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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liger Justin (ranked 3979 p4p, 5571 weight class) and Carl Anderson (ranked 483 p4p, 569 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Basic striking
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liger Justin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carl Anderson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justin takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Justin slips under a jab.
Justin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anderson sprawls and moves away.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.
Justin shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Justin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Justin looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liger Justin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Justin is just out of range.
Anderson throws the left hand but Justin avoids the punch easily.
Anderson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Justin lunges at Anderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anderson's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Justin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Justin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Justin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anderson sprawls and moves away.
Justin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Justin gets a double leg takedown into Anderson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position.
Anderson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Justin throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Justin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Justin moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Justin just misses with a punch to the body.
Justin dives in and scores a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Anderson kicks Justin off and gets to his feet.
Justin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Training Centre in the buildup to the fight.
Justin scores with a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justin chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position.
Anderson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Justin has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin wants to take the fight to the mat but Anderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Justin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Justin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Justin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Justin tries to counter with a takedown but Anderson is quick to defend against it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anderson.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Justin dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Justin attempts a counter takedown but Anderson avoids it well and moves away.
Justin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Justin lands a nice short elbow.
Justin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Justin stops Anderson from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin working over Anderson with some ground and pound. Anderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Justin trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
Justin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Anderson pushes Justin off looking to stand but Justin dives back in and keeps control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anderson wants to control but Justin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Justin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Justin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Justin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Justin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Justin stops Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Justin.
Still in half guard, Justin seems content to control.
Justin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Justin is nestled in close to Anderson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Justin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Anderson pushes Justin off looking to stand but Justin dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Justin there.
Anderson trying to hold on to Justin's head to control him but Justin postures up.
Anderson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Justin is staying active.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Justin has control of the leg.
Justin 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.
Justin working Anderson over with strikes.
Justin slips a nice elbow through Anderson's hands, connecting with Anderson's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carl Anderson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Justin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
Anderson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Justin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Justin throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Justin dives in and scores a takedown into Anderson's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Anderson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
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!
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Justin misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Justin takes one to the side of the head.
Justin misses with a wild combination.
Justin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Justin persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson lands with a nice body kick.
Anderson tries to sprawl but Justin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Anderson is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to get back to is feet but Justin passes into side control.
Anderson tries to bench press Justin off him but Justin keeps the position.
Justin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Justin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Anderson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Justin.
Justin cracks Anderson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Anderson is pushing Justin's head away, looking to escape. Justin manages to hold on to the position though.
Justin is chipping away with strikes.
Justin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anderson to see if he's OK.
Anderson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Anderson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Justin.
Justin avoids a kick to the body.
Justin misses with a body shot.
Justin shoots in and gets a takedown into Anderson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Justin trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson wants to stand up but Justin is controlling him.
Justin throws a big right hand that misses.
Justin postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position.
Anderson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Justin landing some decent shots from guard.
Justin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Justin trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Justin stops Anderson from standing up.
Liger Justin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Justin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Justin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Justin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Justin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Justin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position.
Justin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson has momentary wrist control but Justin slips an elbow through the middle.
Anderson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Justin dives into side control.
Justin is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Justin working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Justin lands an elbow.
Anderson wants to control but Justin postures up.
Anderson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Justin misses with the ground and pound.
Justin tries to move into full mount but can't pass Anderson's legs.
Anderson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Justin grinds an elbow into Anderson's temple.
Justin advances to mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liger Justin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Justin misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Justin is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Justin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Justin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anderson! But no joy.
Justin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Justin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Justin persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Justin fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liger Justin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Justin misses with a wild body shot.
Justin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Justin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Justin moves away and avoids it.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson thows a body kick. Justin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Justin gets the takedown into side control.
Justin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Justin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Anderson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Justin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
Justin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anderson to see if he's OK.
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!
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Justin is dominant here and he's now got Anderson's back!
Justin is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Anderson. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin biding his time, controlling Anderson.
Justin connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Anderson to escape the position.
Justin scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Anderson is looking for a way out.
Justin lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Justin wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Anderson trying to control the action but Justin just sinks the hooks in.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Anderson really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Justin's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin scores with strikes from the back.
Justin slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Justin struggling to keep hold of the position.
Justin connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Anderson to escape the position.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Justin biding his time, looking for the opening.
Anderson is trapped and Justin is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Anderson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Justin controls the position.
Justin doesn't have the hooks in and Anderson manages to turn into his guard.
Justin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Justin is on top in guard.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Justin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Justin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Justin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Justin is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Justin prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Justin connects with a couple of short punches.
Justin cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Justin working some strikes from top position.
Anderson pulls Justin in close to prevent any damage.
Justin works over Anderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Justin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liger Justin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Justin 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 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liger Justin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamaru Usman (ranked 1618 p4p, 2016 weight class) and Skop Doner (ranked 244 p4p, 282 weight class). Skop Doner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kamaru Usman!
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, Skop Doner!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doner avoids the body shot from Usman.
Doner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Usman misses with an uppercut
and Doner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Usman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doner cracks Usman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doner looks to land a left hand but Usman moved out of range nicely.
Doner cracks Usman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Usman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Usman works Doner's body with a nice hook.
Usman throws a sloppy body shot
and Doner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Usman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doner.
Usman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Doner manages to circle out of the way.
The fighters circling - Doner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doner moves out of range as Usman strikes.
Usman misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Usman ducks under a wild hook from Doner.
Usman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Doner sprawls well initially but Usman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Doner seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Usman wants to control from the top but Doner keeps moving.
Doner 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.
Usman looking to sit in guard and control but Doner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Usman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Usman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Usman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doner is one step ahead there.
Usman trying to keep a closed guard but Doner is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doner looking to pass the guard.
Usman keeping moving, preventing Doner from controlling successfully.
Doner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Usman has his hands on Doner's head, controlling the position.
Usman looking for a sweep. Not yet Usman, not yet.
Usman keeping full guard, as Doner tries to pass.
Usman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doner passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Usman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Doner is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Usman looks calm but he's in trouble here. Doner gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Usman is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Doner lets go of the hold and Usman can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Skop Doner!
An out of breath Skop Doner 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Massi Vears (ranked 2363 p4p, 2468 weight class) and Little Bitch (ranked 327 p4p, 342 weight class). 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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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massi Vears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Little Bitch!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitch throws a right hand that misses
and Vears counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bitch's knee momentarily.
Vears definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bitch dips to his left and cracks Vears with an uppercut!
Bitch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vears stuffs the takedown attempt from Bitch. Bitch gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Vears.
Bitch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vears lands a jab to Bitch's midsection.
Bitch is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Bitch shuts the power down on Vears. Lights out, game over! Bitch is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Little Bitch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edson Castro (ranked 2865 p4p, 2449 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 333 p4p, 297 weight class). Morrison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. March kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Edson Castro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Morrison's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edson Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morrison's waist but Morrison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castro off to one side.
Morrison gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Morrison wants to control but Castro is keeping him busy.
Morrison is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Castro's shoulder. That is not cool.
Castro tries to bench press Morrison off him but Morrison keeps the position.
Castro manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Morrison content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morrison scores with a couple of nice shots.
Castro has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Castro tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Morrison has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Castro is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro tries to lock up and control but Morrison gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morrison breaks from Castro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morrison takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Castro is looking to improve his position but Morrison isn't that keen on the idea.
Morrison controlling from the full mount.
Castro manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morrison stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Castro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morrison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Castro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Castro is looking to improve his position.
Morrison performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro is looking to improve his position.
Castro actively working from the bottom here.
Morrison prevents Castro from improving his position.
Morrison is controlling the pace.
Castro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morrison is working away from the top position though.
Morrison working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morrison seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Castro is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Morrison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castro wants to improve his position but Morrison is controlling well.
Castro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morrison throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Castro tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morrison is in Castro's guard.
Morrison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castro wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
Morrison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morrison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Morrison has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison won't allow Castro to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Castro looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
We've been informed that Morrison has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Morrison is stalling in the full guard.
Castro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morrison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Castro's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morrison landing with the ground and pound.
Morrison is posturing up here but Castro has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Morrison tries to roll out but it's too tight and Morrison has to tap! Slick submission there by Castro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edson Castro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hakim Harko (ranked 2318 p4p, 1532 weight class) and Paul Shelter (ranked 247 p4p, 177 weight class). Shelter has chosen Sword of Destiny as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275
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240
5 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hakim Harko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Shelter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harko forces Shelter back against the cage and clinches.
Harko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shelter's efforts to push away.
Harko lands a hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Paul Shelter has been cut.
Harko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harko lands a right hand.
Harko taking a breather.
Shelter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harko lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Harko.
Harko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shelters head.
A right hand to the body from Harko.
Shelter looks winded!
A short left from Harko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harko.
 Shelter is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harko.
Shelter is still on wobbly legs! Can Harko finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harko creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Shelter's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Shelter drops to his knees and Harko pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hakim Harko!
Hakim Harko decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Paul Shelter was interviewed post fight and said 'Kudos to my opponent for putting on an excellent performance. It's a bitter pill to swallow, but I'll come back stronger!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naoko Marui (ranked 880 p4p, 1581 weight class) and Ra S Al Ghul (ranked 111 p4p, 196 weight class). Naoko Marui 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 lightweight 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, Naoko Marui!
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, Ra S Al Ghul!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Ghul misses with a takedown
and Marui counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ra S Al Ghul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marui shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Al Ghul eats them both and turns towards Marui to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Al Ghul backs away from a small jab... but Marui lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Al Ghul crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Marui with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Naoko Marui!
Naoko Marui bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarna Kuiva (ranked 550 p4p, 883 weight class) and John Mongrel (ranked 71 p4p, 116 weight class). John Mongrel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jarna Kuiva!
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, John Mongrel!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mongrel throws a shot from downtown. Kuiva moves away and avoids it.
Kuiva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mongrel lands with a nice body punch.
Kuiva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mongrel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A shot to the body from Mongrel misses
and Kuiva counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuiva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mongrel blocks a jab.
Mongrel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuiva connects with a looping right hand.
Mongrel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mongrel swings for the body but Kuiva moves out of range.
Mongrel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mongrel lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongrel throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuiva counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Kuiva misses.
Mongrel just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuiva digs a good hook to Mongrel's body.
Kuiva throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mongrel counter with a right hand.
Mongrel takes the fight into the clinch.
Mongrel lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuiva backwards.
Mongrel tries to work over Kuiva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuiva lands a right hand.
Kuiva blocks a body shot from Mongrel.
Kuiva has had enough of the clinch but Mongrel keeps him there for the moment.
Mongrel lands a shot to the body.
Mongrel keeps control of Kuiva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kuiva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mongrel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mongrel scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuiva has a couple of punches blocked by Mongrel.
Mongrel lands a right hand.
Mongrel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch on the inside from Kuiva fails to land.
Kuiva letting Mongrel take a breather here.
Kuiva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mongrel backwards.
Kuiva lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuiva.
Still in the clinch, Kuiva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mongrel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuiva's efforts to push away.
Mongrel tries to work over Kuiva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mongrel scores with a shot to the side of Kuiva's head.
Kuiva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel digs a right hand underneath Kuiva's ribcage. Kuiva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuiva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mongrel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mongrel throws a head punch that misses.
Kuiva misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuiva tries to circle away but Mongrel has him pinned against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Mongrel.
Mongrel blocks a body shot from Kuiva.
Mongrel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuiva trying to land knees to the body.
Mongrel is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuiva.
A right hook to the body lands for Mongrel.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mongrel.
Kuiva is breathing heavily.
Mongrel leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mongrel.
Kuiva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel lands a nice uppercut.
Kuiva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Mongrel.
Kuiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mongrel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuiva's elbow.
Kuiva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mongrel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mongrel lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuiva backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuiva has a couple of punches blocked by Mongrel.
Mongrel misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuiva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kuiva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mongrel backwards.
Mongrel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Mongrel.
A short right from Mongrel on the inside.
A short right from Mongrel on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mongrel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kuiva moves out of range as Mongrel strikes.
Jab by Mongrel.
Mongrel connects with a single shot there.
Mongrel misses with a right hand
and Kuiva counters with a two punch combo.
John Mongrel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mongrel forces Kuiva back against the cage and clinches.
Kuiva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuiva misses with a punch on the inside.
Mongrel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mongrel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuiva has a couple of punches blocked by Mongrel.
Mongrel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuiva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mongrel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuiva.
Kuiva throws a hook to the side of Mongrel's head but Mongrel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mongrel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mongrel misses with a body punch
and Kuiva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuiva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mongrel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mongrel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuiva.
Kuiva is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mongrel throws a jab when Kuiva was well out of range.
Mongrel scores with a nice head shot.
Mongrel digs a good hook to Kuiva's body.
Mongrel throws an off balance right hand
and Kuiva counters with a straight right hand.
Mongrel jabs Kuiva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mongrel misses the jab.
Kuiva misses with a right hand
and Mongrel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mongrel blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Mongrel misses the target.
Kuiva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Mongrel has knocked Kuiva down with a huge combo! Mongrel steps away and waves a wobbly Kuiva back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Kuiva 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!
Mongrel lands with a right that hurts Kuiva. Kuiva looks to clinch but Mongrel throws a short knee that drops Kuiva. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). John Mongrel!
Our winner, John Mongrel, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Xain Zhao (ranked 511 p4p, 1962 weight class) and te Tre (ranked 82 p4p, 275 weight class). Zhao's entrance music is I love Friday. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
182
7 - 2 - 0 |
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177
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xain Zhao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, te Tre!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zhao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tre misses with an uppercut. Zhao saw that one coming.
Zhao throwing a counter right hand but Tre manages to avoid it.
te Tre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhao tries to close the distance and clinch but Tre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Tre. That snapped Zhao's head back.
 It looks like Xain Zhao has been cut.
Zhao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tre sends Zhao crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tre is motioning to the referee to let Zhao up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Zhao is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhao closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Zhao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zhao misses with a punch on the inside.
Tre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tre manages to break the clinch.
Zhao seems to have got his legs back now.
Zhao seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A big right from Tre misses.
Zhao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tre just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
BOOM! Tre lands a beautiful left hook that drops Zhao. Zhao tries to recover but Tre is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Zhao lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). te Tre!
Our winner, te Tre, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Olsen (ranked 138 p4p, 447 weight class) and Ivan Krylov (ranked 23 p4p, 63 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
186
10 - 1 - 0 |
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175
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johan Olsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Krylov!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krylov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Krylov lands in his opponent's guard.
Olsen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Krylov defends well.
Krylov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Olsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krylov trying to control the position from guard on top but Olsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krylov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Olsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krylov is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Krylov looking to sit in guard and control but Olsen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Olsen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Krylov won't allow Olsen to sweep him here.
Krylov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Olsen is keeping the position for now.
Olsen has control of Krylov's left arm, preventing Krylov from doing any damage.
Krylov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krylov trying to control the position from guard on top but Olsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olsen being controlled here, momentarily.
Krylov wants to control from the top but Olsen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krylov works over Olsen with some ground and pound from guard.
Krylov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Krylov wants to control from the top but Olsen keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olsen pulls Krylov in close to prevent any damage.
Krylov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Krylov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Olsen is keeping the position for now.
Krylov throws a big elbow that misses.
Krylov trying to control but Olsen is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen is controlling Krylov's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Olsen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Olsen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Krylov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Olsen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Krylov is not content to let Olsen control the position.
Olsen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Krylov tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Olsen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Krylov, who protects the arm well.
Krylov is looking to regain half guard here but Olsen keeps moving and retains side control.
Olsen tries for a kimura but Krylov is defending well.
Krylov is not content to let Olsen control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krylov is trying to control Olsen's posture but Olsen avoids it.
Olsen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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 Johan Olsen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Krylov dives in and scores a takedown into Olsen's guard.
Olsen keeping moving, preventing Krylov from controlling successfully.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Krylov working his ground and pound in the gym.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krylov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krylov is stalling in the full guard.
Olsen controls Krylov momentarily but Krylov frees himself.
Olsen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Krylov is now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov works his way into side control.
Krylov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Krylov slips a nice elbow through Olsen's hands, connecting with Olsen's forehead.
Olsen tries to roll over but Krylov keeps him under control.
Krylov working Olsen over with strikes.
Olsen is looking for a sweep. Krylov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krylov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Olsen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Olsen with the active half guard here but Krylov passes nicely into side control.
Olsen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Krylov working the head and body with strikes.
Krylov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Check out the look on Krylov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Krylov off and has taken his back!
Krylov is in bad spot here.
Olsen is persistently looking for the submission but Krylov is defending it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krylov is trying to break free.
Krylov breaks Olsen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Olsen keeping moving, preventing Krylov from controlling successfully.
Krylov is looking to advance position but Olsen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Krylov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen looking to control but Krylov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Krylov tries to reverse the position but Olsen maintains control.
Krylov keeps trying to improve his position.
Olsen trying to control but Krylov is having none of it.
Olsen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov is looking to improve his position but Olsen isn't that keen on the idea.
Krylov is still trying to improve position.
Krylov taking shots to the head.
Krylov is looking to improve his position but Olsen isn't that keen on the idea.
Olsen wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Krylov tries to improve his position but Olsen has taken his back! Olsen has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Krylov tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Olsen pushes Krylov away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johan Olsen!
Johan Olsen retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Johan Olsen 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lock (ranked 203 p4p, 380 weight class) and Daniel Steel (ranked 32 p4p, 63 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Lock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Steel!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel misses with a looping right.
Lock tries to counter with a takedown but Steel is quick to defend against it.
Lock moves away from the strike by Steel.
Lock feinted with a counter takedown.
Lock shoots for a double leg takedown but Steel sprawls well. He's pushed Lock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steel misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Steel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel connects with a crisp jab.
Lock takes the fight into the clinch.
Steel has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lock is trying to keep an underhook but Steel manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lock looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lock is trying to get back to full guard.
Lock is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Lock 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 Steel. Oh but Lock has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Steel goes limp - he's gone! Lock jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Lock!
John Lock retains his light heavyweight title!
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