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KIFC 52 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Chinaski (ranked 5578 p4p, 5224 weight class) and Lewis Halliday (ranked 246 p4p, 242 weight class). Halliday has chosen Where the Streets Have No Name - U2 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Henry Chinaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lewis Halliday!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halliday takes the fight into the clinch.
Halliday is trying to drag Chinaski to the mat but Chinaski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chinaski breaks the clinch.
A big left from Chinaski misses.
Chinaski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halliday pushes Chinaski up against the cage in a clinch.
Halliday changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chinaski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chinaski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halliday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chinaski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski scores with a jab. Halliday acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chinaski walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Halliday drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Chinaski swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Halliday's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Chinaski!
Lewis Halliday spoke after the fight, saying 'This loss is unacceptable, I blame everyone but myself for this outcome. The refs, the judges, my coaches, every stinkin' person on this island.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurty Barov (ranked 25372 p4p, 3148 weight class) and Brendan Dellorusso (ranked 604 p4p, 435 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurty Barov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brendan Dellorusso!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dellorusso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dellorusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barov is looking for a counter combo.
Barov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dellorusso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dellorusso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barov is breathing heavily.
Dellorusso pulls Barov in close to prevent any damage.
Dellorusso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dellorusso pushes Barov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dellorusso throws a right hand that Barov ducks under and follows up with a left that Barov also avoids with ease.
Barov throws a big counter combination but Dellorusso scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Barov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dellorusso scores with a jab. Barov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dellorusso works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dellorusso seems keen to control Barov's posture.
Barov won't allow Dellorusso to get back to his feet.
Dellorusso bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barov's guard.
Barov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dellorusso on the ground.
Dellorusso trying to control but Barov is working from the bottom.
Dellorusso stands up and waves to Barov to follow him.
Dellorusso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barov moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellorusso clinches up with Barov and pushes him back against the cage.
Dellorusso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dellorusso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dellorusso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dellorusso darts in and clinches Barov up against the cage.
Dellorusso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dellorusso wants the takedown. Barov is fighting it off but Dellorusso persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Barov's guard against the cage.
Dellorusso seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dellorusso looking to pass the guard.
Dellorusso is in close to Barov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellorusso landing some decent shots from guard.
Dellorusso drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Dellorusso seems to have locked his on tight now - Barov screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Dellorusso, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Brendan Dellorusso!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Siaosi Kuresa (ranked 2992 p4p, 3382 weight class) and Haruki Muramaki (ranked 363 p4p, 398 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Siaosi Kuresa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Haruki Muramaki!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muramaki tries to land a body kick
and Kuresa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kuresa misses with a low kick as Muramaki jumps back.
Kuresa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muramaki.
Kuresa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Muramaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muramaki misses with a hook to the body
and Kuresa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuresa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Muramaki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A low kick from Muramaki is predictable there
and Kuresa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muramaki misses the body punch
and Muramaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Muramaki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muramaki throws a right hand that misses
and Kuresa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Muramaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muramaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Muramaki swings for the body but Kuresa moves out of range.
Kuresa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kuresa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Muramaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuresa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuresa throws a big counter combination but Muramaki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Kuresa misses its intended target.
Kuresa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuresa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muramaki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuresa thinking.
Muramaki scores with a shot to the body.
Muramaki misses with a hook to the body
and Kuresa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muramaki misses with a hook to the body
and Kuresa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuresa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muramaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Muramaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuresa moves away.
Kuresa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kuresa misses with a hook. Muramaki ducked under it nicely.
Muramaki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kuresa with a body shot.
Kuresa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Muramaki in his tracks.
Kuresa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kuresa lands with an overhand left.
Muramaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuresa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Muramaki lands with a nice body punch.
Muramaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuresa.
Kuresa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muramaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kuresa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muramaki throws a nice looking combination but Kuresa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuresa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Muramaki misses the shot to the body.
Kuresa lands a nice hook to Muramaki's body. Muramaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Muramaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuresa manages to avoid it.
Muramaki throws a body punch but Kuresa moves out of range.
Kuresa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Muramaki walks into a stiff left hand from Kuresa.
Muramaki misses with a body shot
and Muramaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Muramaki misses
and Kuresa counters with a straight right hand.
Muramaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kuresa throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Kuresa.
Kuresa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuresa throws a good cross that connects.
Kuresa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Muramaki pushes Kuresa up against the cage in a clinch.
Muramaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muramaki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Muramaki tries to throw a body punch but Kuresa avoids it by throwing Muramaki back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuresa.
Muramaki working aggressively here.
Muramaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Siaosi Kuresa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Muramaki swings for the body but Kuresa moves out of range.
Kuresa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Muramaki throws a lazy right hand but Kuresa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuresa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muramaki.
Muramaki throws a combination that misses
and Kuresa counters with a nice uppercut.
Muramaki misses the body punch
enabling Kuresa to counter with a crisp jab.
Muramaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muramaki moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muramaki slips a jab from Kuresa.
Muramaki is looking for the big counter here.
Kuresa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Muramaki misses.
Kuresa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muramaki circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuresa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kuresa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muramaki.
Muramaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kuresa counter with a right hand.
Muramaki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuresa rather than just go for the knockout.
Muramaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuresa is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Kuresa - just one landing.
Kuresa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muramaki can do to turn this around?
Muramaki misses with a combination
and Kuresa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuresa connects with the punch.
We've been informed that Muramaki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kuresa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muramaki throws out the jab.
As Muramaki looks to move away, Kuresa throws a big counter combo but Muramaki just gets out of the way.
Siaosi Kuresa is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Kuresa does no damage.
Muramaki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kuresa with a body shot.
Kuresa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Muramaki under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muramaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuresa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Muramaki scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muramaki misses with a body shot.
Kuresa misses the shot to the body.
Kuresa looks to land a right hand but Muramaki moved out of range.
Kuresa connects with a crisp jab.
Kuresa throws out a loose jab but Muramaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muramaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuresa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muramaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Muramaki missing with a left hand there. Kuresa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuresa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muramaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Kuresa.
Kuresa swings widly with a right hand
and Muramaki counters with a left to the body.
Muramaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuresa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muramaki moves away from the strike by Kuresa.
Kuresa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Muramaki counters with a nice body shot.
Muramaki moves out of range as Kuresa strikes.
Despite the aggression on Muramaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Muramaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuresa throwing a counter right hand but Muramaki manages to avoid it.
Kuresa tests Muramaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A right-left combo lands from Muramaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muramaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuresa.
Muramaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Muramaki moves away from the strike by Kuresa.
Muramaki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Muramaki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuresa counters with a two punch combo.
Muramaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuresa. That snapped Muramaki's head back.
Kuresa slips a jab and a cross from Muramaki.
Muramaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuresa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuresa tries to work over Muramaki's front leg with a kick but Muramaki checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Siaosi Kuresa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuresa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kuresa misses with a hook. Muramaki ducked under it nicely.
Muramaki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kuresa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Muramaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuresa throws out the jab.
Kuresa motions for Muramaki to come forward. Kuresa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muramaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuresa was well out of range. Poor timing from Muramaki.
Kuresa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muramaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muramaki looks to throw a body kick
and Kuresa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Muramaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuresa's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muramaki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kuresa tries to stall but Muramaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Muramaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuresa's elbow.
Kuresa manages to break the clinch.
Muramaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuresa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muramaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuresa counters with a nice uppercut.
Muramaki misses with a few strikes there.
Muramaki lands a slapping body shot.
Muramaki throws a shot to the body.
Muramaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Muramaki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kuresa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuresa fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muramaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuresa.
Muramaki scores with a nice strike.
Kuresa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Muramaki's head backwards.
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!
Kuresa throws a leg kick but Muramaki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kuresa's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuresa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Muramaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muramaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuresa.
Muramaki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muramaki moves into the clinch.
Kuresa breaks from the clinch.
Muramaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Muramaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muramaki takes one to the side of the head.
Muramaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuresa counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Kuresa misses.
Kuresa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Muramaki lands with an overhand left.
Muramaki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuresa to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muramaki throws a leg kick
and Kuresa counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muramaki wants to clinch but Kuresa slips to the side
and Kuresa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kuresa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kuresa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muramaki misses the body punch
and Kuresa counters with a nice body shot.
Muramaki looks to clinch
and Kuresa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuresa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 Muramaki is rocked!
Kuresa swinging wildly here.
Haruki Muramaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siaosi Kuresa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muramaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuresa finish him?
A thudding body kick lands there by Muramaki!
And that's the end of the fight!
Siaosi Kuresa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kuresa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siaosi Kuresa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Wylie (ranked 3005 p4p, 4822 weight class) and Inya Romergo (ranked 387 p4p, 523 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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, Sam Wylie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Inya Romergo!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romergo moves in looking to clinch but Wylie pushes him off.
Wylie lands with an overhand left.
Romergo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romergo drives through and clinches with Wylie against the cage.
Wylie working aggressively here.
Romergo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wylie looking to slow down the pace here.
Romergo blocks a body shot from Wylie.
Wylie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Romergo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romergo stalling.
Romergo scores with a shot to the side of Wylie's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romergo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wylie throws a head punch that misses.
Romergo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wylie's elbow.
Romergo tries to break free but Wylie pushes him back against the cage.
Romergo misses with some punches.
Romergo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romergo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wylie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wylie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romergo is trying to push Wylie away but Wylie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wylie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Romergo walks away with a smile on his face. Wylie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big right from Wylie misses.
Romergo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romergo misses with a double jab.
Wylie lands with a straight right. Romergo didn't see that one coming.
A combination from Romergo does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Romergo with a nice cross.
Wylie looks to score with a jab to the body but Romergo is just out of range.
Romergo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romergo misses with a wild combination.
Romergo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wylie.
Romergo closes the distance and clinches.
Romergo is trying to break free.
Wylie working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romergo misses with the head strike.
Romergo can't break the clinch.
Wylie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Romergo uses from the top position.
Wylie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Romergo's guard.
Romergo keeping moving, preventing Wylie from controlling successfully.
Romergo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wylie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wylie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Romergo's guard.
Wylie passes to side control.
Romergo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wylie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Romergo is not content to let Wylie control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wylie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romergo keeps working.
Wylie has hold of Romergo's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Romergo seems comfortable defending it but Wylie has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Romergo is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Romergo is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Wylie couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sam Wylie!
After the big win, Sam Wylie made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Primal and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Viggo Andolini (ranked 2050 p4p, 3090 weight class) and Andre Driver (ranked 118 p4p, 179 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Viggo Andolini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andre Driver!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andolini tries to move into range but Driver moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Andolini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Driver.
Andolini lands with a good body shot.
Andolini definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Driver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andolini looks to land a left hand but Driver moved out of range nicely.
Driver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andolini.
It seemed like Driver was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Andolini on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Driver misses with a right hand
and Andolini counters with a right hand to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Driver.
Driver throws a right hand that misses
and Andolini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andolini misses with a body shot
and Driver counters with a series of strikes. Andolini will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Driver misses.
Andolini lands a nice shot that snaps Driver's head back.
Andolini lands a jab to Driver's midsection.
Andolini connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andolini slips a jab and a cross from Driver.
Driver is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Driver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andolini circles away quickly and effectively.
Andolini was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Donk. Driver catches Andolini right on the button with a cross.
Andolini misses with a hook to the body
and Driver counters with a straight right hand.
Driver misses with a hook
and Andolini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Driver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andolini.
Andolini misses with a body punch
and Driver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Andolini misses.
Driver is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Driver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andolini.
Driver connects with a crisp jab.
Andolini is looking to wear down Driver with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A right-left combo lands from Driver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andolini thuds a left hand into Driver's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver misses with a double jab.
Driver misses with a straight right.
Driver connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by Andolini.
Driver misses with a lunging right hand
and Andolini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andre Driver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andolini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Driver.
Driver lunges at Andolini with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Andolini's hand.
Driver moves out of range of the strikes.
Driver avoids the body shot from Andolini.
Driver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Driver connects with the punch.
Andolini misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Driver.
It looked like Andolini wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Driver is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Andolini had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andolini tests Driver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andolini misses with a hook.
Andolini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Driver.
Driver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Driver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Driver looks to land a left hand but Andolini moved out of range nicely.
Driver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Andolini counters with a left to the body.
Andolini lands a slapping body shot.
Driver throws an off balance right hand
and Andolini counters with a nice right hand that sends Driver toppling to the canvas! Driver scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Andolini finish him?!
Driver is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Driver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Driver is still on wobbly legs! Can Andolini finish him?
Driver looks winded!
Driver walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Driver limp body while Andolini jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viggo Andolini!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Toshimichi (ranked 2059 p4p, 2374 weight class) and Joshua Miller (ranked 267 p4p, 298 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daisuke Toshimichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joshua Miller!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toshimichi swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toshimichi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Toshimichi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Toshimichi counters with a stiff right hand.
Toshimichi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toshimichi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toshimichi throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Toshimichi just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Toshimichi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Toshimichi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
A counter left hand to the body from Toshimichi misses its target.
A big right from Miller misses.
Toshimichi throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toshimichi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toshimichi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Toshimichi's head but Toshimichi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toshimichi jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Miller misses.
Toshimichi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Miller throws a sloppy body shot
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for Miller.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toshimichi.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Toshimichi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Toshimichi swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toshimichi gets tackled into the cage by Miller. Miller maintains the clinch.
Miller works on Toshimichi's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Toshimichi blocks it with crossed arms.
Toshimichi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Miller.
Miller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Toshimichi lands a body punch.
Toshimichi being controlled against the cage.
Miller misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toshimichi.
Toshimichi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toshimichi has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Miller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miller stalls.
Miller receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toshimichi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toshimichi tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joshua Miller.
Toshimichi throws an off balance right hand
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toshimichi circles away quickly and effectively.
Toshimichi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Toshimichi moves away from the strike by Miller.
Miller 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.
Toshimichi throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Toshimichi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Miller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Toshimichi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Toshimichi throws a body shot but no joy.
Toshimichi throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Toshimichi to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daisuke Toshimichi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toshimichi.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toshimichi.
Toshimichi looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daisuke Toshimichi is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Toshimichi moves into the clinch.
Toshimichi blocking some punches.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toshimichi backwards.
Toshimichi misses with the head strike.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toshimichi.
Toshimichi blocking some punches.
Joshua Miller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Miller pushes Toshimichi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee calls for Miller to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toshimichi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Toshimichi as Miller tries to tie him up.
Miller is trying to stall.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Toshimichi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toshimichi just leaning against Miller, taking a breather.
Toshimichi presses Miller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Toshimichi lands a right hand.
Miller is trying to stall.
Miller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toshimichi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joshua Miller.
Toshimichi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Toshimichi thinking.
Toshimichi throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Toshimichi slips a jab from Miller.
Miller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miller lands the left hand.
Toshimichi scores with a jab to the body.
Toshimichi swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Toshimichi throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toshimichi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toshimichi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with an uppercut
and Toshimichi counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toshimichi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Toshimichi.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Toshimichi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Miller misses with a hook
and Toshimichi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toshimichi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller tries to clinch up but Toshimichi circles away and keeps his distance.
Toshimichi blocks a jab.
Toshimichi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Toshimichi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toshimichi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller walks into a jab.
Toshimichi misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Toshimichi lands a big right hand that sends Miller crashing to the mat! Toshimichi stays standing though and waves Miller back to his feet!
Miller is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Toshimichi finish him?
Toshimichi throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toshimichi pounces like a tiger and cracks Miller with a vicious hook! Miller is down but not out! Toshimichi follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Daisuke Toshimichi!
An out of breath Daisuke Toshimichi 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Wilkinson (ranked 1949 p4p, 2668 weight class) and Maricus Moore (ranked 293 p4p, 387 weight class). Wilkinson comes into the arena with The Who - Eminence front blaring out of the sound system. Maricus Moore has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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25
210
5 - 1 - 0 |
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26
215
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maricus Moore!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Moore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilkinson doesn't seem phased though.
Moore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wilkinson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wilkinson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkinson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wilkinson is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Moore looks calm but he's in trouble here. Wilkinson gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Moore is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Wilkinson lets go of the hold and Moore can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Josh Wilkinson!
A victorious Josh Wilkinson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franco Fajardo (ranked 1879 p4p, 2210 weight class) and Scott Shotz (ranked 256 p4p, 298 weight class). Scott Shotz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franco Fajardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Shotz!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Fajardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fajardo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shotz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fajardo clinches with his opponent.
Shotz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Shotz fails to land.
Fajardo misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Shotz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shotz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shotz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fajardo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fajardo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fajardo stopping the sweep attempt from Shotz.
Fajardo content to stall in guard here.
Fajardo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shotz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shotz has escaped and now he's on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shotz postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fajardo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shotz gets back to full guard.
Fajardo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fajardo works over Shotz with some ground and pound from guard.
Fajardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Shotz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fajardo looking to pass the guard.
Fajardo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fajardo lands a couple of digs.
Fajardo lands a couple of elbows.
Fajardo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fajardo stands up over Shotz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shotz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fajardo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shotz keeping full guard, as Fajardo tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shotz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shotz controlling the position.
Shotz looking to control.
Fajardo wants to control from the top but Shotz keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fajardo throws an elbow that misses. Shotz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fajardo's guard. Nice move by Shotz!
Fajardo keeping moving, preventing Shotz from controlling successfully.
That's four 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.
Fajardo is trying to keep Shotz in close.
Shotz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shotz looking to pass the guard.
Shotz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fajardo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shotz defends well.
Shotz won't allow Fajardo to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fajardo 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.
That was a close round but I would say that Franco Fajardo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Fajardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shotz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, jab by Shotz - just one landing.
Fajardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shotz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Shotz.
Shotz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fajardo.
Fajardo attempts a counter takedown but Shotz avoids it well and moves away.
Shotz misses with an uppercut.
Fajardo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fajardo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shotz is trying to defend but Fajardo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shotz has his hands clasped together around Fajardo's back. He's all about the action.
Shotz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fajardo is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fajardo is trying to control the action in half guard but Shotz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shotz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fajardo is working away from the top position though.
Fajardo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shotz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fajardo.
Shotz is pressing down on Fajardo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fajardo trying to control but Shotz is working from the bottom.
Shotz working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fajardo content to stall in guard here.
Fajardo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shotz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fajardo.
Fajardo postures up.
Fajardo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shotz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fajardo landing with the ground and pound.
Fajardo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shotz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fajardo 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Scott Shotz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fajardo throws a body shot but no joy.
Shotz throws a big shot that misses.
Fajardo slips a jab from Shotz.
Shotz misses with an uppercut. Fajardo saw that one coming.
Scott Shotz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shotz lands a nice shot to the body.
Fajardo forces Shotz back against the cage and clinches.
Fajardo can't find room to land a body shot as Shotz controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Shotz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fajardo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shotz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fajardo can't find room to land a body shot as Shotz controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fajardo tries to throw a body punch but Shotz avoids it by throwing Fajardo back against the cage.
Fajardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fajardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shotz avoids it.
Fajardo leaning against his opponent.
A body shot lands from Shotz.
Fajardo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shotz tries a body shot but Fajardo blocks it.
Shotz misses with a punch on the inside.
Shotz managing to block the knees to the body from Fajardo.
Fajardo scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shotz tries to throw a body punch but Fajardo avoids it by throwing Shotz back against the cage.
Fajardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shotz prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franco Fajardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fajardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shotz blocks it with crossed arms.
Fajardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shotz is trying to force a seperation but Fajardo has the dominant position.
Shotz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Franco Fajardo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Shotz.
Shotz throws an overhand right that lands on Fajardo's shoulder, as Fajardo tries to avoid the shot.
Shotz lands a jab to the nose.
Shotz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fajardo looks to throw the jab but Shotz is out of range.
Fajardo needs to keep his hands up - Shotz had a free shot at his head there.
Fajardo shoots in for a takedown but Shotz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Shotz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fajardo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fajardo throws a lazy right hand but Shotz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Shotz.
Shotz looks to score with a jab to the body but Fajardo is just out of range.
Fajardo avoids the body shot from Shotz.
Shotz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fajardo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shotz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fajardo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shotz throws a right and a left that Fajardo avoids nicely.
Shotz lands a nice hook to Fajardo's body. Fajardo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fajardo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fajardo throws a strike aimed at the side of Shotz's head but Shotz avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shotz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fajardo off and has taken his back!
Fajardo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fajardo tries to roll over but Shotz keeps him under control.
Fajardo is working hard here to advance position.
Fajardo has his hands clasped together around Shotz's back. He's all about the action.
Fajardo is pressing down on Shotz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fajardo working for a triangle but Shotz defends it easily.
Shotz trying to control the position from guard on top but Fajardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fajardo controlling Shotz's posture.
Shotz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fajardo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fajardo is looking for a triangle but Shotz pushes his legs off easily.
Fajardo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fajardo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fajardo trying to keep a closed guard but Shotz is proving a slippery customer.
Shotz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fajardo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shotz wants to free his trapped foot but Fajardo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fajardo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shotz controlling the pace.
Scott Shotz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franco Fajardo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fajardo is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shotz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fajardo is doing well to control the position and prevent Shotz from advancing to side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shotz misses with a combination
and Fajardo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shotz's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Scott Shotz.
I think Fajardo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Franco Fajardo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wee Ning (ranked 1357 p4p, 1540 weight class) and Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 189 p4p, 210 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wee Ning !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shunsui Kyoraku!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ning jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Kyoraku coming out on top.
Kyoraku's coach down at PhoQus Island Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kyoraku's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ning needs to keep his hands up - Kyoraku had a free shot at his head there.
Ning dives in and scores a takedown into Kyoraku's guard.
Kyoraku working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ning .
Kyoraku wants to stand up but Ning is controlling him.
Ning working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ning slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kyoraku can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kyoraku takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kyoraku taking a bit of punishment here - Ning scoring with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyoraku is trying to control Ning 's posture but Ning avoids it.
Kyoraku wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ning trying to control the position but Kyoraku is working away.
Ning definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ning has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ning in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ning trying to control the action but Kyoraku is working from the bottom.
Ning is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kyoraku will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ning is working Kyoraku over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ning working the ground and pound.
Ning wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kyoraku keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ning tries to move to mount but Kyoraku blocks the move with his legs.
Ning connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kyoraku some visible discomfort.
Kyoraku is not content to let Ning control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyoraku taking a bit of punishment here - Ning scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kyoraku looks to move to half guard but instead Ning has passed into mount! Damn!
Kyoraku is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku is squirming around, avoiding Ning 's attempts to control the action.
Kyoraku is looking to get to half guard.
Ning dominating with strikes here.
Kyoraku is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kyoraku is bucking up trying to escape but Ning cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ning in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
You get the feeling that Kyoraku really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ning takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ning landing shots from mount.
Ning trying to control but Kyoraku is having none of it.
Ning is landing with some decent strikes but Kyoraku is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ning scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ning blocks Kyoraku's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ning fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kyoraku is rocked!
Kyoraku really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ning . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ning unloading with bombs!
Kyoraku is still in real trouble! Can Ning finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Ning ! Kyoraku is hurt baaadly! Ning is firing away with more strikes - Kyoraku is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wee Ning !
An out of breath Wee Ning 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wing Wang (ranked 1195 p4p, 1665 weight class) and Geezer Butler (ranked 173 p4p, 251 weight class). Wing Wang has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wing Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Geezer Butler!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Butler's waist but Butler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wang off to one side.
Wang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wang misses with a takedown
and Butler counters with a left to the body.
Butler has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wang slips under a jab.
Wang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Butler counters with a left to the body.
Wang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang fails with the takedown
and Butler counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wing Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butler lands a right hook to the body.
Wang shoots in for a takedown but Butler shows good takedown defense.
Butler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Butler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Wing Wang has been cut.
Wang is breathing heavily.
Wang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Butler is fending him off so far but Wang persists. Nope, Butler circles away and we're back to standing.
Butler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wang has his takedown stuffed
and Butler counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wang! Butler lets Wang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Wang is rocked!
Wang misses with a takedown
and Butler counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Geezer Butler!
An out of breath Geezer Butler 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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