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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenton Tracks (ranked 2118 p4p, 1245 weight class) and Aljamain Sterling (ranked 124 p4p, 71 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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenton Tracks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aljamain Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tracks throws a nice looking combination but Sterling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sterling shoots in for a takedown but Tracks shows good takedown defense.
Sterling shoots in but Tracks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tracks has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sterling shoots in looking for a takedown but Tracks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sterling's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tracks tried to counter with a leg kick but Sterling avoided it.
Sterling has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kenton Tracks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aljamain Sterling.
Sterling shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tracks as he jumps to the side.
Sterling shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tracks napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tracks manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sterling is trying to work for a kimura but Tracks is defending well.
Tracks is trying to stand back up but Sterling is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracks controlling the position for now.
Sterling prevents Tracks from standing back up.
Tracks is looking for a sweep. Sterling is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sterling missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sterling has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Tracks defend it? Sterling steps over the head and cranks it - Tracks is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sterling!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Abbott (ranked 1965 p4p, 2427 weight class) and Ghasem Zahari (ranked 273 p4p, 309 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Abbott!
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, Ghasem Zahari!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zahari clinches with his opponent.
Abbott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Abbott.
Zahari looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Abbott misses with a punch on the inside.
Zahari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abbott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abbott misses with some punches.
Zahari blocks a body shot from Abbott.
Zahari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abbott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zahari takes a shot to the head.
Abbott throws a punch but it's blocked by Zahari.
Zahari blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abbott.
Zahari looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbott leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zahari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zahari managing to block the knees to the body from Abbott.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zahari.
Abbott scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbott lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zahari blocks an uppercut.
Abbott tries to throw a body punch but Zahari avoids it by throwing Abbott back against the cage.
Abbott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
 It looks like Ghasem Zahari has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zahari.
Abbott throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abbott.
Abbott stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abbott lands a right hand.
Abbott digs a right hand underneath Zahari's ribcage. Zahari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abbott.
Abbott throws a punch but it's blocked by Zahari.
Abbott scores a nice knee to the body.
Abbott throws a big uppercut that drops Zahari! More strikes from Abbott and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Zahari lies dazed against the cage as Abbott celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Abbott!
Chris Abbott seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antti Finn (ranked 336 p4p, 1527 weight class) and Gerry Geissler (ranked 50 p4p, 221 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antti Finn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gerry Geissler!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn lands with a shot to the body.
Geissler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Finn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Gerry Geissler has been cut.
Geissler throws a hook but Finn blocks it.
Geissler misses with a looping left.
Finn scores with a jab.
Geissler connects with a right hand. Finn shakes it off.
Geissler has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Geissler lands a nice hook to Finn's body. Finn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Geissler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Geissler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Finn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geissler gets tackled into the cage by Finn. Finn maintains the clinch.
Geissler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Finn lands a body punch.
A short left from Finn.
Finn is working Geissler over against the cage.
Finn blocks an uppercut.
Geissler working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finn.
That has opened up Gerry Geissler's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Finn.
Finn lands a shoulder strike.
 Geissler is rocked!
Finn creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Geissler with a big uppercut! Geissler tries to clinch up but Finn pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Geissler to the mat! Geissler covers up and Finn unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Antti Finn!
Antti Finn retains his middleweight title!
Antti Finn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kil Bon Hwa (ranked 361 p4p, 1510 weight class) and Arniquez Montgomery (ranked 54 p4p, 198 weight class). Kil Bon Hwa 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kil Bon Hwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arniquez Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery connects with a single shot there.
Bon Hwa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bon Hwa throws a hook but Montgomery blocks it.
Montgomery misses the shot to the body.
Montgomery looks to land a right hand but Bon Hwa moved out of range.
Bon Hwa scores with a jab.
Montgomery ducks under a wild hook from Bon Hwa.
No joy there for Montgomery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bon Hwa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Montgomery has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Montgomery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bon Hwa throwing a counter right hand but Montgomery manages to avoid it.
Montgomery ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Montgomery misses.
It looked like Bon Hwa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bon Hwa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Montgomery throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bon Hwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bon Hwa throws out a powerful jab.
Montgomery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bon Hwa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery misses with an uppercut. Bon Hwa saw that one coming.
Bon Hwa throwing a counter right hand but Montgomery manages to avoid it.
Bon Hwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Montgomery is just out of range.
Montgomery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bon Hwa is looking to counter punch.
Montgomery bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bon Hwa's head backwards.
Montgomery slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Montgomery lands a big uppercut and Bon Hwa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bon Hwa looks OK. Montgomery waves Bon Hwa back to his feet!
 Bon Hwa is rocked!
 It looks like Kil Bon Hwa has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Montgomery. Those never looked like landing.
Oh Bon Hwa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bon Hwa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bon Hwa seems to have got his legs back now.
Bon Hwa moves out of range as Montgomery strikes.
Montgomery lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Montgomery misses with a left hand
and Bon Hwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Montgomery scores with a nice strike.
Montgomery throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery drops Bon Hwa with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bon Hwa looks back up at him and smiles so Montgomery waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Montgomery throws a lazy uppercut
and Bon Hwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bon Hwa ducks under a wild hook from Montgomery.
Bon Hwa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Montgomery falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bon Hwa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Montgomery thinking.
Montgomery misses with a combination
and Bon Hwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montgomery throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Bon Hwa to counter with a crisp jab.
Montgomery is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa is looking to counter punch.
Montgomery is still on wobbly legs! Can Bon Hwa finish him?
Montgomery goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Montgomery seems to have recovered his senses.
Bon Hwa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Montgomery takes a swing at Bon Hwa's ribcage but misses.
Arniquez Montgomery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bon Hwa throws a hook but Montgomery blocks it.
Montgomery misses with a straight right.
Bon Hwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bon Hwa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bon Hwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Montgomery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bon Hwa manages to avoid it.
Bon Hwa misses with a body shot
and Montgomery counters with a stiff right hand.
Montgomery keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bon Hwa works Montgomery's body with a nice hook.
Montgomery takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Montgomery cracks Bon Hwa with an open hand slap.
Montgomery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bon Hwa moves away.
Montgomery misses with a right hand
and Bon Hwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Montgomery there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Montgomery misses.
Bon Hwa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Montgomery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bon Hwa misses with a looping right.
Bon Hwa misses with a body shot
and Montgomery counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Montgomery misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Bon Hwa misses the target.
Montgomery drops his hands momentarily and Bon Hwa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Montgomery drops his hands momentarily and Bon Hwa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bon Hwa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montgomery manages to avoid it.
Montgomery avoids the body shot from Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montgomery.
A little feinted left hand from Bon Hwa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montgomery misses with a lunging right hand
and Bon Hwa counters with a big right hand! Oh Montgomery is in trouble here! Bon Hwa follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kil Bon Hwa!
After winning the bout, Kil Bon Hwa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Schrodinger (ranked 350 p4p, 1118 weight class) and Justin Case (ranked 10 p4p, 33 weight class). Justin Case will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erwin Schrodinger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justin Case!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case misses with a hook
and Schrodinger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Justin Case has been cut.
Case connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Erwin Schrodinger has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Case.
Case scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Schrodinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Case throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Case takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Case throws a body punch but Schrodinger moves out of range.
Schrodinger lands a big right hand that sends Case crashing to the mat! Schrodinger stays standing though and waves Case back to his feet!
Case is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schrodinger finds Case's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Case flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Schrodinger lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Case will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erwin Schrodinger!
Erwin Schrodinger retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Erwin Schrodinger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Berge (ranked 801 p4p, 309 weight class) and Albert Einstein (ranked 113 p4p, 42 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tobias Berge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Albert Einstein!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einstein feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Einstein with a nice head shot there.
Einstein looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berge had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Einstein defends it easily.
Einstein landing with the ground and pound.
Einstein distracts Berge with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Einstein sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Berge's guard.
Einstein takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Berge is trying to get back to full guard.
Einstein is looking to take a break and control but Berge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berge is in trouble now - Einstein has advanced to mount!
Berge is in all sorts of trouble here.
Berge in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berge is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein tries to control but Berge wriggling away.
Einstein avoids the attempt from Berge to control.
Einstein landing strikes from the mount.
Einstein controlling from mount.
Berge is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Berge tries to hold on but Einstein pushes him away.
Berge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Einstein looking to finish Berge with some ground and pound. This is bad for Berge!
Einstein working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Berge definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Berge can't escape the position.
Einstein working Berge over with strikes here.
Einstein trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einstein lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Einstein is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Berge to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Berge shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berge is bucking up trying to escape but Einstein cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Berge is rocked!
Einstein drops a big elbow. That's hurt Berge! More shots from Einstein and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Einstein! Albert Einstein retains his lightweight title!
Albert Einstein thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Tobias Berge spoke after the fight, saying 'It's whatever man. I'm gonna go smoke some weed after I get home and forget this ever happened.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Black (ranked 112 p4p, 778 weight class) and Bradley Lemons (ranked 17 p4p, 120 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bradley Lemons!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemons feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lemons looks to land a right hand but Black moved out of range.
Black is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lemons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black misses with a right hand
and Lemons counters with a nice uppercut.
Black lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice uppercut there from Black.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Lemons appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black throws a body punch but Lemons moves out of range.
Black throws the left hand but Lemons avoids the punch easily.
Black fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black scores with a nice head shot.
Lemons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Lemons's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A cross from Lemons lands.
Black misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Lemons was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lemons walks into a stiff left hand from Black.
Lemons scores with a body shot.
Black misses with an uppercut. Lemons saw that one coming.
Lemons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black tries a body shot but Lemons blocks it.
Lemons struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Lemons lands with a short shot to the head.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemons is trying to break the clinch but Black is controlling him.
Lemons struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lemons backwards.
Lemons lands a right hand.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemons tries to break free but Black pushes him back against the cage.
Lemons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and Lemons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Lemons. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemons swings widly with a right hand
and Black counters with a left to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Black, as that shot connected.
Black closes the distance and clinches.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Lemons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemons is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Lemons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemons.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lemons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black blocks a body shot from Lemons.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lemons's elbow.
Lemons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemons wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
Black prevents Lemons from breaking the clinch.
Black misses with some punches.
Black throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lemonss head.
Black lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lemons.
Black prevents Lemons from breaking the clinch.
Black prevents Lemons from breaking the clinch.
Lemons wants to break free but Black has control.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Lemons scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lemons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lemons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Lemons.
Black keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lemons's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lemons.
Black lands a body punch.
A short right from Lemons on the inside.
Lemons looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lemons wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
Lemons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Lemons prevents a body shot from Black.
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 Jack Black will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lemons takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Black throws a hook but Lemons avoids it easily.
Black misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Lemons on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Black swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lemons counters with a crisp one two that drops Black! Lemons thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Black to his feet! Black is in big trouble!
Black is rocked!
A left lands for Black.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lemons takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Lemons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Lemons is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Black with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Lemons on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lemons throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Black wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lemons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jack Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Black darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lemons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemons.
An attempted straight right counter from Black misses the target.
Black fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lemons on the side of the head.
Lemons takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lemons ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Lemons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black dips to his left and cracks Lemons with an uppercut!
Lemons needs to keep his hands up - Black had a free shot at his head there.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lemons can do to turn this around?
Lemons takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black tries to clinch but Lemons is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemons throws a poor cross that misses
and Black counters with a big right hand! Oh Lemons is in trouble here! Black follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Black!
Jack Black retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Jack Black, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tempest Frank (ranked 573 p4p, 204 weight class) and Havardr Vollan (ranked 96 p4p, 34 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tempest Frank!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Havardr Vollan!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vollan scores with a jab to the body.
Vollan closes the distance and clinches.
Vollan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Vollan.
Frank misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vollan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frank blocks a body shot from Vollan.
Frank blocking some punches.
Frank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vollan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frank's elbow.
Vollan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vollan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vollan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franks head.
Frank misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vollan.
Vollan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vollan gets a clinch.
Vollan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vollan blocks an uppercut.
Vollan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frank blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frank misses with a knee strike.
Vollan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frank swings wildly with an uppercut but Vollan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Frank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vollan.
Frank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Vollan.
A shot in the inside from Vollan.
Frank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vollan is looking to break free of the clinch but Frank has double underhooks.
Vollan blocks a body shot from Frank.
Vollan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vollan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Frank is breathing heavily.
Vollan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frank's elbow.
Vollan lands with a light punch inside.
Frank tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vollan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vollan pushes Frank back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vollan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frank definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vollan manages to break the clinch.
Frank misses with a hook
and Vollan counters with a nice right hand that sends Frank toppling to the canvas! Frank scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Vollan finish him?!
Frank is rocked!
It looks like Tempest Frank has been cut.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Vollan engages and cracks Frank with a massive lead left hook - Frank tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Vollan is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Havardr Vollan! Havardr Vollan retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Crosser (ranked 531 p4p, 180 weight class) and Robbie Hall (ranked 70 p4p, 26 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Crosser!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robbie Hall!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall tries to keep at a distance but Crosser has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Crosser.
Crosser digs a right hand underneath Hall's ribcage. Hall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crosser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crosser drives through and clinches with Hall against the cage.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Crosser avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Crosser misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall jumps into guard, dragging Crosser to the mat.
Hall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crosser has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall seems keen to control Crosser's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crosser doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hall is tightening it up a little... Crosser has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Crosser reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Crosser taps out! Nice BJJ there by Hall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Robbie Hall! Robbie Hall retains his featherweight title!
Robbie Hall was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karockas Thibodeaux (ranked 87 p4p, 535 weight class) and Sione Veainu (ranked 16 p4p, 82 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Karockas Thibodeaux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sione Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu tries to keep at a distance but Thibodeaux has taken the fight into the clinch.
Veainu wants to get back to striking at distance but Thibodeaux won't allow it.
Thibodeaux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Sione Veainu has been cut.
Veainu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Veainu presses Thibodeaux against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux tries to land knees in the clinch but Veainu avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Thibodeaux.
Veainu pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thibodeaux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thibodeaux with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thibodeaux scores with a hook to the body.
Veainu blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veainu blocking some punches.
Veainu tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
Veainu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux scores a nice knee to the body.
Veainu looks winded!
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!
Thibodeaux pushes Veainu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thibodeaux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Veainu.
A short uppercut from Thibodeaux.
Veainu tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing Veainu back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thibodeaux.
A short body shot lands from Thibodeaux as the two fighters clinch.
Thibodeaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Veainu working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thibodeaux lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thibodeaux connects with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux lands with a left to the head.
Veainu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Thibodeaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thibodeaux misses with a knee strike.
Thibodeaux lands with a light punch inside.
Thibodeaux working Veainu over with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
Veainu is trying to pull guard but Thibodeaux turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thibodeaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Veainu.
Veainu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Thibodeaux.
Veainu is rocked!
Thibodeaux using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Veainu is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
Thibodeaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Veainu seems to have recovered his senses.
Veainu misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thibodeaux presses Veainu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Veainu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thibodeaux connects with a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux lands a nice knee to the body.
Thibodeaux works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Thibodeaux.
Veainu tries to pull guard but Thibodeaux holds him up against the cage and eventually Veainu drops back down to his feet.
Thibodeaux with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thibodeaux lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Veainu's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Veainu drops to his knees and Thibodeaux pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karockas Thibodeaux!
Karockas Thibodeaux retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Karockas Thibodeaux thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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