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MILF 83 Jovonovich v Raikkonen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Rush (ranked 5778 p4p, 5829 weight class) and Vincent Diaz (ranked 521 p4p, 525 weight class). Diaz has chosen Tantric Buddhist Chants as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Rush!
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, Vincent Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Rush, which made it look bad.
Rush gets caught napping as Diaz dives in and scores a takedown. Rush manages to retain guard.
Diaz is standing up over Rush. Rush looks to escape but Diaz dives into side control.
Rush tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush trying his best to control but Diaz has mounted him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Diaz cracks Rush with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diaz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rush looks a forlorn figure.
Diaz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rush in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a heavy elbow.
Rush keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Diaz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rush is working to get back to half guard.
Diaz controlling the pace for now.
Diaz with shots to the head and body - Rush looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rush looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rush really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Diaz with a couple of short strikes.
Diaz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rush can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz landing strikes from the mount.
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Rush is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rush is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Diaz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Diaz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rush digs a good hook to Diaz's body.
Rush jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rush stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but Rush sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rush lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rush throws a body shot but no joy.
And Diaz tries to counter it with a takedown but Rush pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Rush counters with a leg kick.
Carlos Rush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Diaz.
Rush thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Rush lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rush can pounce on him.
Rush leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rush fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz dives in and scores a takedown into Rush's guard.
Vincent Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz controlling from the top position.
More stalling from Diaz.
Let's hope that Diaz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Diaz is now in half guard.
Diaz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Diaz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush gets full guard.
Diaz stays in close to Rush's body and controls the position.
Diaz is working Rush over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rush can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.
Rush is trying to hold Diaz in close to prevent damage but Diaz has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four 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.
Rush trying to control here.
Diaz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rush wants to get back to full guard but Diaz has passed into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz working the ground and pound from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rush dominated that second round.
That's time! Rush's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Rush.
Rush moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Rush counter with a right hand.
Rush stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rush wants it to stay on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rush.
Diaz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rush turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Rush misses.
Vincent Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush tries to work over Diaz's front leg with a kick but Diaz checks it.
Nice sprawl there from Rush as Diaz shoots in.
Carlos Rush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Rush sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rush counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Rush's head but Rush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rush lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rush is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz prevents Rush from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rush wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rush tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Diaz manages to move to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush working to try and regain half guard.
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diaz cracks Rush with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz breaks from Rush's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Diaz controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rush is bucking up trying to escape but Diaz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rush is trying desperately to improve position.
Diaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Diaz landing strikes from the mount and Rush is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Diaz.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rush working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vincent Diaz.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Diaz!
Post fight, an emotional Vincent Diaz said 'Grrrr ugg gurrrr, Gruag gurm gurrr'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deon Jeffries (ranked 3825 p4p, 3385 weight class) and Brandon Spears (ranked 410 p4p, 379 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Deon Jeffries has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Deon Jeffries seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Deon Jeffries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Spears!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spears lands a slapping body shot.
Spears misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Spears finds it's way through Jeffries's defenses.
Spears uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spears jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spears has closed the distance and engaged Jeffries in a clinch.
Jeffries can't get the takedown.
Jeffries has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spears lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jeffries is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spears throws an elbow but misses.
Spears lands an elbow just above Jeffries 's eye.
 It looks like Deon Jeffries has been cut.
Spears creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jeffries's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeffries drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spears pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jeffries shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Spears is trying to defend but Jeffries finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jeffries stops Spears from getting back to his feet.
Spears really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jeffries. 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 one minute gone in the round.
Spears trying to hold on to Jeffries's head to control him but Jeffries postures up.
Jeffries is trying to control the action in half guard but Spears is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jeffries scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Spears is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spears can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jeffries lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Spears is looking to get back to full guard here but Jeffries has managed to pass to side control instead.
Spears is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Spears dodges the ground and pound from Jeffries.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Jeffries are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Spears wants to get back to his feet.
Spears is not content to let Jeffries control the position.
Spears takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jeffries is putting a hurting on Spears here, landing some big shots from side control.
Spears struggling a bit here.
Spears tries to escape but Jeffries is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears tries to buck Jeffries off but Jeffries is having none of it.
Jeffries cracks Spears with a big elbow.
Jeffries throwing shots but missing, from side control.
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.
Jeffries connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Spears some visible discomfort.
Spears is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jeffries decides to stand back up.
Jeffries clinches.
Spears lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Spears gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jeffries.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deon Jeffries. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jeffries misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spears has Jeffries pressed against the cage, preventing Jeffries from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spears comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spears blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spears has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Spears to work.
Spears lands a body punch.
Jeffries is trying to break the clinch but Spears has him pressed against the cage.
Spears looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jeffries can't break the clinch.
Jeffries is trying to break the clinch but Spears is controlling him.
Jeffries is working for takedown but Spears is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spears.
Deon Jeffries's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeffries takes an elbow to the temple.
Spears working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spears is working Jeffries over against the cage.
Jeffries is breathing heavily.
Jeffries working hard to break the clinch.
Spears lands an elbow inside that Jeffries shrugs off.
Jeffries has Spears pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Spears manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Spears.
Jeez, Deon Jeffries's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Spears lands an elbow inside that Jeffries shrugs off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Spears dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deon Jeffries's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spears wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jeffries with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spears counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jeffries is trying to break the clinch but Spears is controlling him.
Spears prevents Jeffries from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spears.
Jeffries letting Spears take a breather here.
Jeffries drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spears pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jeffries doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spears has Jeffries up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spears creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jeffries's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Deon Jeffries's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brandon Spears!
Brandon Spears was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Deon Jeffries was interviewed post fight and said 'I’ll be back better stronger and faster you bastards.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bear Loman (ranked 4335 p4p, 3678 weight class) and Midweight Try (ranked 450 p4p, 401 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bear Loman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bear Loman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bear Loman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Midweight Try!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Try throws a jab when Loman was well out of range.
Loman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Loman scores with a jab.
Loman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Try throws a hook but Loman avoids it easily.
Loman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Loman feints and then cracks Try's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Try down.
Loman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Try throws out the jab.
Try pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Try gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Loman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Try throws out a loose jab but Loman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Try.
Loman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Loman scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Try throws a shot from downtown. Loman moves away and avoids it.
Loman with the inside leg kick.
Loman with a hook.
Loman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Loman misses with a straight left.
Loman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Try scores with a shot to the body.
Loman tries a low kick but Try avoids it.
Try looks to land a right hand but Loman moved out of range.
Try throws out a loose jab but Loman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Try misses with a two punch combination.
Loman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Try just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Loman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Try. That did some damage!
Try misses with an uppercut.
Loman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loman missing with a left hand there. Try was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loman avoids the body shot from Try.
A swing and a miss from Loman.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Loman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Try is able to avoid easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Loman blocks the elbow strike.
Try tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Loman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Try blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Try throws an elbow but misses.
Try throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Loman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loman.
Loman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Loman blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Loman lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Try misses with a knee strike.
Loman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Try tries a knee to the head but Loman blocks it.
Loman lands with a short shot to the head.
Loman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Try misses with a punch on the inside.
Loman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Try backwards.
 Try is rocked!
Loman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Try is still on wobbly legs! Can Loman finish him?
Loman swings wildly with an uppercut but Try uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Loman fails to land.
Loman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loman has a couple of punches blocked by Try.
Loman has a couple of punches blocked by Try.
Try blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loman misses with the head strike.
Loman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Try tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loman working aggressively here.
Loman throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Loman fails to land.
Loman working aggressively here.
Try blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Try up against the cage.
Loman working aggressively here.
Loman throws a punch but it's blocked by Try.
Loman has a couple of punches blocked by Try.
Loman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loman misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loman.
Loman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Try blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loman misses with some punches.
Loman swings wildly with an uppercut but Try uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loman misses with a punch on the inside.
Try blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Try.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Try.
Loman misses with some punches.
Loman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Try throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loman misses with some punches.
Loman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Try seems to have recovered his senses.
Try fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Try tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Try just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loman's brow.
Try lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loman.
Loman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Try.
Loman lands a shoulder strike.
Try throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Try throws an elbow but misses.
Try lands a shoulder strike.
Loman dodges an elbow strike from Try.
Loman throws a punch but it's blocked by Try.
Loman misses with some punches.
Loman misses with a body punch.
Try managing to block the knees to the body from Loman.
Try working aggressively here.
Try misses with an elbow over the top.
Loman blocks an elbow strike.
Loman unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Try! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Loman is unloading with more strikes now! Try drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bear Loman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhys Cadwgan (ranked 4375 p4p, 3392 weight class) and Raphael Couture (ranked 474 p4p, 391 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rhys Cadwgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raphael Couture!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cadwgan looks to throw the jab but Couture is out of range.
Couture lands a glancing blow to the side of Cadwgan's head.
It looks like Rhys Cadwgan has been cut.
Cadwgan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Couture checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Couture lands a lovely overhand right.
 Cadwgan is rocked!
Couture scores with a jab. Cadwgan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Cadwgan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Couture's corner calls for a 1-2. Couture obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Couture moves into the clinch successfully.
Couture misses with a punch on the inside.
Cadwgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Couture has Cadwgan pressed against the cage, preventing Cadwgan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Couture pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cadwgan has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Couture to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Cadwgan is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Couture pulls down on the head and he's put Cadwgan to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Raphael Couture!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isai Rosario (ranked 2671 p4p, 3019 weight class) and Roman Vitali (ranked 323 p4p, 356 weight class). Vitali has chosen ULKENDER - Machenskii as his entrance music. Roman Vitali acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Isai Rosario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Vitali!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosario throws a sloppy head kick
and Vitali counters with a takedown into side control.
Rosario struggling a bit here.
Rosario tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rosario is trying to work for a sweep but Vitali has mounted him!
Rosario tries to reverse the position but Vitali maintains control.
Vitali throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitali in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vitali pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vitali looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rosario avoids a series of strikes thrown by Vitali.
Vitali has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cherokees Island Elite Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosario tries to lock up and control but Vitali gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vitali lands with some strikes.
Vitali tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rosario tries to reverse the position but Vitali maintains control.
Rosario is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Vitali cracks Rosario with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosario wants to hold on but Vitali pushes him away.
Vitali working Rosario over with strikes here.
Vitali scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vitali prevents Rosario from getting the reversal.
Vitali trying to control but Rosario is having none of it.
Vitali working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rosario is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vitali landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rosario is looking to improve his position but Vitali isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Vitali connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rosario manages to control the position for a moment.
Rosario wants to hold on but Vitali pushes him away.
Vitali lands a couple of good shots and Rosario has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Vitali is not going to allow Rosario to sit and survive in this position.
Vitali lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Vitali is trying to stick to Rosario's back but Rosario is turning into Vitali. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Vitali's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rosario.
Rosario 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.
Rosario trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Vitali manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rosario has his foot on Vitali's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vitali works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Vitali dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rosario scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vitali is trying to maintain the position but Rosario is very close to passing his half guard.
Vitali tries to roll over but Rosario keeps him under control.
Rosario tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vitali knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rosario looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rosario is keen to just control but Vitali is a slippery customer.
Rosario is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitali moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rosario drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vitali looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vitali looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vitali!
You can see the frustration on Rosario's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vitali scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rosario to see if he's OK.
Rosario is trying to buck Vitali off.
Vitali lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosario being controlled for a moment.
Rosario is looking for a sweep.
Vitali moves into full mount!
Rosario is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vitali trying to control but Rosario is having none of it.
Vitali landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vitali looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rosario tries to lock up and control but Vitali gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rosario tries to buck Vitali off but he can't manage it.
Rosario is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rosario tries to hold on but Vitali pushes him away.
Rosario sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rosario is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vitali scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vitali trying to control the action but Rosario is working from the bottom.
Vitali controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rosario wants to get back to his feet.
Rosario trying to control but Vitali postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Vitali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rosario gets caught napping as Vitali dives in and scores a takedown. Rosario manages to retain guard.
Roman Vitali has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vitali throwing strikes but missing.
Rosario looking for subs off his back but Vitali has passed one foot through into half guard.
Vitali is keen to just control but Rosario is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitali seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vitali is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosario looking for submissions off his back.
Rosario is staying active underneath Vitali, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rosario blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vitali.
Vitali sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rosario defending well though.
Rosario is looking to control Vitali's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rosario avoid being mounted?
Vitali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rosario slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vitali sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rosario utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vitali must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rosario wants to stand up but Vitali is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vitali moves into the clinch successfully.
Rosario escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rosario tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vitali was well out of range. Poor timing from Rosario.
Rosario circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosario throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vitali was covering up waiting for the punch and Rosario finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosario wants to stand but Vitali has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vitali seems keen to control Rosario's posture.
Vitali is continuing to stall.
Rosario throws an elbow that misses. Vitali uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rosario's guard. Nice move by Vitali!
Rosario keeping moving, preventing Vitali from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rosario looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rosario has his hands on Vitali's head, controlling the position.
Rosario'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.
Rosario wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Vitali manages to pass to side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vitali scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Vitali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vitali 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Vitali!
A relieved looking Roman Vitali 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Maynard (ranked 2150 p4p, 1320 weight class) and Danilo Zoric (ranked 261 p4p, 176 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simon Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danilo Zoric!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Maynard walks into a stiff left hand from Zoric.
Zoric rushes Maynard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zoric lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maynard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zoric is defending well for now.
Zoric gets through Maynard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maynard is trying to push Zoric away but Zoric has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maynard stalling in the clinch but Zoric improves position.
Zoric lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but Zoric blocks with his arms.
Zoric lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoric lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maynard.
Zoric keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maynard's efforts to push away.
Maynard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoric escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut there from Zoric.
Zoric forces Maynard back against the cage and clinches.
Zoric manages to break the clinch.
Zoric misses with an uppercut. Maynard saw that one coming.
Zoric takes the fight into the clinch.
Zoric working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Zoric.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoric is leaning against Maynard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zoric makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maynard is rocked!
Maynard blocks an uppercut.
Oh Maynard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zoric has a couple of punches blocked by Maynard.
Maynard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoric misses with a punch on the inside.
Zoric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoric misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zoric fails to land.
Zoric throws a punch but it's blocked by Maynard.
Zoric has a couple of punches blocked by Maynard.
Zoric swings wildly with an uppercut but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoric swings wildly with an uppercut but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoric misses with the head strike.
Zoric throws a head punch that misses.
Zoric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maynard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zoric's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zoric gets a clinch.
Zoric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoric swings wildly with an uppercut but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoric throws a head punch that misses.
Maynard seems to have got his legs back now.
Zoric keeps control of Maynard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Zoric.
Maynard tries to break free but Zoric pushes him back against the cage.
Zoric keeps control of Maynard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maynard can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zoric lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maynard.
Maynard wants to get back to striking at distance but Zoric won't allow it.
Zoric has Maynard pressed against the cage, preventing Maynard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zoric breaks from the clinch.
Zoric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zoric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maynard is looking to counter with head kicks.
Zoric throws a jab but it's blocked by Maynard.
Maynard looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Zoric looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zoric pushes Maynard up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zoric breaks the clinch.
Zoric throws a right hand that misses
and Maynard counters with a nice uppercut.
Zoric gets a clinch.
Zoric lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zoric lands with a short shot to the head.
Zoric lands with a left to the head.
Zoric creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Maynard's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Maynard drops to his knees and Zoric pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danilo Zoric!
A relieved looking Danilo Zoric 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimar Kinkead (ranked 1232 p4p, 1762 weight class) and Samir Reid (ranked 169 p4p, 226 weight class). Kinkead comes to the cage accompanied by No Sunshine. Reid is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Who Do I Have To Kill To Get Out Of Here?. 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, Jimar Kinkead!
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, Samir Reid!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinkead misses with a takedown attempt - Reid sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kinkead shoots in and drives through. Reid sprawls well.
Reid lands with a cross.
Kinkead takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kinkead shoots for a takedown but Reid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kinkead has been working on his balance at Cozad The Island, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Reid.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimar Kinkead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid just misses with a punch to the body.
Reid's coach down at Freaky Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Reid's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Reid gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kinkead to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kinkead drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Reid dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reid won't allow Kinkead to sweep him here.
Kinkead looking for a guillotine here but Reid defends easily.
Kinkead has control of Reid's left arm, preventing Reid from doing any damage.
Kinkead is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kinkead has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reid can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reid must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reid trying to control the position from guard on top but Kinkead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kinkead is looking to cinch up a triangle. Reid throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kinkead's body to avoid the submission. Kinkead has instead reached around Reid's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kinkead arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jimar Kinkead!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tao Pai (ranked 821 p4p, 2017 weight class) and Aden Parker (ranked 114 p4p, 261 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tao Pai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aden Parker!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Pai slips the punch.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pai.
Pai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Pai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Pai counters with a good, hard body kick but Parker shrugs it off.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parker lands with a straight right. Pai didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Tao Pai has been cut.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Pai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Parker takes a swing at Pai's ribcage but misses.
Pai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pai throws a leg kick but Parker checks it.
Pai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pai.
Pai slips under a jab from Parker.
Pai is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pai ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pai.
Good exchange - Parker coming out on top.
Parker looks to land a left hand but Pai moved out of range nicely.
Aden Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pai defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
Pai tried to counter with a leg kick but Parker avoided it.
Pai walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pai throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
Pai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Pai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pai blocks a head kick by Parker.
Pai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Parker throws a body punch but Pai moves out of range.
Pai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pai with a hook.
Pai thuds his shin into the meat of Parker's side.
Parker throws a head kick but Pai moves out of range.
Pai ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Pai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Parker just manages to avoid it.
Pai throws a head kick but Parker moves out of range.
Parker avoids the head kick by Pai.
Pai keeps Parker at a distance using the push kick.
Pai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Pai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Pai counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Parker blocks a head kick by Pai.
Pai ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pai.
Nice cross by Parker.
Parker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Parker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pai lands with a right hand.
Pai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pai avoids the body shot from Parker.
Pai slips under a jab from Parker.
Pai throws an overhand right that lands on Parker's shoulder, as Parker tries to avoid the shot.
Parker looks to throw the jab but Pai is out of range.
Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Parker walks into a straight right hand from Pai.
Pai dodges the punch combination from Parker.
It appears Pai was looking to counter with a kick there.
Parker digs a good body shot into Pai's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pai sizes up Parker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Parker throws a head kick but Pai moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Pai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pai looks to land a right hand but Parker moved out of range.
Parker drops his hands momentarily and Pai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Pai.
Pai slips a jab from Parker.
Parker throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Parker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pai looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pai scores with a nice right hand.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parker is rocked!
Pai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Pai finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pai steps in with a hook that catches Parker right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Pai follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Parker looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tao Pai!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Arlin (ranked 812 p4p, 287 weight class) and Lawson Serrano (ranked 99 p4p, 40 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lawson Serrano was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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, Jean Arlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lawson Serrano!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Serrano.
Serrano walks into a straight right hand from Arlin.
A left lands for Arlin.
Serrano has Arlin up against the cage in a clinch.
Serrano drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Serrano has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Serrano blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arlin.
 It looks like Lawson Serrano has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arlin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlin lands a left hand.
Serrano is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Arlin is defending well.
Arlin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Serrano tries for a takedown but Arlin manages to get underhooks.
Jean Arlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawson Serrano.
Arlin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Serrano can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arlin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arlin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Serrano looking for a takedown.
Serrano wants a takedown.
Serrano looks winded!
Nice body punch from Arlin.
Serrano tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arlin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Serrano has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Arlin after a bit of a struggle.
Arlin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Arlin lands a shoulder strike.
Arlin effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Arlin.
Serrano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arlin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Serrano backwards.
Arlin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arlin scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arlin pushes Serrano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlin lands a nice uppercut.
Arlin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Serrano backwards.
Arlin gets underhooks to prevent Serrano's takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Arlin.
Arlin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Serrano or not.
Arlin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Arlin.
Serrano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Arlin.
Serrano has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Arlin after a bit of a struggle.
Arlin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arlin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arlin digs a right hand into Serrano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Serrano's gas tank.
Arlin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arlin lands with a light punch inside.
Arlin is working Serrano over against the cage.
Arlin gets through Serrano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arlin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Serrano backwards.
Arlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlin is pressed up against the cage. Serrano has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arlin down to the mat. Arlin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Arlin circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Serrano to the canvas! Serrano doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Arlin keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Arlin!
Jean Arlin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Lawson Serrano had this to say: 'Bullshit. let's run it again'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jardani Jovonovich (ranked 192 p4p, 551 weight class) and Jukka Raikkonen (ranked 27 p4p, 71 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jardani Jovonovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jukka Raikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raikkonen shoots in and bounces Jovonovich off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raikkonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jovonovich has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Raikkonen doesn't defend quickly enough and Jovonovich has managed to lock this one up! Can Raikkonen escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jovonovich on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jardani Jovonovich!
Jardani Jovonovich retains his welterweight title!
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