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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gu Young Min (ranked 5604 p4p, 3569 weight class) and Liam McLennon (ranked 255 p4p, 345 weight class). Liam McLennon 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 bantamweight 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, Gu Young Min!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liam McLennon!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of McLennon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Young Min throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McLennon clinches.
McLennon pushes Young Min back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young Min misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young Min doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young Min scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from McLennon.
Young Min swings wildly with an uppercut but McLennon uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLennon misses with a knee strike.
McLennon looking to throw knees to the head but Young Min is blocking nicely.
McLennon trying to land knees to the body.
McLennon digs a right hand into Young Min's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Young Min's gas tank.
Young Min struggles to land a body shot inside as McLennon controls his hands.
Young Min tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young Min tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young Min tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLennon's elbow.
Young Min lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young Min misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLennon has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Young Min - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from McLennon, and another! Young Min is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Liam McLennon!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jit Lang (ranked 6013 p4p, 3376 weight class) and Charles Greene (ranked 463 p4p, 331 weight class). Charles Greene will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jit Lang!
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, Charles Greene!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang clinches up against the cage.
Lang lands a shot to the body.
Greene looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A hook to the body from Lang.
Greene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
Greene is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lang lands with a short shot to the head.
Lang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lang has managed to clinch.
Lang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lang lands a body punch.
Greene lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Greene looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang lands a shoulder strike.
Lang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Lang digs a right hand underneath Greene's ribcage. Greene let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Greene doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
Lang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Greene throws a punch but it's blocked by Lang.
A short right from Lang.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
Greene takes a shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Lang.
Lang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene tries to throw a body punch but Lang avoids it by throwing Greene back against the cage.
Lang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Lang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
Lang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene tries a body shot but Lang blocks it.
Lang gets through Greene's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lang cracks Greene with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang lands with a light punch inside.
Greene looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lang slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Greene trying to stall but Lang improves his position.
Greene is looking to control Lang's arms but Lang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Greene has his back to the cage.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lang lands a nice uppercut.
Lang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
Still in the clinch, Lang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lang lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lang.
Lang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lang digs a right hand underneath Greene's ribcage. Greene let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lang lands an uppercut.
Lang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lang lands with a left to the head.
Greene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene tries to circle away but Lang has him pinned against the cage.
Lang lands a body punch.
Greene looks winded!
Lang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
A short uppercut from Lang.
Greene misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greene misses with a punch to the body.
Lang lands a body punch.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
Lang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Greene has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lang lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Lang.
Lang taking a breather.
Lang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Lang.
Greene tries to throw a body punch but Lang avoids it by throwing Greene back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greene working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Greene working aggressively here.
Greene tries to throw a body punch but Lang avoids it by throwing Greene back against the cage.
Lang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greene's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lang lands with a right to the head.
Lang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Lang.
Greene lands a nice uppercut.
Greene taking a breather.
Lang has Greene pressed against the cage, preventing Greene from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lang lands with a right to the head.
Greene scores with a shot to the side of Lang's head.
Lang lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
 Greene is rocked!
Lang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Greene is still on wobbly legs! Can Lang finish him?
Greene takes a shot to the head.
Greene misses with a punch to the body.
Lang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jit Lang dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lang forces Greene back against the cage and clinches.
Greene seems to have recovered his senses.
Greene is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lang is keeping busy.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Lang on the inside.
Lang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greene can do to turn this around?
Greene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lang.
Lang pushes Greene back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lang lands a shot to the body.
Greene lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
Lang lands a body punch.
Lang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Greene.
Greene is breathing heavily.
Greene's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Lang.
Nice body punch from Lang.
Lang lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Lang.
Lang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lang will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Greene up against the cage.
Lang lands with a short shot to the head.
Lang lands a left hand.
Greene's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lang lands with a light punch inside.
Greene is looking to break free of the clinch but Lang has double underhooks.
Lang lands a body punch.
Lang pushes Greene back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Lang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Lang prevents a body shot from Greene.
Greene swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lang lands a hook that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Lang.
Greene doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greene can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lang.
Lang scores with a shot to the side of Greene's head.
Still in the clinch, Lang scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lang.
Lang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lang.
Lang lands a big right hand that drops Greene! The killer instinct kicks in and Lang finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Lang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jit Lang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Shojumaru (ranked 3229 p4p, 5877 weight class) and Maitland Rask (ranked 180 p4p, 459 weight class). Yuki Shojumaru has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good knees
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Yuki Shojumaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maitland Rask!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shojumaru throws an overhand right that lands on Rask's shoulder, as Rask tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Shojumaru does it's job there.
Rask uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shojumaru.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rask has eaten all the pies!
Shojumaru looks to land a right hand but Rask moved out of range.
Shojumaru slips under a jab from Rask.
Shojumaru slips under a jab.
Shojumaru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rask.
Maitland Rask seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rask throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shojumaru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shojumaru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rask.
Shojumaru takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Rask misses
and Shojumaru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shojumaru looks to score with a jab to the body but Rask is just out of range.
Rask throws a looping overhand right but Shojumaru ducks down to avoid it.
Rask looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shojumaru throws a shot from downtown. Rask moves away and avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rask looks to land a left hand but Shojumaru moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shojumaru takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shojumaru connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rask throws the left hand but Shojumaru avoids the punch easily.
Rask waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shojumaru.
Shojumaru gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rask throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shojumaru definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shojumaru misses with an uppercut. Rask saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rask is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rask is rocked!
Rask missing with a left hand there. Shojumaru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rask is still on wobbly legs! Can Shojumaru finish him?
Rask moves away from the strike by Shojumaru.
Rask seems to have recovered his senses.
Rask gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shojumaru takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rask listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shojumaru scores with a hook to the body. Rask takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shojumaru lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rask at a distance.
Rask throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shojumaru misses with a looping right.
Rask pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rask uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shojumaru.
Shojumaru defending well as Rask loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rask takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shojumaru connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rask. Rask circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shojumaru looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rask throws a hook but Shojumaru blocks it.
Shojumaru sends Rask crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Shojumaru is motioning to the referee to let Rask up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rask on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rask blocks a jab.
Rask fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shojumaru manages to avoid it.
Rask throws a poor cross that misses
and Shojumaru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circling - Shojumaru throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shojumaru looks to score with a jab to the body but Rask is just out of range.
Shojumaru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rask is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shojumaru slips under a jab.
Rask looks to land a left hand but Shojumaru moved out of range nicely.
Shojumaru throws a lazy right hand but Rask sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rask is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shojumaru.
Rask moves out of range as Shojumaru strikes.
Shojumaru slips a jab from Rask.
The fighters circling - Shojumaru throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shojumaru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rask misses the shot to the body.
Rask takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rask slips under a jab.
Rask doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Rask misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shojumaru sends Rask crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Shojumaru is motioning to the referee to let Rask up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shojumaru. Rask does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rask throws a jab but it's blocked by Shojumaru.
An attempted straight right counter from Shojumaru misses the target.
Rask avoids the body shot from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru blocks a jab.
Shojumaru defending well as Rask loads up on a big left hand.
Rask uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shojumaru.
Shojumaru tries to move into range but Rask moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shojumaru drops his hands momentarily and Rask takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shojumaru looks to score with a jab to the body but Rask is just out of range.
Shojumaru lands an overhand right.
Rask connects with a looping right hand.
Shojumaru looks to score with a jab to the body but Rask is just out of range.
Rask misses with an uppercut
and Shojumaru counters with a huge left! Rask is in big trouble! He's backing up but Shojumaru isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Rask from any more damage. A dominating finish by Shojumaru!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuki Shojumaru!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matth Thibodeaux (ranked 2865 p4p, 3951 weight class) and Moxley O Darren (ranked 362 p4p, 475 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matth Thibodeaux!
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, Moxley O Darren!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Darren feints and as Thibodeaux raises his hands in defense, O Darren changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thibodeaux has momentary wrist control but O Darren slips an elbow through the middle.
O Darren is stalling in the full guard.
O Darren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thibodeaux is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thibodeaux is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thibodeaux looking for a sweep. Not yet Thibodeaux, not yet.
O Darren is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thibodeaux has his feet on O Darren's thighs here. He's pushed O Darren off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! O Darren screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matth Thibodeaux!
A very excited looking Matth Thibodeaux made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Andulusian (ranked 2595 p4p, 3131 weight class) and Ba’al Lightning (ranked 339 p4p, 400 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Good knees
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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 2 - 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ba’al Lightning!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning digs a good body shot into Andulusian's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lightning.
A jab from Lightning misses.
Lightning lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Andulusian falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lightning dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ba’al Lightning!
During a confident post fight interview, Ba’al Lightning thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khaing Wai (ranked 2424 p4p, 1660 weight class) and Aljamain Sterling (ranked 253 p4p, 100 weight class). Sterling has chosen I Love as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khaing Wai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aljamain Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wai cracks a nice hook into Sterling's ribs.
Wai gets a clinch.
Wai gets through Sterling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sterling pulls guard successfully.
Sterling working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sterling is looking to cinch up a triangle. Wai throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sterling's body to avoid the submission. Sterling has instead reached around Wai's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sterling arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aljamain Sterling!
Aljamain Sterling took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Highland Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Munhoz (ranked 2148 p4p, 2088 weight class) and Goran Acker (ranked 285 p4p, 279 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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 8 - 4 - 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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Goran Acker!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acker avoids a kick to the body.
Acker throws a hook but Munhoz avoids it easily.
Munhoz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Acker misses.
Acker throws a lazy uppercut
and Munhoz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Munhoz.
Munhoz is pushing down on Acker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Acker is fighting to maintain full guard but Munhoz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Munhoz tries to pass to full mount but Acker defends it.
Acker is not content to let Munhoz control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Munhoz seems content to control.
Munhoz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Acker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munhoz is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Acker is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Munhoz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Case (ranked 1308 p4p, 3567 weight class) and Soe Nyan Bo (ranked 41 p4p, 136 weight class). Justin Case 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justin Case!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Soe Nyan Bo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case missing with a left hand there. Bo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Case misses with a right hand
and Bo counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Justin Case has been cut.
Bo moves away from the strike by Case.
It seemed like Bo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Case connects with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Soe Nyan Bo has been cut.
Case misses with a looping left.
And Bo responds with a good body kick, but Case manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd cheers as Case lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bo doesn't seem phased though.
Case feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bo is rocked!
Case throws a body punch but Bo moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bo! But no joy.
Case dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Case looks to score with a jab to the body but Bo is just out of range.
Case throws a hook but Bo avoids it easily.
Bo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Case.
Case lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bo falls backwards - clearly groggy! Case dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Case!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Berge (ranked 1590 p4p, 905 weight class) and Dennis Frost (ranked 204 p4p, 125 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Tobias Berge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dennis Frost!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
Berge shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Berge showed some decent athleticism there.
Frost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Frost looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Frost has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Berge is working away from the top position though.
Berge wants to free his trapped foot but Frost is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Berge looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Berge is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berge is trying to work for a kimura but Frost is defending well.
Berge is trying to control the action in half guard but Frost is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Berge is trying to work for a kimura but Frost is defending well.
Berge seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Berge is looking to take a break and control but Frost is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Berge is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Berge seems to be working for a kimura but Frost defends the submission attempt.
Berge is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Berge is working for a submission of some sort.
Frost is trying to maintain the position but Berge is very close to passing his half guard.
Berge has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berge wants to pass to mount but Frost is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berge is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Frost still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Frost has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Frost working away.
Berge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Frost working away.
Berge is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Berge is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Berge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Berge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Frost is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Berge has escaped the position, nice work there.
Berge is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Berge dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Berge takes the fight into the clinch.
Frost is trying to push Berge away but Berge has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Berge misses with a punch on the inside.
Berge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frost can do to turn this around?
Berge pulls guard.
Frost wants to control from the top but Berge keeps moving.
Berge has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Frost has passed into side control.
Berge is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berge wants to control but Frost postures up.
Berge is looking for a sweep.
Berge can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berge sneaks back into half guard.
Berge is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frost passes to side control.
Frost thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Berge trying to control but Frost flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
I really don't envy Berge right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berge trying to control the hands but Frost breaks the grip.
Berge's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Frost's hands.
Frost looking for the choke from the back.
Berge turns into Frost and is now in his guard.
Berge is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Berge passes Frost's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Berge is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Berge is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Frost has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berge is trying to work for a kimura but Frost is defending well.
Berge wants to pass the guard but Frost is defending well.
Berge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tobias Berge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frost has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Berge is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Frost wants to improve his position but Berge is controlling well.
Berge looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Frost actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Berge is looking to stall here but Frost recovers full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Berge dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Berge drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Berge tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Berge has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Frost is trying to control Berge's posture but Berge avoids it.
Berge is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Frost is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berge is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Frost has escaped the position, nice work there.
Berge thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berge tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Berge has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Frost is looking to reverse the position.
Berge trying to control the position but Frost is working away.
Berge is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Frost looks calm but he's in trouble here. Berge gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Frost is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Berge lets go of the hold and Frost can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tobias Berge!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tobias Berge made sure he mentioned Highland Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gillechriosd McCoy (ranked 520 p4p, 529 weight class) and Albert Einstein (ranked 75 p4p, 76 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gillechriosd McCoy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Albert Einstein!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Albert Einstein has been cut.
Einstein gets a takedown into half guard.
Einstein wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCoy keeps working.
Einstein throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Einstein tries to pass the half guard into mount. McCoy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Einstein seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Einstein wants to take a breather but McCoy is having none of it.
McCoy trying to control from the bottom.
Einstein is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Einstein landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCoy wants to hold on but Einstein pushes him away.
The referee warns McCoy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McCoy tries to hold on but Einstein pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Einstein raining down shots from the mount!
McCoy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Einstein cracks McCoy 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 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Einstein!
Albert Einstein is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Albert Einstein thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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