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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Cruz (ranked 3756 p4p, 5125 weight class) and Christian Hunter (ranked 393 p4p, 477 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Rubčn Blades - Pablo Pueblo. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christian Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Hunter.
Hunter pushes Cruz away with a front kick.
Cruz thows a leg kick but Hunter checks it
and Hunter counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hunter.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunter lands a nice elbow.
Hunter is struggling to control the position.
Hunter lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
Cruz avoids the elbow strike from Hunter, against the cage.
Hunter has Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hunter lands a nice elbow.
Hunter with a knee to the head.
Cruz tries to score a body lock takedown but Hunter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cruz is trying to drag Hunter to the mat but Hunter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cruz avoids the elbow strike from Hunter, against the cage.
Cruz takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz goes for a takedown attempt but Hunter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.
Pedro Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hunter closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz has been working on his balance at Cozad The Island, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Hunter.
Hunter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hunter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hunter lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
Hunter lands an elbow inside.
Hunter scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Hunter.
Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunter lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter crunches a lovely knee into Cruz's ribcage.
Hunter lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Hunter.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Hunter has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunter just leaning against Cruz, taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Hunter.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Hunter is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Hunter.
Hunter crunches a lovely knee into Cruz's ribcage.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Hunter lands a knee to the body.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunter stalling against the cage.
Knees to the body from Hunter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hunter.
Hunter lands a damaging elbow.
Hunter lands a nice elbow.
Hunter lands a damaging elbow.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hunter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cruz's defenses.
Hunter lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunter lands a nice elbow.
Hunter lands a nice knee to the body.
Hunter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Hunter lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hunter obliges.
Hunter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cruz's defenses.
Hunter lands an elbow inside.
Hunter scores a nice knee to the body.
Hunter lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
Cruz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Hunter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hunter lands an elbow inside that Cruz shrugs off.
Hunter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cruz's defenses.
Hunter lands an elbow just above Cruz 's eye.
Hunter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Hunter 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.
Hunter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A low kick lands for Hunter.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cruz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hunter - the referee stops the clock and Cruz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hunter. Cruz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunter counters with a low kick, right behind Cruz 's knee.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hunter.
A good leg kick by Hunter.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hunter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Hunter.
Hunter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz throws a big counter combination but Hunter scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hunter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Hunter sprawls well.
Cruz backing away here, and Hunter unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hunter throws a front kick that sends Cruz stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunter is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
Hunter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunter moves away.
Hunter thumps Cruz with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Hunter.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Hunter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunter keeps Cruz at a distance using the push kick.
Pedro Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Cruz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hunter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hunter throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cruz throws a leg kick that misses.
Hunter was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hunter. Cruz shrugs it off though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunter. That's going to slow Cruz down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunter counters with a nice body kick.
Hunter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunter lands with a nice body kick.
Hunter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunter rushes Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter lands a nice knee to the body.
Hunter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cruz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hunter keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hunter obliges.
Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunter lands an elbow just above Cruz 's eye.
Cruz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hunter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hunter lands an elbow just above Cruz 's eye.
Hunter with a knee to the head.
Hunter crunches a lovely knee into Cruz's ribcage.
Hunter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter landing knees to the body.
Hunter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hunter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cruz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hunter lands an elbow just above Cruz 's eye.
Hunter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hunter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hunter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Christian Hunter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunter lands an elbow inside.
Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hunter working Cruz over with knees to the body.
Hunter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hunter lands an elbow inside that Cruz shrugs off.
Hunter lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hunter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hunter lands an elbow inside.
Cruz can't break the clinch.
Hunter lands a nice knee to the body.
Cruz tries to break free but Hunter pushes him back against the cage.
Hunter lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz tries to break free but Hunter pushes him back against the cage.
Hunter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cruz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hunter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Hunter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hunter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunter.
Hunter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hunter wants to clinch.
Cruz cracks Hunter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cruz shoots and misses
and Hunter counters with a thumping low kick.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunter throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunter.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunter.
Hunter lands with a nice body kick.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunter throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunter.
Hunter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunter.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunter with a nice calf kick.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter thumps Cruz with a low kick.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunter.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christian Hunter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunter. That's going to slow Cruz down.
Hunter throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hunter thumps Cruz with a low kick.
Hunter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hunter lands a leg kick that knocks Cruz off balance momentarily.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunter. Hunter obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz throws a right hand that Hunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunter also avoids with ease.
Hunter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hunter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunter connects with an inside leg kick.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Hunter scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunter.
Hunter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cruz takes a step back to recover.
Cruz throws a right hand that Hunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunter also avoids with ease.
Hunter connects with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunter.
Hunter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hunter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hunter tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz backing away here, and Hunter unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hunter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cruz takes a step back to recover.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunter. Hunter obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunter.
Hunter lands a leg kick that knocks Cruz off balance momentarily.
Hunter lands a leg kick that knocks Cruz off balance momentarily.
Hunter throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Hunter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from Cruz both land. Nice combination.
Hunter with a nice calf kick.
Cruz throws the left hand but Hunter avoids the punch easily.
Cruz tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter scores with a push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunter. That's going to slow Cruz down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunter.
Pedro Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Hunter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunter 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 25:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 25:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Hunter!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Taylor (ranked 3423 p4p, 6396 weight class) and Niko Bellic (ranked 366 p4p, 525 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Reputation. Buddy Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buddy Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niko Bellic!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bellic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bellic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bellic misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Taylor misses the target.
Bellic with a nice calf kick.
Bellic looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Taylor misses with a straight left.
Taylor checks a leg kick.
Bellic misses with a head kick.
Bellic misses with a right hand
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Bellic does no damage.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Bellic circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Bellic throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bellic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bellic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic lands the left hand.
Taylor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bellic moves away from the strike by Taylor.
Taylor throws a jab when Bellic was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Bellic.
Taylor blocks the body kick.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Bellic ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bellic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taylor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taylor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bellic misses with a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bellic throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Bellic misses its intended target.
Bellic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taylor.
A bone on bone clash there as Taylor blocks the leg kick.
Taylor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bellic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bellic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellic throws a low kick but Taylor moves out of range easily.
Bellic throws a chopping leg kick but Taylor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor avoids a kick to the body.
A cross from Taylor lands.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Bellic checks it.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor throws a series of strikes that have Bellic backpedaling.
A nice leg kick from Taylor, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bellic throws a lazy head kick
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.
Taylor throws the left hand but Bellic avoids the punch easily.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bellic throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Bellic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taylor tries to clinch but Bellic is having none of it.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Bellic moved away.
Taylor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bellic, pushing him back against the cage.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Bellic breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Bellic.
Taylor throws a one two combo.
Taylor tries to work over Bellic's front leg with a kick but Bellic checks it.
Bellic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bellic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Taylor closes the distance and pushes Bellic back into the cage.
Bellic blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taylor dodges an elbow strike from Bellic.
Taylor trying to land knees to the body.
Bellic takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Bellic misses with a hook
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Bellic misses
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bellic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bellic throws a leg kick that misses.
Bellic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bellic looks winded!
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Taylor checks a leg kick.
Bellic blocks the body kick.
Bellic misses with an uppercut
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bellic feints a jab promting Taylor to slip. Bellic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Taylor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bellic on the side of the head.
 Bellic is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bellic thows a leg kick but Taylor checks it
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bellic is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Crack! A monster head kick from Taylor and Bellic falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Taylor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Buddy Taylor!
After winning the bout, Buddy Taylor 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Stewart Doyle (ranked 6487 p4p, 2222 weight class) and Godric The Maker (ranked 651 p4p, 310 weight class). Stewart Doyle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stewart Doyle!
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, Godric The Maker!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by The Maker as he connects with a hook.
The Maker throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Doyle was covering up waiting for the punch and The Maker finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The Maker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The Maker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doyle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Maker wants to stand and escape but instead Doyle has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Maker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Doyle is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Maker uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The Maker punishes Doyle's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as The Maker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doyle doesn't seem phased though.
Doyle shoots for a takedown but The Maker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Doyle with that takedown attempt.
The Maker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The Maker wants to stand up but Doyle has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Doyle actively working from the bottom here.
Doyle looking for submissions off his back.
Doyle looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Maker tries to stand and escape but Doyle is controlling the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Maker wants to stand up but Doyle manages to regain full guard.
The Maker wants to stand but Doyle is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've been informed that The Maker has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The Maker is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Doyle has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. The Maker is looking to defend but Doyle has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for The Maker! Doyle pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, The Maker taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stewart Doyle!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hennison Scourge (ranked 3392 p4p, 2961 weight class) and Mamoru Takamura (ranked 397 p4p, 355 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hennison Scourge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mamoru Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scourge looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takamura is fending him off so far but Scourge persists. Nope, Takamura circles away and we're back to standing.
Takamura moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Scourge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Takamura fails to land.
Takamura stops a takedown attempt from Scourge.
Takamura has a couple of punches blocked by Scourge.
Scourge working aggressively here.
Takamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Scourge goes for a takedown attempt but Takamura pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hennison Scourge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takamura on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takamura takes the fight into the clinch.
Scourge gets through Takamura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scourge blocking some punches.
Takamura misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura misses with the head strike.
Takamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Scourge drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Takamura gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Scourge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scourge is trying to pull guard but Takamura has him pressed against the cage.
Takamura keeps control of Scourge as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takamura lands a nice uppercut.
Scourge has a couple of punches blocked by Takamura.
Scourge tries to pull guard but Takamura won't allow it.
Takamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Scourge.
Takamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takamura misses with some punches.
Scourge is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Takamura is defending well.
Takamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Scourge.
Takamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Scourge uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scourge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takamura has a couple of punches blocked by Scourge.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scourge.
Scourge is looking to break free of the clinch but Takamura has double underhooks.
Scourge is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Takamura is defending well.
Takamura manages to pull guard.
Takamura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scourge wants to control from the top but Takamura keeps moving.
Takamura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Scourge trying to control the position from guard on top but Takamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takamura pulls Scourge in close to prevent any damage.
Takamura keeping moving, preventing Scourge from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura seems keen to control Scourge's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Scourge trying to control the position from guard on top but Takamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Scourge clobbers Takamura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Takamura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Takamura is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Takamura misses with some punches.
Takamura throws a head punch that misses.
Scourge is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Takamura is defending well.
Scourge blocking some punches.
Takamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scourge pushes Takamura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Takamura fails to land.
Takamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Scourge.
Takamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scourge blocks an uppercut.
Scourge jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Takamura walks away with a smile on his face. Scourge gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mamoru Takamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takamura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Takamura closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takamura.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scourge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scourge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takamura working aggressively here.
Scourge struggles to land a body shot inside as Takamura controls his hands.
Scourge goes for a takedown attempt but Takamura pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Scourge gets tackled into the cage by Takamura. Takamura maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamoru Takamura dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Takamura clinches.
Takamura is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Scourge blocks an uppercut.
Takamura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scourge blocks an uppercut.
Takamura blocking some punches.
Scourge is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Takamura is defending well.
Scourge goes for a takedown in the clinch but Takamura prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hennison Scourge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scourge has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Takamura avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Takamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takamura misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scourge misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Takamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Scourge uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takamura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura has a couple of punches blocked by Scourge.
Scourge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scourge tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Takamura smiles and moves away.
We've been told by Scourge's head coaches at Island Training Centre that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Scourge with a nice cross.
Scourge scores with the left hand. Takamura knows he should have avoided that one.
Takamura clinches up with Scourge and pushes him back against the cage.
Scourge is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Takamura gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Scourge looking to slow down the pace here.
Takamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scourge is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Takamura fails to land.
Takamura misses with some punches.
Scourge tries to pull guard but Takamura holds him up against the cage and eventually Scourge drops back down to his feet.
Scourge goes for a takedown in the clinch but Takamura prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Scourge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scourge blocking some punches.
Scourge blocking some punches.
Scourge tries for a takedown but Takamura manages to get underhooks.
Takamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scourge.
Takamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takamura throws a head punch that misses.
Takamura misses with some punches.
Scourge is trying to drag Takamura to the mat but Takamura just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Scourge.
Takamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Scourge is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Takamura pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Takamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mamoru Takamura seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Takamura prevents a takedown attempt there.
Takamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Takamura fails to land.
Takamura has a couple of punches blocked by Scourge.
Scourge is working for takedown but Takamura is calmly controlling the position for now.
Takamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scourge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takamuras head.
Takamura misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Takamura fails to land.
Scourge drops down looking for an ankle pick but Takamura pulls his leg out and moves away.
Takamura takes one to the side of the head.
Takamura takes the fight into the clinch.
Scourge blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Takamura fails to land.
Takamura misses with the head strike.
Takamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takamura tries for a takedown but Scourge manages to get underhooks.
Takamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takamura misses with the head strike.
Takamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scourge is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Takamura gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Takamura has a couple of punches blocked by Scourge.
Scourge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scourge working aggressively here.
Takamura misses with the head strike.
Scourge working aggressively here.
Takamura lands an uppercut.
Scourge blocking some punches.
Scourge has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Takamura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Takamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamoru Takamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Scourge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Scourge bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Takamura's head backwards.
Scourge scores with a jab to the body.
Takamura takes the fight into the clinch.
Scourge is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Takamura working aggressively here.
Scourge lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Takamura fails to land.
Scourge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takamura throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scourge drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scourge tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Takamura smiles and moves away.
Mamoru Takamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takamura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Scourge.
Takamura has a couple of punches blocked by Scourge.
Takamura working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scourge blocks an uppercut.
Scourge wants to break free but Takamura has control.
Takamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takamura.
Takamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takamura has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Scourge is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Scourge blocks an uppercut.
Scourge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takamura backwards.
Takamura misses with some punches.
Takamura misses with the head strike.
Scourge blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Takamura fails to land.
Scourge is working for takedown but Takamura is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hennison Scourge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scourge.
A nice left hand lands by Scourge.
Takamura throws a punch but it's blocked by Scourge.
Takamura is pressed up against the cage. Scourge has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Takamura down to the mat. Takamura avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Scourge connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takamura's hands.
Takamura rushes Scourge and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Takamura tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takamura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Scourge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takamura misses with some punches.
Takamura has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Scourge is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Takamura fails to land.
Scourge is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Takamura is defending well.
Scourge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scourge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takamura is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Scourge is trying to drag Takamura to the mat but Takamura just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Good body shot from Scourge.
Scourge tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Takamura just stands there and leans against the cage.
Takamura throws a head punch that misses.
Scourge is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Takamura gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Scourge is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takamura swings wildly with an uppercut but Scourge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scourge is trying to break the clinch but Takamura has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamura misses with some punches.
Scourge is trying to push Takamura away but Takamura has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Takamura throws a head punch that misses.
Scourge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takamura's elbow.
Scourge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scourge.
Scourge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Scourge.
Takamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scourge blocking some punches.
Hennison Scourge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Scourge cracks Takamura with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scourge.
Takamura misses with the head strike.
Mamoru Takamura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Scourge is leaning against Takamura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamoru Takamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Takamura winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamoru Takamura!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Bond (ranked 2832 p4p, 3139 weight class) and Ralph Wiggum (ranked 302 p4p, 337 weight class). Micheal Bond could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ralph Wiggum's 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Micheal Bond!
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, Ralph Wiggum!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggum closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiggum obliges.
Wiggum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bond's defenses.
 It looks like Micheal Bond has been cut.
Wiggum throws an elbow that misses.
Wiggum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiggum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bond really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bond is trying to break the clinch but Wiggum is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiggum throws an elbow but misses.
Wiggum tries a knee to the head but Bond blocks it.
Wiggum throws an elbow but it misses.
Wiggum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiggum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiggum slows down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bond's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiggum.
 Bond is rocked!
Wiggum lands an elbow inside.
Oh Bond is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wiggum lands an elbow inside that Bond shrugs off.
Micheal Bond's cut is getting worse.
Wiggum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A frustrated look appears on Bond's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wiggum looking to throw knees to the head but Bond is blocking nicely.
Wiggum misses with a knee to the head.
Bond seems to have got his legs back now.
Wiggum tries a knee to the head but Bond blocks it.
Bond dodges an elbow strike from Wiggum.
Wiggum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wiggum trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Wiggum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bond's efforts to push away.
Wiggum looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wiggum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bond tries to break free but Wiggum pushes him back against the cage.
Wiggum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wiggum lands a nice knee to the body.
Wiggum utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggum putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bond in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bond avoiding damage as Wiggum throws knees to the body.
Wiggum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bond avoids the elbow strike from Wiggum, against the cage.
Wiggum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wiggum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wiggum pushes off an throws an elbow but Bond leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wiggum lands an elbow inside.
Wiggum lands an elbow just above Bond 's eye.
Micheal Bond's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wiggum taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wiggum tries to land knees in the clinch but Bond avoids the damage to the body.
Wiggum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wiggum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bond has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiggum scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiggum tries a knee to the head but Bond blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiggum throws an elbow but misses.
Wiggum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiggum lands a damaging elbow.
Wiggum trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wiggum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiggum tries to land a knee to the head but Bond blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiggum throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiggum trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bond's brow.
Wiggum tries to land a knee to the head but Bond blocks with his arms.
Bond avoids the elbow strike from Wiggum, against the cage.
Wiggum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bond wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wiggum has him pressed against the cage.
Wiggum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Micheal Bond's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bond avoiding damage as Wiggum throws knees to the body.
Bond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiggum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bond's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Wiggum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Bond's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Bond.
Wiggum throws a low kick but Bond moves out of range easily.
Micheal Bond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bond scores with a jab.
Wiggum closes the distance and pushes Bond back into the cage.
Bond blocks the elbow strike.
Bond wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wiggum has him pressed against the cage.
Wiggum tries a knee to the head but Bond blocks it.
Wiggum lands an elbow just above Bond 's eye.
Wiggum crunches a lovely knee into Bond's ribcage.
Wiggum dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wiggum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggum working Bond over with knees to the body.
Wiggum throws an elbow that misses.
Wiggum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Wiggum.
Wiggum misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiggum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bond blocks the elbow strike.
Wiggum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bond lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bond dodges an elbow strike from Wiggum.
Wiggum throws an elbow that misses.
Wiggum trying to land knees to the body.
Wiggum misses with a knee strike.
Bond can't break the clinch.
Wiggum lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Micheal Bond's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ralph Wiggum!
After winning the bout, Ralph Wiggum thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Micheal Bond spoke after the fight, saying 'It was a good fight, i made some error, trying to work outside the game-plan. now i go back fix my mistake and come back more ready.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Carillo Fuantes (ranked 2686 p4p, 3807 weight class) and Lucky Slevin (ranked 290 p4p, 396 weight class). Vicente Carillo Fuantes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vicente Carillo Fuantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucky Slevin!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slevin connects with a nice looking jab.
Carillo Fuantes throws a lazy uppercut
and Slevin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carillo Fuantes has managed to clinch.
Carillo Fuantes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carillo Fuantes.
Slevin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carillo Fuantes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carillo Fuantes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carillo Fuantes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slevin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carillo Fuantes.
Carillo Fuantes pushes Slevin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carillo Fuantes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carillo Fuantes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slevin backwards.
Slevin is trying to break free.
Carillo Fuantes lands a nice uppercut.
Slevin is trying to break free.
Carillo Fuantes scores with a shoulder strike.
Carillo Fuantes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slevin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carillo Fuantes has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carillo Fuantes avoiding damage as Slevin throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carillo Fuantes lands with a short shot to the head.
 It looks like Lucky Slevin has been cut.
Slevin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carillo Fuantes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slevin tries to break free but Carillo Fuantes pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Carillo Fuantes.
Carillo Fuantes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carillo Fuantes.
Slevin is rocked!
Slevin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Slevin tries to circle away but Carillo Fuantes has him pinned against the cage.
Carillo Fuantes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carillo Fuantes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carillo Fuantes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slevin.
Carillo Fuantes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carillo Fuantes works on Slevin's body with a couple of short punches.
Slevin takes a shot to the head.
Slevin is still on wobbly legs! Can Carillo Fuantes finish him?
Carillo Fuantes lands with a left to the head.
Carillo Fuantes creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Slevin with a big uppercut! Slevin tries to clinch up but Carillo Fuantes pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Slevin to the mat! Slevin covers up and Carillo Fuantes unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vicente Carillo Fuantes!
A relieved looking Vicente Carillo Fuantes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalem Salim (ranked 2666 p4p, 3222 weight class) and Luuk Vermer (ranked 286 p4p, 339 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khalem Salim!
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, Luuk Vermer!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salim moves away.
A low kick from Vermer misses
and Salim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vermer!
It looks like Khalem Salim has been cut.
Salim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vermer blocks a jab.
Salim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vermer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vermer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salim.
Vermer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vermer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Luuk Vermer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermer misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Salim was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vermer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vermer lands with a nice combination. Salim backs away looking to recover.
Vermer throws a series of punches but Salim moves out of range.
Vermer throws a series of punches but Salim moves out of range.
Salim tries to counter by clinching up but Vermer breaks away and moves out of range.
Vermer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Salim counter with a right hand.
Vermer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salim's head backwards.
Vermer throws a right hand that Salim ducks under and follows up with a left that Salim also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vermer 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.
Salim throws out a loose jab but Vermer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vermer throws a good cross that connects.
Salim throws a jab but it's blocked by Vermer.
Vermer throws a big shot that misses.
Salim throws a hook but Vermer blocks it.
Vermer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vermer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salim appears to be looking for a big counter.
Salim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vermer misses with a wild combination.
Vermer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vermer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vermer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salim momentarily.
Salim looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A big right from Salim misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salim misses with a double jab.
Salim staying out of range there.
Vermer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Salim had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vermer looks to land a combination but Salim avoids it well.
Salim is looking to counter punch.
Salim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vermer misses with a hook. Salim ducked under it nicely.
Salim throws out a loose jab but Vermer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salim is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Salim tests Vermer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vermer misses with a wild body shot.
Vermer throws out a loose jab but Salim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salim swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Salim checks the leg kick.
Vermer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vermer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vermer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Salim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vermer was well out of range. Poor timing from Salim.
Vermer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salims jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vermer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermer thows a leg kick but Salim checks it
and Salim counters with a straight right hand.
Salim looks to throw the jab but Vermer is out of range.
Vermer lands a jab to the head.
Vermer moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vermer! But no joy.
Salim tries to move into range but Vermer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salim rushes Vermer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vermer misses with a body punch.
Vermer has Salim pressed against the cage, preventing Salim from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Salim misses with a punch to the body.
Salim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vermer backwards.
Salim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vermer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vermer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salim checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Salim is looking to counter the offense by Vermer and move into the clinch.
Salim looks to throw the jab but Vermer is out of range.
Salim throws a hook but Vermer avoids it easily.
Vermer scores with a jab to the head.
Salim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Vermer does no damage.
Salim closes the distance and clinches.
Salim dodges an elbow strike from Vermer.
Vermer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vermer.
Salim tries a body shot but Vermer blocks it.
Vermer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vermer blocks a body shot from Salim.
Salim throws a head punch that misses.
Salim struggles to land a body shot inside as Vermer controls his hands.
A short right from Salim on the inside.
Salim misses with a punch to the body.
Salim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salim breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vermer throws a low kick, looking for Salim's leg but Salim calmly moves out of range.
Salim misses with a straight left.
Vermer is looking to land body kicks.
Vermer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Salim backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luuk Vermer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khalem Salim's cut.
That's time! Salim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Salim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vermer.
Vermer lands a really nice looking cross but Salim seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Salim.
Vermer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Salim.
Vermer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salim's head.
Salim throws an overhand right that lands on Vermer's shoulder, as Vermer tries to avoid the shot.
Luuk Vermer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vermer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vermer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vermer throws a push kick but Salim slaps the foot to one side.
Vermer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vermer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salim staying out of range there.
Salim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vermer.
Salim is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vermer.
Vermer throws an off balance right hand
and Salim counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermer throws a shot from downtown. Salim moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Vermer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salim blocks a jab.
Salim bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vermer's head backwards.
Vermer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vermer throws a body shot but no joy.
Vermer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Salim will feel that in the morning.
A slow jab from Salim misses its intended target.
Vermer throws an off balance right hand
and Salim counters with a nice uppercut.
Vermer is rocked!
Salim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vermer is still on wobbly legs! Can Salim finish him?
Vermer is breathing heavily.
Salim throws a shot to the body.
Salim fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Vermer square on the jaw! Damn, Vermer is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khalem Salim!
After winning the bout, Khalem Salim 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarna Kuiva (ranked 2049 p4p, 2171 weight class) and Crazy Horse (ranked 253 p4p, 267 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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195
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Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jarna Kuiva!
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, Crazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse darts in trying to clinch
and Kuiva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horse gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuiva swats away the attempt to clinch by Horse.
Kuiva throws a lazy right hand but Horse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Kuiva.
Horse tries to clinch up but Kuiva circles away and keeps his distance.
A quick step to the side and Kuiva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuiva ducks under a wild hook from Horse.
Kuiva is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse closes the distance and clinches.
Horse working aggressively here.
Horse looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kuiva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuiva blocking some punches.
Horse lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuiva backwards.
Horse scores with a shoulder strike.
Horse gets through Kuiva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Horse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuiva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kuiva breaks the clinch.
Horse moves out of range of the strikes.
Horse closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kuiva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuiva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horse misses with a hook.
Kuiva missing with a left hand there. Horse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horse has managed to clinch.
Horse lands an uppercut.
Kuiva looking to stall.
Horse blocks a body shot from Kuiva.
Kuiva working hard to break the clinch.
Horse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuivas head.
Kuiva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Horses head.
A head punch on the inside from Kuiva fails to land.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuiva wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuiva working hard to break the clinch.
Kuiva has had enough of the clinch but Horse keeps him there for the moment.
Horse displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kuiva up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Horse fails to land.
Kuiva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Horse avoids it.
Kuiva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuiva blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Horse.
Horse lands with a light punch inside.
Horse blocking some punches.
Kuiva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Horse swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuiva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuiva tries to circle away but Horse has him pinned against the cage.
Horse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horse lands a right hand.
Kuiva misses with the head strike.
Kuiva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horse misses with a two punch combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Kuiva misses its target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horse smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Horse tries to clinch up.
Horse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Horse gets through Kuiva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Horse scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuiva struggles to land a body shot inside as Horse controls his hands.
A short left from Horse.
Kuiva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horse dips to his left and cracks Kuiva with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Horse dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Horse misses with an uppercut. Kuiva saw that one coming.
Horse misses with a left hand
and Kuiva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Horse thinking.
Horse just misses with a punch to the body.
Horse tries to clinch but Kuiva moves out of range.
Jarna Kuiva is winning the standup battle so far.
Horse misses with a left hand
and Horse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horse is rocked!
Kuiva knocks out Horse with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Kuiva before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Kuiva picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jarna Kuiva!
Jarna Kuiva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Jackson (ranked 1347 p4p, 1732 weight class) and Ahmed Zaitoun (ranked 180 p4p, 224 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Undisputed Champion. Dwayne Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 5 - 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ahmed Zaitoun!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores with a jab. Zaitoun acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zaitoun tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Zaitoun jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Zaitoun closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Zaitoun.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Zaitoun is controlling him.
Zaitoun lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zaitoun lands a nice shot to the body.
Zaitoun lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Zaitoun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Dwayne Jackson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaitoun lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zaitoun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
A right hand to the body from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaitoun blocks an uppercut.
Zaitoun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Zaitoun.
Zaitoun scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Zaitoun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
I was talking to Jackson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaitoun.
A shot in the inside from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Zaitoun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Zaitoun is controlling him.
Zaitoun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson jumps guard but Zaitoun turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaitoun lands with a light punch inside.
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 short left from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Zaitoun lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zaitoun walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zaitoun uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Zaitoun bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaitoun dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Zaitoun cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Zaitoun rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Zaitoun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaitoun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Zaitoun on the inside.
Zaitoun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaitoun scores with a shoulder strike.
Zaitoun works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Zaitoun controls the action.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
A short left from Zaitoun.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaitoun is working Jackson over against the cage.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaitoun's coach down at JB Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zaitoun's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Zaitoun holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Zaitoun lands a nice shot to the body.
Zaitoun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Zaitoun scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Zaitoun digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Zaitoun won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Zaitoun.
A right hook to the body lands for Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Zaitoun.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zaitoun just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zaitoun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaitoun lands a right hand.
Zaitoun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Zaitoun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zaitoun lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Zaitoun lands a nice uppercut.
Zaitoun lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Zaitoun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson is rocked!
Zaitoun pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Zaitoun.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zaitoun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaitoun.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaitoun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaitoun digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Zaitoun.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaitoun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Zaitoun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmed Zaitoun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaitoun tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaitoun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson swings for the body but Zaitoun moves out of range.
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Zaitoun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Zaitoun has the dominant position.
Zaitoun lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Zaitoun.
Jackson tries to circle away but Zaitoun has him pinned against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaitoun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zaitoun to keep the fight standing.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Zaitoun has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson jumps guard but Zaitoun turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Zaitoun forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaitoun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitoun lands a shoulder strike.
Zaitoun stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Zaitoun on the inside.
Zaitoun lands a body shot.
Zaitoun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zaitoun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Zaitoun.
Zaitoun is working Jackson over against the cage.
Zaitoun lands a body shot.
Zaitoun lands a body shot.
Zaitoun pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaitoun.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaitoun.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaitoun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Zaitoun holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Zaitoun makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaitoun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zaitoun scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Zaitoun.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Zaitoun.
Zaitoun dips a shoulder and cracks Jackson with a mighty uppercut! Jackson falls back against the cage and Zaitoun unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jackson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Zaitoun screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahmed Zaitoun!
Ahmed Zaitoun is the new light heavyweight champion!
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