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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dee Dee Balasco (ranked 3404 p4p, 4145 weight class) and Tobey Heelan (ranked 385 p4p, 215 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dee Dee Balasco!
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, Tobey Heelan!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balasco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heelan defending well as Balasco loads up on a big left hand.
Heelan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Heelan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balasco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heelan throws a nice looking combination but Balasco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Balasco misses its target.
Balasco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heelan.
Balasco throws a leg kick that misses.
Heelan lands a nice hook to Balasco's body. Balasco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heelan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Heelan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balasco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balasco seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Balasco throws a jab when Heelan was well out of range.
Heelan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Balasco.
Heelan swings for the body but Balasco moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heelan. Balasco does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Heelan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balasco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heelan looks to score with a jab to the body but Balasco is just out of range.
Heelan takes one to the chin there.
Balasco slips a straight right by Heelan.
Heelan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balasco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heelan takes a swing at Balasco's ribcage but misses.
Balasco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Balasco missing with a left hand there. Heelan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Heelan misses.
Heelan looks to score with a jab to the body but Balasco is just out of range.
Heelan swings for the body but Balasco moves out of range.
Heelan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Balasco as he connects with a hook.
Balasco misses with an uppercut.
Balasco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heelan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balasco throws a jab when Heelan was well out of range.
Balasco misses with a hook.
Heelan tries to bum rush Balasco with a series of wild strikes but Balasco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balasco connects with a solid leg kick.
Balasco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heelan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balasco throws a body punch but Heelan moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Heelan misses.
Balasco jabs Heelan right on the nose. Heelan blinks but takes it well.
Heelan throws a body shot but no joy.
Balasco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heelan.
Heelan avoids the head kick by Balasco.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heelan! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Heelan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heelan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Balasco looks to land a left hand but Heelan moved out of range nicely.
Heelan throws a big shot that misses.
Balasco misses with a hook. Heelan ducked under it nicely.
Heelan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balasco rather than just go for the knockout.
A good leg kick by Balasco.
Balasco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balasco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balasco is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heelan. Balasco does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Balasco does no damage.
Heelan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the liver by Balasco. Beautiful body shot.
Heelan throws a shot to the body.
Heelan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balasco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heelan connects with a single shot there.
Heelan throws a hook but Balasco avoids it easily.
Heelan digs a good body shot into Balasco's ribs.
Heelan cracks Balasco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Heelan sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Balasco's defenses. It connects perfectly with Balasco's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tobey Heelan!
After winning the bout, Tobey Heelan 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Otto Meggyesfalvi (ranked 2558 p4p, 3794 weight class) and Jorma White (ranked 333 p4p, 464 weight class). Otto Meggyesfalvi 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Otto Meggyesfalvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jorma White!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meggyesfalvi takes the fight into the clinch.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Meggyesfalvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White lands a right hook to the body.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Meggyesfalvi's shoulder, as Meggyesfalvi tries to avoid the shot.
White misses with an uppercut.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Meggyesfalvi should have avoided that one.
A clash of legs there as Meggyesfalvi blocks the low kick.
Meggyesfalvi lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - White can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Meggyesfalvi and White drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Meggyesfalvi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Meggyesfalvi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Von Erick (ranked 2246 p4p, 1960 weight class) and Stephen Hawking (ranked 301 p4p, 268 weight class). Stephen Hawking 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Von Erick!
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, Stephen Hawking!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Erick misses with a few strikes there.
Hawking throws a body punch but Von Erick moves out of range.
Von Erick throws a right and a left that Hawking avoids nicely.
Von Erick throws a body kick that misses.
Hawking looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hawking, as that shot connected.
Von Erick throws the left hand but Hawking avoids the punch easily.
Von Erick lands with a straight right. Hawking didn't see that one coming.
Von Erick scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Von Erick.
Hawking now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hawking lands with a right hand.
Von Erick tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Hawking on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Von Erick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Von Erick misses with a straight right.
Von Erick misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Hawking on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawking drops Von Erick with a huge uppercut! Von Erick drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hawking is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Hawking!
An out of breath Stephen Hawking thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eun Jung Seo Jun (ranked 2171 p4p, 2401 weight class) and Liko Dares (ranked 291 p4p, 313 weight class). Dares has chosen I Saw the Sign as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eun Jung Seo Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liko Dares!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seo Jun moves out of range of the leg kick from Dares.
Seo Jun attempts a counter takedown but Dares avoids it well and moves away.
Dares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dares moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dares looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dares throws a front kick aimed at Seo Jun's knee but Seo Jun avoids it well.
Seo Jun half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Seo Jun definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dares throws a push kick but Seo Jun slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dares.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seo Jun moves out of range as Dares throws a body kick.
Dares throws a leg kick which misses Seo Jun's front leg but catches the back leg as Seo Jun tries to avoid it.
Dares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seo Jun avoids the head kick by Dares.
Dares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seo Jun half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A nice leg kick from Dares, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dares dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seo Jun. That did some damage!
Dares misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Seo Jun blocks the low kick.
Seo Jun half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dares lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Seo Jun has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Seo Jun and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Seo Jun tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dares goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Seo Jun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Seo Jun drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dares sprawls and moves away.
Dares misses with a low kick as Seo Jun jumps back.
Seo Jun attempts a counter takedown but Dares avoids it well and moves away.
Dares throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Seo Jun checks a leg kick.
Seo Jun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Seo Jun avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Seo Jun has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Liko Dares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dares throws a head kick that misses.
Dares wants to land a leg kick but Seo Jun is out of range.
Seo Jun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dares throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seo Jun moves out of range of the leg kick from Dares.
Seo Jun feinted with a counter takedown.
Seo Jun checks a leg kick.
Dares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dares throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Seo Jun's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dares throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dares wants to slow Seo Jun down by chopping away at his legs.
Dares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dares throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dares throws a sloppy head kick and Seo Jun moves out of range easily.
Seo Jun appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dares lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seo Jun's sensitive parts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dares throws a leg kick that misses.
Seo Jun appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dares dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seo Jun. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liko Dares dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dares throws a head kick but Seo Jun moves out of range.
Seo Jun attempts a counter takedown but Dares avoids it well and moves away.
Dares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dares delivers a nice body kick.
Dares misses with a leg kick
and Seo Jun counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dares wants to stand but Seo Jun is controlling the position.
Seo Jun trying to control the position from guard on top but Dares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dares is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seo Jun stays in close to Dares's body and controls the position.
Dares not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dares might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Seo Jun haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seo Jun drops back looking for a leg! Dares is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dares manages to kick Seo Jun off! Seo Jun jumps back into Dares's guard.
Dares keeping moving, preventing Seo Jun from controlling successfully.
Dares wants to sweep but no luck.
Seo Jun drops back looking for a leg! Dares is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dares manages to kick Seo Jun off! Seo Jun jumps back into Dares's guard.
Seo Jun is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dares is trying to keep Seo Jun in close.
Dares wants to stand and escape but Seo Jun is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Seo Jun wants to pass the guard but Dares is keeping the position.
Seo Jun is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seo Jun wants to control from the top but Dares keeps moving.
Dares pulls Seo Jun in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dares throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Seo Jun steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dares. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dares tried to score with a low kick but Seo Jun checks it.
Dares looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seo Jun feinted with a counter takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dares.
Seo Jun feinted with a counter takedown.
Dares throws a half hearted mid kick.
Seo Jun appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Some bone on bone action there as Seo Jun checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Seo Jun drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dares sprawls and moves away.
Dares misses with a leg kick.
Seo Jun appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dares chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dares throws a solid leg kick but Seo Jun takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dares.
Dares tries to score with a low kick but Seo Jun moves his leg out of the way.
Seo Jun avoids the head kick by Dares.
Seo Jun appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Seo Jun shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dares as he avoids it easily.
Dares with a nice calf kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dares wants to slow Seo Jun down by chopping away at his legs.
Dares misses with a body kick.
Seo Jun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liko Dares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dares connects with an inside leg kick.
Dares lands with a kick to the temple. Seo Jun shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dares throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dares throws a front kick aimed at Seo Jun's knee but Seo Jun avoids it well.
Seo Jun tries to counter with a takedown but Dares is quick to defend against it.
Seo Jun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Seo Jun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dares scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seo Jun checks the leg kick.
Seo Jun half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
An inside leg kick from Dares misses.
Seo Jun drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dares sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seo Jun on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Dares.
Seo Jun blocks a head kick by Dares.
Seo Jun attempts a counter takedown but Dares avoids it well and moves away.
Seo Jun checks the leg kick.
Seo Jun appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dares is looking to land body kicks.
Dares lands a nice looking kick to the body. Seo Jun takes a step back to recover.
Dares throws out a leg kick but Seo Jun moves out of range and Dares only half commits.
Seo Jun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dares throws a sloppy head kick and Seo Jun moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Dares.
Seo Jun blocks the body kick.
Seo Jun dives in for a single leg takedown but Dares sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dares breaks from the clinch.
Dares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seo Jun shoots in looking for a takedown but Dares manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Seo Jun's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dares misses with a low kick.
Dares stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dares wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eun Jung Seo Jun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dares.
Some bone on bone action there as Seo Jun checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dares throws a head kick that half lands.
Liko Dares is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick lands from Dares.
Dares shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Seo Jun takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dares throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Seo Jun appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dares throws a low kick but Seo Jun avoids it.
Seo Jun appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dares.
Seo Jun avoids a kick to the body.
Seo Jun tries to counter with a takedown but Dares is quick to defend against it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dares.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dares.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liko Dares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dares winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liko Dares!
After the fight, Liko Dares was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Lorentz (ranked 1828 p4p, 2952 weight class) and Ikuma Arishima (ranked 214 p4p, 335 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Arishima's choice of entrance music: Fight Music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hendrik Lorentz!
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, Ikuma Arishima!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorentz takes one to the chin there.
 It looks like Hendrik Lorentz has been cut.
Arishima looks to clinch
and Lorentz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arishima closes the distance and clinches.
Lorentz lands a damaging elbow.
Arishima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arishima blocks an uppercut.
Arishima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arishima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arishima working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Lorentz fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lorentz throws an elbow but misses.
Lorentz lands an elbow inside.
Lorentz misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lorentz blocks an uppercut.
Lorentz misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Arishima fails to land.
Lorentz misses with a punch on the inside.
Arishima avoids a wild elbow strike from Lorentz.
Lorentz swings wildly with an uppercut but Arishima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lorentz lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorentz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like Ikuma Arishima has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lorentz throws an elbow but misses.
Lorentz misses with the head strike.
Lorentz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arishima has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lorentz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lorentz scores with a shoulder strike.
Lorentz lands an elbow inside that Arishima shrugs off.
Arishima avoids the elbow strike from Lorentz, against the cage.
Lorentz throws a punch but it's blocked by Arishima.
Lorentz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arishima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arishima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arishima blocking some punches.
Lorentz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lorentz.
A shot in the inside from Arishima.
Arishima takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Lorentz fails to land.
Lorentz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lorentz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lorentz fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorentz lands a left hand.
Lorentz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lorentz throws an elbow but misses.
Arishima scores with a shoulder strike.
Arishima takes an elbow to the temple.
Lorentz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lorentz misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lorentz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arishima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arishima blocks the elbow strike.
Arishima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lorentz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lorentz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arishima's defenses.
That has opened up Ikuma Arishima's cut even more.
Arishima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arishima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arishima scores with a hook to the body.
Arishima has a couple of punches blocked by Lorentz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lorentz.
Lorentz prevents a body shot from Arishima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arishima lands with a left to the head.
Arishima misses with a body punch.
Arishima lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Lorentz.
Lorentz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lorentz scores with a shoulder strike.
Lorentz throws an elbow that misses.
Arishima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arishima lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Lorentz.
Lorentz breaks the clinch.
Lorentz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arishima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lorentz.
Jab from Lorentz.
Arishima closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lorentz throws an elbow but misses.
Arishima tries to throw a body punch but Lorentz avoids it by throwing Arishima back against the cage.
Arishima lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arishima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lorentz or not.
Arishima throws a punch but it's blocked by Lorentz.
Lorentz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lorentz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arishima lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arishima throws a punch but it's blocked by Lorentz.
Arishima blocks the elbow strike.
Lorentz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arishima lands a nice shot to the body.
Lorentz pushes Arishima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arishima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arishima tries to throw a body punch but Lorentz avoids it by throwing Arishima back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Arishima scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arishima.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arishima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arishima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arishima lands with a light punch inside.
Lorentz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arishima misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Lorentz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Arishima tries to clinch
and Lorentz counters with a straight right hand.
Arishima takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arishima clinches.
Lorentz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arishima can do to turn this around?
Arishima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lorentz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lorentz.
Lorentz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arishima lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lorentz backwards.
Nice body punch from Arishima - that landed with a thud.
Lorentz throws an elbow that misses.
Hendrik Lorentz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arishima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arishima throws a punch but it's blocked by Lorentz.
Arishima throws a head punch that misses.
Lorentz prevents a body shot from Arishima.
Lorentz lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lorentz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arishima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lorentz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lorentz blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arishima has a couple of punches blocked by Lorentz.
Arishima lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arishima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lorentzs head.
Arishima lands a hook that snaps the head of Lorentz backwards.
Arishima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arishima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arishima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lorentz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lorentz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arishima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lorentz misses with some punches.
Lorentz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lorentz thuds a left hand into Arishima's body.
We've been told by Lorentz's head coaches at Monkey Business that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Arishima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lorentz swats away the attempt to clinch by Arishima.
Arishima takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arishima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lorentz.
Arishima cracks Lorentz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lorentz delivers a nice body kick.
Arishima throws a right hand that misses
and Lorentz counters with a nice uppercut.
Lorentz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lorentz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arishima misses with a wild body shot.
Arishima throws a lazy uppercut
and Lorentz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arishima closes the distance but Lorentz moves to the side
and Lorentz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arishima walks into a jab.
Lorentz misses the shot to the body.
Arishima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lorentz looks to land a left hand but Arishima moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorentz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lorentz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arishima tries to clinch but Lorentz moves away
and Lorentz counters with a nice uppercut.
Hendrik Lorentz is winning the standup battle so far.
Lorentz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 Arishima is rocked!
The cut above Ikuma Arishima's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Arishima misses with a looping right.
Arishima is still on wobbly legs! Can Lorentz finish him?
Arishima loads up on a big right hand but Lorentz slips the punch.
Arishima seems to have recovered his senses.
Lorentz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arishima jabs Lorentz right on the nose. Lorentz blinks but takes it well.
Lorentz is looking to land body kicks.
Arishima uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arishima connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arishima misses with a hook
and Arishima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arishima lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Arishima misses with a body shot
and Lorentz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arishima might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lorentz misses with a body shot.
Arishima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lorentz punishes Arishima's body with a nice straight punch.
Arishima misses with a lunging right hand
and Lorentz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arishima tries to clinch but Lorentz moves away
letting Lorentz counter with a right hand.
Arishima wants to clinch
and Lorentz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arishima darts in trying to clinch
and Lorentz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lorentz tries to keep at a distance but Arishima has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Lorentz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lorentz lands a glancing blow to the side of Arishima's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lorentz pushes off an throws an elbow but Arishima leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lorentz scores with a shoulder strike.
Arishima misses with the head strike.
Arishima blocks an elbow strike.
Lorentz blocks an uppercut.
Arishima misses with the head strike.
Arishima blocking some punches.
Lorentz gets through Arishima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arishima throws a head punch that misses.
Lorentz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lorentz throws a punch but it's blocked by Arishima.
Lorentz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arishima forces Lorentz back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arishima lands with a left to the head.
Arishima pushes Lorentz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arishima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arishima avoids a wild elbow strike from Lorentz.
Lorentz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lorentz working aggressively here.
Arishima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lorentz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lorentz.
Arishima throws a punch but it's blocked by Lorentz.
Lorentz throws a punch but it's blocked by Arishima.
Arishima working aggressively here.
A short right from Lorentz on the inside.
Lorentz throws an elbow that misses.
Lorentz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arishima closes the distance but Lorentz moves to the side
and Lorentz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lorentz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lorentz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ikuma Arishima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arishima on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arishima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arishima tries to counter with a clinch but Lorentz shakes him off and moves away.
Arishima misses the shot to the body.
Lorentz cracks a nice hook into Arishima's ribs.
Lorentz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arishima.
Arishima darts in and clinches Lorentz up against the cage.
Arishima lands a nice uppercut.
Arishima lands a shot to the body.
Lorentz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arishima swings wildly with an uppercut but Lorentz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lorentz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lorentz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arishima's brow.
Lorentz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arishima tries to close the distance and clinch but Lorentz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Lorentz. That snapped Arishima's head back.
Ikuma Arishima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lorentz misses with a kick to the body.
Arishima tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lorentz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lorentz misses with a body kick.
Arishima moves to clinch but Lorentz breaks away
and Lorentz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arishima slips a straight right by Lorentz.
Arishima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arishima scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arishima cracks Lorentz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
 Lorentz is rocked!
BOOM! Arishima lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lorentz. Lorentz tries to recover but Arishima is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lorentz lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ikuma Arishima!
Ikuma Arishima took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marie Pier Houle (ranked 1813 p4p, 2572 weight class) and Josh Brolin (ranked 196 p4p, 274 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marie Pier Houle!
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, Josh Brolin!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brolin scores with a head kick.
It looks like Marie Pier Houle has been cut.
Brolin tries a head kick but it misses.
Houle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brolin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Houle on the side of the head.
Brolin clinches.
Brolin misses with some punches.
Brolin lands a body punch.
Brolin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brolin has a couple of punches blocked by Houle.
Brolin keeps control of Houle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brolin misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Brolin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Houle blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Houle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brolin.
Brolin throws a head punch that misses.
Houle throws a head punch that misses.
Brolin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Brolin as the two fighters clinch.
Houle blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Brolin fails to land.
Houle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brolin throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Houle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Brolin.
Houle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Houle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Houle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Houle tries to throw a body punch but Brolin avoids it by throwing Houle back against the cage.
Houle misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brolin.
Houle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brolin misses with a punch on the inside.
Brolin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Houle backwards.
Houle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Houle presses Brolin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Brolin.
Houle has a couple of punches blocked by Brolin.
A hook to the body from Brolin.
Brolin is working Houle over against the cage.
Houle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Houle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Houle tries a body shot but Brolin blocks it.
Houle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brolin backwards.
Brolin throws a head punch that misses.
Brolin scores with a shot to the side of Houle's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houle lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brolin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Brolin.
Still in the clinch, Brolin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Houle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brolin misses with the head strike.
Houle has a couple of punches blocked by Brolin.
Houle throws a punch but it's blocked by Brolin.
Houle lands with a short shot to the head.
Brolin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Houle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brolin swings wildly with an uppercut but Houle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Houle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Houle lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Brolin.
Brolin swings wildly with an uppercut but Houle uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Houle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Houle misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brolin.
Houle lands an uppercut.
Brolin blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brolin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brolin misses with the head strike.
Brolin working aggressively here.
Brolin blocks an uppercut.
Brolin misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Houle.
Brolin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Houle working aggressively here.
Brolin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brolin throws a punch but it's blocked by Houle.
Brolin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brolin working aggressively here.
Brolin misses with a body punch.
Brolin throws a head punch that misses.
Brolin misses with a punch on the inside.
Houle pushes Brolin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brolin struggles to land a body shot inside as Houle controls his hands.
Houle swings wildly with an uppercut but Brolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Houle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Houle blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brolin or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Houle misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brolin.
Houle misses with a punch on the inside.
Brolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brolin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Houle's elbow.
Houle working aggressively here.
Houle tries to work over Brolin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brolin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Houle lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brolin.
Brolin blocking some punches.
Brolin blocks a body shot from Houle.
Houle misses with a punch to the body.
Houle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brolin backwards.
Brolin is rocked!
Houle has had enough of the clinch but Brolin keeps him there for the moment.
Brolin is still on wobbly legs! Can Houle finish him?
Houle swings wildly with an uppercut but Brolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brolin blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houle throws a punch but it's blocked by Brolin.
Brolin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Houle digs a right hand into Brolin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brolin's gas tank.
Houle lands a left hand.
Houle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brolin backwards.
Brolin gets through Houle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Houle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brolin misses with some punches.
Houle throws a big uppercut that drops Brolin! More strikes from Houle and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Brolin lies dazed against the cage as Houle celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marie Pier Houle!
Marie Pier Houle decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aahil Mohammad (ranked 1150 p4p, 1542 weight class) and Ryu Uska (ranked 168 p4p, 225 weight class). Ryu Uska will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aahil Mohammad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryu Uska!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammad dives in and grabs Uska's left leg, looking for a takedown. Uska pushes down on Mohammad's head and hops out.
Mohammad fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Uska to the ground. Mohammad is now in Uska's guard.
Uska looking for a guillotine here but Mohammad defends easily.
Uska throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Uska is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mohammad defends well.
Mohammad wants to control from the top but Uska keeps moving.
Mohammad definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohammad stopping the sweep attempt from Uska.
Mohammad wants to control from the top but Uska keeps moving.
Mohammad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Uska has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mohammad has managed to get both his arms back between Uska's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mohammad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mohammad connects with a couple of short punches.
Mohammad landing with the ground and pound.
Mohammad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uska looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mohammad is working Uska over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mohammad postures up and lands a big shot to Uska's brow.
Mohammad cracks Uska with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mohammad lands a couple of elbows.
Mohammad working some strikes from top position.
Uska looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mohammad has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Uska manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mohammad manages to get himself to full guard.
Mohammad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mohammad pulls Uska in close to his closed guard and prevents Uska from doing any damage or advancing position.
Uska trying to control the position from guard on top but Mohammad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uska pushing down on Mohammad's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mohammad keeping control of the position.
Uska trying to control from half guard but Mohammad is working away.
Uska prevents Mohammad from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad is refusing to be controlled, as Uska sits in half guard.
Uska looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mohammad is trying to maintain the position but Uska is very close to passing his half guard.
Mohammad is staying active underneath Uska, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Uska is thwarting Mohammad's attempts to control the position.
Mohammad regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mohammad looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Uska controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Let's hope that Uska 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Uska preventing the sweep.
Uska throws a big elbow that misses.
Mohammad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Uska's guard.
Mohammad distracts Uska with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mohammad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Uska working for a triangle but Mohammad defends it easily.
Uska keeping moving, preventing Mohammad from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uska looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aahil Mohammad dominated that round.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uska. Mohammad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mohammad shoots in for a double leg but Uska sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Uska displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mohammad.
Mohammad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Uska circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aahil Mohammad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mohammad shoots in and drives through. Uska sprawls well.
Mohammad dives in for a single leg takedown but Uska sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mohammad has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Uska after a bit of a struggle.
Mohammad gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Uska is looking for a triangle but Mohammad pushes his legs off easily.
Uska manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mohammad manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Uska with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mohammad wants to sweep here but Uska controlling him for the moment.
Uska trying to control but Mohammad is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uska wants to pass the guard but Mohammad is keeping the position.
Mohammad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Uska won't allow Mohammad to sweep him here.
Mohammad is working hard here to advance position.
Mohammad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uska.
Mohammad keeping moving, preventing Uska from controlling successfully.
Uska is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Uska trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aahil Mohammad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mohammad pulls Uska in to control the position.
Uska drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Uska jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Uska passes into half guard.
Mohammad is trying to get back to full guard.
Uska is thwarting Mohammad's attempts to control the position.
Uska is looking to take a break and control but Mohammad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Uska looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad has his hands clasped together around Uska's back. He's all about the action.
Mohammad wants to get back to full guard.
Uska throws a strike but Mohammad avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Uska trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mohammad seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mohammad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Uska trying to control but Mohammad is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mohammad holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Uska throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mohammad was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Uska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Uska. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mohammad.
Ryu Uska is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Uska. Those never looked like landing.
Mohammad fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mohammad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mohammad.
Mohammad changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uska tries to avoid it but Mohammad manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uska to the ground. Uska escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Uska misses.
Mohammad drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
Mohammad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mohammad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uska escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mohammad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Uska is trying to control the position but Mohammad postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Uska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Uska throws a jab but it's blocked by Mohammad.
Mohammad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Uska but Uska pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Uska swinging wildly here.
Ryu Uska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uska throws a nice looking combination but Mohammad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mohammad is defended easily by Uska.
Uska throws a body shot but no joy.
Uska misses with a wild body shot.
Uska throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mohammad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uska goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Uska has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mohammad is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Uska misses with a wild combination.
Mohammad shoots in and bounces Uska off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Uska wants to sweep here but Mohammad controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uska has momentary wrist control but Mohammad slips an elbow through the middle.
Mohammad looking to pass the guard.
Uska throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Uska keeping moving, preventing Mohammad from controlling successfully.
Uska lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mohammad wants to sweep here but Uska controlling him for the moment.
Mohammad keeping full guard, as Uska tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad pulls Uska in to control the position.
Uska wants to control from the top but Mohammad keeps moving.
Uska looking to pass the guard.
Mohammad controlling Uska's posture.
Mohammad looking for a sweep. Not yet Mohammad, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uska passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Uska tries to move to mount but Mohammad blocks the move with his legs.
Mohammad regains half guard.
Mohammad wants to control but Uska is keeping busy.
Mohammad keeping hold of Uska's head, controlling as best he can.
Mohammad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Uska.
Uska wants to take a breather but Mohammad is having none of it.
Mohammad tries to get to full guard but Uska has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uska is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mohammad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Uska is working away from the top position though.
Mohammad is concentrating on defense, preventing Uska from advancing position.
Mohammad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Uska is working away from the top position though.
Uska trying to control from half guard but Mohammad is working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Uska misses with a head kick.
Mohammad closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Uska quickly recovers to half guard.
Uska wants to control but Mohammad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Uska really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mohammad darts in looking for a takedown but Uska gets double underhooks and turns Mohammad into the cage.
Mohammad has clasped his hands together around Uska's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Uska is looking for a sweep.
Mohammad throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mohammad lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Uska is not content to let Mohammad control the position.
Mohammad working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uska keeps Mohammad under control for a moment.
Uska gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Uska is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uska moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mohammad throws a big right hand that misses.
Mohammad content to stall in guard here.
Mohammad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Uska has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mohammad has managed to get both his arms back between Uska's legs - danger averted.
Mohammad landing some decent shots from guard.
Uska avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mohammad 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.
Uska looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mohammad is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Uska is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mohammad working some strikes from top position.
Mohammad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mohammad looking to pass the guard.
Mohammad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Uska working a defensive guard here.
Mohammad chips away with some ground and pound.
Uska is looking for a triangle but Mohammad pushes his legs off easily.
Uska tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uska is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uska can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mohammad controls the pace.
Mohammad trying to control but Uska is working from the bottom.
Mohammad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Uska is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Uska keeping moving, preventing Mohammad from controlling successfully.
Uska looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mohammad connects with a couple of short punches.
Mohammad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uska keeping moving, preventing Mohammad from controlling successfully.
Mohammad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mohammad landing some decent shots from guard.
Mohammad's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mohammad stopping the sweep attempt from Uska.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mohammad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mohammad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mohammad landing some decent shots from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uska is on top in guard.
Mohammad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aahil Mohammad had his way with Ryu Uska in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Uska misses with a few strikes there.
Uska stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Uska wants it to stay on the feet.
Uska throws a shot to the body.
Mohammad shoots in for a double leg but Uska sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Uska now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mohammad shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Uska sprawls well. Uska wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mohammad gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aahil Mohammad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uska throws a head kick but Mohammad moves out of range.
Mohammad is looking to counter with head kicks.
Uska fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mohammad is out of range.
Uska gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mohammad to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Uska wants to sweep here but Mohammad controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohammad postures up and lands a big shot to Uska's brow.
Uska is trying to control the position but Mohammad postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uska works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Uska looking for a guillotine here but Mohammad defends easily.
Uska is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mohammad controlling from the top position.
Mohammad passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mohammad controlling from side mount.
Check out the look on Mohammad's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uska sneaks back into half guard.
Uska works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mohammad engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Uska wants to sweep but no luck.
Uska is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mohammad is aware though and is defending well.
Uska working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mohammad has passed into half guard!
Mohammad slows the pace down in half guard.
Uska has hold of Mohammad's hands but Mohammad slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad drops an elbow to the side of Uska's head.
Mohammad working over Uska with some ground and pound. Uska looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mohammad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Uska works his way to full guard. Good work.
Uska is looking for a triangle but Mohammad pushes his legs off easily.
Uska escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mohammad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mohammad is in close to Uska's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uska being controlled here, momentarily.
Mohammad lands a couple of digs.
Mohammad scoring with some ground and pound.
Mohammad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mohammad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Uska's head.
Mohammad lands a couple of digs.
Mohammad is in close to Uska's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mohammad working some strikes from top position.
Uska is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mohammad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uska swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aahil Mohammad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mohammad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 48:47
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aahil Mohammad!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Jacquin (ranked 1616 p4p, 897 weight class) and Purple Aki (ranked 200 p4p, 119 weight class). Eric Jacquin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Jacquin!
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, Purple Aki!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jacquin as he avoids it easily.
Aki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jacquin is fending him off so far but Aki persists. Nope, Jacquin circles away and we're back to standing.
Jacquin feints and as Aki raises his hands in defense, Jacquin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jacquin won't allow Aki to sweep him here.
Jacquin wants to control from the top but Aki keeps moving.
Aki wants to sweep here but Jacquin controlling him for the moment.
Jacquin advances to half guard.
Aki tries to roll over but Jacquin keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacquin trying to mount his opponent but Aki defends it.
Aki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacquin wants to control from the top but Aki keeps moving.
Aki throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jacquin trying to control but Aki is working from the bottom.
Jacquin wants to pass the guard but Aki is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacquin wants to control from the top but Aki keeps moving.
Aki keeping full guard, as Jacquin tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aki trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aki shoots for a takedown but Jacquin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eric Jacquin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Purple Aki.
Aki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Aki passes Jacquin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jacquin's coaches at Monkey Business have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Aki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aki is looking to take a break and control but Jacquin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacquin is trying to control but Aki manages to pass to mount!
Jacquin is squirming around, avoiding Aki's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aki avoids the attempt from Jacquin to control.
Jacquin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aki tries to control but Jacquin wriggling away.
Jacquin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jacquin is looking to get to half guard.
Jacquin gets back to half guard.
We've been informed that Aki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin trying to control from the bottom.
Jacquin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jacquin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aki.
Aki trying to mount his opponent but Jacquin defends it.
Jacquin trying to control from the bottom.
Aki working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacquin keeping hold of Aki's head, controlling as best he can.
Aki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Purple Aki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jacquin stuffs the takedown.
Jacquin feinted with a counter takedown.
Aki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aki stuffs the takedown attempt from Jacquin. Jacquin gets slowly back to his feet.
Aki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jacquin did well to prevent Aki getting side control.
Jacquin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jacquin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aki is looking to work some ground and pound but Jacquin has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacquin trying to keep a closed guard but Aki is proving a slippery customer.
Aki wants to control from the top but Jacquin keeps moving.
Aki is working Jacquin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacquin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jacquin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aki manages to get himself to full guard.
Jacquin wants to control from the top but Aki keeps moving.
Aki throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jacquin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aki has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jacquin has passed into side control.
Jacquin avoids the strikes from the bottom by Aki.
Jacquin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Aki!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin wants to take Aki's back but he can't do it this time.
Jacquin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jacquin wants to take his opponent's back but Aki doesn't allow it.
Jacquin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Aki has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Aki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Purple Aki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jacquin trying to control but Aki is having none of it.
Aki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jacquin wants to take Aki's back here but Aki is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aki throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jacquin. What's that going to do exactly?
Aki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jacquin avoids the attempt from Aki to control.
Aki regains half guard.
Aki is staying active underneath Jacquin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jacquin tries to pass to full mount but Aki defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jacquin wants to pass the guard but Aki is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aki is on top in guard.
Jacquin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacquin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aki is one step ahead there.
Aki lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacquin wants to sweep here but Aki controlling him for the moment.
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 Eric Jacquin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aki slaps away a takedown attempt from Jacquin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aki with the counter takedown but Jacquin avoids it easily.
Purple Aki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aki misses with a takedown attempt
and Jacquin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aki won't be happy with that.
Jacquin tries to advance position but instead Aki slips a leg back in to half guard.
Aki is pressing down on Jacquin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aki keeping moving, preventing Jacquin from controlling successfully.
Jacquin stands and throws Aki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacquin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Aki is not content to let Jacquin control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aki wants to control but Jacquin postures up.
Aki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Aki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jacquin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jacquin's back!
Aki throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Jacquin!
Jacquin tries to break free.
Aki scores with punches to the body.
Aki lands shots from the back.
Jacquin takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Aki is looking to control Jacquin but Jacquin is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Aki gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin is keeping busy.
Jacquin tries to break free.
Jacquin is working hard here to advance position.
Aki avoiding Jacquin 's attempts to control his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is taking a good look at Jacquin as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Aki!
Jacquin is keeping busy.
Jacquin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aki lands punches and elbows.
Jacquin rolls, trying to escape but Aki keeps control of the position.
Aki is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Jacquin. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Aki lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jacquin's head.
Jacquin is rocked!
Aki is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Jacquin. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Oh Jacquin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aki is landing with strikes from the back.
Aki lands a massive shot to the side of Jacquin 's head and he's out cold! Aki jumps to his feet and milks the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Purple Aki!
An out of breath Purple Aki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Killer (ranked 1046 p4p, 1402 weight class) and Rodrigo Bibirano (ranked 156 p4p, 198 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buzz Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Bibirano!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bibirano dives in for a single leg takedown but Killer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Killer lands a slapping body shot.
Killer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bibirano looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Killer!
Bibirano looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sloppy strikes there by Bibirano.
Killer is looking to regain half guard here but Bibirano keeps moving and retains side control.
Bibirano trying to control the position but Killer is working away.
Killer wants to control but Bibirano postures up.
Killer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bibirano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Killer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bibirano tries for a kimura but Killer is defending well.
Bibirano looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bibirano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Killer keeps working.
Killer is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer is not content to let Bibirano control the position.
Killer parries the strikes from Bibirano easily there. Bibirano is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Killer to escape.
Killer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Killer tries to get out of the position.
Killer is trying to control Bibirano's posture but Bibirano avoids it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bibirano tries for a kimura but Killer is defending well.
Bibirano trying to control the action but Killer is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bibirano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Killer is looking to regain half guard here but Bibirano keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bibirano goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Killer rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bibirano's guard! Nice work there by Killer!
Killer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer wants to stand and escape but instead Bibirano has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bibirano trying to control the position from guard on top but Killer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bibirano is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've been informed that Bibirano has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Killer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Bibirano dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Killer scores with a body shot.
Killer thuds a left hand into Bibirano's body.
Killer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Killer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Killer cracks Bibirano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Rodrigo Bibirano has been cut.
Killer lands with a hook. Bibirano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bibirano needs to keep his hands up - Killer had a free shot at his head there.
Bibirano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Killer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bibirano can do to turn this around?
Killer connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bibirano gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Killer gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buzz Killer!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hall (ranked 237 p4p, 1434 weight class) and Colby Brown (ranked 35 p4p, 95 weight class). Colby Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Colby Brown!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Hall is looking to counter the offense by Brown and move into the clinch.
Brown gets off balance looking for a body kick
so Hall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hall passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brown looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown is not content to let Hall control the position.
Brown tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hall has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries to control Hall's body but Hall pushes him off. Brown squirms to his side and now Hall has his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Brown has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Brown trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Will Hall go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hall gets his hands free as Brown looks to control.
Brown tries to roll but Hall sticks to his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall is not going to allow Brown to sit and survive in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hall's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hall has the hooks in. Brown is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown showing good submission defense here.
Brown is in bad spot here.
Hall doesn't have the hooks in and Brown manages to turn into his guard.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Brown trying to move into half guard but instead Hall has managed to sweep!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hall stacks Brown on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hall!
Hall in the domination position with Brown hanging on.
Brown looking for a sweep but Hall has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hall content just to control the position here.
Hall trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Hall controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is controlling an arm, preventing Hall from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown with a poor takedown
and Hall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hall tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown blocking some punches.
Hall trying to control the position but instead, Brown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hall into the cage.
Brown tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Brown postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Hall pulls Brown in close to his closed guard and prevents Brown from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.
Brown actively working from the bottom here.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Hall has latched onto it... Big trouble! Hall pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Brown is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Hall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his bantamweight title!
Richard Hall decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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