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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Miller (ranked 4352 p4p, 5827 weight class) and Andrew Childers (ranked 460 p4p, 503 weight class). Joshua Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joshua Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Childers!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Childers.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Childers is out of range.
Miller stuns Childers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joshua Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
Childers jumps guard but Miller stands there with Childers around his waist. Childers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
Childers avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Childers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Joshua Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Childers.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Childers jumps guard but Miller turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Childers manages to break the clinch.
Childers walks into a stiff left hand from Miller.
Miller throws a good cross that connects.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller throws out a powerful jab.
Joshua Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Childers tries for a takedown but Miller circles away easily
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Childers under the eye.
Miller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Childers thinks about the counter body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Childers.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Childers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Miller thuds his right hand into Childers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 Childers is rocked!
Childers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Childers is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Miller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Childers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
Miller stalls.
Miller scores a nice knee to the body.
Childers looks winded!
Miller lands a big knee! That's hurt Childers! Oh, he's all over the place! Miller lands another knee that sends Childers to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Miller!
Joshua Miller 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Diddy (ranked 5674 p4p, 4943 weight class) and Thor Flex (ranked 556 p4p, 526 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 welterweight 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, Joe Diddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thor Flex!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diddy closes the distance and clinches.
Diddy jumps guard but Flex stands there with Diddy around his waist. Diddy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diddy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flex gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diddy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Flex gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Diddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diddy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flex pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Diddy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flex pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Flex jumps guard and drags Diddy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Flex is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Flex is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diddy defends well.
Diddy scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flex working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diddy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diddy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Flex looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diddy throws a big elbow that misses.
Diddy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Flex pulls Diddy in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flex working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diddy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diddy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Flex escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diddy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flex is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diddy postures up in Flex's guard and throws a big left but Flex blocks it.
Diddy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diddy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flex has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Diddy tries to free his leg and advance position but Flex is retaining full guard.
Flex is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diddy defends well.
Diddy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diddy trying to control the position from guard on top but Flex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flex seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flex is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diddy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flex is keeping the position for now.
Diddy wants to control from the top but Flex keeps moving.
Flex working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diddy.
Diddy wants to control from the top but Flex keeps moving.
Diddy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diddy postures up in Flex's guard and throws a big left but Flex blocks it.
Diddy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flex looking for a guillotine here but Diddy defends easily.
Diddy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flex swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flex escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diddy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diddy passes into half guard.
Flex looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flex taking some punishment here, with Diddy in his half guard.
Flex is refusing to be controlled, as Diddy sits in half guard.
Flex trying to control here.
Diddy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Diddy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Flex!
Flex wants to control but Diddy is having none of it.
Flex doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Flex tries to hold on but Diddy postures up.
Poor strikes thrown by Diddy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Diddy looking to ground and pound but Flex is blocking nicely.
Diddy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Diddy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Flex is bucking up trying to escape but Diddy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Diddy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flex tries to hold on but Diddy postures up.
Flex holds on for dear life, controlling Diddy's posture momentarily.
Diddy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Diddy avoids the attempt from Flex to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Diddy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Diddy takes a swing at Flex's ribcage but misses.
Diddy misses with a body shot.
Diddy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flex gets a clinch.
Flex tries to pull guard but Diddy holds him up against the cage and eventually Flex drops back down to his feet.
Diddy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flex can do to turn this around?
Flex manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Flex has an active guard here but Diddy has managed to pass into half guard.
Diddy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Flex doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diddy.
Diddy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flex is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diddy pulls his head out easily.
Flex is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diddy pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddy trying to pass the guard but Flex defending well.
Flex trying to control here.
Diddy tries to pass to full mount but Flex defends it.
Flex trying to control here.
Diddy winds up and cracks Flex with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Flex trying to control but Diddy postures up.
Flex is trying is best to control the position here.
Diddy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diddy lands with a punch from half guard.
Flex has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diddy is working away from the top position though.
Diddy throwing shots but Flex is blocking nicely.
Flex is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Flex is trying to maintain the position but Diddy is very close to passing his half guard.
Diddy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diddy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flex defending well though.
Flex looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Flex looking for submissions off his back.
Diddy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Flex with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Flex wants to control but Diddy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diddy is trying to control the action in half guard but Flex is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Flex trying to hold on to Diddy's head to control him but Diddy postures up.
Ground and pound from Diddy.
Flex looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Flex is trying to maintain the position but Diddy is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flex on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Diddy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Flex wants to control but Diddy is keeping busy.
Diddy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diddy avoids the attempt from Flex to control.
Diddy landing punches.
Flex tries to hold on but Diddy postures up.
Diddy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Flex tries to lock up and control but Diddy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diddy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Flex is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diddy trying to control but Flex is having none of it.
Flex is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddy working for a guillotine from mount but Flex is in no mood to give up.
Diddy has control of Flex's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Flex regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Diddy seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Flex is holding on tight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flex is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diddy working for a guillotine from mount but Flex is in no mood to give up.
Diddy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Flex tries to hold on but Diddy pushes him away.
Diddy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Flex tries to hold on but Diddy postures up.
Diddy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Diddy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Flex closes the distance and clinches.
Flex drags the fight down to the ground.
Flex throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diddy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joe Diddy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flex keeping moving, preventing Diddy from controlling successfully.
Flex has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diddy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diddy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Flex's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddy looking to pass the guard.
Flex working a defensive guard here.
Diddy throwing strikes from guard but Flex blocks nicely.
Diddy wants to control from the top but Flex keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddy works over Flex with some ground and pound from guard.
Diddy forces his way into half guard.
Diddy trying to mount his opponent but Flex defends it.
Flex actively working from the bottom here.
Diddy trying to control from half guard but Flex is working away.
Diddy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Flex is positioning himself well to prevent Diddy advancing to mount.
Diddy trying to mount his opponent but Flex defends it.
Flex is refusing to be controlled, as Diddy sits in half guard.
Flex looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flex is trying to control but can't.
Flex blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diddy.
Flex blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diddy.
Flex is defending against the submission attempts here by Diddy.
Flex is doing well to control the position and prevent Diddy from advancing to side control.
Diddy trying to mount his opponent but Flex defends it.
Flex holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Diddy is looking to take a break and control but Flex is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flex avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diddy.
Diddy is looking for a kimura but Flex is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diddy to get the leverage.
Flex wants to control but Diddy is keeping busy.
Diddy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flex is trying is best to control the position here.
Joe Diddy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flex is staying active underneath Diddy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Flex trying to hold on to Diddy's head to control him but Diddy postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flex takes the fight into the clinch.
Flex jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diddy walks away with a smile on his face. Flex gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thor Flex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diddy. Flex does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flex has managed to clinch.
Flex tries to pull guard but Diddy won't allow it.
Flex tries to pull guard but Diddy won't allow it.
Joe Diddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Flex.
Diddy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flex gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Flex gets control of Diddy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Flex will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Flex keeping full guard, as Diddy tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diddy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thor Flex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Diddy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diddy, 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 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Diddy!
After winning the bout, Joe Diddy 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 Tevita Maui (ranked 3957 p4p, 5592 weight class) and Flagatron Mabagatron (ranked 413 p4p, 503 weight class). Maui's entrance music is Turn Down For What. A fine choice. Flagatron Mabagatron is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tevita Maui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Flagatron Mabagatron!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mabagatron closes the distance but Maui moves to the side
and Maui counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Flagatron Mabagatron has been cut.
Maui jabs at Mabagatron's body.
Mabagatron tries to clinch
and Maui counters with a nice body shot.
BAM! Maui delivers a spinning backfist that drops Mabagatron like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Tevita Maui!
Our winner, Tevita Maui, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Twist (ranked 5854 p4p, 3589 weight class) and Tyler Lawson (ranked 569 p4p, 470 weight class). Oliver Twist could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyler Lawson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oliver Twist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson misses the jab.
Twist throws a big counter combination but Lawson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Twist misses with a double jab
and Lawson counters with a nice uppercut.
Twist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawson throws a lazy right hand but Twist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Twist tries to clinch up
and Lawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Twist.
Tyler Lawson 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.
Twist misses with a series of wild punches.
Twist misses with a hook.
Twist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Twist went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson scores with a hook.
Lawson drops Twist with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Twist looks back up at him and smiles so Lawson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Twist moves out of range of the strikes.
Twist throws a combination that misses
and Lawson counters with a nice right hand that sends Twist toppling to the canvas! Twist scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lawson finish him?!
 Twist is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Twist.
Lawson closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Twist out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyler Lawson!
Tyler Lawson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Bat (ranked 4395 p4p, 4082 weight class) and Lyman Hicks (ranked 347 p4p, 330 weight class). Bat comes to the cage accompanied by War 2. Lyman Hicks will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dillon Bat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lyman Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bat misses with a double jab
enabling Hicks to counter with a crisp jab.
Bat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hicks throws a counter combo.
Hicks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bat doesn't seem bothered though.
Bat with a poor takedown
and Hicks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bat is rocked!
Bat tries for a takedown but Hicks circles away easily
and Hicks counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Bat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks scores with a shot to the body.
Hicks catches Bat with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Bat forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lyman Hicks!
After winning the bout, Lyman Hicks 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Seve Simmer (ranked 3987 p4p, 4450 weight class) and Sam Strand (ranked 451 p4p, 477 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Seve Simmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Strand!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strand doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Simmer lands with a hook. Strand tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Simmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strand is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simmer.
Simmer is looking to counter punch.
Strand dips to his left and cracks Simmer with an uppercut!
 It looks like Seve Simmer has been cut.
Simmer misses with a wild body shot.
Strand moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Strand scores with a nice head shot.
Simmer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Simmer lands a jab to Strand's midsection.
Strand misses with a straight left.
Simmer just misses with a punch to the body.
Strand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strand takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strand drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Strand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simmer throws an overhand right that lands on Strand's shoulder, as Strand tries to avoid the shot.
Simmer has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strand content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Strand stalling.
Strand scores with a shot to the side of Simmer's head.
Strand is trying to break the clinch but Simmer is controlling him.
Strand cracks Simmer with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strand.
Simmer is leaning against Strand and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Simmer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Simmer.
Simmer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strand is keeping busy.
Simmer misses with a punch on the inside.
Simmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Strand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Strand lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Strand is trying to maintain a safe position but Simmer gets an underhook and turns Strand into the cage.
Strand is trying to maintain a safe position but Simmer gets an underhook and turns Strand into the cage.
Strand seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Simmer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Simmer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmer tries to work over Strand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Simmer.
Simmer scores with a shot to the side of Strand's head.
Strand tries to stall but Simmer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Strand trying to control the position but instead, Simmer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Strand into the cage.
Simmer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sam Strand.
Strand misses with a body shot
letting Simmer counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simmer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strand clobbers Simmer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Simmer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Simmer misses with a body shot.
Simmer takes a swing at Strand's ribcage but misses.
Strand throws a looping overhand right but Simmer ducks down to avoid it.
Simmer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Strand has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Strand.
Simmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strand.
Simmer moves in looking to clinch but Strand pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strand. Simmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Strand as he connects with a hook.
Simmer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've been informed that Strand has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Strand throws the left hand but Simmer avoids the punch easily.
Strand fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from Simmer misses.
Simmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strand dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strand cracks Simmer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Strand misses with a hook
and Simmer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Simmer with a nice cross.
Strand lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Simmer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Strand has time to react.
Simmer staying out of range there.
A jab from Simmer finds it's way through Strand's defenses.
Strand digs a good body shot into Simmer's ribs.
Strand ducks under a wild hook from Simmer.
Simmer missing with a left hand there. Strand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Simmer misses with a body shot.
A jab from Strand misses.
Strand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simmer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simmer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strand circles away quickly and effectively.
Simmer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simmer moves out of range of the strikes.
Strand cracks Simmer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strand scores with a shot to the body.
Simmer is breathing heavily.
Strand throws a looping overhand right but Simmer ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Strand will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seve Simmer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Strand ducks under a wild hook from Simmer.
Strand digs a good hook to Simmer's body.
Simmer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strand.
Simmer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strand counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Simmer catches Strand right on the button with a cross.
Simmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strand moves away.
Strand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strand lands with a cross.
Strand throws a hook but Simmer avoids it easily.
Simmer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simmer throws a shot from downtown. Strand moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strand bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Simmer's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Strand.
Simmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strand lands a body shot.
Strand throws a hook to the side of Simmer's head but Simmer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strand.
Simmer moves out of range of the strikes.
Strand loads up on a big right hand but Simmer slips the punch.
Simmer misses with a series of wild punches.
Simmer swings for the body but Strand moves out of range.
Strand works Simmer's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strand waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simmer.
Jab from Strand.
Seve Simmer's cut is getting worse.
Simmer misses with a hook to the body
and Strand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simmer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Strand counters with a nice right hand that sends Simmer toppling to the canvas! Simmer scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Strand finish him?!
Simmer 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!
Strand throws an overhand right that lands on Simmer's shoulder, as Simmer tries to avoid the shot.
Strand has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strand lands a big right hand that sends Simmer crashing to the mat! Strand stays standing though and waves Simmer back to his feet!
Oh Simmer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmer slips under a jab.
Simmer moves away from the strike by Strand.
Strand drops Simmer with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Simmer looks back up at him and smiles so Strand waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Seve Simmer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simmer. Strand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simmer walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Strand! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Strand!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Styles (ranked 3262 p4p, 25351 weight class) and Traicho Traev (ranked 437 p4p, 595 weight class). Owen Styles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Owen Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Traicho Traev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traev closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Styles did well to prevent Traev getting side control.
Styles wants to control but Traev is keeping busy.
Styles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Styles gets full guard.
Traev trying to control but Styles is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styles is pulling down on Traev's head to control his posture.
Traev won't allow Styles to sweep him here.
Traev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Styles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Styles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Traev manages to get himself to full guard.
Styles forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traev wants to control but Styles is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Traev tries to roll over but Styles keeps him under control.
Styles wants to control but Traev is keeping him busy.
Styles content to control rather than advance.
Traev is looking to control Styles's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Traev avoid being mounted?
Styles is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Styles trying to pass the guard but Traev defending well.
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.
Styles frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Styles is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Traev is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Traev flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Styles anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Traev and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Styles slips an arm under Traev chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Styles has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Styles is squeezing on Traev like an anaconda would it's prey. Traev fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Owen Styles!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmerson Mile (ranked 3454 p4p, 4085 weight class) and Harold Johnson (ranked 364 p4p, 423 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emmerson Mile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mile scores with a kick to the body.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Mile counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
A good leg kick by Mile.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mile.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Mile pushes him off.
Mile with a nice calf kick.
Mile circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mile with a nice calf kick.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mile definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson looks winded!
Mile lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Mile throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mile throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mile.
Mile lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Mile avoids it with no problem.
Crack! A monster head kick from Mile and Johnson falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Mile!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Emmerson Mile!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ashton Ladd (ranked 2745 p4p, 1935 weight class) and Jon Meril (ranked 338 p4p, 258 weight class). Ashton Ladd has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ashton Ladd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jon Meril!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladd lands a lovely overhand right.
Meril moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Meril.
Ladd leaning against his opponent.
Meril lands an uppercut.
Meril lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Meril.
Meril softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ladd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ladd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meril has him pressed against the cage.
Meril swings wildly with an uppercut but Ladd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meril makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meril tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ladd tries to work over Meril's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meril looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Meril fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meril misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ladd leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ladd is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ladd misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meril.
Meril lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ladd tries to pull guard but Meril forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ladd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meril has him pressed against the cage.
Meril lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ladd taking a breather.
Meril works on Ladd's body with a couple of short punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Meril as Ladd tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ladd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ladd trying to control the position but instead, Meril has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ladd into the cage.
Meril stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Ladd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ladd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meril backwards.
Meril's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ladd tries to pull guard but Meril won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meril scores with a hook to the body.
Meril blocks an uppercut.
Ladd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short uppercut from Meril.
Meril scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meril lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meril lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Meril.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ladd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meril.
A short right from Meril.
A short right from Meril on the inside.
Meril lands an uppercut.
Meril lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Meril.
A short body shot lands from Meril as the two fighters clinch.
Ladd working aggressively here.
Ladd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ladd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ladd stalling in the clinch but Meril improves position.
Ladd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Meril is keeping busy.
Ladd can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Good body shot from Meril.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladd takes a shot to the head.
Meril pushes Ladd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ladd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meril working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ladd blocks a body shot from Meril.
Meril is working Ladd over against the cage.
Meril working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ladd blocking some punches.
Ladd wants to stall.
Meril scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meril lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meril lands with a short shot to the head.
Meril wants a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ladd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladd is looking to control Meril's arms but Meril gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ladd has his back to the cage.
Meril misses with the head strike.
A short right from Meril on the inside.
A hook to the body from Ladd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meril throws a head punch that misses.
Ladd is trying to stall.
Meril lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Meril lands with a left to the head.
Ladd can't find room to land a body shot as Meril controls the action.
Ladd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ladd misses with a punch to the body.
Meril lands a right hand.
Meril scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ladd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meril backwards.
Ladd has Meril pushed against the cage.
Meril misses with some punches.
Ladd is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ladd.
Nice body punch from Meril - that landed with a thud.
Meril lands a shoulder strike.
Meril lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ladd or not.
Meril scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Meril dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Meril scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ladd cracks Meril with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ladd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meril is looking to clinch but Ladd is avoiding it.
Meril lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meril scores with a jab to the jaw.
Meril thuds his right hand into Ladd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ladd thuds his right hand into Meril's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Meril uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meril is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Meril. That snapped Ladd's head back.
A slow jab from Ladd misses its intended target.
Ladd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ladd misses with a hook.
Meril connects with a body shot that sends Ladd's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meril with a hook.
Meril tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ladd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Meril finds it's target.
Ladd throws out a loose jab but Meril uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ladd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Meril clinches with his opponent.
Meril misses with a punch on the inside.
Meril scores with a shot to the side of Ladd's head.
Ladd throws a punch but it's blocked by Meril.
Ladd taking a breather.
Meril lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Meril swings wildly with an uppercut but Ladd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ladd tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meril smiles and moves away.
Meril closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meril scores with a shot to the side of Ladd's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meril lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meril lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ladd tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Meril just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ladd misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Meril as Ladd tries to tie him up.
A bit of stalling here from Meril.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meril.
Ladd pushes Meril back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Meril.
Meril lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Meril.
Meril can't find room to land a body shot as Ladd controls the action.
Meril blocks an uppercut.
Ladd looking to stall.
A hook to the body from Meril.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Meril.
Meril presses Ladd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ladd takes a shot to the head.
Meril lands a body punch in the clinch.
Meril lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
Meril pushes Ladd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meril lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
Ladd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Ladd.
Meril lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ladd.
Meril keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ladd's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Meril.
A shot in the inside from Meril.
A shot in the inside from Meril.
Meril throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ladds head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meril gets through Ladd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meril lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
Jon Meril seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ladd looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meril lands an uppercut.
Ladd misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meril.
Meril scores with a hook to the body.
Ladd misses with a punch to the body.
Ladd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meril's elbow.
Ladd is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Meril lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ladd controlling the action here for a moment.
Meril lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meril lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meril blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meril creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Meril tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ladd's elbow.
Meril lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Meril showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Ladd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meril has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ladd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meril looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meril blocking some punches.
Meril can't find room to land a body shot as Ladd controls the action.
Meril wants a takedown but no success here.
Ladd throws a punch but it's blocked by Meril.
Meril lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meril lands with a light punch inside.
Ladd slows down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meril.
Meril tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meril lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meril tries to work over Ladd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meril misses with a punch on the inside.
Meril lands a body punch.
Ladd content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ladd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meril lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
Meril lands a left hand.
Meril lands with a short shot to the head.
Meril working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meril lands a right hand.
Ladd stalling in the clinch but Meril improves position.
A right hook to the body lands for Meril.
Meril lands a shoulder strike.
Meril makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meril lands a hook that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meril lands with a left to the head.
Ladd pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ladd misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meril lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
Ladd fails to pull guard.
Ladd is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ladd stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Meril lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
Meril lands an uppercut.
Meril lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
Ladd jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Meril walks away with a smile on his face. Ladd gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ladd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Meril takes the fight into the clinch.
Ladd dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Meril digs a right hand underneath Ladd's ribcage. Ladd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Meril lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
Meril lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ashton Ladd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meril scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meril lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Meril scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Meril.
Meril lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meril scores with a nice hook to the head.
Meril lands a left hand.
Ladd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Meril as the two fighters clinch.
Meril lands a nice shot to the body.
Ladd takes a shot to the head.
Meril lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ladd.
Meril lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meril lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meril scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meril lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ladd.
A hook to the body from Meril.
Meril lands with a light punch inside.
Ladd stalling in the clinch but Meril improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd misses with the head strike.
Ladd gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Meril.
Ladd is looking to control Meril's arms but Meril gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ladd has his back to the cage.
Meril blocking some punches.
Meril lands with a short shot to the head.
Ladd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meril lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
Meril lands an uppercut.
Jon Meril is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ladd misses with a body punch.
Meril throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meril lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Meril.
Ladd has a couple of punches blocked by Meril.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meril lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Meril.
Ladd pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meril softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Meril comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meril 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Meril!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bruce (ranked 1308 p4p, 2021 weight class) and Titan Zeus (ranked 68 p4p, 97 weight class). Jack Bruce has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Bruce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Titan Zeus!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce scores with a body shot.
Bruce scores with a jab.
It looks like Titan Zeus has been cut.
Bruce connects with a right that clearly hurt Zeus. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Bruce proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Zeus collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Bruce!
Jack Bruce retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Jack Bruce, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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