free foot to push down on Preston's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Preston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost trying to control but Preston is having none of it.
Frost goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Preston is on top in guard.
Preston wants to control from the top but Frost keeps moving.
Preston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frost. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Frost is adopting a defensive guard.
Frost is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Preston frees his head nicely. Oh but Frost has switched to an armbar! Preston is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Eric Frost!
During a confident post fight interview, Eric Frost thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Montana (ranked 738 p4p, 1511 weight class) and Jake From Statefarm (ranked 83 p4p, 159 weight class). Jake From Statefarm 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake From Statefarm!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
From Statefarm tries to keep at a distance but Montana has taken the fight into the clinch.
Montana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Montana fails to pull guard.
Montana is struggling to control the position.
Montana ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Montana no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana has control of From Statefarm's left arm, preventing From Statefarm from doing any damage.
Montana controls From Statefarm momentarily but From Statefarm frees himself.
Montana 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
From Statefarm trying to control the position from guard on top but Montana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montana looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but From Statefarm puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
From Statefarm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Montana sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montana wants to control but From Statefarm is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Montana is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because From Statefarm is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
From Statefarm prevents Montana from improving his position.
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.
Montana is working hard here to advance position.
From Statefarm not doing much here.
Montana is staying active underneath From Statefarm, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
From Statefarm is pressing down on Montana's thigh, looking to free his foot. Montana is holding on for now.
Montana is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of From Statefarm's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take From Statefarm's back!
Montana is trying to stick to From Statefarm's back but From Statefarm is turning into Montana. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Montana's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by From Statefarm.
Montana trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Montana 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.
From Statefarm trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
From Statefarm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Montana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Montana controlling the position.
From Statefarm controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Montana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Montana has From Statefarm pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four 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.
From Statefarm drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Montana dives on top into guard.
From Statefarm keeping moving, preventing Montana from controlling successfully.
From Statefarm trying to keep a closed guard but Montana is proving a slippery customer.
From Statefarm working for submissions but it's allowed Montana to get to half guard.
Montana passes to side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
From Statefarm tries to buck Montana off but Montana is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Montana dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
From Statefarm keeps the fight on the outside.
From Statefarm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montana sets himself, and From Statefarm steps forward looking for the clinch! Montana avoids it this time.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch but From Statefarm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
From Statefarm is looking to clinch but Montana is avoiding it.
From Statefarm swats away the attempt to clinch by Montana.
Montana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Montana clinches up with From Statefarm and pushes him back against the cage.
From Statefarm taking a breather.
From Statefarm is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
From Statefarm is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
From Statefarm content to slow the pace in the clinch.
From Statefarm looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Montana pulls From Statefarm into guard.
Montana is adopting a defensive guard.
Montana wants to hit a sweep here but From Statefarm passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Montana there!
From Statefarm fails to move to back control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana holds on to From Statefarm around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
From Statefarm goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Montana is on top in guard.
Montana postures up.
From Statefarm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Montana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
From Statefarm is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Montana defends well.
Montana trying to control the position from guard on top but From Statefarm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana is fighting to break From Statefarm's control of his arms but From Statefarm is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Montana is pushing down on From Statefarm's leg trying to pass to half guard. From Statefarm is fighting to maintain full guard but Montana has managed to sneak the leg through.
From Statefarm is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Montana's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Montana's back!
Montana trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Montana rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Montana is trying to get back to full guard.
Montana is not content to let From Statefarm control the position.
Montana wants to control but From Statefarm is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
From Statefarm trying to control from Montana's half guard. Montana has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Montana keeping full guard, as From Statefarm tries to pass.
Montana has From Statefarm pulled in close to control his posture.
From Statefarm trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
Montana trying to keep a closed guard but From Statefarm is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
From Statefarm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Montana is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake From Statefarm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
From Statefarm with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Montana to score with a decent uppercut.
Montana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Montana throws a poor cross that misses
and From Statefarm counters by clinching up.
Montana will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning From Statefarm up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana tries to pull guard but From Statefarm holds him up against the cage and eventually Montana drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
From Statefarm tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Montana smiles and moves away.
Montana is looking to clinch.
Montana wants to clinch.
Montana tries to clinch up but From Statefarm circles away and keeps his distance.
From Statefarm wants to counter with a clinch but Montana pushes him away.
Montana tries to clinch but From Statefarm moves out of range.
From Statefarm steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Montana.
Montana takes the fight into the clinch.
Montana is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables From Statefarm to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana decides to pull guard.
Montana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Montana trying to control the position.
From Statefarm showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Montana is on top in guard.
Montana controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Montana postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana passes From Statefarm's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Montana prevents From Statefarm from improving his position.
From Statefarm is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
From Statefarm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Montana is thwarting From Statefarm's attempts to control the position.
Montana is taking a breather. From Statefarm 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.
From Statefarm moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Montana is stalling in the full guard.
Montana is fighting to break From Statefarm's control of his arms but From Statefarm is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Montana's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Montana postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Montana fails with an attempt to clinch.
From Statefarm throws a wild body kick that Montana sees coming a mile off.
From Statefarm misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Montana showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Montana has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Montana!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Remy Leeuwenhoek (ranked 500 p4p, 1527 weight class) and Augustus Walls (ranked 64 p4p, 162 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Remy Leeuwenhoek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Augustus Walls!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walls tries for a takedown but Leeuwenhoek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Leeuwenhoek half committed to a counter leg kick.
Walls throws a body punch but Leeuwenhoek moves out of range.
Walls misses with a hook
and Leeuwenhoek counters with an outside leg kick.
Walls misses with a lunging right hand
letting Leeuwenhoek counter with a right hand.
It looks like Augustus Walls has been cut.
Walls's coach down at Freaky Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Walls's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Walls wants to clinch
and Leeuwenhoek counters with a nice leg kick.
Walls looks to land a left hand but Leeuwenhoek moved out of range nicely.
Walls scores with a sloppy right hand. Leeuwenhoek should have avoided that one.
Leeuwenhoek gets caught napping as Walls dives in and scores a takedown. Leeuwenhoek manages to retain guard.
Walls tries to free his leg and advance position but Leeuwenhoek is retaining full guard.
Walls passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walls tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Walls has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek has left one of his arms exposed and Walls doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Leeuwenhoek screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Augustus Walls!
Augustus Walls took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I CLEARLY FELT THE TAP!'.
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