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MILF 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumbo Mills (ranked 25459 p4p, 4758 weight class) and Michael Brogan (ranked 569 p4p, 501 weight class). Brogan has chosen Immortal Technique - Open Your Eyes as his entrance music. Michael Brogan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jumbo Mills!
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, Michael Brogan!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brogan takes a jab right on the kisser.
 It looks like Michael Brogan has been cut.
Mills lands a glancing blow to the side of Brogan's head.
Mills scores with a jab. Brogan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mills sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mills could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mills avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jumbo Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice straight punches there by Mills. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mills.
Mills cracks Brogan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mills has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Brogan to stand back up!
 Brogan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mills scores with the left hand. Brogan knows he should have avoided that one.
Brogan is still on wobbly legs! Can Mills finish him?
BOOM! Mills lands a beautiful left hook that drops Brogan. Brogan tries to recover but Mills is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Brogan lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jumbo Mills!
Our winner, Jumbo Mills, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Mccoy (ranked 3901 p4p, 4878 weight class) and Simon Maynard (ranked 410 p4p, 469 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brendan Mccoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simon Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccoy misses with a body shot
letting Maynard counter with a right hand.
Mccoy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mccoy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maynard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mccoy. That did some damage!
Maynard lands a jab.
 It looks like Brendan Mccoy has been cut.
Mccoy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mccoy shoots in but Maynard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Despite the aggression on Maynard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mccoy misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Maynard to counter with a crisp jab.
Maynard works Mccoy's body with a nice hook.
Mccoy throws a right and a left that Maynard avoids nicely.
Maynard throws out a counter right but Mccoy avoids it with no problem.
Maynard throws a head kick but Mccoy moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Mccoy got wobbled bad by a big combination! Maynard presses forward with punches and knees until Mccoy stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Mccoy closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Maynard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kukina Maluga (ranked 3682 p4p, 4252 weight class) and Galen Fisherman (ranked 422 p4p, 467 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Excellent MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kukina Maluga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Galen Fisherman!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maluga slips a straight right by Fisherman.
Maluga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fisherman.
Fisherman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maluga lands a nice looking body shot.
Fisherman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maluga misses with a hook to the body
and Fisherman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maluga walks into a straight right hand from Fisherman.
Maluga misses with a body punch
enabling Fisherman to counter with a crisp jab.
Maluga drops his hands momentarily and Fisherman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maluga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fisherman.
Maluga misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fisherman counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Fisherman.
Maluga swings for the body but Fisherman moves out of range.
Fisherman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fisherman throws an off balance right hand
and Maluga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maluga ducks under a wild hook from Fisherman.
Maluga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Fisherman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maluga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fisherman, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maluga swings wildly with an uppercut but Fisherman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maluga misses with the head strike.
Fisherman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maluga lands with a left to the head.
Maluga digs a right hand underneath Fisherman's ribcage. Fisherman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maluga working aggressively here.
Maluga lands with a right to the head.
Maluga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maluga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fisherman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maluga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fisherman working aggressively here.
Maluga throws a head punch that misses.
Fisherman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maluga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maluga lands a hook that snaps the head of Fisherman backwards.
Maluga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisherman can't break the clinch.
Maluga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Maluga.
Maluga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fisherman tries a body shot but Maluga blocks it.
Fisherman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maluga - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Maluga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fisherman has had enough of the clinch but Maluga keeps him there for the moment.
Maluga working aggressively here.
Maluga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maluga blocking some punches.
Maluga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fisherman's efforts to push away.
Fisherman is trying to break the clinch but Maluga has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisherman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maluga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maluga throws a punch but it's blocked by Fisherman.
Fisherman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fisherman can't break the clinch.
Fisherman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maluga misses with the head strike.
Fisherman blocks an uppercut.
Maluga misses with a punch on the inside.
Fisherman blocking some punches.
Fisherman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maluga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maluga swings wildly with an uppercut but Fisherman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maluga is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maluga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisherman tries a body shot but Maluga blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Maluga.
Fisherman wants to break free but Maluga has control.
Fisherman struggles to land a body shot inside as Maluga controls his hands.
Maluga pushes Fisherman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maluga lands with a right to the head.
Fisherman throws a head punch that misses.
Fisherman blocking some punches.
A short right from Maluga on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maluga.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maluga misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maluga.
Fisherman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maluga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maluga.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kukina Maluga dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maluga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fisherman manages to avoid it.
Maluga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fisherman was well out of range. Poor timing from Maluga.
Maluga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fisherman moves away.
Fisherman avoids the body shot from Maluga.
Maluga swings for the body but Fisherman moves out of range.
Fisherman lands a jab.
Fisherman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fisherman avoids the body shot from Maluga.
Maluga pushes Fisherman up against the cage in a clinch.
Fisherman misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Fisherman scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga blocks an uppercut.
Maluga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fishermans head.
Maluga lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Maluga fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maluga.
Maluga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluga misses with some punches.
Fisherman blocking some punches.
Maluga has a couple of punches blocked by Fisherman.
Fisherman can't find room to land a body shot as Maluga controls the action.
Fisherman wants to get back to striking at distance but Maluga won't allow it.
Maluga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fisherman blocking some punches.
Fisherman struggles to land a body shot inside as Maluga controls his hands.
Maluga keeps control of Fisherman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maluga swings wildly with an uppercut but Fisherman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisherman throws a head punch that misses.
Fisherman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fisherman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maluga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisherman can do to turn this around?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maluga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fisherman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maluga misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maluga.
Fisherman tries to break the clinch but Maluga is controlling the position.
Maluga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maluga misses with a punch on the inside.
Maluga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maluga struggles to land a body shot inside as Fisherman controls his hands.
Maluga throws a punch but it's blocked by Fisherman.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The referee calls for Maluga to work.
Maluga avoiding damage.
Maluga lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maluga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maluga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maluga.
Maluga swings wildly with an uppercut but Fisherman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maluga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maluga misses with some punches.
Maluga stalls.
Maluga misses with some punches.
Maluga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fisherman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fisherman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maluga misses with a punch on the inside.
Fisherman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maluga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fisherman.
Maluga prevents Fisherman from breaking the clinch.
Maluga will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fisherman up against the cage.
Fisherman manages to break the clinch.
Maluga throws a sloppy body shot
and Fisherman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fisherman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Maluga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fisherman looks to throw the jab but Maluga is out of range.
Maluga misses with a hook to the body
and Fisherman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Galen Fisherman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Fisherman - just one landing.
Fisherman scores with a jab. Maluga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fisherman throws a big shot that misses.
Maluga is looking to wear down Fisherman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maluga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fisherman was well out of range. Poor timing from Maluga.
Maluga throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kukina Maluga dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
A shot to the body from Maluga misses
and Fisherman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fisherman misses with a series of wild punches.
Maluga misses with a body punch
and Fisherman counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Fisherman.
Maluga gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Fisherman points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Maluga wakes up just in time to hear Fisherman thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Galen Fisherman!
An out of breath Galen Fisherman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Arlin (ranked 3736 p4p, 3117 weight class) and Jimar Kinkead (ranked 393 p4p, 340 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kinkead's choice of entrance music: No Sunshine. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Arlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimar Kinkead!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinkead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arlin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arlin scores with a jab.
Kinkead manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Arlin on his heels. He'll look to pass Arlin's guard now, I'm sure.
Kinkead content to stall in guard here.
Kinkead working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Arlin's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlin has his hands on Kinkead's head, controlling the position.
Arlin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kinkead controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkead throwing strikes but missing.
Kinkead lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kinkead passes Arlin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kinkead controlling the action here.
Kinkead seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Arlin is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jimar Kinkead!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chick Hamland (ranked 2950 p4p, 2980 weight class) and Nick Santorino (ranked 325 p4p, 327 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chick Hamland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Santorino!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hamland tries for a takedown but Santorino manages to get underhooks.
Hamland tries to score a body lock takedown but Santorino shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hamland is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Santorino pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chick Hamland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santorino misses with a punch to the body.
Santorino misses with a body punch.
Santorino wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamland won't allow it.
Hamland has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santorino avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Santorino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santorino tries a body shot but Hamland blocks it.
Santorino looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hamland drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santorino gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hamland tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santorino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hamland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santorino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santorino breaks the clinch.
Hamland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santorino.
Hamland throws a hook to the side of Santorino's head but Santorino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamland clinches.
Hamland blocks an uppercut.
Santorino is pressed up against the cage. Hamland has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santorino down to the mat. Santorino avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hamland takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Chick Hamland has been cut.
Hamland moves into the clinch.
Santorino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hamland drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santorino is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamland has double underhooks.
Santorino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamland fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santorino, pushing him back against the cage.
Santorino gets underhooks to prevent Hamland's takedown attempt.
Santorino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santorino throws a nice looking combination but Hamland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hamland appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Santorino misses with a straight right.
Hamland misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santorino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santorino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Santorino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hamland gets tackled into the cage by Santorino. Santorino maintains the clinch.
Santorino scores with a shot to the side of Hamland's head.
Santorino misses with a punch to the body.
Santorino stalling.
Santorino lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hamland is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santorino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hamland is looking to take this one to the mat.
Santorino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santorino is looking to control Hamland's arms but Hamland gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santorino has his back to the cage.
Santorino misses with a punch to the body.
Santorino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hamland tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamland gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santorino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hamland backwards.
Come on Hamland - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Santorino is trying to force a seperation but Hamland has the dominant position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Santorino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Santorino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santorino lands with a right to the head.
Santorino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santorino throws a head punch that misses.
Hamland prevents a body shot from Santorino.
Santorino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamland is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Santorino is defending well.
Santorino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santorino pushes Hamland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santorino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santorino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Hamland misses its intended target.
Santorino takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamland tries to clinch but Santorino moves out of range.
Hamland tries to clinch but Santorino is having none of it.
Santorino gets tackled into the cage by Hamland. Hamland maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santorino.
Santorino gets underhooks to prevent Hamland's takedown attempt.
Hamland goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santorino prevents it.
Hamland wants to take the fight to the mat but Santorino manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Santorino misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santorino gets through Hamland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Santorino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chick Hamland's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hamland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santorino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamland tries to clinch but Santorino moves out of range.
Santorino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Santorino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hamland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santorino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santorino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chick Hamland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Santorino does no damage.
Hamland throws the left hand but Santorino avoids the punch easily.
Hamland is looking to clinch.
Hamland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santorino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santorino let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hamland 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.
Santorino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hamland on the side of the head.
Hamland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Santorino was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Santorino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hamland momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santorino lands a glancing blow to the side of Hamland's head.
Hamland moves into range and clinches up with Santorino.
Santorino misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santorino is trying to break free.
Santorino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamland goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santorino prevents it.
Santorino has a couple of punches blocked by Hamland.
Santorino leaning against his opponent.
Hamland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santorino avoids it.
Santorino stalling against the cage.
Hamland can't get the takedown.
Santorino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Santorino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hamland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hamland has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Santorino clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Santorino trying to control the position but Hamland manages to sink in the hooks.
Hamland is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Santorino up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamland landing with strikes.
Hamland lands punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is taking a good look at Santorino as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Hamland!
You can see the frustration on Santorino's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hamland has Santorino flattened out and is raining down punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santorino is trapped and Hamland is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Hamland controls the position.
Hamland avoiding Santorino 's attempts to control his hands.
The referee is taking a good look at Santorino as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Hamland!
Hamland is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hamland gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hamland gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hamland apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamland wants to clinch
and Santorino counters with a three punch combo that has Hamland backing up. Hamland nods at Santorino to acknowledge the strikes.
Hamland looks to land a right hand but Santorino moved out of range.
Hamland takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Santorino blocks a jab.
Santorino appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hamland fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santorino, pushing him back against the cage.
Santorino scores with a shot to the side of Hamland's head.
Santorino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hamland is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chick Hamland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santorino prevents the takedown attempt.
Hamland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santorino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santorino leaning his opponent against the cage.
Santorino lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamland has clasped his hands together around Santorino's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santorino on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Hamland's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hamland works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hamland landing strikes.
Santorino tries to buck Hamland off but Hamland is having none of it.
Hamland landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hamland lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Santorino down.
Hamland has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Santorino!
Hamland scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hamland with a couple of short strikes.
Hamland lands a heavy elbow.
Santorino is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Hamland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chick Hamland's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hamland clinches.
Hamland wants to take the fight to the mat but Santorino manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Santorino fails to land.
Hamland tries for a takedown but Santorino manages to get underhooks.
Santorino has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hamland has Santorino pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santorino manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chick Hamland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamland wants to take the fight to the mat but Santorino manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Santorino is trying to maintain a safe position but Hamland gets an underhook and turns Santorino into the cage.
Hamland can't get the takedown.
Santorino breaks the clinch.
Hamland tries to clinch but Santorino moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamland tries to close the distance and clinch but Santorino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santorino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nick Santorino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hamland throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hamland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santorino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hamland has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamland tries to clinch but Santorino moves away
and Santorino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hamland tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santorino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Hamland is rocked!
Hamland wants to clinch
and Santorino counters with a huge left! Hamland is in big trouble! He's backing up but Santorino isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hamland from any more damage. A dominating finish by Santorino!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Santorino!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francis Brooks (ranked 1990 p4p, 2823 weight class) and Adrian Ortiz (ranked 225 p4p, 315 weight class). Adrian Ortiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francis Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adrian Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz slips under a jab.
Brooks swings widly with a right hand
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ortiz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Brooks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Ortiz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Brooks avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ortiz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brooks eats them both and turns towards Ortiz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brooks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brooks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brooks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortiz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ortiz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brooks misses with a straight left.
Brooks throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz's corner calls for a 1-2. Ortiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brooks.
Ortiz misses with a hook.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brooks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ortiz throws a jab when Brooks was well out of range.
Brooks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ortiz throws a hook to the side of Brooks's head but Brooks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Brooks throwing a counter right hand but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws out a loose jab but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Ortiz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brooks's hands.
Brooks slips a jab from Ortiz.
Brooks is looking to counter punch.
Brooks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Brooks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Francis Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Brooks is having none of it.
Brooks is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ortiz has a takedown stuffed.
Ortiz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brooks's waist but Brooks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ortiz off to one side.
Ortiz scores with a hook.
Ortiz misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Ortiz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ortiz thuds a left hand into Brooks's body.
Ortiz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brooks. Brooks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Brooks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Ortiz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brooks is looking to counter punch.
Brooks needs to keep his hands up - Ortiz had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz misses with a straight left.
Ortiz connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz needs to keep his hands up - Brooks had a free shot at his head there.
A shot to the body from Ortiz misses
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ortiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Brooks avoids it well.
Jab from Brooks.
A swing and a miss from Brooks.
Adrian Ortiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ortiz lands a head shot.
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
Adrian Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Ortiz throws a hook but Brooks avoids it easily.
Ortiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brooks.
Brooks is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brooks might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brooks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Brooks takes one to the chin there.
Brooks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ortiz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Brooks - just one landing.
It looks like Adrian Ortiz has been cut.
Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Brooks misses
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand.
Brooks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortiz.
Brooks throws a lazy uppercut
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brooks is rocked!
A slow jab from Ortiz misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Brooks misses the target.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
and Ortiz counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Brooks! He's just covering up as Ortiz starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Ortiz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Declan McCoy (ranked 2082 p4p, 2487 weight class) and Bacardi Briggs (ranked 233 p4p, 277 weight class). Briggs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Stopper by Cutty Ranks. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Declan McCoy!
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, Bacardi Briggs!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs moves into range and clinches up with McCoy.
Briggs tries to circle away but McCoy has him pinned against the cage.
McCoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Briggs.
A head punch on the inside from McCoy fails to land.
McCoy gets through Briggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Briggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Briggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCoy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McCoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCoy has Briggs pressed against the cage, preventing Briggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Briggs wants to get back to striking at distance but McCoy won't allow it.
Briggs wants to get back to striking at distance but McCoy won't allow it.
McCoy manages to break the clinch.
Briggs misses with a shot to the body
and McCoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Briggs throws a right hand that misses
and Briggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCoy drops Briggs with a beautiful combination! Briggs stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McCoy is looking for the KO!
It looks like Bacardi Briggs has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy takes one on the button.
McCoy cracks Briggs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Briggs throws a combination that misses
enabling McCoy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCoy counters with a nice right hand that sends Briggs toppling to the canvas! Briggs scrambles and gets back to his feet - can McCoy finish him?!
Briggs is rocked!
Briggs looks to clinch
and McCoy counters with a left to the body.
Briggs is still on wobbly legs! Can McCoy finish him?
Briggs looks to clinch
and McCoy counters with a huge left! Briggs is in big trouble! He's backing up but McCoy isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Briggs from any more damage. A dominating finish by McCoy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Declan McCoy!
Declan McCoy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osvaldo Leandro (ranked 1543 p4p, 2096 weight class) and Danilo Zoric (ranked 188 p4p, 239 weight class). Danilo Zoric told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Osvaldo Leandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danilo Zoric!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leandro misses with an uppercut
and Zoric counters with a one-two to the body.
Leandro throws a wild body kick that Zoric sees coming a mile off.
Zoric is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Leandro with a body shot.
Leandro delivers a nice body kick.
Zoric throws the left hand but Leandro avoids the punch easily.
Zoric blocks a head kick by Leandro.
Zoric on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Leandro is looking to score with low kicks.
Zoric on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Leandro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zoric swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leandro thuds his shin into the meat of Zoric's side.
Zoric throws a big shot that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zoric crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Leandro - the referee stops the clock and Zoric gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Leandro. Zoric manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leandro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leandro tries a head kick but it misses.
Leandro connects with a body shot.
Leandro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Leandro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zoric is able to avoid easily.
Zoric blocks a head kick by Leandro.
Zoric lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Leandro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zoric.
Leandro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zoric has time to react.
Good leg kick by Leandro.
Zoric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leandro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leandro!
Zoric blocks a head kick by Leandro.
Zoric moves out of range as Leandro throws a body kick.
Zoric looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leandro misses with a leg kick
and Leandro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leandro swats away the attempt to clinch by Zoric.
Leandro is looking to slow Zoric down with leg kicks.
Leandro tries to land a body kick
and Zoric counters with a nice right hand that sends Leandro toppling to the canvas! Leandro scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Zoric finish him?!
Leandro 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!
Leandro throws a right hand that misses
and Zoric counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danilo Zoric!
During a confident post fight interview, Danilo Zoric thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bayou (ranked 1010 p4p, 2146 weight class) and Louie Lopez (ranked 128 p4p, 244 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Bayou!
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, Louie Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Bayou to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Louie Lopez has been cut.
Lopez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bayou sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown. Bayou tries to sprawl out of it but Lopez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bayou manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bobby Bayou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louie Lopez.
Lopez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bayou is looking to regain half guard here but Lopez keeps moving and retains side control.
Lopez wants to control but Bayou is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bayou is trying to improve his position.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Bayou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayou on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bayou tries to get out of the position.
Lopez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lopez trying to control the action but Bayou is working from the bottom.
Bayou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bayou is trying to get back to half guard.
Lopez advances to full mount.
Lopez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lopez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lopez unloading with bombs!
Lopez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bayou knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lopez on the ground.
Lopez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lopez looking to control but Bayou is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lopez landing strikes from the mount and Bayou is in trouble!
Lopez cracks Bayou with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lopez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bayou is rocked!
Bayou is in a horrible position here. Lopez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Bayou is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez with shots to the head and body - Bayou looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to push Bayou's head away but Bayou is holding on tight.
Bayou seems to have got his legs back now.
Lopez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lopez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bayou's face.
Lopez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bayou?
Lopez with a couple of short strikes.
Lopez postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Bayou in real trouble here! The ref calls for Bayou to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Louie Lopez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lawson Serrano (ranked 1278 p4p, 913 weight class) and Jake Walton (ranked 156 p4p, 110 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lawson Serrano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Walton!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serrano doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Serrano closes the distance and clinches up with Walton, looking for a takedown. Serrano pushes Walton against the cage but Walton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Serrano doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawson Serrano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Serrano shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Walton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Serrano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Walton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Serrano is aware though and is defending well.
Serrano chips away with some ground and pound.
Walton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Serrano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Serrano advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walton is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Serrano's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serrano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Walton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Serrano is nestled in close to Walton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Walton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Walton looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Serrano passes into side control.
Walton tries to bench press Serrano off him but Serrano keeps the position.
Serrano taking a breather here.
Serrano working the head with strikes.
Serrano cracks Walton with a big elbow.
Serrano lands an elbow.
We've been hearing good reports from Serrano'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serrano scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Walton to see if he's OK.
Walton tries to bench press Serrano off him but Serrano keeps the position.
Walton is working to avoid the ground and pound but Serrano connects with a decent elbow.
Serrano is working Walton over with some ground and pound from side control.
Walton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Serrano wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Walton taking punishment in the form of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walton is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Serrano is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Walton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Serrano lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Walton is rocked!
It looks like Jake Walton has been cut.
Walton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Walton is still in real trouble! Can Serrano finish him?
Serrano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walton is one step ahead there.
Serrano lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Serrano lands a couple of elbows.
Serrano advances position into side control!
A big shot lands for Serrano! That's hurt Walton! Will he recover? Serrano fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lawson Serrano!
Lawson Serrano took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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