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IXF XXXIV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mister Meowgi (ranked 6056 p4p, 4042 weight class) and Kevin Gaze (ranked 299 p4p, 230 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kevin Gaze was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mister Meowgi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Gaze!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Meowgi.
Nice sprawl there from Meowgi as Gaze shoots in.
Gaze looks for a takedown but Meowgi sprawls well.
Gaze gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Meowgi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mister Meowgi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Gaze.
Meowgi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gaze shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Meowgi has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Gaze is on him like a limpet, forcing Meowgi back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meowgi throws an elbow but it misses.
Gaze is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meowgi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Gaze blocks the leg kick.
We've been told by Meowgi's head coaches at Cozad The Island that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gaze has a takedown stuffed.
Meowgi scores with a three punch combo!
Gaze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meowgi as he jumps to the side.
Meowgi is looking for a counter combo.
Gaze gets caught flat footed, as Meowgi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meowgi stays in close to Gaze's body and controls the position.
Meowgi passes Gaze's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Meowgi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Meowgi controlling from the full mount.
Meowgi wants to finish this one by submission but Gaze is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Meowgi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meowgi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meowgi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Meowgi gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Gaze looks winded!
Meowgi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Kevin Gaze has been cut.
Meowgi clinches up with Gaze and pushes him back against the cage.
Gaze being controlled against the cage.
Meowgi tries to break the clinch but Gaze is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meowgi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Meowgi misses with a body punch.
Meowgi wants to break free but Gaze has control.
Meowgi is trying to break free.
Meowgi is trying to break the clinch but Gaze has him pressed against the cage.
Gaze has Meowgi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Meowgi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Meowgi has Gaze pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Meowgi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gaze tumbling to the mat - Meowgi dives into Gaze's guard.
Meowgi tries to free his leg and advance position but Gaze is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Meowgi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Gaze's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gaze fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meowgi avoids it really well and circles away.
Meowgi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gaze dives in for a single leg takedown but Meowgi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Gaze looks to move away, Meowgi throws a big counter combo but Gaze just gets out of the way.
Meowgi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Meowgi wants it to stay on the feet.
Meowgi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mister Meowgi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Gaze.
Meowgi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meowgi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meowgi tries to clinch there but Gaze circles away.
Gaze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Meowgi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meowgi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gaze manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gaze keeping full guard, as Meowgi tries to pass.
Meowgi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Meowgi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gaze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meowgi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gaze is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meowgi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gaze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meowgi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Meowgi stays in close to Gaze's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Meowgi does it's job there.
Mister Meowgi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meowgi is looking to clinch but Gaze is avoiding it.
Meowgi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gaze was covering up waiting for the punch and Meowgi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Meowgi throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meowgi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meowgi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaze can do to turn this around?
Gaze trying to keep a closed guard but Meowgi is proving a slippery customer.
Meowgi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Meowgi passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Meowgi seems to be looking for submissions.
Meowgi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gaze defends it well.
Meowgi trying to control the action but Gaze is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in half guard, Meowgi seems content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Meowgi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Gaze's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Meowgi is looking to land body kicks.
Meowgi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gaze manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Meowgi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Meowgi is working hard here to advance position.
Gaze controls Meowgi momentarily but Meowgi frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meowgi gets to his feet - Gaze follows without any prompting.
Meowgi lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Meowgi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Meowgi lands with a nice combination. Gaze backs away looking to recover.
Gaze avoids the head kick by Meowgi.
Meowgi tries to clinch but Gaze moves out of range.
Gaze feints the counter takedown.
Meowgi shoots in and gets a takedown into Gaze's guard.
Gaze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meowgi pushes down on Gaze's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meowgi controlling the action here.
Meowgi wants to control but Gaze is keeping him busy.
Meowgi is pressing down on Gaze's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gaze is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meowgi not doing much here.
Gaze is in trouble now - Meowgi has advanced to mount!
Meowgi stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Meowgi throws a sloppy head kick and Gaze moves out of range easily.
Gaze only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Meowgi gets a takedown into half guard.
Gaze keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in half guard, Meowgi seems content to control.
Kevin Gaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mister Meowgi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gaze trying to hold on to Meowgi's head to control him but Meowgi postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Meowgi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meowgi 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Meowgi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fujiwara Hisamori (ranked 3011 p4p, 4363 weight class) and Kasper Hansen (ranked 292 p4p, 401 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Fujiwara Hisamori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Kasper Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hisamori gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hansen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hansen won't allow Hisamori to sweep him here.
Hisamori being controlled here, momentarily.
Hansen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hisamori working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hansen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hansen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hisamori is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hansen is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hansen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hisamori tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
You can see the frustration on Hisamori's face as Hansen controls the position.
Hisamori is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hansen is controlling him well.
Hansen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hisamori tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hansen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hansen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hansen throws an elbow but Hisamori slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hisamori wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Hansen seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Hisamori is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Kasper Hansen!
Fujiwara Hisamori was interviewed post fight and said 'Let's do it again!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hells No (ranked 3124 p4p, 5174 weight class) and Jin Kane (ranked 372 p4p, 521 weight class). Hells No has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Hells No!
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, Jin Kane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from No misses.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from No.
Kane shoots in for a takedown but No shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like No was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kane.
Kane throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by No.
No misses with an uppercut. Kane saw that one coming.
Kane tries to counter by closing the distance.
No throws a hook to the side of Kane's head but Kane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - No lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
No controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No postures up.
No definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
No wants to pass the guard but Kane is keeping the position.
No is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No is pushing down on Kane's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kane is fighting to maintain full guard but No has managed to sneak the leg through.
Still in half guard, No seems content to control.
Kane is trying to maintain the position but No is very close to passing his half guard.
No frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
No tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
No'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 two minutes gone in the round.
Kane can't escape the position.
No moves to the back position.
Kane tries to roll but No sticks to his back.
Kane is trying to stand back up.
Kane wants to control his opponent's hands but No gets his hands free.
No keeps control of the position as Kane tries to break free.
No keeps control of the position easily here as Kane tries to buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No working for a choke but Kane is defending well.
No tightening his grip on Kane, looking for the choke.
Good control from No.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane rolls, trying to escape but No keeps control of the position.
No is looking for the choke from the back position but Kane is controlling his hands well.
Kane looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
No working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Kane is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and No has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Kane taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hells No!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viserys Targaryen (ranked 2806 p4p, 3408 weight class) and Stingray Just Stingray (ranked 279 p4p, 325 weight class). Just Stingray is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm Too Sexy. 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 featherweight 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, Viserys Targaryen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stingray Just Stingray!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Just Stingray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Targaryen moves away.
Targaryen tries to counter by clinching up but Just Stingray breaks away and moves out of range.
Just Stingray looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Just Stingray tries to clinch but Targaryen moves out of range.
Targaryen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Just Stingray moves in looking to clinch but Targaryen pushes him off.
Just Stingray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Targaryen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Targaryen moves into range and clinches up with Just Stingray.
Targaryen is trying to break the clinch but Just Stingray has him pressed against the cage.
Targaryen slows down the pace here.
Just Stingray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Just Stingray prevents Targaryen from breaking the clinch.
Targaryen just leaning against Just Stingray, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Targaryen just leaning against Just Stingray, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Targaryen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Just Stingray stops a takedown attempt from Targaryen.
Just Stingray pushes Targaryen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Targaryen.
Just Stingray lands a hook that snaps the head of Targaryen backwards.
Just Stingray misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Just Stingray swings wildly with an uppercut but Targaryen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Just Stingray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Targaryen has hold of one of Just Stingray's legs. Just Stingray is fighting the takedown attempt but Targaryen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Targaryen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Targaryen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Targaryen 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.
Targaryen passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Targaryen in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen throws a strike but Just Stingray avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Targaryen stands up from Just Stingray's guard - Targaryen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Just Stingray tries to clinch but Targaryen is having none of it.
Just Stingray wants to clinch
and Targaryen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen content to control rather than advance.
Targaryen trying to pass the guard but Just Stingray defending well.
Targaryen controlling the action here.
Targaryen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Still in half guard, Targaryen seems content to control.
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.
Targaryen trying to mount his opponent but Just Stingray defends it.
Targaryen prevents Just Stingray from standing back up.
Targaryen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Targaryen wants to work for an arm triangle but Just Stingray is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Targaryen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Targaryen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Viserys Targaryen dominated 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.
Just Stingray wants to clinch but Targaryen slips to the side
and Targaryen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Just Stingray won't be happy with that.
Just Stingray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Targaryen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Targaryen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Targaryen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The referee asks Targaryen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Targaryen prefers to stall for the moment though.
Just Stingray gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Poor strikes thrown by Targaryen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Targaryen controlling his opponent.
Targaryen working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen content just to control the position here.
Targaryen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Targaryen controlling from mount.
Targaryen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Just Stingray for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Just Stingray blocking the ground and pound.
Targaryen controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Targaryen controlling the pace for now.
Targaryen throwing strikes here but Just Stingray is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Targaryen lands a heavy elbow.
Just Stingray holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Targaryen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Targaryen scoring with strikes but Just Stingray is staying in there.
Just Stingray avoids a series of strikes thrown by Targaryen.
Targaryen content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Viserys Targaryen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Just Stingray tries to clinch but Targaryen moves away
so Targaryen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Targaryen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Targaryen gets to his feet. Just Stingray looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Targaryen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Just Stingray is trying to defend but Targaryen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Just Stingray manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Targaryen keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Targaryen is trying to pull guard but Just Stingray has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen pulls Just Stingray into guard.
Just Stingray is posturing up here but Targaryen has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Just Stingray tries to roll out but it's too tight and Just Stingray has to tap! Slick submission there by Targaryen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Viserys Targaryen!
Stingray Just Stingray spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm really really sad that I lost but I'm still sexy af!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny West (ranked 2375 p4p, 2892 weight class) and Johnny Le Banner (ranked 289 p4p, 361 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Le Banner!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West works the jab nicely.
It looks like Johnny Le Banner has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Le Banner.
Le Banner dips to his left and cracks West with an uppercut!
West tries to clinch up but Le Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Le Banner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Le Banner scores with a crisp jab that stopped West in his tracks.
Le Banner throws a nice looking combination but West bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot lands for Le Banner.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Le Banner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Le Banner lands with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from West misses.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Banner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Le Banner there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
West throws a nice looking combination but Le Banner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Banner connects with a looping right hand.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from West misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Banner lands with an overhand left.
West tries to clinch up but Le Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
West walks into a jab.
West is looking to clinch.
Le Banner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
West tries to clinch up but Le Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Banner lands with a cross.
West tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Le Banner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le Banner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
West tries to clinch up.
Le Banner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Le Banner lands with a right hand.
West takes one to the chin there.
West definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Le Banner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! West had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
West takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Le Banner! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
West takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le Banner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
West throws a jab when Le Banner was well out of range.
Le Banner scores with a nice head shot.
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from West on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by West.
Le Banner scores with a decent looking hook.
West jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
West tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Le Banner counter with a right hand.
Le Banner cracks West with a right hand to the side of the head.
West sends Le Banner crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! West is motioning to the referee to let Le Banner up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Nice jab there from Le Banner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Banner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
West tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Le Banner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le Banner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Le Banner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Le Banner jabs West to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Le Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
Le Banner connects with a nice looking jab.
No joy there for West, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
West throws a nice looking combination but Le Banner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Banner lands a nice shot that snaps West's head back.
Le Banner scores with a hook.
West drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
West is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West wants to clinch up but Le Banner keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
West closes the distance looking to clinch
and Le Banner counters with a nice uppercut.
Le Banner clobbers West with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donk. Le Banner catches West right on the button with a cross.
Le Banner moves into range and connects with a jab.
West misses with a few strikes there.
Le Banner lands a jab to the nose.
Le Banner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
 West is rocked!
Le Banner 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.
Oh West is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
West bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Le Banner's head.
That has opened up Johnny Le Banner's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Banner connects with a nice looking jab.
West sizes up Le Banner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Le Banner dips to his left and cracks West with an uppercut!
Le Banner lands an uppercut out of nowhere! West falls backwards - clearly groggy! Le Banner dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Le Banner!
Johnny Le Banner was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Blatz (ranked 1951 p4p, 2893 weight class) and Ananatuba Marajoara (ranked 277 p4p, 380 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ananatuba Marajoara was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Otto Blatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ananatuba Marajoara!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blatz lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Ananatuba Marajoara has been cut.
Otto Blatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blatz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marajoara slips under a jab from Blatz.
Nice jab there from Blatz.
A jab from Blatz misses.
A jab from Blatz misses.
Marajoara moves away from the strike by Blatz.
Blatz digs a good body shot into Marajoara's ribs.
A jab lands there for Blatz.
Marajoara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Marajoara tries to get set, Blatz tries to push him back and clinch up but Marajoara manages to avoid the attempt.
Blatz takes a swing at Marajoara's ribcage but misses.
Blatz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marajoara fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marajoara blocks a jab.
Marajoara tries to counter by closing the distance.
Marajoara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blatz connects with a right hand. Marajoara shakes it off.
Marajoara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 Marajoara is rocked!
Blatz drives through and clinches with Marajoara against the cage.
Marajoara is still on wobbly legs! Can Blatz finish him?
Blatz has Marajoara pressed against the cage.
Marajoara seems to have recovered his senses.
Marajoara misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marajoara dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
I was talking to Blatz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blatz avoids the elbow strike from Marajoara, against the cage.
Blatz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blatz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marajoara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marajoara is looking to clinch but Blatz is avoiding it.
Blatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marajoara moves away.
Blatz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blatz cracks Marajoara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blatz takes a swing at Marajoara's ribcage but misses.
Marajoara is looking to clinch but Blatz is avoiding it.
Blatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marajoara moves away.
Blatz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marajoara clinches up with Blatz and pushes him back against the cage.
Blatz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Marajoara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blatz stops a takedown attempt from Marajoara.
Marajoara lands a damaging elbow.
Blatz blocks an elbow strike.
Blatz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blatz misses with a hook.
Donk. Blatz catches Marajoara right on the button with a cross.
Marajoara moves forwards but Blatz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marajoara closes the distance and clinches.
Marajoara tries a body shot but Blatz blocks it.
Marajoara is looking for a takedown.
Marajoara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marajoara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blatz misses with an elbow over the top.
Blatz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blatz.
Marajoara has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blatz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Otto Blatz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ananatuba Marajoara.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marajoara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blatz's brow.
Blatz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marajoara backwards.
Blatz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blatz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blatz gets tackled into the cage by Marajoara. Marajoara maintains the clinch.
Marajoara tries to work over Blatz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blatz throws a head punch that misses.
Blatz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blatz blocks an elbow strike.
Marajoara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marajoara misses with a punch to the body.
Marajoara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blatz dodges an elbow strike from Marajoara.
Blatz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blatz throws a nice looking combination but Marajoara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marajoara moves out of range as Blatz strikes.
Marajoara wants to counter the offense by Blatz and move into the clinch position.
Marajoara tries to move into range but Blatz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marajoara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marajoara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marajoara misses with an elbow over the top.
Blatz lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blatz misses with the head strike.
Blatz manages to break the clinch.
Marajoara clinches.
Blatz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blatz blocks the elbow strike.
Blatz blocking some punches.
Blatz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marajoara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blatz's brow.
Blatz avoids a wild elbow strike from Marajoara.
Blatz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blatz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marajoara blocks a body shot from Blatz.
Blatz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marajoara misses with a punch to the body.
Marajoara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blatz lands with a light punch inside.
Marajoara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blatz misses with a punch to the body.
Blatz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Blatz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ananatuba Marajoara's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Marajoara doesn't manage to clinch there - Blatz circles away.
Marajoara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blatz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blatz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marajoara can do to turn this around?
Marajoara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blatz with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marajoara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marajoara walks straight into a right hand from Blatz - that's dropped him! Blatz jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Marajoara from any more punishment! Marajoara complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Otto Blatz!
A relieved looking Otto Blatz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Strasburg (ranked 1376 p4p, 2910 weight class) and Cannon Fodder (ranked 207 p4p, 382 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Strasburg might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Seven Nation Army. Cannon Fodder 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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Counter fighter
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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, Max Strasburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cannon Fodder!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strasburg misses with a takedown
and Fodder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fodder looks to land a left hand but Strasburg moved out of range nicely.
Fodder connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Fodder. Beautiful body shot.
Strasburg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fodder sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Strasburg somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fodder, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fodder lands a head shot.
Strasburg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Strasburg tries for a takedown but Fodder circles away easily
enabling Fodder to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Strasburg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strasburg darts in trying to clinch
and Fodder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Strasburg with a poor takedown
letting Fodder counter with a right hand.
Fodder cracks Strasburg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Strasburg slips under a jab.
Strasburg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fodder has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hardcore Island MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strasburg is thwarting Fodder's attempts to control the position.
Fodder is controlling Strasburg's trapped leg to prevent Strasburg from advancing to side control.
Fodder is trying to maintain the position but Strasburg is very close to passing his half guard.
Strasburg is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Strasburg is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Strasburg is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Fodder is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Strasburg!
Max Strasburg took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Island Xtreme Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balin Trollslayer (ranked 870 p4p, 1501 weight class) and Andrey Karaev (ranked 119 p4p, 189 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Balin Trollslayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrey Karaev!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trollslayer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karaev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karaev is looking to control Trollslayer's arms but Trollslayer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karaev has his back to the cage.
Karaev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trollslayer has Karaev pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karaev manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karaev is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balin Trollslayer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trollslayer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karaev is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Trollslayer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Karaev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Karaev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trollslayer is keeping busy.
Trollslayer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Karaev after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karaev prevents the takedown attempt.
Trollslayer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Karaev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Trollslayer looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karaev is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Karaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karaev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Trollslayer dives in and scores a takedown into Karaev's guard.
Karaev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trollslayer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trollslayer throwing strikes but missing.
Trollslayer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karaev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karaev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer throws a big elbow that misses.
Trollslayer controlling from the top position.
Trollslayer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karaev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer lands a couple of digs.
Trollslayer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Trollslayer trying to control but Karaev is working from the bottom.
Trollslayer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Trollslayer trying to control but Karaev is working from the bottom.
Trollslayer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trollslayer 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.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trollslayer throws a big right hand that misses.
Karaev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trollslayer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Karaev sprawls well initially but Trollslayer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Karaev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trollslayer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trollslayer controlling the pace.
Trollslayer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer winds up and cracks Karaev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Trollslayer not doing much here.
Karaev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trollslayer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karaev tries to roll over but Trollslayer keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Trollslayer there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balin Trollslayer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Karaev. Those never looked like landing.
Karaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Trollslayer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karaev can do to turn this around?
Trollslayer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karaev connects with a body shot that sends Trollslayer's belly button to the back.
Good exchange - Karaev coming out on top.
Karaev 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.
Trollslayer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karaev as he jumps to the side.
Balin Trollslayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karaev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karaev misses with a double jab.
Karaev tries to keep at a distance but Trollslayer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Trollslayer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karaev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karaev 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.
Trollslayer darts in trying to clinch
enabling Karaev to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollslayer staying out of range there.
Trollslayer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Balin Trollslayer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Karaev there.
Karaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trollslayer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Karaev's half guard.
Trollslayer lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trollslayer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Trollslayer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karaev's head.
Trollslayer drops an elbow to the side of Karaev's head.
Karaev tries to get to full guard but Trollslayer has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Trollslayer there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer is trying to control. Karaev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Trollslayer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karaev defending well though.
Karaev wants to get back to full guard.
Trollslayer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karaev defending well though.
Karaev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trollslayer passes to full mount!
Balin Trollslayer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trollslayer with good strikes from the mount here!
Trollslayer content just to control the position here.
Karaev in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Karaev hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Trollslayer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Andrey Karaev has been cut.
Trollslayer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Trollslayer with a couple of short strikes.
Karaev is in a horrible position here. Trollslayer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Karaev working to try and regain half guard.
Trollslayer wants to control the pace but Karaev is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Trollslayer.
Trollslayer looking to control but Karaev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Trollslayer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trollslayer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Karaev?
Trollslayer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Karaev is rocked!
Karaev takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Trollslayer's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balin Trollslayer!
A victorious Balin Trollslayer 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 Koa Nightmarcher (ranked 962 p4p, 1663 weight class) and Rory Wexler (ranked 128 p4p, 215 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Koa Nightmarcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rory Wexler!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nightmarcher lands a nice hook to Wexler's body. Wexler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wexler lands a jab to the head.
Wexler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nightmarcher clobbers Wexler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nightmarcher has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Nightmarcher moves away from the strike by Wexler.
Wexler misses with a body shot
and Nightmarcher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wexler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nightmarcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wexler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nightmarcher moves away.
Nightmarcher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wexler lands with a straight right. Nightmarcher didn't see that one coming.
Nightmarcher swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wexler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wexler swings for the body but Nightmarcher moves out of range.
Nightmarcher ducks under a wild hook from Wexler.
Nightmarcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wexler clinches up with Nightmarcher and pushes him back against the cage.
Nightmarcher is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wexler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nightmarcher jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wexler walks away with a smile on his face. Nightmarcher gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightmarcher throws the left hand but Wexler avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Wexler misses its intended target.
Nightmarcher misses with a wild body shot.
Wexler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wexler misses with a wild body shot.
Wexler digs a good hook to Nightmarcher's body.
Wexler moves into range and clinches up with Nightmarcher.
Nightmarcher is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wexler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koa Nightmarcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nightmarcher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wexler lands with a left to the head.
Nightmarcher has a couple of punches blocked by Wexler.
A nice left hand lands by Wexler.
Nightmarcher has a couple of punches blocked by Wexler.
Nightmarcher tries to throw a body punch but Wexler avoids it by throwing Nightmarcher back against the cage.
Nightmarcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Nightmarcher fails to land.
Nightmarcher misses with a punch on the inside.
Wexler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice left hand lands by Wexler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wexler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nightmarcher.
Nightmarcher takes a shot to the head.
Wexler gets through Nightmarcher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wexler tries to work over Nightmarcher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nightmarcher throws a punch but it's blocked by Wexler.
Nightmarcher misses with a body punch.
Wexler tries to throw a body punch but Nightmarcher avoids it by throwing Wexler back against the cage.
Wexler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wexler lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Wexler.
Wexler struggles to land a body shot inside as Nightmarcher controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wexler.
Nightmarcher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wexler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wexler misses with a body punch.
Wexler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wexler is leaning against Nightmarcher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nightmarcher swings wildly with an uppercut but Wexler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nightmarcher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nightmarcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Wexler.
Nightmarcher is rocked!
Wexler presses Nightmarcher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Nightmarcher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wexler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wexler cracks Nightmarcher with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Wexler - that landed with a thud.
Nightmarcher is breathing heavily.
Wexler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wexler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wexler dips a shoulder and cracks Nightmarcher with a mighty uppercut! Nightmarcher falls back against the cage and Wexler unloads with a barrage of strikes! Nightmarcher is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Wexler screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rory Wexler!
Rory Wexler seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gosuke Del Valle (ranked 421 p4p, 699 weight class) and Ricky Luciano (ranked 52 p4p, 92 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight 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, Gosuke Del Valle !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano misses with a hook. Del Valle ducked under it nicely.
Del Valle drops down looking for a counter takedown but Luciano sprawls and moves away.
Del Valle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Luciano tests Del Valle 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luciano lands a lovely overhand right.
Del Valle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Del Valle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Luciano! Del Valle is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Luciano!
Ricky Luciano is the new lightweight champion!
Ricky Luciano decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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