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MILF 76 Veainu vs Parisini PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gus Jackson (ranked 1754 p4p, 2938 weight class) and Ekon Odogwu (ranked 217 p4p, 344 weight class). Odogwu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lucky Man - The Verve. Ekon Odogwu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gus Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ekon Odogwu!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson thuds a left hand into Odogwu's body.
Odogwu misses the body punch
and Jackson counters with a nice body kick.
Jackson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Odogwu.
Jackson feints a jab promting Odogwu to slip. Jackson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Odogwu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Odogwu to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Odogwu looks to clinch but Jackson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Odogwu taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gus Jackson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Claude Van Damme (ranked 2279 p4p, 2219 weight class) and Grga Chvarak (ranked 267 p4p, 261 weight class). Van Damme comes to the cage accompanied by Wai khru ram muay. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grga Chvarak!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chvarak cracks Van Damme with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Chvarak.
Chvarak takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Damme throws a head kick that Chvarak semi-blocks.
Van Damme tries to land a body kick
and Van Damme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jan Claude Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Damme lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Damme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chvarak blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
Chvarak throws a series of punches but Van Damme moves out of range.
Van Damme jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Damme throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a head kick that half lands.
Chvarak avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Good leg kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Damme pushes Chvarak away with a front kick.
Nice body kick from Van Damme.
Van Damme lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Chvarak moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Van Damme lands but Chvarak takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Damme looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chvarak throws out a counter right but Van Damme avoids it with no problem.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick
and Chvarak counters with a stiff right hand.
 Van Damme is rocked!
Van Damme ducks into an uppercut from Chvarak and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grga Chvarak!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saul Jackson (ranked 2578 p4p, 2947 weight class) and Brennan Calhoun (ranked 297 p4p, 345 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saul Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brennan Calhoun!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Calhoun misses.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Calhoun's head.
 It looks like Brennan Calhoun has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calhoun.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Calhoun drives through with a takedown into Jackson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Calhoun's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Calhoun postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Calhoun looking to pass the guard.
My spies in Cozad The Island inform me that Calhoun has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calhoun is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Calhoun wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Calhoun is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
Jackson stalks Calhoun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Calhoun's face. Calhoun staggers backwards, shaken.
Saul Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson scores with a hook.
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jackson with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calhoun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Calhoun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Saul Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calhoun shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Calhoun missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Calhoun controls from within his opponent's guard.
Calhoun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Calhoun sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Calhoun advances to half guard.
Calhoun is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Calhoun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Calhoun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Calhoun.
Ground and pound from Calhoun.
Calhoun missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Calhoun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Calhoun controlling the pace.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Calhoun on the ground.
Calhoun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Calhoun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Calhoun missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Calhoun slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
Calhoun working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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 Saul Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brennan Calhoun's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Calhoun's head backwards.
Jackson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Calhoun throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Calhoun. Calhoun gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot by Jackson.
Calhoun misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Calhoun ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Calhoun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Calhoun gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Calhoun walks into a left hand.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Calhoun on that attempt.
Saul Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brennan Calhoun.
Calhoun is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Calhoun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calhoun.
Calhoun takes a jab right on the kisser.
Calhoun throws a head kick that misses
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Calhoun on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson looks to land a combination. Calhoun sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Calhoun has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Calhoun is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Calhoun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Calhoun didn't see that one coming.
Calhoun takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
Calhoun has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calhoun can do to turn this around?
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson thumps Calhoun with a low kick.
Calhoun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Calhoun drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Calhoun landing with the ground and pound.
Calhoun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Calhoun works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Calhoun content to control rather than advance.
Calhoun working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
Calhoun lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Calhoun scores with a couple of nice shots.
Calhoun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jackson trying to hold on to Calhoun's head to control him but Calhoun postures up.
Calhoun lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Calhoun takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Calhoun connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Calhoun with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Calhoun winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Calhoun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Calhoun.
Calhoun throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Calhoun scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Calhoun trying to control the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brennan Calhoun's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calhoun.
Calhoun missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick by Calhoun misses
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Calhoun walks into a jab.
A nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson moves out of range as Calhoun strikes.
Calhoun is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Calhoun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Calhoun on the side of the head.
Jackson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Calhoun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Calhoun shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Calhoun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Calhoun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Calhoun cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Calhoun landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calhoun 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.
Calhoun scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Calhoun lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Calhoun slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brennan Calhoun has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee asks Calhoun politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Calhoun prefers to stall for the moment though.
Calhoun lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jackson down.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face as Calhoun controls the position.
An elbow from Calhoun crashes against the mat.
Jackson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brennan Calhoun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson is rocked!
Calhoun lands a strong strike to the head of Jackson. That's dazed him! Calhoun looking to finish here. Jackson is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Calhoun lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brennan Calhoun!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antti Kokko (ranked 2037 p4p, 1896 weight class) and James Dean (ranked 245 p4p, 233 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antti Kokko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Dean!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean misses with a left hand
and Kokko counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Dean.
 It looks like Antti Kokko has been cut.
The fighters circling - Kokko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dean misses with a left hand
and Kokko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kokko connects with a nice looking jab.
Dean looks to score with a jab to the body but Kokko is just out of range.
Kokko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kokko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kokko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
Dean misses with a lunging right hand
and Kokko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dean scores with a body shot.
Dean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kokko.
Dean throws a body shot but no joy.
Dean misses with a lunging right hand
and Kokko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean throws a shot from downtown. Kokko moves away and avoids it.
Kokko moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Kokko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokko defending well as Dean loads up on a big left hand.
Kokko ducks under a wild hook from Dean.
Kokko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dean throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kokko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dean fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kokko, pushing him back against the cage.
Dean struggles to land a body shot inside as Kokko controls his hands.
Kokko has a couple of punches blocked by Dean.
Dean stalling.
Dean content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dean lands a body shot.
Kokko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kokko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kokko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Kokko.
Kokko digs a right hand underneath Dean's ribcage. Dean let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kokko.
Dean tries a body shot but Kokko blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Dean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kokko has a couple of punches blocked by Dean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kokko lands with a left to the head.
Kokko misses with a punch on the inside.
Dean breaks from the clinch.
Dean looks to score with a jab to the body but Kokko is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dean. Kokko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kokko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dean swings widly with a right hand
letting Kokko counter with a right hand.
Dean avoids the body shot from Kokko.
Dean swings for the body but Kokko moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Dean misses.
Dean misses with an uppercut
and Kokko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dean scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kokko doesn't seem bothered though.
A low kick from Dean misses
and Kokko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kokko was well out of range. Poor timing from Dean.
A left lands for Dean.
Dean takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kokko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dean walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kokko.
Kokko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kokko.
Dean misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws a body punch but Kokko moves out of range.
Kokko is looking to clinch but Dean is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kokko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dean throws out the jab.
A jab lands there for Dean.
A big left from Dean misses.
Kokko punishes Dean's body with a nice straight punch.
Kokko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dean.
Kokko is looking to clinch but Dean is avoiding it.
Kokko closes the distance and clinches.
Dean blocks a body shot from Kokko.
Kokko lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kokko.
Kokko blocking some punches.
Kokko misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Antti Kokko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antti Kokko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Kokko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kokko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dean's coach down at Freaky Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dean's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kokko tries to clinch up.
Kokko throws a body shot but no joy.
Dean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kokko.
A counter left hand to the body from Kokko misses its target.
Dean throws a leg kick but Kokko moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Kokko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dean misses with a hook
and Dean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dean. Kokko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dean scores with a hook.
James Dean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean throws a poor cross that misses
and Kokko counters with a straight right hand.
Dean connects with a looping right hand.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kokko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kokko throws a series of punches but Dean moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dean looks to score with a jab to the body but Kokko is just out of range.
Dean fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kokko on the side of the head.
James Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean looks to throw the jab but Kokko is out of range.
Dean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kokko was well out of range. Poor timing from Dean.
Kokko is looking to counter punch.
Kokko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
Dean throws an off balance right hand
and Kokko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dean lands a really nice looking cross but Kokko seems unphased.
Dean closes the distance and pushes Kokko back into the cage.
Kokko can't find room to land a body shot as Dean controls the action.
Kokko has a couple of punches blocked by Dean.
Dean blocking some punches.
Kokko throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean has a couple of punches blocked by Kokko.
Dean trying to stall but Kokko improves his position.
Kokko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dean's elbow.
Dean blocks an uppercut.
Kokko misses with the head strike.
A short right from Dean.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kokko.
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!
Dean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kokko doesn't manage to clinch there - Dean circles away.
Dean throws a right hand that misses
and Kokko counters with a straight right hand.
Dean misses with a hook to the body
and Kokko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kokko moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Dean. That snapped Kokko's head back.
Kokko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws a right hand that misses
and Kokko counters with a nice uppercut.
Dean throws an overhand right that lands on Kokko's shoulder, as Kokko tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Kokko misses its target.
Kokko cracks Dean with an open hand slap.
Dean has managed to clinch.
Dean working aggressively here.
Kokko letting Dean take a breather here.
Kokko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dean lands an uppercut.
Dean blocking some punches.
Kokko misses with a punch on the inside.
Kokko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dean throws a head punch that misses.
Dean leaning against his opponent.
Kokko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kokko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to stall but Kokko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dean works on Kokko's body with a couple of short punches.
Dean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kokko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Kokko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dean doesn't seem phased though.
Kokko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dean throws an off balance right hand
and Kokko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Dean is rocked!
Kokko cracks Dean with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kokko has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dean to stand back up!
Dean is still on wobbly legs! Can Kokko finish him?
Dean misses with a body shot
and Kokko counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antti Kokko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xicko Loco (ranked 1838 p4p, 1520 weight class) and Larry LeFell (ranked 227 p4p, 192 weight class). Xicko Loco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xicko Loco!
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, Larry LeFell!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco jabs LeFell right on the nose. LeFell blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Larry LeFell has been cut.
Loco scores with a body shot.
Loco lands a nice hook to LeFell's body. LeFell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Loco drops LeFell with a huge uppercut! LeFell drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Loco is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xicko Loco!
Xicko Loco decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Ortiz (ranked 1199 p4p, 1284 weight class) and Pitter Patter (ranked 160 p4p, 171 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adrian Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pitter Patter!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Patter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pitter Patter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patter lands a head shot.
Patter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ortiz backs up against the cage.
Patter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ortiz is able to avoid easily.
Patter throws a poor cross that misses
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patter misses with a lunging right hand
and Ortiz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ortiz walks into a stiff left hand from Patter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ortiz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Patter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Patter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ortiz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patter throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Patter tried to score with a low kick but Ortiz checks it.
Patter throws a poor cross that misses
and Patter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Patter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
As Patter looks to move away, Ortiz throws a big counter combo but Patter just gets out of the way.
Patter misses with a wild body shot.
Ortiz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Patter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patter misses with a straight left.
Ortiz throws a body punch but Patter moves out of range.
Patter misses with a looping right.
Patter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Patter looks to land a right hand but Ortiz moved out of range.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ortiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortiz missing with a left hand there. Patter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Patter avoids it well.
Ortiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz misses with a hook. Patter ducked under it nicely.
Patter misses with a straight left.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patter.
It looked like Ortiz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Ortiz misses its intended target.
Patter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Patter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ortiz doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patter.
It looked like Ortiz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Patter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Patter misses with the combination.
Patter misses with a lunging right hand
and Ortiz counters with a single leg into guard. Patter didn't expect that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Patter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Patter has momentary wrist control but Ortiz slips an elbow through the middle.
Patter has momentary wrist control but Ortiz slips an elbow through the middle.
Patter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Patter has wrist control.
Ortiz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ortiz stands up over Patter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz postures up in Patter's guard and throws a big left but Patter blocks it.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Patter keeps moving.
Ortiz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ortiz throws a strike but Patter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ortiz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Patter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ortiz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ortiz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Patter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patter won't allow Ortiz to sweep him here.
Patter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ortiz walks into a straight right hand from Patter.
Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ortiz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Patter misses with an uppercut
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Patter tries a low kick but Ortiz avoids it.
Patter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patter throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pitter Patter will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ortiz thuds a left hand into Patter's body.
Patter misses with a body punch
and Ortiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ortiz avoids the body shot from Patter.
Ortiz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Patter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Patter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Patter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patter thuds a left hand into Ortiz's body.
Ortiz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Patter is rocked!
Ortiz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Patter is still on wobbly legs! Can Ortiz finish him?
It looks like Adrian Ortiz has been cut.
Patter throws out a leg kick but Ortiz moves out of range and Patter only half commits.
Patter seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Patter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ortiz has time to react.
Patter lands a right hook to the body.
Patter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Patter blocks a jab.
Patter's corner calls for a 1-2. Patter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Patter.
Patter throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ortiz gets a double leg takedown into Patter's guard.
Ortiz stops Patter from standing up.
Patter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ortiz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Patter keeps moving.
Ortiz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ortiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Patter's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Patter 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.
Pitter Patter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patter throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortiz misses the target.
Patter misses with a lunging right hand
and Ortiz counters with a left to the body.
Patter avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz looks to throw the jab but Patter is out of range.
Patter scores with a jab.
Ortiz checks a low kick from Patter.
Ortiz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Patter avoids it really well and circles away.
Patter throws a poor cross that misses
and Ortiz counters with a left to the body.
Patter throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Patter - just one landing.
Patter defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Ortiz blocks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ortiz.
Pitter Patter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz walks into a stiff left hand from Patter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patter misses with a body shot.
Patter throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand.
A jab from Ortiz misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patter connects with a looping right hand.
Patter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patter slips under a jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patter misses with a lunging right hand
and Ortiz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Patter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patter tries a low kick but Ortiz avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Patter misses the target.
Patter throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Patter as Ortiz shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patter tests Ortiz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pitter Patter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adrian Ortiz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ortiz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ortiz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ortiz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ortiz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patter to score with a decent uppercut.
Ortiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patter lands a jab.
Patter throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Patter misses with a hook to the body
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortiz lands with a cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Patter scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patter works the jab nicely.
Ortiz is rocked!
Patter misses with a hook to the body
and Ortiz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Ortiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Patter does it's job there.
Patter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Ortiz seems to have got his legs back now.
Patter throws a lazy uppercut
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Patter does it's job there.
Patter misses the body punch
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
Patter misses with a hook.
Patter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Patter as Ortiz shoots in.
Patter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ortiz misses with a few strikes there.
Patter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ortiz on the side of the head.
Patter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ortiz doesn't seem bothered though.
Patter throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Patter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Patter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patter throws out a counter right but Ortiz avoids it with no problem.
Patter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Patter.
Patter misses with a hook
and Ortiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patter throws a big shot that misses.
Adrian Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut.
Patter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Patter's corner calls for a 1-2. Patter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ortiz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Patter.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Patter shows good takedown defense.
Patter misses with a combination
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Patter misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Patter.
Patter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patter misses with an uppercut
and Ortiz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ortiz loads up on a big right hand but Patter slips the punch.
Patter loads up on a big right hand but Ortiz slips the punch.
Patter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ortiz is out of range and Patter settles back down.
Pitter Patter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Patter.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patter.
Patter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ortiz slips under a jab from Patter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Patter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Patter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortiz misses the target.
Patter throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Patter throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patter misses with a looping left.
Patter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Patter lands with a shot to the body.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patter moves away.
A lazy left from Ortiz finds it's target.
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!
Ortiz throws a hook to the side of Patter's head but Patter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ortiz misses with a hook.
Patter sizes up Ortiz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Patter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Patter.
Ortiz slips a straight right by Patter.
Ortiz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Patter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz misses with a hook.
Patter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Patter catches Ortiz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pitter Patter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Patter 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pitter Patter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chick Hamland (ranked 1017 p4p, 696 weight class) and Alien Invasion (ranked 130 p4p, 85 weight class). Chick Hamland has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chick Hamland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alien Invasion!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hamland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hamland tries to clinch up but Invasion circles away and keeps his distance.
Invasion drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Invasion must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hamland wants to sweep but no luck.
Hamland working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Invasion.
Hamland has Invasion pulled in close to control his posture.
Hamland wants to sweep but no luck.
Hamland is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Invasion works over Hamland with some ground and pound from guard.
Invasion throwing strikes from guard but Hamland blocks nicely.
Invasion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hamland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Invasion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamland controlling Invasion's posture.
Invasion works over Hamland with some ground and pound from guard.
Hamland is pulling down on Invasion's head. It's preventing any offense from Invasion, at least for the moment.
Hamland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hamland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Invasion is one step ahead there.
Invasion throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamland pulls Invasion in close to prevent any damage.
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.
Hamland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Invasion looking for submissions off his back.
Invasion looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Hamland there.
Hamland wants to control but Invasion is keeping him busy.
Hamland passes to side control.
Hamland lands some shots froms side control.
Invasion throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Invasion tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hamland presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hamland dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamland cracks Invasion with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hamland scoring with strikes but Invasion is staying in there.
Invasion bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Invasion stands up over Hamland, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hamland 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.
Hamland controlling the position.
Invasion trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamland is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hamland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Invasion is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Invasion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Invasion content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hamland seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hamland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Invasion postures up in Hamland's guard and throws a big left but Hamland blocks it.
Invasion with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Invasion stopping the sweep attempt from Hamland.
Invasion scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Invasion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamland keeping moving, preventing Invasion from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hamland is on top in guard.
Hamland postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alien Invasion will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hamland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Invasion shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hamland but Hamland pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Invasion shoots in for a takedown but Hamland shows good takedown defense.
Invasion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hamland is fending him off so far but Invasion persists. Nope, Hamland circles away and we're back to standing.
Chick Hamland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alien Invasion.
Hamland tries to clinch up.
Invasion shoots in and drives through. Hamland sprawls well.
Hamland pushes Invasion up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hamland.
Hamland is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hamland has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Invasion is trying to keep an underhook but Hamland manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Invasion is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hamland pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Invasion moves into full guard.
Hamland content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Invasion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamland.
Invasion trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Invasion throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hamland working some strikes from top position.
Invasion is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hamland defends well.
Hamland postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hamland makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hamland connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hamland's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Invasion trying to strike off his back.
Invasion lands some strikes from the bottom.
Invasion has momentary wrist control but Hamland slips an elbow through the middle.
Invasion looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Invasion is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hamland is aware though and is defending well.
Invasion looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hamland puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hamland working over Invasion with some ground and pound. Invasion looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hamland landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hamland working Invasion over with strikes.
Invasion is rocked!
Hamland wants to control but Invasion is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Invasion is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hamland pulls his head out easily.
Invasion taking some punishment here, with Hamland in his half guard.
Invasion missing with punches from the bottom.
Invasion missing with punches from the bottom.
Hamland looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Invasion with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hamland working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamland lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hamland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Invasion can do to turn this around?
Nice strikes from Hamland there.
Invasion misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hamland is nestled in close to Invasion, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hamland looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Invasion with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Invasion is still in real trouble! Can Hamland finish him?
Invasion taking some punishment here, with Hamland in his half guard.
Invasion is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Invasion looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Hamland pushes past his half guard into mount!
Invasion swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Invasion seems to have recovered his senses.
Hamland working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Hamland! Invasion is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chick Hamland!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Santorino (ranked 941 p4p, 1047 weight class) and Scott Potter (ranked 119 p4p, 133 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Santorino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Potter!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santorino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Nick Santorino has been cut.
Scott Potter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter misses with a jab to the body
and Santorino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santorino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santorino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Potter.
A quick step to the side and Santorino tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santorino connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Potter checks a low kick from Santorino.
Potter cracks Santorino with an open hand slap.
Potter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santorino was well out of range. Poor timing from Potter.
Santorino slips a jab from Potter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santorino.
Santorino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Potter's coach down at Freaky Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Potter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santorino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Potter's sensitive parts.
Potter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santorino.
Santorino throwing a counter right hand but Potter manages to avoid it.
Potter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Potter throws a right hand that misses
and Santorino counters with a head kick that drops Potter to the mat! Potter scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santorino slips a straight right by Potter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santorino.
Santorino misses with a double jab.
Potter looks to score with a jab to the body but Santorino is just out of range.
Santorino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santorino scores with a jab. Potter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Santorino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Santorino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santorino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Potter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Potter throws a hook but Santorino blocks it.
Santorino appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Santorino moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Potter throws a shot to the body.
Potter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santorino. Santorino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santorino will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Santorino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Potter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santorino lands with a thumping leg kick.
Santorino definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santorino throws a sloppy body shot
and Potter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Potter throws a body shot but no joy.
Potter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Santorino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Potter counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Santorino.
Santorino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santorino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Potter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Santorino had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Santorino throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Santorino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Potter moves away.
A nice side step and Potter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Santorino is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Santorino throws a shot from downtown. Potter moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santorino moves away.
Santorino throws a combination. Potter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Potter sizes up Santorino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Potter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santorino on the side of the head.
Santorino is rocked!
Potter drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Santorino right on the button. Santorino goes down! Potter follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Potter gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Potter!
After the fight, Scott Potter was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Walton (ranked 680 p4p, 799 weight class) and Marques Roy (ranked 82 p4p, 99 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marques Roy!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Walton.
Roy's coach down at Freaky Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Roy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Roy gets a takedown into half guard.
Walton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roy is controlling the pace.
Roy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Roy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton taking some punishment here, with Roy in his half guard.
Walton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Roy pulls his head out easily.
Walton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Walton looking for submissions off his back.
Roy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Walton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Roy is taking a breather. Walton 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.
Roy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Walton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roy scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Roy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Roy.
Walton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Roy pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walton actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Roy.
Nice strikes from Roy there.
Walton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Walton has hold of Roy's hands but Roy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Walton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Roy working over Walton with some ground and pound. Walton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roy lands with a punch from half guard.
Walton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roy not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Walton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Roy pulls his head out easily.
Roy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Roy controlling the pace.
Walton looking for submissions off his back.
Walton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Roy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Walton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Roy pulls his head out easily.
Walton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Roy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walton actively working from the bottom here.
Roy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Walton looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Roy pushes past his half guard into mount!
Walton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marques Roy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Walton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Roy working the ground and pound.
Marques Roy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Walton is working to avoid the ground and pound but Roy connects with a decent elbow.
Roy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Roy slows the pace down.
Roy scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Walton is trying to improve his position.
Roy controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Walton on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Walton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Roy working away.
Roy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Walton to see if he's OK.
Walton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Roy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Roy working the head and body with strikes.
Walton struggling a bit here.
Roy is working Walton over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Roy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Roy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Walton is rocked!
Roy working the head with strikes.
Oh Walton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Roy scoring with punches from side control.
Roy cracks Walton with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Roy immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Walton is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Roy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marques Roy!
A relieved looking Marques Roy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semi Veainu (ranked 308 p4p, 604 weight class) and Lou Parisini (ranked 23 p4p, 37 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Semi Veainu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lou Parisini!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu swings for the body but Parisini moves out of range.
Veainu moves out of range as Parisini strikes.
Parisini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Veainu.
Parisini lands with a nice body punch.
Parisini has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Parisini scores with a jab.
Veainu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Veainu with a hook.
It looks like Lou Parisini has been cut.
Parisini looks to land a combination. Veainu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Veainu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Parisini scores with a hook.
Parisini goes for a double leg but Veainu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Veainu continues to drive forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parisini misses with a jab, cross combination.
Veainu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Parisini sprawling to the canvas! Parisini rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Veainu finish him?!
Parisini is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parisini thuds his right hand into Veainu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Parisini throws a big shot that misses.
Veainu is looking to counter punch.
Parisini throws a sloppy body shot
and Veainu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Veainu avoids the body shot from Parisini.
Veainu fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Parisini out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Semi Veainu!
Semi Veainu retains his super heavyweight title!
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