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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Island (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by Ghostface Killah - The Champ. Island has chosen party in usa 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Floyd Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Island!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Island moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Island circles away quickly and effectively.
Island closes the distance but Stark moves to the side
letting Stark counter with a right hand.
A combination from Stark does no damage.
Stark has a takedown stuffed.
Stark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stark circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stark counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stark perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Island tries to roll over but Stark keeps him under control.
Stark with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Island wants to get back to his feet.
Stark content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Floyd Stark.
Stark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Stark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Island looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stark is one step ahead there.
Island is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stark is controlling him.
Stark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stark sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stark prevents Island from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Island trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Island wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Stark manages to pass to side control.
Stark throwing shots but Island is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stark sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Island punching from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stark in particular looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stark stops Island from getting back to his feet.
Stark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Island is holding on to half guard well.
Stark controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Floyd Stark just wasn't active enough.
Stark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Island pinned against the cage. Island gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Stark dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Island stuffs the takedown attempt from Stark. Stark gets slowly back to his feet.
Stark misses with a two punch combination.
Island is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Island throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stark was covering up waiting for the punch and Island finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Island won't allow Stark to sweep him here.
Stark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Island throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stark is on top in guard.
Island is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Island has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stark regains guard immediately.
Stark might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Island lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Island throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Island with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stark wants to sweep but no luck.
Island being controlled here momentarily.
Island is looking to stand up but Stark won't let him.
Island with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Island pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stark pulls Island in close to prevent any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Floyd Stark wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Island scores with a takedown into Stark's guard.
Stark has a closed guard, preventing Island from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Island throws an elbow that misses. Stark uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Island's guard. Nice move by Stark!
Stark showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Island is looking to stand up but Stark isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Island looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Island showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Island displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stark.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Stark enables Island to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stark manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Christian Island has got the better of the ground game so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stark is on top in guard.
Island can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stark controls the pace.
Stark is standing up over Island. Island looks to escape but Stark dives into side control.
Island is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Stark taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Island is looking to regain half guard here but Stark keeps moving and retains side control.
Island is trying to escape the position but Stark is controlling the position.
Island is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Stark is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Island tries to improve his position but instead Stark has taken his back!
Stark biding his time, looking for the opening.
Island wants to escape the position.
Stark missing with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Island right now.
Island trying to get back to his feet but Stark is in full control for now.
Island is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Island trying to get back to his feet but Stark is in full control for now.
Stark is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Island for as long as he can get away with.
Stark has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Floyd Stark wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Island tries to clinch but Stark moves away
and Stark counters with a left and a right that stings Island.
Island is rocked!
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Island circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Island closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stark quickly recovers to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stark has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Stark!
Floyd Stark decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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