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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilson (ranked 1265 p4p, 2048 weight class) and Steve Broadbent (ranked 177 p4p, 264 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Broadbent!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Broadbent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Broadbent is defended easily by Wilson.
Broadbent avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Broadbent swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Broadbent takes one on the button.
 It looks like Steve Broadbent has been cut.
Broadbent throws a lazy uppercut
and Broadbent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Wilson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broadbent scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Broadbent lands a body shot.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadbent misses with an uppercut
and Wilson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wilson cracks Broadbent with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Broadbent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wilson enables Broadbent to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wilson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Broadbent trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Broadbent sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wilson's guard.
Wilson pushes Broadbent off and gets back to his feet.
Wilson scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson swings for the body but Broadbent moves out of range.
Broadbent looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wilson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wilson scores with a jab.
Broadbent dives in and scores a takedown into Wilson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broadbent looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Broadbent works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Broadbent works his way into full mount!
Broadbent controlling from the full mount.
Broadbent raining down hammerfists from mount.
Broadbent looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Broadbent lands a big shot there that rocks Wilson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wilson is trying to stand up.
Wilson is bucking up trying to escape but Broadbent cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
 Wilson is rocked!
Broadbent looking to isolate an arm here. Wilson doesn't see it coming and as Broadbent extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Broadbent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Broadbent!
After winning the bout, Steve Broadbent 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mckean (ranked 1031 p4p, 1174 weight class) and Abel Graves (ranked 146 p4p, 170 weight class). Graves has chosen Deadsoul Tribe - A Flight on an Angels Wing as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, James Mckean!
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, Abel Graves!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckean fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mckean darts in looking for a takedown but Graves gets double underhooks and turns Mckean into the cage.
Graves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Graves scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mckean doesn't seem bothered though.
Mckean definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mckean changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Graves tries to avoid it but Mckean manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Graves to the ground. Graves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Mckean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mckean feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Graves working a defensive guard here.
Graves has his foot on Mckean's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mckean works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mckean is one step ahead there.
Graves is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graves is keeping the position for now.
Mckean trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Graves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Graves lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mckean is pulling down on Graves's head to control his posture.
Mckean utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Graves avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Graves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Graves throws a sloppy strike and Mckean has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Graves is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Mckean!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Mckean!
James Mckean retains his light heavyweight title!
After the fight, James Mckean was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Bobby (ranked 2947 p4p, 2335 weight class) and Bobby Bowen Jr (ranked 323 p4p, 258 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Bobby!
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, Bobby Bowen Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bowen Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Bobby looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowen Jr is just out of range.
Bowen Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bobby with a body shot.
Bowen Jr swinging wildly here.
Bobby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bowen Jr slips a jab from Bobby.
Bobby throws out a loose jab but Bowen Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowen Jr blocks a jab.
Bobby throws a jab when Bowen Jr was well out of range.
Bowen Jr replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bobby blocks it well.
Ricky Bobby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bobby throws a poor cross that misses
and Bowen Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bowen Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bowen Jr jabs Bobby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby dips to his left and cracks Bowen Jr with an uppercut!
Bobby fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bobby throws a shot from downtown. Bowen Jr moves away and avoids it.
Bobby misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Bowen Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bobby misses with a looping right.
Bowen Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bobby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bowen Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bowen Jr tests Bobby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bobby misses with a body punch
and Bowen Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bobby misses with a hook
and Bowen Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bobby is rocked!
Bobby throws an off balance right hand
and Bowen Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Bobby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Sloppy strikes from Bobby. Those never looked like landing.
Bowen Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bobby with a body shot.
Bobby switches off momentarily and Bowen Jr cracks him with a monster right hand! Bobby topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Bowen Jr dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Bowen Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Bowen Jr!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ismet Balic (ranked 4684 p4p, 4711 weight class) and Popay Stols (ranked 572 p4p, 575 weight class). Popay Stols will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ismet Balic!
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, Popay Stols!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balic wants to clinch up but Stols keeps it at a distance.
Popay Stols seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stols shoots in and drives through. Balic sprawls well.
Balic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Balic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stols.
Stols misses with an uppercut.
Balic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stols lands a nice shot that snaps Balic's head back.
Stols goes for a double leg but Balic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Balic continues to drive forward.
Ismet Balic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Popay Stols.
A combination from Stols does no damage.
Balic tries to counter by clinching up but Stols breaks away and moves out of range.
Balic shoots in and drives through. Stols sprawls well.
Stols throws an off balance right hand
and Balic counters with a left and a right that stings Stols.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stols shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Balic as he avoids it easily.
Stols moves into the clinch.
Stols lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stols manages to break the clinch.
Balic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Stols.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stols lands a jab.
Balic shoots for a double leg takedown but Stols sprawls well. He's pushed Balic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Balic with that takedown attempt.
Balic tries to clinch but Stols is having none of it.
Stols unleashes a big counter combination but Balic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Balic shoots for a takedown but Stols saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Balic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stols misses the shot to the body.
Balic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stols clinches with his opponent.
Balic has Stols pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stols manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stols lands with a left to the head.
Stols is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stols slows down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stols.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stols has Balic pressed against the cage.
Stols lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Stols.
Stols lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stols lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stols is trying to break free.
Balic blocks an elbow strike from Stols.
Stols lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stols is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stols.
Balic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stols just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Stols.
Stols's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stols looks to score with a jab to the body but Balic is just out of range.
Balic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balic fails with a takedown attempt.
Stols clinches up against the cage.
Stols comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stols lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stols just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short left from Stols.
Balic prevents Stols from breaking the clinch.
Stols lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balic backwards.
Balic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stols shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balic as he jumps to the side.
Balic tries to clinch up.
Balic dives in and grabs Stols's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stols pushes down on Balic's head and hops out.
Stols tries to counter by closing the distance.
Stols uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stols punishes Balic's body with a nice straight punch.
Stols has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stols scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stols throws an elbow that misses.
Stols lands an uppercut.
Balic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stols's efforts to push away.
Balic takes a shot to the head.
Balic being controlled against the cage.
Balic wants to take the fight to the mat but Stols manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Balic has Stols pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stols manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stols looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Popay Stols dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stols moves into the clinch successfully.
Stols lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stols scores with a nice hook to the head.
Popay Stols seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stols lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Stols.
Stols leaning against his opponent.
Stols holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stols throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stols prevents the takedown attempt.
Stols taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balic trying to stall but Stols improves his position.
Balic throws an elbow but it misses.
Balic managing to block the knees to the body from Stols.
Balic managing to block the knees to the body from Stols.
Stols with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balic is looking to control Stols's arms but Stols gets an underhook and turns him. Now Balic has his back to the cage.
Stols's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stols.
Stols throws a body shot but no joy.
Stols shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balic as he jumps to the side.
Balic is looking to clinch but Stols is avoiding it.
Stols looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Balic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Stols as Balic shoots in.
Balic connects with a nice looking jab.
Stols has closed the distance and engaged Balic in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Balic throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stols.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stols scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stols misses with an elbow over the top.
Stols lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stols.
A body shot lands from Stols.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balic blocks the elbow strike.
Balic blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stols creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stols lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balic is trying to maintain a safe position but Stols gets an underhook and turns Balic into the cage.
Stols pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balic dives in for a single leg takedown but Stols sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ismet Balic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stols shoots in for a takedown but Balic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Balic throws a head kick that misses.
Balic works Stols's body with a nice hook.
Stols is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stols changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balic shoots in looking for a takedown but Stols manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Balic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stols shoots in for a takedown but Balic shows good takedown defense.
Ismet Balic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Stols.
Stols throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stols avoids a kick to the body.
Balic wants to clinch.
Stols with the counter takedown but Balic avoids it easily.
Stols leaves Balic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stols closes the distance and clinches up with Balic, looking for a takedown. Stols pushes Balic against the cage but Balic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stols shoots for a double leg takedown but Balic sprawls well. He's pushed Stols's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Balic darts in looking for a takedown but Stols gets double underhooks and turns Balic into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stols throws a jab when Balic was well out of range.
Stols blocks a head kick by Balic.
Balic fails to land the takedown.
Balic shoots in looking for a takedown but Stols manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Balic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck for Balic with that takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stols defends well and Balic ends up having to push Stols into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Balic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stols's waist but Stols gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Balic off to one side.
Stols fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Balic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stols has taken the fight to the clinch.
Balic trying to stall but Stols improves his position.
Stols stalling against the cage.
Balic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Popay Stols showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Balic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stols shoots in for a takedown but Balic shows good takedown defense.
Balic shoots in but Stols avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stols rushes Balic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stols misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stols creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Balic fails to pull guard.
Good body shot from Stols.
Stols lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stols is leaning against Balic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stols manages to break the clinch.
Balic shoots in looking for a takedown but Stols manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Balic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ismet Balic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stols moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stols throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balic shoots in looking for a takedown. Stols tries to sprawl out of it but Balic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stols manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Balic sets himself, and Stols steps forward looking for the clinch! Balic avoids it this time.
Stols scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stols closes the distance and clinches.
Balic tries to stall but Stols uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Balic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Balic fails to pull guard.
Stols controlling the action here for a moment.
Balic taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stols has Balic pressed against the cage.
Stols lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Balic can't get the takedown.
Stols lands with a left to the head.
Stols lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stols lands with a short shot to the head.
Stols works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stols breaks the clinch.
Stols is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stols has closed the distance and engaged Balic in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balic blocks an elbow strike.
Stols lands a body punch.
Stols looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Balic looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stols lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stols lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stols lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balic struggles to land a body shot inside as Stols controls his hands.
Stols looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Balic tries to stall but Stols uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Balic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stols just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stols misses with a knee to the head.
Balic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stols throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stols just misses with a elbow thrown towards Balic's brow.
Stols lands a left hand.
Stols breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stols lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Balic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stols manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Stols as Balic shoots in.
Stols leaves Balic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stols clinches up against the cage.
Balic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balic tries to keep at a distance but Stols has taken the fight into the clinch.
Balic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Popay Stols comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stols 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Popay Stols!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Santanna (ranked 3096 p4p, 4227 weight class) and Sirus Hall (ranked 410 p4p, 526 weight class). Santanna kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Suck My Nuts. Hall has chosen Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sirus Hall 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 welterweight 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, Eddy Santanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sirus Hall!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santanna scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hall doesn't seem bothered though.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Santanna is just out of range.
Oooooh!!! Hall has knocked Santanna down with a huge combo! Hall steps away and waves a wobbly Santanna back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Santanna is rocked!
Hall steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Santanna is out on his feet! Hall sets himself and nearly takes Santanna's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sirus Hall!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sirus Hall waved his t-shirt featuring Sweet Leaf Supplements's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Eddy Santanna stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back soon, count on it.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Swanson (ranked 2500 p4p, 2584 weight class) and Larry Bringer (ranked 344 p4p, 355 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 welterweight 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, Jimmy Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Larry Bringer!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Swanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swanson lands a hook that snaps the head of Bringer backwards.
Swanson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short left from Swanson.
Bringer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bringer tries to throw a body punch but Swanson avoids it by throwing Bringer back against the cage.
Swanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Swanson.
Swanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by Bringer.
Swanson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Swanson fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Swanson.
Swanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bringer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bringer blocks a body shot from Swanson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bringer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Swanson misses with the head strike.
Swanson has Bringer pressed against the cage, preventing Bringer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Swanson taking a breather.
Swanson lands with a right to the head.
Bringer is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bringer blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Bringer.
Swanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swanson lands a hook that snaps the head of Bringer backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bringer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Swanson.
Bringer is looking to break free of the clinch but Swanson has double underhooks.
Bringer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swanson tries to clinch up but Bringer circles away and keeps his distance.
Bringer scores with a hook to the body. Swanson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bringer fails to land with a series of punches.
Swanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Swanson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bringer is trying to push Swanson away but Swanson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bringer wants to break free but Swanson has control.
Swanson has Bringer pressed against the cage, preventing Bringer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson slowing the pace effectively.
Swanson controlling the action here for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Swanson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bringer is trying to break the clinch but Swanson is controlling him.
Swanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Swanson lands a left hand.
Swanson misses with a body punch.
Swanson just leaning against Bringer, taking a breather.
Swanson working aggressively here.
Bringer blocks a body shot from Swanson.
Swanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Swanson lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Bringer.
Swanson stalling against the cage.
Swanson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Swanson.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jimmy Swanson.
Swanson moves out of range of the strikes.
Swanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bringer! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Swanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larry Bringer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bringer scores with a one two! Swanson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Swanson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bringer counters with a nice uppercut.
Swanson closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Swanson.
Bringer is trying to break free.
Bringer manages to break the clinch.
Swanson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bringer.
Bringer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bringer misses with a straight right.
Swanson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bringer manages to circle out of the way.
Bringer lands a really nice looking cross but Swanson seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Bringer misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bringer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swanson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Swanson drives through and clinches with Bringer against the cage.
Bringer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bringer working hard to break the clinch.
Bringer pushes off an throws an elbow but Swanson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Swanson tries to throw a body punch but Bringer avoids it by throwing Swanson back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bringer throws an elbow but misses.
Swanson lands with a light punch inside.
Bringer can't break the clinch.
Bringer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Swanson.
Swanson has Bringer pressed against the cage.
Bringer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Swanson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Swanson misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Swanson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bringer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bringer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swanson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Swanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Bringer misses its intended target.
Bringer cracks a nice hook into Swanson's ribs.
Swanson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Swanson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swanson closes the distance and clinches.
Swanson cracks Bringer with a nice body shot.
Swanson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bringer tries to break free but Swanson pushes him back against the cage.
Swanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swanson prevents Bringer from breaking the clinch.
Swanson working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Swanson keeps control of Bringer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Swanson - that landed with a thud.
Swanson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Swanson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bringer is trying to break the clinch but Swanson is controlling him.
Jimmy Swanson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Swanson.
Swanson slows down the pace here.
Swanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bringer is trying to force a seperation but Swanson has the dominant position.
Swanson tries to throw a body punch but Bringer avoids it by throwing Swanson back against the cage.
Swanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swanson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Swanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bringer wants to get back to striking at distance but Swanson won't allow it.
Bringer blocking some punches.
Swanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bringer.
Bringer tries to break the clinch but Swanson is controlling the position.
Bringer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swanson's elbow.
Bringer wants to break free but Swanson has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Swanson.
Swanson throws a head punch that misses.
Bringer wants to get back to striking at distance but Swanson won't allow it.
Swanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bringer can do to turn this around?
Swanson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Bringer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swanson.
Swanson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Swanson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Swanson controlling the action here for a moment.
Swanson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bringer can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bringer's elbow.
Swanson misses with some punches.
Swanson can't find room to land a body shot as Bringer controls the action.
Swanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Swanson misses with a punch to the body.
Bringer is trying to break the clinch but Swanson has him pressed against the cage.
Bringer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Swanson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Swanson lands a body shot.
Swanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Swanson gets through Bringer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Swanson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Swanson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bringer backwards.
Bringer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bringer tries to circle away but Swanson has him pinned against the cage.
Swanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Swanson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swanson digs a right hand into Bringer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bringer's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Swanson.
A shot in the inside from Swanson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bringer tries to break free but Swanson pushes him back against the cage.
Swanson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bringer tries to break the clinch but Swanson is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Swanson scores with a nice short uppercut.
 Bringer is rocked!
Swanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bringer is still on wobbly legs! Can Swanson finish him?
Swanson effectively controlling the action here.
Bringer seems to have recovered his senses.
Bringer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Swanson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Swanson avoiding damage.
Swanson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bringer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swanson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bringer, pushing him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Swanson.
Swanson is pushing Bringer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jimmy Swanson.
A big right from Bringer misses.
Swanson defending well as Bringer loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Swanson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bringer loads up on a big right hand but Swanson slips the punch.
Swanson pushes Bringer up against the cage in a clinch.
Swanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson effectively controlling the action here.
Swanson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bringer backwards.
Swanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bringer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swanson has him pressed against the cage.
Bringer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Bringer.
Bringer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Swanson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bringer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bringer scores with the left hand. Swanson knows he should have avoided that one.
Swanson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bringer circles away.
Bringer clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bringer tries a body shot but Swanson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Swanson.
Bringer manages to break the clinch.
Bringer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swanson looks to land a left hand but Bringer moved out of range nicely.
Bringer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bringer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch combination from Bringer misses.
Swanson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swanson tries to counter by clinching up but Bringer breaks away and moves out of range.
Swanson moves in looking to clinch but Bringer pushes him off.
Bringer cracks Swanson with a good jab.
Bringer moves into the clinch successfully.
Swanson lands a right hand.
Swanson keeps control of Bringer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Swanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bringer.
Swanson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bringer backwards.
Swanson lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Bringer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Swanson throws a head punch that misses.
Swanson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Larry Bringer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Bringer.
Bringer tries a body shot but Swanson blocks it.
Bringer blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swanson.
Swanson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bringer or not.
A nice left hand lands by Swanson.
Swanson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bringer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bringer.
Swanson just leaning against Bringer, taking a breather.
Swanson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bringer is trying to break the clinch but Swanson has him pressed against the cage.
Swanson lands a left hand.
Bringer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bringer blocking some punches.
Swanson lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Swanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bringer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bringer is trying to break free.
Swanson misses with some punches.
Bringer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swanson gets a clinch.
Swanson lands with a light punch inside.
Swanson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Swanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swanson taking a breather.
Bringer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swanson lands a left hand.
Swanson digs a right hand into Bringer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bringer's gas tank.
Swanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swanson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bringer with a big uppercut! Bringer tries to clinch up but Swanson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bringer to the mat! Bringer covers up and Swanson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimmy Swanson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yussuf Al Zahid (ranked 6337 p4p, 7302 weight class) and David Bowmer (ranked 482 p4p, 530 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yussuf Al Zahid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Bowmer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Al Zahid lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bowmer doesn't seem phased though.
Al Zahid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Al Zahid misses.
Bowmer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Al Zahid throws a sloppy head kick and Bowmer moves out of range easily.
Bowmer unleashes a big counter combination but Al Zahid bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Al Zahid fails with the takedown
and Bowmer moves into the clinch.
Bowmer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Al Zahid just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bowmer manages to break the clinch.
Bowmer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Al Zahid lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowmer lands a lovely overhand right.
Al Zahid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowmer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Al Zahid looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Zahid is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowmer staying calm.
Bowmer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bowmer passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Al Zahid!
Bowmer content just to control the position here.
Bowmer goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Al Zahid turns into him and now he's in Bowmer's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowmer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bowmer has his foot on Al Zahid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Al Zahid works his way back into a safe position though.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bowmer holds on and takes a little breather.
Al Zahid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowmer is keeping the position for now.
Al Zahid pushes down on Bowmer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bowmer is controlling Al Zahid's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bowmer pushes Al Zahid off looking to stand but Al Zahid dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowmer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bowmer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Al Zahid is one step ahead there.
We've been hearing good reports from Al Zahid's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Al Zahid looking to sit in guard and control but Bowmer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowmer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bowmer drops back looking for a leg! Al Zahid is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Al Zahid manages to kick Bowmer off! Bowmer jumps back into Al Zahid's guard.
Al Zahid can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bowmer controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Al Zahid controls Bowmer momentarily but Bowmer frees himself.
Bowmer looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bowmer slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Bowmer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bowmer rushes Al Zahid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Al Zahid wants to stall.
Bowmer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Al Zahid is trying to break free.
Al Zahid tries to break free but Bowmer pushes him back against the cage.
Bowmer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Al Zahid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bowmer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Al Zahid to keep the fight standing.
Bowmer breaks from the clinch.
Bowmer's coach down at Armored Fitness & Sparring was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bowmer's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bowmer looks for a takedown but Al Zahid sprawls well.
Yussuf Al Zahid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Bowmer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowmer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Al Zahid manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Al Zahid is looking to stand back up but Bowmer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Al Zahid.
Al Zahid scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bowmer manages to mount him!
David Bowmer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bowmer content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowmer with shots to the head and body - Al Zahid looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bowmer is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Al Zahid can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bowmer controlling the pace for now.
Bowmer raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowmer controlling from the full mount.
Bowmer is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Bowmer gets a double leg takedown into Al Zahid's guard.
Bowmer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Al Zahid is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bowmer is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahid takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bowmer controls the position from side control.
Bowmer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bowmer just content to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Zahid tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Bowmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bowmer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Al Zahid's head.
Al Zahid misses with a right hand
and Bowmer counters by clinching up.
Bowmer is trying to pull guard but Al Zahid turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Al Zahid tries to break free but Bowmer pushes him back against the cage.
Bowmer is trying to pull guard but Al Zahid has him pressed against the cage.
Al Zahid is trying to break free.
Bowmer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowmer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bowmer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Al Zahid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yussuf Al Zahid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Bowmer.
Bowmer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Al Zahid, pushing him back against the cage.
Al Zahid tries to break the clinch but Bowmer is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowmer jumps guard.
Bowmer wants to sweep here but Al Zahid controlling him for the moment.
Bowmer keeps trying to improve his position.
Al Zahid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowmer is keeping the position for now.
Bowmer pushes Al Zahid off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bowmer takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like David Bowmer has been cut.
Al Zahid throws an off balance right hand
and Bowmer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Al Zahid stuffs the takedown attempt from Bowmer. Bowmer gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahid misses with a body kick.
Bowmer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bowmer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Al Zahid throws a combination. Bowmer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowmer dives in for a single leg takedown but Al Zahid sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bowmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowmer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bowmer avoids the head kick by Al Zahid.
Bowmer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Al Zahid.
Al Zahid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Al Zahid is looking for a counter combo.
Al Zahid throws a series of punches but Bowmer avoids them all with ease.
Bowmer has managed to clinch.
Al Zahid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowmer lands a right hand.
Al Zahid gets underhooks to prevent Bowmer's takedown attempt.
Bowmer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Al Zahid pulls his leg out and moves away.
Al Zahid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Zahid throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bowmer counters with a left and a right that stings Al Zahid.
Al Zahid lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bowmer backs up against the cage.
Bowmer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bowmer has closed the distance and engaged Al Zahid in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowmer tries to score a body lock takedown but Al Zahid shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Al Zahid is trying to break the clinch but Bowmer is controlling him.
Bowmer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bowmer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Al Zahid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Zahid throws a sloppy head kick and Bowmer moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Al Zahid.
Bowmer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bowmer shoots and misses
and Al Zahid counters with a big head kick but Bowmer shrugs it off.
Yussuf Al Zahid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Bowmer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bowmer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Al Zahid defends it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yussuf Al Zahid showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bowmer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Bowmer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Walker (ranked 2938 p4p, 3487 weight class) and Peter Tiernan (ranked 293 p4p, 345 weight class). Chris Walker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Walker!
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, Peter Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been told by Walker's head coaches at Island Sparring that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Walker stalling.
Tiernan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tiernan tries to pull guard but Walker holds him up against the cage and eventually Tiernan drops back down to his feet.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan wants a takedown.
Tiernan can't get the takedown.
Chris Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tiernan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Walker lands an uppercut.
Tiernan tries to pull guard but Walker holds him up against the cage and eventually Tiernan drops back down to his feet.
Walker lands with a left to the head.
A knee to the head by Walker.
Tiernan takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan jumps into guard, dragging Walker to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tiernan is on top in guard.
Tiernan is looking to advance position but Walker has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiernan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tiernan looking to pass the guard.
Tiernan has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Sparring. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Walker manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiernan.
It seemed like Tiernan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tiernan goes for a double leg but Walker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Walker continues to drive forward.
Walker darts in trying to clinch
and Tiernan counters with a takedown into side control.
Tiernan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tiernan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is not content to let Tiernan control the position.
Tiernan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tiernan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Walker, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Walker prevents Tiernan from moving into mount.
Tiernan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Walker has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Tiernan is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Walker is defending well though. Tiernan let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Tiernan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Walker misses with a looping left.
And Tiernan tries to counter it with a takedown but Walker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tiernan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Walker lands with a straight right. Tiernan didn't see that one coming.
Tiernan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walker as he avoids it easily.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Tiernan moved out of range nicely.
Tiernan throws out a counter right but Walker avoids it with no problem.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Tiernan is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker clinches with his opponent.
Walker blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to pull guard but Walker won't allow it.
Chris Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tiernan.
Walker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tiernan letting Walker take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is trying to maintain a safe position but Tiernan gets an underhook and turns Walker into the cage.
Walker working Tiernan over with knees to the body.
Come on Walker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tiernan is trying to pull guard but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Walker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tiernan's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walker obliges.
Walker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tiernan up against the cage.
Walker controlling the action here for a moment.
Tiernan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chris Walker.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiernan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Walker defends it well.
Tiernan shoots for a double leg takedown but Walker sprawls well. He's pushed Tiernan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Walker clinches up with Tiernan and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiernan jumps guard but Walker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker landing knees to the head.
Walker lands an elbow that stopped Tiernan in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walker.
Walker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tiernan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tiernan is breathing heavily.
Tiernan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chris Walker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tiernan working hard to break the clinch.
Walker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walker lands a good knee to the midsection. Tiernan won't want to take too many of those.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tiernan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walker lands a body punch.
The referee calls for Walker to work.
Tiernan takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker controlling the action here for a moment.
Walker lands an elbow that stopped Tiernan in his tracks for a moment.
Walker scores with a knee to the head.
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tiernan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Walker lands a knee to the head.
Tiernan goes for a takedown attempt but Walker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Walker lands a slapping body shot.
Walker pushes Tiernan up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker stalling in the clinch.
Tiernan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tiernan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Walker walks away with a smile on his face. Tiernan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tiernan slips a straight right by Walker.
Tiernan throws out a counter right but Walker avoids it with no problem.
Tiernan ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Walker as he connects with a hook.
Chris Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiernan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tiernan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.
Tiernan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tiernan fails to move to back control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Walker dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tiernan goes for a double leg but Walker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Walker continues to drive forward.
Nice takedown defense from Walker. No joy for Tiernan on that attempt.
Tiernan throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Tiernan swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Walker moves into the clinch.
Tiernan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walker smiles and moves away.
Chris Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tiernan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker leaves Tiernan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chris Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiernan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tiernan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Tiernan pushes him off.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiernan can do to turn this around?
Tiernan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Tiernan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker tries to clinch but Tiernan is having none of it.
Tiernan shoots for a double leg takedown but Walker sprawls well. He's pushed Tiernan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Walker scores with a nice right hand.
Walker takes a swing at Tiernan's ribcage but misses.
Tiernan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Tiernan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tiernan shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
Walker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Tiernan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiernan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Tiernan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tiernan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tiernan or perhaps it was just good defense by Walker, which made it look bad.
Tiernan fails with the takedown.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiernan.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Tiernan's shoulder, as Tiernan tries to avoid the shot.
Tiernan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Walker takes a swing at Tiernan's ribcage but misses.
Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiernan shoots in but Walker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiernan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walker defends it nicely.
Chris Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan fails to land the takedown.
Walker throwing a counter right hand but Tiernan manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Tiernan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Walker misses with a hook.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Tiernan. Tiernan gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker moves into range and clinches up with Tiernan.
Tiernan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Walker stalling against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tiernan is trying to pull guard but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walker 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Walker!
An out of breath Chris Walker 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tapta Strikes (ranked 5344 p4p, 5502 weight class) and Wrestling Spar (ranked 228 p4p, 229 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapta Strikes!
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, Wrestling Spar!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strikes misses with a wild body shot.
Strikes cracks Spar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Spar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Strikes was covering up waiting for the punch and Spar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Spar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Spar is looking for a kimura but Strikes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spar to get the leverage.
Spar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Strikes!
Spar seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Strikes is holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spar working for a guillotine from mount but Strikes is in no mood to give up.
Strikes tries to hold on but Spar postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strikes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Spar wants to finish this one by submission but Strikes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Spar.
Spar looking for a guillotine from mount but Strikes is having none of it.
Strikes stops Spar from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Spar is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Strikes is surviving well by controlling Spar's body position as best he can.
Spar wants to take his opponent's back but Strikes doesn't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar trying to control but Strikes is having none of it.
Spar with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Strikes tries to hold on but Spar postures up.
Spar looking for a guillotine from mount but Strikes is having none of it.
Strikes tries to hold on but Spar pushes him away.
Strikes has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strikes is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Spar gets his way!
Spar is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Spar trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Strikes doesn't escape.
Strikes fending off the submission attempt from Spar.
Strikes prevents Spar from getting a body triangle.
Strikes is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Spar avoiding Strikes 's attempts to control his hands.
Spar is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Strikes knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Strikes for a finish.
Spar is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Strikes is defending well though. Spar let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spar keeps control of the position as Strikes tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strikes trying to control the action but Spar just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestling Spar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Strikes moves in looking to clinch but Spar pushes him off.
Strikes moves away from the strike by Spar.
A counter left hand to the body from Strikes misses its target.
Spar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Strikes did well to prevent Spar getting side control.
Spar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Strikes!
Spar is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Strikes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Strikes shrugs it off.
Strikes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Spar.
Spar working for a submission but Strikes is keeping him at bay.
Spar wants to take Strikes's back here but Strikes is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strikes has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Spar's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Strikes knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Strikes for a finish.
Strikes breaks Spar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Strikes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Strikes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Strikes preventing the sweep.
Strikes trying to control but Spar is working from the bottom.
Spar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Strikes manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strikes keeping moving, preventing Spar from controlling successfully.
Spar drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Strikes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Spar has Strikes in his guard.
Strikes won't allow Spar to sweep him here.
Strikes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Spar working for a triangle but Strikes defends it easily.
Spar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Strikes defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strikes wants to pass the guard but Spar is keeping the position.
Strikes 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spar has control of Strikes's left arm, preventing Strikes from doing any damage.
Spar looking for a guillotine here but Strikes defends easily.
Strikes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Spar looking for a guillotine here but Strikes defends easily.
Strikes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Spar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Strikes has Spar in his guard.
Strikes is trying to control the position but Spar postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spar passes Strikes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Spar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestling Spar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Spar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Strikes is trying to defend but Spar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Spar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Strikes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Spar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wrestling Spar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strikes is looking to control Spar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Strikes avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spar moves into full mount! Strikes won't be happy about that!
Spar avoids the attempt from Strikes to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar looking for a guillotine from mount but Strikes is having none of it.
Strikes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Spar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spar seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Strikes is holding on tight.
Strikes wants to control but Spar is having none of it.
Strikes is trying to escape the mount but Spar keeps good control and instead manages to take Strikes's back.
Strikes trying to control the hands but Spar breaks the grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Spar is looking for the choke from the back position but Strikes is controlling his hands well.
Spar looking to break Strikes's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Strikes remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Spar will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Spar looking to break Strikes's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Strikes remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Spar will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Good control from Spar.
Spar looking for the RNC.
Strikes breaks Spar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Strikes tries to free his leg and advance position but Spar is retaining full guard.
Spar is looking for a triangle but Strikes pushes his legs off easily.
Spar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Strikes is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spar is on top in guard.
Spar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Strikes looking for a sweep. Not yet Strikes, not yet.
Strikes keeping full guard, as Spar tries to pass.
Spar stands and throws Strikes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Spar has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Tapta Strikes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wrestling Spar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spar fails to take his opponent's back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wrestling Spar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spar 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wrestling Spar!
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