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Highland 63 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Hopkins (ranked 5085 p4p, 24932 weight class) and Zia Pologe (ranked 516 p4p, 657 weight class). Pologe has chosen Die Young as his entrance music. Zia Pologe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alfred Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zia Pologe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hopkins slows the pace down in half guard.
Hopkins prevents Pologe from standing back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pologe is trying to stand back up but Hopkins is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins thows a huge punch but Pologe dodges it nicely.
Hopkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pologe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hopkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hopkins trying to mount his opponent but Pologe defends it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hopkins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pologe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zia Pologe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins shoots in and gets a takedown into Pologe's guard.
Hopkins controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pologe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hopkins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hopkins lands a couple of elbows.
Hopkins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pologe's guard.
Pologe wants to stand but Hopkins is controlling the position.
Hopkins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hopkins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hopkins wants to stand but Pologe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hopkins controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hopkins is standing up over Pologe. Pologe looks to escape but Hopkins dives into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hopkins decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alfred Hopkins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Pologe moves out of range.
Pologe raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pologe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins feints and as Pologe raises his hands in defense, Hopkins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hopkins slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins won't allow Pologe to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins stands up and waves to Pologe to follow him.
Pologe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 It looks like Alfred Hopkins has been cut.
Pologe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pologe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hopkins is fending him off so far but Pologe persists. Nope, Hopkins circles away and we're back to standing.
Hopkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pologe can do to turn this around?
Pologe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pologe is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hopkins dives into side control.
Pologe is breathing heavily.
Hopkins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alfred Hopkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins'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.
Hopkins advances nicely into full mount.
Hopkins landing strikes from the mount.
Pologe tries to buck Hopkins off so he can stand up but Hopkins has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Pologe falls backwards, slamming Hopkins to the mat but Hopkins holds on tight! Pologe is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alfred Hopkins!
Alfred Hopkins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Sobhraj (ranked 3498 p4p, 4231 weight class) and Kai Kara France (ranked 202 p4p, 234 weight class). Sobhraj comes into the arena with hurragutt blaring out of the sound system. Kai Kara France will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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135
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130
2 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Sobhraj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kai Kara France!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kara France throws a nice looking combination but Sobhraj bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sobhraj feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sobhraj lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sobhraj lands a couple of elbows.
Sobhraj is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sobhraj controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sobhraj is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sobhraj content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sobhraj pushes down on Kara France's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sobhraj lands a nice short elbow.
Sobhraj landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobhraj is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sobhraj looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kara France with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sobhraj winds up and cracks Kara France with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kara France really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sobhraj. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kara France tries to kick Sobhraj off but Sobhraj keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sobhraj is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sobhraj passes to full mount!
Sobhraj raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobhraj looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sobhraj working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Kara France looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Sobhraj! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Charles Sobhraj!
A relieved looking Charles Sobhraj 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead Ii (ranked 4118 p4p, 3359 weight class) and Rhys Hughs (ranked 539 p4p, 464 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Better Dead Ii!
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, Rhys Hughs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughs cracks Dead Ii with an open hand slap.
Dead Ii moves into range and clinches up with Hughs.
Hughs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dead Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Dead Ii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hughs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dead Ii tries to throw a body punch but Hughs avoids it by throwing Dead Ii back against the cage.
Dead Ii wants to break free but Hughs has control.
Hughs prevents a body shot from Dead Ii.
Dead Ii lands a body shot.
Hughs prevents the takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Hughs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead Ii stalling against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dead Ii gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Nice elbow from Hughs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead Ii content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dead Ii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughs has him pressed against the cage.
Dead Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Hughs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hughs misses with the head strike.
Dead Ii is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hughs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rhys Hughs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dead Ii throws a body shot but no joy.
Hughs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dead Ii closes the distance and pushes Hughs back into the cage.
Dead Ii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dead Ii has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hughs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Better Dead Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dead Ii blocking some punches.
Hughs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dead Ii to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs lands with a left to the head.
Hughs digs a right hand underneath Dead Ii's ribcage. Dead Ii let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dead Ii tries to break free but Hughs pushes him back against the cage.
Dead Ii jumps guard but Hughs turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dead Ii tries to circle away but Hughs has him pinned against the cage.
Hughs comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hughs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dead Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dead Ii drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hughs gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees to the body from Hughs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughs presses Dead Ii against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dead Ii can't break the clinch.
Hughs comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Better Dead Ii has been cut.
Dead Ii fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dead Ii stalling.
Dead Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Hughs controls the action.
Hughs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dead Ii throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughs.
Hughs manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Hughs misses.
Dead Ii instigates a clinch.
Hughs is trying to stall.
Dead Ii holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hughs wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughs prevents Dead Ii from breaking the clinch.
Dead Ii works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dead Ii controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hughs told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dead Ii won't allow Hughs to get back to his feet.
Hughs is working an open guard so Dead Ii takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dead Ii is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hughs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rhys Hughs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Better Dead Ii's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hughs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Hughs misses.
Hughs tries to clinch up.
Dead Ii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughs throws a right hand that Dead Ii ducks under and follows up with a left that Dead Ii also avoids with ease.
Hughs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dead Ii.
Hughs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hughs ducks under a wild hook from Dead Ii.
Hughs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hughs shoots in and drives through. Dead Ii sprawls well.
Hughs tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Dead Ii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dead Ii has Hughs up against the cage in a clinch.
Dead Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Hughs controls the action.
Hughs prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dead Ii leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead Ii prevents a body shot from Hughs.
Hughs lands an elbow that stopped Dead Ii in his tracks for a moment.
Dead Ii pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dead Ii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dead Ii tries a body shot but Hughs blocks it.
Hughs misses with some punches.
Dead Ii missing with knees to the body.
Dead Ii has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hughs regains guard immediately.
Dead Ii has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dead Ii not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead Ii slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hughs wants to control but Dead Ii postures up.
Dead Ii controls the position.
Dead Ii prevents Hughs from escaping the position.
Hughs seems a little lost for a moment, as Dead Ii dominates the positioning.
Dead Ii stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dead Ii.
Hughs is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dead Ii instigates a clinch.
Dead Ii is looking for a takedown.
Dead Ii working aggressively here.
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Dead Ii avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hughs.
Hughs lands a left hand.
Dead Ii is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hughs to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Better Dead Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dead Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Dead Ii has Hughs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hughs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughs prevents a body shot from Dead Ii.
Hughs tries a knee to the head but Dead Ii blocks it.
Dead Ii stalling against the cage.
Dead Ii misses with a body punch.
Dead Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dead Ii is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hughs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hughs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dead Ii pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dead Ii misses with a body punch.
Dead Ii changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hughs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughs tries to bum rush Dead Ii with a series of wild strikes but Dead Ii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dead Ii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dead Ii keeps the fight on the outside.
Hughs just misses with a punch to the body.
Dead Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 Better Dead Ii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Better Dead Ii'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!
Nice defenses there by Dead Ii.
Hughs lands an overhand right.
Dead Ii pushes Hughs up against the cage in a clinch.
Dead Ii drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hughs gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dead Ii tries to work over Hughs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Dead Ii avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dead Ii fails to land.
Dead Ii tries a body shot but Hughs blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dead Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Dead Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dead Ii is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hughs is defending well.
Dead Ii wants to take the fight to the mat but Hughs manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Better Dead Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead Ii is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hughs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hughs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dead Ii's efforts to push away.
Dead Ii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dead Ii drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hughs connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Dead Ii goes down! Hughs jumps into full mount looking to finish!
 Dead Ii is rocked!
Hughs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oh Dead Ii is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead Ii seems to have got his legs back now.
Dead Ii tries to reverse the position but Hughs maintains control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughs wants to control the pace but Dead Ii is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead Ii really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hughs tries to control but Dead Ii wriggling away.
Dead Ii is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Dead Ii tries to hold on but Hughs pushes him away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dead Ii has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Hughs's lack of action.
Dead Ii is trying to get back to full guard.
Hughs decides to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughs tries to clinch but Dead Ii is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rhys Hughs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hughs has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rhys Hughs!
Better Dead Ii spoke after the fight, saying 'Just laying low for now'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reynard Frederick (ranked 3658 p4p, 3526 weight class) and Waramunt Haber Jr (ranked 348 p4p, 337 weight class). Waramunt Haber Jr 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 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, Reynard Frederick!
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, Waramunt Haber Jr!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frederick looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Haber Jr tries to get to full guard but Frederick has control of the leg.
Frederick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Haber Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Frederick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Frederick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Haber Jr is just riding it out for now. Frederick eventually gives up the hold.
Frederick is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haber Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Frederick.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frederick trying to mount his opponent but Haber Jr defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick stops Haber Jr from getting back to his feet.
Frederick is looking for a kimura here.
Haber Jr tries to kick Frederick off but Frederick keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Frederick looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Frederick 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.
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.
Frederick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Frederick is trying to control the action in half guard but Haber Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Frederick controlling the action here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haber Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Frederick is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Frederick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haber Jr's head.
Frederick is trying to control the action in half guard but Haber Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Frederick seems to be looking for submissions.
Haber Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Frederick 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.
Frederick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederick wants to pass to mount but Haber Jr is defending the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Frederick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haber Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Frederick.
Frederick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Frederick works his way into full mount!
Haber Jr holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Frederick tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Frederick controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frederick with the ground and pound from mount.
Frederick is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Haber Jr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Frederick trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Frederick avoids the attempt from Haber Jr to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frederick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reynard Frederick 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.
Frederick shoots in but no luck this time.
Frederick throws a hook but Haber Jr avoids it easily.
Frederick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haber Jr can do to turn this around?
Haber Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frederick.
Frederick shoots for a double leg takedown but Haber Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Frederick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frederick takes a swing at Haber Jr's ribcage but misses.
Haber Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haber Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Haber Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Reynard Frederick has been cut.
Haber Jr misses with a hook.
Frederick gets a double leg takedown into Haber Jr's guard.
Haber Jr trying to control the position here.
Haber Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Frederick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Haber Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frederick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frederick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haber Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haber Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Frederick advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Frederick wants to control but Haber Jr is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haber Jr is looking to control Frederick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haber Jr avoid being mounted?
Frederick wants to pass the guard but Haber Jr is defending well.
Frederick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Frederick lands with a punch from half guard.
Frederick trying to control from Haber Jr's half guard. Haber Jr has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Frederick connects with a couple of short punches.
Frederick wants to control from the top but Haber Jr keeps moving.
Frederick is really struggling to control Haber Jr but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Frederick engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Frederick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Frederick passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Frederick working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Frederick wants to control but Haber Jr is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Frederick throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Frederick tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Frederick wants to control but Haber Jr is keeping him busy.
Frederick in side control, throwing shots but Haber Jr defends.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sloppy strikes there by Frederick.
Frederick trying to control the action but Haber Jr is working from the bottom.
Frederick working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reynard Frederick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reynard Frederick's cut.
That's time! Frederick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Frederick with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haber Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frederick blocks a jab.
Haber Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haber Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Frederick's head backwards.
Frederick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Frederick lands a nice looking body shot.
Haber Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haber Jr looks to throw the jab but Frederick is out of range.
Haber Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Frederick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haber Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frederick manages to avoid it.
Haber Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frederick manages to avoid it.
Haber Jr takes a swing at Frederick's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Haber Jr.
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!
Haber Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick trying to control but Haber Jr is working from the bottom.
Frederick is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Haber Jr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Haber Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Frederick slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Haber Jr wants to get back to his feet but Frederick drags him back down.
Frederick working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Haber Jr dodges the ground and pound from Frederick.
Haber Jr is working to avoid the ground and pound but Frederick connects with a decent elbow.
Reynard Frederick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frederick trying to control the position but Haber Jr is working away.
Frederick working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Reynard Frederick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haber Jr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Frederick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haber Jr keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Frederick.
Haber Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Frederick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Frederick is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Haber Jr is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haber Jr keeps working.
Haber Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haber Jr is working to avoid the ground and pound but Frederick connects with a decent elbow.
A lull in the action here.
Frederick has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Frederick seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Haber Jr for as long as he can get away with.
Waramunt Haber Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frederick working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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 Reynard Frederick.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frederick, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reynard Frederick!
After the fight, Reynard Frederick was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Ramirez (ranked 3444 p4p, 2063 weight class) and Better Dead (ranked 405 p4p, 258 weight class). Ramirez comes to the cage accompanied by Get Lucky. Richard Ramirez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Better Dead!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead lands a jab.
Dead scores with a punch to the head.
Dead lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramirez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dead tries to avoid it but Ramirez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dead to the ground. Dead escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dead.
Dead steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Dead cracks Ramirez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ramirez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dead finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dead throws a nice looking combination but Ramirez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramirez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dead sprawls and moves away.
Dead looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dead listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ramirez is rocked!
Ramirez shoots in and gets a takedown into Dead's guard.
Ramirez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramirez gets to his feet - Dead follows without any prompting.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dead but Dead pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ramirez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ramirez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dead makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Ramirez falls backwards - clearly groggy! Dead dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Better Dead!
In defeat, Richard Ramirez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll end you!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Calderwood (ranked 2921 p4p, 1760 weight class) and Borislaw Stankov (ranked 394 p4p, 249 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tam Calderwood !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Borislaw Stankov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calderwood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stankov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calderwood shoots and misses
letting Stankov counter with a right hand.
Calderwood fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stankov to the ground. Calderwood is now in Stankov's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calderwood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Calderwood trying to control but Stankov is working from the bottom.
Stankov is looking to stand up but Calderwood isn't so interested in that idea.
Stankov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Calderwood . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calderwood trying to control but Stankov is working from the bottom.
Calderwood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stankov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderwood drops back looking for a leg! Stankov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stankov manages to kick Calderwood off! Calderwood jumps back into Stankov's guard.
Stankov trying to keep a closed guard but Calderwood is proving a slippery customer.
Calderwood wants to pass the guard but Stankov is keeping the position.
Calderwood is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Calderwood drops back looking for a leg! Stankov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stankov manages to kick Calderwood off! Calderwood jumps back into Stankov's guard.
Stankov keeping moving, preventing Calderwood from controlling successfully.
That's two 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.
Calderwood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Stankov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tam Calderwood . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Calderwood is defended easily by Stankov.
Calderwood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stankov pinned against the cage. Stankov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Calderwood shoots in but Stankov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stankov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Calderwood fails with a takedown attempt.
Stankov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Calderwood shoots in and drives through. Stankov sprawls well.
Calderwood dives in and grabs Stankov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stankov pushes down on Calderwood 's head and hops out.
A countering left hand to the body from Stankov misses.
Stankov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stankov wants it to stay on the feet.
Stankov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Calderwood .
Calderwood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stankov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tam Calderwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stankov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Calderwood has his takedown stuffed
and Stankov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderwood shoots in and drives through. Stankov sprawls well.
Calderwood backing away here, and Stankov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A head kick from Stankov lands but Calderwood takes it in his stride.
Calderwood keeps the fight on the outside.
Calderwood shoots in looking for a takedown. Stankov tries to sprawl out of it but Calderwood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stankov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Calderwood is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Calderwood shoots in but no luck this time.
Stankov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calderwood doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stankov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calderwood is breathing heavily.
Calderwood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Calderwood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calderwood tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stankov defends well and Calderwood ends up having to push Stankov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Calderwood decides to pull guard.
Stankov looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borislaw Stankov dominated that round.
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.
Calderwood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stankov tries to avoid it but Calderwood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stankov to the ground. Stankov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stankov unleashes a big counter combination but Calderwood bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Borislaw Stankov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calderwood fails with the takedown
enabling Stankov to counter with a crisp jab.
Stankov works the jab nicely.
Calderwood shoots in for a takedown but Stankov shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tam Calderwood . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calderwood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stankov tries to clinch up.
Calderwood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stankov sprawls well. Stankov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Calderwood gets slowly back to his feet.
Stankov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stankov stuffs the takedown.
Calderwood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stankov.
Calderwood misses with a takedown
and Stankov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Calderwood shoots for a takedown but Stankov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stankov wants to counter with a clinch but Calderwood pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderwood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stankov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Calderwood .
Stankov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stankov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Danga de danga de dang - Stankov scores with a four punch combination!
Calderwood with a poor takedown
and Stankov counters with a one-two to the body.
Calderwood is rocked!
Calderwood doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stankov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calderwood thinking.
Oh Calderwood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the liver by Stankov. Beautiful body shot.
We've been informed that Stankov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stankov lands a hook that stumbles Calderwood back into the cage. Stankov follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Calderwood to the canvas! Stankov pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Calderwood has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Borislaw Stankov!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Genji Kamogawa (ranked 1401 p4p, 1635 weight class) and Jens Neustadt (ranked 88 p4p, 100 weight class). Kamogawa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Veer Union - Bitter End. Neustadt has chosen GZUZ - Warum as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genji Kamogawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jens Neustadt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neustadt tries to clinch up.
Neustadt tries to clinch up but Kamogawa circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Kamogawa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kamogawa throws out a powerful jab.
Neustadt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kamogawa misses with a right hand
and Neustadt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Kamogawa.
Neustadt looking to throw knees to the head but Kamogawa is blocking nicely.
Neustadt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kamogawa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kamogawa pushes Neustadt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kamogawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neustadt's elbow.
Kamogawa lands a right hand.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Neustadt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kamogawa lands a shoulder strike.
Neustadt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kamogawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kamogawa tries to work over Neustadt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kamogawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Neustadt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamogawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kamogawa tries to throw a body punch but Neustadt avoids it by throwing Kamogawa back against the cage.
Neustadt decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamogawa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kamogawa passes Neustadt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kamogawa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kamogawa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neustadt can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kamogawa is pressing down on Neustadt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Neustadt is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Kamogawa seems content to control.
Kamogawa'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.
Neustadt is looking to improve his position.
Kamogawa content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa continues to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neustadt has managed to clinch.
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamogawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Kamogawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neustadt.
Neustadt blocks a body shot from Kamogawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt looking to throw knees to the head but Kamogawa is blocking nicely.
Kamogawa scores with a shot to the side of Neustadt's head.
Kamogawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kamogawa misses with the head strike.
Kamogawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neustadt lands a takedown into guard.
Neustadt won't allow Kamogawa to sweep him here.
Kamogawa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Neustadt's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neustadt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Neustadt working a defensive guard here.
Kamogawa stays in close to Neustadt's body and controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Genji Kamogawa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Neustadt slips a straight right by Kamogawa.
Kamogawa pushes Neustadt up against the cage in a clinch.
Kamogawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neustadt can do to turn this around?
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamogawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kamogawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamogawa pushes Neustadt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamogawa misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Kamogawa.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Genji Kamogawa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kamogawa presses Neustadt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kamogawa can't find room to land a body shot as Neustadt controls the action.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but Kamogawa blocks it.
Kamogawa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kamogawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Neustadt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamogawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neustadt blocks a body shot from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa has a couple of punches blocked by Neustadt.
Kamogawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neustadt misses with a knee to the head.
Kamogawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neustadt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neustadt blocks a body shot from Kamogawa.
Neustadt tries to land knees in the clinch but Kamogawa avoids the damage to the body.
Kamogawa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kamogawa lands with a light punch inside.
Kamogawa misses with the head strike.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kamogawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamogawa lands with a right to the head.
Kamogawa misses with the head strike.
Neustadt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamogawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but Kamogawa blocks it.
Neustadt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kamogawa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Neustadt gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamogawa is controlling Neustadt's trapped leg to prevent Neustadt from advancing to side control.
Kamogawa wants to control but Neustadt is keeping busy.
Kamogawa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa has control of Neustadt's left arm, preventing Neustadt from doing any damage.
Kamogawa working a defensive guard here.
Kamogawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Kamogawa, not yet.
Neustadt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kamogawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kamogawa pulls Neustadt in close to his closed guard and prevents Neustadt from doing any damage or advancing position.
Neustadt trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamogawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamogawa controlling Neustadt's posture.
Neustadt postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Genji Kamogawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamogawa pushes Neustadt up against the cage in a clinch.
Neustadt blocks a body shot from Kamogawa.
A knee to the head by Neustadt.
A head punch on the inside from Kamogawa fails to land.
Kamogawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Kamogawa on the inside.
Kamogawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kamogawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamogawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neustadt.
Neustadt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kamogawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Kamogawa.
A knee to the head by Neustadt.
Kamogawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neustadt's elbow.
Kamogawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamogawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Neustadt controls his hands.
Kamogawa lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kamogawa lands a nice uppercut.
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamogawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Neustadt misses with a knee strike.
Neustadt wants to stall.
Kamogawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Neustadt backwards.
Neustadt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kamogawa after a bit of a struggle.
Kamogawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neustadt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kamogawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neustadt is breathing heavily.
Neustadt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kamogawa lands a right hand.
Kamogawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Neustadt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kamogawa misses with a body punch.
Neustadt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kamogawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neustadt blocks a body shot from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neustadts head.
Kamogawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Neustadt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamogawa lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Genji Kamogawa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kamogawa punishes Neustadt's body with a nice straight punch.
Kamogawa pushes Neustadt up against the cage in a clinch.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kamogawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Kamogawa - that landed with a thud.
Kamogawa lands a left hand.
Kamogawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Kamogawa.
Neustadt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kamogawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamogawa digs a right hand underneath Neustadt's ribcage. Neustadt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kamogawa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamogawa tries a body shot but Neustadt blocks it.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but Kamogawa blocks with his arms.
Neustadt throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Kamogawa working aggressively here.
Neustadt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kamogawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kamogawa lands with a light punch inside.
Kamogawa lands a nice uppercut.
Neustadt looking to throw knees to the head but Kamogawa is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Kamogawa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamogawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kamogawa throws a head punch that misses.
Kamogawa tries to work over Neustadt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neustadt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kamogawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Neustadt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kamogawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kamogawa misses with the head strike.
Kamogawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neustadt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamogawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Kamogawa works on Neustadt's body with a couple of short punches.
Kamogawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Kamogawa.
Good body shot from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa tries to work over Neustadt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa tries to work over Neustadt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kamogawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neustadt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kamogawa misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamogawa lands an uppercut.
Kamogawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Neustadt prevents a body shot from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kamogawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
 Neustadt is rocked!
Neustadt prevents a body shot from Kamogawa.
Neustadt is still on wobbly legs! Can Kamogawa finish him?
Kamogawa lands a shoulder strike.
Kamogawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kamogawa.
A right handed body shot lands from Kamogawa.
A body shot lands from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa lands with a left to the head.
Kamogawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kamogawa lands a body punch.
Kamogawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Neustadt backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Kamogawa.
Kamogawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamogawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Neustadt controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Kamogawa - that landed with a thud.
Kamogawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Neustadt blocking some punches.
Kamogawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neustadt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neustadt.
A right hand to the body from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa cracks Neustadt with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamogawa.
Kamogawa throws a big uppercut that drops Neustadt! More strikes from Kamogawa and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Neustadt lies dazed against the cage as Kamogawa celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genji Kamogawa!
Our winner, Genji Kamogawa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cathair McKay (ranked 693 p4p, 2010 weight class) and Andre Good Boy (ranked 103 p4p, 295 weight class). Cathair McKay 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cathair McKay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andre Good Boy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good Boy loads up on a big right hand but McKay slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Good Boy.
McKay tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Good Boy manages to circle out of the way.
Good Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKay moves away.
McKay swings for the body but Good Boy moves out of range.
McKay throws a body shot but no joy.
McKay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good Boy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McKay counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McKay.
McKay lands a left hand.
McKay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good Boy misses the body punch
and McKay counters by moving into the clinch.
Good Boy tries to work over McKay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McKay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Good Boy backwards.
McKay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Good Boy backwards.
Good Boy has a couple of punches blocked by McKay.
McKay lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKay lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McKay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McKay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from McKay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good Boy has had enough of the clinch but McKay keeps him there for the moment.
Good Boy swings wildly with an uppercut but McKay uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McKay.
McKay lands with a right to the head.
Good Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McKay scores with a shot to the side of Good Boy's head.
McKay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Good Boy.
Good Boy tries to stall but McKay uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hook to the body lands for McKay.
McKay scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from McKay.
A short uppercut from McKay.
A right hook to the body lands for McKay.
Good Boy looks winded!
McKay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McKay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKay lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McKay scores with a hook to the body.
McKay pushes Good Boy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McKay lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McKay staying out of range there.
McKay wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McKay darts in and clinches Good Boy up against the cage.
Good Boy wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for McKay.
McKay manages to break the clinch.
McKay works Good Boy's body with a nice hook.
McKay clinches with his opponent.
McKay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKay is working Good Boy over against the cage.
McKay lands a nice shot to the body.
McKay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McKay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Good Boy backwards.
McKay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McKay scores with a shot to the side of Good Boy's head.
McKay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Good Boy.
A short body shot lands from McKay as the two fighters clinch.
McKay keeps control of Good Boy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Good Boys head.
McKay cracks Good Boy with a nice body shot.
McKay is working Good Boy over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKay.
McKay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from McKay.
A nice left hand lands by McKay.
McKay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Good Boy backwards.
McKay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McKay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Good Boy backwards.
Good Boy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McKay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McKay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McKay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McKay digs a right hand into Good Boy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Good Boy's gas tank.
McKay lands a body shot.
McKay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McKay sends Good Boy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McKay is motioning to the referee to let Good Boy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 It looks like Andre Good Boy has been cut.
Andre Good Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKay connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Good Boy out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cathair McKay!
Cathair McKay decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mara Tantor (ranked 1067 p4p, 1263 weight class) and Tama Ruiha (ranked 157 p4p, 189 weight class). Ruiha has chosen Polynesian Traditional Music as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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, Mara Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tama Ruiha!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tantor. Ruiha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tantor lands a really nice looking cross but Ruiha seems unphased.
Tantor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ruiha's hands.
It looks like Tama Ruiha has been cut.
Ruiha missing with a left hand there. Tantor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tantor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tantor staying out of range there.
Tantor missing with a left hand there. Ruiha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tantor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruiha at a distance.
Tantor throws a right hand that misses
enabling Ruiha to counter with a crisp jab.
Tantor looks to land a left hand but Ruiha moved out of range nicely.
Tantor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruiha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Ruiha.
Ruiha throws a right hand that misses
and Tantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor throws a good cross that connects.
Tantor moves out of range as Ruiha strikes.
Tantor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ruiha has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ruiha scores with a nice head shot.
Tantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor throws out a powerful jab.
Tantor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruiha takes a swing at Tantor's ribcage but misses.
Ruiha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tantor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tantor. Ruiha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruiha is just out of range.
Ruiha has Tantor up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruiha lands a shoulder strike.
Ruiha working aggressively here.
Ruiha swings wildly with an uppercut but Tantor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tantor scores with a shot to the side of Ruiha's head.
Ruiha prevents a body shot from Tantor.
Tantor blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Ruiha.
Come on Tantor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ruiha misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruiha.
Tantor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tantor.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tantor as Ruiha tries to tie him up.
Tantor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruiha backwards.
Ruiha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor tries to throw a body punch but Ruiha avoids it by throwing Tantor back against the cage.
Ruiha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ruiha has a couple of punches blocked by Tantor.
Ruiha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Tantor.
Ruiha lands with a left to the head.
Ruiha works on Tantor's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Tantor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruiha misses with the head strike.
Tantor throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruiha.
Tantor misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ruiha up against the cage.
Ruiha has a couple of punches blocked by Tantor.
Ruiha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tantor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tantor pushes Ruiha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tantor has had enough of the clinch but Ruiha keeps him there for the moment.
Ruiha has a couple of punches blocked by Tantor.
A short right from Tantor.
Tantor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tantor blocks an uppercut.
Ruiha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tantor's efforts to push away.
Tantor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tantor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tantor misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiha throws a head punch that misses.
Tantor slows down the pace here.
A short right from Tantor.
Ruiha misses with the head strike.
Ruiha misses with the head strike.
Tantor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruiha throws a punch but it's blocked by Tantor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor misses with a punch on the inside.
Tantor lands an uppercut.
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruiha controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Tantor scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ruiha fails to land.
Ruiha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tantor.
Ruiha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tantor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mara Tantor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tama Ruiha's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruiha doesn't manage to clinch there - Tantor circles away.
Tantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tantor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruiha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tantor throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruiha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruiha scores with a hook to the body. Tantor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mara Tantor is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruiha throws a series of punches but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ruiha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruiha wants to clinch up but Tantor keeps it at a distance.
Tantor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruiha.
Tama Ruiha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tantor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruiha has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruiha lands a glancing blow to the side of Tantor's head.
Ruiha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tantor moves away from the strike by Ruiha.
Tantor throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruiha counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruiha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruiha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tantor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Ruiha misses.
Tantor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruiha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruiha misses with a looping left.
Ruiha misses with an uppercut
and Tantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tantor throws a hook but Ruiha avoids it easily.
Tantor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruiha throws a looping overhand right but Tantor ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Tantor.
Tantor throws a right hand that misses
and Ruiha counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruiha throws an off balance right hand
and Tantor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Tantor misses its intended target.
Tantor misses the jab.
Tantor stuns Ruiha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tantor throws a lazy right hand but Ruiha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tantor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tantor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruiha can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruiha throws a lazy right hand but Tantor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Ruiha does no damage.
Tantor scores with a shot to the body.
Ruiha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tantor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tantor scores with a punch to the head.
Tantor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That has opened up Tama Ruiha's cut even more.
Ruiha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tantor.
Ruiha misses with the combination.
Tantor slips a straight right by Ruiha.
Good exchange - Tantor coming out on top.
Tantor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tantor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruihas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ruiha connects with a looping right hand.
Ruiha misses with a left hand
enabling Tantor to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ruiha. Those never looked like landing.
Tantor throwing a counter right hand but Ruiha manages to avoid it.
Ruiha staying out of range there.
Ruiha dodges the punch combination from Tantor.
Ruiha scores with a nice right hand.
Ruiha 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.
Ruiha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruiha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ruiha throws a hook but Tantor blocks it.
Tantor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ruiha misses with the combination.
Tantor misses with an uppercut. Ruiha saw that one coming.
Ruiha misses with a right hand
and Tantor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The cut above Tama Ruiha's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tantor tests Ruiha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tantor lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor tries to keep at a distance but Ruiha has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tantor tries to work over Ruiha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruiha slows down the pace here.
Tantor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruiha's elbow.
Tantor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruiha misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tantor fails to land.
Ruiha throws a head punch that misses.
Mara Tantor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Ruiha fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Tantor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruiha working aggressively here.
Ruiha misses with a punch on the inside.
Tantor blocking some punches.
Tantor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruiha's elbow.
Ruiha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mara Tantor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tama Ruiha's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ruiha throws a combination that misses
and Tantor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tantor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tantor misses with a looping right.
Ruiha misses with a left hand
and Tantor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruiha tries to clinch but Tantor moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Ruiha - just one landing.
Ruiha ducks under a wild hook from Tantor.
Tantor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tantor ducks under a wild hook from Ruiha.
Ruiha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ruiha scores with a jab to the body.
Tantor throws a series of punches but Ruiha moves out of range.
Ruiha with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruiha takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Tantor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ruiha doesn't seem phased though.
Ruiha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tantor to score with a decent uppercut.
Tama Ruiha's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruiha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiha tries to move into range but Tantor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ruiha tries to clinch
letting Tantor counter with a right hand.
Ruiha slips under a jab.
Tantor keeps the fight on the outside.
Tantor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ruiha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ruiha missing with a left hand there. Tantor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tantor throws a hook but Ruiha avoids it easily.
Ruiha swings widly with a right hand
and Tantor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tama Ruiha's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mara Tantor!
During a confident post fight interview, Mara Tantor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Shalashaska (ranked 541 p4p, 1463 weight class) and Nolan Diaz (ranked 76 p4p, 207 weight class). Diaz has chosen The Stockton Slap Song as his entrance music. Nolan Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Shalashaska!
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, Nolan Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shalashaska moves into the clinch successfully.
Shalashaska stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shalashaska lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shalashaska tightens his grip and picks Diaz up, before dumping him to the ground. Diaz manages to land in guard.
Shalashaska looking to pass the guard.
Diaz can't keep his opponent in guard - Shalashaska advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shalashaska prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Shalashaska wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shalashaska is working hard here to advance position.
Diaz tries to roll over but Shalashaska keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalashaska tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shalashaska is looking to pass Diaz's guard but actually Diaz recovers to full guard.
Shalashaska looking to pass the guard.
Shalashaska advances to half guard.
Shalashaska is working for a submission of some sort.
Shalashaska tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shalashaska pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Shalashaska wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Shalashaska tries to pass.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Shalashaska tries to pass.
Shalashaska drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Shalashaska off! Shalashaska jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Shalashaska stands and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Diaz sneaks back into half guard.
Diaz is staying active underneath Shalashaska, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shalashaska wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Shalashaska stands and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shalashaska tries to advance to mount but can't.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Shalashaska manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shalashaska tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shalashaska thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Shalashaska dominated that round.
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.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Shalashaska moved out of range nicely.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Shalashaska closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shalashaska moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shalashaska takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shalashaska backwards.
Shalashaska goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diaz prevents it.
Shalashaska gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Shalashaska is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Diaz reverses the position - he's now on top in Shalashaska's guard.
Shalashaska trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalashaska trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Shalashaska striking off his back but it's not causing Diaz any problems.
Shalashaska working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shalashaska looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Diaz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Shalashaska is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shalashaska missing with punches from the bottom.
Diaz prevents Shalashaska from improving his position.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shalashaska doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diaz.
Shalashaska is looking to get back to full guard here but Diaz has managed to pass to side control instead.
My spies in Muay Thai and BJJ | Clinchwork inform me that Diaz has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shalashaska gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Adam Shalashaska overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shalashaska tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Diaz is taking a breather. Shalashaska says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shalashaska makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shalashaska.
Shalashaska striking off his back but it's not causing Diaz any problems.
Shalashaska bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Shalashaska slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shalashaska tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shalashaska has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shalashaska advances to full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Shalashaska is looking for a kimura but Diaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shalashaska to get the leverage.
Shalashaska tries to pass to full mount but Diaz defends it.
Shalashaska passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Diaz!
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shalashaska fails to advance to Diaz's back.
Shalashaska is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Diaz gets back to half guard.
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 Adam Shalashaska will probably get the nod.
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!
Shalashaska rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shalashaska.
Shalashaska has Diaz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diaz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shalashaska has been working on his balance at Tez’s Stand N Bang !, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Diaz.
Shalashaska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shalashaska blocks a body shot from Diaz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Shalashaska wants the takedown. Diaz is fighting it off but Shalashaska persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Diaz's guard against the cage.
Shalashaska trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shalashaska looking to pass the guard.
Diaz trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shalashaska trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalashaska wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Shalashaska trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Shalashaska defends easily.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Shalashaska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Nolan Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Shalashaska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Shalashaska closes the distance and clinches.
Shalashaska tightens his grip and picks Diaz up, before dumping him to the ground. Diaz manages to land in guard.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Shalashaska tries to pass.
Shalashaska controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shalashaska passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shalashaska is controlling the pace.
Diaz won't allow Shalashaska to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shalashaska'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.
Shalashaska continues to stall.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shalashaska is pressing down on Diaz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diaz is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shalashaska content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Shalashaska fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Shalashaska showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shalashaska, 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Shalashaska!
Adam Shalashaska decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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