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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manoel Tobias (ranked 4665 p4p, 5030 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 589 p4p, 624 weight class). John Locke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manoel Tobias!
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, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tobias gets a takedown into half guard.
Locke won't allow Tobias to pass to mount.
Locke punching from the bottom.
Locke is defending against the submission attempts here by Tobias.
Locke looking for submissions off his back.
Tobias is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tobias content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Locke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tobias is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Locke has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tobias controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tobias is looking to advance position but Locke won't allow it.
Tobias wants to lay and pray for a moment but Locke keeps working.
Locke actively working from the bottom here.
Locke actively working from the bottom here.
Locke is defending against the submission attempts here by Tobias.
Tobias is looking for a kimura but Locke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tobias to get the leverage.
Locke wants to get back to full guard.
Tobias is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Locke doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tobias.
Tobias definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tobias trying to pass the guard but Locke defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Locke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tobias is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tobias knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Locke on the ground.
Locke wants to improve his position but Tobias is controlling well.
Locke gets back to full guard.
Tobias got a little sloppy there for a moment and Locke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tobias has managed to get both his arms back between Locke's legs - danger averted.
Tobias thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tobias stands and throws Locke's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tobias thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tobias thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Locke is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tobias is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tobias is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Locke defends it well.
Locke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tobias pulls his head out easily.
Locke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Locke looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tobias passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tobias looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tobias wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Locke, who protects the arm well.
Locke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Locke wants to work for an arm triangle but Tobias is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Locke is working for a submission of some sort.
Locke looks winded!
Tobias tries to roll over but Locke keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manoel Tobias dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tobias closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Locke quickly recovers to half guard.
Locke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Locke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tobias is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Locke can do to turn this around?
Locke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tobias tries to get to full guard but Locke has control of the leg.
Locke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tobias defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tobias wants to improve his position but Locke is controlling well.
Tobias on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tobias tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tobias keeping hold of Locke's head, controlling as best he can.
Locke is looking to advance position but Tobias won't allow it.
Locke is looking for a kimura but Tobias is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Locke to get the leverage.
Manoel Tobias overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tobias tries to get to full guard but Locke has control of the leg.
Tobias gets full guard.
Tobias has his hands on Locke's head, controlling the position.
Tobias looking for a sweep. Not yet Tobias, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Locke throws a big elbow that misses.
Locke throws a big elbow that misses.
Locke won't allow Tobias to sweep him here.
Tobias is pulling down on Locke's head to control his posture.
Locke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Locke drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tobias manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Locke has Tobias in his guard.
Tobias is stalling in the full guard.
Locke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tobias doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tobias manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tobias wants to control from the top but Locke keeps moving.
Tobias drops back looking for a leg! Locke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Locke manages to kick Tobias off! Tobias jumps back into Locke's guard.
Locke has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tobias is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Locke.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tobias blocks the strikes from Locke.
Tobias trying to control the position but Locke is working away.
Locke is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tobias off and has taken his back!
Locke has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Locke is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke keeps control of the position as Tobias tries to break free.
Locke looking for the RNC.
Tobias trying to control the position but Locke manages to sink in the hooks.
Locke patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Tobias turns into Locke and is now in his guard.
Tobias sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tobias pushing down on Locke's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Locke tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tobias is trying to work for a kimura but Locke is defending well.
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!
Tobias is working for a kimura but Locke is defending it quite comfortably.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Manoel Tobias will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tobias throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Locke tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tobias is in Locke's guard.
Tobias drops back looking for a leg! Locke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Locke manages to kick Tobias off! Tobias jumps back into Locke's guard.
Locke doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Locke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tobias defends it easily.
Locke working for a triangle but Tobias defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tobias trying to control the position from guard on top but Locke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tobias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Locke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tobias thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tobias pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Locke is keeping the position for now.
Tobias looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Locke working for a triangle but Tobias defends it easily.
Locke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Locke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Locke keeping moving, preventing Tobias from controlling successfully.
Locke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tobias trying to control the position from guard on top but Locke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tobias is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Locke working for a triangle but Tobias defends it easily.
Locke keeping moving, preventing Tobias from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tobias drops back looking for a leg! Locke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Locke manages to kick Tobias off! Tobias jumps back into Locke's guard.
Tobias wants to control from the top but Locke keeps moving.
Locke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Locke working for submissions but it's allowed Tobias to get to half guard.
Tobias not doing much here.
Tobias is looking for a kimura but Locke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tobias to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Locke missing with punches from the bottom.
Tobias is working for a kimura but Locke is defending it quite comfortably.
Tobias seems to be looking for submissions.
Manoel Tobias is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tobias seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Locke flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manoel Tobias showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tobias has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manoel Tobias!
Manoel Tobias thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Irgameladovicz (ranked 3897 p4p, 3580 weight class) and Grow Up (ranked 521 p4p, 483 weight class). The key to victory for Igor Irgameladovicz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Igor Irgameladovicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grow Up!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irgameladovicz keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Irgameladovicz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Up.
Up darts in and clinches Irgameladovicz up against the cage.
Up looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Irgameladovicz is trying to break the clinch but Up has him pressed against the cage.
Irgameladovicz tries to break the clinch but Up is controlling the position.
Irgameladovicz is trying to push Up away but Up has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Up pulls guard effortlessly.
Up working for a triangle but Irgameladovicz defends it easily.
Irgameladovicz wants to get up but he can't break Up's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Up manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Irgameladovicz manages to get himself to full guard.
Up trying to control the position from guard on top but Irgameladovicz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Up controls from within his opponent's guard.
Up trying to control but Irgameladovicz is working from the bottom.
Up stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irgameladovicz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Up drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Up jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Up slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Up is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Up swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Irgameladovicz is now in Up's guard. A big mistake from Up there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irgameladovicz has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Up to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Irgameladovicz is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Up pulls down on the head and he's put Irgameladovicz to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Grow Up!
Grow Up 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.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anigav Rennid (ranked 3880 p4p, 3883 weight class) and Gordon Ryan (ranked 514 p4p, 516 weight class). Anigav Rennid could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gordon Ryan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anigav Rennid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gordon Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rennid gets caught napping as Ryan dives in and scores a takedown. Rennid manages to retain guard.
Ryan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ryan drops back looking for a leg! Rennid is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rennid manages to kick Ryan off! Ryan jumps back into Rennid's guard.
Rennid is looking to stand up but Ryan isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rennid being controlled here, momentarily.
Ryan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ryan postures up in Rennid's guard and throws a big left but Rennid blocks it.
Ryan landing some decent shots from guard.
Ryan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ryan is pushing down on Rennid's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rennid is fighting to maintain full guard but Ryan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ryan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Rennid is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gordon Ryan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ser Gregor Clegane (ranked 3052 p4p, 4326 weight class) and Tim Nelson (ranked 119 p4p, 158 weight class). Tim Nelson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ser Gregor Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tim Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson cracks Clegane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nelson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Clegane is trying to improve his position.
Nelson staying calm.
Clegane is looking for a sweep.
Nelson wants to control but Clegane is keeping him busy.
Nelson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Clegane haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clegane prevents Nelson from improving position.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clegane keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nelson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nelson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Clegane has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nelson but great work by Clegane.
Clegane trying to control the position but Nelson is working away.
Clegane controlling the position from side mount.
Nelson is looking to regain half guard here but Clegane keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nelson struggling a bit here.
Nelson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nelson wants to improve his position but Clegane is controlling well.
Nelson is staying active underneath Clegane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane is thwarting Nelson's attempts to control the position.
Clegane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nelson is looking for a sweep. Clegane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clegane wants to stand up but Nelson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Clegane circles away.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson blocks the body kick.
Clegane is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clegane misses with the combination.
Nelson throws out a counter right but Clegane avoids it with no problem.
Clegane shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nelson as he jumps to the side.
A countering left hand to the body from Nelson misses.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clegane moves away.
Clegane tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nelson manages to circle out of the way.
Nelson takes a swing at Clegane's ribcage but misses.
Nelson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clegane doesn't seem bothered though.
Clegane closes the distance and clinches up with Nelson, looking for a takedown. Clegane pushes Nelson against the cage but Nelson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Clegane shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nelson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ser Gregor Clegane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Clegane counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clegane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clegane slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tim Nelson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nelson throws a head kick that misses
and Clegane counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clegane blocks the elbow strike.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Clegane.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson has Clegane pressed against the cage, preventing Clegane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nelson tries a body shot but Clegane blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clegane tries to circle away but Nelson has him pinned against the cage.
Nelson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clegane up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clegane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane tries to score a body lock takedown but Nelson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nelson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Clegane is trying to trip Nelson. He has hold of a leg but Nelson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Clegane persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Clegane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nelson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nelson trying to keep a closed guard but Clegane is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clegane manages to get himself to full guard.
Clegane wants to sweep but no luck.
Clegane is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Clegane keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Clegane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clegane pulls Nelson in close to prevent any damage.
Clegane is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Clegane is keeping the position.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Clegane keeps moving.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clegane is keeping the position for now.
Clegane wants to sweep but no luck.
Nelson sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Clegane doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Nelson paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Clegane - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ser Gregor Clegane!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phuck Yermutha (ranked 2719 p4p, 3132 weight class) and Charlie Tuck (ranked 373 p4p, 419 weight class). Charlie Tuck 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phuck Yermutha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charlie Tuck !
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yermutha has managed to clinch.
Yermutha jumps guard but Tuck turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tuck lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yermutha 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.
Tuck sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Yermutha doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Tuck paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Yermutha - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Phuck Yermutha!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Karaev (ranked 1567 p4p, 3316 weight class) and Robert Gastelum (ranked 180 p4p, 377 weight class). Gastelum has chosen Voices as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrey Karaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Gastelum!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gastelum tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Karaev counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Gastelum misses
and Karaev counters with a nice body shot.
Gastelum's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gastelum duly obliges.
Gastelum blocks a jab.
Gastelum throws an off balance right hand
and Karaev counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Gastelum to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Karaev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andrey Karaev!
Andrey Karaev 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.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cannon Fodder (ranked 1969 p4p, 2477 weight class) and Jhonny Boy (ranked 287 p4p, 346 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cannon Fodder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jhonny Boy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy avoids the body shot from Fodder.
Boy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fodder jabs Boy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fodder on his heels. He'll look to pass Fodder's guard now, I'm sure.
Boy passes Fodder's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Boy seems to be working for a kimura but Fodder defends the submission attempt.
Fodder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boy on the ground.
Fodder wants to control but Boy is keeping busy.
Fodder is controlling Boy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Fodder is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boy pulls his head out easily.
Fodder is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boy pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fodder has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boy is looking for a kimura but Fodder is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boy to get the leverage.
Boy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fodder is defending against the submission attempts here by Boy.
Boy is trying to work for a kimura but Fodder is defending well.
Boy has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Fodder defend it? Boy steps over the head and cranks it - Fodder is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Boy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jhonny Boy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gosuke Del Valle (ranked 592 p4p, 1143 weight class) and Koa Nightmarcher (ranked 78 p4p, 150 weight class). Koa Nightmarcher 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, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gosuke Del Valle !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Koa Nightmarcher!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Valle manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nightmarcher on his heels. He'll look to pass Nightmarcher's guard now, I'm sure.
Del Valle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nightmarcher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nightmarcher seems keen to control Del Valle 's posture.
Del Valle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nightmarcher had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Del Valle defends it easily.
Del Valle trying to control the position from guard on top but Nightmarcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Del Valle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Valle slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Valle uses his free foot to push down on Nightmarcher's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nightmarcher.
Del Valle moves to back control.
Del Valle gets his hands free as Nightmarcher looks to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Del Valle is persistently looking for the submission but Nightmarcher is defending it well.
Del Valle is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Nightmarcher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Del Valle has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Nightmarcher! Can he survive? No! He's out! Del Valle gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gosuke Del Valle !
Gosuke Del Valle retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Gosuke Del Valle 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ebubekir Siddik (ranked 488 p4p, 970 weight class) and Guilherme Godoi (ranked 70 p4p, 144 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ebubekir Siddik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guilherme Godoi!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Siddik with that takedown attempt.
Godoi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Siddik closes the distance and clinches up with Godoi, looking for a takedown. Siddik pushes Godoi against the cage but Godoi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Godoi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ebubekir Siddik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siddik looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Godoi 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.
Siddik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siddik sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godoi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Godoi is looking to sweep but instead, Siddik has passed into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Siddik seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godoi trying to control from the bottom.
Siddik is nestled in close to Godoi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Godoi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Siddik drops an elbow to the side of Godoi's head.
Godoi is positioning himself well to prevent Siddik advancing to mount.
Siddik 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.
Siddik seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godoi wants to control but Siddik is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Siddik lands with a punch from half guard.
Godoi wants to improve his position but Siddik is controlling well.
Siddik works his way into side control.
Check out the look on Siddik's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Godoi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Siddik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siddik looks up at the clock and then as Godoi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Siddik smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Siddik working the body and head with strikes.
Siddik misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Godoi tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Siddik is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Godoi taking shots to the head.
Siddik punishing his opponent with strikes.
Siddik is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Godoi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Siddik scoring with strikes but Godoi is staying in there.
Siddik cracks Godoi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
 Godoi is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Godoi taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siddik controlling his opponent.
Siddik with a couple of short strikes.
Godoi trying desperately to get to his feet.
Godoi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Siddik lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Godoi hang on?
Siddik pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Siddik prevents Godoi from getting the reversal.
Siddik fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Siddik has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Godoi's face.
Godoi is still in real trouble! Can Siddik finish him?
Siddik lands a nice shot to the head.
Godoi taking shots to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ebubekir Siddik dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Godoi connects with a right hand. Siddik shakes it off.
Godoi seems to have recovered his senses.
Siddik doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Godoi counters with a nice uppercut.
Siddik misses with a takedown attempt
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.
Siddik shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Godoi's guard.
Siddik landing some decent shots from guard.
Godoi wants to control the position but Siddik says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Siddik prevents Godoi from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siddik scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Siddik scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Godoi wants to get back to full guard.
Siddik keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Godoi taking some punishment here, with Siddik in his half guard.
Siddik is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Godoi is trying to stand back up but Siddik is controlling him
Ebubekir Siddik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Godoi is trying to control but Siddik manages to pass to mount!
Godoi is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siddik fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Siddik landing strikes, looking to finish!
Siddik raining down shots from the mount!
Siddik controlling from mount.
Siddik putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Siddik dominating with strikes here.
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!
Siddik looking to finish Godoi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Godoi!
Godoi is bucking up trying to escape but Siddik cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godoi is working to get back to half guard.
Godoi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Godoi taking shots to the head.
Godoi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Siddik postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Godoi bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Siddik and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ebubekir Siddik!
Ebubekir Siddik retains his middleweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phuc Dat Bich (ranked 635 p4p, 1476 weight class) and Benny West (ranked 74 p4p, 167 weight class). Phuc Dat Bich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phuc Dat Bich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny West!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West gets tackled into the cage by Bich. Bich maintains the clinch.
Bich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. West just stands there and leans against the cage.
West looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bich jumps guard but West turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on West's face as he tries to break the clinch.
West wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite West's efforts to push away.
Bich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. West smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phuc Dat Bich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bich has closed the distance and engaged West in a clinch.
Bich pulls guard effortlessly.
West is posturing up here but Bich has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! West tries to roll out but it's too tight and West has to tap! Slick submission there by Bich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Phuc Dat Bich!
Phuc Dat Bich retains his heavyweight title!
Phuc Dat Bich spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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