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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between AJ Gardener (ranked 6303 p4p, 6272 weight class) and Rudy Loens (ranked 458 p4p, 457 weight class). Gardener kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Central Cee - Loading. Loens has chosen MMA Entrance Music / Justin Gaethje as his entrance music. AJ Gardener could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rudy Loens's chin.
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Basic striking
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, AJ Gardener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rudy Loens!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loens clinches with his opponent.
Loens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Loens jumps into guard, dragging Gardener to the mat.
Gardener really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gardener throwing strikes but missing.
Gardener lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gardener stopping the sweep attempt from Loens.
Loens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gardener.
Gardener prevents Loens from getting back to his feet.
Loens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gardener content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardener lands a couple of digs.
Gardener has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Loens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gardener knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Loens on the ground.
Gardener gets to his feet. Loens looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Loens gets caught napping as Gardener dives in and scores a takedown. Loens manages to retain guard.
Loens looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardener looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gardener landing with the ground and pound.
Gardener throwing strikes but missing.
Gardener cracks Loens with a solid left hand.
Gardener throwing strikes from guard but Loens blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Loens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gardener postures up and lands a big shot to Loens's brow.
 Loens is rocked!
Gardener lands a couple of elbows.
Loens is still in real trouble! Can Gardener finish him?
Gardener is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gardener loads up on a big left hand. Loens felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Gardener looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Loens can't hide his disappointment, as Gardener celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AJ Gardener!
AJ Gardener took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Let's go, I want a ranked opponent next.'.
Rudy Loens was interviewed post fight and said 'Despite my loss against an opponent who was tonight better as me a big thanks to the Highland organisation for having the chance fighting here tonight.Also a big thanks on the great fans and public supporting me.Thanks again and i'll be back !'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Diosdado (ranked 25243 p4p, 6512 weight class) and Vani Yani (ranked 348 p4p, 311 weight class). Vani Yani is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ramon Diosdado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vani Yani!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diosdado throws a right hand that Yani ducks under and follows up with a left that Yani also avoids with ease.
Yani scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yani thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yani has hold of Diosdado's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Diosdado seems comfortable defending it but Yani has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Diosdado is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Diosdado is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Yani couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vani Yani!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateo Gomez (ranked 3396 p4p, 5148 weight class) and Sammy Jam (ranked 325 p4p, 423 weight class). Mateo Gomez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mateo Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sammy Jam!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jam avoids the body shot from Gomez.
Jam tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jam.
Jam dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Jam's head and hops out.
Gomez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jam circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick by Gomez misses
and Jam counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gomez!
Jam is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gomez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jam goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gomez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jam but great work by Gomez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez working away.
Jam holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Jam tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gomez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jam is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gomez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gomez's back!
Jam has got one arm under Gomez's chin. This could be trouble... Gomez trying to control the other hand but Jam gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Gomez has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sammy Jam!
In defeat, Mateo Gomez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry to my fans. I hope, no, I WILL come back from this. Respect to the winner, can't wait to come back!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Shaw (ranked 3980 p4p, 3339 weight class) and John Sullivan (ranked 461 p4p, 404 weight class). Jackson Shaw has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackson Shaw!
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, John Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sullivan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Jackson Shaw has been cut.
Sullivan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shaw has been working on his balance at Cozad The Island, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Sullivan.
No luck for Shaw with that takedown attempt.
Shaw misses with a series of wild punches.
Shaw really is a fat lump.
Sullivan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shaw dodges the punch combination from Sullivan.
Shaw appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan lands with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Sullivan.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan scores with a sloppy right hand. Shaw should have avoided that one.
Sullivan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shaw is looking to land body kicks.
Shaw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sullivan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
John Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sullivan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice combination there by Sullivan.
Sullivan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sullivan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaw misses with a takedown attempt - Sullivan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sullivan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sullivan.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan avoids the body shot from Shaw.
Sullivan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Shaw misses.
Sullivan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shaw misses with a hook to the body
and Sullivan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sullivan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jackson Shaw's cut is getting worse.
Sullivan scores with a three punch combo!
 Shaw is rocked!
Sullivan lands with a big right hook that stumbles Shaw - he's out on his feet here! Sullivan follows up with another monster hook that separates Shaw from consciousness! Shaw falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Sullivan stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Sullivan!
In defeat, Jackson Shaw stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want a rematch I can beat this peice of crap fighter.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Falto (ranked 2877 p4p, 4528 weight class) and Chris Doyle (ranked 165 p4p, 251 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Valerio Falto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Doyle!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falto moves into range and clinches up with Doyle.
Falto misses with some punches.
Falto lands a hook that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle is trying to push Falto away but Falto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doyle is fighting off a takedown attempt but Falto is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Doyle to the mat. Doyle regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Falto throws a big right hand that misses.
Falto stopping the sweep attempt from Doyle.
Falto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Falto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Falto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doyle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doyle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Falto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doyle has escaped the position, nice work there.
Falto is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on Doyle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falto tries for a kimura but Doyle is defending well.
Falto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doyle keeps working.
Doyle wants to control but Falto postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Falto tries for a kimura but Doyle is defending well.
Falto in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Doyle is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Valerio Falto!
An out of breath Valerio Falto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Chris Doyle spoke after the fight, saying 'FUCKIN HELL!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Crawley (ranked 1972 p4p, 1325 weight class) and Dale Doback (ranked 283 p4p, 207 weight class). Crawley comes to the cage accompanied by Jewelry - One More Time. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Crawley!
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, Dale Doback!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawley lands a jab to Doback's midsection.
Doback takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doback tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Doback.
Crawley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley tries to bum rush Doback with a series of wild strikes but Doback uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doback closes the distance and clinches.
Crawley misses with some punches.
Doback told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Crawley pushes Doback back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doback lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crawley blocks an uppercut.
Crawley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawley blocks an uppercut.
Doback lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Doback gets through Crawley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doback throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billy Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doback is looking to land body kicks.
Doback slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crawley drops his hands momentarily and Doback takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doback throws a hook but Crawley blocks it.
Doback throws a chopping leg kick but Crawley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Crawley misses its target.
Crawley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doback moves forwards but Crawley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doback throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doback is looking to land body kicks.
Crawley scores with a three punch combo!
Doback bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley throws a jab but it's blocked by Doback.
Doback steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Doback is predictable there
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Doback moved out of range.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doback throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doback fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doback rushes Crawley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawley.
Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawley.
Crawley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Doback can't find room to land a body shot as Crawley controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doback creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crawley blocking some punches.
Doback misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Crawley fails to land.
Doback scores with a hook to the body.
Crawley prevents a body shot from Doback.
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doback misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Doback fails to land.
Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawley.
Crawley is working Doback over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley blocks an uppercut.
Doback lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Crawley working aggressively here.
Crawley digs a right hand into Doback's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doback's gas tank.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Crawley.
Crawley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback.
Crawley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crawley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Doback fails to land.
Crawley is working Doback over against the cage.
Crawley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crawley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crawley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crawley breaks from the clinch.
Crawley misses with a double jab.
Doback uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley misses the body punch
and Doback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley blocks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Crawley.
Doback gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Crawley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback.
Doback swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Doback misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crawley misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doback creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doback misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crawley tries to break free but Doback pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doback tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doback misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Billy Crawley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crawley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doback is out of range and Crawley settles back down.
Doback slips a jab from Crawley.
Doback defending well as Crawley loads up on a big left hand.
Doback misses with an uppercut. Crawley saw that one coming.
Crawley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley tests Doback's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doback uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawley.
Crawley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doback was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawley.
Crawley with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doback is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crawley swings widly with a right hand
and Doback counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crawley throws a hook but Doback blocks it.
Doback doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doback tries to clinch but Crawley moves away
and Crawley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crawley misses with a straight left.
Doback moves into the clinch.
Doback lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crawley tries to work over Doback's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawley.
Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crawley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Crawley.
Crawley lands a hook that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doback has a couple of punches blocked by Crawley.
A head punch on the inside from Doback fails to land.
Doback throws a head punch that misses.
Crawley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crawley blocking some punches.
Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crawley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doback doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawley avoids the body shot from Doback.
Crawley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crawley throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doback throws out the jab.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Doback is just out of range.
Crawley with the inside leg kick.
Doback takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doback throws a lazy right hand but Crawley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crawley swings for the body but Doback moves out of range.
Doback throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crawley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Doback tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crawley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawley misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doback clinches up against the cage.
Doback misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crawley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doback or not.
Doback tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crawley's elbow.
Crawley scores with a shoulder strike.
Crawley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doback prevents a body shot from Crawley.
Crawley digs a right hand into Doback's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doback's gas tank.
Crawley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Crawley.
Crawley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Crawley.
Crawley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crawley cracks Doback with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crawley throws an overhand right that lands on Doback's shoulder, as Doback tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Doback on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doback tries to clinch
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crawley throws a lazy right hand but Doback sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Doback on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doback takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crawley cracks a nice hook into Doback's ribs.
Crawley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crawley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doback counters with a stiff right hand.
Crawley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheers as Crawley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doback doesn't seem phased though.
Doback darts in and clinches Crawley up against the cage.
Crawley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doback digs a right hand underneath Crawley's ribcage. Crawley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crawley has a couple of punches blocked by Doback.
Doback swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doback lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Crawley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doback works Crawley's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Crawley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Crawley connects with a jab.
Doback tries to clinch but Crawley is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Crawley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Doback misses.
A little feinted left hand from Crawley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doback manages to avoid it.
Doback lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crawley will feel that in the morning.
Crawley connects with a nice looking jab.
Doback takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Doback throws out a leg kick but Crawley moves out of range and Doback only half commits.
Doback lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crawley at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doback.
Crawley swings widly with a right hand
and Doback counters with a left to the body.
Doback uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawley.
A little jabbing left from Doback on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doback misses with a kick to the body.
Billy Crawley is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doback tries a low kick but Crawley avoids it.
Doback shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Crawley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Doback does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crawley moves out of range as Doback throws a body kick.
Doback lands a glancing blow to the side of Crawley's head.
Doback misses with a straight right.
Doback throws a leg kick but Crawley moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Crawley misses the target.
Crawley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crawley throws the left hand but Doback avoids the punch easily.
Crawley throws a big shot that misses.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dale Doback has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doback throws a low kick but Crawley moves out of range easily.
Crawley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doback closes the distance and clinches.
Crawley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crawley misses with a right hand
and Doback counters with an outside leg kick.
Doback lands with a thumping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Crawley.
Crawley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley looks to throw the jab but Doback is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doback looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Crawley finds it's target.
Crawley blocks the body kick.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley misses with a hook. Doback ducked under it nicely.
Doback tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Doback.
Doback lands a nice looking body shot.
Crawley moves out of range as Doback strikes.
Doback tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Doback.
Crawley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doback.
Doback replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Crawley blocks it well.
Doback misses with a low kick.
Doback takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doback fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crawley, pushing him back against the cage.
Doback lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Doback's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crawley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crawley scores with a body shot.
Billy Crawley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doback.
Doback misses with a body shot.
Crawley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawley connects with a jab.
Doback throws a low kick but Crawley avoids it.
Doback loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
Crawley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doback's hands.
Crawley tries to keep at a distance but Doback has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doback prevents a body shot from Crawley.
Doback has a couple of punches blocked by Crawley.
Doback misses with a punch to the body.
Doback swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawley misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dale Doback.
I think Crawley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between KJ Wassermann (ranked 1387 p4p, 1522 weight class) and Timo Leyton (ranked 190 p4p, 207 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, KJ Wassermann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Timo Leyton!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Leyton tries for a takedown but Wassermann circles away easily
and Wassermann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leyton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wassermann counters with a straight right hand.
Leyton with a poor takedown
and Wassermann counters with a nice uppercut.
KJ Wassermann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Leyton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leyton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leyton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leyton shoots in looking for a takedown but Wassermann manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leyton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wassermann definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Leyton throws a poor cross that misses
and Wassermann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leyton with a poor takedown
and Wassermann counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck for Leyton with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leyton gets the takedown into side control.
Wassermann bucks up and tries to throw Leyton off but instead Leyton has got his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leyton punches the canvas rather than the man.
Wassermann covering up well under a series of strikes from Leyton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wassermann trying to get back to his feet but Leyton is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leyton trying to control.
Wassermann covering up well and avoiding damage.
Leyton scores with punches to the body.
Leyton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wassermann preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Leyton.
Leyton throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Wassermann!
Leyton trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wassermann wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
Leyton patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Leyton has good solid back control here.
Wassermann avoids the strikes from Leyton.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leyton wants to control but Wassermann is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timo Leyton will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leyton shoots for a double leg takedown but Wassermann sprawls well. He's pushed Leyton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Timo Leyton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leyton misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Wassermann to counter with a crisp jab.
Leyton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wassermann counters with a three punch combo that has Leyton backing up. Leyton nods at Wassermann to acknowledge the strikes.
KJ Wassermann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Leyton.
Wassermann stuffs the takedown attempt from Leyton. Leyton gets slowly back to his feet.
Wassermann tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Leyton manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leyton darts in looking for a takedown but Wassermann gets double underhooks and turns Leyton into the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Wassermann misses the target.
KJ Wassermann is winning the standup battle so far.
Leyton misses with a takedown
letting Wassermann counter with a right hand.
Leyton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wassermann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wassermann slaps away a takedown attempt from Leyton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wassermann seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Leyton fails to land the takedown.
Leyton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wassermann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wassermann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leyton.
Leyton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Wassermann counter with a right hand.
Wassermann is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Leyton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wassermann appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
KJ Wassermann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four 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.
Leyton dives in and scores a takedown into Wassermann's guard.
Leyton trying to control the position from guard on top but Wassermann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leyton wants to pass the guard but Wassermann is keeping the position.
Leyton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leyton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wassermann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leyton on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leyton trying to control but Wassermann is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Wassermann dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Leyton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wassermann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leyton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wassermann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wassermann slaps away a takedown attempt from Leyton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
KJ Wassermann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Leyton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Wassermann. No joy for Leyton on that attempt.
Leyton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wassermann counters with a stiff right hand.
Leyton tries for a takedown but Wassermann circles away easily
and Wassermann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leyton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wassermann is trying to defend but Leyton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wassermann is not content to let Leyton control the position.
Leyton stalling away here and it's allowed Wassermann to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Leyton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leyton wants to control from the top but Wassermann keeps moving.
Wassermann on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wassermann tries to get out of the position.
Leyton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Leyton trying to control but Wassermann is working from the bottom.
Leyton stops Wassermann from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Leyton misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Wassermann was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Leyton.
Leyton misses with a takedown
and Leyton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leyton with a poor takedown
and Wassermann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
KJ Wassermann showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wassermann has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KJ Wassermann!
KJ Wassermann seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Timo Leyton was interviewed post fight and said 'mehh'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrik Mihaylov (ranked 663 p4p, 1811 weight class) and Amaru Kawiwasulu (ranked 93 p4p, 225 weight class). Mihaylov comes to the cage accompanied by Senza Pagare (ft. T Pain) - J-AX & Fedez. Adrik Mihaylov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Adrik Mihaylov !
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, Amaru Kawiwasulu!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Kawiwasulu misses.
Kawiwasulu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihaylov .
Mihaylov tries to clinch up.
Kawiwasulu misses with a looping left.
Mihaylov closes the distance and clinches.
Mihaylov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kawiwasulu digs a right hand underneath Mihaylov 's ribcage. Mihaylov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihaylov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kawiwasulu blocks it with crossed arms.
Kawiwasulu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mihaylov is breathing heavily.
Kawiwasulu looking to throw knees to the head but Mihaylov is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from Kawiwasulu.
Mihaylov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kawiwasulu digs a right hand into Mihaylov 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mihaylov 's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu is stalling here.
Mihaylov takes a shot to the head.
Kawiwasulu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kawiwasulu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kawiwasulu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kawiwasulu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu is leaning against Mihaylov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kawiwasulu lands a left hand.
Kawiwasulu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mihaylov backwards.
Kawiwasulu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kawiwasulu breaks from the clinch.
Kawiwasulu throws a hook but Mihaylov blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihaylov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mihaylov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kawiwasulu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mihaylov avoiding damage as Kawiwasulu throws knees to the body.
Kawiwasulu lands a shoulder strike.
Kawiwasulu lands with a light punch inside.
Kawiwasulu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mihaylov 's elbow.
Mihaylov tries to land a knee to the head but Kawiwasulu blocks with his arms.
Kawiwasulu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawiwasulu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kawiwasulu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mihaylov counters by clinching up.
Mihaylov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kawiwasulu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kawiwasulu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mihaylov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mihaylov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kawiwasulu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawiwasulu lands with a short shot to the head.
Kawiwasulu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kawiwasulu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mihaylov s head.
Kawiwasulu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mihaylov .
Kawiwasulu digs a right hand underneath Mihaylov 's ribcage. Mihaylov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kawiwasulu has Mihaylov pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu pushes Mihaylov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kawiwasulu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawiwasulu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kawiwasulu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu tries a body shot but Mihaylov blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawiwasulu obliges.
A hook to the body from Kawiwasulu.
Mihaylov tries a knee to the head but Kawiwasulu blocks it.
Kawiwasulu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Kawiwasulu as the two fighters clinch.
Kawiwasulu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mihaylov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kawiwasulu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kawiwasulu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mihaylov wants to clinch.
Mihaylov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kawiwasulu throws out the jab.
Kawiwasulu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mihaylov throws out the jab.
Mihaylov slips a jab from Kawiwasulu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amaru Kawiwasulu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mihaylov wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Kawiwasulu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kawiwasulu gets tackled into the cage by Mihaylov . Mihaylov maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawiwasulu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawiwasulu misses with a body punch.
Mihaylov misses with a knee to the head.
Mihaylov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kawiwasulu is defending well for now.
Amaru Kawiwasulu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kawiwasulu pushes Mihaylov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kawiwasulu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mihaylov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mihaylov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kawiwasulu misses with a wild body shot.
Mihaylov is looking to counter the offense by Kawiwasulu and move into the clinch.
Mihaylov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kawiwasulu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kawiwasulu misses the jab.
Mihaylov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kawiwasulu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mihaylov .
Mihaylov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Adrik Mihaylov has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kawiwasulu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kawiwasulu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mihaylov is looking to clinch but Kawiwasulu is avoiding it.
Mihaylov blocks a jab.
Mihaylov slips under a jab from Kawiwasulu.
Mihaylov tries to clinch there but Kawiwasulu circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Kawiwasulu. That snapped Mihaylov 's head back.
Mihaylov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kawiwasulu.
Mihaylov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kawiwasulu 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kawiwasulu misses.
Mihaylov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kawiwasulu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kawiwasulu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kawiwasulu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mihaylov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mihaylov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kawiwasulu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mihaylov ducks under a wild hook from Kawiwasulu.
Mihaylov has closed the distance and engaged Kawiwasulu in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov trying to land knees to the body.
Kawiwasulu misses with a knee to the head.
Kawiwasulu gets through Mihaylov 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kawiwasulu avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu misses with a punch to the body.
Mihaylov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kawiwasulu is defending well for now.
Kawiwasulu lands a body punch.
Mihaylov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kawiwasulu avoids it.
Kawiwasulu lands a right hand.
Kawiwasulu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mihaylov 's elbow.
Kawiwasulu tries to land a knee to the head but Mihaylov blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihaylov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mihaylov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kawiwasulu is stalling here.
Mihaylov tries to land a knee to the head but Kawiwasulu blocks with his arms.
Kawiwasulu lands a body punch.
Kawiwasulu avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amaru Kawiwasulu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrik Mihaylov 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mihaylov slips a jab and a cross from Kawiwasulu.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kawiwasulu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mihaylov .
Mihaylov is looking to counter the offense by Kawiwasulu and move into the clinch.
Kawiwasulu throws the left hand but Mihaylov avoids the punch easily.
Kawiwasulu throws an overhand right that lands on Mihaylov 's shoulder, as Mihaylov tries to avoid the shot.
Mihaylov is looking to counter the offense by Kawiwasulu and move into the clinch.
Mihaylov moves in looking to clinch but Kawiwasulu pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihaylov loads up on a big right hand but Kawiwasulu slips the punch.
Kawiwasulu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mihaylov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kawiwasulu misses.
Mihaylov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kawiwasulu manages to circle out of the way.
Mihaylov defending well as Kawiwasulu loads up on a big left hand.
Kawiwasulu throws a series of punches but Mihaylov moves out of range.
Mihaylov wants to clinch.
Mihaylov tries to clinch there but Kawiwasulu circles away.
Kawiwasulu throws out a counter right but Mihaylov avoids it with no problem.
Adrik Mihaylov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A telegraphed right hand from Kawiwasulu misses the target.
Kawiwasulu missing with a left hand there. Mihaylov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mihaylov is looking to counter the offense by Kawiwasulu and move into the clinch.
Mihaylov pushes Kawiwasulu up against the cage in a clinch.
Mihaylov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu has a couple of punches blocked by Mihaylov .
Kawiwasulu lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Kawiwasulu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kawiwasulu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu stalling.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short body shot lands from Kawiwasulu as the two fighters clinch.
Kawiwasulu presses Mihaylov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Kawiwasulu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu can't find room to land a body shot as Mihaylov controls the action.
Kawiwasulu lands an uppercut.
Mihaylov managing to block the knees to the body from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kawiwasulu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kawiwasulu breaks the clinch.
Kawiwasulu throws a body shot but no joy.
Mihaylov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Kawiwasulu to counter with a crisp jab.
Kawiwasulu lands a really nice looking cross but Mihaylov seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kawiwasulu misses the target.
Mihaylov tries to counter by clinching up but Kawiwasulu breaks away and moves out of range.
Kawiwasulu misses with a looping left.
Mihaylov is looking to counter the offense by Kawiwasulu and move into the clinch.
Kawiwasulu misses with the combination.
Mihaylov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mihaylov tries to clinch there but Kawiwasulu circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mihaylov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Amaru Kawiwasulu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mihaylov misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amaru Kawiwasulu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kawiwasulu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amaru Kawiwasulu!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Preston Parker (ranked 2113 p4p, 312 weight class) and Kazuo Takashi (ranked 130 p4p, 17 weight class). Takashi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 吉田兄弟 Rising. Kazuo Takashi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Preston Parker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kazuo Takashi!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takashi instigates a clinch.
Parker looking to slow down the pace here.
Takashi is looking to control Parker's arms but Parker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Takashi has his back to the cage.
Takashi is looking to control Parker's arms but Parker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Takashi has his back to the cage.
Takashi pulls Parker into guard.
Parker content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Takashi has locked up a guillotine! Takashi's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Parker is holding on here and Takashi must be using up a lot of energy. Parker has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Takashi gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kazuo Takashi! Kazuo Takashi retains his bantamweight title!
Kazuo Takashi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Genji Kamogawa (ranked 975 p4p, 1210 weight class) and Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 63 p4p, 73 weight class). Kamogawa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Veer Union - Bitter End. This should be a great matchup!
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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 6 - 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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Takeshi Yuudai!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuudai clinches up with Kamogawa and pushes him back against the cage.
Kamogawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yuudai gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kamogawa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kamogawa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kamogawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yuudai on the ground.
Yuudai has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kamogawa defend it? Yuudai steps over the head and cranks it - Kamogawa is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Yuudai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takeshi Yuudai!
A victorious Takeshi Yuudai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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