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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trong Nhan (ranked 25460 p4p, 3837 weight class) and Kali Turner (ranked 671 p4p, 455 weight class). Nhan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tyron Woodley . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trong Nhan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kali Turner!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, 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!
Turner has managed to clinch.
Nhan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turner is trying to force a seperation but Nhan has the dominant position.
Nhan stalling against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Nhan.
Turner has had enough of the clinch but Nhan keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turner tries to circle away but Nhan has him pinned against the cage.
Turner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Nhan is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner is trying to push Nhan away but Nhan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nhan breaks from the clinch.
Nhan tried to score with a low kick but Turner checks it.
Nhan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Trong Nhan has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Turner as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands a body shot.
Turner lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Turner.
Turner lands a body shot.
Turner checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Turner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nhan walks into a jab.
Kali Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Nhan. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Nhan to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
 Nhan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner postures up in Nhan's guard and throws a big left but Nhan blocks it.
Oh Nhan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turner throws a big elbow that misses.
Turner told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nhan seems to have got his legs back now.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nhan is breathing heavily.
Turner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Turner postures up in Nhan's guard and throws a big left but Nhan blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner postures up in Nhan's guard and throws a big left but Nhan blocks it.
Turner working some strikes from top position.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turner throws a big elbow that misses.
Turner passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Turner throws a strike aimed at the side of Nhan's head but Nhan avoids it well.
Turner in side control, throwing shots but Nhan defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Turner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nhan defending against the ground and pound.
Turner throws a strike aimed at the side of Nhan's head but Nhan avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Turner working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Turner throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Turner working the ground and pound but Nhan is defending the strikes.
Nhan parries the strikes from Turner easily there. Turner is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nhan to escape.
Turner scoring with punches and elbows.
Trong Nhan's cut is getting worse.
Nhan parries the strikes from Turner easily there. Turner is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nhan to escape.
Turner misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Turner in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Turner throws a strike aimed at the side of Nhan's head but Nhan avoids it well.
Turner throws an elbow but Nhan slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nhan parries the strikes from Turner easily there. Turner is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nhan to escape.
Turner scores with punches from side control.
Nhan dodges the ground and pound from Turner.
Turner scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nhan parries the strikes from Turner easily there. Turner is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nhan to escape.
Turner stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Turner scores with a three punch combo!
Jeez, Trong Nhan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Turner lands a jab to the nose.
Nhan tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
Turner throws a counter combo.
Turner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Turner wobbles Nhan with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Turner dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Nhan to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kali Turner!
Kali Turner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tapu Koko (ranked 1294 p4p, 1747 weight class) and Thinking Loud (ranked 183 p4p, 237 weight class). Koko's entrance music is Aotearoa. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapu Koko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thinking Loud!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loud's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Loud scrambles back to his feet.
 It looks like Thinking Loud has been cut.
Koko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Loud misses.
Koko throws an overhand right that lands on Loud's shoulder, as Loud tries to avoid the shot.
Loud throws out a counter right but Koko avoids it with no problem.
Loud has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Loud. That snapped Koko's head back.
Koko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Loud throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Koko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koko lands a big right hand that sends Loud crashing to the mat! Koko stays standing though and waves Loud back to his feet!
That has opened up Thinking Loud's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loud scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Loud lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Loud slips under a jab from Koko.
Loud throws out a counter right but Koko avoids it with no problem.
Loud on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Loud misses its intended target.
Koko seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Loud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koko.
Loud looks to throw the jab but Koko is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Koko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koko throws a sloppy body shot
and Loud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loud throws out a loose jab but Koko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Loud misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Koko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Koko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loud scores with a nice head shot.
Loud might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loud misses with a hook
and Koko counters with a nice right hand that sends Loud toppling to the canvas! Loud scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Koko finish him?!
 Loud is rocked!
The cut above Thinking Loud's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loud misses with a body shot
and Koko counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tapu Koko!
Tapu Koko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jakobe (ranked 1856 p4p, 1905 weight class) and Larry Gayle (ranked 210 p4p, 212 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Jakobe !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Larry Gayle!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gayle fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jakobe sprawls well initially but Gayle persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jakobe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jakobe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gayle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gayle prevents Jakobe from standing back up.
Gayle content to control rather than advance.
Jakobe is looking to get back to full guard here but Gayle has managed to pass to side control instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gayle decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Larry Gayle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gayle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gayle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gayle working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gayle stands up.
Gayle shoots and misses
and Jakobe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Larry Gayle has been cut.
Jakobe lands a big uppercut and Gayle crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gayle looks OK. Jakobe waves Gayle back to his feet!
Gayle is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gayle blocks a jab.
Gayle shoots and misses
and Jakobe counters with a big right hand! Oh Gayle is in trouble here! Jakobe follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Jakobe !
A relieved looking John Jakobe 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Mack (ranked 1503 p4p, 1172 weight class) and Ralph Wiggum (ranked 187 p4p, 150 weight class). The key to victory for Craig Mack has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Craig Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ralph Wiggum!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, 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!
Nice defenses there by Mack.
Wiggum wants to clinch but Mack slips to the side
and Mack counters with a stiff right hand.
Wiggum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wiggum instigates a clinch.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mack takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Craig Mack has been cut.
Wiggum misses with an elbow strike.
Wiggum lands an elbow inside that Mack shrugs off.
Mack pushes Wiggum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wiggum lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Mack.
Mack works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mack blocks the elbow strike.
Mack lands with a left to the head.
Mack is working Wiggum over against the cage.
Mack digs a right hand underneath Wiggum's ribcage. Wiggum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mack avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiggum.
Mack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiggum lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mack.
Wiggum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiggum with a knee to the head.
Wiggum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiggum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Craig Mack's cut is getting worse.
Wiggum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wiggum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mack misses with a body punch.
Wiggum utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wiggum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mack takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mack can't find room to land a body shot as Wiggum controls the action.
Mack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wiggum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wiggum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wiggum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mack's defenses.
Wiggum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mack takes an elbow to the temple.
Craig Mack's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mack definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wiggum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mack lands a hook that snaps the head of Wiggum backwards.
Mack takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Craig Mack's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wiggum lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Craig Mack's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ralph Wiggum!
Ralph Wiggum seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keizo Kasai (ranked 2205 p4p, 1840 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 275 p4p, 224 weight class). Morrison has chosen March as his entrance music. Keizo Kasai 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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keizo Kasai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison fails with the takedown
and Kasai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morrison.
Morrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kasai tries to avoid it but Morrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kasai to the ground. Kasai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Keizo Kasai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Nice takedown defense from Kasai. No joy for Morrison on that attempt.
Morrison's coach down at Prosper Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Morrison's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Morrison with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kasai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kasai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kasai throws a series of punches but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Kasai throws a big shot that misses.
Morrison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kasai counters with a right hand to the body.
Morrison goes for a double leg but Kasai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kasai continues to drive forward.
A counter left hand to the body from Kasai misses its target.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasai stuffs the takedown attempt from Morrison. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasai cracks Morrison with an open hand slap.
Kasai throws a series of strikes that have Morrison backpedaling.
It looks like Frank Morrison has been cut.
Kasai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kasai slaps away a takedown attempt from Morrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morrison drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Kasai is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morrison engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison won't allow Kasai to sweep him here.
Morrison is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Morrison has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrison with a poor takedown
and Kasai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasai misses with the combination.
Kasai closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasai swinging wildly here.
Kasai throws a series of punches but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt - Kasai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kasai misses the target.
Kasai leaves Morrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morrison tries to keep at a distance but Kasai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kasai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kasai lands with a light punch inside.
Morrison wants a takedown but no success here.
Kasai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morrison.
Kasai stops a takedown attempt from Morrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison goes for a takedown attempt but Kasai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kasai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kasai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morrison.
Kasai looks to land a combination but Morrison avoids it well.
Morrison wants to counter the offense by Kasai and move into the clinch position.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morrison.
Morrison darts in looking for a takedown but Kasai gets double underhooks and turns Morrison into the cage.
Morrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Morrison shoots for a takedown but Kasai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Keizo Kasai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kasai tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morrison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kasai circles away.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt - Kasai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morrison with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kasai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keizo Kasai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Morrison's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No joy there for Kasai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kasai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Keizo Kasai is winning the standup battle so far.
Kasai misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Kasai misses.
Kasai stuffs the takedown attempt from Morrison. Morrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Morrison or perhaps it was just good defense by Kasai, which made it look bad.
Keizo Kasai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Morrison fails with the takedown
and Kasai counters with a left and a right that stings Morrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Keizo Kasai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrison fails to land the takedown.
Kasai works over Morrison's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kasai defends well and Morrison ends up having to push Kasai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kasai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morrison tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kasai tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kasai throws a series of punches but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison wants to counter with a clinch but Kasai pushes him away.
Kasai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morrison.
Kasai leaves Morrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morrison tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kasai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morrison somewhat.
Morrison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kasai circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Morrison shoots in for a double leg but Kasai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A left and a right from Kasai both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kasai avoids it really well and circles away.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
Kasai throws a front kick aimed at Morrison's knee but Morrison avoids it well.
Morrison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kasai avoids it really well and circles away.
Morrison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kasai lands a left and a right that send Morrison crashing to the mat, dazed. Kasai thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Morrison is rocked!
Morrison dives in for a single leg takedown but Kasai sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kasai tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Morrison manages to circle out of the way.
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Kasai finish him?
Kasai weaves into range and cracks Morrison right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Morrison goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Kasai is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keizo Kasai!
Keizo Kasai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Godoi (ranked 899 p4p, 1311 weight class) and Ronaldo Souza (ranked 120 p4p, 172 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Guilherme Godoi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Guilherme Godoi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guilherme Godoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godoi throws a hook but Souza blocks it.
Godoi has managed to clinch.
Godoi scores with a shoulder strike.
Godoi lands a body shot.
Godoi lands a shot to the body.
Godoi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Souza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Godoi smiles and moves away.
Souza misses with a body kick.
Souza has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Godoi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Godoi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Godoi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Godoi has managed to clinch.
Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Souza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Souza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Godoi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Guilherme Godoi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Souza.
Godoi lands a shoulder strike.
Souza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Godoi to keep the fight standing.
Godoi lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Godoi.
Godoi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Souza looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godoi gets underhooks to prevent Souza's takedown attempt.
A short right from Godoi on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Godoi.
Godoi presses Souza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Godoi scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Ronaldo Souza has been cut.
Godoi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Souza.
Godoi lands a nice shot to the body.
Souza being controlled against the cage.
Godoi lands with a left to the head.
Godoi lands with a left to the head.
Souza has had enough of the clinch but Godoi keeps him there for the moment.
Godoi lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Godoi.
Godoi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Godoi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Godoi lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godoi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Godoi.
Godoi lands with a light punch inside.
Godoi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Souzas head.
Godoi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Godoi gets through Souza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Godoi on the inside.
Godoi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Souza is rocked!
Godoi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Souza is still on wobbly legs! Can Godoi finish him?
Godoi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Godoi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Godoi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Godoi scores with a shot to the side of Souza's head.
Godoi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Souza is trying to pull guard but Godoi has him pressed against the cage.
Godoi cracks Souza with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Godoi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Godoi.
Godoi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Souzas head.
Godoi unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Souza! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Godoi is unloading with more strikes now! Souza drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Godoi!
A relieved looking Guilherme Godoi 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mbaku Camara (ranked 132 p4p, 433 weight class) and Gavin Burns (ranked 18 p4p, 66 weight class). Burns is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lovely Jubbly. 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mbaku Camara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gavin Burns!
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!
Camara tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Camara wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Camara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Camara tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Camara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Camara moves to clinch but Burns breaks away
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Mbaku Camara has been cut.
Camara tries to clinch up
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Camara closes the distance but Burns moves to the side
and Burns counters with a crisp right that sends Camara to the canvas! Burns follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gavin Burns!
Gavin Burns is the new heavyweight champion!
Gavin Burns decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Mbaku Camara spoke after the fight, saying 'Wakanda Forever ! '.
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