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TR55: Frankly Slaughtered PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Turbo (ranked 25065 p4p, 4583 weight class) and Mick Orl (ranked 640 p4p, 518 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mick Orl enters the cage!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Turbo!
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, Mick Orl!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turbo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Orl's half guard.
Orl is trying to maintain the position but Turbo is very close to passing his half guard.
Orl looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Orl looking for submissions off his back.
Orl is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Turbo is tapping! Great win for Orl!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mick Orl!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teague Shannon (ranked 4938 p4p, 25408 weight class) and Ping Lacson (ranked 491 p4p, 612 weight class). Ping Lacson 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Teague Shannon!
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, Ping Lacson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacson fails with the takedown.
Shannon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lacson has time to react.
Shannon jabs Lacson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lacson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shannon pinned against the cage. Shannon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lacson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Teague Shannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ping Lacson.
Lacson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shannon scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Shannon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shannon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lacson wants to take the fight to the mat but Shannon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shannon lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shannon.
Lacson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lacson is trying to drag Shannon to the mat but Shannon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shannon lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Shannon.
Shannon lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shannon.
Lacson goes for a takedown attempt but Shannon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lacson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lacson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shannon thuds a left hand into Lacson's body.
Lacson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shannon scores with a nice head shot.
Lacson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shannon lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shannon's corner calls for a 1-2. Shannon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lacson shoots for a takedown but Shannon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shannon stuns Lacson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shannon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shannon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lacson.
Lacson looks winded!
Shannon lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shannon slaps away a takedown attempt from Lacson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shannon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shannon delivers a nice body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lacson.
It appears Shannon was looking to counter with a kick there.
Shannon throws a leg kick which misses Lacson's front leg but catches the back leg as Lacson tries to avoid it.
Shannon lands with a right hand.
Shannon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shannon connects with a body shot that sends Lacson's belly button to the back.
Teague Shannon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Shannon.
Shannon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shannon.
Lacson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shannon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lacson momentarily.
Shannon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shannon lands with a nice body kick.
Shannon punishes Lacson's body with a nice straight punch.
Shannon slaps away a takedown attempt from Lacson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lacson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Teague Shannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shannon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lacson if he has to take too many more of those.
We've been informed that Lacson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Shannon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shannon scores with a punch to the head.
Lacson shoots for a takedown but Shannon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shannon lands the left hand.
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!
Shannon lands a lovely overhand right.
Shannon throws a head kick that misses.
Shannon scores with a jab to the head.
Shannon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shannon pushes Lacson away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shannon throws a sloppy head kick and Lacson moves out of range easily.
Shannon scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Shannon. That snapped Lacson's head back.
Shannon scores with a leg kick.
Lacson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shannon.
Shannon connects with the punch.
Lacson ducks right into an uppercut from Shannon.
Lacson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lacson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lacson fails with the takedown.
Shannon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shannon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lacson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shannon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shannon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lacson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Teague Shannon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lacson tries to clinch but Shannon moves out of range.
Shannon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shannon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ping Lacson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shannon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shannon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lacson on the side of the head.
Shannon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lacson was well out of range. Poor timing from Shannon.
Lacson is looking for the big counter here.
Shannon lands with a shot to the body.
Shannon lands a head kick!
Shannon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lacson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lacson shoots in but Shannon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shannon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shannon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lacson.
Shannon throws a quick counter head kick but Lacson was just out of range.
Shannon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lacson can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shannon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacson takes one on the button.
Shannon scores with a sloppy right hand. Lacson should have avoided that one.
Lacson blocks a head kick by Shannon.
Shannon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lacson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lacson darts in looking for a takedown but Shannon gets double underhooks and turns Lacson into the cage.
Teague Shannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ping Lacson.
Shannon scores with a spinning back kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shannon.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shannon!
A decent looking cross lands there for Shannon.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shannon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lacson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shannon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shannon just misses with a punch to the body.
Shannon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lacson's sensitive parts.
Shannon misses with a body shot.
Shannon lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacson darts in looking for a takedown but Shannon gets double underhooks and turns Lacson into the cage.
Lacson is breathing heavily.
Shannon lands a nice looking body kick.
Shannon works the jab nicely.
Shannon cracks Lacson with an open hand slap.
Shannon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lacson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shannon jabs Lacson right on the nose. Lacson blinks but takes it well.
Shannon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shannon scores with a nice body kick.
A cross from Shannon lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shannon.
Lacson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shannon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shannon jabs at Lacson's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannon stuffs the takedown.
Lacson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shannon thuds a left hand into Lacson's body.
Lacson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shannon lands a jab to Lacson's midsection.
Lacson fails with a takedown attempt.
Shannon cracks Lacson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shannon scores with a head kick. Lacson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shannon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shannon.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shannon!
Shannon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Teague Shannon is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shannon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from Lacson misses.
Lacson gets the takedown into side control.
Shannon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lacson.
Lacson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Shannon is trying to improve his position.
Lacson trying to control the position but Shannon is working away.
You can see the frustration on Shannon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacson lands some shots froms side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Teague Shannon dominated that second round.
That's time! Shannon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lacson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shannon sprawls well. Shannon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lacson gets slowly back to his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Shannon misses its target.
Shannon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lacson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shannon defends it nicely.
Lacson misses with a takedown attempt - Shannon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Teague Shannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ping Lacson.
Shannon tries a head kick but it misses.
Lacson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Shannon.
Shannon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shannon connects with a body shot that sends Lacson's belly button to the back.
Shannon digs a good hook to Lacson's body.
Shannon tests Lacson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shannon fakes the leg kick and cracks Lacson in the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shannon.
Shannon scores with a head kick. Lacson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shannon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lacson's hands.
Shannon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice body kick there by Shannon.
Shannon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shannon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shannon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shannon with a nice calf kick.
Shannon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shannon takes a swing at Lacson's ribcage but misses.
Shannon jabs Lacson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shannon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lacson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Teague Shannon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Shannon.
Shannon misses the shot to the body.
Shannon lands a nice shot to the body.
Shannon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lacson on the side of the head.
Lacson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shannon misses with a head kick.
Shannon thuds his shin into the meat of Lacson's side.
Shannon connects with an inside leg kick.
Shannon lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheers as Shannon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lacson doesn't seem phased though.
Nice body kick from Shannon.
Lacson drops his hands momentarily and Shannon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lacson shoots in for a takedown but Shannon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shannon lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shannon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lacson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shannon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lacson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shannon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lacson drops back looking for a leg! Shannon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shannon manages to kick Lacson off! Lacson jumps back into Shannon's guard.
Lacson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lacson works over Shannon with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shannon has momentary wrist control but Lacson slips an elbow through the middle.
Lacson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shannon is keeping the position for now.
Shannon trying to keep a closed guard but Lacson is proving a slippery customer.
Lacson is stalling in the full guard.
Lacson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teague Shannon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shannon, 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teague Shannon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Andulusian (ranked 4582 p4p, 5588 weight class) and Hingle McCringleberry (ranked 532 p4p, 590 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hingle McCringleberry enters the cage!
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Good knees
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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, Andy Andulusian!
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, Hingle McCringleberry!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCringleberry connects with a looping right hand.
McCringleberry cracks Andulusian with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andulusian lands with a light punch inside.
Andulusian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McCringleberry looks winded!
Andulusian landing knees to the head.
Andulusian has McCringleberry pressed against the cage.
Andulusian connects with a knee to the head.
Andulusian connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andulusian landing knees to the head.
Andulusian landing knees to the head.
Andulusian with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Hingle McCringleberry has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Andulusian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Andulusian - that landed with a thud.
McCringleberry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Andulusian lands with a short shot to the head.
Andulusian with a knee to the head.
Andulusian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andulusian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Andulusian.
Andulusian lands a big knee to the head and McCringleberry goes down! Andulusian pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Andulusian!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brayan Matias (ranked 5009 p4p, 4581 weight class) and Moxley O Darren (ranked 525 p4p, 511 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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, Brayan Matias!
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, Moxley O Darren!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Darren rushes Matias and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matias jumps guard and drags O Darren to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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.
O Darren showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that O Darren has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
O Darren scoring with some ground and pound.
O Darren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Matias trying to keep a closed guard but O Darren is proving a slippery customer.
O Darren has gone for a leg lock! Matias slips out almost immediately though and dives into O Darren's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Darren working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matias.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Darren has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Darren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Darren manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Matias manages to get himself to full guard.
O Darren passes Matias's left leg - he's now in half guard.
O Darren seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
O Darren sitting and controlling from the half guard.
O Darren works his foot free and advances to mount.
O Darren lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Darren landing shots from mount.
 Matias is rocked!
O Darren cracks Matias with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moxley O Darren!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soe Nyan Bo (ranked 4560 p4p, 4533 weight class) and Aengus McDonnell (ranked 151 p4p, 149 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super 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, Soe Nyan Bo!
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, Aengus McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for McDonnell.
McDonnell lands with a cross.
Bo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bo slips under a jab from McDonnell.
Bo throws a low kick, looking for McDonnell's leg but McDonnell calmly moves out of range.
McDonnell let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonnell misses the target.
McDonnell connects with a nice looking jab.
McDonnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bo connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDonnell. McDonnell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Aengus McDonnell has been cut.
McDonnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bo.
Bo throws a head kick but McDonnell moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bo takes a swing at McDonnell's ribcage but misses.
Bo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bo looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
McDonnell with a jab.
McDonnell scores with the left hand. Bo knows he should have avoided that one.
McDonnell connects with a body shot that sends Bo's belly button to the back.
Bo digs a good body shot into McDonnell's ribs.
McDonnell looks winded!
McDonnell lands with a right hand.
McDonnell avoids the head kick by Bo.
McDonnell blocks a head kick by Bo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell thuds his right hand into Bo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bo is rocked!
Bo walks straight into a right hand from McDonnell - that's dropped him! McDonnell jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bo from any more punishment! Bo 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 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aengus McDonnell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reece Cooley (ranked 4531 p4p, 4534 weight class) and Khaing Wai (ranked 219 p4p, 386 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reece Cooley!
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, Khaing Wai!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooley clinches up against the cage.
Cooley could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cooley can't find room to land a body shot as Wai controls the action.
Cooley pushes Wai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooley manages to break the clinch.
Wai gets tackled into the cage by Cooley. Cooley maintains the clinch.
Wai blocks an uppercut.
Wai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wai takes a shot to the head.
Wai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wai backwards.
Cooley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wai blocks a body shot from Cooley.
Wai misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Wai fails to land.
Wai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wai pushes Cooley up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cooley or not.
Cooley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai tries a body shot but Cooley blocks it.
Cooley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wai blocks an uppercut.
Wai lands with a right to the head.
Cooley misses with a punch on the inside.
Wai misses with some punches.
Cooley lands a right hand.
Cooley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wai tries to work over Cooley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooley blocking some punches.
A short right from Wai on the inside.
Cooley has a couple of punches blocked by Wai.
Wai misses with the head strike.
Cooley presses Wai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cooley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wai has a couple of punches blocked by Cooley.
Cooley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wai fails to land.
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!
Wai working aggressively here.
Cooley misses with a body punch.
Wai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooley has a couple of punches blocked by Wai.
Wai throws a head punch that misses.
Wai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooley's elbow.
Wai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wai struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooley controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Cooley fails to land.
Wai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooley throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cooley fails to land.
Cooley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooley backwards.
Cooley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wai gets through Cooley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooley blocks a body shot from Wai.
Cooley misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wai swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooley backwards.
Cooley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wai clinches up with Cooley and pushes him back against the cage.
Cooley tries to work over Wai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooley gets through Wai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wai misses with some punches.
Wai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wai lands a right hand.
Wai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wai.
Wai lands a shot to the body.
Wai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooley misses with some punches.
Wai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wai misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Cooley.
A short right from Wai.
Cooley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cooley has a couple of punches blocked by Wai.
Wai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cooley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wai backwards.
Cooley has a couple of punches blocked by Wai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooley tries to throw a body punch but Wai avoids it by throwing Cooley back against the cage.
Cooley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cooley swings wildly with an uppercut but Wai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Reece Cooley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wai gets a clinch.
Wai misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Cooley.
Cooley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooley.
Wai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooley.
Cooley lands with a right to the head.
Wai blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Wai fails to land.
Wai lands a body shot.
Cooley lands with a right to the head.
Cooley misses with some punches.
Wai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooley throws a head punch that misses.
Cooley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wai tries to keep at a distance but Cooley has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Wai on the inside.
Wai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wai lands with a right to the head.
Cooley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Wai.
Reece Cooley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooley tries to work over Wai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooley scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Cooley.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wai blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wai pushes Cooley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cooley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooley throws a punch but it's blocked by Wai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooley works on Wai's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wai.
Wai can't find room to land a body shot as Cooley controls the action.
Cooley tries to work over Wai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooley can't find room to land a body shot as Wai controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooley.
Cooley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wai backwards.
Cooley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Wai fails to land.
Cooley misses with a punch on the inside.
Wai working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Cooley.
Cooley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooley misses with a punch on the inside.
Wai lands with a right to the head.
Wai working aggressively here.
Cooley stalls.
Cooley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooley.
Wai lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Wai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wai swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooley breaks the clinch.
Cooley misses with a body shot.
Cooley gets a clinch.
Cooley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wai is looking to control Cooley's arms but Cooley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wai has his back to the cage.
Cooley blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Wai.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wai throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooley.
Cooley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooley misses with a body punch.
Wai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wai scores with a shot to the side of Cooley's head.
Wai misses with some punches.
Wai takes a shot to the head.
Cooley swings wildly with an uppercut but Wai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wai throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooley.
Cooley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wai lands an uppercut.
Wai scores with a shot to the side of Cooley's head.
Wai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooley misses with the head strike.
Cooley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wai's elbow.
Cooley misses with a body punch.
Cooley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooley presses Wai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Wai scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooley prevents a body shot from Wai.
Wai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooley can't find room to land a body shot as Wai controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Reece Cooley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wai has Cooley up against the cage in a clinch.
Wai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooley misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Cooley.
Nice body punch from Cooley.
Wai throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooley.
Wai has a couple of punches blocked by Cooley.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooley blocks an uppercut.
Cooley pushes Wai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooley misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Wai fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wai.
Cooley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wai backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wai misses with a punch on the inside.
Wai misses with the head strike.
Cooley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooley misses with some punches.
Wai misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cooley fails to land.
Wai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wai backwards.
Cooley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooley misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Cooley - that landed with a thud.
Cooley misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Cooley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wai misses with a punch on the inside.
Khaing Wai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wai misses with the head strike.
Wai throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooley.
Cooley works on Wai's body with a couple of short punches.
Wai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooley stalling in the clinch but Wai improves position.
A short right from Cooley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooley.
Wai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooley breaks from the clinch.
Wai moves in looking to clinch but Cooley pushes him off.
Cooley has closed the distance and engaged Wai in a clinch.
Wai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wai struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooley controls his hands.
Cooley can't find room to land a body shot as Wai controls the action.
Wai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cooleys head.
Wai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooley backwards.
Cooley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wai backwards.
 Wai is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooley.
Wai is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooley finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Cooley fails to land.
A hook to the body from Wai.
Wai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wai seems to have recovered his senses.
Wai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooley lands an uppercut.
Cooley lands with a light punch inside.
Cooley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooley lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooley.
Cooley pushes Wai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooley.
Wai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wai fails to land.
Wai pushes Cooley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wai misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooley prevents a body shot from Wai.
Cooley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wai's elbow.
Cooley struggles to land a body shot inside as Wai controls his hands.
Cooley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wai misses with some punches.
Wai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cooley breaks the clinch.
Wai darts in and clinches Cooley up against the cage.
Cooley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wai backwards.
Cooley misses with a punch on the inside.
Wai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wai can't find room to land a body shot as Cooley controls the action.
Wai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooley blocks a body shot from Wai.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wai.
Reece Cooley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wai swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooley uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Reece Cooley.
Well Cooley 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 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reece Cooley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dinny McDowell (ranked 4940 p4p, 3420 weight class) and Rajko Mijatovic (ranked 555 p4p, 432 weight class). 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 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, Dinny McDowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rajko Mijatovic!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDowell looks to land a right hand but Mijatovic moved out of range.
Mijatovic wants to counter with a clinch but McDowell pushes him away.
McDowell throws a right hand that misses
and Mijatovic counters with a one-two to the body.
Mijatovic looks to land a combination but McDowell avoids it well.
McDowell looks to land a left hand but Mijatovic moved out of range nicely.
Mijatovic clinches up against the cage.
Mijatovic pressing his opponent against the cage.
McDowell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDowell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mijatovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mijatovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mijatovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McDowell defends it nicely.
Mijatovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McDowell tries to clinch but Mijatovic is having none of it.
A lazy left from McDowell finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mijatovic blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mijatovic lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from McDowell misses its intended target.
McDowell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mijatovic shoots in and drives through. McDowell sprawls well.
Dinny McDowell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rajko Mijatovic.
Mijatovic swats away the attempt to clinch by McDowell.
Mijatovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mijatovic slips under a jab.
Dinny McDowell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDowell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dinny McDowell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from McDowell misses
and Mijatovic counters with a nice uppercut.
McDowell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDowell connects with a looping right hand.
McDowell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from McDowell misses its intended target.
McDowell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mijatovic closes the distance and pushes McDowell back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDowell misses with a punch on the inside.
McDowell misses with a body punch.
Come on Mijatovic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mijatovic tries for a takedown but McDowell manages to get underhooks.
Mijatovic is pushing McDowell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mijatovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDowell tries a body shot but Mijatovic blocks it.
Mijatovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDowell misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDowell throws a punch but it's blocked by Mijatovic.
McDowell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDowell misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDowell keeps control of Mijatovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mijatovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McDowell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McDowell throws a sloppy head kick and Mijatovic moves out of range easily.
Mijatovic shoots in looking for a takedown but McDowell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mijatovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McDowell cracks a nice hook into Mijatovic's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mijatovic ducks under a wild hook from McDowell.
Mijatovic feints the counter takedown.
Mijatovic moves out of range of the strikes.
McDowell misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from McDowell. No joy for Mijatovic on that attempt.
McDowell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDowell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDowell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And Mijatovic tries to counter it with a takedown but McDowell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice takedown defense from McDowell. No joy for Mijatovic on that attempt.
McDowell moves to clinch but Mijatovic breaks away
and Mijatovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McDowell thinking.
Mijatovic rushes McDowell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mijatovic.
Mijatovic gets control of McDowell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mijatovic will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mijatovic is looking for a triangle but McDowell pushes his legs off easily.
Mijatovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McDowell manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mijatovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mijatovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mijatovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mijatovic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mijatovic wanted to stand there but McDowell had control of the position.
McDowell working a defensive guard but Mijatovic manages to pass into side control anyway.
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 Dinny McDowell will probably get the nod.
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.
Mijatovic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McDowell sprawls well initially but Mijatovic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McDowell tries to roll over but Mijatovic keeps him under control.
McDowell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mijatovic.
Mijatovic is trying to work for a kimura but McDowell is defending well.
McDowell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Mijatovic throwing shots but McDowell is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mijatovic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mijatovic wants to pass the guard but McDowell is defending well.
Mijatovic controlling the pace.
Mijatovic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McDowell sees it coming and defends easily.
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.
Mijatovic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McDowell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mijatovic.
McDowell tries to roll over but Mijatovic keeps him under control.
Mijatovic tries to stand and escape but McDowell is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mijatovic controlling the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mijatovic tries to pass the half guard into mount. McDowell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mijatovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McDowell finds it's way round the side to connect with Mijatovic's head.
McDowell looks to land a combination but Mijatovic avoids it well.
McDowell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mijatovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mijatovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McDowell defends it nicely.
McDowell is looking to counter punch.
McDowell throws a body punch but Mijatovic moves out of range.
Rajko Mijatovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mijatovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mijatovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McDowell avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDowell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDowell just misses with a punch to the body.
Mijatovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDowell.
Mijatovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mijatovic scores with a takedown into McDowell's guard.
Mijatovic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mijatovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McDowell throws a shot from downtown. Mijatovic moves away and avoids it.
Mijatovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. McDowell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dinny McDowell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rajko Mijatovic.
Mijatovic moves out of range of the strikes.
McDowell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rajko Mijatovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mijatovic looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McDowell won't allow Mijatovic to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mijatovic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Mijatovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDowell is defending against the submission attempts here by Mijatovic.
McDowell wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mijatovic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McDowell defends it well.
McDowell trying to hold on to Mijatovic's head to control him but Mijatovic postures up.
Mijatovic working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on McDowell's thigh. McDowell counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Mijatovic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McDowell looking to control.
Mijatovic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McDowell has a closed guard, preventing Mijatovic from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mijatovic pushes McDowell up against the cage in a clinch.
McDowell misses with the head strike.
McDowell is looking to control Mijatovic's arms but Mijatovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDowell has his back to the cage.
McDowell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDowell trying to control the position but instead, Mijatovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed McDowell into the cage.
Mijatovic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McDowell to keep the fight standing.
Mijatovic wants to take the fight to the mat but McDowell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mijatovic jumps guard and drags McDowell to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mijatovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Mijatovic, not yet.
Mijatovic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDowell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mijatovic is keeping the position for now.
McDowell trying to control the position from guard on top but Mijatovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mijatovic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McDowell defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mijatovic looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but McDowell is defending well. Mijatovic quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! McDowell has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mijatovic celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rajko Mijatovic!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam McLennon (ranked 4939 p4p, 2763 weight class) and Smif Thibodeaux (ranked 402 p4p, 277 weight class). Liam McLennon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Smif Thibodeaux's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liam McLennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Smif Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLennon darts in trying to clinch
and Thibodeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McLennon wants to clinch up but Thibodeaux keeps it at a distance.
McLennon closes the distance but Thibodeaux moves to the side
and Thibodeaux counters with a crisp right that sends McLennon to the canvas! Thibodeaux follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Smif Thibodeaux!
A victorious Smif Thibodeaux thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Munhoz (ranked 1965 p4p, 4579 weight class) and Island Boy Jackson (ranked 270 p4p, 510 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Island Boy Jackson enters the cage!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Munhoz!
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, Island Boy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munhoz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
so Munhoz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Munhoz looking to pass the guard.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Munhoz has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Munhoz wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munhoz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jackson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munhoz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Munhoz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Munhoz has hold of Jackson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Jackson seems comfortable defending it but Munhoz has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Jackson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Jackson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Munhoz couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Munhoz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Venegas (ranked 875 p4p, 2361 weight class) and Deacon Slaughter (ranked 95 p4p, 282 weight class). Deacon Slaughter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frankie Venegas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Deacon Slaughter!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaughter lands a really nice looking cross but Venegas seems unphased.
Nice body punch from Slaughter.
Venegas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Venegas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slaughter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slaughter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Venegas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Slaughter's guard.
Slaughter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaughter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Venegas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Venegas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Venegas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Venegas postures up.
Slaughter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Venegas haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Venegas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Venegas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Slaughter isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Venegas stacks Slaughter 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 Venegas !
Venegas landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Slaughter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Venegas working the head and body with strikes.
Venegas scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venegas in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Venegas lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Slaughter is rocked!
Venegas working away.
Slaughter is still in real trouble! Can Venegas finish him?
A big shot lands for Venegas ! That's hurt Slaughter! Will he recover? Venegas fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Venegas !
After winning the bout, Frankie Venegas 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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