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VFC Wild Wednesdays 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Silverado (ranked 4579 p4p, 5970 weight class) and Mason Island (ranked 521 p4p, 627 weight class). William Silverado could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mason Island's chin.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Silverado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mason Island!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverado keeps the fight on the outside.
Island moves in looking to clinch but Silverado pushes him off.
Silverado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Island has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Silverado throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Island stumbling backwards into the cage! Island bounces back off the cage towards Silverado, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Silverado lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Silverado celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). William Silverado!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 5893 p4p, 3995 weight class) and Pacific Android (ranked 635 p4p, 509 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Castle!
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, Pacific Android!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Android moves into the clinch successfully.
Castle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Castle scores with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Pacific Android has been cut.
Castle taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Castle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Android has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Castle lands a good knee to the midsection. Android won't want to take too many of those.
Android misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Castle on the inside.
Android avoiding damage.
Android tries to throw a body punch but Castle avoids it by throwing Android back against the cage.
Android tries a knee to the head but Castle blocks it.
Castle gets through Android's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Castle.
Castle tries to land a knee to the head but Android blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle works on Android's body with a couple of short punches.
Castle managing to block the knees to the body from Android.
Castle connects with a knee to the head.
Castle lands a left hand.
Android looking to stall.
Android struggles to land a body shot inside as Castle controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle lands a knee to the head.
Castle lands with a right to the head.
Android throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castle blocks it with crossed arms.
Castle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castle blocks an uppercut.
Castle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Android backwards.
Castle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Android tries a knee to the head but Castle blocks it.
Castle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Android misses with a punch to the body.
Castle avoiding damage as Android throws knees to the body.
Castle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Android looking to throw knees to the head but Castle is blocking nicely.
Castle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Android blocks it with crossed arms.
Android tries to land knees in the clinch but Castle avoids the damage to the body.
Castle avoiding damage as Android throws knees to the body.
Castle lands a good knee to the midsection. Android won't want to take too many of those.
Android throws a knee to the head but misses.
Android looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle scores a nice knee to the body.
Come on Castle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Castle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Android's face.
Android is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castle is defending well for now.
Castle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Castle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Castle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Android goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castle with a knee to the head.
Android wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Android escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Castle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Castle punishes Android's body with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castle.
Android moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Android throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castle lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Android.
Castle has Android pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Android is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Castle - that's hurt Android badly! Oh, another knee lands and Android is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Android doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Frank Castle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuuji Hoshino (ranked 3626 p4p, 5892 weight class) and Sextus Lentulus (ranked 232 p4p, 317 weight class). Sextus Lentulus acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuuji Hoshino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sextus Lentulus!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lentulus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Sextus Lentulus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lentulus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lentulus misses with the body kick
and Hoshino makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lentulus really felt that one!
Hoshino looks to land a body kick but Lentulus moved away.
And Lentulus tries to counter it with a takedown but Hoshino pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lentulus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lentulus fails to land the takedown.
Hoshino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hoshino wants it to stay on the feet.
Hoshino moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lentulus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hoshino counters with a body kick.
Hoshino misses with a hook. Lentulus ducked under it nicely.
Lentulus is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hoshino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lentulus.
Hoshino appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino swings for the body but Lentulus moves out of range.
Hoshino is looking to slow Lentulus down with leg kicks.
Lentulus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hoshino avoids the head kick by Lentulus.
Lentulus tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoshino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lentulus darts in and clinches Hoshino up against the cage.
Lentulus jumps guard but Hoshino stands there with Lentulus around his waist. Lentulus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yuuji Hoshino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sextus Lentulus.
Lentulus manages to break the clinch.
Lentulus blocks a jab.
Lentulus throws a right hand that Hoshino ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoshino also avoids with ease.
Hoshino definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino blocks a head kick by Lentulus.
Lentulus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lentulus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hoshino!
Hoshino chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoshino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lentulus looks for a takedown but Hoshino sprawls well.
Hoshino stuffs the takedown.
Lentulus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoshino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lentulus moves in looking to clinch but Hoshino pushes him off.
Hoshino cracks Lentulus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentulus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hoshino avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Hoshino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hoshino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lentulus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoshino throws a wild body kick that Lentulus sees coming a mile off.
We've been informed that Lentulus has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lentulus clinches with his opponent.
Hoshino stops a takedown attempt from Lentulus.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoshino.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a head punch that misses.
Hoshino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lentulus's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lentulus pulls guard effortlessly.
Lentulus pulls Hoshino in close to prevent any damage.
Hoshino wants to pass the guard but Lentulus is keeping the position.
Lentulus has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hoshino 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 Lentulus.
Lentulus tries to buck Hoshino off but Hoshino is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Lentulus's face as Hoshino controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuji Hoshino dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Hoshino as Lentulus shoots in.
Hoshino dips to his left and cracks Lentulus with an uppercut!
Hoshino lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hoshino scores with a decent looking hook.
Crunch! Hoshino slams his shin into Lentulus's torso.
Hoshino connects with a leg kick.
Lentulus shoots and misses
and Lentulus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Hoshino.
Nice takedown defense from Hoshino. No joy for Lentulus on that attempt.
Yuuji Hoshino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sextus Lentulus.
Hoshino blocks a leg kick.
Hoshino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lentulus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lentulus fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a kick to the body.
Lentulus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lentulus swinging wildly here.
Hoshino does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lentulus fails with the takedown
and Hoshino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lentulus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lentulus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshino was well out of range. Poor timing from Lentulus.
Yuuji Hoshino is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoshino throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino scores with a shot to the body.
Hoshino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoshino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lentulus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lentulus.
Hoshino lands a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lentulus jumps guard but Hoshino turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hoshino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lentulus can do to turn this around?
Lentulus can't get the takedown.
Lentulus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hoshino gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lentulus is trying to pull guard but Hoshino turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lentulus is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentulus stalls.
Lentulus is looking for a takedown.
Lentulus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yuuji Hoshino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lentulus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lentulus is defended easily by Hoshino.
A low kick lands for Hoshino.
Lentulus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lentulus wants to clinch
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a push kick but Lentulus slaps the foot to one side.
Hoshino sets himself, and Lentulus steps forward looking for the clinch! Hoshino avoids it this time.
Lentulus moves out of range as Hoshino throws a body kick.
Lentulus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hoshino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoshino throws a low kick but Lentulus moves out of range easily.
Lentulus avoids a kick to the body.
Lentulus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hoshino as he jumps to the side.
Hoshino scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuji Hoshino dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hoshino gets tackled into the cage by Lentulus. Lentulus maintains the clinch.
Lentulus breaks the clinch.
Hoshino lunges at Lentulus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lentulus's hand.
Hoshino tries to clinch there but Lentulus circles away.
Lentulus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lentulus shoots in looking for a takedown but Hoshino manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lentulus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hoshino throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hoshino avoids the head kick by Lentulus.
Hoshino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hoshino misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lentulus drives through and clinches with Hoshino against the cage.
Lentulus breaks from the clinch.
Lentulus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hoshino throws a wild body kick that Lentulus sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lentulus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lentulus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lentulus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hoshino smiles and moves away.
Lentulus tries for a takedown but Hoshino sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yuuji Hoshino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sextus Lentulus.
Hoshino is looking to land body kicks.
Despite the aggression on Lentulus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sextus Lentulus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoshino looks to land a combination. Lentulus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lentulus swinging wildly here.
Lentulus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoshino avoids the head kick by Lentulus.
Hoshino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lentulus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lentulus backs up against the cage.
It looks like Sextus Lentulus has been cut.
Lentulus 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 is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lentulus misses with a takedown attempt
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoshino lands a leg kick that knocks Lentulus off balance momentarily.
Hoshino slaps away a takedown attempt from Lentulus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lentulus shoots for a double leg takedown but Hoshino sprawls well. He's pushed Lentulus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hoshino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice body kick there by Hoshino.
Lentulus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino jabs at Lentulus's body.
Both fighters circling a little - Hoshino finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hoshino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hoshino with a hook.
Lentulus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Hoshino as he connects with a hook.
Lentulus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hoshino. Hoshino obviously looking to wear him down.
Lentulus blocks the body kick.
Lentulus misses with a takedown
and Hoshino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lentulus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lentulus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoshino tries to avoid it but Lentulus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoshino to the ground. Hoshino escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crunch! Hoshino slams his shin into Lentulus's torso.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hoshino.
Lentulus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hoshino looks to land a body kick but Lentulus moved away.
Lentulus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hoshino.
Hoshino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lentulus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lentulus tries for a takedown but Hoshino circles away easily
and Hoshino counters with a stiff right hand.
Lentulus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lentulus closes the distance and clinches.
Sextus Lentulus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuuji Hoshino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoshino throws a punch but it's blocked by Lentulus.
Hoshino misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuuji Hoshino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hoshino, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuuji Hoshino!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Theador Cruse (ranked 4575 p4p, 3925 weight class) and Daniel Doober (ranked 522 p4p, 464 weight class). Daniel Doober 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Theador Cruse!
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, Daniel Doober!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruse tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Doober swivels and escapes.
Doober dodges the punch combination from Cruse.
Doober connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cruse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doober.
Cruse throws a jab when Doober was well out of range.
No luck for Cruse with that takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doober. Cruse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doober connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cruse scrambles back to his feet.
Doober connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruse momentarily.
Doober lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruse's head.
Cruse gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A swing and a miss from Cruse.
Doober is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doober comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Doober. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doober.
Doober moves in looking to clinch but Cruse pushes him off.
Doober lands a body shot.
Doober tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruse was well out of range. Poor timing from Doober.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruse drops his hands momentarily and Doober takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Doober moves into the clinch.
Cruse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doober lands a nice shot to the body.
Doober misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doober lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruse backwards.
Doober misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doober manages to break the clinch.
Doober is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cruse had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cruse takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Doober does it's job there.
Cruse avoids the body shot from Doober.
Jab from Doober.
 Cruse is rocked!
Doober connects with a right hand. Cruse shakes it off.
Oh Cruse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruse shoots in for a double leg but Doober sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It seemed like Doober was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theador Cruse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruse shoots in and gets a takedown into Doober's guard.
Cruse seems to have got his legs back now.
Cruse prevents Doober from getting back to his feet.
Cruse is looking to work some ground and pound but Doober has wrist control.
Cruse sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Doober's guard.
Doober wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruse is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Doober doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cruse.
Doober wants to get back to his feet.
Cruse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruse trying to control from half guard but Doober is working away.
Doober wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruse trying to pass the guard but Doober defending well.
Doober is looking to control Cruse's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Doober avoid being mounted?
Doober wants to improve his position but Cruse is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doober trying to hold on to Cruse's head to control him but Cruse postures up.
Doober really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cruse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cruse stops Doober from getting back to his feet.
Doober wants to stand back up but Cruse manages to pass into side control.
Cruse tries for a kimura but Doober is defending well.
Doober prevents Cruse from improving position.
Cruse working away.
Doober wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruse wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doober, who protects the arm well.
Cruse has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Doober!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doober is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cruse is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Doober is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Theador Cruse!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Howlett (ranked 3846 p4p, 4678 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 469 p4p, 541 weight class). Logan Howlett 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 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, Logan Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross moves in looking to clinch but Howlett pushes him off.
Ross tries to clinch there but Howlett circles away.
Ross moves forwards but Howlett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Howlett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ross walks into a jab.
Howlett tests Ross's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Howlett.
Logan Howlett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross needs to keep his hands up - Howlett had a free shot at his head there.
Howlett lands a lovely overhand right.
Howlett scores with a decent looking hook.
 Ross is rocked!
Ross gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Howlett gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ross is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logan Howlett!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiki Eketone (ranked 3977 p4p, 4775 weight class) and Bill Nye (ranked 484 p4p, 541 weight class). The key to victory for Kiki Eketone has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kiki Eketone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Nye!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eketone gets tackled into the cage by Nye. Nye maintains the clinch.
Nye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eketone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nye tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eketone avoids it.
Eketone dodges an elbow strike from Nye.
Nye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eketone moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Bill Nye has been cut.
Bill Nye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eketone gets tackled into the cage by Nye. Nye maintains the clinch.
Nye lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nye throws a punch but it's blocked by Eketone.
Eketone blocking some punches.
Eketone throws a punch but it's blocked by Nye.
Nye swings wildly with an uppercut but Eketone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eketone breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Nye 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eketone swings for the body but Nye moves out of range.
Eketone keeps the fight on the outside.
Nye wants to clinch but Eketone slips to the side
and Eketone counters with a nice right hand that sends Nye toppling to the canvas! Nye scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Eketone finish him?!
Nye is rocked!
Nye tries to clinch there but Eketone circles away.
Nye is still on wobbly legs! Can Eketone finish him?
Nye closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nye seems to have recovered his senses.
Eketone misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eketone misses with a punch on the inside.
Nye with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nye throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Nye on the inside.
Nye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nye is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eketone is defending well for now.
Eketone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nye breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Eketone.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nye closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Eketone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nye misses with some punches.
Eketone tries to throw a body punch but Nye avoids it by throwing Eketone back against the cage.
Nye tries a knee to the head but Eketone blocks it.
Eketone looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Eketone avoiding damage as Nye throws knees to the body.
Nye throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eketone blocks it with crossed arms.
Eketone tries to throw a body punch but Nye avoids it by throwing Eketone back against the cage.
Eketone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nye missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eketone misses with a punch on the inside.
Eketone tries a body shot but Nye blocks it.
Nye prevents a body shot from Eketone.
Eketone lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nye misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eketone.
Eketone misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eketone.
Nye breaks from the clinch.
Eketone tries to keep at a distance but Nye has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nye leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nye breaks the clinch.
Nye pushes Eketone up against the cage in a clinch.
Nye blocks an uppercut.
Eketone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nye backwards.
Nye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Eketone misses.
Nye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eketone throws out the jab.
Nye tries to clinch but Eketone is having none of it.
Nye is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eketone dodges the punch combination from Nye.
Eketone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nye manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Eketone there.
That has opened up Bill Nye's cut even more.
Eketone fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Nye out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Kiki Eketone!
Kiki Eketone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turk Barrett (ranked 3849 p4p, 4776 weight class) and Tong Sagat (ranked 452 p4p, 537 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Turk Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tong Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat throws a right and a left that Barrett avoids nicely.
Barrett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sagat slips a straight right by Barrett.
Barrett loads up on a big right hand but Sagat slips the punch.
Barrett swings for the body but Sagat moves out of range.
Barrett swings for the body but Sagat moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrett misses the target.
Sagat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turk Barrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrett throws a hook to the side of Sagat's head but Sagat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sagat punishes Barrett's body with a nice straight punch.
Sagat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barrett at a distance.
A jab from Sagat does it's job there.
Barrett swings for the body but Sagat moves out of range.
Good exchange - Sagat coming out on top.
Barrett walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barrett moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrett misses the target.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrett is just out of range.
Barrett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett throws the left hand but Sagat avoids the punch easily.
Sagat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barrett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sagat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
Barrett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sagat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barrett clobbers Sagat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barrett misses with a hook.
Sagat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barrett circles away quickly and effectively.
Sagat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sagat ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.
Barrett misses with an uppercut.
Barrett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barrett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sagat lands a jab to Barrett's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrett. Sagat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sagat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barrett circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sagat misses with a double jab.
Sagat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrett was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagat.
Sagat throws the left hand but Barrett avoids the punch easily.
Sagat lands with a straight right. Barrett didn't see that one coming.
Sagat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrett. Sagat does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sagat! But no joy.
Sagat swings for the body but Barrett moves out of range.
Sagat connects with a body shot that sends Barrett's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut lands for Barrett. That snapped Sagat's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Sagat. That snapped Barrett's head back.
Barrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Barrett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrett misses the target.
Sagat now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barrett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sagat.
Sagat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barrett finds it's way round the side to connect with Sagat's head.
Sagat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barrett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett throws a shot from downtown. Sagat moves away and avoids it.
Sagat scores with a one two! Barrett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sagat slips a straight right by Barrett.
Sagat looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sagat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barrett rather than just go for the knockout.
Sagat misses with a series of wild punches.
Sagat lands a slapping body shot.
Sagat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barrett misses with a hook. Sagat ducked under it nicely.
Sagat feints the counter takedown.
Sagat misses with a body shot.
Barrett misses with an uppercut. Sagat saw that one coming.
Barrett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barrett just misses with a punch to the body.
Barrett misses the jab.
Barrett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sagat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sagat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barrett doesn't seem bothered though.
Sagat avoids the body shot from Barrett.
Barrett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barrett throws a hook to the side of Sagat's head but Sagat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sagat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sagat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barrett is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sagat.
Sagat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barrett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barrett dodges the punch combination from Sagat.
Sagat throws a body punch but Barrett moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Barrett misses.
Barrett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barrett takes a swing at Sagat's ribcage but misses.
Sagat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Sagat dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sagat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Sagat's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barrett throws out a loose jab but Sagat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barrett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Sagat releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sagat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Barrett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sagat connects with a body shot that sends Barrett's belly button to the back.
Sagat moves out of range as Barrett strikes.
Barrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Sagat's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A swing and a miss from Sagat.
Barrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sagat was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrett.
Barrett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barrett slips a jab from Sagat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Sagat. Beautiful body shot.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrett is just out of range.
Barrett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sagat was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrett.
Sagat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barrett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.
Barrett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sagat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sagat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Sagat misses.
Sagat blocks a jab.
Sagat doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sagat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barrett looks to throw the jab but Sagat is out of range.
Sagat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sagat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sagat is breathing heavily.
Sagat misses with a body shot.
Barrett misses with an uppercut.
Sagat throws out a loose jab but Barrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrett looks to land a left hand but Sagat moved out of range nicely.
Sagat moves away from the strike by Barrett.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barrett throws a jab when Sagat was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barrett throwing a counter right hand but Sagat manages to avoid it.
Barrett misses with a wild body shot.
Sagat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sagat thuds a left hand into Barrett's body.
Barrett scores with a decent looking hook.
Sagat throws a body punch but Barrett moves out of range.
Sagat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barrett backs up against the cage.
Sagat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrett.
Sagat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrett.
Sagat throws a series of punches but Barrett avoids them all with ease.
Barrett takes a swing at Sagat's ribcage but misses.
Sagat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sagat lands with a hook. Barrett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sagat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sagat was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrett.
Barrett misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.
Barrett misses with an uppercut.
Barrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sagat moves away.
Barrett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barrett looks to land a left hand but Sagat moved out of range nicely.
Barrett cracks a nice hook into Sagat's ribs.
Nice shot by Barrett.
Barrett lands a big uppercut and Sagat crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sagat looks OK. Barrett waves Sagat back to his feet!
Sagat is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat throws a hook to the side of Barrett's head but Barrett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sagat is still on wobbly legs! Can Barrett finish him?
Sagat throws a right and a left that Barrett avoids nicely.
Barrett cracks Sagat with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Sagat falls to his knees and Barrett doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Turk Barrett!
Our winner, Turk Barrett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Walls (ranked 4580 p4p, 3433 weight class) and Ray Bradbury (ranked 530 p4p, 433 weight class). Ray Bradbury has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210
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212
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aaron Walls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Bradbury!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradbury gets a clinch.
Bradbury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Bradbury. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bradbury.
Walls scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Walls looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walls misses with a straight left.
Bradbury wants to counter with a clinch but Walls pushes him away.
Walls swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bradbury counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Walls misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walls.
Bradbury taking a breather.
Bradbury lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Bradbury.
Bradbury blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradbury misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Bradbury - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walls breaks the clinch.
Bradbury getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Walls misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradbury tries to counter by closing the distance.
Walls fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walls throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradbury is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Aaron Walls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradbury slips a jab and a cross from Walls.
A little jabbing left from Bradbury on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bradbury fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Walls to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Walls looks to clinch but Bradbury throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Walls taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ray Bradbury!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Diaz (ranked 3598 p4p, 3845 weight class) and Hirata Hitoshi (ranked 425 p4p, 451 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guillermo Diaz!
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, Hirata Hitoshi!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Hitoshi takes an elbow to the temple.
Diaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hitoshi has picked Diaz up - he's going for a ride! Hitoshi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hitoshi prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Diaz wants to control but Hitoshi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hitoshi throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Hitoshi is controlling well.
Hitoshi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hitoshi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hitoshi working the head and body with strikes.
Diaz wants to control but Hitoshi is keeping busy.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitoshi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Hitoshi there.
Hitoshi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Hitoshi is controlling well.
Hitoshi is pressing down on Diaz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diaz is holding on for now.
Diaz trying to control but Hitoshi postures up.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Hitoshi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hitoshi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
Hitoshi lands with a punch from half guard.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Hitoshi in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hitoshi is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
Hitoshi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Diaz has hold of Hitoshi's hands but Hitoshi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Diaz's coaches at Elite Island Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Hitoshi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hitoshi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Hitoshi there.
Ground and pound from Hitoshi.
Diaz controlling the position for now.
Hitoshi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Diaz is rocked!
Hitoshi lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Diaz! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hitoshi jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hirata Hitoshi!
After winning the bout, Hirata Hitoshi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xon HiChi (ranked 3558 p4p, 3636 weight class) and Aldo Nova (ranked 422 p4p, 429 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Xon HiChi!
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, Aldo Nova!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HiChi moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from HiChi.
A nice left hand lands by HiChi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, HiChi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
HiChi presses Nova against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
HiChi misses with a punch to the body.
HiChi avoids the elbow strike from Nova, against the cage.
Nova lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
HiChi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nova throws an elbow but misses.
HiChi lands a body shot.
HiChi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nova scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
HiChi has Nova pressed against the cage.
A short left from HiChi.
Nova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
HiChi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nova backwards.
HiChi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
HiChi just leaning against Nova, taking a breather.
HiChi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
HiChi digs a right hand underneath Nova's ribcage. Nova let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with HiChi's elbow.
Nova looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
HiChi lands a body punch.
Nova blocks a body shot from HiChi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, HiChi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nova works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
HiChi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
HiChi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
HiChi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Nova.
Nova lands a right hand that snaps the head of HiChi backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by HiChi.
A hook to the body from Nova.
HiChi blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Nova.
Nova misses with a punch to the body.
Nova blocks a punch to the side of the head.
HiChi tries to work over Nova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
HiChi misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by HiChi.
HiChi has Nova pressed against the cage.
HiChi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
HiChi blocks a body shot from Nova.
HiChi tries to throw a body punch but Nova avoids it by throwing HiChi back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
HiChi lands a left hand.
HiChi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
HiChi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nova pushes HiChi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
HiChi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
HiChi blocking some punches.
HiChi misses with a hook to the ribs.
HiChi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
HiChi lands a shot to the body.
HiChi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nova misses with a body punch.
HiChi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
HiChi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nova misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from HiChi.
HiChi stalling against the cage.
HiChi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nova tries a body shot but HiChi blocks it.
Nova misses with the head strike.
HiChi misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
HiChi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nova misses with the head strike.
HiChi struggles to land a body shot inside as Nova controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from HiChi as the two fighters clinch.
Nova throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
HiChi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
HiChi misses with the head strike.
HiChi blocking some punches.
HiChi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Novas head.
HiChi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
HiChi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nova throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nova just misses with a elbow thrown towards HiChi's brow.
HiChi lands a hook that snaps the head of Nova backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nova as HiChi tries to tie him up.
Nova can't find room to land a body shot as HiChi controls the action.
HiChi lands a body shot.
Nova digs a right hand underneath HiChi's ribcage. HiChi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nova tries to throw a body punch but HiChi avoids it by throwing Nova back against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
HiChi throws a punch but it's blocked by Nova.
Nova pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nova tries to throw a body punch but HiChi avoids it by throwing Nova back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for HiChi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by HiChi.
Nova creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nova being controlled against the cage.
HiChi lands a body shot.
Nova throws a head punch that misses.
Nova throws an elbow but it's blocked.
HiChi blocks a body shot from Nova.
Nova blocking some punches.
HiChi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nova letting HiChi take a breather here.
HiChi tries to work over Nova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xon HiChi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
HiChi moves in looking to clinch but Nova pushes him off.
A left lands for HiChi.
Nova tries to land a body kick
letting HiChi counter with a right hand.
Nova with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nova looks to land a left hand but HiChi moved out of range nicely.
Nova misses with a straight right.
Nova keeps the fight on the outside.
Nova only half commits to the counter leg kick.
HiChi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A clash of legs there as HiChi blocks the low kick.
Nova is looking to land body kicks.
Nova displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as HiChi throws out the jab.
Nova drops his hands momentarily and HiChi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
HiChi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nova sizes up HiChi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
HiChi misses with an uppercut
and Nova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for HiChi.
HiChi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nova can do to turn this around?
HiChi throws a jab when Nova was well out of range.
HiChi missing with a left hand there. Nova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
HiChi misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
HiChi rushes Nova and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nova blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nova lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nova lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nova misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Nova fails to land.
Xon HiChi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
HiChi avoids the elbow strike from Nova, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nova.
HiChi lands with a short shot to the head.
HiChi misses with a hook to the ribs.
HiChi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nova's elbow.
Nova lands a hook that snaps the head of HiChi backwards.
Nova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nova tries to work over HiChi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nova throws a head punch that misses.
HiChi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nova lands a right hand.
HiChi lands a body punch.
Nova misses with an elbow over the top.
HiChi prevents a body shot from Nova.
Nova misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nova tries a body shot but HiChi blocks it.
HiChi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nova pushes HiChi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nova throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
HiChi misses with a hook to the ribs.
HiChi scores with a shot to the side of Nova's head.
HiChi blocks the elbow strike.
Nova misses with some punches.
HiChi struggles to land a body shot inside as Nova controls his hands.
Nova makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
HiChi can't find room to land a body shot as Nova controls the action.
Nova presses HiChi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
HiChi lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by HiChi.
Nice elbow from Nova.
 It looks like Xon HiChi has been cut.
Nova lands an elbow inside.
Nova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
HiChi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nova pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
HiChi tries to throw a body punch but Nova avoids it by throwing HiChi back against the cage.
Nova blocking some punches.
Nova takes a shot to the head.
Nova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
HiChi can't find room to land a body shot as Nova controls the action.
Nova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nova lands with a short shot to the head.
Nova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with HiChi's elbow.
A short body shot lands from HiChi as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nova.
Nova throws a head punch that misses.
HiChi scores with a shot to the side of Nova's head.
HiChi blocks the elbow strike.
Nova scores with a shot to the side of HiChi's head.
Nova misses with some punches.
Nova lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, HiChi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nova gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nova has a couple of punches blocked by HiChi.
Nova misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
HiChi avoids a wild elbow strike from Nova.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from HiChi fails to land.
Nova misses with some punches.
HiChi lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from HiChi.
Nova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
HiChi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nova backwards.
HiChi lands a hook to the side of the head.
HiChi wants to stall.
HiChi blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for HiChi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for HiChi.
HiChi throws a punch but it's blocked by Nova.
Nova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nova looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aldo Nova will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Xon HiChi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
HiChi throws a body punch but Nova moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nova takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice cross by Nova.
HiChi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nova!
HiChi blocks a low kick nicely.
HiChi throws a good cross that connects.
HiChi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
HiChi cracks Nova with an open hand slap.
Nova on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
HiChi fails in his attempt to clinch.
HiChi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nova throws out a leg kick but HiChi moves out of range and Nova only half commits.
A counter left hand to the body from HiChi misses its target.
Nova tries to clinch but HiChi moves out of range.
HiChi fails in his attempt to clinch.
HiChi scores with a jab. Nova acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
HiChi misses with a hook. Nova ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
HiChi lunges at Nova with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nova's hand.
HiChi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nova paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
HiChi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
HiChi tries to clinch there but Nova circles away.
Nova throws a leg kick that misses.
Nova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nova looks to score with a jab to the body but HiChi is just out of range.
HiChi takes the fight into the clinch.
Nova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nova pushes HiChi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nova misses with a body punch.
HiChi tries to stall but Nova uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
HiChi pushes Nova back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nova lands a hook to the side of the head.
HiChi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
HiChi digs a right hand underneath Nova's ribcage. Nova let out a lung full of air as it connected.
HiChi tries to work over Nova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nova throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short left from Nova.
This has been an exciting period of action!
HiChi misses with the head strike.
HiChi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nova softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nova has a couple of punches blocked by HiChi.
A nice left hand lands by HiChi.
HiChi gets through Nova's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nova blocks an uppercut.
Nova lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
HiChi dodges an elbow strike from Nova.
Nova blocking some punches.
Nova struggles to land a body shot inside as HiChi controls his hands.
A body shot lands from HiChi.
Still in the clinch, Nova scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nova throws an elbow but misses.
Nova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
HiChi lands a hook that snaps the head of Nova backwards.
Nova misses with an elbow over the top.
Nova softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova throws a punch but it's blocked by HiChi.
A nice right hand lands inside from HiChi.
HiChi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nova creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
HiChi scores with a nice hook to the head.
HiChi blocks the elbow strike.
Nova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with HiChi's elbow.
HiChi lands an uppercut.
Nova throws an elbow that misses.
HiChi scores with a shoulder strike.
Nova misses with the head strike.
HiChi working aggressively here.
HiChi blocking some punches.
HiChi lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nova.
Nova tries a body shot but HiChi blocks it.
HiChi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nova's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
HiChi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
HiChi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
HiChi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
HiChi misses with a body punch.
HiChi blocking some punches.
HiChi is leaning against Nova and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
HiChi lands with a right to the head.
HiChi is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from HiChi - that landed with a thud.
HiChi blocks a body shot from Nova.
Nova lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of HiChi backwards.
HiChi misses with the head strike.
Nova throws a punch but it's blocked by HiChi.
HiChi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
HiChi lands a left hand.
Nova pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
HiChi tries to throw a body punch but Nova avoids it by throwing HiChi back against the cage.
HiChi lands a hook to the side of the head.
HiChi leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Xon HiChi.
Well HiChi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xon HiChi!
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