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The Island Season 12, 155 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chaghagan Uua (ranked 1943 p4p, 190 weight class) and Necmettin Hoca (ranked 248 p4p, 25 weight class). Uua's entrance music is Ego Fall - Wind the Horn. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 cm
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162
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chaghagan Uua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Necmettin Hoca!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uua blocks a jab.
Hoca connects with a single shot there.
Necmettin Hoca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoca forces Uua back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Hoca fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hoca pushes Uua back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hoca looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hoca tries to throw a body punch but Uua avoids it by throwing Hoca back against the cage.
Hoca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uua's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Hoca.
Hoca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoca struggles to land a body shot inside as Uua controls his hands.
Hoca is working Uua over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uua tries to throw a body punch but Hoca avoids it by throwing Uua back against the cage.
Hoca working aggressively here.
Uua is trying to stall.
Hoca tries a body shot but Uua blocks it.
Hoca gets through Uua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoca throws a punch but it's blocked by Uua.
Hoca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uua backwards.
Hoca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoca misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Uua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoca working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hoca on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hoca as the two fighters clinch.
Hoca lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Uua stalling the fight.
Hoca misses with some punches.
Uua is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoca has double underhooks.
Hoca misses with a body punch.
Hoca tries a body shot but Uua blocks it.
Hoca misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hoca.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uua takes a shot to the head.
Hoca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uua backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoca lands an uppercut.
Hoca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoca lands a right hand.
Hoca lands a hook that snaps the head of Uua backwards.
Hoca misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uua.
Hoca digs a right hand into Uua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uua's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Hoca.
Uua definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hoca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hoca misses with a punch to the body.
Uua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoca working aggressively here.
Hoca misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoca misses with a punch to the body.
Uua can't break the clinch.
Hoca's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Uua tries to work over Hoca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoca tries a body shot but Uua blocks it.
Uua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hoca misses with a body punch.
Hoca lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoca works on Uua's body with a couple of short punches.
Uua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Necmettin Hoca dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Uua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uua throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hoca.
The crowd cheers as Hoca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Uua doesn't seem phased though.
Uua takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hoca throws a looping overhand right but Uua ducks down to avoid it.
Chaghagan Uua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uua tries to clinch but Hoca is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoca drives through and clinches with Uua against the cage.
Uua is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoca has double underhooks.
Hoca tries a body shot but Uua blocks it.
Uua blocking some punches.
Hoca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Hoca on the inside.
Hoca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hoca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Uua prevents a body shot from Hoca.
Uua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoca has Uua pressed against the cage, preventing Uua from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoca.
Uua breaks the clinch.
Uua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hoca misses with a wild body shot.
Hoca circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hoca counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uua goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hoca works Uua's body with a nice hook.
Uua closes the distance but Hoca moves to the side
and Hoca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uua walks into a jab.
Uua tries to keep at a distance but Hoca has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoca tries to throw a body punch but Uua avoids it by throwing Hoca back against the cage.
Uua wants to stall.
Hoca has a couple of punches blocked by Uua.
Hoca tries to work over Uua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoca throws a head punch that misses.
Uua wants to get back to striking at distance but Hoca won't allow it.
Good body shot from Hoca.
Come on Uua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Uua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uua is looking to clinch but Hoca is avoiding it.
Hoca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Necmettin Hoca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoca throws a jab when Uua was well out of range.
A low kick from Uua misses
enabling Hoca to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab from Hoca.
Hoca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uua.
Uua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoca lands a jab-cross combination.
Hoca takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoca lands a right hand.
Hoca misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Hoca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoca leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoca.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Necmettin Hoca 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!
Hoca just misses with a punch to the body.
Uua looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Uua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hoca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoca connects with a body shot.
Uua takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hoca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uua manages to avoid it.
Uua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoca.
Uua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hoca misses with a hook
and Uua counters with a low kick, right behind Hoca 's knee.
Uua tries to clinch but Hoca is having none of it.
Hoca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uua manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoca.
Uua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hoca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoca connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Uua's hands.
Uua gets tackled into the cage by Hoca. Hoca maintains the clinch.
Uua manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Hoca. That snapped Uua's head back.
Uua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoca.
Hoca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Uua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoca throws out the jab.
Hoca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoca moves into range and clinches up with Uua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hoca.
Necmettin Hoca seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Uua tries to stall but Hoca uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Uua is trying to force a seperation but Hoca has the dominant position.
Uua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoca tries to throw a body punch but Uua avoids it by throwing Hoca back against the cage.
Uua tries to work over Hoca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoca keeps control of Uua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Hoca.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoca.
Hoca lands with a right to the head.
Hoca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Uua.
Necmettin Hoca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoca misses with the head strike.
Uua is trying to force a seperation but Hoca has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoca pushes Uua back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Uua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hoca swings wildly with an uppercut but Uua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Uua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hoca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Uua was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hoca.
Uua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoca throws an overhand right that lands on Uua's shoulder, as Uua tries to avoid the shot.
Uua takes one to the side of the head.
Uua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hoca throws a big shot that misses.
Hoca throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hoca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hoca swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Uua counters with a straight right hand.
Hoca lands a body shot.
Hoca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoca keeps control of Uua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chaghagan Uua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Uua.
And that's the end of the fight!
Necmettin Hoca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hoca 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 for Necmettin Hoca!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Necmettin Hoca!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Necmettin Hoca!
Necmettin Hoca wins by unanimous decision!
Necmettin Hoca was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Chaghagan Uua was interviewed post fight and said 'You can’t put two saddles on the same horse.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Epolito (ranked 867 p4p, 1523 weight class) and Better Dead (ranked 115 p4p, 200 weight class). Anthony Epolito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Epolito!
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, Better Dead!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Epolito.
Epolito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Epolito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dead.
Dead misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Dead does no damage.
Epolito works Dead's body with a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Epolito. Dead does a little dance to reset his feet.
Epolito thows a leg kick but Dead checks it
and Dead connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dead tests Epolito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Epolito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dead at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Epolito misses with the combination.
Dead has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dead throws a jab but it's blocked by Epolito.
Epolito has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Epolito there as he acknowledges the shot.
Epolito moves out of range as Dead strikes.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epolito takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Epolito misses with a straight left.
Epolito throws a jab but it's blocked by Dead.
Epolito closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Epolito's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Epolito fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epolito throws a punch but it's blocked by Dead.
Epolito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Epolito creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Epolito throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Epolito scores with a shot to the side of Dead's head.
Epolito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Epolito can't find room to land a body shot as Dead controls the action.
Epolito has a couple of punches blocked by Dead.
Dead blocks an elbow strike from Epolito.
Epolito tries to work over Dead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Epolito.
Epolito lands an uppercut.
Epolito pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dead looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Epolito throws a punch but it's blocked by Dead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead dodges an elbow strike from Epolito.
Epolito tries to work over Dead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Epolito.
Dead is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dead prevents a body shot from Epolito.
Epolito misses with an elbow over the top.
Epolito can't find room to land a body shot as Dead controls the action.
Epolito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Epolito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dead cracks Epolito with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dead throws a jab when Epolito was well out of range.
Dead ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Epolito has managed to clinch.
Epolito lands with a light punch inside.
Epolito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dead's elbow.
Epolito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Epolito misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead blocking some punches.
Epolito misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epolito.
Epolito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Epolito scores with a shoulder strike.
Epolito lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Better Dead has been cut.
Dead wants to get back to striking at distance but Epolito won't allow it.
Epolito lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Epolito.
Epolito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Epolito swings wildly with an uppercut but Dead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epolito stalling the fight.
Dead prevents a body shot from Epolito.
Epolito misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epolito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Epolito breaks the clinch.
Epolito gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dead.
Epolito tries to clinch but Dead moves out of range.
Dead bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Epolito's head.
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!
Dead moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Epolito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dead paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dead changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Epolito looks to score with a jab to the body but Dead is just out of range.
Dead lands a jab to the nose.
Better Dead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dead missing with a left hand there. Epolito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dead takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dead ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dead lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dead uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Epolito.
Epolito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Dead on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Epolito tries to clinch
letting Dead counter with a right hand.
Epolito fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Epolito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Better Dead's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Epolito.
Dead's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Epolito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dead scrambles back to his feet.
Epolito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dead.
Epolito instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Epolito.
Epolito pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Epolito keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dead's efforts to push away.
Epolito throws a punch but it's blocked by Dead.
Epolito misses with a punch to the body.
Epolito comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Epolito fails to land.
Epolito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dead can do to turn this around?
Epolito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Epolito controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epolito tries a body shot but Dead blocks it.
Epolito looking to throw knees to the head but Dead is blocking nicely.
Epolito tries to work over Dead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dead prevents a body shot from Epolito.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epolito.
Anthony Epolito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Epolito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Epolito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Epolito's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Epolito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Epolito scores with a shoulder strike.
Epolito misses with a body punch.
Dead takes a shot to the head.
Dead avoids the elbow strike from Epolito, against the cage.
Epolito throws a head punch that misses.
Epolito lands an uppercut.
Epolito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dead blocks an elbow strike from Epolito.
Dead lands a hook that snaps the head of Epolito backwards.
Epolito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Epolito taking a breather.
Epolito tries to work over Dead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Epolito tries to throw a body punch but Dead avoids it by throwing Epolito back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epolito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Epolito misses with a punch to the body.
Epolito lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Epolito.
Dead blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Epolito fails to land.
Epolito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dead's elbow.
Dead is trying to push Epolito away but Epolito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dead has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Epolito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dead's elbow.
Epolito working aggressively here.
Epolito lands with a short shot to the head.
Epolito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epolito misses with a knee to the head.
Dead can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epolito throws a punch but it's blocked by Dead.
Epolito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Epolito misses with the head strike.
A short right from Epolito.
Epolito misses with an elbow strike.
Dead blocks an uppercut.
Epolito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Epolito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Epolito connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dead lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dead tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epolito was well out of range. Poor timing from Dead.
Dead connects with a jab.
 It looks like Anthony Epolito has been cut.
No joy there for Dead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dead ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Epolito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dead moves away.
Epolito clinches up with Dead and pushes him back against the cage.
Epolito will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dead up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Epolito dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dead throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Epolito looks to land a right hand but Dead moved out of range.
A nice side step and Dead releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Epolito goes for a double leg but Dead avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dead continues to drive forward.
Epolito working aggressively here.
Dead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epolito misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Epolito.
Epolito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dead being controlled against the cage.
Epolito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epolito swings wildly with an uppercut but Dead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epolito throws a head punch that misses.
Dead is trying to break the clinch but Epolito has him pressed against the cage.
Dead has had enough of the clinch but Epolito keeps him there for the moment.
Epolito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dead prevents a body shot from Epolito.
Epolito lands a nice uppercut.
Dead blocks an uppercut.
Epolito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Epolito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Epolito misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epolito.
Epolito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deads head.
A head punch on the inside from Epolito fails to land.
Epolito throws an elbow that misses.
Dead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Better Dead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epolito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Epolito on the inside.
Epolito tries to work over Dead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dead can't find room to land a body shot as Epolito controls the action.
Dead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dead lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Epolito.
Epolito gets through Dead's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Epolito stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Epolito throws a head punch that misses.
Dead is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Epolito lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epolito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epolito lands a shoulder strike.
Epolito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deads head.
Dead missing with knees to the body.
Epolito tries to work over Dead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Epolito pushes off an throws an elbow but Dead leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dead blocks an elbow strike from Epolito.
Epolito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Epolito lands with a left to the head.
Epolito has a couple of punches blocked by Dead.
Epolito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Epolito breaks the clinch.
Dead throws the left hand but Epolito avoids the punch easily.
Dead moves out of range of the strikes.
Dead cracks Epolito with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Epolito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dead is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Epolito gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Epolito circles away quickly and effectively.
Epolito misses with a wild body shot.
Epolito cracks Dead with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dead looks to score with a jab to the body but Epolito is just out of range.
A jab from Dead misses.
Dead throws a combination that misses
and Epolito counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Epolito.
Dead scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dead has had enough of the clinch but Epolito keeps him there for the moment.
Anthony Epolito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short left from Epolito.
Epolito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Dead misses.
Epolito scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick misses from Epolito.
Dead throws out a loose jab but Epolito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epolito swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Epolito misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Epolito misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Epolito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Epolito, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Anthony Epolito!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Anthony Epolito!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Anthony Epolito!
Anthony Epolito wins by unanimous decision!
An intense looking Anthony Epolito took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I saw the Highland preview had me losing this one. I might have to head over there and straighten them out.Just kidding, good fight!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Ponziabo (ranked 1612 p4p, 827 weight class) and Barry Bonon (ranked 212 p4p, 109 weight class). Barry Bonon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Santiago Ponziabo's chin.
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164
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santiago Ponziabo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barry Bonon!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonon tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonon tries to land a body kick
so Ponziabo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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.
Ponziabo looking to sit in guard and control but Bonon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bonon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ponziabo sneaks back into half guard.
Ponziabo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ponziabo tries to roll over but Bonon keeps him under control.
Bonon controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonon wants to take a breather but Ponziabo is having none of it.
Ponziabo moves into full guard.
Ponziabo keeping moving, preventing Bonon from controlling successfully.
Bonon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bonon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bonon is posturing up here but Ponziabo has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Bonon tries to roll out but it's too tight and Bonon has to tap! Slick submission there by Ponziabo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Santiago Ponziabo!
After winning the bout, Santiago Ponziabo 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Green (ranked 281 p4p, 1940 weight class) and Bosque Trabuco (ranked 41 p4p, 247 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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4 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ed Green!
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, Bosque Trabuco!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trabuco moves into the clinch.
Trabuco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Green tries to pull guard but Trabuco holds him up against the cage and eventually Green drops back down to his feet.
Trabuco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Green takes an elbow to the forehead.
Green tries to pull guard but Trabuco forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Trabuco misses with an elbow over the top.
Green fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trabuco lands an elbow that stopped Green in his tracks for a moment.
Trabuco lands a damaging elbow.
Trabuco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trabuco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Green drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Trabuco takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Green goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trabuco prevents it.
Trabuco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trabuco smiles and moves away.
Trabuco punishes Green's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trabuco moves into the clinch successfully.
Trabuco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Green misses with a knee to the head.
Trabuco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trabuco stalls.
Trabuco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Green jumps guard but Trabuco stands there with Green around his waist. Green gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Green is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Green blocks an elbow strike.
Green pulls guard effortlessly.
Trabuco scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trabuco scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trabuco stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Trabuco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
 Green is rocked!
Trabuco postures up in Green's guard and throws a big left but Green blocks it.
Green controls Trabuco momentarily but Trabuco frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco landing some decent shots from guard.
Green working a defensive guard here.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trabuco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Green. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Green has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trabuco can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green keeping moving, preventing Trabuco from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green wants to sweep but no luck.
Trabuco lands a couple of elbows.
Trabuco lands a couple of digs.
Green not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trabuco is looking to work some ground and pound but Green has wrist control.
Green utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Green throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco landing with the ground and pound.
Trabuco trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Green keeping full guard, as Trabuco tries to pass.
Trabuco scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trabuco's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Trabuco scoring with some ground and pound.
Oh Green is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trabuco throws a big elbow that misses.
Green seems to have got his legs back now.
Trabuco trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green wants to sweep here but Trabuco controlling him for the moment.
Trabuco trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Green looking for a guillotine here but Trabuco defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Trabuco is looking to work some ground and pound but Green has wrist control.
Green is trying to keep Trabuco in close.
Trabuco got a little sloppy there for a moment and Green has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trabuco has managed to get both his arms back between Green's legs - danger averted.
Trabuco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Green lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Trabuco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Green's guard.
Trabuco is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Trabuco must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Green is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bosque Trabuco dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Trabuco rushes Green and presses him up against the cage.
Green is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Trabuco gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Trabuco lands a nice elbow.
Bosque Trabuco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Trabuco on the inside.
Trabuco blocking some punches.
Trabuco prevents a takedown attempt there.
Green tries to pull guard but Trabuco won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green dodges an elbow strike from Trabuco.
Trabuco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trabuco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trabuco lands a damaging elbow.
Green jumps guard but Trabuco turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Trabuco lands an elbow inside that Green shrugs off.
Trabuco cracks Green with a nice body shot.
Trabuco lands an elbow just above Green 's eye.
Green tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trabuco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trabuco lands a damaging elbow.
Trabuco lands a damaging elbow.
Trabuco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Trabuco.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trabuco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trabuco walks away with a smile on his face. Green gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trabuco takes the fight into the clinch.
Trabuco has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Green seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trabuco can turn it around.
Trabuco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trabuco is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Green gets dropped by a huge elbow on the inside by Trabuco! He drops to his knees and Trabuco takes his back! This one might not last much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trabuco lands shots to the head and Green turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bosque Trabuco!
Bosque Trabuco thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Ramirez (ranked 1910 p4p, 465 weight class) and Kofi Ousmane (ranked 243 p4p, 66 weight class). Ramirez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Get Lucky. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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160
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165
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kofi Ousmane!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ousmane drives through with a takedown into Ramirez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ousmane won't allow Ramirez to sweep him here.
Ousmane with a nice head shot there.
Ramirez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ramirez has an active guard here but Ousmane has managed to pass into half guard.
Ousmane controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ousmane is keen to just control but Ramirez is a slippery customer.
Ousmane landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Well, if Ousmane is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ousmane seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ousmane is keen to just control but Ramirez is a slippery customer.
Ousmane is looking for a kimura here.
Ramirez manages to get to full guard.
Ousmane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ramirez's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramirez working a defensive guard here.
Ousmane looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ousmane is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ramirez has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ousmane is looking to defend but Ramirez has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ousmane! Ramirez pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ousmane taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Ramirez!
Richard Ramirez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Murphy (ranked 586 p4p, 1570 weight class) and Timo Leyton (ranked 80 p4p, 206 weight class). Murphy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm Shipping Up To Boston- Dropkick Murphy's. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165
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168
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liam Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Timo Leyton!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leyton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Murphy is looking for a sweep. Leyton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy trying to control from the bottom.
Leyton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Leyton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy actively working from the bottom here.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard but Leyton has passed into side control.
Murphy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Leyton wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Leyton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Leyton content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Murphy tries to improve position but can't.
That's two 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.
Leyton gets to mount! Murphy was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Leyton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Murphy is in a horrible position here. Leyton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Murphy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Leyton has control of Murphy's left arm, preventing Murphy from doing any damage.
Murphy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Leyton's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is working for a submission of some sort.
Leyton is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Murphy trying to control the action but Leyton is working from the bottom.
Leyton has his hands clasped together around Murphy's back. He's all about the action.
Murphy is keen to just control but Leyton is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Leyton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Leyton has Murphy pulled in close to control his posture.
Leyton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Leyton keeps moving.
Leyton seems keen to control Murphy's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Leyton dives on top into guard.
Murphy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Leyton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Leyton keeps it at a distance.
Leyton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leyton.
Murphy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown but Leyton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murphy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leyton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Murphy is trying to defend but Leyton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Leyton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy trying to control but Leyton postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leyton works his foot free and advances to mount.
Murphy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Murphy is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to hold on but Leyton pushes him away.
Leyton with shots to the head and body - Murphy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Timo Leyton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leyton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Murphy is rocked!
Leyton landing punches.
Oh Murphy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leyton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Leyton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Murphy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Leyton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Murphy seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is desperately trying to improve his position but Leyton has a good base and remains in mount.
Leyton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Leyton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Leyton unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Murphy wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Leyton celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo Leyton!
Timo Leyton decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marques Moura (ranked 1473 p4p, 1219 weight class) and KJ Wassermann (ranked 197 p4p, 169 weight class). Moura comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Tainted Love. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marques Moura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, KJ Wassermann!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wassermann moves away.
Wassermann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moura tries a head kick but it misses.
Wassermann now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moura shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wassermann! But no joy.
Moura misses with a wild body shot.
Moura shoots in for a takedown but Wassermann shows good takedown defense.
Wassermann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moura.
Wassermann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moura with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marques Moura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wassermann quickly recovers to half guard.
Moura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura moves nicely into side control.
Wassermann defending against the ground and pound.
Moura has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Wassermann is not content to let Moura control the position.
Moura is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Moura throws an elbow but Wassermann slips to the side and avoids it well.
Moura is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wassermann is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Moura tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moura has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moura wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wassermann, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura tries for a kimura but Wassermann is defending well.
Wassermann is trying to buck Moura off.
Moura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wassermann keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura is trying to ground and pound but Wassermann uses the momentary lack of control by Moura to regain half guard.
Moura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wassermann defending well though.
Moura wants to pass to mount but Wassermann is defending the position.
Moura takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wassermann has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Acme Island Savages. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ground and pound from Moura.
Moura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wassermann keeps working.
Moura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moura wants to take a breather but Wassermann is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wassermann can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura prevents Wassermann from standing back up.
Moura landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Moura wants to take a breather but Wassermann is having none of it.
Moura is looking to advance position but Wassermann won't allow it.
Moura is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wassermann!
Wassermann defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Moura.
Moura lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Moura sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wassermann really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moura is working for a guillotine from mount but Wassermann frees his head quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moura tries to control but Wassermann wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marques Moura dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wassermann pinned against the cage. Wassermann gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moura with a nice calf kick.
Moura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wassermann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marques Moura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura dives in and grabs Wassermann's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wassermann pushes down on Moura's head and hops out.
Wassermann wants to counter the offense by Moura and move into the clinch position.
Moura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wassermann counters with a straight right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moura.
Moura shoots in for a takedown but Wassermann shows good takedown defense.
Wassermann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moura throws an off balance right hand
and Wassermann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wassermann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Moura connects with a nice short shot to Wassermann's temple.
Moura is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moura is looking to advance position but Wassermann won't allow it.
Moura is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wassermann sees it coming and defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moura is looking to take a break and control but Wassermann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wassermann tries to kick Moura off but Moura keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Moura has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Moura is looking to take a break and control but Wassermann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Moura there.
Wassermann is trying to stand back up but Moura is controlling him
Wassermann is staying active underneath Moura, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moura seems to be working for a kimura but Wassermann defends the submission attempt.
Wassermann is refusing to be controlled, as Moura sits in half guard.
Moura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wassermann with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wassermann doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moura.
Moura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wassermann can do to turn this around?
Moura thows a huge punch but Wassermann dodges it nicely.
Moura seems to be working for a kimura but Wassermann defends the submission attempt.
Moura looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moura is trying to control. Wassermann wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marques Moura will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Moura tries for a takedown but Wassermann sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Moura really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wassermann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Moura is predictable there
and Wassermann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
KJ Wassermann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moura misses with a takedown attempt
and Wassermann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marques Moura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moura shoots for a takedown but Wassermann saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moura is defended easily by Wassermann.
Wassermann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura misses with a takedown attempt
and Wassermann counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wassermann is looking for the big counter here.
KJ Wassermann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moura shoots and misses
letting Wassermann counter with a right hand.
Wassermann defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moura.
Moura scores with a hook to the body. Wassermann takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marques Moura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moura misses with a body shot
and Moura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Wassermann checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wassermann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Moura shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wassermann but Wassermann pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wassermann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moura misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Wassermann misses.
Moura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wassermann sprawls well. Wassermann wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moura gets slowly back to his feet.
Moura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wassermann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wassermann unleashes a big counter combination but Moura bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Moura misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wassermann throws out a counter right but Moura avoids it with no problem.
Moura tries for a takedown but Wassermann circles away easily
and Wassermann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moura shoots in for a takedown but Wassermann shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wassermann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moura.
Wassermann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moura with a body shot.
Moura tries for a takedown but Wassermann circles away easily
and Wassermann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Moura misses.
Moura tries to clinch but Wassermann moves away
and Wassermann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura tries for a takedown but Wassermann circles away easily
and Moura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moura shoots for a takedown but Wassermann saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Wassermann misses.
Wassermann stuffs the takedown.
Moura scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wassermann keeps working.
Moura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moura is looking for a kimura but Wassermann is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Moura to get the leverage.
Moura is pressing down on Wassermann's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wassermann is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
KJ Wassermann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moura has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for KJ Wassermann!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for KJ Wassermann!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for KJ Wassermann!
KJ Wassermann wins by unanimous decision!
KJ Wassermann opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
Marques Moura was interviewed post fight and said 'Seja dono da sua boca, para não ser escravo de suas palavras.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noel Diaz (ranked 23 p4p, 2012 weight class) and Hells No (ranked 3 p4p, 259 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by The Stockton Slap Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noel Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Hells No!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
No doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
No tries to pull guard but Diaz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diaz prevents a body shot from No.
No can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Diaz catches No right on the button with a cross.
No takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
No is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
No misses with a hook
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
No throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of No backwards.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
No misses with a punch to the body.
No fails to pull guard.
Diaz leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. No no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
No is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Diaz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
No looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaz content to stall in guard here.
No trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. No swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
No trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
No is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
No fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Noel Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hells No.
A short left from Diaz.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz works over No's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
No feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but No is one step ahead there.
Diaz is trying to control the position but No postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
No stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
No works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. No is working away from the top position though.
No frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
No can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from No.
No takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've been informed that No has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
No throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Oooooh!!! Diaz has knocked No down with a huge combo! Diaz steps away and waves a wobbly No back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 No is rocked!
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!
Diaz fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked No out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Noel Diaz!
Noel Diaz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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