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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Gangsta Gangsta as his entrance music. The key to victory for Carlos Diaz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nate Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gonzalez scores with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Gonzalez pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gonzalez to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Diaz is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gonzalez pulls down on the head and he's put Diaz to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nate Gonzalez!
Nate Gonzalez took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I aint surprised motherfukers. Good fignt lil homie, but I know that I'm the best 155 pounder in the world and aint no scrub coming up to 55 to beat me. It just aint gon happen. I wanna thank my brother Nick who just whooped some ass his damn self, my team back home at 10th Planet LOD, my boxing coa'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thom Fathead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arslan Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thom Fathead could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arslan Rashid's chin.
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thom Fathead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arslan Rashid!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fathead with a hook.
Fathead throws a body punch but Rashid moves out of range.
Rashid tries to counter with a clinch but Fathead shakes him off and moves away.
A head kick misses from Rashid.
Fathead lands a really nice looking cross but Rashid seems unphased.
Fathead throws a series of punches but Rashid avoids them all with ease.
As Fathead backs off Rashid throws a huge counter combo but Fathead manages to avoid it all.
Fathead lands a jab to the nose.
Rashid is rocked!
Rashid walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Fathead swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thom Fathead!
Thom Fathead tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Walk like a camel- Southern Culture on the Skids as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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260 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Tarik Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Slice.
Slice lands a nice hook to Jackson's body. Jackson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slice throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slice keeps working.
Slice is looking for a sweep.
Jackson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson wants to control the pace but Slice is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jackson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
Jackson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jackson looking to isolate an arm here. Slice doesn't see it coming and as Jackson extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Jackson!
In his post fight interview, Sam Jackson gave a big smile as he said 'Woooooooo wee. Little Debbie, Little Debbie, I'm coming on home baby, cuz you make me wanna walk like a camel!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Trie Tadeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kai Trie Tadeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chance Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Tadeo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tadeo blocks the body kick.
A quick step to the side and Tadeo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett throws a lazy right hand but Tadeo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Tadeo misses the target.
Bennett throws a jab when Tadeo was well out of range.
Tadeo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tadeo throws a hook but Bennett blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bennett! But no joy.
Tadeo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bennett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tadeo.
Tadeo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tadeo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadeo blocks the body kick.
Tadeo connects with a single shot there.
Tadeo loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.
Tadeo lands a left and a right that send Bennett crashing to the mat, dazed. Tadeo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bennett is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadeo throws a shot to the body.
Bennett is still on wobbly legs! Can Tadeo finish him?
Bennett slips under a jab from Tadeo.
Bennett throws out a counter right but Tadeo avoids it with no problem.
Tadeo drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bennett right on the button. Bennett goes down! Tadeo follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Tadeo gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Trie Tadeo!
Our winner, Kai Trie Tadeo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mahti Mahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Kulina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahti Mahti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mahti Mahti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nate Kulina!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulina takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kulina misses with a takedown
letting Mahti counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulina. Mahti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahti digs a good hook to Kulina's body.
Oooooh!!! Mahti has knocked Kulina down with a huge combo! Mahti steps away and waves a wobbly Kulina back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kulina is rocked!
It looks like Nate Kulina has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulina gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mahti counters with a nice body shot.
Kulina is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahti finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Mahti! Kulina is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mahti Mahti!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gleb Zheglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpha Straken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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186 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gleb Zheglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alpha Straken!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zheglov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Straken manages to avoid it.
Zheglov tries to move into range but Straken moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Straken throws a hook to the side of Zheglov's head but Zheglov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zheglov looks to score with a jab to the body but Straken is just out of range.
It seemed like Straken was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zheglov avoids the body shot from Straken.
Zheglov lands a nice hook to Straken's body. Straken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zheglov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zheglov misses with a looping right.
Zheglov throws a body punch but Straken moves out of range.
Zheglov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Straken. Straken circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zheglov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Zheglov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Straken connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Straken works the jab nicely.
Zheglov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Straken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Straken lands with an overhand left.
Straken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zheglov.
Straken's coach down at Triton MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Straken's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zheglov throws a hook but Straken avoids it easily.
Straken doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Straken is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zheglov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Straken's head.
Zheglov works Straken's body with a nice hook.
Zheglov looks to score with a jab to the body but Straken is just out of range.
Zheglov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Straken.
Zheglov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zheglov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zheglov throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Straken to counter with a crisp jab.
Zheglov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Straken moves away.
Straken misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Straken misses the jab.
Straken takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zheglov misses with the combination.
Straken throws out a counter right but Zheglov avoids it with no problem.
Straken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Straken throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Straken misses with a hook.
Straken throws out a loose jab but Zheglov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Straken forces Zheglov back against the cage and clinches.
Straken tries to throw a body punch but Zheglov avoids it by throwing Straken back against the cage.
Zheglov lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Straken fails to land.
Zheglov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Straken misses with some punches.
Straken blocking some punches.
Zheglov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Straken misses the jab.
Straken might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters circling - Zheglov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Straken throws out a counter right but Zheglov avoids it with no problem.
Straken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zheglov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Straken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Straken pushes Zheglov up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zheglov.
Straken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Straken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zheglov breaks the clinch.
Zheglov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A cross from Straken lands.
Zheglov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Straken back to the cage. Zheglov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Straken thuds his right hand into Zheglov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zheglov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zheglov cracks a nice hook into Straken's ribs.
Straken thuds his right hand into Zheglov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Straken rushes Zheglov and presses him up against the cage.
Zheglov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Straken misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zheglov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Straken prevents a body shot from Zheglov.
Straken is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zheglov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zheglov lands a nice uppercut.
Zheglov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Straken or not.
Straken swings wildly with an uppercut but Zheglov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zheglov has Straken pressed against the cage, preventing Straken from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zheglov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zheglov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Straken under the eye.
Straken slips under a jab.
Zheglov slips under a jab from Straken.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Straken ducks under a wild hook from Zheglov.
Zheglov swings for the body but Straken moves out of range.
Straken moves into the clinch.
Zheglov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gleb Zheglov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zheglov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Straken.
Zheglov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zheglov throws a hook to the side of Straken's head but Straken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Straken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Straken misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Zheglov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Straken misses with a straight left.
Zheglov throws out a loose jab but Straken uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Straken! But no joy.
Straken moves out of range as Zheglov strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Zheglov misses the target.
Zheglov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Straken.
Zheglov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zheglov moves out of range as Straken strikes.
Zheglov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Straken moves away.
Straken scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zheglov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Straken on the side of the head.
Gleb Zheglov is winning the standup battle so far.
Straken misses with a left hand
letting Zheglov counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zheglov looks to score with a jab to the body but Straken is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Zheglov.
Zheglov lands a two punch combo.
Straken moves out of range of the strikes.
Straken misses with a looping left.
Zheglov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Zheglov misses.
A big left from Zheglov misses.
Zheglov slips a jab from Straken.
Straken looks to throw the jab but Zheglov is out of range.
Zheglov throwing a counter right hand but Straken manages to avoid it.
Straken on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zheglov throws a body punch but Straken moves out of range.
Straken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zheglov.
Straken takes a swing at Zheglov's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straken with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Zheglov. Beautiful body shot.
Zheglov misses with a body shot
and Straken makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Straken looks to score with a jab to the body but Zheglov is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Straken.
Straken is looking for the big counter here.
Zheglov with a jab.
Zheglov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Straken.
Zheglov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Straken.
Straken throws the left hand but Zheglov avoids the punch easily.
Straken throws out a loose jab but Zheglov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Straken loads up on a big right hand but Zheglov slips the punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Straken misses with a left hand
and Zheglov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zheglov missing with a left hand there. Straken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Zheglov misses.
Straken now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alpha Straken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Straken swings for the body but Zheglov moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Straken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zheglov.
Zheglov looks to land a right hand but Straken moved out of range.
Straken lands a head shot.
Straken avoids the body shot from Zheglov.
Straken throws an off balance right hand
and Zheglov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zheglov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Straken slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Straken is looking to clinch.
Zheglov misses with a body shot.
Zheglov misses with a left hand
and Straken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Straken gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zheglov.
Straken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zheglov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Straken.
Zheglov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Straken throws the left hand but Zheglov avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Straken takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zheglov throws a jab when Straken was well out of range.
Straken looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zheglov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Straken rushes Zheglov and presses him up against the cage.
Gleb Zheglov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zheglov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Straken.
Straken is breathing heavily.
Zheglov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zheglov misses with a body shot.
Zheglov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A decent looking cross lands there for Zheglov.
Zheglov throws out a loose jab but Straken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zheglov throws a shot to the body.
Straken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zheglov.
Zheglov misses with a hook.
Straken looks to clinch
and Zheglov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zheglov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gleb Zheglov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Straken takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Straken lands with an overhand left.
Zheglov loads up on a big right hand but Straken slips the punch.
Zheglov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zheglov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Straken misses with a hook. Zheglov ducked under it nicely.
Straken tries to close the distance and clinch but Zheglov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Zheglov. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Straken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Straken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Straken misses with a hook.
A jab from Zheglov does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Straken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zheglov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Zheglov misses.
Straken lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Straken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Straken misses with an uppercut
and Zheglov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zheglov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Straken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zheglov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Straken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zheglov.
Zheglov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Straken counters with a nice uppercut.
Straken tests Zheglov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zheglov throws a body shot but no joy.
Zheglov ducks under a wild hook from Straken.
A decent looking cross lands there for Straken.
Straken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zheglov moves away.
It looked like Zheglov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Straken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Straken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Straken throws a looping overhand right but Zheglov ducks down to avoid it.
Straken looks to land a left hand but Zheglov moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Zheglov.
Straken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Straken scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Straken misses with a hook.
Straken misses with an uppercut
and Zheglov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zheglov catches Straken with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Straken moves out of range of the strikes.
Zheglov drops Straken with a beautiful combination! Straken stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Zheglov is looking for the KO!
Straken is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Zheglov.
Straken is still on wobbly legs! Can Zheglov finish him?
Straken drops his hands momentarily. Zheglov doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Straken staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Straken doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gleb Zheglov!
A victorious Gleb Zheglov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Altin Patriot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noam Zinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zinn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rage Against The Machine - Testify. Altin Patriot has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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136 lbs
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145 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Altin Patriot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noam Zinn!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patriot gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zinn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Patriot controls Zinn momentarily but Zinn frees himself.
Zinn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zinn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Patriot will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zinn has gone for a leg lock! Patriot slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zinn's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zinn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zinn is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Patriot rolls with it to try and escape but Zinn cranks on the arm and Patriot is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Noam Zinn!
After the fight, Noam Zinn was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Enkamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spanky Hamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spanky Hamm has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesse Enkamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Spanky Hamm!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enkamp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Enkamp fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hamm just manages to avoid it.
Enkamp slips a jab and a cross from Hamm.
Hamm misses with an uppercut.
Hamm throws a predictable looking body shot
and Enkamp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hamm's knee momentarily.
Hamm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Enkamp counters with a body kick that stops Hamm in his tracks momentarily.
Hamm misses with a combination
and Enkamp counters with a nice body kick.
Hamm throws a poor cross that misses
and Enkamp counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Hamm misses
and Enkamp counters with a body kick.
Enkamp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hamm throws out the jab.
Hamm throws an off balance right hand
and Enkamp counters with a low kick, right behind Hamm 's knee.
Hamm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamm misses with an uppercut
and Enkamp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hamm misses with a left hand
and Enkamp counters with an outside leg kick.
Hamm misses the body punch
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
Hamm throws a right hand that misses
and Enkamp counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hamm is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hamm misses with an uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick.
Hamm has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hamm looks to score with a jab to the body but Enkamp is just out of range.
Hamm misses with an uppercut. Enkamp saw that one coming.
Enkamp looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hamm misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick.
Hamm takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hamm misses with a double jab
and Enkamp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hamm looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamm swings away with a body shot that misses
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
Hamm misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hamm misses with a double jab
and Enkamp counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice body kick from Enkamp.
Hamm throws an off balance right hand
and Enkamp counters with a good low kick that Hamm was not able to check.
Hamm throws a lazy uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hamm's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamm misses with a jab to the body
and Enkamp counters with a solid body kick.
Hamm swings widly with a right hand
and Enkamp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Enkamp slips a jab and a cross from Hamm.
Hamm is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hamm swings widly with a right hand
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
Hamm misses with an uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a good low kick that Hamm was not able to check.
Hamm misses with an uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a head kick. That will keep Hamm thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hamm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Enkamp counters with an inside leg kick.
Hamm misses with an uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hamm's knee momentarily.
Hamm has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Enkamp.
Enkamp moves out of range as Hamm strikes.
Enkamp lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hamm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
Hamm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Enkamp.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamm misses with a two punch combination.
Enkamp looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Enkamp lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Enkamp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hamm misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Enkamp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hamm's knee momentarily.
Hamm misses with a combination
and Enkamp counters with a body kick.
Enkamp connects with a high kick.
Hamm throws a sloppy body shot
and Enkamp counters with an outside leg kick.
Hamm misses with a combination
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Enkamp dominated that round.
That's time! Enkamp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Enkamp. Hamm shrugs it off though.
Hamm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Enkamp circles away quickly and effectively.
Enkamp fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hamm just manages to avoid it.
Hamm throws a nice looking combination but Enkamp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Enkamp counters with a quick kick to the body but Hamm blocks it.
Spanky Hamm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamm misses with a left hand
and Enkamp counters with a big head kick but Hamm shrugs it off.
Hamm throws a poor cross that misses
and Enkamp counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hamm might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Enkamp has got the better of the exchanges.
Hamm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Enkamp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hamm misses with an uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Enkamp lands with a kick to the temple. Hamm shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hamm misses with a lunging right hand
and Enkamp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hamm's knee momentarily.
Hamm is breathing heavily.
Enkamp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enkamp scores with a nice body kick.
That kick from Enkamp tenderised Hamm's leg. Hamm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Enkamp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamm.
Enkamp quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hamm misses with a body punch
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick.
Enkamp seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jesse Enkamp is winning the standup battle so far.
Hamm misses with a left hand
and Enkamp counters with a low kick, right behind Hamm 's knee.
A slapping leg kick lands for Enkamp.
Hamm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Enkamp counters with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Enkamp.
Enkamp scores with a kick to the midsection.
Enkamp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamm can do to turn this around?
Enkamp buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Enkamp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamm misses with a left hand
and Enkamp counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Enkamp lands a head kick. Hamm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Enkamp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hamm.
Hamm throws a poor cross that misses
and Enkamp counters with a low kick, right behind Hamm 's knee.
Hamm misses with a shot to the body
and Enkamp counters with an outside leg kick.
Hamm misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Enkamp counters with a body kick that stops Hamm in his tracks momentarily.
Enkamp connects with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamm. Enkamp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamm swings widly with a right hand
and Enkamp counters with a body kick.
Enkamp throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hamm misses with a lunging right hand
and Enkamp counters with a thumping low kick.
Hamm swings away with a body shot that misses
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick.
Enkamp connects with a solid leg kick.
Enkamp connects with a leg kick. Hamm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Enkamp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hamm's sensitive parts.
Enkamp slips a jab from Hamm.
It appears Enkamp was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hamm's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hamm misses with a right hand
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick.
Hamm misses with a left hand
and Enkamp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Enkamp throws a leg kick which misses Hamm's front leg but catches the back leg as Hamm tries to avoid it.
Spanky Hamm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamm misses with a body shot.
Enkamp thinks about countering with a body kick.
Enkamp thumps Hamm with a low kick.
Enkamp explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hamm cracks a nice hook into Enkamp's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamm looks to land a left hand but Enkamp moved out of range nicely.
Hamm swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Enkamp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hamm misses with an uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a low kick, right behind Hamm 's knee.
Hamm misses the body punch
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick.
Enkamp moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Enkamp dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hamm misses with a right hand
and Enkamp counters with an inside leg kick.
Hamm throws a poor cross that misses
and Enkamp counters with a solid body kick.
Hamm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
Hamm misses with a lunging right hand
and Enkamp counters with a nice kick to the body.
Enkamp thumps Hamm with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hamm crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Enkamp - the referee stops the clock and Hamm gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Enkamp. Hamm manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Enkamp cracks the inside of Hamm's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Enkamp. Enkamp obviously looking to wear him down.
Enkamp lands with a slapping head kick.
Hamm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hamm swings widly with a right hand
and Enkamp counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hamm throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Enkamp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Enkamp. Hamm shrugs it off though.
Enkamp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hamm throws a lazy uppercut
and Enkamp counters with a low kick, right behind Hamm 's knee.
Enkamp scores with a spinning back kick!
Enkamp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hamm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Enkamp was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamm.
Enkamp throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Enkamp lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hamm misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Enkamp counters with a good, hard body kick but Hamm shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Enkamp.
Hamm throws an off balance right hand
and Enkamp counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Enkamp feints and then cracks Hamm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hamm down.
Hamm throws a right hand that misses
and Enkamp finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hamm misses with a shot to the body
and Enkamp counters with an outside leg kick.
Hamm throws a predictable looking body shot
and Enkamp counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Enkamp. That's going to slow Hamm down.
Nice body kick there by Enkamp.
Enkamp thows a body kick. Hamm tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hamm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Enkamp finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hamm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Enkamp. Enkamp obviously looking to wear him down.
Enkamp scores with a kick to the body.
Hamm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Enkamp counters with an outside leg kick.
Enkamp connects with a high kick.
Enkamp cracks the inside of Hamm's front leg.
Hamm throws a lazy right hand but Enkamp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Enkamp.
Hamm misses with a hook
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Spanky Hamm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A thudding body kick lands there by Enkamp!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Enkamp scores with a head kick. Hamm tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamm misses the body punch
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
Hamm throws a right hand that misses
and Enkamp counters with a low kick, right behind Hamm 's knee.
Hamm misses with a left hand
and Enkamp counters with a good low kick that Hamm was not able to check.
Hamm throws an off balance right hand
and Enkamp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Enkamp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hamm misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Enkamp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hamm's knee momentarily.
Hamm throws a lazy right hand but Enkamp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Enkamp quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Enkamp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Enkamp has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Enkamp!
After winning the bout, Jesse Enkamp thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Walton Kunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunz comes to the cage accompanied by Dutchland Heil. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Walton Kunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tobias Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kunz's head.
Marshall looks to land a left hand but Kunz moved out of range nicely.
Kunz tries to counter with a takedown but Marshall is quick to defend against it.
Kunz walks into a straight right hand from Marshall.
Marshall throws a lazy right hand but Kunz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marshall has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Marshall throws an overhand right that lands on Kunz's shoulder, as Kunz tries to avoid the shot.
Kunz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Marshall manages to circle out of the way.
Kunz cracks Marshall with a good jab.
Marshall throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kunz to counter with a crisp jab.
Kunz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marshall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marshall swings widly with a right hand
and Kunz counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marshall.
Marshall working aggressively here.
Marshall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kunz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marshall to keep the fight standing.
Marshall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kunz backwards.
Kunz jumps guard but Marshall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kunz has been working on his balance at Rabid Dog, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Marshall.
Marshall scores with a shot to the side of Kunz's head.
Marshall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marshall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marshall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marshall gets underhooks to prevent Kunz's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walton Kunz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kunz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marshall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marshall misses with the head strike.
Kunz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshall's elbow.
Kunz is trying to drag Marshall to the mat but Marshall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marshall lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marshall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 nice right hand lands inside from Marshall.
Marshall working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Marshall.
Marshall swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall misses with the head strike.
Marshall swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marshall scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marshall.
Still in the clinch, Marshall scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kunz.
Marshall scores with a shot to the side of Kunz's head.
Marshall throws a head punch that misses.
Marshall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kunz tries to pull guard but Marshall holds him up against the cage and eventually Kunz drops back down to his feet.
Marshall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marshall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marshall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kunz backwards.
Kunz is rocked!
Kunz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marshall gets through Kunz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Kunz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marshall gets through Kunz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marshall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kunz backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marshall.
A short right from Marshall on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marshall.
Kunz pulls guard.
Marshall stands up and waves to Kunz to follow him.
Marshall circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Kunz to the canvas! Kunz doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Marshall keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Marshall!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Lobtov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Peter Potter has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Potter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrey Lobtov!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Potter misses the target.
And Lobtov tries to counter it with a takedown but Potter pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lobtov throws a right hand that misses
and Potter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lobtov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Potter counter with a right hand.
Potter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lobtov.
Lobtov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lobtov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lobtov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Potter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Potter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Highland CT & Spar in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobtov looks to throw the jab but Potter is out of range.
Lobtov misses with a takedown
letting Potter counter with a right hand.
Peter Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Lobtov.
Potter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lobtov with the counter takedown but Potter avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lobtov's head.
Lobtov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lobtov is controlling him.
Lobtov passes into half guard.
Lobtov is working for a submission of some sort.
Lobtov stalling.
Lobtov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobtov looking to control but Potter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lobtov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Potter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Potter tries to get out of the position.
Potter tries to buck Lobtov off but he can't manage it.
Lobtov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Potter has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobtov quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Lobtov but it's paid off an Potter is forced to tap! Nice work by Lobtov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrey Lobtov!
Andrey Lobtov is the new welterweight champion!
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