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Highland 76 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 24663 p4p, 4112 weight class) and Boyd Fitzgerald (ranked 622 p4p, 474 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Power!
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, Boyd Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Power looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Power is looking to clinch but Fitzgerald is avoiding it.
Power is looking to clinch.
Max Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power drives through and clinches with Fitzgerald against the cage.
Power throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzgerald blocks it with crossed arms.
Power has Fitzgerald pressed against the cage, preventing Fitzgerald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fitzgerald breaks from the clinch.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzgerald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power tries to clinch there but Fitzgerald circles away.
Despite the aggression on Fitzgerald's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Power closes the distance and pushes Fitzgerald back into the cage.
Power keeps control of Fitzgerald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Power tries a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch but Power keeps him there for the moment.
Power misses with a knee to the head.
Power with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Power misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fitzgerald.
Power missing with knees to the body.
Fitzgerald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Power throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzgerald blocks it with crossed arms.
Power throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitzgerald blocks it with crossed arms.
Fitzgerald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Power tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Power pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Power has been working on his elbows in the gym.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Power just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fitzgerald's brow.
Power keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fitzgerald's efforts to push away.
Fitzgerald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fitzgerald looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fitzgerald thumps Power with a low kick.
Power moves to clinch but Fitzgerald breaks away
and Fitzgerald counters with a three punch combo that has Power backing up. Power nods at Fitzgerald to acknowledge the strikes.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzgerald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fitzgerald with a nice calf kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzgerald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Power tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fitzgerald counters with a series of strikes. Power will be more careful next time no doubt.
Power tries to clinch up but Fitzgerald circles away and keeps his distance.
Power doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitzgerald circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgerald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Power fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitzgerald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Power's sensitive parts.
Power is looking to clinch.
Power moves in looking to clinch but Fitzgerald pushes him off.
Power tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fitzgerald counters with a one-two to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Fitzgerald scores with a four punch combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Power looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Power tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fitzgerald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald swats away the attempt to clinch by Power.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fitzgerald counters with a head kick.
Power throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fitzgerald.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Power wants to clinch up but Fitzgerald keeps it at a distance.
Power moves in looking to clinch but Fitzgerald pushes him off.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzgerald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Power is looking to clinch.
Fitzgerald is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fitzgerald throws a nice inside leg kick.
Power tries to clinch up
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boyd Fitzgerald dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Power fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fitzgerald appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fitzgerald swats away the attempt to clinch by Power.
Max Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzgerald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Power wants to clinch.
Fitzgerald lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fitzgerald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power fails in his attempt to clinch.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzgerald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Power closes the distance but Fitzgerald moves to the side
and Fitzgerald counters with a one-two to the body.
Power fails with an attempt to clinch.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgerald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Power tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fitzgerald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Power tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fitzgerald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Power wants to clinch up but Fitzgerald keeps it at a distance.
Fitzgerald connects with an inside leg kick.
Power looks to clinch
and Fitzgerald makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Power tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fitzgerald scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fitzgerald. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Power tries to clinch up but Fitzgerald circles away and keeps his distance.
Power is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fitzgerald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Power tries to clinch up
and Fitzgerald counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzgerald swats away the attempt to clinch by Power.
Fitzgerald is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fitzgerald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald scores with a leg kick.
Power takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boyd Fitzgerald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Power moves in looking to clinch but Fitzgerald pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Power looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fitzgerald appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Power seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Power misses with a wild combination.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzgerald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Power moves into the clinch.
Power taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power trying to land knees to the body.
Power misses with a knee to the head.
Power using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Power looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgerald is blocking nicely.
Power comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Boyd Fitzgerald has been cut.
Power throws an elbow but it misses.
Power tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fitzgerald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzgerald circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Power tries to clinch but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Power wants to clinch up but Fitzgerald keeps it at a distance.
Power fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boyd Fitzgerald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boyd Fitzgerald'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. And we move into the final round!
Power tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fitzgerald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Power fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitzgerald throws a counter combo.
Power tries to clinch up
and Fitzgerald counters with a leg kick.
Fitzgerald circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power tries to clinch up.
Power is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Power on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Power tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fitzgerald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power tries to clinch up.
Power misses with a combination
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice leg kick.
Power tries to clinch there but Fitzgerald circles away.
Power wants to clinch but Fitzgerald slips to the side
and Fitzgerald counters with a nice low kick that buckles Power's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Fitzgerald.
Power clinches up against the cage.
Fitzgerald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Power tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fitzgerald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Power throws an elbow but misses.
Power with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Power is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fitzgerald is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a knee to the head but misses.
Power tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitzgerald avoids it.
Fitzgerald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Power has him pressed against the cage.
Power throws a knee to the head but misses.
Power tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fitzgerald.
Power fails in his attempt to clinch.
Power tries to clinch but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Fitzgerald lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fitzgerald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitzgerald is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitzgerald steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fitzgerald moves into the clinch.
Max Power has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fitzgerald manages to break the clinch.
Power is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Power tries to clinch there but Fitzgerald circles away.
Power fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitzgerald swats away the attempt to clinch by Power.
Fitzgerald only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fitzgerald scores with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Power. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to clinch up.
Power tries to clinch there but Fitzgerald circles away.
Power doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitzgerald circles away.
Power tries to clinch but Fitzgerald is having none of it.
Fitzgerald throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Power.
Fitzgerald connects with a leg kick.
That kick from Fitzgerald tenderised Power's leg. Power is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fitzgerald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Power.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fitzgerald.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Power tries to clinch
and Fitzgerald counters with a series of strikes. Power will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fitzgerald scores with a hook to the body. Power takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Max Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Power misses with a body punch
and Fitzgerald counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boyd Fitzgerald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fitzgerald winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boyd Fitzgerald!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Fist (ranked 3949 p4p, 4439 weight class) and Johnny Saigon (ranked 517 p4p, 570 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Saigon's choice of entrance music: Run through the jungle. Johnny Saigon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iron Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Saigon!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saigon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saigon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saigon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fist takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fist walks into a jab.
Fist throws a right hand that Saigon ducks under and follows up with a left that Saigon also avoids with ease.
Saigon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been informed that Saigon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Saigon throws a series of punches but Fist moves out of range.
Saigon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fist momentarily.
Saigon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fist throws a nice looking combination but Saigon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saigon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saigon darts in and clinches Fist up against the cage.
Saigon stalling in the clinch.
Saigon misses with a knee to the head.
Fist definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fist prevents the takedown attempt.
Saigon misses with an elbow strike.
Fist managing to block the knees to the body from Saigon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saigon is trying to stall.
Saigon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saigon has him pressed against the cage.
Saigon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Saigon misses with a body punch.
Saigon throws an elbow but it misses.
Saigon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saigon lands a right hand.
Saigon stalls.
That's two 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.
Saigon tries to land knees in the clinch but Fist avoids the damage to the body.
Saigon effectively controlling the action here.
Saigon tries to work over Fist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fist being controlled against the cage.
Saigon misses with a punch to the body.
Fist prevents a body shot from Saigon.
Saigon tries a knee to the head but Fist blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Fist's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Saigon fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist gets underhooks to prevent Saigon's takedown attempt.
Saigon stalling in the clinch.
Saigon lands with a right to the head.
Fist can't break the clinch.
Saigon breaks from the clinch.
Saigon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fist sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Iron Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Saigon.
No joy there for Fist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saigon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saigon staying out of range there.
Fist misses with a series of wild punches.
Saigon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fist misses with a wild combination.
Fist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saigon circles away quickly and effectively.
Saigon slips a jab and a cross from Fist.
Fist misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fist fails to land with a series of punches.
Saigon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fist dodges the punch combination from Saigon.
Fist appears to be looking for a big counter.
Saigon lands with a straight right. Fist didn't see that one coming.
Saigon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iron Fist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fist misses with a few strikes there.
Saigon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fist misses with a series of wild punches.
Saigon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saigon blocks a jab.
Saigon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fist misses with a hook to the body
and Saigon counters with a right hand to the body.
Fist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Saigon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fist takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fist checks a low kick from Saigon.
Saigon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Saigon. Those never looked like landing.
Fist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saigon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saigon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fist. Fist circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fist looks to land a combination but Saigon avoids it well.
Saigon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saigon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saigon looks to score with a jab to the body but Fist is just out of range.
Saigon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fist.
Fist fails to land with a series of punches.
Fist fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fist avoids the head kick by Saigon.
Saigon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saigon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fist back to the cage. Saigon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A punch combination from Fist misses.
Iron Fist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Fist.
Sloppy strikes from Fist. Those never looked like landing.
Saigon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fist misses with a wild body shot.
Saigon catches Fist with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saigon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saigon slips under a jab.
Saigon scores with the left hand. Fist knows he should have avoided that one.
Fist tries to bum rush Saigon with a series of wild strikes but Saigon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saigon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fist misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saigon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saigon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saigon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saigon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fist's head backwards.
Fist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fist misses with the combination.
Fist just misses with a punch to the body.
Fist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saigon.
Fist takes one to the chin there.
Saigon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saigon connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for Saigon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saigon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fist tries to bum rush Saigon with a series of wild strikes but Saigon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saigon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fist.
Saigon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saigon looks to land a combination but Fist avoids it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Iron Fist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saigon lands a jab to the nose.
Saigon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saigon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fist throws a combination that misses
and Saigon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saigon looks to score with a jab to the body but Fist is just out of range.
Saigon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saigon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saigon scores with a shot to the body.
Fist throws a series of punches but Saigon moves out of range.
Saigon scores with the left hand. Fist knows he should have avoided that one.
Fist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saigon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saigon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fist walks into a left hand.
Fist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saigon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saigon jabs Fist right on the nose. Fist blinks but takes it well.
Fist looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saigon throws a head kick but Fist moves out of range.
Saigon tries to bum rush Fist with a series of wild strikes but Fist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saigon throws a solid leg kick but Fist takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saigon.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saigon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fist has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fist and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saigon throws a push kick but Fist slaps the foot to one side.
Fist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saigon.
Saigon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saigon feints and then cracks Fist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fist down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saigon.
Fist misses with a body shot.
Saigon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fist throws a right hand that Saigon ducks under and follows up with a left that Saigon also avoids with ease.
Saigon lands a nice hook to Fist's body. Fist takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Saigon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fist feints a jab promting Saigon to slip. Fist then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saigon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Saigon takes one to the chin there.
Saigon tries to clinch but Fist is having none of it.
Saigon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fist backs up against the cage.
Saigon 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.
Saigon tries to clinch there but Fist circles away.
A combination from Fist does no damage.
Saigon avoids the body shot from Fist.
Fist is looking to wear down Saigon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Saigon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch combination from Fist misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saigon scores with a jab to the body.
Saigon misses with a head kick.
Fist walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch combination from Fist misses.
Saigon misses with a head kick.
Saigon tests Fist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist looks to land a combination but Saigon avoids it well.
Fist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saigon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Fist misses.
Fist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fist misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saigon raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Saigon cracks Fist with a good jab.
Fist looks to land a combination but Saigon avoids it well.
Saigon is looking to land body kicks.
Fist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fist throws a body punch but Saigon moves out of range.
Fist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fist misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Fist misses
enabling Saigon to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Fist. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Fist does no damage.
Fist takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saigon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fist takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saigon counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnny Saigon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fist checks a leg kick.
Fist misses with a right hand
and Saigon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fist tries to move into range but Saigon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fist misses with a wild combination.
Saigon throws a shot to the body.
Fist misses with a double jab
and Saigon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saigon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fist on the side of the head.
Fist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saigon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saigon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A combination from Fist does no damage.
Saigon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fist gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saigon.
Fist swinging wildly here.
Saigon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fist looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saigon with a jab.
Saigon misses with a low kick.
Saigon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saigon connects with a right hand. Fist shakes it off.
Fist takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fist avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saigon throws a head kick that misses.
Fist seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Saigon lands with a cross.
Fist missing with a left hand there. Saigon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saigon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fist misses with a body punch
and Saigon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fist fails to land with a series of punches.
Saigon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fist moves out of range of the leg kick from Saigon.
Saigon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fist manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fist looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Saigon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saigon 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Saigon!
Johnny Saigon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Sydal (ranked 3769 p4p, 3204 weight class) and King Turn (ranked 445 p4p, 387 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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270
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dylan Sydal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Turn !
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've been told by Sydal's head coaches at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sydal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sydal wants it to stay on the feet.
Turn gets a clinch.
Sydal breaks from the clinch.
Sydal clinches.
Sydal is trying to drag Turn to the mat but Turn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Turn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sydal.
Turn is looking to take this one to the mat.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Turn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sydal gets control of Turn 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sydal will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sydal keeping moving, preventing Turn from controlling successfully.
Turn won't allow Sydal to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sydal wants to sweep but no luck.
Turn works over Sydal with some ground and pound from guard.
Sydal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turn 's guard.
Turn keeping full guard, as Sydal tries to pass.
Turn doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sydal wants to stand and escape but instead Turn has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Turn wants to control from the top but Sydal keeps moving.
Sydal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sydal keeping moving, preventing Turn from controlling successfully.
Turn advances position into side control!
Sydal tries to bench press Turn off him but Turn keeps the position.
Turn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sydal keeps working.
Sydal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sydal tries to get to full guard but Turn has control of the leg.
Sydal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sydal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Turn is working away from the top position though.
Turn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Turn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sydal's head.
Turn is keen to just control but Sydal is a slippery customer.
Sydal is looking to improve his position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Sydal looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sydal shoots in but Turn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sydal throws a leg kick
and Turn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sydal's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turn trying to control but Sydal is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sydal wants to hit a sweep here but Turn passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sydal there!
Sydal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turn on the ground.
Turn tries to control but Sydal wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sydal wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Turn .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but King Turn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sydal throws a series of punches but Turn moves out of range.
Sydal shoots in and drives through. Turn sprawls well.
Turn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Turn avoids the head kick by Sydal.
Sydal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turn shoots in for a takedown but Sydal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sydal keeps the fight on the outside.
Turn doesn't manage to clinch there - Sydal circles away.
Sydal appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sydal pushes Turn up against the cage in a clinch.
Sydal has Turn pushed against the cage.
Sydal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sydal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sydal!
Sydal throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Turn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Turn scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turn .
Dylan Sydal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Turn .
Sydal throws a sloppy head kick and Turn moves out of range easily.
King Turn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sydal ducks under a wild hook from Turn .
Turn moves to clinch but Sydal breaks away
and Sydal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sydal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sydal advances position into side control!
Sydal is trying to get an arm triangle but Turn is defending well.
Turn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sydal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sydal tries to get out of the position.
Turn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Turn lands with a punch from half guard.
Turn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sydal has managed to free his arm - good work.
Turn is keen to just control but Sydal is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sydal wants to get back to his feet.
Sydal is trying to maintain the position but Turn is very close to passing his half guard.
Turn prevents Sydal from standing back up.
Turn perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sydal is looking to improve his position.
Turn thows a huge punch but Sydal dodges it nicely.
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.
Turn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
King Turn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turn is looking to advance position but Sydal won't allow it.
Turn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Turn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Turn is trying to control the action in half guard but Sydal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sydal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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 Dylan Sydal will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sydal gets tackled into the cage by Turn . Turn maintains the clinch.
Sydal taking a breather.
Sydal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sydal manages to break the clinch.
Turn shoots in and drives through. Sydal sprawls well.
Sydal feinted with a counter takedown.
Dylan Sydal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turn shoots for a takedown but Sydal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dylan Sydal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Turn .
Sydal scores with a takedown into Turn 's guard.
Sydal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sydal has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sydal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Turn is looking to sweep but instead, Sydal has passed into half guard.
Turn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Turn actively working from the bottom here.
Sydal is taking a breather. Turn 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.
Sydal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sydal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turn is trying to stand back up but Sydal is controlling him
Turn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sydal stops Turn from standing up.
Sydal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turn is keeping the position for now.
Turn being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Turn is looking to clinch.
Turn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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.
Turn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sydal.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sydal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Turn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sydal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Turn shoots in looking for a takedown but Sydal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Turn 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sydal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turn . Turn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sydal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sydal gets a takedown into half guard.
Sydal trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Sydal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sydal 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 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Sydal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cozad (ranked 4949 p4p, 3086 weight class) and Marko Kerr (ranked 523 p4p, 375 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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280
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Cozad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marko Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozad throws a leg kick
and Kerr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kerr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kerr lands a couple of elbows.
Cozad keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Kerr distracts Cozad with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kerr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kerr landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr is in close to Cozad's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kerr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cozad's head.
Kerr prevents Cozad from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr works over Cozad with some ground and pound from guard.
 Cozad is rocked!
Kerr postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Cozad's head off the mat! Cozad is out! He's out! Kerr jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marko Kerr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Hickock (ranked 2267 p4p, 2557 weight class) and Sean Martin (ranked 282 p4p, 309 weight class). Sean Martin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Hickock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sean Martin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickock throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martin scores with a nice body kick.
Martin is looking to slow Hickock down with leg kicks.
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hickock's sensitive parts.
Martin scores with a head kick.
Martin scores with a nice body kick.
Martin misses with a kick to the body.
Martin with the inside leg kick.
Hickock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hickock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Hickock moves out of range easily.
Hickock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hickock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martin lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Hickock moves out of range easily.
Hickock has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Martin thows a body kick. Hickock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hickock throws out the jab.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martin throws a nice head kick!
Hickock moves out of range as Martin throws a body kick.
Martin staying out of range there.
Martin flicks out a counter leg kick but Hickock steps away.
Hickock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Hickock misses with a wild body shot.
Martin scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin moves out of range as Hickock strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a low kick, looking for Hickock's leg but Hickock calmly moves out of range.
Hickock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hickock takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin throws a nice head kick!
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Martin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Martin feints and then cracks Hickock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hickock down.
Hickock takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Martin lands with a slapping head kick.
Martin moves out of range as Hickock strikes.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Martin.
Martin is looking to land body kicks.
Martin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Martin lands a nice looking body kick.
Hickock lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Martin.
A solid body kick from Martin.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Hickock.
A good leg kick by Martin.
A slow jab from Hickock misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hickock. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin thumps Hickock with a low kick.
Martin lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Hickock moves out of range easily.
Hickock throwing a counter right hand but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hickock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Hickock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martin scores with a spinning back kick!
Hickock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martin.
Hickock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Hickock.
Hickock moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Martin.
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hickock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hickock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hickock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin scores with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Martin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hickock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hickock might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
Sloppy strikes from Hickock. Those never looked like landing.
Hickock blocks a head kick by Martin.
Martin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sean Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin looks for the body kick but Hickock saw that one coming.
Hickock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martin.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hickock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hickock moves out of range as Martin throws a body kick.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hickock.
Martin is looking to land body kicks.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hickock throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Hickock.
Martin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hickock.
Martin moves out of range as Hickock strikes.
Martin thows a body kick. Hickock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hickock throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Hickock cracks Martin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sean Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hickock missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hickock has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martin.
Hickock misses with a looping right.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Martin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hickock's head.
Hickock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.
Hickock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hickock's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Martin thumps Hickock with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin slips under a jab from Hickock.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Martin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martin lands a front kick.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Hickock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hickock's head.
Martin misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Martin.
Martin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
Martin with the inside leg kick.
Hickock takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Martin scores with a kick to the body.
Martin lands with a kick to the temple. Hickock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Martin with a nice calf kick.
Martin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hickock is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin defending well as Hickock loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Hickock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hickock.
Martin circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Hickock drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Martin follows Hickock to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Martin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ottaa Koppia (ranked 572 p4p, 2245 weight class) and Neuzvarams Semyorka (ranked 89 p4p, 333 weight class). Neuzvarams Semyorka 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 middleweight 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, Ottaa Koppia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neuzvarams Semyorka!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Semyorka.
Koppia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Semyorka tries to clinch but Koppia moves out of range.
Semyorka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Koppia misses the target.
Semyorka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koppia counters with a stiff right hand.
Semyorka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Semyorka tries to clinch up but Koppia circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semyorka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Semyorka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koppia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koppia keeps the fight on the outside.
Koppia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Semyorka lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Koppia goes down and covers up as Semyorka starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neuzvarams Semyorka!
Neuzvarams Semyorka 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sebastian Joly (ranked 2034 p4p, 779 weight class) and Vanna Phommathep (ranked 284 p4p, 115 weight class). Vanna Phommathep is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Sebastian Joly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vanna Phommathep!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phommathep tries to clinch but Joly is having none of it.
Phommathep closes the distance and pushes Joly back into the cage.
Phommathep is trying to pull guard but Joly has him pressed against the cage.
Phommathep tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Joly smiles and moves away.
Vanna Phommathep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phommathep takes the fight into the clinch.
Phommathep blocks a body shot from Joly.
A short uppercut from Joly.
Joly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joly scores with a shoulder strike.
Phommathep tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Joly smiles and moves away.
Jean Sebastian Joly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vanna Phommathep.
Joly jabs Phommathep right on the nose. Phommathep blinks but takes it well.
Phommathep tries to clinch but Joly is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joly throws a good cross that connects.
Phommathep slips a straight right by Joly.
Phommathep takes the fight into the clinch.
Phommathep is trying to pull guard but Joly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Phommathep pulls guard.
Joly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Phommathep bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Joly's guard.
Phommathep stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Joly is trying to control the position but Phommathep postures up.
Phommathep wants to control from the top but Joly keeps moving.
Phommathep works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Phommathep throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phommathep passes to full mount!
Joly is looking to improve his position but Phommathep isn't that keen on the idea.
Phommathep is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Phommathep!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vanna Phommathep!
A victorious Vanna Phommathep thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Green (ranked 723 p4p, 2534 weight class) and George Russell (ranked 98 p4p, 318 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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ed Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Russell!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green shoots in but no luck this time.
Russell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Green as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Russell. No joy for Green on that attempt.
Green definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Russell manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Green on his heels. He'll look to pass Green's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green keeping full guard, as Russell tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Russell is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Green.
Green is looking for a sweep.
Green looks to move to half guard but instead Russell has passed into mount! Damn!
Russell looking to control but Green is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russell is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Green can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Russell wants to control the pace but Green is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell prevents Green from getting the reversal.
Green manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Russell is looking for a kimura here.
Green tries to roll over but Russell keeps him under control.
Russell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Russell seems to be working for a kimura but Green defends the submission attempt.
Russell is keen to just control but Green is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Green won't allow Russell to pass to mount.
Green is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Russell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Russell's back!
Green is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Russell is defending well though. Green let's go of the attempt for now.
Russell wants to escape the position.
Green doesn't have the hooks in and Russell manages to turn into his guard.
Russell wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Green wants to sweep here but Russell controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Russell's guard.
Russell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Green defends it easily.
Green looking to pass the guard.
Russell is trying to control the position but Green postures up.
Green slips nicely into half guard.
Russell controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Green wants to work for an arm triangle but Russell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Green wants to pass the guard but Russell is defending well.
Green looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Russell won't allow Green to pass to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Russell will probably get the nod.
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.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
Russell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Russell shoots in for a takedown but Green shows good takedown defense.
Green shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Russell but Russell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And Russell tries to counter it with a takedown but Green pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Green stuffs the takedown.
Russell fails to land the takedown.
Ed Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Russell.
Russell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Green's guard.
Green trying to control the position.
Russell wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green is pulling down on Russell's head to control his posture.
Green has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Russell doesn't defend quickly enough and Green has managed to lock this one up! Can Russell escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Green on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ed Green!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noel Diaz (ranked 100 p4p, 1352 weight class) and Bosque Trabuco (ranked 11 p4p, 185 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by The Stockton Slap Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noel Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bosque Trabuco!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trabuco tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Trabuco tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz is looking to counter the offense by Trabuco and move into the clinch.
Trabuco instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Trabuco misses with a body punch.
Trabuco misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Trabuco.
Trabuco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diaz presses Trabuco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trabuco struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Trabuco controls his hands.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Trabuco's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz jumps guard.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Trabuco tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trabuco moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trabuco controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Diaz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Trabuco has an active guard here but Diaz has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Trabuco is concentrating on defense, preventing Diaz from advancing position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Trabuco manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Diaz trying to control but Trabuco is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz forces his way into half guard.
Diaz is thwarting Trabuco's attempts to control the position.
Trabuco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trabuco trying to control from the bottom.
Trabuco is positioning himself well to prevent Diaz advancing to mount.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Trabuco wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trabuco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Trabuco wants to clinch.
Diaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diaz forces Trabuco back against the cage and clinches.
Trabuco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Diaz gets control of Trabuco's arms and successfully pulls guard. Diaz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trabuco's guard.
Diaz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Diaz passes Trabuco's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Trabuco is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Trabuco closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.
Diaz gets through Trabuco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trabuco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trabuco pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Trabuco.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trabuco's elbow.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Trabuco.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Trabuco, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Trabuco lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
 It looks like Noel Diaz has been cut.
Trabuco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trabuco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trabuco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Trabuco.
Trabuco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trabuco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Trabuco.
Trabuco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trabuco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Diaz is leaning against Trabuco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diaz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz manages to pull guard.
Trabuco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Trabuco defends easily.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trabuco can do to turn this around?
Trabuco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Trabuco from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Trabuco is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trabuco's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Trabuco holds on and takes a little breather.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Trabuco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trabuco looking for a sweep. Not yet Trabuco, not yet.
Trabuco is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Trabuco is keeping the position.
Trabuco seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Trabuco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Trabuco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trabuco wants to clinch
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Trabuco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Trabuco tries to get set, Diaz tries to push him back and clinch up but Trabuco manages to avoid the attempt.
Trabuco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trabuco tries to clinch up.
Trabuco closes the distance and clinches.
Trabuco throws an elbow that misses.
Trabuco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diaz jumps into guard, dragging Trabuco to the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz is on top in guard.
Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Noel Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trabuco keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
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 Noel Diaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Noel Diaz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trabuco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trabuco is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trabuco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trabuco has managed to clinch.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Trabuco.
Diaz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Trabuco must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Trabuco from controlling successfully.
Trabuco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trabuco controlling from the top position.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Trabuco controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Trabuco from controlling successfully.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Trabuco from controlling successfully.
Trabuco chips away with some ground and pound.
Trabuco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trabuco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trabuco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Trabuco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trabuco distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Trabuco controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trabuco's guard.
Trabuco is trying to keep Diaz in close.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trabuco can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Trabuco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trabuco working for submissions but it's allowed Diaz to get to half guard.
Diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Trabuco keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco is looking to get back to full guard here but Diaz has managed to pass to side control instead.
Trabuco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Trabuco tries to bench press Diaz off him but Diaz keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Trabuco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Diaz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Noel Diaz's cut.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Trabuco moves into the clinch successfully.
Trabuco pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bosque Trabuco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trabuco smiles and moves away.
Trabuco wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Trabuco moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Trabuco tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Trabuco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trabuco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Trabuco, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trabuco throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trabuco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trabuco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trabuco misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz drags the fight down to the ground.
Diaz has his feet on Trabuco's thighs here. He's pushed Trabuco off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Trabuco screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Noel Diaz!
Noel Diaz retains his lightweight title!
Noel Diaz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Tillet (ranked 200 p4p, 1961 weight class) and Auric Gallahad (ranked 26 p4p, 277 weight class). Gallahad is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go to War. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maurice Tillet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Auric Gallahad!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallahad closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tillet's guard.
Tillet throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gallahad is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tillet is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tillet has escaped and now he's on top!
Gallahad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gallahad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tillet gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gallahad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gallahad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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.
Gallahad working for a triangle but Tillet defends it easily.
Gallahad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tillet can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gallahad is keeping the position for now.
Tillet sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gallahad's guard.
Gallahad is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tillet scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Tillet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tillet connects with a nice short shot to Gallahad's temple.
Gallahad has hold of Tillet's hands but Tillet slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
 Gallahad is rocked!
Gallahad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, if Tillet is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gallahad wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gallahad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tillet stands up over Gallahad, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallahad is trying to keep Tillet in close.
Gallahad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Island Gym inform us that Gallahad has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tillet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gallahad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tillet 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.
Gallahad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tillet is one step ahead there.
Gallahad working for a triangle but Tillet defends it easily.
Tillet distracts Gallahad with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tillet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gallahad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tillet gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tillet has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gallahad to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Tillet is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gallahad pulls down on the head and he's put Tillet to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Auric Gallahad!
Auric Gallahad is the new welterweight champion!
Auric Gallahad seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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