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VFC 64 Tartakov vs Isle PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Steiner (ranked 2661 p4p, 4404 weight class) and Kook Soukine (ranked 97 p4p, 157 weight class). Steiner comes to the cage accompanied by STEINER BROS INTRO SONG. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Steiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kook Soukine!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steiner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Soukine!
Soukine is trying to control Steiner's posture but Steiner avoids it.
Soukine throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
You can see the frustration on Soukine's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Steiner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Steiner working away.
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.
Steiner tries for a kimura but Soukine is defending well.
Steiner tries for a kimura but Soukine is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Soukine is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Steiner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Soukine manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Steiner keeping control of the position.
Soukine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steiner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Soukine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Soukine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steiner tries to get to full guard but Soukine has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soukine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Steiner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Steiner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steiner is trying is best to control the position here.
Soukine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steiner defending well though.
Steiner is trying is best to control the position here.
Soukine working the head and body with strikes.
Steiner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Steiner is looking for a sweep. Soukine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steiner has hold of Soukine's hands but Soukine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Soukine is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Soukine throwing shots but Steiner is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner is trying to get back to full guard.
Steiner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Steiner tries to get out of the position.
Steiner controlling the position for now.
Steiner is looking for a sweep. Soukine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soukine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Steiner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Soukine fails with the takedown
and Steiner counters with a takedown into side control.
Steiner swings around for an armbar but Soukine sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Steiner's guard.
Soukine has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Steiner is proving hard to escape from.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Steiner holds on and takes a little breather.
Soukine trying to stand up but can't free himself from Steiner's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soukine landing some decent shots from guard.
Soukine would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Soukine cracks Steiner with a solid left hand.
Steiner pulls Soukine in close to prevent any damage.
Steiner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soukine is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soukine cracks Steiner with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kook Soukine dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Soukine moves in looking to clinch but Steiner pushes him off.
Soukine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steiner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soukine shoots in but Steiner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steiner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Soukine manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Soukine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Soukine keeping moving, preventing Steiner from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steiner tries to free his leg and advance position but Soukine is retaining full guard.
Steiner trying to move into half guard but instead Soukine has managed to sweep!
Steiner has his foot on Soukine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Soukine works his way back into a safe position though.
Soukine with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soukine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Soukine trying to control the position from guard on top but Steiner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soukine throws a big right hand that misses.
Soukine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Steiner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soukine.
Soukine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soukine stopping the sweep attempt from Steiner.
Steiner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soukine on the ground.
Soukine tries to stand but Steiner is controlling from the bottom.
Steiner looking for a sweep. Not yet Steiner, not yet.
Steiner has momentary wrist control but Soukine slips an elbow through the middle.
Soukine postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kook Soukine has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Soukine trying to control the position from guard on top but Steiner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soukine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Steiner feints and as Soukine raises his hands in defense, Steiner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Soukine has his feet on Steiner's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Steiner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Soukine throws a head punch that misses.
Steiner goes for a takedown attempt but Soukine pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steiner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Soukine.
Soukine goes for a double leg but Steiner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steiner continues to drive forward.
Steiner seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Scott Steiner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kook Soukine.
Steiner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Soukine's guard.
Steiner wants to control from the top but Soukine keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soukine wants to stand but Steiner is controlling the position.
Soukine keeping moving, preventing Steiner from controlling successfully.
Soukine keeping full guard, as Steiner tries to pass.
Steiner has gone for a leg lock! Soukine slips out almost immediately though and dives into Steiner's guard.
Soukine trying to control the position from guard on top but Steiner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steiner looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
Soukine is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soukine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Soukine postures up and lands a big shot to Steiner's brow.
Soukine throws a big right hand that misses.
Soukine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steiner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soukine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steiner is keeping the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kook Soukine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Steiner slaps away a takedown attempt from Soukine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steiner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steiner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Soukine is trying to get back to full guard.
Steiner wants to advance to full mount but Soukine doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soukine has Steiner pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soukine has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Steiner off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Soukine tries to clinch there but Steiner circles away.
Soukine tries to clinch but Steiner is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Soukine did well to prevent Steiner getting side control.
Steiner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Soukine defends it well.
Steiner wants to work for an arm triangle but Soukine is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Steiner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Soukine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Steiner is pressing down on Soukine's thigh, looking to free his foot. Soukine is holding on for now.
Steiner trying to control from Soukine's half guard. Soukine has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Steiner tries to free his leg and advance position but Soukine is retaining full guard.
Scott Steiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soukine has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Steiner has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Steiner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Soukine after a bit of a struggle.
Steiner looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steiner tries for a takedown but Soukine manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Steiner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soukine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steiner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steiner keeps control of Soukine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Soukine is fighting off a takedown attempt but Steiner is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Soukine to the mat. Soukine regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Soukine wants to stand and escape but Steiner is having none of it.
Soukine is pulling down on Steiner's head to control his posture.
Soukine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Soukine is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Steiner presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner has hold of one of Soukine's legs. Soukine is fighting the takedown attempt but Steiner gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Soukine pushes Steiner off and scrambles back to his feet.
Soukine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steiner's waist but Steiner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Soukine off to one side.
Soukine goes for a double leg but Steiner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steiner continues to drive forward.
Steiner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Steiner looking to pass the guard.
Soukine can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Steiner controls the pace.
Steiner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner looking to sit in guard and control but Soukine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Soukine with a nice head shot there.
Soukine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Soukine scoring with punches to the head and body.
Steiner wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Soukine scoring with some ground and pound.
Soukine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Steiner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Soukine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Soukine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kook Soukine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steiner wants to sweep here but Soukine controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kook Soukine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soukine 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kook Soukine!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Gracie (ranked 2772 p4p, 6467 weight class) and Yovko Yovkov (ranked 368 p4p, 644 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chuck Gracie!
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, Yovko Yovkov!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yovkov sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yovkov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yovkov is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yovkov defending well though.
Yovkov wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie is trying to control. Yovkov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yovkov trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yovkov wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Yovkov tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chuck Gracie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rantang Gustus (ranked 2088 p4p, 4137 weight class) and Ace Of Spades (ranked 218 p4p, 384 weight class). Ace Of Spades acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rantang Gustus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ace Of Spades!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustus just misses with a punch to the body.
Gustus moves into the clinch successfully.
Gustus pulls guard successfully.
Gustus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Of Spades can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gustus pushes a forearm under Of Spades's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Of Spades is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rantang Gustus!
Our winner, Rantang Gustus, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Shields (ranked 2948 p4p, 3006 weight class) and Emil Nikolov (ranked 330 p4p, 336 weight class). Shields kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Seven Nation Army. Jake Shields had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Shields!
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, Emil Nikolov!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nikolov on his heels. He'll look to pass Nikolov's guard now, I'm sure.
Shields is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields pushes down on Nikolov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shields is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nikolov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shields. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shields is looking for a kimura but Nikolov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shields to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nikolov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shields is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shields is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nikolov defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolov is trying to escape back to his feet but Shields uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Shields has an Americana. Nikolov didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Shields is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Shields hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jake Shields!
After the fight, Jake Shields was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Albert Abdullayev (ranked 2532 p4p, 2300 weight class) and Momofuku Ando (ranked 288 p4p, 268 weight class). Abdullayev comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - In Da Club (Caucasian Remix). Ando is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pot Noodle Patience. 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Albert Abdullayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Momofuku Ando!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ando lands an overhand right.
Ando thuds his right hand into Abdullayev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ando lands with a hook. Abdullayev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ando connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abdullayev's hands.
Abdullayev dives in for a single leg takedown but Ando sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ando lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ando is stalling here.
Ando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdullayev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ando sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Abdullayev has his takedown stuffed
and Ando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Abdullayev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdullayev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ando sprawls well. Ando wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Abdullayev gets slowly back to his feet.
Ando looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ando bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abdullayev's head backwards.
Ando looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Ando. That snapped Abdullayev's head back.
 Abdullayev is rocked!
Abdullayev has his takedown stuffed
and Ando counters with a right hand to the body.
Oh Abdullayev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abdullayev is breathing heavily.
Abdullayev walks straight into a right hand from Ando - that's dropped him! Ando jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Abdullayev from any more punishment! Abdullayev complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Momofuku Ando!
A relieved looking Momofuku Ando thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryder Young (ranked 2131 p4p, 2727 weight class) and Felix Valero (ranked 300 p4p, 362 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryder Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Felix Valero!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valero misses with a series of wild punches.
Young takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Valero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Young catches Valero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 It looks like Felix Valero has been cut.
Young cracks Valero with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Valero looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Young finish him?
 Valero is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Valero out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryder Young!
An out of breath Ryder Young thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ikuma Arishima (ranked 1814 p4p, 2207 weight class) and Swiss Crunch (ranked 220 p4p, 261 weight class). Arishima comes to the cage accompanied by Fight Music. Swiss Crunch has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ikuma Arishima!
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, Swiss Crunch!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arishima blocks a jab.
Arishima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crunch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crunch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arishima lands with an overhand left.
Crunch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Arishima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crunch throws out the jab.
Arishima takes a swing at Crunch's ribcage but misses.
Arishima walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Arishima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crunch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crunch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arishima.
Crunch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arishima wants to clinch up but Crunch keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Arishima. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crunch.
Crunch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arishima.
Crunch misses the jab.
Crunch tests Arishima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crunch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arishima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arishima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crunch throws out a loose jab but Arishima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arishima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crunch wants to counter with a clinch but Arishima pushes him away.
Arishima takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arishima lands with a nice body punch.
Crunch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arishima.
Arishima connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Arishima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crunch.
A lazy left from Arishima finds it's target.
Arishima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crunch.
Crunch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arishima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crunch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arishima definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Arishima tries to clinch but Crunch is having none of it.
Crunch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arishima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crunch.
Arishima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crunch throws an overhand right that lands on Arishima's shoulder, as Arishima tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Crunch.
 It looks like Ikuma Arishima has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arishima throws a nice looking combination but Crunch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arishima walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crunch moves away from the strike by Arishima.
Arishima sets himself, and Crunch steps forward looking for the clinch! Arishima avoids it this time.
Crunch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arishima jabs Crunch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arishima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crunch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crunch ducks under a wild hook from Arishima.
Some wild striking there from Arishima.
Crunch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arishima lands with a right hand.
Arishima swings for the body but Crunch moves out of range.
Arishima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crunch.
Crunch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crunch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arishima.
Arishima misses the shot to the body.
Crunch tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arishima takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Crunch misses.
Arishima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Arishima lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crunch works Arishima's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Crunch.
Arishima throws a hook but Crunch avoids it easily.
Arishima takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arishima fails in his attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Crunch misses.
Crunch lands with an overhand left.
Arishima throws a hook but Crunch blocks it.
Arishima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arishima ducks under a wild hook from Crunch.
Arishima lands with a straight right. Crunch didn't see that one coming.
Arishima just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arishima bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crunch's head backwards.
Arishima misses with a looping left.
Crunch sizes up Arishima with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Arishima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arishima walks into a stiff left hand from Crunch.
Crunch clobbers Arishima with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crunch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Arishima wants to clinch up but Crunch keeps it at a distance.
Arishima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crunch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arishima takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crunch scores with a sloppy right hand. Arishima should have avoided that one.
Crunch has Arishima up against the cage in a clinch.
Crunch throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arishima misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Crunch.
Crunch misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Swiss Crunch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ikuma Arishima's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crunch tries to close the distance and clinch but Arishima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crunch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arishima moves forwards but Crunch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arishima is looking to clinch.
Crunch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crunch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crunch wants to clinch up but Arishima keeps it at a distance.
Crunch throws a good cross that connects.
Crunch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arishima ducks under a wild hook from Crunch.
Crunch tests Arishima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arishima scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crunch scores with the left hand. Arishima knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crunch scores with the left hand. Arishima knows he should have avoided that one.
Arishima is rocked!
Arishima is looking to clinch but Crunch is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arishima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arishima staying out of range there.
Crunch might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Arishima feints a jab promting Crunch to slip. Arishima then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crunch slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Crunch cracks Arishima with a good jab.
Crunch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Arishima does it's job there.
Crunch throws a looping overhand right but Arishima ducks down to avoid it.
Arishima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crunch looks to land a right hand but Arishima moved out of range.
Arishima feints a jab promting Crunch to slip. Arishima then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crunch slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Crunch is rocked!
Arishima tries to clinch up.
Crunch is still on wobbly legs! Can Arishima finish him?
Nice uppercut lands for Crunch. That snapped Arishima's head back.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Crunch in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch lands a lovely overhand right.
Crunch seems to have recovered his senses.
Crunch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch scores with a jab.
Crunch tries to clinch there but Arishima circles away.
Crunch misses with an uppercut.
Swiss Crunch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crunch scores with a sloppy right hand. Arishima should have avoided that one.
Arishima takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Arishima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crunch connects with a jab.
Crunch tries to clinch but Arishima moves out of range.
Arishima lands a really nice looking cross but Crunch seems unphased.
Arishima seems to have got his legs back now.
Arishima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crunch misses with a body shot.
Crunch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arishima moves away.
Arishima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crunch throws out the jab.
Arishima takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arishima misses with a wild body shot.
Crunch keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arishima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arishima's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crunch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arishima scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crunch connects with a nice looking jab.
Arishima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crunch was well out of range. Poor timing from Arishima.
Arishima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crunch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crunch.
Arishima wants to clinch.
Crunch lands a jab to the nose.
Arishima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arishima tries to clinch up but Crunch circles away and keeps his distance.
Crunch tries to counter by closing the distance.
Arishima takes a swing at Crunch's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arishima takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crunch tries to move into range but Arishima moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arishima in his tracks.
Arishima misses the shot to the body.
Crunch missing with a left hand there. Arishima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crunch misses the jab.
Crunch takes one to the chin there.
Arishima on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crunch misses with a looping right.
Arishima throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crunch counters by moving into the clinch.
Arishima throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arishima tries a body shot but Crunch blocks it.
Arishima looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arishima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arishima lands with a light punch inside.
Crunch blocks an uppercut.
Crunch misses with a punch to the body.
Arishima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Swiss Crunch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ikuma Arishima's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Crunch lands with an overhand left.
Crunch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arishima misses with an uppercut.
Crunch lands with a cross.
Crunch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arishima momentarily.
Crunch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arishima.
Arishima is looking to clinch.
Crunch throws a series of punches but Arishima avoids them all with ease.
Arishima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arishima lands the left hand.
A nice combination there by Crunch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arishima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crunch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arishima.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arishima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch throws a hook to the side of Arishima's head but Arishima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Crunch.
Crunch jabs Arishima right on the nose. Arishima blinks but takes it well.
Arishima closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arishima misses with some punches.
Arishima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arishima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arishima.
Arishima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crunch has a couple of punches blocked by Arishima.
Crunch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arishima misses with some punches.
Arishima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arishima tries to throw a body punch but Crunch avoids it by throwing Arishima back against the cage.
Crunch lands a nice uppercut.
Crunch lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crunch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ikuma Arishima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arishima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swiss Crunch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crunch throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Crunch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crunch prevents a body shot from Arishima.
A shot in the inside from Crunch.
Crunch has a couple of punches blocked by Arishima.
Crunch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arishima backwards.
Crunch presses Arishima against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crunch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crunch misses with a punch on the inside.
Crunch lands a right hand.
Crunch misses with a body punch.
Arishima misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crunch.
Crunch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crunch.
A head punch on the inside from Arishima fails to land.
Crunch throws a head punch that misses.
Crunch swings wildly with an uppercut but Arishima uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crunch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Arishima as the two fighters clinch.
Crunch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crunch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crunch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arishima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crunch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arishima swings wildly with an uppercut but Crunch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crunch misses with a punch on the inside.
Crunch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Arishima.
Crunch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arishima blocks an uppercut.
Arishima working aggressively here.
Crunch scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch lands with a light punch inside.
Arishima working aggressively here.
Crunch misses with a punch to the body.
Arishima swings wildly with an uppercut but Crunch uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Arishima.
Crunch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arishima tries to work over Crunch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crunch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crunch lands a left hand.
Crunch tries a body shot but Arishima blocks it.
Crunch blocks a body shot from Arishima.
Arishima tries to throw a body punch but Crunch avoids it by throwing Arishima back against the cage.
Crunch lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crunch lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Arishima fails to land.
Arishima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swiss Crunch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arishima scores with a shoulder strike.
Arishima digs a right hand underneath Crunch's ribcage. Crunch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Swiss Crunch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crunch 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Swiss Crunch!
During a confident post fight interview, Swiss Crunch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colby Brown (ranked 1635 p4p, 2394 weight class) and Robby Fowel (ranked 92 p4p, 132 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Colby Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robby Fowel!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fowel, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Fowel regains guard.
Brown definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fowel pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
Fowel keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Fowel is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Fowel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fowel has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is looking to pass into half guard but Fowel pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Fowel is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fowel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fowel trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fowel stacks Brown on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fowel!
Fowel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fowel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown sneaks back into half guard.
Fowel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fowel is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowel is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fowel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown managing to control the position.
Fowel trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
Fowel is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fowel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown working for a triangle but Fowel defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowel drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Fowel off! Fowel jumps back into Brown's guard.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fowel trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown working for a triangle but Fowel defends it easily.
Fowel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Fowel from controlling successfully.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fowel defends well.
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.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fowel passes into half guard.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Fowel wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Fowel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fowel seems to be looking for submissions.
Fowel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown is looking for a sweep. Fowel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fowel moves nicely into side control.
Brown is not content to let Fowel control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Colby Brown will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown is pressed up against the cage. Fowel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brown moves to clinch but Fowel breaks away
and Fowel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
Fowel wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Fowel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fowel trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fowel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fowel passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brown is doing well to control the position and prevent Fowel from advancing to side control.
Fowel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fowel.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Fowel has control of the leg.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Brown wants to control but Fowel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fowel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fowel wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowel seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fowel pulls his head out easily.
Brown controlling the position well.
Fowel tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
Brown actively working from the bottom here.
Fowel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but Fowel postures up.
Fowel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brown is looking to control Fowel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
Brown is looking for a sweep. Fowel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fowel is working away from the top position though.
Fowel is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fowel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fowel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Fowel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Fowel has control of the leg.
Fowel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fowel.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown tries to get to full guard but Fowel has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robby Fowel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Fowel misses with the head strike.
Brown is pressed up against the cage. Fowel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brown drives through and clinches with Fowel against the cage.
Fowel tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
Brown successfully pulls guard.
Brown controlling the position.
Brown continues to stall.
Brown working for a triangle but Fowel defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown working for submissions but it's allowed Fowel to get to half guard.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fowel frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brown tries to reverse the position but Fowel maintains control.
Fowel looking for a guillotine from mount but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is looking to get to half guard.
Fowel working for a submission but Brown is keeping him at bay.
Fowel tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
Brown tries to hold on but Fowel pushes him away.
Fowel is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Brown is surviving well by controlling Fowel's body position as best he can.
Fowel wants to finish this one by submission but Brown is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fowel.
Fowel looking to secure an arm triangle but Brown defends it well.
Fowel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown wants to control but Fowel is having none of it.
Brown is looking to get to half guard.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fowel is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Brown is surviving well by controlling Fowel's body position as best he can.
Fowel wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Fowel prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Fowel wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Brown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brown has given up his back. Will we see Fowel going for some submissions?
Robby Fowel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fowel is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Brown knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Brown for a finish.
Fowel working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but not successfully.
Brown tries to escape but Fowel has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Fowel working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Brown trying to control the position but Fowel manages to sink in the hooks.
Brown is trying to break free.
Brown trying to control the hands but Fowel won't let him.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown trying to control the hands but Fowel won't let him.
Fowel is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Brown is defending well though. Fowel let's go of the attempt for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robby Fowel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fowel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robby Fowel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Silva (ranked 1446 p4p, 2158 weight class) and Oliver Smith (ranked 212 p4p, 301 weight class). Smith has chosen Saliva Click Click Boom as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oliver Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Jackson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith bucks up and tries to throw Silva off but instead Silva has got his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Smith won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Silva off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jackson Silva!
Oliver Smith was interviewed post fight and said 'You win some you lose some. I will be back and I am going sleep some of you fools.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Old Leg Tartakov (ranked 295 p4p, 1851 weight class) and Thomas Isle (ranked 50 p4p, 265 weight class). Thomas Isle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Old Leg Tartakov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Isle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tartakov.
Isle misses with a straight right.
Tartakov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tartakov throws the left hand but Isle avoids the punch easily.
Isle misses with an uppercut.
Isle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tartakov.
Tartakov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Isle circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tartakov misses with a low kick.
Isle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Isle throws a shot from downtown. Tartakov moves away and avoids it.
Isle gets caught flat footed, as Tartakov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Isle trying to keep a closed guard but Tartakov is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartakov wants to pass the guard but Isle is keeping the position.
Tartakov trying to control the position from guard on top but Isle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Isle wants to stand and escape but Tartakov is having none of it.
Isle keeping moving, preventing Tartakov from controlling successfully.
Tartakov lands a couple of elbows.
It looks like Thomas Isle has been cut.
Tartakov pushing down on Isle's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Isle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Isle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tartakov.
Isle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tartakov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tartakov is taking a breather. Isle 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.
Tartakov prevents Isle from improving his position.
Tartakov moves into full mount! Isle won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Isle hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tartakov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tartakov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tartakov thowing shots but they're missing.
Isle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tartakov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tartakov 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.
Tartakov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Isle's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isle wants to control but Tartakov is having none of it.
Isle wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tartakov.
Tartakov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Isle looks a forlorn figure.
The cut above Thomas Isle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tartakov landing punches.
Thomas Isle's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thomas Isle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Old Leg Tartakov!
Old Leg Tartakov retains his heavyweight title!
Old Leg Tartakov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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