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The Island Season 11, 185 lbs, Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henri Kirchen (ranked 1783 p4p, 166 weight class) and Marcos De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 25 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Henri Kirchen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirchen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
De Souza trying to control here.
De Souza has a hand on Kirchen's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kirchen takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Souza wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirchen is hanging on to De Souza's back as he tries to escape.
Kirchen tightening his grip on De Souza, looking for the choke.
De Souza rolls, trying to escape but Kirchen keeps control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza wants to control his opponent's hands but Kirchen gets his hands free.
De Souza can't escape the position.
Kirchen is trying to stick to De Souza's back but De Souza is turning into Kirchen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kirchen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by De Souza.
De Souza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kirchen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Souza has managed to get both his arms back between Kirchen's legs - danger averted.
De Souza trying to control but Kirchen is working from the bottom.
De Souza wants to pass the guard but Kirchen is keeping the position.
De Souza postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirchen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kirchen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Souza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kirchen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Souza defends well.
Kirchen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Souza looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Souza slips nicely into half guard.
De Souza wants to control but Kirchen is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kirchen is looking for a sweep. De Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kirchen is staying active underneath De Souza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kirchen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
De Souza wants to pass to mount but Kirchen is defending the position.
Kirchen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kirchen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kirchen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Souza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kirchen pulls De Souza in close to his closed guard and prevents De Souza from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kirchen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Souza is aware though and is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Souza wants to control from the top but Kirchen keeps moving.
De Souza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kirchen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Souza has managed to get both his arms back between Kirchen's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Kirchen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kirchen has closed the distance and engaged De Souza in a clinch.
Kirchen tries to throw a body punch but De Souza avoids it by throwing Kirchen back against the cage.
Kirchen decides to pull guard.
Kirchen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Souza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De Souza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kirchen's guard.
De Souza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
De Souza working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kirchen's thigh. Kirchen counters though and makes it back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirchen can't keep his opponent in guard - De Souza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kirchen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza wants to work for an arm triangle but Kirchen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kirchen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kirchen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Souza can do to turn this around?
De Souza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kirchen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
De Souza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kirchen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Souza.
Kirchen wants to improve his position but De Souza is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kirchen is trying to control but can't.
Kirchen is looking to improve his position.
De Souza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
De Souza maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kirchen could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but De Souza has cracked it and Kirchen is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by De Souza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcos De Souza!
A victorious Marcos De Souza thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Mack (ranked 1366 p4p, 1495 weight class) and Sanfino Vino (ranked 185 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyrone Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Sanfino Vino!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, 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!
Vino tries to clinch there but Mack circles away.
Vino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mack swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vino slips a straight right by Mack.
Vino fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vino.
Vino tries to clinch but Mack moves out of range.
Vino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanfino Vino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mack throws a looping overhand right but Vino ducks down to avoid it.
Vino looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vino fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vino's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vino can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mack drops back looking for a leg! Vino is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vino manages to kick Mack off! Mack jumps back into Vino's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vino wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack wants to control from the top but Vino keeps moving.
Mack lands a couple of digs.
Vino looking for a sweep. Not yet Vino, not yet.
Vino is adopting a defensive guard.
Mack 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.
Mack is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vino looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mack is one step ahead there.
Mack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vino keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Mack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vino is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mack trying to control but Vino is working from the bottom.
Vino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mack throwing strikes from guard but Vino blocks nicely.
Mack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mack drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mack jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vino manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mack manages to get himself to full guard.
Mack looking to control.
Mack can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vino controls the pace.
Mack looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vino is in close to Mack's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mack has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vino can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vino landing some decent shots from guard.
Vino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mack is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Vino frees his head nicely. Oh but Mack has switched to an armbar! Vino is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tyrone Mack!
Our winner, Tyrone Mack, 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.
In defeat, Sanfino Vino stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will wreck this one trick pony next time !!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Okafor (ranked 1509 p4p, 2258 weight class) and Nufro Cacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nufro Cacho!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor darts in looking for a takedown but Cacho gets double underhooks and turns Okafor into the cage.
Cacho dips to his left and cracks Okafor with an uppercut!
Cacho closes the distance and clinches up with Okafor, looking for a takedown. Cacho pushes Okafor against the cage but Okafor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Okafor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cacho.
It looked like Okafor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cacho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Okafor pinned against the cage. Okafor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Okafor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mike Okafor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nufro Cacho.
Cacho drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cacho working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okafor is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've been hearing good reports from Okafor's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Cacho has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Okafor can't escape the position.
Cacho works his way to his opponent's back.
Okafor looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cacho.
Cacho has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Okafor has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Cacho looking for the choke from the back.
Okafor breaks Cacho's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Okafor scoring with some ground and pound.
Cacho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cacho's head.
Okafor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Okafor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Okafor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cacho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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!
Okafor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cacho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Okafor has managed to get both his arms back between Cacho's legs - danger averted.
Okafor cracks Cacho with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okafor landing some decent shots from guard.
Okafor postures up and lands a big shot to Cacho's brow.
Okafor is working Cacho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Okafor lands a couple of elbows.
Okafor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cacho is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cacho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Okafor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Okafor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Okafor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cacho's head.
Okafor forces his way into half guard.
Cacho tries to roll over but Okafor keeps him under control.
Cacho is not content to let Okafor control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cacho taking some punishment here, with Okafor in his half guard.
Cacho is looking to control Okafor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cacho avoid being mounted?
Okafor 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.
Okafor drops an elbow to the side of Cacho's head.
Cacho gets back to full guard.
Cacho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Okafor trying to control the position from guard on top but Cacho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cacho is on top in guard.
Cacho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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 Mike Okafor will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Okafor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cacho.
Cacho shoots for a takedown but Okafor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cacho scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cacho wants to work for an arm triangle but Okafor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Okafor wants to get back to full guard.
Okafor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Okafor.
Okafor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cacho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Okafor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Okafor's back!
Okafor manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cacho's guard. Nice work there by Okafor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okafor scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cacho working a defensive guard here.
Okafor wants to control from the top but Cacho keeps moving.
Cacho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Okafor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Okafor won't allow Cacho to sweep him here.
Okafor chips away with some ground and pound.
Okafor stands up over Cacho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Okafor chips away with some ground and pound.
Okafor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Okafor scoring with some ground and pound.
Okafor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cacho isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Okafor stacks Cacho on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Okafor!
Cacho is not content to let Okafor control the position.
Cacho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Okafor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cacho down.
Okafor moves into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Okafor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cacho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cacho in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cacho manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Okafor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Okafor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cacho can do to turn this around?
Cacho is looking for a sweep. Okafor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Okafor working Cacho over with strikes.
Cacho regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cacho 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.
Okafor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cacho is breathing heavily.
Okafor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor trying to control but Cacho is working from the bottom.
Okafor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
 Cacho is rocked!
Okafor landing with the ground and pound.
Cacho is still in real trouble! Can Okafor finish him?
Okafor advances to half guard.
Okafor scores with a big shot! Cacho's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Cacho! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Okafor!
Mike Okafor 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Warrant Officer (ranked 419 p4p, 1782 weight class) and Lucas Pinheiro (ranked 62 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Warrant Officer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Pinheiro!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Officer misses with an uppercut.
Officer misses with an uppercut. Pinheiro saw that one coming.
Officer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pinheiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Officer ducks under a wild hook from Pinheiro.
Officer scores with a jab to the body.
Pinheiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Officer looks to land a left hand but Pinheiro moved out of range nicely.
Officer looks to throw the jab but Pinheiro is out of range.
Officer lands with a nice combination. Pinheiro backs away looking to recover.
Officer misses with an uppercut.
Officer throws a hook but Pinheiro blocks it.
Officer looks to throw the jab but Pinheiro is out of range.
A jab from Officer misses.
Officer dips to his left and cracks Pinheiro with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinheiro dodges the punch combination from Officer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinheiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinheiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Officer.
Officer throws a poor cross that misses
and Pinheiro counters by moving into the clinch.
Pinheiro lands a nice uppercut.
Officer can't break the clinch.
Pinheiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Officer.
Pinheiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinheiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinheiro tries to throw a body punch but Officer avoids it by throwing Pinheiro back against the cage.
Pinheiro lands a right hand.
Officer breaks from the clinch.
Officer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Officer misses with a body shot.
Pinheiro defending well as Officer loads up on a big left hand.
Pinheiro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Officer with a body shot.
Pinheiro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Officer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pinheiro in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Officer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinheiro misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Officer.
Officer misses with a straight right.
Pinheiro wants to counter with a clinch but Officer pushes him away.
Pinheiro stuns Officer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pinheiro needs to keep his hands up - Officer had a free shot at his head there.
Pinheiro staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Officer.
Pinheiro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Officer.
Pinheiro lands the left hand.
Officer throws a body punch but Pinheiro moves out of range.
Pinheiro wants to counter with a clinch but Officer pushes him away.
Pinheiro moves into range and clinches up with Officer.
Pinheiro misses with a punch to the body.
Officer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pinheiro stuffs the takedown.
Officer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Officer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinheiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pinheiro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Officer.
Officer throws a wild body kick that Pinheiro sees coming a mile off.
Officer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinheiro.
Warrant Officer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Officer connects with a nice looking jab.
 It looks like Lucas Pinheiro has been cut.
Pinheiro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Officer clinches up with Pinheiro and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pinheiro throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Officer on the inside.
We've been informed that Pinheiro has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Officer breaks the clinch.
Officer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Officer.
Pinheiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Officer has Pinheiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Pinheiro presses Officer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Officer can't break the clinch.
Pinheiro can't find room to land a body shot as Officer controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Officer has had enough of the clinch but Pinheiro keeps him there for the moment.
Pinheiro has Officer pressed against the cage, preventing Officer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Officer working hard to break the clinch.
Officer manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinheiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Officer slips a jab from Pinheiro.
Lucas Pinheiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Officer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pinheiro blocks a jab.
Pinheiro throws a right and a left that Officer avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinheiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinheiro closes the distance and clinches.
Pinheiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Officer is trying to break the clinch but Pinheiro is controlling him.
Officer avoids a wild elbow strike from Pinheiro.
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 Warrant Officer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucas Pinheiro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Pinheiro.
Pinheiro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Officer throws a lazy right hand but Pinheiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Officer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pinheiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pinheiro tries to clinch but Officer moves out of range.
Pinheiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Officer.
Officer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinheiro connects with a looping right hand.
Jab, jab by Officer - just one landing.
Officer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Officer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Officer drops Pinheiro with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pinheiro looks back up at him and smiles so Officer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Pinheiro is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Officer throws a lazy right hand but Pinheiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Officer drops Pinheiro with a naaaaasty hook - Pinheiro is in real trouble here! Officer dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Warrant Officer!
A less than humble Warrant Officer misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Souza (ranked 2061 p4p, 372 weight class) and Jarna Kuiva (ranked 276 p4p, 56 weight class). Jarna Kuiva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronaldo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jarna Kuiva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuiva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Souza darts in trying to clinch
and Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Souza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuiva tests Souza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuiva.
Kuiva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Souza fails with the takedown
and Kuiva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Souza thinking.
Kuiva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Souza tries to clinch up
and Kuiva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuiva swings for the body but Souza moves out of range.
Souza takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuiva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuiva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.
Souza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kuiva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
No luck for Souza with that takedown attempt.
Kuiva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuiva with a hook.
 It looks like Ronaldo Souza has been cut.
Souza misses with a body shot.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuiva manages to avoid it.
Kuiva takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses.
Souza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kuiva finds it's way round the side to connect with Souza's head.
Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuiva.
Jarna Kuiva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuiva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a takedown
and Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Souza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kuiva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuiva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Kuiva lands a glancing blow to the side of Souza's head.
Kuiva jabs Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Souza looks to throw a body kick
and Kuiva counters with a nice body shot.
Kuiva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Souza rather than just go for the knockout.
Souza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kuiva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza.
Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Kuiva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Souza fails with the takedown
and Kuiva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuiva throws a hook but Souza blocks it.
Kuiva lands a jab-cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Kuiva. Beautiful body shot.
Kuiva looks to throw the jab but Souza is out of range.
Souza attempts a counter takedown but Kuiva avoids it well and moves away.
Kuiva misses with an uppercut.
Kuiva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Souza had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kuiva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Souza at a distance.
A lazy body kick from Souza
and Kuiva counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheers as Kuiva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Souza doesn't seem phased though.
Kuiva lands a left and a right that send Souza crashing to the mat, dazed. Kuiva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Souza is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza misses the body punch
and Kuiva counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Souza badly! He tries to strike back but Kuiva puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Souza out cold! Oh man, Souza will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jarna Kuiva!
A victorious Jarna Kuiva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stan Shamrock (ranked 619 p4p, 1589 weight class) and Riley Oconner (ranked 87 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stan Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Riley Oconner!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oconner throws a shot from downtown. Shamrock moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oconner.
Shamrock blocks a jab.
Stan Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock darts in and clinches Oconner up against the cage.
Shamrock is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oconner to keep the fight standing.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oconner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shamrock tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oconner smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oconner keeps the fight on the outside.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oconner manages to avoid it.
Oconner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oconner connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oconner. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Oconner tries to get set, Shamrock tries to push him back and clinch up but Oconner manages to avoid the attempt.
Shamrock walks into a stiff left hand from Oconner.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shamrock jumps guard but Oconner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oconner pushes Shamrock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oconner tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Oconner lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oconner misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oconner tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock pulls guard successfully.
Oconner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shamrock is looking for a triangle but Oconner pushes his legs off easily.
Shamrock is looking for a triangle but Oconner pushes his legs off easily.
Oconner has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Shamrock to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Oconner is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Shamrock pulls down on the head and he's put Oconner to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stan Shamrock!
A victorious Stan Shamrock thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Breno Pinheiro (ranked 1396 p4p, 709 weight class) and Ciro Bottini (ranked 0 p4p, 95 weight class). Bottini has chosen Proteus - Stravaganza as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Breno Pinheiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ciro Bottini!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottini throws a looping overhand right but Pinheiro ducks down to avoid it.
Pinheiro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pinheiro moves to clinch but Bottini breaks away
and Bottini counters with a left to the body.
Pinheiro misses with a hook to the body
and Bottini counters by clinching up.
Bottini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinheiro is defending well for now.
Pinheiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bottini's elbow.
Pinheiro trying to control the position but instead, Bottini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pinheiro into the cage.
Bottini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bottini lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinheiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Bottini on the inside.
Bottini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bottini lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pinheiro tries a body shot but Bottini blocks it.
Pinheiro pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bottini.
A short left from Bottini.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinheiro.
Pinheiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Bottini looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pinheiro lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Pinheiro on the inside.
Bottini tries to land knees in the clinch but Pinheiro avoids the damage to the body.
Bottini lands a shoulder strike.
Bottini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bottini tries to work over Pinheiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinheiro scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Pinheiro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bottini.
Pinheiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Bottini.
Bottini tries to work over Pinheiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinheiro misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Pinheiro to work.
Pinheiro controlling the action here for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Pinheiro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro presses Bottini against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pinheiro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bottini lands a body shot.
Pinheiro misses with a punch to the body.
Bottini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bottini misses with a body punch.
Pinheiro misses with a body punch.
Bottini pushes Pinheiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bottini is working Pinheiro over against the cage.
Pinheiro scores with a shot to the side of Bottini's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro has Bottini pushed against the cage.
Bottini trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bottini as the two fighters clinch.
Pinheiro looking to stall.
Bottini stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bottini tries to land knees in the clinch but Pinheiro avoids the damage to the body.
Pinheiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinheiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinheiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bottini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinheiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bottini working aggressively here.
Pinheiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinheiro misses with a punch to the body.
Pinheiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinheiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro tries to throw a body punch but Bottini avoids it by throwing Pinheiro back against the cage.
Bottini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bottini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinheiro misses with a punch to the body.
Pinheiro just leaning against Bottini, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bottini.
Pinheiro misses with a punch to the body.
Bottini takes a shot to the head.
Bottini tries to throw a body punch but Pinheiro avoids it by throwing Bottini back against the cage.
Pinheiro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bottini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bottini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pinheiro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinheiro misses with some punches.
Pinheiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bottini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bottini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Bottini on the inside.
Bottini tries to work over Pinheiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ciro Bottini will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pinheiro lands a right hook to the body.
Bottini lands with a nice body punch.
Pinheiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bottini.
Pinheiro throwing a counter right hand but Bottini manages to avoid it.
Bottini swats away the attempt to clinch by Pinheiro.
Bottini throws the left hand but Pinheiro avoids the punch easily.
Pinheiro went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pinheiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pinheiro lands a glancing blow to the side of Bottini's head.
The fighters circling - Bottini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinheiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Bottini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Breno Pinheiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinheiro wants to clinch up but Bottini keeps it at a distance.
Bottini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinheiro.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinheiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinheiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bottini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bottini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bottini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinheiro manages to avoid it.
Pinheiro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bottini throws a looping overhand right but Pinheiro ducks down to avoid it.
Pinheiro throwing a counter right hand but Bottini manages to avoid it.
Bottini misses with a lunging right hand
and Pinheiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bottini in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bottini misses with a hook.
Bottini takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ciro Bottini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinheiro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pinheiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pinheiro blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottini misses with a punch to the body.
Pinheiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinheiro can't find room to land a body shot as Bottini controls the action.
Bottini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinheiro is defending well for now.
Bottini takes a shot to the head.
Pinheiro lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bottini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pinheiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bottini tries to throw a body punch but Pinheiro avoids it by throwing Bottini back against the cage.
Pinheiro tries to throw a body punch but Bottini avoids it by throwing Pinheiro back against the cage.
Bottini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinheiro is defending well for now.
Breno Pinheiro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pinheiro blocking some punches.
Come on Pinheiro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A hook to the body from Pinheiro.
Bottini is breathing heavily.
Pinheiro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bottini letting Pinheiro take a breather here.
Bottini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottini tries to land knees in the clinch but Pinheiro avoids the damage to the body.
Pinheiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pinheiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pinheiro is struggling to control the position.
Pinheiro is working Bottini over against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pinheiro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pinheiro is working Bottini over against the cage.
Pinheiro tries to work over Bottini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinheiro is struggling to control the position.
Pinheiro tries to work over Bottini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Pinheiro.
Bottini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bottini swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinheiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pinheiro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Breno Pinheiro.
Bottini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinheiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pinheiro tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bottini manages to circle out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinheiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pinheiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bottini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Bottini.
Bottini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinheiro.
Pinheiro misses with an uppercut
and Bottini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pinheiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinheiro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Pinheiro.
Pinheiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bottini fails to land.
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 Breno Pinheiro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pinheiro lands a nice looking body shot.
Pinheiro wants to clinch up but Bottini keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Bottini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pinheiro lands an overhand right.
Pinheiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bottini counters with a nice uppercut.
Bottini moves out of range as Pinheiro strikes.
Pinheiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bottini, pushing him back against the cage.
Pinheiro blocks an uppercut.
Pinheiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bottini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pinheiro avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinheiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinheiro has a couple of punches blocked by Bottini.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pinheiro is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinheiro lands with a right to the head.
Bottini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinheiro is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Pinheiro.
Bottini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bottini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pinheiro misses with some punches.
Pinheiro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bottini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinheiro is defending well for now.
Pinheiro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pinheiro lands with a light punch inside.
Pinheiro stalling.
Pinheiro tries a body shot but Bottini blocks it.
Pinheiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bottini or not.
Bottini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro managing to block the knees to the body from Bottini.
Pinheiro can't find room to land a body shot as Bottini controls the action.
Nice body punch from Pinheiro - that landed with a thud.
Pinheiro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pinheiro lands an uppercut.
Pinheiro pushes Bottini back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pinheiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinheiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pinheiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bottini backwards.
Pinheiro taking a breather.
Pinheiro blocks an uppercut.
Bottini throws a head punch that misses.
Pinheiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bottini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pinheiro avoids it.
Pinheiro lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottini tries to work over Pinheiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinheiro is pushing Bottini up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ciro Bottini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A body shot lands from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bottini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pinheiro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bottini.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinheiro.
Pinheiro tries to work over Bottini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinheiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pinheiro gets through Bottini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bottini is rocked!
Pinheiro has Bottini pressed against the cage.
Bottini is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinheiro finish him?
Pinheiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinheiro creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bottini with a big uppercut! Bottini tries to clinch up but Pinheiro pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bottini to the mat! Bottini covers up and Pinheiro unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Breno Pinheiro!
The defeated Ciro Bottini had this to say: 'I always wanted to be a rock singer but even my mother told me "Ciro, maledeto, you sing bad and you should feel bad!".'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Mongrel (ranked 109 p4p, 2109 weight class) and KJ Flay (ranked 17 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Mongrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, KJ Flay!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, 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!
Mongrel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like KJ Flay has been cut.
Flay misses with a takedown attempt
and Mongrel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mongrel drops Flay with a straight right hand, right on the button! Mongrel follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Mongrel!
A relieved looking John Mongrel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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