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The Island Season 15, 185 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Midweight Try (ranked 5322 p4p, 266 weight class) and Chick Hamland (ranked 495 p4p, 36 weight class). Midweight Try has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter fighter
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Midweight Try!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chick Hamland!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Try 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.
Try gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hamland lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hamland postures up and lands a big shot to Try's brow.
Hamland is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hamland postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hamland content to stall in guard here.
Hamland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hamland landing with the ground and pound.
Hamland is in close to Try's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamland advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamland scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Try to see if he's OK.
Hamland slows the pace down.
Try is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamland moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Try is trying to control Hamland's posture but Hamland avoids it.
Try seems a little lost for a moment, as Hamland dominates the positioning.
Hamland advances to full mount.
A nice elbow there by Hamland.
Hamland with good strikes from the mount here!
Try is in a horrible position here. Hamland smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Try is in a horrible position here. Hamland smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
 Try is rocked!
Hamland cracks Try with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chick Hamland!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimar Kinkead (ranked 1322 p4p, 1756 weight class) and Alien Invasion (ranked 169 p4p, 227 weight class). Kinkead comes to the cage accompanied by No Sunshine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alien Invasion!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinkead throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Invasion's waist but Invasion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kinkead off to one side.
Kinkead ducks under a wild hook from Invasion.
Invasion shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kinkead's guard.
Invasion lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Invasion must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kinkead managing to control the position.
Invasion landing some decent shots from guard.
Invasion wants to control from the top but Kinkead keeps moving.
Kinkead escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Invasion gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinkead wants to sweep but no luck.
Invasion postures up and lands a big shot to Kinkead's brow.
Kinkead has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Invasion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Invasion landing some decent shots from guard.
Invasion looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kinkead is looking to stand up but Invasion isn't so interested in that idea.
Invasion connects with a couple of short punches.
Invasion distracts Kinkead with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Invasion working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kinkead's head.
Invasion chips away with some ground and pound.
Kinkead wants to get back to his feet but Invasion is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Invasion stands up over Kinkead, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kinkead is trying to control the position but Invasion postures up.
Invasion is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Invasion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinkead has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Invasion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Invasion scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Invasion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kinkead throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Invasion preventing the sweep.
Kinkead is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Invasion defends well.
Invasion lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Invasion with a flurry of punches that miss.
Invasion content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Invasion is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kinkead has his hands on Invasion's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Invasion trying to control the position from guard on top but Kinkead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Invasion working some strikes from top position.
Invasion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Invasion cracks Kinkead with a solid left hand.
Invasion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kinkead wants to sweep here but Invasion controlling him for the moment.
Invasion trying to control but Kinkead is working from the bottom.
Invasion distracts Kinkead with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kinkead looking to hit a scissor sweep but Invasion is one step ahead there.
Invasion scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Invasion is in close to Kinkead's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Invasion works over Kinkead with some ground and pound from guard.
Invasion is working Kinkead over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kinkead is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Invasion landing with the ground and pound.
Invasion chips away with some ground and pound.
Kinkead is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Invasion defends well.
Invasion postures up.
Kinkead has Invasion pulled in close to control his posture.
Invasion makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alien Invasion 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.
Invasion scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Invasion lands a nice forearm strike.
Invasion looks up at the clock and then as Kinkead takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Invasion smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kinkead regains half guard.
Invasion working Kinkead over with strikes.
Invasion winds up and cracks Kinkead with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Invasion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kinkead looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alien Invasion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Invasion lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kinkead is trying to control but can't.
Invasion is looking to take a break and control but Kinkead is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Invasion is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Invasion winds up and cracks Kinkead with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkead actively working from the bottom here.
Invasion looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kinkead with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Invasion 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.
Invasion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kinkead keeps working.
Invasion looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kinkead with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Invasion is nestled in close to Kinkead, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Invasion working the head and body with strikes.
Kinkead is rocked!
Invasion scores with a big shot! Kinkead's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Kinkead! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alien Invasion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Underwood (ranked 2479 p4p, 879 weight class) and Xicko Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 116 weight class). Xicko Loco will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jefferson Underwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xicko Loco!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Loco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Underwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Loco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Underwood rushes Loco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Underwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Underwood throws a head punch that misses.
Underwood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loco takes a shot to the head.
Underwood pushes Loco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loco lands a right hand.
Underwood lands a left hand.
Underwood prevents a body shot from Loco.
Loco scores with a hook to the body.
Loco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loco can't find room to land a body shot as Underwood controls the action.
Loco tries to work over Underwood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Underwood misses with some punches.
Loco blocks an uppercut.
Loco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Loco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Loco.
Loco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Underwood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Underwood has Loco up against the cage in a clinch.
Loco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Loco looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Underwood is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Loco backwards.
Loco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Loco lands a hook that snaps the head of Underwood backwards.
Underwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Underwood is rocked!
Loco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Underwood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loco creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Underwood with a big uppercut! Underwood tries to clinch up but Loco pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Underwood to the mat! Underwood covers up and Loco unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Xicko Loco!
A less than humble Xicko Loco misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Zoric (ranked 784 p4p, 2923 weight class) and Ekon Odogwu (ranked 105 p4p, 337 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danilo Zoric!
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, Ekon Odogwu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoric throws a shot to the body.
Odogwu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zoric displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Odogwu.
Odogwu throws a lazy uppercut
and Odogwu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zoric feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Odogwu sprawling to the canvas! Odogwu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Zoric finish him?!
 It looks like Ekon Odogwu has been cut.
Ekon Odogwu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zoric cracks Odogwu on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Odogwu falls backwards against the cage. Zoric follows up with more strikes that drop Odogwu to his knees. Zoric keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Odogwu! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danilo Zoric!
During a confident post fight interview, Danilo Zoric 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Shamus McSorley (ranked 3018 p4p, 639 weight class) and Pitter Patter (ranked 345 p4p, 82 weight class). Pitter Patter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shamus McSorley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pitter Patter!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patter scores with a sloppy right hand. McSorley should have avoided that one.
McSorley throws a head kick that misses.
Patter throws a shot from downtown. McSorley moves away and avoids it.
Patter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McSorley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Patter throws a big shot that misses.
Patter thumps McSorley with a low kick.
Patter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patter cracks a nice hook into McSorley's ribs.
Patter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Patter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Patter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pitter Patter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McSorley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McSorley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patter scores with a jab to the head.
Patter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McSorley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patter.
Patter throws a shot to the body.
Patter throws a body punch but McSorley moves out of range.
McSorley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Patter checks a leg kick.
Patter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McSorley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSorley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and McSorley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McSorley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Patter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McSorley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McSorley wants to clinch up but Patter keeps it at a distance.
Patter jabs at McSorley's body.
Patter throws a right and a left that McSorley avoids nicely.
McSorley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McSorley quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McSorley defending well as Patter loads up on a big left hand.
Patter misses with an uppercut. McSorley saw that one coming.
McSorley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McSorley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab lands there for Patter.
Patter looks to throw the jab but McSorley is out of range.
McSorley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McSorley there as he acknowledges the shot.
McSorley is rocked!
Patter measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes McSorley! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Pitter Patter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Santorino (ranked 1004 p4p, 2575 weight class) and Samir Reid (ranked 133 p4p, 308 weight class). 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 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Nick Santorino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samir Reid!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Santorino has knocked Reid down with a huge combo! Santorino steps away and waves a wobbly Reid back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Reid is rocked!
It looks like Samir Reid has been cut.
Are you kidding me?! Santorino ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Reid clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Santorino!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Spears (ranked 1836 p4p, 1323 weight class) and Jake Walton (ranked 236 p4p, 170 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Spears!
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, Jake Walton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Spears misses its intended target.
Brandon Spears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spears throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spears swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Walton counters with a nice uppercut.
Spears wants to clinch up but Walton keeps it at a distance.
Walton moves out of range of the strikes.
Spears has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Spears misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walton! But no joy.
Walton keeps the fight on the outside.
Walton avoids the body shot from Spears.
Despite the aggression on Walton's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spears pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spears tries to clinch there but Walton circles away.
Walton blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walton backs up against the cage.
Spears gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walton avoids the elbow strike from Spears, against the cage.
Walton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Spears to keep the fight standing.
Walton takes an elbow to the temple.
Walton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Spears to keep the fight standing.
Walton decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spears has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Walton to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Spears is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Walton pulls down on the head and he's put Spears to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jake Walton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marques Roy (ranked 460 p4p, 4729 weight class) and Deon Jeffries (ranked 61 p4p, 464 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marques Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Deon Jeffries!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeffries throws a head kick that misses.
Roy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jeffries misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jeffries closes the distance but Roy moves to the side
and Roy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jeffries won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Roy working the ground and pound.
Roy controls the position.
Jeffries taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jeffries takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Roy slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy in side control, throwing shots but Jeffries defends.
Roy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jeffries is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jeffries is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Roy just content to control the position.
Roy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jeffries being controlled for a moment.
Roy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jeffries for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Roy 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.
Roy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The strikes coming from Roy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Roy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jeffries down.
Roy lands an elbow.
Jeffries taking punishment in the form of punches.
Roy tries to score with some ground and pound. Jeffries controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Roy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Roy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jeffries seems a little lost for a moment, as Roy dominates the positioning.
An elbow from Roy crashes against the mat.
The referee asks Roy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Roy prefers to stall for the moment though.
Roy landing strikes.
Jeffries taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jeffries takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy is chipping away with strikes.
Roy landing strikes.
Roy lands some shots froms side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeffries is being controlled here.
Roy lands some shots froms side control.
Roy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Roy controlling from side mount.
Roy is putting a hurting on Jeffries here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jeffries looks winded!
Roy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jeffries takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marques Roy dominated that round.
That's time! Roy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jeffries with a poor takedown
and Roy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jeffries!
Roy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jeffries can do to turn this around?
Roy scoring with punches from side control.
Jeffries really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roy staying calm.
Roy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Roy lands a nice forearm strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeffries taking a bit of punishment here - Roy scoring with strikes.
Roy working the body and head with strikes.
Jeffries is letting Roy control him for a moment.
Jeffries on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy lands an elbow.
Roy slows the pace down.
Roy continues to stall.
Roy working the head and body with strikes.
Roy controls the position from side control.
Jeffries on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jeffries is breathing heavily.
Roy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Roy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jeffries taking a bit of punishment here - Roy scoring with strikes.
Roy working the ground and pound.
Roy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jeffries down.
Roy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roy working the body and head with strikes.
Roy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Roy looks up at the clock and then as Jeffries takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Roy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jeffries is rocked!
Marques Roy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roy lands a nice forearm strike.
Jeffries is still in real trouble! Can Roy finish him?
Roy grinds an elbow into Jeffries's temple.
Roy grinds an elbow into Jeffries's temple.
Jeffries takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jeffries will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Roy has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jeffries!
Roy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jeffries seems to have recovered his senses.
Roy landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Jeffries that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jeffries is bucking up trying to escape but Roy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeffries is in a horrible position here. Roy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Roy is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Jeffries goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Roy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marques Roy!
After winning the bout, Marques Roy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Deon Jeffries had this to say: 'I’ll be back better stronger and faster you bastards.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manno Kopitar (ranked 5136 p4p, 391 weight class) and David Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 51 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Manno Kopitar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Snake!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopitar shoots in and drives through. Snake sprawls well.
Kopitar misses with a takedown attempt - Snake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Snake blocks a head kick by Kopitar.
Snake tries to counter with a clinch but Kopitar shakes him off and moves away.
Manno Kopitar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kopitar just misses with a punch to the body.
Kopitar throws a body kick that misses.
Snake moves into the clinch successfully.
Kopitar has Snake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Snake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manno Kopitar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Kopitar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snake jumps into guard, dragging Kopitar to the mat.
Snake has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kopitar doesn't defend quickly enough and Snake has managed to lock this one up! Can Kopitar escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Snake on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Snake!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Larry LeFell (ranked 1223 p4p, 1806 weight class) and Gus Jackson (ranked 155 p4p, 232 weight class). Gus Jackson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Larry LeFell!
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, Gus Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeFell throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as LeFell stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Jackson follows into mount!
LeFell is rocked!
 It looks like Larry LeFell has been cut.
LeFell working to try and regain half guard.
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!
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jackson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But LeFell has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from LeFell!
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
LeFell postures up.
LeFell throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. LeFell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. LeFell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
LeFell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeFell throws a big elbow that misses.
LeFell throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
LeFell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
LeFell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jackson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
LeFell wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
LeFell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. LeFell eventually gives up the hold.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeFell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jackson trying to control but LeFell postures up.
LeFell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
LeFell trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but LeFell postures up.
LeFell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
LeFell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
LeFell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but LeFell is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
LeFell looking to pass the guard.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Jackson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
LeFell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson is looking to control LeFell's arms but LeFell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jackson has his back to the cage.
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from LeFell.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry LeFell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
LeFell forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson trying to stall but LeFell improves his position.
LeFell goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
LeFell misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
LeFell closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
LeFell can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Jackson pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
LeFell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
LeFell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
LeFell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LeFell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
LeFell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
Jackson is trying to keep LeFell in close.
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.
Jackson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control LeFell haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
LeFell preventing the sweep.
LeFell tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
LeFell throws a big right hand that misses.
LeFell content to stall in guard here.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but LeFell is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson is trying to keep LeFell in close.
LeFell trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to sweep here but LeFell controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
LeFell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
LeFell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
LeFell wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
Jackson is looking to control LeFell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
LeFell wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
LeFell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
LeFell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeFell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. LeFell eventually gives up the hold.
LeFell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
LeFell is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
Jackson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
LeFell wants to advance to full mount but Jackson doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry LeFell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Larry LeFell's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
LeFell throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but LeFell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson tries to pull guard but LeFell holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
LeFell is trying to drag Jackson to the mat but Jackson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeFell is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeFell misses with a short punch on the inside.
LeFell has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jackson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
LeFell is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jackson trying to control the position but LeFell manages to sink in the hooks.
Jackson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from LeFell.
LeFell controlling well, preventing Jackson from escaping the position.
Jackson trying to control but not successfully.
LeFell looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Jackson taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Larry LeFell!
During a confident post fight interview, Larry LeFell 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago De Lima (ranked 2884 p4p, 1125 weight class) and Scott Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 146 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Potter!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by De Lima.
De Lima fails to land with a series of punches.
Potter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Potter defending well as De Lima loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from De Lima does no damage.
De Lima misses with a double jab.
De Lima lands a jab to Potter's midsection.
Potter looks to score with a jab to the body but De Lima is just out of range.
Potter misses the shot to the body.
De Lima throws a leg kick that misses.
De Lima misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Lima misses with an uppercut
and Potter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Potter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Lima seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De Lima throws a front kick that sends Potter stumbling back into the cage.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Potter misses the target.
Potter lands a jab to De Lima's midsection.
De Lima throws an off balance right hand
letting Potter counter with a right hand.
Potter scores with a hook to the body. De Lima takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Potter's coach down at Freaky Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Potter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Potter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Lima throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Lima throws a sloppy head kick and Potter moves out of range easily.
De Lima throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Lima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Potter throws a nice looking combination but De Lima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Lima thuds his right hand into Potter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Potter connects with a body shot.
De Lima throws a lazy head kick
and Potter counters with a nice uppercut.
De Lima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Potter.
De Lima is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Potter.
Potter lands with a nice body punch.
Potter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Potter clobbers De Lima with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Potter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Lima doesn't seem bothered though.
De Lima throws a poor cross that misses
and Potter counters with a nice body shot.
De Lima throws a body shot but no joy.
Potter clinches.
Potter lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Lima backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Potter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Lima can't break the clinch.
De Lima is trying to force a seperation but Potter has the dominant position.
Potter gets through De Lima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Potter pushes De Lima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Potter.
De Lima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Potter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Potter.
Potter scores with a hook to the body.
Potter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Potter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Potter lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Lima backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Potter.
Potter works on De Lima's body with a couple of short punches.
Potter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Potter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Potter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Potter.
A short right from Potter on the inside.
De Lima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Potter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Lima or not.
Potter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Lima backwards.
Potter lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Potter.
Potter lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Potter as the two fighters clinch.
Potter lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Lima backwards.
Potter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potter lands a hook that snaps the head of De Lima backwards.
De Lima is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Potter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh De Lima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Potter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Potter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Potter presses De Lima against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Potter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Lima or not.
De Lima seems to have got his legs back now.
Potter lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter lands a left hand.
De Lima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Lima working hard to break the clinch.
De Lima takes a shot to the head.
Potter pushes De Lima against the cage. Potter is working some dirty boxing. Potter pushes off with a quick right hook! De Lima goes down! De Lima tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Potter moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Potter!
A less than humble Scott Potter misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Arlin (ranked 462 p4p, 3913 weight class) and Gerald Babatunde (ranked 62 p4p, 422 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 8 - 5 - 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gerald Babatunde!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlin lands a jab to the nose.
Babatunde takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arlin lands with an overhand left.
Babatunde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arlin.
Babatunde walks into a straight right hand from Arlin.
Babatunde gets tackled into the cage by Arlin. Arlin maintains the clinch.
Babatunde tries to break free but Arlin pushes him back against the cage.
Arlin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Babatunde is rocked!
Arlin lands with a left to the head.
Babatunde is still on wobbly legs! Can Arlin finish him?
Arlin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arlin pushes Babatunde against the cage. Arlin is working some dirty boxing. Arlin pushes off with a quick right hook! Babatunde goes down! Babatunde tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Arlin moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Arlin!
Jean Arlin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Filip Petrovic (ranked 2937 p4p, 778 weight class) and Lawson Serrano (ranked 0 p4p, 103 weight class). Petrovic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Peachkica-Eagles Nest. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Filip Petrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lawson Serrano!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovic clinches.
Petrovic is trying to trip Serrano. He has hold of a leg but Serrano is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Petrovic persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Serrano wants to sweep but no luck.
Petrovic throwing strikes but missing.
Petrovic won't allow Serrano to sweep him here.
Serrano keeping moving, preventing Petrovic from controlling successfully.
Serrano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Petrovic.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serrano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serrano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Petrovic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Petrovic wants to control from the top but Serrano keeps moving.
Serrano looking for a guillotine here but Petrovic defends easily.
Serrano wants to sweep here but Petrovic controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic chips away with some ground and pound.
Serrano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Serrano wants to sweep here but Petrovic controlling him for the moment.
Petrovic stands up over Serrano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Petrovic preventing the sweep.
Petrovic is working Serrano over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Serrano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Petrovic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Serrano keeping moving, preventing Petrovic from controlling successfully.
Serrano wants to sweep but no luck.
Serrano has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Petrovic has passed into side control.
Serrano is looking for a sweep.
Petrovic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serrano is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Petrovic off and has taken his back!
Serrano throwing damaging strikes from the back! Petrovic could be in trouble here!
Serrano biding his time, looking for the opening.
Serrano scores with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serrano misses with an elbow to the head.
Petrovic trying to control the hands but Serrano breaks the grip.
Serrano missing with strikes from the back.
Serrano is looking to control Petrovic but Petrovic is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Serrano thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Serrano.
Serrano throwing sloppy strikes.
Petrovic is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Serrano is punishing Petrovic with some ground and pound.
Serrano is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Petrovic up.
Serrano is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Petrovic. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Serrano lands with a hammerfist to the side of Petrovic's head.
Petrovic tries to break free.
Serrano landing with strikes.
Petrovic covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Serrano lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A helpless look comes across Petrovic 's face. He knows he's trapped as Serrano lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lawson Serrano!
In his post fight interview, Lawson Serrano started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Filip Petrovic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Vucic rigged this, VUCICUUUU PEDERUUUU'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grga Chvarak (ranked 842 p4p, 2111 weight class) and Bear Loman (ranked 114 p4p, 263 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grga Chvarak!
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, Bear Loman!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman throws a jab but it's blocked by Chvarak.
A lazy left from Loman finds it's target.
Loman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Loman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Loman moves into range and clinches up with Chvarak.
Chvarak taking a breather.
Loman tries to throw a body punch but Chvarak avoids it by throwing Loman back against the cage.
Loman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Loman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Loman throws a head punch that misses.
Loman tries a body shot but Chvarak blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chvarak backwards.
Loman lands a right hand.
Chvarak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chvarak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chvarak is trying to force a seperation but Loman has the dominant position.
A short right from Loman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loman throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman scores with a hook to the body.
Chvarak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Loman on the inside.
Chvarak tries a body shot but Loman blocks it.
Loman misses with a punch on the inside.
Loman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Loman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Loman.
Chvarak misses with some punches.
Chvarak breaks the clinch.
Loman misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Chvarak misses the target.
A nice leg kick from Loman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loman scores with a leg kick.
Chvarak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Loman counters with an inside leg kick.
Loman works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chvarak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loman.
Chvarak definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice jab there from Loman.
Loman throws an off balance right hand
and Chvarak counters with a right hand to the body.
Whack! Loman lands a heavy head kick that drops Chvarak. The ref tackles Loman to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Chvarak was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bear Loman!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saul Jackson (ranked 1673 p4p, 1637 weight class) and Adrian Ortiz (ranked 218 p4p, 211 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saul Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Adrian Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ortiz 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.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson checks a low kick from Ortiz.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Ortiz misses with a straight left.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson cracks Ortiz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses the jab.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Ortiz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ortiz loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Ortiz misses with a looping right.
Jackson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortiz.
Jackson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortiz throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Ortiz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortiz. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortiz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz misses with a looping right.
Ortiz throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Ortiz's defenses.
Jackson defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Ortiz swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ortiz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
Jackson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Ortiz swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson slips a jab from Ortiz.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ortiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips a jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ortiz.
Ortiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortiz.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ortiz's head backwards.
Ortiz throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ortiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ortiz lands with a good body shot.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ortiz's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Ortiz with an uppercut!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Jackson 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.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson slips under a jab from Ortiz.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Ortiz misses the jab.
Ortiz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
A swing and a miss from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a looping left.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz misses the shot to the body.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ortiz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortiz can do to turn this around?
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson jabs Ortiz right on the nose. Ortiz blinks but takes it well.
Saul Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ortiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
A little jabbing left from Ortiz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Saul Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson moves out of range as Ortiz strikes.
Ortiz shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.
Ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ortiz in his tracks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ortiz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jackson has got the better of the exchanges.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
Jackson tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
Jackson misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
Ortiz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ortiz tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Ortiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Ortiz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Ortiz slips the punch.
Ortiz punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Ortiz.
A big left from Jackson misses.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Ortiz didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Ortiz. Beautiful body shot.
Ortiz misses with a looping left.
A big right from Ortiz misses.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Ortiz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson cracks Ortiz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Ortiz throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortiz scores with a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson cracks Ortiz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Ortiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ortiz lands a nice shot that snaps Jackson's head back.
A swing and a miss from Ortiz.
Jackson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson scores with a jab. Ortiz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson lands with a cross.
Ortiz moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Ortiz misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ortiz in his tracks.
Ortiz misses with a straight right.
Ortiz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Ortiz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Ortiz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ortiz cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ortiz! But no joy.
Jackson throws a leg kick that misses.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Adrian Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Jackson.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ortiz on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Ortiz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A countering left hand to the body from Ortiz misses.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson slips under a jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz swings widly with a right hand
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Ortiz throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Ortiz cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Jackson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson glances at the clock... BAM! Ortiz nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Jackson crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Jackson is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adrian Ortiz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Declan McCoy (ranked 82 p4p, 5836 weight class) and Gottfried Guttenburg (ranked 9 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Declan McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gottfried Guttenburg!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guttenburg misses with a left hand
and McCoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Gottfried Guttenburg has been cut.
McCoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Guttenburg with a jab.
McCoy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Guttenburg slips under a jab from McCoy.
Guttenburg swings widly with a right hand
and McCoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCoy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
McCoy misses the jab.
Guttenburg swings widly with a right hand
letting McCoy counter with a right hand.
Guttenburg throws a right hand that misses
and McCoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCoy throws out a loose jab but Guttenburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Guttenburg - just one landing.
Guttenburg misses with a hook
and McCoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guttenburg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guttenburg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Gottfried Guttenburg's cut even more.
Guttenburg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCoy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCoy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Guttenburg misses with a double jab
and McCoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guttenburg misses with a right hand
and McCoy counters with a nice body shot.
Guttenburg looks winded!
Guttenburg scores with a jab to the head.
McCoy feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Guttenburg crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Declan McCoy!
A very excited looking Declan McCoy 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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