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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeramiah Pony (ranked 5837 p4p, 5629 weight class) and Mike Miami (ranked 323 p4p, 316 weight class). Mike Miami has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeramiah Pony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Miami!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pony rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Miami counter with a right hand.
Miami connects with a crisp jab.
Miami catches Pony with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miami stuns Pony with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miami lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Jeramiah Pony has been cut.
Miami lands with a hook. Pony tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pony drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
 Pony is rocked!
Pony on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Pony is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miami cracks Pony with a good jab.
Miami swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pony counters with a nice double leg into side control. Miami won't be happy with that.
Pony working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pony advances nicely into full mount.
Pony seems to have got his legs back now.
Pony pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Pony has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Miami is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeramiah Pony!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Parisini (ranked 3874 p4p, 4886 weight class) and Elliott Acosta (ranked 409 p4p, 468 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lou Parisini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elliott Acosta!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parisini getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Acosta misses with a lunging right hand
and Parisini counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parisini misses with a head kick.
Acosta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parisini lands the left hand.
Acosta throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Parisini counter with a right hand.
Acosta takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Parisini.
Parisini lands a two punch combo.
Parisini scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Acosta doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parisini avoids the body shot from Acosta.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Parisini, as that shot connected.
Parisini scores with a jab to the head.
Parisini scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Acosta throws a lazy uppercut
and Acosta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Acosta clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Acosta.
Parisini lands a nice uppercut.
Parisini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Acosta.
Acosta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parisini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Acosta pushes Parisini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Acosta stalls.
Parisini'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.
Acosta has a couple of punches blocked by Parisini.
Parisini tries to score a body lock takedown but Acosta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Parisini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Acosta lands with a right to the head.
Acosta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Acosta.
Acosta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A body shot lands from Acosta.
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!
Acosta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Acosta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Parisini.
Acosta looks to land a left hand but Parisini moved out of range nicely.
Parisini with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Parisini is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Parisini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Acosta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parisini has time to react.
Parisini shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Acosta is trying to defend but Parisini finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Parisini is looking to advance position but Acosta won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parisini is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Acosta can do anything to dispel that myth.
Parisini works his way into full mount!
Acosta wants to hold on but Parisini pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parisini looking to control and managing it successfully.
Parisini quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Parisini but it's paid off an Acosta is forced to tap! Nice work by Parisini.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lou Parisini!
During a confident post fight interview, Lou Parisini thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Jordan (ranked 3648 p4p, 3604 weight class) and Turner Trujillo (ranked 237 p4p, 232 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jordan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beguiled- Smashing Pumpkins. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Turner Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan misses with a looping left.
Josh Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trujillo at a distance.
Trujillo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jordan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jordan lands the left hand.
Jordan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trujillo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Jordan counter with a right hand.
Jordan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Trujillo moves away from the strike by Jordan.
Trujillo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jordan with a jab.
Trujillo tries to clinch but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jordan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jordan throws a shot from downtown. Trujillo moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan connects with a body shot.
Jordan lands a body shot.
Trujillo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throws out a powerful jab.
Jordan throws a jab but it's blocked by Trujillo.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away.
Trujillo looks for a takedown but Jordan sprawls well.
Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo is looking to clinch but Jordan is avoiding it.
Jordan throws an overhand right that lands on Trujillo's shoulder, as Trujillo tries to avoid the shot.
Trujillo shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Jordan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Trujillo fails with the takedown
and Jordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Josh Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turner Trujillo.
Jordan lands an overhand right.
Jordan throws a combination. Trujillo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jordan loads up on a big right hand but Trujillo slips the punch.
Trujillo tries to counter with a clinch but Jordan shakes him off and moves away.
Jordan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trujillo's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trujillo shoots in for a takedown but Jordan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jordan connects with a body shot.
Trujillo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jordan connects with a jab.
Jordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jordan scores with a shot to the body.
Trujillo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jordan kicks Trujillo off and gets to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trujillo.
Jordan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Jordan. That snapped Trujillo's head back.
Jordan 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.
Trujillo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jordan pinned against the cage. Jordan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jordan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trujillo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan sets himself, and Trujillo steps forward looking for the clinch! Jordan avoids it this time.
Jordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jordan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Josh Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trujillo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses
and Jordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Jordan.
Jordan takes a swing at Trujillo's ribcage but misses.
Trujillo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Trujillo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Jordan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trujillo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trujillo walks into a stiff left hand from Jordan.
Jordan scores with a jab to the head.
Trujillo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jordan as he jumps to the side.
Trujillo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jordan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trujillo doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jordan lands with a straight right. Trujillo didn't see that one coming.
Trujillo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
 Trujillo is rocked!
Jordan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Jordan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Jordan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jordan.
Trujillo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jordan finish him?
Jordan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Trujillo moves into the clinch.
Trujillo seems to have recovered his senses.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trujillo can do to turn this around?
Trujillo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Trujillo closes the distance and clinches.
Trujillo controlling the action here for a moment.
Trujillo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trujillo manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trujillo momentarily.
Jordan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo walks into a stiff left hand from Jordan.
Trujillo takes one to the chin there.
Jab by Jordan.
Trujillo slips a jab from Jordan.
Jordan connects with a looping right hand.
Josh Jordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Trujillo.
Jordan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trujillo.
Trujillo moves out of range as Jordan strikes.
Trujillo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trujillo.
Despite the aggression on Trujillo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jordan lands a nice looking body shot.
Trujillo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jordan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Decent striking displayed by Jordan there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trujillo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trujillo at a distance.
Jordan throws a shot to the body.
Trujillo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jordan to the ground. Trujillo is now in Jordan's guard.
Jordan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Trujillo is trying to pull guard but Jordan has him pressed against the cage.
Jordan is trying to force a seperation but Trujillo has the dominant position.
Trujillo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jordan prevents it.
Josh Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turner Trujillo.
Trujillo has Jordan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jordan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jordan connects with a crisp jab.
Jordan scores with a jab. Trujillo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Trujillo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jordan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jordan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trujillo's head backwards.
Trujillo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jordan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trujillo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jordan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trujillo somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trujillo walks into a left hand.
Jordan connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trujillo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jordan throws a body shot but no joy.
Trujillo looks for a takedown but Jordan sprawls well.
Jordan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jordan thuds his right hand into Trujillo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jordan looks to land a right hand but Trujillo moved out of range.
Trujillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jordan circles away.
It looked like Jordan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Trujillo.
Jordan 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Jordan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Trujillo shoots in looking for a takedown. Jordan tries to sprawl out of it but Trujillo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jordan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Trujillo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jordan counters with a nice uppercut.
Jordan connects with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Jordan.
Nice uppercut there from Jordan.
Jordan drops Trujillo with a beautiful combination! Trujillo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jordan is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan cracks Trujillo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Trujillo falls to his knees and Jordan doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Jordan!
Josh Jordan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Simcoe (ranked 3472 p4p, 3890 weight class) and Swinzey Mckinney (ranked 238 p4p, 262 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dakota Simcoe!
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, Swinzey Mckinney!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckinney throws a lazy uppercut
and Simcoe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Simcoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mckinney moves away.
Mckinney throws a lazy right hand but Simcoe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mckinney misses with a wild combination.
Mckinney throws a looping overhand right but Simcoe ducks down to avoid it.
Mckinney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mckinney doesn't manage to clinch there - Simcoe circles away.
A big left from Simcoe misses.
Simcoe shoots in for a double leg but Mckinney sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mckinney misses with a hook.
Mckinney throws an overhand right that lands on Simcoe's shoulder, as Simcoe tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckinney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simcoe slips under a jab.
Mckinney dodges the punch combination from Simcoe.
Simcoe throws a looping overhand right but Mckinney ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simcoe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mckinney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mckinney wants to counter with a clinch but Simcoe pushes him away.
Mckinney misses with a hook to the body
and Simcoe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simcoe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mckinney throws a looping overhand right but Simcoe ducks down to avoid it.
Simcoe lands a nice hook to Mckinney's body. Mckinney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Simcoe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mckinney throws a hook to the side of Simcoe's head but Simcoe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mckinney loads up on a big right hand but Simcoe slips the punch.
Simcoe slips a jab from Mckinney.
Simcoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mckinney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simcoe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simcoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mckinney throws out the jab.
Simcoe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Simcoe throws a shot to the body.
Mckinney slips a jab from Simcoe.
Mckinney clinches up with Simcoe and pushes him back against the cage.
Simcoe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mckinney is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simcoe blocking some punches.
Mckinney misses with the head strike.
Mckinney tries to work over Simcoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mckinney prevents Simcoe from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mckinney.
Mckinney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simcoe backwards.
Mckinney lands a nice shot to the body.
Mckinney misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Mckinney.
Simcoe is breathing heavily.
A short right from Mckinney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simcoe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mckinney has him pressed against the cage.
Mckinney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mckinney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Simcoe backwards.
Mckinney lands a nice uppercut.
Mckinney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mckinney swings wildly with an uppercut but Simcoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mckinney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simcoe misses with a body punch.
Simcoe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mckinney avoids it.
Mckinney taking a breather.
Mckinney gets through Simcoe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckinney misses with the head strike.
Mckinney lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mckinney.
Mckinney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simcoe throws a head punch that misses.
Mckinney can't find room to land a body shot as Simcoe controls the action.
Mckinney throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Mckinney.
Mckinney tries to work over Simcoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simcoe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mckinney gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Mckinney.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Swinzey Mckinney dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mckinney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simcoe.
Simcoe staying out of range there.
Simcoe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dakota Simcoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mckinney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Simcoe fails to land with a series of punches.
Mckinney misses with a body shot.
Mckinney misses with an uppercut
and Simcoe counters with a shoot takedown. Mckinney fights it but they end up in guard.
Mckinney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Simcoe wants to pass the guard but Mckinney is keeping the position.
Simcoe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckinney trying to keep a closed guard but Simcoe is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simcoe connects with a couple of short punches.
Mckinney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Simcoe is one step ahead there.
Mckinney is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simcoe trying to control but Mckinney is working from the bottom.
Mckinney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simcoe chips away with some ground and pound.
Mckinney trying to control the position.
Simcoe won't allow Mckinney to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Simcoe is looking to work some ground and pound but Mckinney has wrist control.
Mckinney looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mckinney trying to keep a closed guard but Simcoe is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mckinney is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mckinney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mckinney misses with a straight right.
Mckinney 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.
Mckinney works the jab nicely.
Mckinney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mckinney ducks under a wild hook from Simcoe.
Mckinney tries to counter with a clinch but Simcoe shakes him off and moves away.
Mckinney just misses with a punch to the body.
Simcoe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Simcoe with a nice cross.
Simcoe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mckinney.
Mckinney misses with an uppercut
and Simcoe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Simcoe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simcoe drops back looking for a leg! Mckinney is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mckinney manages to kick Simcoe off! Simcoe jumps back into Mckinney's guard.
Mckinney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mckinney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simcoe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Simcoe is looking to work some ground and pound but Mckinney has wrist control.
Mckinney is trying to keep Simcoe in close.
Mckinney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Simcoe lands a couple of elbows.
Mckinney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Simcoe wants to pass the guard but Mckinney is keeping the position.
Simcoe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Simcoe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mckinney 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.
Mckinney is trying to control the position but Simcoe postures up.
Simcoe lands a couple of digs.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mckinney can do anything to dispel that myth.
Simcoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Mckinney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mckinney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simcoe postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Simcoe 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mckinney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simcoe ducks under a wild hook from Mckinney.
Simcoe sizes up Mckinney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mckinney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Simcoe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mckinney. Simcoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simcoe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Simcoe throws an overhand right that lands on Mckinney's shoulder, as Mckinney tries to avoid the shot.
Mckinney closes the distance and clinches.
Mckinney misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simcoe tries for a takedown but Mckinney manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mckinney throws a punch but it's blocked by Simcoe.
Mckinney gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Simcoe.
Mckinney tries a body shot but Simcoe blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckinney lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simcoe.
A shot in the inside from Mckinney.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mckinney.
Simcoe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Simcoe blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Mckinney.
Mckinney misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simcoe.
Mckinney working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simcoe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Simcoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mckinney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simcoe backwards.
Mckinney lands a left hand.
Mckinney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mckinney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mckinney scores with a hook to the body.
Mckinney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mckinney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mckinney swings wildly with an uppercut but Simcoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simcoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simcoe blocks a body shot from Mckinney.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mckinney.
Simcoe is trying to push Mckinney away but Mckinney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mckinney throws a head punch that misses.
Mckinney misses with some punches.
Mckinney tries to work over Simcoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mckinney lands a shoulder strike.
Mckinney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simcoe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mckinney gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dakota Simcoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Mckinney.
A short uppercut from Mckinney.
A short left from Mckinney.
A short right from Mckinney.
Mckinney misses with the head strike.
Mckinney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mckinney throws a punch but it's blocked by Simcoe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mckinney lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mckinney.
Mckinney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Simcoe takes a shot to the head.
Simcoe is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Swinzey Mckinney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mckinney has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Swinzey Mckinney!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crude Jensen (ranked 3272 p4p, 3373 weight class) and Aleki Veainu (ranked 352 p4p, 365 weight class). Crude Jensen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crude Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleki Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen throws a combination. Veainu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Veainu tries to clinch but Jensen moves out of range.
Jensen throws a right hand that misses
and Veainu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jensen! Veainu lets Jensen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Crude Jensen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veainu connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Jensen out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleki Veainu!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pope Callixtus (ranked 3156 p4p, 3384 weight class) and Blazej Maleszewski (ranked 222 p4p, 234 weight class). Pope Callixtus 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 bantamweight 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, Pope Callixtus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blazej Maleszewski!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maleszewski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Callixtus has closed the distance and engaged Maleszewski in a clinch.
Maleszewski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Callixtus is keeping busy.
Callixtus gets underhooks to prevent Maleszewski's takedown attempt.
Callixtus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maleszewski gets underhooks to prevent Callixtus's takedown attempt.
Maleszewski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Callixtus prevents it.
Maleszewski is pressed up against the cage. Callixtus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maleszewski down to the mat. Maleszewski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Callixtus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Maleszewski is looking to improve his position.
Maleszewski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maleszewski trying to hold on to Callixtus's head to control him but Callixtus postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleszewski wants to get back to full guard.
Maleszewski tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Callixtus has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Maleszewski is looking to get to half guard.
Maleszewski reaches up and pulls Callixtus towards him, trying to control the position. Callixtus manages to get a guillotine from the mount though! This could be big trouble for Maleszewski! Maleszewski tries to roll over - now Callixtus is on the bottom but the guillotine is really deep and Maleszewski has to tap out! Great work there by Callixtus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pope Callixtus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Kidd (ranked 3332 p4p, 2808 weight class) and Frane Vinkovic (ranked 363 p4p, 298 weight class). Jesse Kidd 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 heavyweight 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, Jesse Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frane Vinkovic!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kidd.
Kidd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinkovic.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kidd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vinkovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kidd closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kidd lands in his opponent's guard.
Kidd drops back looking for a leg! Vinkovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vinkovic manages to kick Kidd off! Kidd jumps back into Vinkovic's guard.
Kidd 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.
Kidd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd looking to pass the guard.
Kidd drops back looking for a leg! Vinkovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vinkovic manages to kick Kidd off! Kidd jumps back into Vinkovic's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd drops back looking for a leg! Vinkovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vinkovic manages to kick Kidd off! Kidd jumps back into Vinkovic's guard.
Vinkovic is pulling down on Kidd's head to control his posture.
Kidd postures up.
Vinkovic wants to sweep here but Kidd controlling him for the moment.
Kidd drops back looking for a leg! Vinkovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vinkovic manages to kick Kidd off! Kidd jumps back into Vinkovic's guard.
Kidd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kidd passes into half guard.
Kidd is looking for a kimura here.
Kidd is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kidd seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Vinkovic is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jesse Kidd!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Hippo (ranked 2556 p4p, 2068 weight class) and Kaito Tanaka (ranked 269 p4p, 228 weight class). Kaito Tanaka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Hippo!
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, Kaito Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hippo misses with a hook
letting Tanaka counter with a right hand.
It looks like King Hippo has been cut.
Hippo swings widly with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with a right hand to the body.
Hippo misses with a body punch
and Tanaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Tanaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hippo misses with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with a stiff right hand.
King Hippo's cut is getting worse.
Hippo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tanaka misses with a right hand
and Hippo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hippo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanaka is just out of range.
Tanaka blocks a jab.
King Hippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hippo moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hippo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tanaka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hippo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka jumps guard but Hippo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hippo misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hippo.
Tanaka tries to break the clinch but Hippo is controlling the position.
Tanaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Hippo won't allow it.
I was talking to Hippo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hippo lands a nice uppercut.
Tanaka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hippo smiles and moves away.
King Hippo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaito Tanaka.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hippo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hippo lands a nice looking body shot.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Hippo.
Hippo misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hippo blocks a head kick by Tanaka.
Hippo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hippo misses with a hook. Tanaka ducked under it nicely.
Hippo tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hippo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanaka is just out of range.
Hippo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Tanaka.
Hippo loads up on a big right hand but Tanaka slips the punch.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Hippo.
Tanaka raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hippo tries to clinch there but Tanaka circles away.
Tanaka throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hippo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hippo misses with an uppercut. Tanaka saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to keep at a distance but Hippo has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hippo.
Tanaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Hippo clinches.
Hippo working aggressively here.
Tanaka is looking to break free of the clinch but Hippo has double underhooks.
Tanaka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tanaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tanaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hippo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tanaka is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to break free but Hippo pushes him back against the cage.
Hippo lands a left hand.
Hippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hippo pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanaka.
Tanaka is trying to break the clinch but Hippo is controlling him.
Hippo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanaka tries to pull guard but Hippo holds him up against the cage and eventually Tanaka drops back down to his feet.
Hippo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanaka controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Hippo.
Tanaka takes a shot to the head.
Tanaka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tanaka has had enough of the clinch but Hippo keeps him there for the moment.
Hippo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tanaka's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Hippo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Hippo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tanaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Hippo takes a swing at Tanaka's ribcage but misses.
Tanaka slips a jab and a cross from Hippo.
Tanaka misses with a wild body shot.
Hippo throwing a counter right hand but Tanaka manages to avoid it.
Tanaka misses with a left hand
enabling Hippo to counter with a crisp jab.
Tanaka misses with a few strikes there.
Hippo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hippo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanaka throws out a counter right but Hippo avoids it with no problem.
Hippo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanaka can do to turn this around?
Hippo cracks Tanaka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hippo misses the shot to the body.
Hippo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hippo shoots for a takedown but Tanaka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tanaka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hippo misses with an uppercut. Tanaka saw that one coming.
Tanaka let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hippo looks to land a left hand but Tanaka moved out of range nicely.
Tanaka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hippo throws a big shot that misses.
Tanaka throws out a counter right but Hippo avoids it with no problem.
Tanaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Hippo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tanaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hippo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hippo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tanaka on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hippo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tanaka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Tanaka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hippo misses with the head strike.
Hippo misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka takes a shot to the head.
Tanaka prevents a body shot from Hippo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hippo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hippo working aggressively here.
Tanaka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hippo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tanaka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tanaka has had enough of the clinch but Hippo keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Hippo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hippo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hippo pushes Tanaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tanaka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hippo has him pressed against the cage.
Tanaka throws a head punch that misses.
Hippo tries a body shot but Tanaka blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hippo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hippo working aggressively here.
Tanaka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
King Hippo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaito Tanaka.
Tanaka blocking some punches.
Hippo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tanaka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hippo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hippo pushes Tanaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hippo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
Hippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tanaka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hippo walks away with a smile on his face. Tanaka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
King Hippo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hippo closes the distance and clinches.
Tanaka looking to slow down the pace here.
King Hippo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hippo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tanakas head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hippo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hippo scores with a shoulder strike.
Hippo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hippo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
Tanaka manages to break the clinch.
Tanaka avoids the body shot from Hippo.
Hippo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hippo can't find room to land a body shot as Tanaka controls the action.
Hippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hippo lands a left hand.
Hippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanaka.
Tanaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hippo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanaka controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Hippo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on King Hippo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tanaka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tanaka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hippo moves into range and clinches up with Tanaka.
A nice left hand lands by Hippo.
Tanaka is trying to break free.
Tanaka tries a body shot but Hippo blocks it.
Tanaka tries to pull guard but Hippo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tanaka jumps guard but Hippo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tanaka tries a body shot but Hippo blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Hippo fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hippo has a couple of punches blocked by Tanaka.
Hippo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanaka is looking to break free of the clinch but Hippo has double underhooks.
Tanaka is trying to break the clinch but Hippo is controlling him.
Hippo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tanaka's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hippo.
Tanaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hippo lands with a right to the head.
Tanaka blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Hippo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hippo working aggressively here.
Hippo lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Hippo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tanaka working hard to break the clinch.
Hippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
Tanaka is trying to break the clinch but Hippo is controlling him.
Hippo working aggressively here.
Hippo scores with a hook to the body.
Hippo scores with a shot to the side of Tanaka's head.
Tanaka takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hippo lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka is trying to force a seperation but Hippo has the dominant position.
Hippo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hippo misses with the head strike.
Tanaka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hippo has him pressed against the cage.
Tanaka stops a takedown attempt from Hippo.
A right hand to the body from Hippo.
Hippo scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Hippo.
Hippo lands a shot to the body.
Hippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hippo lands with a light punch inside.
Hippo lands a nice uppercut.
Hippo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hippo lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippo digs a right hand underneath Tanaka's ribcage. Tanaka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stalling in the clinch from Hippo.
A head punch on the inside from Hippo fails to land.
Tanaka jumps guard but Hippo stands there with Tanaka around his waist. Tanaka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
King Hippo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaito Tanaka.
Hippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Hippo.
Hippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hippo misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Tanaka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hippo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tanaka.
A short body shot lands from Hippo as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Hippo.
Tanaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hippo has a couple of punches blocked by Tanaka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hippo.
Hippo misses with some punches.
Hippo lands with a light punch inside.
Hippo presses Tanaka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hippo lands with a short shot to the head.
Hippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka blocking some punches.
Hippo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tanaka up against the cage.
Hippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tanaka backwards.
King Hippo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hippo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hippo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tanaka blocking some punches.
Kaito Tanaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hippo lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hippo fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Hippo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hippo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Hippo!
A less than humble King Hippo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix Dakat (ranked 1632 p4p, 2235 weight class) and Davis Riley (ranked 119 p4p, 162 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Felix Dakat!
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, Davis Riley!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Riley misses with a straight left.
Dakat lands with a nice body punch.
Riley throws a body shot but no joy.
Dakat lands a nice looking body shot.
Riley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dakat lands a slapping body shot.
Dakat thuds a left hand into Riley's body.
Dakat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dakat throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Dakat with a hook.
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!
Dakat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riley tries to move into range but Dakat moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dakat connects with a nice looking jab.
Dakat swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
Riley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dakat half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dakat sizes up Riley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley misses with a hook.
Dakat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
Dakat definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Riley misses with a hook. Dakat ducked under it nicely.
Dakat connects with a single shot there.
A shot to the liver by Dakat. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Riley. Those never looked like landing.
Dakat scores with a shot to the body.
Dakat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riley is fending him off so far but Dakat persists. Nope, Riley circles away and we're back to standing.
Dakat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riley doesn't seem bothered though.
Dakat is looking to wear down Riley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dakat.
Riley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riley throws a jab when Dakat was well out of range.
A big left from Riley misses.
Davis Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley throws a right hand that Dakat ducks under and follows up with a left that Dakat also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Dakat misses its target.
Riley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Riley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dakat half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Riley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dakat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dakat lands with a nice body punch.
Riley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Riley.
Dakat throws a body shot but no joy.
Riley throws a shot from downtown. Dakat moves away and avoids it.
Riley throws a series of punches but Dakat moves out of range.
Riley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dakat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
Riley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dakat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dakat scores with the left hand. Riley knows he should have avoided that one.
Riley throws a right hand that Dakat ducks under and follows up with a left that Dakat also avoids with ease.
Dakat throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Riley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dakat shoots in but no luck this time.
Riley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dakat tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Riley swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Dakat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dakat dodges the punch combination from Riley.
Davis Riley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riley misses with a wild combination.
Dakat fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Riley moves forwards but Dakat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Riley moves out of range of the strikes.
Riley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Riley throws a body punch but Dakat moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Dakat. Those never looked like landing.
Riley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Riley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dakat to counter with a crisp jab.
Dakat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dakat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dakat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riley.
Dakat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a series of punches but Dakat avoids them all with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Riley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley misses with an uppercut. Dakat saw that one coming.
Riley blocks a jab.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dakat moves away.
Dakat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Riley backs up against the cage.
Dakat feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rileys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Riley throws a looping overhand right but Dakat ducks down to avoid it.
Riley takes one to the chin there.
Dakat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dakat avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Dakat catches Riley right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Dakat 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.
Some wild striking there from Riley.
A swing and a miss from Riley.
Dakat lands the left hand.
Dakat swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
Dakat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riley can do to turn this around?
Dakat lands with a shot to the body.
Dakat misses with a wild body shot.
Riley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dakat misses with an uppercut. Riley saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Dakat misses the target.
As Dakat backs off Riley throws a huge counter combo but Dakat manages to avoid it all.
Riley throws a nice looking combination but Dakat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dakat swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Riley misses.
Dakat lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Riley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Dakat staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakat cracks Riley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Riley throws a shot from downtown. Dakat moves away and avoids it.
Riley throws a low kick, looking for Dakat's leg but Dakat calmly moves out of range.
Dakat throws a series of punches but Riley moves out of range.
Riley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Riley duly obliges.
Riley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riley lands with a straight right. Dakat didn't see that one coming.
Riley just misses with a punch to the body.
Riley throws a hook but Dakat blocks it.
Dakat appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dakat.
Riley throws a nice looking combination but Dakat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Felix Dakat is winning the standup battle so far.
Dakat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riley as he jumps to the side.
Riley unleashes a big counter combination but Dakat bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dakat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley avoids the body shot from Dakat.
Riley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dakat lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dakat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riley. Riley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Riley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riley looks to land a combination but Dakat avoids it well.
Dakat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dakat misses with a hook.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dakat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riley throws out the jab.
A combination from Dakat does no damage.
Riley misses with a wild combination.
Dakat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riley. Riley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakat connects with a body shot that sends Riley's belly button to the back.
Dakat misses with a combination
and Riley counters with a three punch combo that has Dakat backing up. Dakat nods at Riley to acknowledge the strikes.
Dakat lands a nice hook to Riley's body. Riley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dakat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dakat slips under a jab from Riley.
Dakat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
Riley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab by Dakat.
Sloppy strikes from Riley. Those never looked like landing.
Dakat changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dakat lunges at Riley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Riley's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley throws a one two combo.
Davis Riley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dakat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riley sprawls well. Riley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dakat gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Riley.
Dakat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dakat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Dakat.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dakat throws a body shot but no joy.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley misses with a few strikes there.
Dakat misses with a takedown attempt
and Riley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Dakat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Dakat.
Dakat moves out of range as Riley strikes.
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 Felix Dakat will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dakat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Riley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dakat tries to score a power double leg takedown but Riley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dakat somewhat.
Dakat missing with a left hand there. Riley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dakat swinging wildly here.
Dakat misses with the combination.
Nice straight punches there by Dakat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dakat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dakat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
Dakat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
Riley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riley lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Felix Dakat has been cut.
Dakat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riley doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakat misses with a body punch
and Riley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dakat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Riley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Riley throws a right hand that Dakat ducks under and follows up with a left that Dakat also avoids with ease.
It looked like Dakat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Riley throws a body punch but Dakat moves out of range.
Dakat defending well as Riley loads up on a big left hand.
Riley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dakat.
Riley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Riley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Dakat. That snapped Riley's head back.
Dakat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dakat throws out a loose jab but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riley moves out of range as Dakat strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dakat looks to score with a jab to the body but Riley is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dakat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riley scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by Dakat.
Dakat punishes Riley's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Dakat misses.
As Dakat backs off Riley throws a huge counter combo but Dakat manages to avoid it all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riley lunges at Dakat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dakat's hand.
Dakat lands a glancing blow to the side of Riley's head.
Dakat connects with the punch.
Riley lands with an overhand left.
Riley throws a jab when Dakat was well out of range.
Riley misses with a hook
and Dakat counters with a one-two to the body.
Dakat lands with an uppercut that bounces Riley off the cage and back into range.
Riley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Riley scores with a four punch combination!
Davis Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley throws a series of punches but Dakat moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Dakat misses
and Dakat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dakat scores with a decent looking hook.
Dakat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riley.
Dakat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Dakat.
Nice defenses there by Riley.
Riley takes one on the button.
Dakat lands with a good body shot.
Riley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Riley with a jab.
Dakat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riley throws out the jab.
Riley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dakat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dakat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Dakat is just out of range.
Riley misses with an uppercut
and Dakat counters with a left to the body.
Dakat throws an off balance right hand
and Riley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dakat connects with a nice looking jab.
Riley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Felix Dakat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riley throws a series of punches but Dakat avoids them all with ease.
Dakat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dakat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riley on the side of the head.
A combination from Riley does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dakat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Riley throws an off balance right hand
and Dakat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riley scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Felix Dakat.
Well Dakat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Dakat!
A very excited looking Felix Dakat made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Duboulay (ranked 1937 p4p, 2216 weight class) and Giancarlo Zuniga (ranked 148 p4p, 169 weight class). Duboulay's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Fire. Vincent Duboulay had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vincent Duboulay!
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, Giancarlo Zuniga!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuniga moves in looking to clinch but Duboulay pushes him off.
Duboulay misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zuniga closes the distance and clinches.
Duboulay wants a takedown.
Duboulay gets control of Zuniga's arms and successfully pulls guard. Duboulay will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zuniga drops back looking for a leg! Duboulay is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duboulay manages to kick Zuniga off! Zuniga jumps back into Duboulay's guard.
Zuniga works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuniga wants to work for an arm triangle but Duboulay is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duboulay works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zuniga passes Duboulay's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duboulay wants to control but Zuniga is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zuniga is trying to control the action in half guard but Duboulay is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zuniga is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Duboulay has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zuniga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zuniga is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Duboulay sees it coming and defends easily.
Zuniga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duboulay keeps working.
Zuniga wants to work for an arm triangle but Duboulay is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zuniga controlling the action here.
Zuniga is looking to take a break and control but Duboulay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duboulay tries to roll over but Zuniga keeps him under control.
Zuniga has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Duboulay defend it? Zuniga steps over the head and cranks it - Duboulay is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Zuniga!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Giancarlo Zuniga!
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