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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Supachai Panya (ranked 4205 p4p, 3585 weight class) and Andrew Ewels (ranked 505 p4p, 439 weight class). Panya kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mocca garden - ผมรักเมื$. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Supachai Panya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Ewels!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewels fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Panya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ewels tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Panya listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Panya ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Panya jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panya moves into the clinch.
Ewels blocks an uppercut.
Panya has a couple of punches blocked by Ewels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panya misses with a punch on the inside.
Ewels jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Panya walks away with a smile on his face. Ewels gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Panya misses with a straight left.
Panya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ewels takes one to the side of the head.
Ewels misses with a takedown attempt
and Ewels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Supachai Panya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Ewels.
Panya throws a lazy right hand but Ewels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ewels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Ewels was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Panya lands with a shot to the body.
Panya cracks Ewels with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ewels is trying hard to land a takedown here. Panya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ewels's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Panya connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ewels scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ewels looks for a takedown but Panya sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panya lunges at Ewels with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ewels's hand.
Supachai Panya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ewels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panya.
Ewels drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Panya defends it well.
Ewels slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Panya as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Panya cracks a nice hook into Ewels's ribs.
A jab from Panya misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewels gets tackled into the cage by Panya. Panya maintains the clinch.
Ewels has Panya pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Panya manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Panya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Panya with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ewels is defended easily by Panya.
Ewels fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Supachai Panya dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ewels shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Panya manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ewels is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Panya wants to stand and escape but Ewels is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panya wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ewels manages to pass to side control.
Panya tries to kick Ewels off in order to stand up. Ewels Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panya is looking to get back to his feet here but Ewels is keeping cool and he's managed to take Panya's back.
Panya is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ewels working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Panya is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Ewels has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Panya taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andrew Ewels!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandy Chai (ranked 3041 p4p, 3186 weight class) and Crazy Horse (ranked 360 p4p, 368 weight class). Sandy Chai has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sandy Chai!
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, Crazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Horse defends it nicely.
Good exchange - Horse coming out on top.
Horse 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.
Horse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Horse catches Chai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chai throws a right and a left that Horse avoids nicely.
Horse cracks Chai with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horse lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chai tries to clinch up but Horse circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Horse was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horse lands with a nice body punch.
Chai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Horse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chai at a distance.
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!
Horse jabs Chai right on the nose. Chai blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Horse tries to sprawl but Chai drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Horse wants to stand back up but Chai manages to pass into side control.
Chai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chai tries for a kimura but Horse is defending well.
Horse is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chai asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Chai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chai has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Chai seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Chai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Horse is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Horse dodges the ground and pound from Chai.
Chai tries for a kimura but Horse is defending well.
Chai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chai is breathing heavily.
Horse parries the strikes from Chai easily there. Chai is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Horse to escape.
Chai misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Horse is pushing Chai's head away, looking to escape. Chai manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chai 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.
Horse wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chai is trying to get an arm triangle but Horse is defending well.
Horse pushes Chai away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chai gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Crazy Horse will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab lands there for Horse.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Horse, as that shot connected.
Horse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sandy Chai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horse connects with a body shot that sends Chai's belly button to the back.
Horse scores with a nice right hand.
Horse uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Horse getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chai walks into a jab.
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!
Horse rushes Chai with punches - Chai moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Chai goes down! Horse follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crazy Horse!
Crazy Horse seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarna Kuiva (ranked 3401 p4p, 2548 weight class) and Remy Gek (ranked 386 p4p, 310 weight class). The key to victory for Jarna Kuiva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jarna Kuiva!
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, Remy Gek!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Gek.
Kuiva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuiva defending well as Gek loads up on a big left hand.
Gek fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuiva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Remy Gek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuiva misses with a straight left.
Gek looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuiva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kuiva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuiva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuiva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Gek.
Gek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuiva staying out of range there.
Gek misses with an uppercut
and Kuiva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gek throws an overhand right that lands on Kuiva's shoulder, as Kuiva tries to avoid the shot.
Gek swings widly with a right hand
and Kuiva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Remy Gek has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gek misses the shot to the body.
Gek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuiva manages to avoid it.
Gek tries a low kick but Kuiva avoids it.
Kuiva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gek misses with a wild combination.
Gek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuiva is looking for a counter combo.
Kuiva moves out of range as Gek throws a body kick.
Gek fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kuiva checks it well.
It looked like Kuiva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuiva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gek.
Kuiva moves out of range of the leg kick from Gek.
Gek is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kuiva.
Gek throws a leg kick
and Kuiva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kuiva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gek moves away.
Kuiva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gek misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kuiva counter with a right hand.
Gek misses with a body kick.
Kuiva cracks Gek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuiva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gek throws a head kick that misses.
Kuiva throwing a counter right hand but Gek manages to avoid it.
Kuiva slips under a jab.
Kuiva avoids the body shot from Gek.
Gek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gek scores with a jab to the head.
Kuiva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gek moves away.
Kuiva lands a body shot.
Gek misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuiva counters with a series of strikes. Gek will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gek looks winded!
Kuiva lunges at Gek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gek's hand.
Gek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva tests Gek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 Gek is rocked!
Gek misses with a lunging right hand
and Gek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gek is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuiva finish him?
Kuiva cracks Gek with a hook to the temple - Gek is on wobbly legs here! Kuiva swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gek falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kuiva wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jarna Kuiva!
During a confident post fight interview, Jarna Kuiva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Zaitoun (ranked 2256 p4p, 3180 weight class) and Thinking Loud (ranked 295 p4p, 391 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Ahmed Zaitoun!
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, Thinking Loud!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaitoun scores with a nice head shot.
Loud looks to land a left hand but Zaitoun moved out of range nicely.
Loud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zaitoun lands the left hand.
Zaitoun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loud.
Loud takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zaitoun moves into the clinch.
Zaitoun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loud backwards.
Zaitoun misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Loud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zaitoun's brow.
Zaitoun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaitoun lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaitoun lands with a short shot to the head.
Loud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Loud throws an elbow that misses.
Loud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Loud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zaitoun blocks a body shot from Loud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loud.
Loud misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zaitoun blocks a body shot from Loud.
Loud working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Zaitoun.
Loud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Loud lands an elbow that stopped Zaitoun in his tracks for a moment.
Loud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Zaitoun on the inside.
Zaitoun misses with a punch on the inside.
Loud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Zaitoun.
Loud throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaitoun.
A short right from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun pushes Loud back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zaitoun scores with a shoulder strike.
Loud misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaitoun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Loud backwards.
Loud misses with the head strike.
Zaitoun working aggressively here.
Loud pushes off an throws an elbow but Zaitoun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Loud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaitoun's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loud tries to work over Zaitoun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Loud tries to throw a body punch but Zaitoun avoids it by throwing Loud back against the cage.
Loud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zaitouns head.
Loud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loud tries a body shot but Zaitoun blocks it.
Zaitoun blocks an elbow strike from Loud.
A short left from Loud.
Loud misses with some punches.
Loud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaitoun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Loud backwards.
Zaitoun lands a left hand.
Loud lands a hook that snaps the head of Zaitoun backwards.
Zaitoun lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Zaitoun.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Loud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zaitoun's brow.
Zaitoun misses with some punches.
Loud lands an elbow inside that Zaitoun shrugs off.
Loud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaitoun avoids a wild elbow strike from Loud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaitoun lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Zaitoun.
Nice body punch from Zaitoun - that landed with a thud.
Zaitoun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Loud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Loud throws an elbow that misses.
Loud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loud digs a right hand into Zaitoun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zaitoun's gas tank.
Loud can't find room to land a body shot as Zaitoun controls the action.
Loud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Loud fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Loud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaitoun.
Zaitoun throws a head punch that misses.
Zaitoun blocks an elbow strike from Loud.
Zaitoun has a couple of punches blocked by Loud.
Loud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaitoun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zaitoun avoids the elbow strike from Loud, against the cage.
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!
Zaitoun lands a hook that snaps the head of Loud backwards.
Zaitoun misses with the head strike.
Zaitoun blocks an uppercut.
Zaitoun gets through Loud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Loud throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zaitoun can't find room to land a body shot as Loud controls the action.
Loud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Zaitoun.
A shot in the inside from Zaitoun.
Loud misses with a punch on the inside.
Loud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zaitouns head.
Loud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaitoun's elbow.
Zaitoun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loud lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaitoun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaitoun avoids the elbow strike from Loud, against the cage.
Loud is working Zaitoun over against the cage.
Loud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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 Ahmed Zaitoun will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zaitoun tries to keep at a distance but Loud has taken the fight into the clinch.
Loud lands a nice elbow.
Zaitoun blocks a body shot from Loud.
Loud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Loud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaitoun misses with a punch on the inside.
Loud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zaitoun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loud presses Zaitoun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zaitoun can't find room to land a body shot as Loud controls the action.
Loud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zaitoun blocks an elbow strike from Loud.
Zaitoun misses with some punches.
Loud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thinking Loud seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Loud.
Zaitoun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Loud throws an elbow but misses.
Zaitoun misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Loud throws an elbow but misses.
Loud lands an elbow inside that Zaitoun shrugs off.
Zaitoun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaitoun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loud backwards.
Loud tries to throw a body punch but Zaitoun avoids it by throwing Loud back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Loud throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Loud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zaitoun's brow.
Loud working aggressively here.
Zaitoun has a couple of punches blocked by Loud.
Zaitoun pushes Loud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaitoun's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaitoun.
Loud has a couple of punches blocked by Zaitoun.
Loud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zaitoun misses with some punches.
Zaitoun lands a nice uppercut.
Loud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaitoun's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaitoun.
Loud misses with the head strike.
Loud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaitoun's elbow.
Loud creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zaitoun's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaitoun gets through Loud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zaitoun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Zaitoun.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Loud.
Loud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Loud lands an elbow just above Zaitoun 's eye.
Loud tries to work over Zaitoun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Zaitoun scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands with a light punch inside.
Loud swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaitoun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loud misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaitoun lands with a right to the head.
Zaitoun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaitoun lands a nice shot to the body.
Loud is breathing heavily.
Zaitoun lands with a right to the head.
Zaitoun lands a shot to the body.
Zaitoun lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Zaitoun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Loud misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loud.
Loud misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaitoun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaitoun digs a right hand into Loud's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Loud's gas tank.
Loud misses with a punch on the inside.
Loud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zaitoun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Loud tries to throw a body punch but Zaitoun avoids it by throwing Loud back against the cage.
Zaitoun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaitoun is working Loud over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zaitoun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loud misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaitoun gets through Loud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zaitoun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Zaitoun.
A short right from Zaitoun on the inside.
Zaitoun scores with a shot to the side of Loud's head.
Zaitoun lands a nice shot to the body.
Zaitoun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Zaitoun.
A nice left hand lands by Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loud backwards.
Zaitoun works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Loud takes a shot to the head.
Zaitoun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaitoun lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmed Zaitoun 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!
Decent striking displayed by Zaitoun there.
Zaitoun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zaitoun lands an uppercut.
Loud misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Zaitoun scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zaitoun.
A head punch on the inside from Loud fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Loud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zaitoun's brow.
Zaitoun is working Loud over against the cage.
Zaitoun lands with a right to the head.
Zaitoun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Loud backwards.
A body shot lands from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun blocks an elbow strike.
Zaitoun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Louds head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaitoun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zaitoun scores with a shot to the side of Loud's head.
Zaitoun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loud can do to turn this around?
Zaitoun lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitoun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaitoun lands with a left to the head.
Loud is rocked!
Zaitoun lands a right hand.
Loud is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaitoun finish him?
Zaitoun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loud backwards.
It looks like Thinking Loud has been cut.
Zaitoun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaitoun lands a left hand.
Zaitoun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaitoun throws a big uppercut that drops Loud! More strikes from Zaitoun and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Loud lies dazed against the cage as Zaitoun celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahmed Zaitoun!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Burns (ranked 1930 p4p, 2454 weight class) and William Mckean (ranked 216 p4p, 258 weight class). Burns comes to the cage accompanied by Lovely Jubbly. William Mckean 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 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, Gavin Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Mckean!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckean swings widly with a right hand
and Burns makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mckean throws a right hand that misses
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like William Mckean has been cut.
The fighters circling - Mckean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
Donk. Mckean catches Burns right on the button with a cross.
Burns lands a jab to the head.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mckean throws an off balance right hand
and Burns counters with a nice right hand that sends Mckean toppling to the canvas! Mckean scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Burns finish him?!
Mckean is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns cracks Mckean with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gavin Burns!
After winning the bout, Gavin Burns 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bale Krueger (ranked 2029 p4p, 2503 weight class) and Hakim Harko (ranked 225 p4p, 264 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 heavyweight 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, Bale Krueger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hakim Harko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harko connects with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Krueger gets tackled into the cage by Harko. Harko maintains the clinch.
Krueger scores with a shoulder strike.
Harko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krueger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Krueger blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Krueger.
Krueger breaks from the clinch.
Krueger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Krueger swats away the attempt to clinch by Harko.
Krueger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Harko cracks Krueger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Krueger counters with a nice right hand that sends Harko toppling to the canvas! Harko scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Krueger finish him?!
It looks like Hakim Harko has been cut.
Krueger throws a hook but Harko avoids it easily.
Harko misses with an uppercut. Krueger saw that one coming.
Krueger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harko instigates a clinch.
Krueger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Krueger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Krueger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Krueger's head coaches at Island Training Centre that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Krueger throws a shot from downtown. Harko moves away and avoids it.
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!
Harko walks into a straight right hand from Krueger.
Harko tries to clinch but Krueger is having none of it.
Harko pushes Krueger up against the cage in a clinch.
Krueger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Krueger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harko misses with some punches.
Krueger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krueger's hands.
Harko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krueger was well out of range. Poor timing from Harko.
Harko doesn't manage to clinch there - Krueger circles away.
Krueger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harko.
Harko tries to clinch up
and Krueger counters with a nice right hand that sends Harko toppling to the canvas! Harko scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Krueger finish him?!
Harko is rocked!
Harko tries to close the distance and clinch but Krueger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harko missing with a left hand there. Krueger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krueger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harko to score with a decent uppercut.
Krueger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harko closes the distance and clinches.
Harko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krueger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harko has him pressed against the cage.
Harko has Krueger pressed against the cage, preventing Krueger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harko letting Krueger take a breather here.
Harko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krueger breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger misses with a series of wild punches.
Harko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Krueger blocks a body shot from Harko.
Krueger wants to break free but Harko has control.
Krueger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krueger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hakim Harko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harko closes the distance and pushes Krueger back into the cage.
Harko trying to stall but Krueger improves his position.
A short left from Harko.
Harko misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harko.
Krueger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krueger throws a big shot that misses.
Krueger drops his hands momentarily and Harko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krueger throws a body punch but Harko moves out of range.
Harko darts in and clinches Krueger up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger has had enough of the clinch but Harko keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Krueger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Krueger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harko gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harko working aggressively here.
Harko misses with a punch on the inside.
Krueger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harko trying to stall but Krueger improves his position.
Harko keeps control of Krueger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krueger has had enough of the clinch but Harko keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Krueger as Harko tries to tie him up.
Krueger breaks the clinch.
Krueger drops his hands momentarily and Harko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krueger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krueger on the side of the head.
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 Bale Krueger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hakim Harko's cut.
That's time! Krueger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Krueger circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Krueger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harko misses with an uppercut
and Krueger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harko wants to clinch.
Harko tries to clinch up but Krueger circles away and keeps his distance.
Harko connects with a body shot.
Krueger throws a looping overhand right but Harko ducks down to avoid it.
Harko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harko lands an overhand right.
Nice straight punches there by Harko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harko.
Harko defending well as Krueger loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harko throws a poor cross that misses
and Krueger counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Hakim Harko's cut even more.
Nice straight punches there by Harko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harko.
Harko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krueger takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krueger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krueger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Krueger swats away the attempt to clinch by Harko.
Harko connects with a crisp jab.
Harko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harko tries to clinch but Krueger is having none of it.
Krueger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Krueger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Krueger presses Harko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Harko as the two fighters clinch.
Harko working aggressively here.
Harko tries to throw a body punch but Krueger avoids it by throwing Harko back against the cage.
Harko struggles to land a body shot inside as Krueger controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger manages to break the clinch.
Harko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krueger.
Harko wants to clinch.
Krueger swats away the attempt to clinch by Harko.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Krueger misses with a hook. Harko ducked under it nicely.
Harko connects with a body shot that sends Krueger's belly button to the back.
Harko tests Krueger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bale Krueger is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krueger ducks under a wild hook from Harko.
Harko staying out of range there.
Harko tries to close the distance and clinch but Krueger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krueger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harko moves out of range as Krueger strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krueger keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Krueger was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harko.
Harko moves into the clinch.
Krueger is trying to break the clinch but Harko has him pressed against the cage.
Krueger blocks an uppercut.
Krueger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krueger scores with a decent looking hook.
Good shot there by Harko.
Harko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Krueger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harko circles away quickly and effectively.
Harko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Krueger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harko stalls.
Krueger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harko misses with a straight right.
Harko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krueger tries to move into range but Harko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harko connects with a single shot there.
Harko moves away from the strike by Krueger.
Harko scores with a decent looking hook.
Harko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krueger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Harko misses the target.
Krueger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harko works Krueger's body with a nice hook.
Harko moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Harko fails to land.
Krueger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Krueger stalls.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harko.
Harko wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakim Harko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hakim Harko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A lazy left from Harko finds it's target.
A big right from Harko misses.
Harko has closed the distance and engaged Krueger in a clinch.
Krueger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harko cracks Krueger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harko connects with a crisp jab.
Harko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Krueger working hard to break the clinch.
Harko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger working hard to break the clinch.
Harko misses with a body punch.
Harko is trying to stall.
Harko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krueger's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krueger takes a swing at Harko's ribcage but misses.
Harko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krueger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab from Harko.
Harko is looking to clinch but Krueger is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Krueger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Harko.
Harko tries to clinch up.
Krueger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Krueger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krueger misses with a looping right.
Harko tries to clinch but Krueger moves out of range.
Harko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krueger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harko scores with the left hand. Krueger knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harko dips to his left and cracks Krueger with an uppercut!
Harko misses with a looping right.
Harko rushes Krueger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harko keeps control of Krueger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harko has Krueger pressed against the cage, preventing Krueger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krueger looking to stall.
Harko swings wildly with an uppercut but Krueger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krueger is trying to push Harko away but Harko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harko.
Krueger wants to get back to striking at distance but Harko won't allow it.
Krueger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krueger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harko scores with a nice strike.
Harko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Krueger misses its intended target.
Harko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Krueger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krueger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harko doesn't manage to clinch there - Krueger circles away.
Harko wants to clinch up but Krueger keeps it at a distance.
Krueger keeps the fight on the outside.
Krueger appears to be looking for a big counter.
Harko tries to close the distance and clinch but Krueger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harko lands an overhand right.
Jab by Harko.
Harko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krueger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harko rushes Krueger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Krueger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Harko fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harko lands with a short shot to the head.
Krueger blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Krueger breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Harko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Krueger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krueger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Krueger ducks right into an uppercut from Harko.
Harko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Krueger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakim Harko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakim Harko!
In his post fight interview, Hakim Harko started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keizo Kasai (ranked 1564 p4p, 2015 weight class) and Two Moons (ranked 191 p4p, 233 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keizo Kasai!
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, Two Moons!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasai throws a body shot but no joy.
Moons tries to close the distance and clinch but Kasai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Kasai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kasai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Kasai was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kasai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moons closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Moons looks to land a left hand but Kasai moved out of range nicely.
Moons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasai.
Kasai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moons is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Moons dodges the punch combination from Kasai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kasai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moons looks to land a right hand but Kasai moved out of range.
It looked like Kasai was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Two Moons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moons falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kasai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moons loads up on a big right hand but Kasai slips the punch.
Moons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kasai. Kasai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kasai misses with a wild combination.
Kasai scores with a shot to the body.
Moons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kasai.
Kasai takes a swing at Moons's ribcage but misses.
Moons misses with a body shot
and Kasai counters with a left to the body.
Moons moves into the clinch.
Moons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kasai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moons is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasai manages to break the clinch.
Kasai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moons is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kasai with a body shot.
Kasai looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice shot by Moons.
Kasai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kasai missing with a left hand there. Moons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kasai is looking to wear down Moons with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moons tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kasai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moons thinking.
Kasai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kasai swinging wildly here.
Moons comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moons avoids the body shot from Kasai.
Kasai misses with a combination
and Moons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moons tries to clinch but Kasai is having none of it.
Moons looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kasai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moons manages to avoid it.
Moons lands an overhand right.
Kasai throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Moons to counter with a crisp jab.
Moons has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Moons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasai manages to avoid it.
Kasai swats away the attempt to clinch by Moons.
Kasai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kasai misses the shot to the body.
Moons cracks Kasai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasai looks to land a combination but Moons avoids it well.
Moons misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Moons tries to clinch but Kasai is having none of it.
Kasai misses the shot to the body.
Moons throws out a counter right but Kasai avoids it with no problem.
Moons paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Moons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kasai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kasai lands a head shot.
Moons misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Kasai misses its target.
Kasai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moons.
Kasai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasai moves out of range as Moons strikes.
A swing and a miss from Moons.
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 Keizo Kasai will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moons avoids the body shot from Kasai.
Jab from Moons.
Moons lands with an overhand left.
Moons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasai counters with a nice uppercut.
Moons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kasai fails to land with a series of punches.
Kasai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moons moves away.
Moons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice combination there by Kasai.
Moons has Kasai up against the cage in a clinch.
Moons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kasai manages to break the clinch.
Keizo Kasai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moons throws a big shot that misses.
Moons 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.
Kasai blocks a jab.
Moons is looking to clinch.
Moons moves in looking to clinch but Kasai pushes him off.
Kasai keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Kasai was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kasai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kasai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moons 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.
Moons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kasai.
A punch lands to the side of Kasai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moons has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasai is trying to break the clinch but Moons has him pressed against the cage.
Kasai manages to break the clinch.
Kasai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No joy there for Kasai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moons's head backwards.
Moons moves in looking to clinch but Kasai pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Kasai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kasai misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Moons was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kasai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moons misses with a hook. Kasai ducked under it nicely.
Kasai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kasai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Moons tries to clinch up but Kasai circles away and keeps his distance.
Kasai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kasai throws a series of punches but Moons moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kasai takes one to the chin there.
Kasai throws a body punch but Moons moves out of range.
Keizo Kasai is winning the standup battle so far.
Moons scores with the left hand. Kasai knows he should have avoided that one.
Kasai misses with a wild body shot.
Kasai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moons throws an off balance right hand
and Kasai counters with a nice body shot.
Good shot there by Moons.
Kasai throws a right and a left that Moons avoids nicely.
Kasai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moons is looking to clinch but Kasai is avoiding it.
A counter left hand to the body from Kasai misses its target.
Kasai misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moons clinches up against the cage.
Moons has a couple of punches blocked by Kasai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moons lands a nice uppercut.
Kasai misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasai.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kasai.
Moons misses with a punch on the inside.
Kasai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kasai tries to break the clinch but Moons is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Kasai.
Moons has a couple of punches blocked by Kasai.
Moons misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Keizo Kasai will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kasai swats away the attempt to clinch by Moons.
Kasai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kasai slips under a jab from Moons.
It looked like Kasai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moons.
Moons connects with a body shot that sends Kasai's belly button to the back.
Moons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moons scores with a nice head shot.
Moons throws a jab when Kasai was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasai misses with a combination
enabling Moons to counter with a crisp jab.
Kasai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moons uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moons throws out a loose jab but Kasai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasai throws a big counter combination but Moons scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Moons fails to land with a series of punches.
Kasai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moons misses with an uppercut
and Kasai counters with a nice body shot.
Moons misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Moons.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moons. Kasai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kasai digs a good hook to Moons's body.
Kasai lands with a hook. Moons tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moons lands a nice shot to the body.
Kasai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Moons lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kasai.
Kasai misses with a body punch
and Moons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kasai does no damage.
Moons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasai.
Kasai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moons fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kasai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moons lands a slapping body shot.
Moons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moons scores with a sloppy right hand. Kasai should have avoided that one.
Moons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Moons misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Kasai misses its target.
Moons connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moons lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moons.
Moons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice cross by Moons.
Kasai ducks under a wild hook from Moons.
Moons takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kasai connects with a looping right hand.
Moons misses with a few strikes there.
Kasai connects with a body shot.
Moons misses with a looping left.
Kasai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kasai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moons.
Kasai lands a nice shot to the body.
Kasai misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasai misses with the combination.
Moons steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kasai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moons pushes Kasai up against the cage in a clinch.
Moons tries to throw a body punch but Kasai avoids it by throwing Moons back against the cage.
Kasai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moons prevents Kasai from breaking the clinch.
Kasai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Two Moons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasai is trying to force a seperation but Moons has the dominant position.
Keizo Kasai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Two Moons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kasai 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Keizo Kasai!
A victorious Keizo Kasai 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Jackson (ranked 2166 p4p, 2090 weight class) and Joaquin Guzman (ranked 283 p4p, 274 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joaquin Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guzman.
Guzman dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Guzman backs away looking to recover.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Guzman.
Guzman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Guzman moves out of range.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Guzman is out of range.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Guzman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guzman thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guzman.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Jackson drags the fight down to the ground.
Jackson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Guzman frees his head nicely. Oh but Jackson has switched to an armbar! Guzman is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Dwayne Jackson!
Dwayne Jackson is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Dwayne Jackson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naoko Marui (ranked 1790 p4p, 1877 weight class) and Marcos Agripa (ranked 200 p4p, 209 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Naoko Marui!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos Agripa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agripa ducks right into an uppercut from Marui.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marui. Agripa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marui lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good exchange - Marui coming out on top.
Marui lands a left and a right that send Agripa crashing to the mat, dazed. Marui thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Agripa is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marui fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marui throws a body punch but Agripa moves out of range.
Agripa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marui throws a series of punches but Agripa avoids them all with ease.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Agripa is just out of range.
Marui looks to land a combination but Agripa avoids it well.
Marui looks to land a left hand but Agripa moved out of range nicely.
Agripa tries to counter by closing the distance.
Agripa throws the left hand but Marui avoids the punch easily.
Marui throws a big counter combination but Agripa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Agripa loads up on a big right hand but Marui slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marui 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.
Agripa gets a takedown into half guard.
Agripa is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Marui is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcos Agripa!
Marcos Agripa is the new featherweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mbaku Camara (ranked 976 p4p, 1315 weight class) and Satan Nosferatu (ranked 124 p4p, 166 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mbaku Camara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Satan Nosferatu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Camara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nosferatu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Camara drags the fight down to the ground.
Nosferatu has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Armored Fitness & Sparring. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Camara 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! Nosferatu rolls with it to try and escape but Camara cranks on the arm and Nosferatu is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mbaku Camara!
Mbaku Camara retains his heavyweight title!
Mbaku Camara 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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