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The Island Season 12, 265 lbs, Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorlan Vieira (ranked 1170 p4p, 175 weight class) and Maro Pjetlic (ranked 147 p4p, 29 weight class). Pjetlic has chosen Legend as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jorlan Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Maro Pjetlic!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pjetlic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vieira avoids the body shot from Pjetlic.
Vieira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pjetlic throws a body punch but Vieira moves out of range.
Pjetlic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pjetlic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vieira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vieira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vieira clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pjetlic tries to break the clinch but Vieira is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Vieira.
Vieira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pjetlic.
Pjetlic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pjetlic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Vieira - that landed with a thud.
Pjetlic looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjetlic tries to circle away but Vieira has him pinned against the cage.
Vieira lands a hook that snaps the head of Pjetlic backwards.
Vieira just leaning against Pjetlic, taking a breather.
Vieira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pjetlic being controlled against the cage.
Vieira throws a head punch that misses.
Vieira lands a nice elbow.
Vieira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pjetlic tries to throw a body punch but Vieira avoids it by throwing Pjetlic back against the cage.
Pjetlic is trying to break the clinch but Vieira has him pressed against the cage.
Vieira throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vieira works on Pjetlic's body with a couple of short punches.
Vieira tries to throw a body punch but Pjetlic avoids it by throwing Vieira back against the cage.
Vieira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pjetlic backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira misses with a body punch.
Vieira throws a punch but it's blocked by Pjetlic.
Vieira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vieira blocks a body shot from Pjetlic.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vieira.
Pjetlic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vieira throws an elbow but it misses.
Vieira lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pjetlic misses with the head strike.
Pjetlic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vieira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vieira stalling.
Pjetlic tries to circle away but Vieira has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Vieira.
Vieira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vieira lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira throws a punch but it's blocked by Pjetlic.
Vieira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pjetlic misses with some punches.
Vieira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vieira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pjetlic's elbow.
Pjetlic swings wildly with an uppercut but Vieira uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pjetlic.
Vieira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pjetlic letting Vieira take a breather here.
Pjetlic tries a body shot but Vieira blocks it.
Pjetlic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vieira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vieira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vieira throws a punch but it's blocked by Pjetlic.
Vieira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pjetlic prevents a body shot from Vieira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic tries to circle away but Vieira has him pinned against the cage.
Vieira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pjetlic backwards.
Vieira swings wildly with an uppercut but Pjetlic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vieira throws a head punch that misses.
Pjetlic tries to circle away but Vieira has him pinned against the cage.
Vieira pushes Pjetlic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vieira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pjetlic backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vieira scores with a hook to the body.
Vieira can't find room to land a body shot as Pjetlic controls the action.
Pjetlic is trying to push Vieira away but Vieira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vieira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vieira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vieira swings wildly with an uppercut but Pjetlic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vieira misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jorlan Vieira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pjetlic needs to keep his hands up - Vieira had a free shot at his head there.
Pjetlic tries to keep at a distance but Vieira has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Vieira on the inside.
Vieira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pjetlic can do to turn this around?
Vieira blocks a body shot from Pjetlic.
Pjetlic tries to break free but Vieira pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vieira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pjetlic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pjetlic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vieira.
Vieira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vieira lands an elbow just above Pjetlic 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pjetlic blocks a body shot from Vieira.
Pjetlic can't find room to land a body shot as Vieira controls the action.
Pjetlic prevents a body shot from Vieira.
Pjetlic blocks an uppercut.
Vieira has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A body shot lands from Vieira.
Pjetlic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira lands a damaging elbow.
Vieira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vieira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vieira keeps control of Pjetlic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pjetlic has had enough of the clinch but Vieira keeps him there for the moment.
Pjetlic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vieira backwards.
Pjetlic tries to break free but Vieira pushes him back against the cage.
Vieira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vieira taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vieira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vieira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Maro Pjetlic has been cut.
Vieira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right hand to the body from Pjetlic.
Vieira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Pjetlic as the two fighters clinch.
Pjetlic tries to work over Vieira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pjetlic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vieira has Pjetlic pressed against the cage.
Vieira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vieira stalling against the cage.
Pjetlic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vieira's elbow.
Vieira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vieira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pjetlic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vieira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vieira throws a series of punches but Pjetlic avoids them all with ease.
Vieira lands a jab to Pjetlic's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vieira.
Pjetlic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vieira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pjetlic on the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Pjetlic. Beautiful body shot.
Pjetlic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pjetlic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vieira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vieira throws a right hand that Pjetlic ducks under and follows up with a left that Pjetlic also avoids with ease.
Pjetlic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vieira tries to clinch
enabling Pjetlic to counter with a crisp jab.
Pjetlic ducks under a wild hook from Vieira.
A little jabbing left from Pjetlic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Vieira does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vieira ducks under a wild hook from Pjetlic.
Vieira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vieira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pjetlic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vieira walks into a jab.
Pjetlic throws a body shot but no joy.
Vieira just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pjetlic! But no joy.
Vieira misses with a combination
and Pjetlic counters with a nice uppercut.
Vieira moves into the clinch.
Pjetlic is trying to break the clinch but Vieira has him pressed against the cage.
Vieira effectively controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jorlan Vieira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maro Pjetlic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pjetlic takes a swing at Vieira's ribcage but misses.
Vieira throws a right and a left that Pjetlic avoids nicely.
Pjetlic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maro Pjetlic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vieira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pjetlic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vieira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pjetlic is trying to break the clinch but Vieira has him pressed against the cage.
Vieira tries a body shot but Pjetlic blocks it.
Pjetlic misses with some punches.
Pjetlic wants to get back to striking at distance but Vieira won't allow it.
Vieira prevents Pjetlic from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira lands with a light punch inside.
Pjetlic misses with the head strike.
Pjetlic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Vieira.
Pjetlic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vieira scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vieira is pushing Pjetlic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vieira lands a shot to the body.
Pjetlic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vieira is leaning against Pjetlic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vieira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vieira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vieira lands an elbow that stopped Pjetlic in his tracks for a moment.
Vieira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee calls for Vieira to work.
Vieira misses with a body punch.
Vieira throws an elbow that misses.
Maro Pjetlic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pjetlic backwards.
Vieira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vieira tries to work over Pjetlic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vieira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vieira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pjetlic 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vieira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vieira tries to throw a body punch but Pjetlic avoids it by throwing Vieira back against the cage.
Vieira slows down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pjetlic blocks a body shot from Vieira.
Vieira slowing the pace effectively.
A left hand lands to the body for Vieira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pjetlic's elbow.
Vieira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Vieira.
Vieira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vieira lands a nice uppercut.
Vieira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vieira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vieira scores with a shoulder strike.
Vieira slowing the pace effectively.
Vieira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vieira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vieira lands a body shot.
Vieira digs a right hand into Pjetlic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pjetlic's gas tank.
Jorlan Vieira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vieira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vieira lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Vieira as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Vieira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Vieira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vieira tries to work over Pjetlic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vieira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vieira scores with a hook to the body.
Vieira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Vieira.
Vieira lands an elbow that stopped Pjetlic in his tracks for a moment.
Vieira tries to throw a body punch but Pjetlic avoids it by throwing Vieira back against the cage.
Vieira cracks Pjetlic with a nice body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vieira.
 Pjetlic is rocked!
Vieira has Pjetlic pushed against the cage.
Pjetlic is still on wobbly legs! Can Vieira finish him?
Vieira lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pjetlic to his knees! Vieira keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorlan Vieira!
Maro Pjetlic spoke after the fight, saying 'Just part of the business. And hard hard business it is.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Camara (ranked 1410 p4p, 629 weight class) and Marko Kerr (ranked 182 p4p, 90 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malachi Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marko Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara lands a jab to the nose.
Kerr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camara misses with a body shot.
Camara throws a body punch but Kerr moves out of range.
Camara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Camara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Camara swings for the body but Kerr moves out of range.
Kerr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kerr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Camara throws an off balance right hand
and Kerr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Camara!
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!
Kerr scores with punches from side control.
Camara is trying to control Kerr's posture but Kerr avoids it.
Camara is looking to regain half guard here but Kerr keeps moving and retains side control.
Kerr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Camara taking a bit of punishment here - Kerr scoring with strikes.
Kerr scoring with punches from side control.
Camara definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Camara is trying to get back to half guard.
Kerr lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr cracks Camara with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Kerr immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Camara is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Kerr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Kerr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashid Elkhan (ranked 656 p4p, 405 weight class) and Titus Lesnar (ranked 92 p4p, 58 weight class). Lesnar has chosen Next Big Thing as his entrance music. The key to victory for Rashid Elkhan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rashid Elkhan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Titus Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkhan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Titus Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar swings for the body but Elkhan moves out of range.
Lesnar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Elkhan finds it's way round the side to connect with Lesnar's head.
Elkhan defending well as Lesnar loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Lesnar. Those never looked like landing.
Lesnar shoots in for a double leg but Elkhan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Elkhan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lesnar thuds a left hand into Elkhan's body.
Elkhan throws a hook to the side of Lesnar's head but Lesnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice sprawl there from Elkhan as Lesnar shoots in.
Lesnar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lesnar misses with a double jab.
Elkhan throws a shot to the body.
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!
Elkhan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Elkhan looks to throw the jab but Lesnar is out of range.
A big right from Elkhan misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Elkhan circles away quickly and effectively.
Decent striking displayed by Elkhan there.
Lesnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Elkhan.
Elkhan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lesnar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lesnar throws a looping overhand right but Elkhan ducks down to avoid it.
Elkhan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Elkhan sprawls well. Elkhan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Rashid Elkhan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elkhan.
Lesnar misses with an uppercut. Elkhan saw that one coming.
Elkhan is looking to counter the offense by Lesnar and move into the clinch.
Elkhan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesnar.
Elkhan takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.
Lesnar with the counter takedown but Elkhan avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a front kick aimed at Elkhan's knee but Elkhan avoids it well.
Elkhan looks to land a left hand but Lesnar moved out of range nicely.
Titus Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Lesnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Elkhan just misses with a punch to the body.
Lesnar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Elkhan throws a leg kick
and Lesnar counters with a single leg into guard. Elkhan didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Elkhan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Elkhan has momentary wrist control but Lesnar slips an elbow through the middle.
Lesnar slips nicely into half guard.
Elkhan wants to get back to full guard but Lesnar has passed into side control.
Lesnar working the head with strikes.
Lesnar 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to control but Elkhan is keeping him busy.
Lesnar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lesnar cracks Elkhan with a big elbow.
Lesnar lands a few punches from side control.
Elkhan looking for a sweep but Lesnar has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lesnar raining down shots from the mount!
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesnar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Elkhan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lesnar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lesnar avoids the attempt from Elkhan to control.
Lesnar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lesnar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Elkhan looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkhan taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar with good strikes from the mount here!
Lesnar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Elkhan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Elkhan tries to hold on but Lesnar pushes him away.
Lesnar breaks from Elkhan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lesnar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lesnar landing punches.
Lesnar lands a big shot there that rocks Elkhan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lesnar working the ground and pound effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Lesnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Titus Lesnar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lesnar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Elkhan counters by clinching up.
Lesnar stalls.
Lesnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Elkhan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lesnar.
Elkhan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Elkhan lands a left hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lesnar.
Elkhan lands with a light punch inside.
Lesnar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lesnar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Elkhan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkhan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesnar.
Titus Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar looks to land a combination but Elkhan avoids it well.
A punch combination from Lesnar misses.
Lesnar throws a combination that misses
and Elkhan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Elkhan lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkhan presses Lesnar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Elkhan.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Elkhan.
A short body shot lands from Elkhan as the two fighters clinch.
Elkhan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lesnars head.
Elkhan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Elkhan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Elkhan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Elkhan lands a nice uppercut.
Elkhan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Elkhan lands a hook that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Elkhan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Elkhan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elkhan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Elkhan misses with a body punch.
Elkhan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Elkhan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lesnars head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lesnar.
A short right from Elkhan.
Elkhan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Elkhan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkhan presses Lesnar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Elkhan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elkhan cracks Lesnar with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Elkhan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lesnar to stand back up!
Elkhan cracks Lesnar with a hook to the temple - Lesnar is on wobbly legs here! Elkhan swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lesnar falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Elkhan wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rashid Elkhan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amaru Kawiwasulu (ranked 215 p4p, 1065 weight class) and Lee Tassen (ranked 36 p4p, 138 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amaru Kawiwasulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lee Tassen!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawiwasulu misses with a wild combination.
Tassen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tassen lands a glancing blow to the side of Kawiwasulu's head.
Kawiwasulu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kawiwasulu looks to land a right hand but Tassen moved out of range.
Tassen gets tackled into the cage by Kawiwasulu. Kawiwasulu maintains the clinch.
Kawiwasulu breaks the clinch.
Amaru Kawiwasulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawiwasulu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kawiwasulu misses with the head strike.
Kawiwasulu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tassen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tassen looks winded!
Kawiwasulu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kawiwasulu crunches a lovely knee into Tassen's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu digs a right hand underneath Tassen's ribcage. Tassen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tassen takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Lee Tassen has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tassen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kawiwasulu is leaning against Tassen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kawiwasulu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kawiwasulu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tassen takes a shot to the head.
Kawiwasulu scores with a nice hook to the 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!
Kawiwasulu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kawiwasulu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawiwasulu works on Tassen's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Come on Kawiwasulu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kawiwasulu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kawiwasulu dips a shoulder and cracks Tassen with a mighty uppercut! Tassen falls back against the cage and Kawiwasulu unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tassen is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kawiwasulu screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amaru Kawiwasulu!
Amaru Kawiwasulu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jani Honkanen (ranked 1255 p4p, 205 weight class) and Phuc Dat Bich (ranked 0 p4p, 34 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jani Honkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phuc Dat Bich!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bich clinches.
Bich jumps into guard, dragging Honkanen to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bich looking for a guillotine here but Honkanen defends easily.
Honkanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bich is retaining full guard.
Bich isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Honkanen stacks Bich on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Honkanen!
Bich tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Honkanen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Honkanen wants to control but Bich is keeping him busy.
Honkanen controlling from side mount.
Honkanen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bich is trying to get back to half guard.
Bich is trying to control Honkanen's posture but Honkanen avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honkanen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bich has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bich tries to bench press Honkanen off him but Honkanen keeps the position.
Honkanen tries to move to mount but Bich blocks the move with his legs.
Bich is trying to escape the position but Honkanen is controlling the position.
Honkanen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bich tries to improve position but can't.
Bich regains half guard.
Honkanen is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Honkanen is trying to control the action in half guard but Bich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bich is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Honkanen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Honkanen's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bich is persistently looking for the submission but Honkanen is defending it well.
Bich looking for the choke from the back.
Honkanen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bich tightening his grip on Honkanen, looking for the choke.
Bich looking for the choke from the back.
Honkanen tries to escape but Bich has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bich is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Bich looking for the choke from the back.
Honkanen tries to escape the position.
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!
Honkanen is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bich gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honkanen tries to roll but Bich sticks to his back.
Bich tightening his grip on Honkanen, looking for the choke.
Honkanen is trying to break free.
Bich working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
I really don't envy Honkanen right now.
A lull in the action here.
Bich gets his hands free as Honkanen looks to control.
Bich is hanging on to Honkanen's back as he tries to escape.
Bich avoiding Honkanen 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honkanen is really stuck here.
Honkanen showing good submission defense here.
Bich has the hooks in. Honkanen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bich is persistently looking for the submission but Honkanen is defending it well.
Bich is trying to stick to Honkanen's back but Honkanen is turning into Bich. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bich's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Honkanen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Honkanen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phuc Dat Bich 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.
Honkanen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Honkanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Honkanen works over Bich's head and body with a nice combination.
Honkanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bich's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bich's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bich moves in looking to clinch but Honkanen pushes him off.
Honkanen tries to keep at a distance but Bich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bich jumps guard but Honkanen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Honkanen gets through Bich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bich manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Honkanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bich is keeping the position for now.
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!
Bich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bich keeping full guard, as Honkanen tries to pass.
Bich throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Honkanen escapes and throws Bich's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bich tries to bench press Honkanen off him but Honkanen keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bich wants to control but Honkanen postures up.
A lull in the action here as Honkanen stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honkanen working away.
Bich is not content to let Honkanen control the position.
Honkanen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bich will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bich is trying to control Honkanen's posture but Honkanen avoids it.
Honkanen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Honkanen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Honkanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bich is looking for a sweep.
Honkanen trying to control the action but Bich is working from the bottom.
Bich struggling a bit here.
Honkanen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Honkanen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bich is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Honkanen off and has taken his back!
Honkanen turns into Bich and is now in his guard.
Bich isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Honkanen stacks Bich on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Honkanen!
Honkanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bich prevents Honkanen from improving position.
Bich can't do much from the bottom here.
Honkanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Phuc Dat Bich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bich sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bich actively working from the bottom here.
Bich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honkanen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honkanen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Honkanen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bich has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Honkanen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Honkanen looking for a guillotine from mount but Bich is having none of it.
Bich is squirming around, avoiding Honkanen's attempts to control the action.
Honkanen prevents Bich from getting the reversal.
Bich sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bich wants to improve his position but Honkanen is controlling well.
Bich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Honkanen pulls his head out easily.
Honkanen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jani Honkanen dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bich tries to clinch but Honkanen moves out of range.
Bich drives through and clinches with Honkanen against the cage.
Bich tries to pull guard but Honkanen holds him up against the cage and eventually Bich drops back down to his feet.
Honkanen jumps guard.
Honkanen is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bich has his hands clasped together but Honkanen extends and breaks Bich's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Honkanen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jani Honkanen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Vasiliev (ranked 254 p4p, 728 weight class) and Ricky Thompson (ranked 40 p4p, 101 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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10 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timur Vasiliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasiliev throws a right hand that misses
and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown. Vasiliev fights it but they end up in guard.
Vasiliev has momentary wrist control but Thompson slips an elbow through the middle.
Vasiliev keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vasiliev keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson trying to control but Vasiliev is working from the bottom.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vasiliev's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vasiliev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vasiliev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vasiliev tries to get out of the position.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Vasiliev blocks nicely.
Thompson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thompson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thompson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thompson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vasiliev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Vasiliev keeps moving.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses. Vasiliev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thompson's guard. Nice move by Vasiliev!
Thompson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vasiliev stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
Thompson is still trying to improve position.
Thompson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vasiliev looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to keep a closed guard but Vasiliev is proving a slippery customer.
Vasiliev stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vasiliev's guard.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasiliev keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Vasiliev blocks nicely.
Thompson trying to control but Vasiliev is working from the bottom.
Vasiliev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a couple of digs.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasiliev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson lands a couple of elbows.
Vasiliev being controlled here, momentarily.
Thompson postures up in Vasiliev's guard and throws a big left but Vasiliev blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasiliev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Thompson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasiliev fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Thompson tries to counter it with a takedown but Vasiliev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vasiliev but Vasiliev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vasiliev looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Vasiliev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thompson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vasiliev counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ricky Thompson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson with a poor takedown
and Vasiliev counters with a crisp right hand that drops Thompson! Vasiliev lets Thompson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!
Vasiliev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasiliev throws a monster overhand right that drops Thompson! Vasiliev follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timur Vasiliev!
After winning the bout, Timur Vasiliev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeeJay Dawkins (ranked 580 p4p, 401 weight class) and Balin Trollslayer (ranked 85 p4p, 57 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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265
10 - 1 - 0 |
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DeeJay Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Balin Trollslayer!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trollslayer regains half guard.
Dawkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trollslayer's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trollslayer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trollslayer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dawkins throwing shots but Trollslayer is blocking nicely.
Trollslayer flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dawkins misses with a head shot. Trollslayer uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dawkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Trollslayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trollslayer is trying to control the position but Dawkins postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dawkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dawkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trollslayer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dawkins throws an elbow that misses. Trollslayer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dawkins's guard. Nice move by Trollslayer!
Trollslayer is fighting to break Dawkins's control of his arms but Dawkins is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Trollslayer stopping the sweep attempt from Dawkins.
Dawkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dawkins trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer won't allow Dawkins to sweep him here.
Trollslayer wants to pass the guard but Dawkins is keeping the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Trollslayer preventing the sweep.
Dawkins keeping moving, preventing Trollslayer from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Trollslayer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dawkins misses with a straight right.
Trollslayer dives in for a single leg takedown but Dawkins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Trollslayer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dawkins but Dawkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Trollslayer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dawkins as he avoids it easily.
DeeJay Dawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balin Trollslayer.
Dawkins lands with an uppercut that bounces Trollslayer off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer walks into a stiff left hand from Dawkins.
Dawkins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dawkins throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Trollslayer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dawkins.
Trollslayer sneaks back into half guard.
Trollslayer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dawkins.
Dawkins is pressing down on Trollslayer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Trollslayer is holding on for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Dawkins's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Trollslayer is trying to control but can't.
Dawkins with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins throwing shots but Trollslayer is blocking nicely.
Dawkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dawkins lands strikes from half guard.
Trollslayer manages to get to full guard.
Dawkins throwing strikes from guard but Trollslayer blocks nicely.
Dawkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dawkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trollslayer on the ground.
Dawkins throws a strike but Trollslayer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trollslayer throwing strikes but missing.
Dawkins wants to sweep here but Trollslayer controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeeJay Dawkins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dawkins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Trollslayer quickly recovers to half guard.
Trollslayer tries to roll over but Dawkins keeps him under control.
Dawkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dawkins wants to control but Trollslayer is keeping him busy.
Trollslayer trying to hold on to Dawkins's head to control him but Dawkins postures up.
Dawkins is looking to take a break and control but Trollslayer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trollslayer gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer looking to control.
Dawkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Trollslayer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dawkins tries to get to full guard but Trollslayer has control of the leg.
Dawkins controlling the position for now.
Trollslayer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dawkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dawkins trying to keep a closed guard but Trollslayer is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trollslayer manages to get himself to full guard.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Trollslayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawkins postures up in Trollslayer's guard and throws a big left but Trollslayer blocks it.
Dawkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Trollslayer is retaining full guard.
Trollslayer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dawkins's guard.
Dawkins trying to control the position.
DeeJay Dawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trollslayer is stalling in the full guard.
Dawkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins has control of Trollslayer's left arm, preventing Trollslayer from doing any damage.
Trollslayer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dawkins trying to control the position here.
Trollslayer won't allow Dawkins to sweep him here.
Trollslayer looking to pass the guard.
Trollslayer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Trollslayer is in close to Dawkins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dawkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trollslayer's guard.
Trollslayer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dawkins scoring with some ground and pound.
Dawkins with a nice head shot there.
Trollslayer wants to sweep but no luck.
Dawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Trollslayer has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dawkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trollslayer has momentary wrist control but Dawkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dawkins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trollslayer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dawkins looking to control but Trollslayer passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeeJay Dawkins dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Trollslayer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dawkins as he jumps to the side.
Trollslayer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Trollslayer is working Dawkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dawkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trollslayer can do to turn this around?
Trollslayer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dawkins's guard.
Dawkins trying to control from the bottom.
Dawkins desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dawkins wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trollslayer is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Trollslayer.
Dawkins taking some punishment here, with Trollslayer in his half guard.
Trollslayer passes into side control, despite Dawkins's attempt to control the position.
Trollslayer trying to control the action but Dawkins is working from the bottom.
Dawkins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Balin Trollslayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer scoring with punches and elbows.
Trollslayer landing strikes.
 Dawkins is rocked!
Trollslayer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Dawkins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd goes nuts as Trollslayer knocks Dawkins out cold with a massive hammerfist! Trollslayer Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Balin Trollslayer!
A relieved looking Balin Trollslayer 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vunipola Veainu (ranked 54 p4p, 1181 weight class) and Rav Kapur (ranked 9 p4p, 148 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vunipola Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rav Kapur!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapur shoots in for a takedown but Veainu shows good takedown defense.
Veainu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kapur.
Veainu loads up on a big right hand but Kapur slips the punch.
Veainu misses with a hook.
Veainu throws the left hand but Kapur avoids the punch easily.
Veainu tries to sprawl but Kapur drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Veainu trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kapur in particular looking to stall.
Veainu pushes Kapur off looking to stand but Kapur dives back in and keeps control.
Veainu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kapur is trying to control the action in half guard but Veainu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kapur is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Veainu sees it coming and defends easily.
Kapur is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Veainu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kapur trying to pass the guard but Veainu defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kapur is trying to work for a kimura but Veainu is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapur is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Veainu defends it well.
Veainu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Veainu trying to control but Kapur postures up.
Kapur is working for a submission of some sort.
Kapur is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Veainu defends it well.
Veainu wants to get back to his feet.
Veainu is defending against the submission attempts here by Kapur.
Kapur is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Veainu defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapur is working for a kimura but Veainu is defending it quite comfortably.
Kapur is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Veainu sees it coming and defends easily.
Veainu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kapur seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Veainu is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rav Kapur!
Rav Kapur decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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