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Highland 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maclom Huff (ranked 25150 p4p, 25156 weight class) and Torraro Fisticuffs (ranked 778 p4p, 752 weight class). Maclom Huff could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Torraro Fisticuffs's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maclom Huff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Torraro Fisticuffs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huff misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Fisticuffs to counter with a crisp jab.
Fisticuffs instigates a clinch.
Fisticuffs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fisticuffs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huff can't get the takedown.
Huff is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fisticuffs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maclom Huff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fisticuffs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Huff tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fisticuffs lands a shoulder strike.
Huff is trying to pull guard but Fisticuffs turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fisticuffs digs a right hand into Huff's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huff's gas tank.
Huff wants to break free but Fisticuffs has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fisticuffs.
Fisticuffs throws a head punch that misses.
Fisticuffs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fisticuffs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fisticuffs lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fisticuffs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huff misses with a punch on the inside.
Huff takes a shot to the head.
Fisticuffs lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Fisticuffs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fisticuffs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huff's elbow.
Fisticuffs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huff is trying to stall.
Huff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fisticuffs scores with a shot to the side of Huff's head.
Fisticuffs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fisticuffs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Huff.
Fisticuffs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Huff backwards.
Fisticuffs pushes Huff back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Huff stalling in the clinch but Fisticuffs improves position.
Fisticuffs prevents the takedown attempt.
Fisticuffs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fisticuffs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huff with a poor takedown
and Fisticuffs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Huff is breathing heavily.
Huff misses with a takedown attempt - Fisticuffs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fisticuffs cracks a nice hook into Huff's ribs.
Fisticuffs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fisticuffs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fisticuffs missing with a left hand there. Huff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fisticuffs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fisticuffs lands a jab to the nose.
Fisticuffs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Huff fails to land the takedown.
Fisticuffs clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huff is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fisticuffs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Fisticuffs.
Fisticuffs lands with a right to the head.
Fisticuffs pushes Huff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fisticuffs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huff misses with a body punch.
Fisticuffs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Fisticuffs.
Fisticuffs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fisticuffs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fisticuffs presses Huff against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fisticuffs scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Fisticuffs.
Huff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Fisticuffs.
Fisticuffs gets through Huff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fisticuffs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huffs head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huff drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fisticuffs gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fisticuffs keeps control of Huff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fisticuffs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Huff backwards.
Fisticuffs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fisticuffs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fisticuffs.
Fisticuffs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fisticuffs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fisticuffs lands an uppercut.
Fisticuffs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Huff has been working on his balance at Cozad The Island, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Fisticuffs.
Fisticuffs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fisticuffs lands with a left to the head.
 Huff is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fisticuffs throws a punch but it's blocked by Huff.
A right hand to the body from Fisticuffs.
Fisticuffs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fisticuffs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fisticuffs lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torraro Fisticuffs dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fisticuffs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Huff.
Oh Huff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fisticuffs steps in with a hook that catches Huff right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Fisticuffs follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Huff looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torraro Fisticuffs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mabel Greene (ranked 6294 p4p, 6444 weight class) and Dakota Thibodeaux Jr (ranked 683 p4p, 694 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mabel Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Greene.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Greene is chipping away with strikes.
Thibodeaux Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Greene in side control lands a decent elbow.
Greene scoring with punches from side control.
Greene has an Americana. Thibodeaux Jr didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Greene is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Greene hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mabel Greene!
During a confident post fight interview, Mabel Greene thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jameson Johnson (ranked 4096 p4p, 6736 weight class) and Nyoman Sudarta Lee (ranked 449 p4p, 615 weight class). Nyoman Sudarta Lee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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285
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jameson Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nyoman Sudarta Lee!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 It looks like Nyoman Sudarta Lee has been cut.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Sudarta Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sudarta Lee goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sudarta Lee with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jameson Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nyoman Sudarta Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sudarta Lee tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Sudarta Lee drops back down to his feet.
Sudarta Lee looks winded!
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sudarta Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson cracks Sudarta Lee with a nice body shot.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Sudarta Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson digs a right hand into Sudarta Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sudarta Lee's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson is stalling here.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Sudarta Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That has opened up Nyoman Sudarta Lee's cut even more.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Sudarta Lee being controlled against the cage.
Johnson'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.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Johnson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Johnson drops Sudarta Lee onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Sudarta Lee is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Sudarta Lee is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sudarta Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Sudarta Lee drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jameson Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franko Getaldic (ranked 3869 p4p, 4363 weight class) and Robert White (ranked 521 p4p, 578 weight class). Franko Getaldic has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franko Getaldic!
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, Robert White!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Getaldic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
White throws out a loose jab but Getaldic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Getaldic misses with a series of wild punches.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Robert White has been cut.
Nice defenses there by White.
White misses the jab.
Getaldic throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White walks into a straight right hand from Getaldic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Getaldic scores with a nice right hand.
Getaldic swings widly with a right hand
and Getaldic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White looks to clinch
and Getaldic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Getaldic misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Getaldic misses
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White avoids the body shot from Getaldic.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Getaldic.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Getaldic.
White takes a shot to the head.
Getaldic is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Getaldic misses with a hook to the ribs.
White takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Getaldic.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Getaldic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Getaldic's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Getaldic tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Getaldic back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Getaldic.
White throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Getaldic.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Getaldic controls his hands.
White tries to throw a body punch but Getaldic avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Getaldic is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
White tries to work over Getaldic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Getaldic.
White working aggressively here.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Getaldic controls the action.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Getaldic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Getaldic.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Getaldic blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Getaldic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
White gets through Getaldic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Getaldic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Getaldic scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Getaldic pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White looks winded!
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Getaldic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White takes a shot to the head.
Getaldic scores with a shoulder strike.
Getaldic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Getaldic is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
White misses with some punches.
Getaldic is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Getaldic digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Getaldic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Getaldic.
Getaldic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Getaldic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Getaldic can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Getaldic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Getaldic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Getaldic.
Getaldic scores with a shoulder strike.
Getaldic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Getaldic scores with a hook to the body.
Getaldic lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Getaldic.
Getaldic lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Getaldic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Getaldic digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Getaldic lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franko Getaldic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert White's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
White walks into a stiff left hand from Getaldic.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White avoids the body shot from Getaldic.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
White tries to clinch but Getaldic moves away
and Getaldic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Getaldic digs a good hook to White's body.
Getaldic digs a good body shot into White's ribs.
Nice body punch from Getaldic.
Getaldic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
White is rocked!
That has opened up Robert White's cut even more.
Getaldic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Getaldic.
White is breathing heavily.
Getaldic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Getaldic throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Getaldic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Getaldic.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Getaldic finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Getaldic cracks White with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! White looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Getaldic finish him?
Franko Getaldic is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Getaldic measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes White! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Franko Getaldic!
A victorious Franko Getaldic 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Cervantes (ranked 2859 p4p, 4553 weight class) and Better Dead (ranked 356 p4p, 509 weight class). Rob Cervantes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rob Cervantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Better Dead!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Cervantes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cervantes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dead sprawls well. Dead wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cervantes gets slowly back to his feet.
Cervantes shoots in and bounces Dead off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cervantes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dead's head.
Cervantes trying to control the position from guard on top but Dead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead seems keen to control Cervantes's posture.
We've been hearing good reports from Cervantes'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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cervantes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervantes advances position into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dead can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cervantes throws a strike aimed at the side of Dead's head but Dead avoids it well.
Dead defending against the ground and pound.
Cervantes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dead tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cervantes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cervantes trying to control the position but Dead is working away.
Cervantes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead is looking to reverse the position.
Cervantes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cervantes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dead keeps working.
Cervantes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cervantes landing strikes.
Dead is being controlled here.
Cervantes advances nicely into full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Cervantes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes unloads with some shots from mount but Dead bucks and avoids them well.
Cervantes trying to control but Dead is having none of it.
Cervantes looking to ground and pound but Dead is blocking nicely.
Cervantes tries to control but Dead wriggling away.
Cervantes lands a nice shot to the head.
Dead is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cervantes controlling from mount.
Dead really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dead is looking to escape.
Cervantes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cervantes with the ground and pound from mount.
Cervantes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dead because Cervantes loaded up on that one.
Cervantes lands a nice shot to the head.
Cervantes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cervantes working the ground and pound effectively.
Cervantes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dead because Cervantes loaded up on that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Cervantes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cervantes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dead defends it nicely.
Dead throws a nice looking combination but Cervantes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dead just misses with a punch to the body.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Cervantes with that takedown attempt.
Dead throws a lazy uppercut
and Cervantes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dead manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cervantes keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Cervantes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Cervantes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cervantes misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cervantes tries to score a body lock takedown but Dead shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervantes goes for a takedown attempt but Dead pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've been informed that Dead has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nice jab there from Dead.
Dead feints a jab promting Cervantes to slip. Dead then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cervantes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dead throws a jab but it's blocked by Cervantes.
Dead throws an off balance right hand
and Cervantes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cervantes drops back looking for a leg! Dead is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dead manages to kick Cervantes off! Cervantes jumps back into Dead's guard.
Cervantes trying to control but Dead is working from the bottom.
Cervantes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cervantes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cervantes 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cervantes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cervantes happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cervantes trying to control the action but Dead is working from the bottom.
Cervantes is working Dead over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cervantes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sloppy strikes there by Cervantes.
Cervantes 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.
Cervantes landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cervantes is looking to take a break and control but Dead is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cervantes tries to score with some ground and pound. Dead controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cervantes is looking to take a break and control but Dead is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dead is trying to get back to his feet.
Cervantes working away.
Cervantes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
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 Rob Cervantes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dead tests Cervantes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dead throws a looping overhand right but Cervantes ducks down to avoid it.
Cervantes walks into a straight right hand from Dead.
A jab from Dead finds it's way through Cervantes's defenses.
Dead throws a right hand that Cervantes ducks under and follows up with a left that Cervantes also avoids with ease.
Cervantes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dead throws a jab but it's blocked by Cervantes.
Dead throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cervantes dives in and scores a takedown into Dead's 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!
Dead looking for a sweep. Not yet Dead, not yet.
Cervantes passes into half guard.
Cervantes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cervantes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervantes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cervantes lands with a punch from half guard.
Cervantes seems to be looking for submissions.
Dead blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cervantes.
Cervantes not doing much here.
Cervantes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Better Dead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cervantes is working for a submission of some sort.
Cervantes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dead doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cervantes.
Ground and pound from Cervantes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cervantes is trying to control. Dead wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cervantes throwing shots but Dead is blocking nicely.
Cervantes wants to control but Dead is keeping him busy.
Cervantes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cervantes wants to take a breather but Dead is having none of it.
Cervantes seems to be working for a kimura but Dead defends the submission attempt.
Dead is trying to stand back up but Cervantes is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dead is in trouble now - Cervantes has advanced to mount!
Cervantes lands with some strikes.
Cervantes looking to control but Dead is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cervantes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dead looks a forlorn figure.
Dead in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dead is bucking up trying to escape but Cervantes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cervantes landing strikes from the mount and Dead is in trouble!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Cervantes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cervantes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Cervantes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Kerr (ranked 2993 p4p, 2586 weight class) and Rashid Elkhan (ranked 340 p4p, 293 weight class). Rashid Elkhan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Marko Kerr!
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, Rashid Elkhan!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkhan lands the left hand.
Elkhan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kerr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Elkhan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kerr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 It looks like Marko Kerr has been cut.
Elkhan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kerr.
Kerr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Elkhan takes a swing at Kerr's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkhan scores with a nice right hand.
Elkhan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kerr attempts a counter takedown but Elkhan avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Elkhan misses.
Kerr feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkhan thuds a left hand into Kerr's body.
Elkhan lands a big uppercut and Kerr crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kerr looks OK. Elkhan waves Kerr back to his feet!
Elkhan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kerr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kerr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Elkhan missing with a left hand there. Kerr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kerr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Elkhan throws a body shot but no joy.
Kerr attempts a counter takedown but Elkhan avoids it well and moves away.
Rashid Elkhan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elkhan cracks Kerr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elkhan misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkhan cracks Kerr with a good jab.
Kerr moves out of range of the strikes.
Kerr ducks under a wild hook from Elkhan.
Kerr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Elkhan misses.
Elkhan throws a body punch but Kerr moves out of range.
Kerr feinted with a counter takedown.
Kerr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkhan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kerr avoids the body shot from Elkhan.
Kerr tries to counter with a takedown but Elkhan is quick to defend against it.
Elkhan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kerr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Elkhan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Elkhan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elkhan with a nice cross.
Kerr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elkhan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkhan lands a right hook to the body.
Elkhan cracks Kerr with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kerr looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Elkhan finish him?
Kerr is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Elkhan sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Kerr's defenses. It connects perfectly with Kerr's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rashid Elkhan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Sakuraba (ranked 3346 p4p, 2935 weight class) and Clive Hansen (ranked 485 p4p, 439 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hayato Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clive Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen scores with a jab. Sakuraba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hansen connects with a solid leg kick.
Hansen throws a push kick but Sakuraba slaps the foot to one side.
Sakuraba tries to counter with a takedown but Hansen is quick to defend against it.
We've been hearing reports that Sakuraba has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hansen tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakuraba drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hansen sprawls and moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hansen.
A low kick lands for Hansen.
Hansen is looking to clinch but Sakuraba is avoiding it.
Hansen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakuraba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Hansen
and Sakuraba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen is looking to escape.
Hansen trying to hold on to Sakuraba's head to control him but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sakuraba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hansen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sakuraba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sakuraba working the head and body with strikes.
Sakuraba 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.
Sakuraba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sakuraba working over Hansen with some ground and pound. Hansen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sakuraba prevents Hansen from improving his position.
Sakuraba is trying for a kimura here. Hansen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sakuraba wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hayato Sakuraba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Barbosa (ranked 1563 p4p, 2467 weight class) and Lucas Kuas (ranked 240 p4p, 375 weight class). Lucas Kuas will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Kuas!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuas scores with a one two! Barbosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Lucas Barbosa has been cut.
Kuas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barbosa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Barbosa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kuas defends it easily.
Barbosa is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Kuas rolls with it to try and escape but Barbosa cranks on the arm and Kuas is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucas Barbosa!
Lucas Kuas was interviewed post fight and said 'I will do it again! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoeff (ranked 1453 p4p, 1907 weight class) and Biscuit Oliva (ranked 213 p4p, 283 weight class). Oliva has chosen Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy) as his entrance music. Biscuit Oliva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Melvin Manhoeff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Biscuit Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Oliva misses.
Manhoeff feinted with a counter takedown.
Manhoeff swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliva.
Manhoeff changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oliva 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.
It looks like Melvin Manhoeff has been cut.
Oliva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Manhoeff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manhoeff looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oliva throws the left hand but Manhoeff avoids the punch easily.
Manhoeff drops down looking for a counter takedown but Oliva sprawls and moves away.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oliva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manhoeff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliva has a couple of punches blocked by Manhoeff.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva has a couple of punches blocked by Manhoeff.
Oliva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Manhoeff wants a takedown but no success here.
Oliva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manhoeff backwards.
Oliva throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Oliva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva being controlled against the cage.
Manhoeff tries to stall but Oliva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oliva gets through Manhoeff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manhoeff is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oliva gets through Manhoeff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oliva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manhoeff drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oliva pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melvin Manhoeff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Oliva catches Manhoeff right on the button with a cross.
Manhoeff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliva.
Manhoeff moves out of range as Oliva strikes.
Manhoeff appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Manhoeff gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva thows a leg kick but Manhoeff checks it
and Manhoeff counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliva dodges the ground and pound from Manhoeff.
Oliva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oliva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Manhoeff is working Oliva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oliva keeps Manhoeff under control for a moment.
Check out the look on Manhoeff's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oliva wants to control but Manhoeff postures up.
An elbow from Manhoeff crashes against the mat.
Manhoeff cracks Oliva with a big right hand but Oliva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oliva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manhoeff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manhoeff cracks Oliva with a big elbow.
Manhoeff grinds an elbow into Oliva's temple.
Manhoeff 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.
Manhoeff working the ground and pound.
Oliva is trying to get back to half guard.
Oliva can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva is looking for a sweep.
Manhoeff scores with a couple of short elbows.
Manhoeff cracks Oliva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Manhoeff trying to control the position but Oliva is working away.
Oliva tries to buck Manhoeff off but Manhoeff is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Manhoeff.
Oliva can't do much from the bottom here.
Manhoeff tries to move to mount but Oliva blocks the move with his legs.
Manhoeff lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Manhoeff working the head with strikes.
Oliva defending against the ground and pound.
Oliva is looking for a sweep.
Manhoeff lands a nice forearm strike.
Manhoeff is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Oliva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoeff is looking to take a break and control but Oliva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliva tries to buck Manhoeff off but Manhoeff is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Manhoeff seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Oliva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Manhoeff connects with a decent elbow.
It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Oliva sneaks back into half guard.
Manhoeff lands with a punch from half guard.
Oliva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manhoeff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Manhoeff is pressing down on Oliva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oliva is holding on for now.
Manhoeff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliva keeps working.
Manhoeff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Manhoeff lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oliva is still in real trouble! Can Manhoeff finish him?
Manhoeff prevents Oliva from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Manhoeff dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oliva throws a body shot but no joy.
Oliva seems to have recovered his senses.
Oliva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oliva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manhoeff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oliva with a jab.
Melvin Manhoeff's cut is getting worse.
Oliva misses with an uppercut.
Manhoeff half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Oliva wants to clinch.
Oliva misses the shot to the body.
Manhoeff scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manhoeff not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Manhoeff connects with a nice short shot to Oliva's temple.
Oliva moves into full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oliva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oliva trying to keep a closed guard but Manhoeff is proving a slippery customer.
Manhoeff lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva trying to keep a closed guard but Manhoeff is proving a slippery customer.
Manhoeff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oliva is pulling down on Manhoeff's head. It's preventing any offense from Manhoeff, at least for the moment.
Manhoeff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oliva 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.
Manhoeff advances position into side control!
Oliva is looking to reverse the position.
Manhoeff is working Oliva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Melvin Manhoeff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manhoeff misses with the ground and pound.
Oliva is trying to get back to half guard.
Oliva wants to control but Manhoeff postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoeff scores with a couple of short elbows.
That has opened up Biscuit Oliva's cut even more.
Oliva tries to buck Manhoeff off but Manhoeff is having none of it.
Oliva is trying to control Manhoeff's posture but Manhoeff avoids it.
Oliva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oliva is rocked!
The cut above Biscuit Oliva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Manhoeff throws an elbow but Oliva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Manhoeff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliva can do to turn this around?
Oliva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Manhoeff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oliva's head.
Oliva is trying is best to control the position here.
Manhoeff seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oliva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Manhoeff winds up and cracks Oliva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Manhoeff content to control rather than advance.
Oliva is trying to control but can't.
Oliva tries to get to full guard but Manhoeff has control of the leg.
Manhoeff lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oliva is still in real trouble! Can Manhoeff finish him?
Biscuit Oliva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Biscuit Oliva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Melvin Manhoeff!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Shalashaska (ranked 531 p4p, 1107 weight class) and Vanna Phommathep (ranked 88 p4p, 171 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vanna Phommathep enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Shalashaska!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vanna Phommathep!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phommathep misses with a right hand
and Shalashaska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phommathep pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shalashaska definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shalashaska scores with a jab. Phommathep acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Phommathep slips a jab from Shalashaska.
Shalashaska loads up on a big right hand but Phommathep slips the punch.
Phommathep is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Phommathep.
Shalashaska throws an off balance right hand
and Phommathep counters by moving into the clinch.
Shalashaska blocking some punches.
Phommathep tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phommathep blocks an uppercut.
Shalashaska throws a punch but it's blocked by Phommathep.
Phommathep can't find room to land a body shot as Shalashaska controls the action.
Phommathep can't find room to land a body shot as Shalashaska controls the action.
Shalashaska lands a nice uppercut.
Shalashaska misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phommathep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shalashaska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phommathep tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phommathep blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phommathep blocking some punches.
Phommathep misses with some punches.
Shalashaska misses with a punch on the inside.
Phommathep throws a head punch that misses.
Phommathep misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shalashaska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shalashaska tries to work over Phommathep's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Phommathep throws a head punch that misses.
Phommathep blocking some punches.
Shalashaska tries a body shot but Phommathep blocks it.
Shalashaska misses with a punch on the inside.
Shalashaska blocks an uppercut.
Shalashaska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phommathep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shalashaska blocks a body shot from Phommathep.
Phommathep struggles to land a body shot inside as Shalashaska controls his hands.
Phommathep can't find room to land a body shot as Shalashaska controls the action.
Phommathep fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phommathep working aggressively here.
Shalashaska prevents a body shot from Phommathep.
Phommathep prevents a body shot from Shalashaska.
Shalashaska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phommathep tries to work over Shalashaska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shalashaska misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shalashaska.
Phommathep swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shalashaska tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phommathep's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Shalashaska fails to land.
Phommathep doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Phommathep fails to land.
Phommathep swings wildly with an uppercut but Shalashaska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shalashaska has a couple of punches blocked by Phommathep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phommathep.
Shalashaska throws a head punch that misses.
Shalashaska lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phommathep goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shalashaska goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phommathep misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phommathep misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shalashaska working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phommathep misses with some punches.
Phommathep misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phommathep misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phommathep misses with the head strike.
Phommathep misses with the head strike.
Shalashaska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phommathep misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shalashaska looking to slow down the pace here.
Phommathep misses with the head strike.
Phommathep blocking some punches.
Shalashaska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phommathep tries to work over Shalashaska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shalashaska scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phommathep tries a body shot but Shalashaska blocks it.
Phommathep misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phommathep swings wildly with an uppercut but Shalashaska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phommathep misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shalashaska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska misses with some punches.
Shalashaska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shalashaska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shalashaska scores with a shoulder strike.
Shalashaska working aggressively here.
Shalashaska digs a right hand underneath Phommathep's ribcage. Phommathep let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shalashaska.
Shalashaska tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phommathep's elbow.
Phommathep goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phommathep misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shalashaska lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shalashaska.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Phommathep blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phommathep working aggressively here.
Shalashaska trying to control the position but instead, Phommathep has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shalashaska into the cage.
Shalashaska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shalashaska lands a body punch.
Phommathep misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shalashaska throws a punch but it's blocked by Phommathep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Shalashaska dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shalashaska looks to throw the jab but Phommathep is out of range.
A jab from Shalashaska misses.
Phommathep tries to counter by closing the distance.
Phommathep throws a low kick but Shalashaska moves out of range easily.
Phommathep clinches with his opponent.
Shalashaska throws a punch but it's blocked by Phommathep.
Shalashaska is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phommathep can do to turn this around?
Shalashaska blocks an uppercut.
Shalashaska working aggressively here.
Shalashaska misses with a punch on the inside.
Shalashaska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shalashaska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phommathep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shalashaska misses with some punches.
Shalashaska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shalashaska misses with a punch on the inside.
Phommathep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phommathep tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shalashaska swings wildly with an uppercut but Phommathep uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shalashaska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shalashaska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phommathep blocking some punches.
Shalashaska throws a punch but it's blocked by Phommathep.
Shalashaska struggles to land a body shot inside as Phommathep controls his hands.
Shalashaska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phommathep goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shalashaska prevents it.
Phommathep blocking some punches.
Shalashaska misses with the head strike.
Shalashaska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phommathep blocks an uppercut.
Shalashaska is looking to control Phommathep's arms but Phommathep gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shalashaska has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Phommathep fails to land.
Phommathep blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phommathep.
A head punch on the inside from Shalashaska fails to land.
Shalashaska scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phommathep misses with some punches.
Shalashaska misses with the head strike.
Shalashaska lands a shoulder strike.
Shalashaska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shalashaska has a couple of punches blocked by Phommathep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phommathep swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shalashaska misses with the head strike.
Shalashaska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phommathep misses with a punch to the body.
Phommathep blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phommathep tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phommathep tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phommathep misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phommathep goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shalashaska throws a punch but it's blocked by Phommathep.
Shalashaska swings wildly with an uppercut but Phommathep uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Shalashaska.
Shalashaska blocking some punches.
Phommathep working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Shalashaska fails to land.
Shalashaska lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shalashaska prevents a body shot from Phommathep.
Shalashaska misses with some punches.
Shalashaska lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phommathep misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adam Shalashaska has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phommathep fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shalashaska avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shalashaska.
Phommathep blocks an uppercut.
Shalashaska swings wildly with an uppercut but Phommathep uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phommathep tries to throw a body punch but Shalashaska avoids it by throwing Phommathep back against the cage.
Phommathep tries to throw a body punch but Shalashaska avoids it by throwing Phommathep back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phommathep.
Phommathep throws a punch but it's blocked by Shalashaska.
Shalashaska misses with the head strike.
Phommathep struggles to land a body shot inside as Shalashaska controls his hands.
Phommathep misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phommathep misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shalashaska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phommathep is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shalashaska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phommathep misses with a body punch.
Shalashaska tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phommathep's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phommathep fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phommathep tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shalashaska.
Phommathep tries to throw a body punch but Shalashaska avoids it by throwing Phommathep back against the cage.
Shalashaska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shalashaska throws a head punch that misses.
Shalashaska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phommathep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phommathep misses with a punch to the body.
Phommathep swings wildly with an uppercut but Shalashaska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phommathep tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phommathep misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phommathep blocks an uppercut.
Shalashaska misses with a punch to the body.
Shalashaska lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shalashaska lands a shoulder strike.
Phommathep misses with a punch to the body.
Shalashaska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shalashaska.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Shalashaska dominated that second round.
That's time! Shalashaska's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shalashaska throws the left hand but Phommathep avoids the punch easily.
Shalashaska looks to throw the jab but Phommathep is out of range.
Shalashaska throws an overhand right that lands on Phommathep's shoulder, as Phommathep tries to avoid the shot.
Phommathep walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Shalashaska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shalashaska is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shalashaska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phommathep sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Shalashaska misses.
Phommathep has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Shalashaska tries to clinch but Phommathep moves out of range.
Phommathep defending well as Shalashaska loads up on a big left hand.
Phommathep throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shalashaska throws a looping overhand right but Phommathep ducks down to avoid it.
Phommathep misses with an uppercut. Shalashaska saw that one coming.
Adam Shalashaska is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Shalashaska misses its intended target.
Phommathep wants to counter the offense by Shalashaska and move into the clinch position.
Sloppy strikes from Shalashaska. Those never looked like landing.
Shalashaska throws a series of punches but Phommathep avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phommathep throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shalashaska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phommathep.
Shalashaska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phommathep was well out of range. Poor timing from Shalashaska.
Phommathep motions for Shalashaska to come forward. Phommathep throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shalashaska misses with a lunging right hand
and Phommathep counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Phommathep.
Phommathep misses with a punch on the inside.
Shalashaska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phommathep misses with a punch on the inside.
Shalashaska displaying some good clinch control by pressing Phommathep up against the cage.
Shalashaska misses with a punch on the inside.
Shalashaska swings wildly with an uppercut but Phommathep uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shalashaska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phommathep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shalashaska misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska blocks an uppercut.
Phommathep misses with a punch on the inside.
Shalashaska blocks a body shot from Phommathep.
Phommathep misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Shalashaska fails to land.
Phommathep takes a shot to the head.
Shalashaska misses with a body punch.
Phommathep blocks an uppercut.
Phommathep throws a head punch that misses.
Phommathep has a couple of punches blocked by Shalashaska.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phommathep.
Phommathep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phommathep goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phommathep as Shalashaska tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Shalashaska scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shalashaska prevents a body shot from Phommathep.
Shalashaska throws a head punch that misses.
Shalashaska working aggressively here.
Phommathep tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phommathep tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shalashaska's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shalashaska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phommathep throws a punch but it's blocked by Shalashaska.
Phommathep misses with a punch on the inside.
Phommathep tries to work over Shalashaska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shalashaska misses with a body punch.
Phommathep throws a punch but it's blocked by Shalashaska.
Phommathep tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shalashaska's elbow.
Phommathep blocking some punches.
Phommathep fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phommathep tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shalashaska's elbow.
Phommathep misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phommathep swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shalashaska prevents a body shot from Phommathep.
Shalashaska misses with a punch on the inside.
Shalashaska swings wildly with an uppercut but Phommathep uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shalashaska scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shalashaska.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phommathep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phommathep goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shalashaska throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phommatheps head.
Phommathep tries to work over Shalashaska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phommathep misses with a punch on the inside.
Shalashaska misses with a punch on the inside.
Shalashaska misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shalashaska.
Shalashaska throws a punch but it's blocked by Phommathep.
Phommathep misses with a body punch.
Shalashaska swings wildly with an uppercut but Phommathep uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shalashaska scores with a shot to the side of Phommathep's head.
Shalashaska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shalashaska misses with some punches.
Phommathep tries a body shot but Shalashaska blocks it.
Phommathep fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phommathep can't find room to land a body shot as Shalashaska controls the action.
Shalashaska misses with some punches.
Shalashaska blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Shalashaska clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Phommathep throws out a leg kick but Shalashaska moves out of range and Phommathep only half commits.
Shalashaska throws a hook but Phommathep avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Phommathep.
A slow jab from Phommathep misses its intended target.
Phommathep has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shalashaska finds it's way round the side to connect with Phommathep's head.
Adam Shalashaska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phommathep slips under a jab from Shalashaska.
Shalashaska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phommathep.
Phommathep blocks a jab.
Shalashaska rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phommathep moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Shalashaska misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shalashaska moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shalashaska slips a jab from Phommathep.
Phommathep moves out of range as Shalashaska strikes.
Shalashaska misses the body punch
and Phommathep moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phommathep tries a body shot but Shalashaska blocks it.
Shalashaska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shalashaska has a couple of punches blocked by Phommathep.
Shalashaska pushes Phommathep back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shalashaska fails to land.
Shalashaska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phommathep misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phommathep blocks an uppercut.
Shalashaska blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Shalashaska fails to land.
Phommathep struggles to land a body shot inside as Shalashaska controls his hands.
Phommathep fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phommathep tries to work over Shalashaska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shalashaska misses with the head strike.
Phommathep tries for a takedown but Shalashaska manages to get underhooks.
Shalashaska misses with a punch on the inside.
Shalashaska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phommathep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shalashaska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shalashaska blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska throws a head punch that misses.
Phommathep working aggressively here.
Shalashaska misses with the head strike.
Phommathep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phommathep.
Phommathep blocks an uppercut.
Phommathep goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shalashaska.
Phommathep's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Shalashaska on the inside.
Phommathep is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Shalashaska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shalashaska.
Phommathep can't find room to land a body shot as Shalashaska controls the action.
Shalashaska blocking some punches.
Phommathep struggles to land a body shot inside as Shalashaska controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Phommathep fails to land.
Shalashaska lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phommathep has a couple of punches blocked by Shalashaska.
Shalashaska lands a hook that snaps the head of Phommathep backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska throws a head punch that misses.
Phommathep can't find room to land a body shot as Shalashaska controls the action.
Phommathep working aggressively here.
Shalashaska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shalashaska tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phommathep's elbow.
Shalashaska blocks an uppercut.
Phommathep blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Shalashaska.
Shalashaska has a couple of punches blocked by Phommathep.
Phommathep misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shalashaska misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shalashaska.
Shalashaska is looking to control Phommathep's arms but Phommathep gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shalashaska has his back to the cage.
Shalashaska throws a punch but it's blocked by Phommathep.
Shalashaska lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shalashaska fails to land.
Shalashaska working aggressively here.
Phommathep swings wildly with an uppercut but Shalashaska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shalashaska has a couple of punches blocked by Phommathep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska prevents a body shot from Phommathep.
Phommathep tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phommathep misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phommathep struggles to land a body shot inside as Shalashaska controls his hands.
Shalashaska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shalashaska working aggressively here.
Shalashaska misses with the head strike.
Shalashaska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shalashaska fails to land.
Shalashaska misses with the head strike.
Phommathep fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phommathep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phommathep has a couple of punches blocked by Shalashaska.
Phommathep tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phommathep misses with the head strike.
Shalashaska working aggressively here.
Phommathep can't find room to land a body shot as Shalashaska controls the action.
Phommathep misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shalashaska throws a punch but it's blocked by Phommathep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Shalashaska had his way with Vanna Phommathep in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shalashaska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shalashaska sets himself, and Phommathep steps forward looking for the clinch! Shalashaska avoids it this time.
Shalashaska jabs Phommathep right on the nose. Phommathep blinks but takes it well.
Shalashaska throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phommathep holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shalashaska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shalashaska misses with a punch on the inside.
Shalashaska misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shalashaska.
A head punch on the inside from Shalashaska fails to land.
Phommathep misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shalashaska blocking some punches.
Shalashaska misses with the head strike.
Phommathep swings wildly with an uppercut but Shalashaska uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phommathep tries to throw a body punch but Shalashaska avoids it by throwing Phommathep back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shalashaska.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phommathep.
Shalashaska lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shalashaska prevents a body shot from Phommathep.
Phommathep struggles to land a body shot inside as Shalashaska controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phommathep tries to work over Shalashaska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phommathep fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shalashaska has Phommathep pressed against the cage.
Shalashaska is trying to maintain a safe position but Phommathep gets an underhook and turns Shalashaska into the cage.
Phommathep misses with a body punch.
Phommathep can't find room to land a body shot as Shalashaska controls the action.
Phommathep doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shalashaska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shalashaska lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shalashaska throws a head punch that misses.
Phommathep struggles to land a body shot inside as Shalashaska controls his hands.
Shalashaska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Shalashaska.
Phommathep doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phommathep can't find room to land a body shot as Shalashaska controls the action.
Shalashaska throws a head punch that misses.
Shalashaska is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shalashaska prevents a body shot from Phommathep.
Adam Shalashaska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phommathep misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phommathep tries a body shot but Shalashaska blocks it.
Phommathep goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phommathep doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shalashaska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phommathep misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phommathep misses with a punch on the inside.
Shalashaska misses with a punch on the inside.
Shalashaska blocks an uppercut.
Shalashaska blocks an uppercut.
Phommathep goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shalashaska misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phommathep tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shalashaska blocking some punches.
Phommathep has a couple of punches blocked by Shalashaska.
Phommathep misses with a punch on the inside.
Phommathep tries a body shot but Shalashaska blocks it.
Shalashaska misses with the head strike.
Phommathep tries a body shot but Shalashaska blocks it.
Phommathep blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phommathep is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shalashaska pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shalashaska throws a punch but it's blocked by Phommathep.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shalashaska.
Phommathep tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shalashaska's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phommathep tries to throw a body punch but Shalashaska avoids it by throwing Phommathep back against the cage.
Phommathep misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phommathep misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phommathep throws a head punch that misses.
Shalashaska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shalashaska throws a punch but it's blocked by Phommathep.
Phommathep misses with a punch on the inside.
Shalashaska lands a body shot.
Phommathep misses with a punch to the body.
Shalashaska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shalashaska creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shalashaska.
Vanna Phommathep has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phommathep tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adam Shalashaska.
Well Shalashaska 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Shalashaska!
Adam Shalashaska retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Adam Shalashaska started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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