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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zack Zanujze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Arthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zanujze comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac-Tupac Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find. Arthur has chosen Remember The Name - Fort Minor as his entrance music. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Zack Zanujze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Arthur!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arthur swinging wildly here.
Zanujze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arthur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arthur instigates a clinch.
Arthur leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Arthur.
Zanujze wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zanujze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Arthur misses with a punch to the body.
Arthur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arthur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arthur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zanujze's efforts to push away.
Zanujze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arthur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zanujze tries to break the clinch but Arthur is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanujze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arthur tries to stall but Zanujze uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arthur throws an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from Arthur.
Zanujze blocks a body shot from Arthur.
Arthur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arthur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zanujze is trying to break the clinch but Arthur has him pressed against the cage.
Arthur tries to throw a body punch but Zanujze avoids it by throwing Arthur back against the cage.
Zanujze blocks a body shot from Arthur.
Arthur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zanujze blocks the elbow strike.
Arthur pushes Zanujze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arthur misses with the head strike.
Arthur struggles to land a body shot inside as Zanujze controls his hands.
Zanujze tries to break the clinch but Arthur is controlling the position.
Arthur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zanujze is looking to break free of the clinch but Arthur has double underhooks.
Arthur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arthur pushes off an throws an elbow but Zanujze leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arthur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arthur misses with a body punch.
Zanujze is trying to break free.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zanujze has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arthur throws a head punch that misses.
Zanujze misses with the head strike.
Arthur blocks a body shot from Zanujze.
Arthur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zanujze tries to break free but Arthur pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Zanujze's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zanujze tries a body shot but Arthur blocks it.
Zanujze struggles to land a body shot inside as Arthur controls his hands.
Zanujze is trying to force a seperation but Arthur has the dominant position.
Arthur prevents Zanujze from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Zanujze fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arthur throws an elbow but misses.
Zanujze lands a shoulder strike.
Zanujze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zanujze looks to throw the jab but Arthur is out of range.
Arthur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arthur punishes Zanujze's body with a nice straight punch.
Arthur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arthur misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zanujze counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Arthur misses the target.
Arthur looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zanujze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arthur moves away.
Arthur bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zanujze's head backwards.
Zanujze throws a hook but Arthur blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zanujze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zanujze throws a front kick aimed at Arthur's knee but Arthur avoids it well.
Arthur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zanujze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arthur missing with a left hand there. Zanujze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arthur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arthur connects with a jab.
Zanujze thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arthur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arthur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arthur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zanujze, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Arthur dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arthur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zanujze lands with a hook. Arthur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arthur misses with a looping left.
Zanujze throws a shot from downtown. Arthur moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick from Zanujze.
Arthur wants to clinch.
Zanujze ducks under a wild hook from Arthur.
Zanujze throws the kick towards the body but Arthur avoids it.
Arthur throws the left hand but Zanujze avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthur throws a body punch but Zanujze moves out of range.
Zanujze lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Arthur is rocked!
Arthur ducks into an uppercut from Zanujze and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zack Zanujze!
A very excited looking Zack Zanujze made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Milan Zitska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matsui Takamatsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takamatsu has chosen Dogs of War as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Milan Zitska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Matsui Takamatsu!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zitska circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zitska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takamatsu circles away quickly and effectively.
Takamatsu looks to clinch
and Zitska counters with a three punch combo that has Takamatsu backing up. Takamatsu nods at Zitska to acknowledge the strikes.
Zitska with a poor takedown
and Takamatsu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Takamatsu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zitska has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zitska trying to control here.
Takamatsu is trying to work for a kimura but Zitska is defending well.
Takamatsu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Zitska is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Elite Training Facility, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Takamatsu wants to control but Zitska is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zitska is trying to get back to full guard.
Takamatsu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Takamatsu is looking for a kimura here.
Zitska looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zitska trying to control but Takamatsu postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zitska is defending against the submission attempts here by Takamatsu.
Takamatsu wants to free his trapped foot but Zitska is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zitska tries to get to full guard but Takamatsu has control of the leg.
Takamatsu is pressing down on Zitska's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zitska is holding on for now.
Takamatsu is trying to control the action in half guard but Zitska is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zitska wants to improve his position but Takamatsu is controlling well.
Takamatsu is keen to just control but Zitska is a slippery customer.
Takamatsu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Takamatsu stalling away here and it's allowed Zitska to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Takamatsu wants to control from the top but Zitska keeps moving.
We've been informed that Takamatsu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Zitska pulls Takamatsu in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Matsui Takamatsu.
Zitska keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zitska circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zitska forces Takamatsu back against the cage and clinches.
Zitska fails to pull guard.
Takamatsu manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Zitska is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zitska trying to stand up but can't free himself from Takamatsu's guard.
Zitska decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Takamatsu, up you get!
Takamatsu darts in trying to clinch
and Zitska counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Takamatsu!
Takamatsu is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zitska decides to stand and escape the position.
Takamatsu doesn't manage to clinch there - Zitska circles away.
No joy there for Zitska, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milan Zitska dominated that round.
That's time! Zitska's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zitska fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takamatsu fails with a takedown attempt.
Takamatsu swats away the attempt to clinch by Zitska.
Zitska wants to clinch up but Takamatsu keeps it at a distance.
Zitska tries to clinch up but Takamatsu circles away and keeps his distance.
Zitska tries to clinch up but Takamatsu circles away and keeps his distance.
Zitska with a poor takedown
and Takamatsu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zitska makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zitska.
Takamatsu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zitska's guard.
Zitska is looking to improve his position.
Zitska is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamatsu wants to control but Zitska is keeping him busy.
Zitska trying to control here.
Takamatsu seems to be looking for submissions.
Takamatsu wants to control but Zitska is keeping him busy.
Takamatsu wants to work for an arm triangle but Zitska is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Still in half guard, Takamatsu seems content to control.
Takamatsu is trying to control. Zitska wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zitska trying to control but Takamatsu postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamatsu is trying to control the action in half guard but Zitska is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Takamatsu wants to free his trapped foot but Zitska is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zitska tries to get to full guard but Takamatsu has control of the leg.
Zitska is trying to stand.
Takamatsu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Matsui Takamatsu hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Takamatsu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Takamatsu moves into range and clinches up with Zitska.
Takamatsu misses with a punch on the inside.
Takamatsu misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamatsu misses with a body punch.
Zitska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zitska fails to pull guard.
Zitska tries to pull guard but Takamatsu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milan Zitska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zitska is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Takamatsu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Takamatsu throws an elbow but misses.
Zitska tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Takamatsu misses with a punch on the inside.
Takamatsu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zitska jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Takamatsu walks away with a smile on his face. Zitska gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zitska.
Matsui Takamatsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takamatsu tries to clinch up but Zitska circles away and keeps his distance.
Takamatsu gets a clinch.
Takamatsu struggles to land a body shot inside as Zitska controls his hands.
Zitska tries to pull guard but Takamatsu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Takamatsu manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zitska passes into half guard.
Zitska seems to be working for a kimura but Takamatsu defends the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takamatsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zitska pulls his head out easily.
It looks like Zitska is going to stand back up.
Takamatsu actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zitska wants to pass to mount but Takamatsu is defending the position.
It looks like Zitska is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matsui Takamatsu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Zitska swats away the attempt to clinch by Takamatsu.
Zitska tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takamatsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takamatsu moves into the clinch.
Takamatsu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zitska manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Takamatsu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zitska is looking for a triangle but Takamatsu pushes his legs off easily.
Zitska keeping moving, preventing Takamatsu from controlling successfully.
Zitska is trying to control the position but Takamatsu postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Takamatsu looking to pass the guard.
Takamatsu postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Milan Zitska wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Takamatsu tries to clinch but Zitska moves out of range.
Zitska forces Takamatsu back against the cage and clinches.
Takamatsu gets control of Zitska's arms and successfully pulls guard. Takamatsu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zitska gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zitska lands a body shot.
Zitska throws a series of punches but Takamatsu moves out of range.
Takamatsu tries to clinch but Zitska is having none of it.
Zitska misses with a series of wild punches.
Milan Zitska is winning the standup battle so far.
Zitska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zitska is looking to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Zitska enables Takamatsu to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zitska manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takamatsu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zitska is keeping the position for now.
Takamatsu being controlled here momentarily.
Takamatsu trying to control but Zitska is working from the bottom.
Takamatsu controlling from the top position.
Takamatsu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zitska is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zitska lands a head shot.
Takamatsu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zitska breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Zitska. Those never looked like landing.
Zitska tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takamatsu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zitska jabs Takamatsu right on the nose. Takamatsu blinks but takes it well.
Zitska cracks Takamatsu with a good jab.
Takamatsu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takamatsu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takamatsu tries to clinch but Zitska moves out of range.
Takamatsu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zitska paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zitska swats away the attempt to clinch by Takamatsu.
Milan Zitska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takamatsu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takamatsu wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamatsu darts in and clinches Zitska up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takamatsu is working for takedown but Zitska is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zitska tries to score a body lock takedown but Takamatsu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Takamatsu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takamatsu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zitska goes for a takedown in the clinch but Takamatsu prevents it.
Takamatsu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takamatsu lands an elbow that stopped Zitska in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zitska pulls guard successfully.
Takamatsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Zitska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takamatsu controls from within his opponent's guard.
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 Milan Zitska.
I think Zitska has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Milan Zitska!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Moe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by Joe Jackson- I'm the Man. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malcolm Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Moe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell leaves Moe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Moe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell cracks Moe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Malcolm Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moe throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot.
Moe slips under a jab.
Mitchell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moe in his tracks.
Mitchell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mitchell.
Mitchell thumps Moe with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell misses with a few strikes there.
Moe misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell takes a swing at Moe's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Moe.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moe.
Moe walks into a jab.
Moe gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Moe tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Mitchell is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Moe buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Moe!! Moe is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Mitchell throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malcolm Mitchell!
An out of breath and clearly excited Malcolm Mitchell thanked Ace of Spades Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Joe Moe spoke after the fight, saying 'sorry to my fans and any one who bet on me too win !'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: When I Die - Genocide(Jusuf Dzilic). Trevor Fisher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Samir King's chin.
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184 lbs
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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, Trevor Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samir King!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Fisher.
Fisher misses with a straight right.
King staying out of range there.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fisher.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fisher.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fisher pinned against the cage. Fisher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fisher misses with a straight left.
Fisher throws a big shot that misses.
King forces Fisher back against the cage and clinches.
Fisher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
King is looking to take this one to the mat.
Trevor Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samir King.
King tries for a takedown. No joy.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fisher pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fisher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fisher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
King is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fisher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fisher tries to get out of the position.
Fisher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fisher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
King won't allow Fisher to sweep him here.
Fisher had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
Fisher working for a triangle but King defends it easily.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is controlling King's posture.
King scoring with punches to the head and body.
King lands a couple of digs.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King is working Fisher over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Fisher is retaining full guard.
King postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
King landing with the ground and pound.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fisher's head.
King chips away with some ground and pound.
King landing some decent shots from guard.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fisher is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King stands up over Fisher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Fisher has wrist control.
King lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fisher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King drops back looking for a leg! Fisher is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fisher manages to kick King off! King jumps back into Fisher's guard.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fisher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fisher is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because King is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fisher wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King is in close to Fisher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fisher working for a triangle but King defends it easily.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King advances to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King thows a huge punch but Fisher dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Fisher's temple.
Fisher is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samir King dominated that round.
That's time! Fisher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fisher misses with a hook.
Trevor Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head.
King fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fisher sprawls well initially but King persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fisher has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fisher tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
King is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fisher has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fisher blocking the ground and pound attempt from King.
Fisher won't allow King to pass to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King drops an elbow to the side of Fisher's head.
King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fisher's head.
King is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
King throwing shots but Fisher is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fisher is just riding it out for now. King eventually gives up the hold.
Fisher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
King slips a nice elbow through Fisher's hands, connecting with Fisher's forehead.
Fisher tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
King working the head and body with strikes.
King missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fisher is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King working the head and body with strikes.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fisher doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time King.
Fisher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King is trying to work for a kimura but Fisher is defending well.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fisher taking some punishment here, with King in his half guard.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher taking some punishment here, with King in his half guard.
Samir King has got the better of the ground game so far.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fisher's head.
Fisher is trying to maintain the position but King is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from King.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Fisher's temple.
King working over Fisher with some ground and pound. Fisher looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
King prevents Fisher from standing back up.
King scoring with strikes to the body and head.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King lands with a punch from half guard.
King is trying to work for a kimura but Fisher is defending well.
Fisher is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fisher avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King working the head and body with strikes.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fisher wants to get back to full guard.
King working Fisher over with strikes.
Fisher is trying to control but can't.
King slips a nice elbow through Fisher's hands, connecting with Fisher's forehead.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Fisher's temple.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fisher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King seems to be working for a kimura but Fisher defends the submission attempt.
King scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samir King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fisher looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Fisher looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Fisher is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
King fails with the takedown.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
King has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
King looks to land a left hand but Fisher moved out of range nicely.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fisher sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
Fisher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fisher scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fisher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fisher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King preventing the sweep.
Fisher has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
King lands a couple of decent looking shots.
King works over Fisher with some ground and pound from guard.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Fisher has wrist control.
Fisher looking for a sweep. Not yet Fisher, not yet.
King scoring with some ground and pound.
Fisher is trying to keep King in close.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fisher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King stands up over Fisher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
King lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
King scoring with some ground and pound.
King passes Fisher's left leg - he's now in half guard.
King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
King scoring with strikes to the body and head.
King seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Fisher is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Samir King!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Samir King made sure he mentioned Atlantis, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremi Rounikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otto The Great has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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167 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeremi Rounikki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Otto The Great!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Great moves into the clinch.
The Great lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rounikki pulls guard.
Rounikki has a closed guard, preventing The Great from standing up.
Rounikki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Great manages to get himself to full guard.
The Great is trying to stand and escape. In the scramble, Rounikki has locked hold of an arm and he's managed to lock on an armbar - The Great taps out instantly and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeremi Rounikki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chocolate Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al's entrance music is The Most Interesting Man in The World. A fine choice. Brown comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hail To The King kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chocolate Al has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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216 lbs
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chocolate Al!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Al moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Al counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
and Al counters with a crisp one two that drops Brown! Al thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Brown to his feet! Brown is in big trouble!
Brown is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Al finish him?
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Al counters with a huge right that knocks Brown out cold! Al is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chocolate Al!
A very excited looking Chocolate Al made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Bobby Brown stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shit happens'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Leigertwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masutatsu Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oyama is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: World Order - Permanent Revolution. Masutatsu Oyama acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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182 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dexter Leigertwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Masutatsu Oyama!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oyama tries to bum rush Leigertwood with a series of wild strikes but Leigertwood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oyama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leigertwood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oyama misses with a double jab
enabling Leigertwood to counter with a crisp jab.
Oyama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oyama lunges at Leigertwood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leigertwood's hand.
Oyama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oyama misses with a combination
and Leigertwood counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Oyama keeping moving, preventing Leigertwood from controlling successfully.
Oyama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leigertwood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leigertwood passes Oyama's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Leigertwood keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oyama looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leigertwood wants to work for an arm triangle but Oyama is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Leigertwood is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oyama actively working from the bottom here.
Oyama looking for submissions off his back.
Leigertwood is keen to just control but Oyama is a slippery customer.
Leigertwood is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Oyama is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Leigertwood is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Oyama is not content to let Leigertwood control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyama is trying to get back to full guard.
Oyama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oyama has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Leigertwood escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Leigertwood!
Oyama is looking to regain half guard here but Leigertwood keeps moving and retains side control.
Leigertwood is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oyama is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Leigertwood tries to advance to mount but can't.
Oyama is trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigertwood wants to control but Oyama is keeping him busy.
Leigertwood tries for a kimura but Oyama is defending well.
Leigertwood trying to control the position but Oyama is working away.
Oyama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leigertwood trying to control the position but Oyama is working away.
Oyama is looking for a sweep.
Leigertwood trying to control the position but Oyama is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyama tries to bench press Leigertwood off him but Leigertwood keeps the position.
Leigertwood trying to control the action but Oyama is working from the bottom.
Oyama is looking to regain half guard here but Leigertwood keeps moving and retains side control.
Oyama is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Leigertwood trying to control the position but Oyama is working away.
Oyama tries to buck Leigertwood off but Leigertwood is having none of it.
Oyama is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Leigertwood's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leigertwood is looking to advance position but Oyama won't allow it.
Oyama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dexter Leigertwood will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Oyama lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Dexter Leigertwood has been cut.
Oyama has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Oyama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oyama throws a right and a left that Leigertwood avoids nicely.
Leigertwood is looking to score with low kicks.
Oyama tries to move into range but Leigertwood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oyama misses with a combination
so Leigertwood counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leigertwood stays in close to Oyama's body and controls the position.
Leigertwood slips nicely into half guard.
Oyama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oyama is refusing to be controlled, as Leigertwood sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leigertwood is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Oyama won't allow Leigertwood to pass to mount.
Oyama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leigertwood is looking for a kimura but Oyama is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Leigertwood to get the leverage.
Leigertwood wants to work for an arm triangle but Oyama is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Leigertwood wants to advance to full mount but Oyama doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Oyama working for a triangle but Leigertwood defends it easily.
Oyama looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Leigertwood passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leigertwood seems to be looking for submissions.
Oyama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leigertwood pulls his head out easily.
Dexter Leigertwood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leigertwood is trying to control. Oyama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oyama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leigertwood wants to take a breather but Oyama is having none of it.
Oyama works his way to full guard. Good work.
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!
Oyama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Leigertwood tries to free his leg and advance position but Oyama is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigertwood trying to control but Oyama is working from the bottom.
Oyama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Leigertwood trying to control but Oyama is working from the bottom.
Leigertwood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Leigertwood trying to control the position but Oyama is working away.
Oyama is looking to regain half guard here but Leigertwood keeps moving and retains side control.
Oyama gets back to half guard.
Leigertwood tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oyama knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyama is defending against the submission attempts here by Leigertwood.
Oyama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leigertwood pulls his head out easily.
Oyama looking for submissions off his back.
Leigertwood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oyama keeps working.
Leigertwood is trying to work for a kimura but Oyama is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oyama has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Leigertwood. Oh but Oyama has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Leigertwood goes limp - he's gone! Oyama jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Masutatsu Oyama!
Masutatsu Oyama decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blagojevic Batakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Blagojevic Batakovic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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26
153 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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26
160 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blagojevic Batakovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brad Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Batakovic. Those never looked like landing.
Batakovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Batakovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been hearing reports that Batakovic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Batakovic misses with a double jab.
Blagojevic Batakovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batakovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Batakovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batakovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Batakovic blocks a jab.
Shaw shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Batakovic is trying to defend but Shaw finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shaw throwing shots but Batakovic is blocking nicely.
Batakovic wants to sweep but Shaw has passed to side control!
Batakovic is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw laying and praying for a moment but Batakovic takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Batakovic is refusing to be controlled, as Shaw sits in half guard.
Batakovic is defending against the submission attempts here by Shaw.
Shaw tries to pass the half guard into mount. Batakovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shaw is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Batakovic is just riding it out for now. Shaw eventually gives up the hold.
Shaw prevents Batakovic from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is looking to take a break and control but Batakovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shaw seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shaw tries to pass to full mount but Batakovic defends it.
Shaw passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shaw breaks from Batakovic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shaw manages to capitalize on a mistake by Batakovic to take his back!
Shaw controlling well, preventing Batakovic from escaping the position.
Well, with Shaw on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Batakovic is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shaw looking for the choke but no joy.
Batakovic defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Batakovic has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Batakovic is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Shaw punches Batakovic on the ear.
Batakovic tries to break free.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaw tries to keep control of the position but Batakovic is staying busy.
Shaw lands with a hammerfist to the side of Batakovic's head.
Batakovic manages to reverse the position and now he's in Shaw's guard. Nice work there by Batakovic.
Batakovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shaw keeping full guard, as Batakovic tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batakovic postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shaw is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Batakovic, into his guard.
Batakovic can't keep his opponent in guard - Shaw advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shaw thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Batakovic's head.
Batakovic is trying to control but Shaw passes into side control!
Batakovic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Shaw works his foot free and advances to mount.
Shaw seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Batakovic is holding on tight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaw landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shaw takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Shaw dominated that round.
That's time! Batakovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Batakovic misses with a two punch combination.
Batakovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Batakovic misses with a wild combination.
Batakovic instigates a clinch.
Batakovic working aggressively here.
Batakovic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Batakovic fails to pull guard.
Batakovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batakovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Batakovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blagojevic Batakovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batakovic is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Batakovic does no damage.
Shaw slips a jab and a cross from Batakovic.
Nice sprawl there from Batakovic as Shaw shoots in.
Batakovic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Batakovic.
Batakovic misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shaw.
Shaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaw. Batakovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaw shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Batakovic is looking to control Shaw's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Batakovic avoid being mounted?
Batakovic won't allow Shaw to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batakovic wants to get back to full guard.
Shaw has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Batakovic taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaw is landing with some decent strikes but Batakovic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Shaw fails to move to back control.
Batakovic is trying desperately to improve position.
Shaw looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shaw landing shots from mount.
Batakovic is working to get back to half guard.
Batakovic regains half guard.
Batakovic is refusing to be controlled, as Shaw sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batakovic tries to kick Shaw off in order to stand up. Shaw Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Shaw is chipping away with strikes.
Batakovic is not content to let Shaw control the position.
Shaw gets to mount! Batakovic was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Shaw looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Shaw jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Batakovic manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Batakovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batakovic is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shaw off and has taken his back!
Batakovic working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
I really don't envy Shaw right now.
Batakovic doesn't have the hooks in and Shaw manages to turn into his guard.
Batakovic has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Shaw has passed into side control.
Shaw has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Batakovic is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Shaw yanks on the arm and Batakovic is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Shaw.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brad Shaw!
After the fight, Brad Shaw was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dr Dre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Briggs will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dr Dre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs shoots in for a takedown but Dre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Briggs dives in and scores a takedown into Dre's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Briggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dre manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Briggs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Briggs avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dre.
Dre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Briggs wants to hold on but Dre pushes him away.
Dre wants to control the pace but Briggs is squirming around nicely.
Dre looking for a guillotine from mount but Briggs is having none of it.
Briggs wants to control but Dre is having none of it.
Briggs regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dre is looking for submissions but instead, Briggs has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dre looking to pass the guard.
Dre's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dre trying to control but Briggs is working from the bottom.
Briggs is adopting a defensive guard.
Briggs trying to control the position.
Briggs wants to stand and escape but Dre is having none of it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. James Briggs wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fighters circle momentarily. Briggs darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dre closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Briggs's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dre trying to control but Briggs is working from the bottom.
Dre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Briggs is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Briggs keeping full guard, as Dre tries to pass.
Dre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dre trying to control but Briggs is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dre preventing the sweep.
Dre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dre trying to control but Briggs is working from the bottom.
Briggs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dre manages to get himself to full guard.
Briggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Dre has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dre is keeping the position for now.
Briggs keeps trying to improve his position.
Briggs throws an elbow that misses. Dre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Briggs's guard. Nice move by Dre!
We've been informed that Briggs has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Briggs looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Briggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Briggs controls Dre momentarily but Dre frees himself.
Dre looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs trying to control the position.
Dre trying to control but Briggs is working from the bottom.
Briggs keeping full guard, as Dre tries to pass.
Dre trying to control but Briggs is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good standup being displayed there by Briggs as he connects with a hook.
Dre throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Briggs tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dre is in Briggs's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Briggs gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dre wants to take a breather but Briggs is having none of it.
Dre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dr Dre will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Briggs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dre but Dre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Briggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dre closes the distance and clinches up with Briggs, looking for a takedown. Dre pushes Briggs against the cage but Briggs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Briggs lands a jab to Dre's midsection.
Dre drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Briggs managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dre.
Dre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Briggs is looking to reverse the position.
Briggs keeping his opponent close.
Briggs is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briggs struggling a bit here.
Briggs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Briggs is trying to control Dre's posture but Dre avoids it.
Dre postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Briggs is looking to reverse the position.
Dre trying to control the action but Briggs is working from the bottom.
Dre tries for a kimura but Briggs is defending well.
Dre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs is trying to control Dre's posture but Dre avoids it.
Briggs is looking to reverse the position.
Dre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Briggs manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Briggs regains full guard. Nicely done.
Briggs is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Briggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dre wants to control from the top but Briggs keeps moving.
Briggs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dre's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs being controlled here momentarily.
Dre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Briggs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Briggs tries to roll over but Dre keeps him under control.
Dre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Briggs is looking to control Dre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Briggs avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Briggs's head.
Briggs works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dre trying to control the position from guard on top but Briggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dre sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Briggs's guard.
Briggs wants to control but Dre is keeping busy.
Dre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dre seems to be looking for submissions.
Briggs wants to improve his position but Dre is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dre seems to be looking for submissions.
Briggs moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dr Dre will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Briggs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Briggs as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dre is defended easily by Briggs.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Dre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briggs leaves Dre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Briggs shoots in and bounces Dre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Briggs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Briggs tries to free his leg and advance position but Dre is retaining full guard.
Dre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dre tries to get out of the position.
Briggs trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dre manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Briggs is on top in guard.
Dre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Briggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Dre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dr Dre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Briggs throws a big elbow that misses.
Briggs tries to free his leg and advance position but Dre is retaining full guard.
Dre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dre keeping full guard, as Briggs tries to pass.
Briggs scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dre is trying to keep Briggs in close.
Briggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dre is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Briggs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Briggs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Briggs pushes down on Dre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Briggs.
Dre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dre keeping full guard, as Briggs tries to pass.
Briggs postures up in Dre's guard and throws a big left but Dre blocks it.
Briggs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dre trying to control the position.
Briggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dre is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Briggs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James Briggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs wants to control from the top but Dre keeps moving.
Dre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Briggs is aware though and is defending well.
Briggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Briggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Dre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Briggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Dre has wrist control.
Briggs wants to pass the guard but Dre is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Briggs throws a strike but Dre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dr Dre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dre prevents Briggs from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Briggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr Dre!
Dr Dre decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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