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MILF 89 Browning vs Cruz PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tate Rush (ranked 5881 p4p, 5689 weight class) and Techno Viking (ranked 543 p4p, 531 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tate Rush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Techno Viking!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush scores with the left hand. Viking knows he should have avoided that one.
Viking throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rush scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rush keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Viking.
Rush looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Viking stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rush. That's going to slow Viking down.
Viking looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Viking walks into a left hand.
Rush lands a nice looking kick to the body. Viking takes a step back to recover.
Viking takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rush fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Viking looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rush connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Rush looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Viking throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rush lands the left hand.
Viking shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rush digs a good body shot into Viking's ribs.
Viking takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Viking chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rush can pounce on him.
Viking misses with a wild combination.
Rush lands a body shot.
Rush throws a leg kick which misses Viking's front leg but catches the back leg as Viking tries to avoid it.
Viking throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Viking misses with a punch on the inside.
Rush tries to throw a body punch but Viking avoids it by throwing Rush back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rush takes a shot to the head.
Viking throws a punch but it's blocked by Rush.
Viking stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Viking misses with an elbow over the top.
Viking blocks an uppercut.
Viking is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rush is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Viking.
Viking with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rush.
Rush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rush can't find room to land a body shot as Viking controls the action.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Viking.
Viking doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Viking is working Rush over against the cage.
Rush looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rush is breathing heavily.
Viking lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Viking has picked Rush up - he's going for a ride! Viking dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viking lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Viking works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Viking controlling from the full mount.
Viking lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Viking's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Viking landing strikes, looking to finish!
Viking 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.
Viking lands a big shot there that rocks Rush but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Viking tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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 Tate Rush will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rush throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rush throws a head kick that half lands.
Viking fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Rush as he connects with a hook.
Viking takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Viking closes the distance and clinches.
Rush is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Viking tries a body shot but Rush blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viking struggles to land a body shot inside as Rush controls his hands.
Rush tries a body shot but Viking blocks it.
Viking lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Viking has hold of one of Rush's legs. Rush is fighting the takedown attempt but Viking gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viking slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Viking passes to side control.
Viking advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Viking controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Viking.
Viking is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Viking!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Techno Viking!
Techno Viking seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pagen Power (ranked 4258 p4p, 3736 weight class) and Marcus Dowling (ranked 440 p4p, 413 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pagen Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Dowling!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Power dodges the punch combination from Dowling.
Power tries to clinch but Dowling is having none of it.
Dowling lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dowling throws a series of punches but Power avoids them all with ease.
Power closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dowling did well to prevent Power getting side control.
Power is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Power wants to work for an arm triangle but Dowling is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dowling felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Power is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Power thows a huge punch but Dowling dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power wants to free his trapped foot but Dowling is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Power is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dowling doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Power.
Dowling has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Power is on him like a limpet, forcing Dowling back against the cage.
Dowling breaks from the clinch.
Dowling throws a series of punches but Power moves out of range.
Dowling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Powers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dowling cracks a nice hook into Power's ribs.
Dowling lands a big uppercut and Power crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Power looks OK. Dowling waves Power back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowling circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Power to the canvas! Power doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Dowling keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Dowling!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Rodney (ranked 4532 p4p, 3379 weight class) and Gabriel Mil (ranked 459 p4p, 378 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Derek Rodney!
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, Gabriel Mil!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mil pushes Rodney up against the cage in a clinch.
Mil looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mil turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mil manages to end up in side control.
Rodney is not content to let Mil control the position.
Mil passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rodney!
Mil tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Mil connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mil postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rodney looks a forlorn figure.
Mil working Rodney over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mil takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mil unloading with bombs!
Mil has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mil is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Rodney goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Mil!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gabriel Mil!
During a confident post fight interview, Gabriel Mil thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burt Craig (ranked 3231 p4p, 2527 weight class) and Island Guy (ranked 363 p4p, 294 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Burt Craig!
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, Island Guy!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy connects with a body shot that sends Craig's belly button to the back.
Guy stuns Craig with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guy tests Craig's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like Burt Craig has been cut.
Guy fails to land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Guy.
Craig looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Craig misses with a hook
and Guy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Craig takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut lands for Guy. That snapped Craig's head back.
Oooooh!!! Guy has knocked Craig down with a huge combo! Guy steps away and waves a wobbly Craig back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Craig is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Craig darts in trying to clinch
and Guy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Craig is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Craig moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Craig seems to have got his legs back now.
Guy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Craig is looking to clinch.
Craig walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burt Craig's cut is getting worse.
Craig on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guy scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a left and a right that send Craig crashing to the mat, dazed. Guy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Craig is rocked!
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!
Craig shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Craig prevents Guy from improving his position.
Craig thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Craig wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guy keeps working.
Guy is holding on to half guard well.
Still in half guard, Craig seems content to control.
Craig thows a huge punch but Guy dodges it nicely.
Craig sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guy defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Craig passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Guy!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Craig looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Guy tries to lock up and control but Craig gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Craig thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Craig throwing strikes here but Guy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Guy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Craig.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craig landing punches.
Craig prevents Guy from getting the reversal.
Guy tries to lock up and control but Craig gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Guy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craig has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Guy's face.
Craig quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Craig but it's paid off an Guy is forced to tap! Nice work by Craig.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Burt Craig!
An intense looking Burt Craig took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Yeehaw baby down with the Judo man!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Vice (ranked 2850 p4p, 3619 weight class) and Zahar Krulov (ranked 323 p4p, 403 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vice might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mojo. On his way into the cage it seems that Martin Vice has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Martin Vice 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Vice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zahar Krulov!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krulov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vice is fending him off so far but Krulov persists. Nope, Vice circles away and we're back to standing.
Krulov has his takedown stuffed
and Vice counters with a shoot takedown. Krulov fights it but they end up in guard.
Krulov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vice manages to get himself to full guard.
Krulov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vice looking for a guillotine here but Krulov defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vice had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krulov defends it easily.
Krulov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krulov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vice is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Krulov frees his head nicely. Oh but Vice has switched to an armbar! Krulov is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Martin Vice!
Our winner, Martin Vice, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tug Violet (ranked 1870 p4p, 2628 weight class) and Zaid Owens (ranked 231 p4p, 301 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 light heavyweight 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, Tug Violet!
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, Zaid Owens!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens throws an off balance right hand
and Violet makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Owens really felt that one!
Violet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Violet has managed to clinch.
Owens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Owens has had enough of the clinch but Violet keeps him there for the moment.
Owens is trying to break free.
Owens looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Violet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Owens taking a breather.
Owens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Violet clobbers Owens with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Violet looks to score with a jab to the body but Owens is just out of range.
Violet connects with a good right hand that stumbles Owens. Owens circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
 It looks like Zaid Owens has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Violet uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Owens has time to react.
Violet moves away from the strike by Owens.
Violet has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Freaky Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Violet looks to score with a jab to the body but Owens is just out of range.
Owens looks to land a left hand but Violet moved out of range nicely.
Owens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Violet throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Violet darts in trying to clinch
and Owens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens scores with a jab to the body.
Owens takes one to the side of the head.
Owens throws a jab when Violet was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Violet tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Owens just misses with a punch to the body.
Violet connects with a nice looking jab.
Violet is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Violet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Violet 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.
That has opened up Zaid Owens's cut even more.
Violet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Violet throws an overhand right that lands on Owens's shoulder, as Owens tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Violet.
Violet scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Violet with the inside leg kick.
Owens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Violet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Owens thinking.
Violet connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Violet doesn't seem bothered though.
Owens misses with a left hand
and Violet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Violet throws a jab when Owens was well out of range.
Owens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Violet counter with a right hand.
Violet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Owens. That did some damage!
Owens misses the jab.
Violet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Owens.
Owens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Owens has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Violet finds it's way round the side to connect with Owens's head.
Owens lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Owens misses.
Owens throws a hook to the side of Violet's head but Violet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Violet scores with a three punch combo!
The cut above Zaid Owens's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Owens throws a right hand that Violet ducks under and follows up with a left that Violet also avoids with ease.
Violet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Owens moves away.
Violet lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 Owens is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens throws an overhand right that lands on Violet's shoulder, as Violet tries to avoid the shot.
Owens misses with a straight right.
Violet connects with a single shot there.
Owens is still on wobbly legs! Can Violet finish him?
Nice uppercut lands for Violet. That snapped Owens's head back.
Zaid Owens's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Violet throws a body punch but Owens moves out of range.
Owens slips a jab from Violet.
Owens lands a right hook to the body.
Owens seems to have recovered his senses.
Violet staying out of range there.
A big left from Violet misses.
Owens throws a big shot that misses.
Violet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Owens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Violet throws a head kick that half lands.
Owens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Violet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owens misses with a wild body shot.
Violet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Violet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Owens manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Violet misses its intended target.
Owens misses the jab.
Violet doesn't manage to clinch there - Owens circles away.
Owens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zaid Owens's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tug Violet!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judo Don (ranked 2053 p4p, 2147 weight class) and Conor Pena (ranked 249 p4p, 257 weight class). Judo Don has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Judo Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Conor Pena!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena connects with a body shot that sends Don's belly button to the back.
Pena throws a body shot but no joy.
Pena looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Don.
Don feinted with a counter takedown.
Pena scores with a jab to the body.
Pena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Don.
Don tries to counter with a takedown but Pena is quick to defend against it.
Don moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pena throws a sloppy body shot
and Don counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Don will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Don postures up and lands a big shot to Pena's brow.
Pena wants to stand but Don is controlling the position.
Pena really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Don. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Don connects with a couple of short punches.
Pena wants to stand up but Don is controlling him.
Don working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pena's head.
Don lands a couple of digs.
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!
Don cracks Pena with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena wants to stand up but Don is controlling him.
Don keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pena's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Don landing some decent shots from guard.
Don working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pena's head.
Don working some strikes from top position.
Pena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Don is controlling him.
Don is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Don is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pena is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Don scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Don trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pena is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pena can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Don working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Don is in close to Pena's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pena is looking to stand up but Don isn't so interested in that idea.
Don landing some decent shots from guard.
Pena has momentary wrist control but Don slips an elbow through the middle.
Pena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Don is controlling him.
Don working some strikes from top position.
Don scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pena has his feet on Don's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Conor Pena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Don feinted with a counter takedown.
Pena takes a swing at Don's ribcage but misses.
Don seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pena lands a nice hook to Don's body. Don takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Don displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pena throws out the jab.
Don changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pena takes a swing at Don's ribcage but misses.
Don attempts a counter takedown but Pena avoids it well and moves away.
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena throws a shot from downtown. Don moves away and avoids it.
Pena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Don decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pena's guard.
Pena keeping moving, preventing Don from controlling successfully.
Don scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Don lands a couple of digs.
Don cracks Pena with a solid left hand.
Pena wants to stand and escape but Don is having none of it.
Don chips away with some ground and pound.
Don connects with a couple of short punches.
Don 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.
Pena wants to stand but Don is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Don landing with the ground and pound.
Don with a nice head shot there.
Don postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Don scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Don landing some decent shots from guard.
Don stops Pena from standing up.
Don working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Don with a nice head shot there.
Don landing some decent shots from guard.
Don landing some decent shots from guard.
Don stands up over Pena, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Don postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Judo Don dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pena takes a swing at Don's ribcage but misses.
Don attempts a counter takedown but Pena avoids it well and moves away.
Pena throws a combination that misses
and Don counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pena!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Don lands a decent elbow from side control.
Don working the head with strikes.
Pena is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Don asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Don lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pena down.
Don in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pena bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Don blocks a jab.
Don attempts a counter takedown but Pena avoids it well and moves away.
Pena misses with a series of wild punches.
Pena looks to score with a jab to the body but Don is just out of range.
Don drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pena sprawls and moves away.
Pena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Don changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Don was well out of range. Poor timing from Pena.
Don feinted with a counter takedown.
Pena works Don's body with a nice hook.
Don avoids the body shot from Pena.
Don attempts a counter takedown but Pena avoids it well and moves away.
Don takes one on the button.
Pena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Don attempts a counter takedown but Pena avoids it well and moves away.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
Don changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Conor Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pena throws a combination that misses
so Don counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Don is in close to Pena's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Judo Don overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Don content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pena wants to stand but Don is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don working some strikes from top position.
Don scoring with some ground and pound.
Don working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Don lands a couple of elbows.
Don lands a couple of digs.
Don postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Don is controlling him.
Don scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Don is working Pena over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Don prevents Pena from getting back to his feet.
Don is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pena can do to turn this around?
Don wants to control from the top but Pena keeps moving.
Don cracks Pena with a solid left hand.
Pena wants to get back to his feet but Don is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Don connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don stands up over Pena, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Don lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Don is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Don keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pena's head.
Don postures up and lands a big shot to Pena's brow.
Pena wants to stand but Don is controlling the position.
Don with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Don content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Don postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Don stops Pena from standing up.
Don is in close to Pena's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pena is rocked!
Don passes into half guard.
Pena is still in real trouble! Can Don finish him?
Pena wants to get back to his feet.
Pena seems to have recovered his senses.
Don slips a nice elbow through Pena's hands, connecting with Pena's forehead.
Don lands strikes from half guard.
Pena is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Don scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries to kick Don off but Don keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Don slips a nice elbow through Pena's hands, connecting with Pena's forehead.
Pena looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pena is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Don scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pena looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Don working Pena over with strikes.
Don takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Don prevents Pena from standing back up.
Don wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pena keeps working.
Pena taking some punishment here, with Don in his half guard.
Don is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Don scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Don is trying to control the action in half guard but Pena is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Judo Don dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Don changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Don takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Don takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Conor Pena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Pena.
Pena throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Don counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena wants to stand and escape but Don is having none of it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Don's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Don scoring with some ground and pound.
Don scoring with some ground and pound.
Don working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Don working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Don keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pena's head.
Don is working Pena over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pena is looking to stand up but Don isn't so interested in that idea.
Don lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Don is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Don working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Don distracts Pena with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pena wants to stand up but Don is controlling him.
Don is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pena wants to stand up but Don is controlling him.
Don landing some decent shots from guard.
Don scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Don won't allow Pena to get back to his feet.
Don lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Don controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Don connects with a couple of short punches.
Don landing some decent shots from guard.
Don postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Don chips away with some ground and pound.
Pena wants to stand up but Don is controlling him.
Don keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pena's head.
Pena wants to stand but Don is controlling the position.
Don keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pena's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Don works over Pena with some ground and pound from guard.
Don postures up and lands a big shot to Pena's brow.
Don content to stall in guard here.
Don content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don cracks Pena with a solid left hand.
Don lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Don connects with a couple of short punches.
Don working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pena's head.
Don postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Don prevents Pena from getting back to his feet.
Don stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pena swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Don chips away with some ground and pound.
Pena is looking to stand up but Don isn't so interested in that idea.
Don scoring with some ground and pound.
Don working some strikes from top position.
Don scoring with punches to the head and body.
Don prevents Pena from getting back to his feet.
Don is working Pena over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pena is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Don presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pena misses with a body shot.
Don drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pena sprawls and moves away.
Pena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pena comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Pena. Beautiful body shot.
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pena fails to land with a series of punches.
Pena looks to score with a jab to the body but Don is just out of range.
Don tries for a takedown but Pena sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pena digs a good body shot into Don's ribs.
Conor Pena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pena throws a body shot but no joy.
Don half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Judo Don showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Don, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judo Don!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orville Dudpops (ranked 1238 p4p, 1269 weight class) and Noc Tua (ranked 155 p4p, 157 weight class). Orville Dudpops has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Orville Dudpops!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noc Tua!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudpops checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudpops. Tua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tua steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dudpops lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Noc Tua has been cut.
Dudpops moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tua connects with a solid leg kick.
Dudpops throws a hook but Tua blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudpops throws a poor cross that misses
and Tua counters with a thumping low kick.
Dudpops throws a hook to the side of Tua's head but Tua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tua shapes to counter with a head kick.
Dudpops throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tua feints a counter leg kick.
Dudpops definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dudpops feints a jab promting Tua to slip. Dudpops then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dudpops throws a jab when Tua was well out of range.
Dudpops throws a right hand that misses
and Tua counters with a low kick, right behind Dudpops 's knee.
Tua staying out of range there.
Dudpops moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTua.
Tua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Dudpops misses.
Tua raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tua tries a head kick but it misses.
Dudpops missing with a left hand there. Tua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tua flicks out a counter leg kick but Dudpops steps away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dudpops, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudpops throws a looping overhand right but Tua ducks down to avoid it.
Tua tries a quick counter leg kick but Dudpops is wise to it.
Dudpops's corner calls for a 1-2. Dudpops obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dudpops fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dudpops.
Dudpops misses with a left hand
and Tua counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dudpops fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tua manages to avoid it.
Tua tries a quick counter leg kick but Dudpops is wise to it.
Dudpops misses with a hook. Tua ducked under it nicely.
Tua drops his hands momentarily and Dudpops takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dudpops scores with a one two! Tua had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudpops pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tua avoids the body shot from Dudpops.
Tua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dudpops throws an overhand right that lands on Tua's shoulder, as Tua tries to avoid the shot.
Tua feints a counter leg kick.
Tua feints and then cracks Dudpops's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dudpops down.
Dudpops ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tua throws a head kick that half lands.
Dudpops misses with a body punch
and Tua finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dudpops misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudpops works Tua's body with a nice hook.
Dudpops loads up on a big right hand but Tua slips the punch.
Dudpops blocks the body kick.
Dudpops misses with a body shot.
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!
Dudpops's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tua under the eye.
That has opened up Noc Tua's cut even more.
Dudpops throws a body punch but Tua moves out of range.
Tua counters with a body kick.
Dudpops swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tua counters with a nice leg kick.
Dudpops misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orville Dudpops dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noc Tua's cut.
That's time! Dudpops's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tua walks into a left hand.
Tua drops his hands momentarily and Dudpops takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tua misses with a kick to the body.
Tua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dudpops.
Tua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dudpops blocks a head kick by Tua.
Dudpops is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tua can do to turn this around?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dudpops.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Dudpops misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tua.
Dudpops lands a really nice looking cross but Tua seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudpops takes a swing at Tua's ribcage but misses.
Tua thumps Dudpops with a low kick.
Dudpops throws the left hand but Tua avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Tua.
Dudpops darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The cut above Noc Tua's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tua. That's going to slow Dudpops down.
A jab from Dudpops misses.
Tua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dudpops with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dudpops misses with a combination
and Tua makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dudpops really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudpops lands with a good body shot.
Tua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dudpops.
Jab by Dudpops.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua staying out of range there.
Dudpops throws a poor cross that misses
and Tua counters with a solid body kick.
Tua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dudpops tests Tua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Noc Tua's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dudpops jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tua raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudpops takes a swing at Tua's ribcage but misses.
Tua only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dudpops misses with a right hand
and Tua counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dudpops is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dudpops loads up on a big right hand but Tua slips the punch.
Dudpops lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dudpops scores with a jab to the jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Noc Tua's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Orville Dudpops!
A very excited looking Orville Dudpops made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Mike (ranked 1273 p4p, 1234 weight class) and Jayden Marsh (ranked 158 p4p, 154 weight class). Marsh has chosen Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crazy Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jayden Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mike throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marsh! But no joy.
Mike attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mike misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mike.
Crazy Mike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mike throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Mike 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marsh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Mike misses its intended target.
A low kick from Mike misses
and Marsh counters with a nice right hand that sends Mike toppling to the canvas! Mike scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Marsh finish him?!
Mike is rocked!
Mike seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
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!
Mike misses with a right hand
and Marsh counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jayden Marsh!
Jayden Marsh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Browning (ranked 134 p4p, 503 weight class) and Santa Cruz (ranked 21 p4p, 71 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerome Browning!
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, Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Browning fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cruz to the ground. Browning is now in Cruz's guard.
Browning stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Browning trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz wants to stand up but Browning is controlling him.
Cruz is controlling Browning's posture.
Browning content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Browning.
Browning trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Browning 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.
Cruz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Browning cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
Browning is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Browning makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Browning tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browning won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
Browning with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cruz wants to stand but Browning is controlling the position.
Browning stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Browning keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Browning from controlling successfully.
Cruz has momentary wrist control but Browning slips an elbow through the middle.
Browning distracts Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cruz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Browning is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Browning throwing strikes but missing.
Browning scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Browning cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
Browning postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cruz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browning landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Browning makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Browning content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cruz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Browning. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Browning with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cruz wants to stand up but Browning is controlling him.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Browning advances to half guard.
Browning scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Browning working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Browning drops an elbow to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz is rocked!
Cruz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Browning scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Browning finish him?
Browning lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Cruz! More strikes land and this one is all over! Browning jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Browning!
Jerome Browning retains his light heavyweight title!
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