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The Island Season 1, 265 lbs, Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Beaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zorg Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matthew Beaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zorg Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaver closes the distance and clinches up with Grabowski, looking for a takedown. Beaver pushes Grabowski against the cage but Grabowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beaver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grabowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beaver.
Beaver shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Grabowski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Grabowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Beaver drops back looking for a leg! Grabowski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grabowski manages to kick Beaver off! Beaver jumps back into Grabowski's guard.
Grabowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grabowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beaver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beaver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beaver is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grabowski trying to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beaver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski keeping full guard, as Beaver tries to pass.
Beaver 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.
Beaver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grabowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grabowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beaver pushing down on Grabowski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Grabowski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beaver is looking for a kimura here.
Grabowski wants to get back to full guard.
Beaver passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Grabowski!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Beaver there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Beaver throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Grabowski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Beaver working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Beaver looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Grabowski blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beaver looking to ground and pound but Grabowski is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beaver punching from mount but Grabowski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Beaver lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Grabowski hang on?
Grabowski holds on to Beaver as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaver throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Beaver has hold of Grabowski's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Grabowski manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Beaver thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Beaver avoids the attempt from Grabowski to control.
Beaver throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Beaver punching from mount but Grabowski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Beaver has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grabowski's face.
Grabowski is looking to improve his position but Beaver isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaver scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Beaver has hold of Grabowski's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Grabowski manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grabowski wants to hold on but Beaver pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beaver misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Beaver lands a couple of good shots and Grabowski has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Grabowski avoids the strikes from Beaver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grabowski is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Beaver gets his way!
Beaver is looking for the choke from the back position but Grabowski is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Beaver dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grabowski with a nice cross.
Beaver shoots for a double leg takedown but Grabowski sprawls well. He's pushed Beaver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grabowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grabowski lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Beaver goes down and covers up as Grabowski starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zorg Grabowski!
Zorg Grabowski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lehbron Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerzy Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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254 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lehbron Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerzy Tran!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tran tries to bum rush Kingston with a series of wild strikes but Kingston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kingston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lehbron Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingston tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tran counters with a one-two to the body.
Kingston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kingston moves in looking to clinch but Tran pushes him off.
Kingston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kingston doesn't manage to clinch there - Tran circles away.
Kingston tries to clinch up but Tran circles away and keeps his distance.
Kingston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kingston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tran has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kingston trying to land knees to the body.
Tran letting Kingston take a breather here.
Kingston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kingston is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran tries to break free but Kingston pushes him back against the cage.
Tran is trying to push Kingston away but Kingston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tran avoids the elbow strike from Kingston, against the cage.
Kingston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tran blocks it with crossed arms.
Kingston'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.
Kingston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tran in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kingston has a couple of punches blocked by Tran.
Kingston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tran working hard to break the clinch.
Kingston tries to land a knee to the head but Tran blocks with his arms.
Tran takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jerzy Tran has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kingston lands a knee to the body.
Kingston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kingston is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kingston unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tran lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston connects with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kingston - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kingston seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Kingston connects with a knee to the head.
Tran wants to break free but Kingston has control.
Kingston landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tran has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kingston landing knees to the body.
Tran looks winded!
Tran can't break the clinch.
Kingston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Tran's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kingston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Kingston.
Tran takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tran is rocked!
Kingston lands an elbow inside.
Tran is still on wobbly legs! Can Kingston finish him?
Kingston has Tran pressed against the cage. He pushes Tran back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Kingston throws a beautiful elbow that sends Tran crashing to the floor! Kingston piles on the pressure with more strikes! Tran is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lehbron Kingston!
A very excited looking Lehbron Kingston rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Cotton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edvan De Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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279 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guy Cotton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edvan De Moraes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Moraes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Moraes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Moraes connects with an inside leg kick.
De Moraes lands with a nice body kick.
Cotton is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Moraes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cotton.
De Moraes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Moraes fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Cotton out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Edvan De Moraes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Herst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herst's entrance music is Mr Crowley. A fine choice. Brown has chosen Can't Hold Us as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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230 lbs
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265 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damian Herst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikey Brown!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a body kick.
Herst punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Damian Herst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herst.
Herst lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Herst will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Herst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Herst.
Herst misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Damian Herst has been cut.
Herst throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown's coach down at The Pit was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brown's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A combination from Herst does no damage.
Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Herst defends it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ground and pound from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Herst definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Herst blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Herst is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Herst trying to control but Brown postures up.
Brown is pressing down on Herst's thigh, looking to free his foot. Herst is holding on for now.
Brown is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brown throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Herst because Brown loaded up on that one.
Brown punching from mount but Herst doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Brown looking for a guillotine from mount but Herst is having none of it.
Herst in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Herst sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working Herst over with strikes.
Brown is keen to just control but Herst is a slippery customer.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Herst is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Herst manages to get to full guard.
Herst tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control from the top but Herst keeps moving.
Brown trying to stand up but can't free himself from Herst's guard.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Herst on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Herst tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mikey Brown has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A head kick misses from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Herst's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Herst closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown is trying to break free.
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Herst avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Herst avoids it.
Herst pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Herst has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Herst misses with a body punch.
Herst lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown fails to pull guard.
Brown is looking to take this one to the mat.
Damian Herst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Brown.
Herst has hold of one of Brown's legs. Brown is fighting the takedown attempt but Herst gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herst trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Herst scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown wants to stand but Herst is controlling the position.
Herst looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herst is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Herst is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Herst's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Herst scoring with punches to the head and body.
Herst with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Herst scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown is rocked!
Herst lands a couple of digs.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Herst finish him?
Herst postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Brown covers up, he's hurt! Herst keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Herst and the ref steps in to end the fight! Herst can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Herst!
Post fight, Damian Herst stared into the camera and said '*growls incoherently*'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JP Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamaal Macdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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279 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JP Gill!
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, Jamaal Macdonald!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macdonald fails with the takedown
and Gill counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gill.
Gill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gill landing with the ground and pound.
Gill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Macdonald should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Macdonald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Macdonald on the ground.
Macdonald wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macdonald trying to control the position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Macdonald has eaten all the pies!
Gill trying to control but Macdonald is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jamaal Macdonald.
Gill misses with a body shot.
Macdonald is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Macdonald.
We've been hearing reports that Gill has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gill keeps the fight on the outside.
Macdonald gets caught napping as Gill dives in and scores a takedown. Macdonald manages to retain guard.
Gill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gill postures up and lands a big shot to Macdonald's brow.
Gill trying to control the position from guard on top but Macdonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Macdonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gill has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Macdonald had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gill defends it easily.
Gill trying to control but Macdonald is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Macdonald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gill trying to control the position from guard on top but Macdonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gill 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Macdonald working for submissions but it's allowed Gill to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gill landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gill drops an elbow to the side of Macdonald's head.
Gill tries to pass to full mount but Macdonald defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill not doing much here.
Gill lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gill seems to be looking for submissions.
Gill uses his free foot to push down on Macdonald's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Macdonald.
Gill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Gill! Macdonald is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). JP Gill!
JP Gill thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Simple Man. Khan has chosen Mundian To Bach Ke as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ali Khan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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277 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ali Khan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan dives in for a single leg takedown but Nelson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Khan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nelson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson tries to stall but Khan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Khan wants to break free but Nelson has control.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nelson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khan jumps guard but Nelson stands there with Khan around his waist. Khan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Khan.
Nelson keeps control of Khan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nelson effectively controlling the action here.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan is working for takedown but Nelson is calmly controlling the position for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Nelson.
Nelson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nelson lands with a left to the head.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan looks winded!
Khan misses with a body punch.
Nelson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nelson lands a right hand.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
A hook to the body from Nelson.
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!
Nelson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee calls for Nelson to work.
Khan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nelson walks away with a smile on his face. Khan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nelson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nelson lands with a good body shot.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Khan's leg. Khan is trying to keep his angry face on.
A lazy left from Nelson finds it's target.
Nelson lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Khan up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Nelson from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Khan's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roy Nelson!
Roy Nelson took some time post fight to say the following; 'Id like to thank the fans Rush Supplements and the boys back at THE STEEL PENN ALLIANCES f0or there support this wins for you guys'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 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, Juan Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Force!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez gets tackled into the cage by Force. Force maintains the clinch.
Good body shot from Force.
Fernandez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Force taking a breather.
Force fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fernandez is stalling here.
Force cracks Fernandez with a nice body shot.
Force blocks a body shot from Fernandez.
Force breaks the clinch.
Fernandez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Force tries to clinch but Fernandez is having none of it.
Force looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Force clinches up with Fernandez and pushes him back against the cage.
Force throws an elbow but it misses.
Force has Fernandez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Force pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Fernandez tumbling to the mat - Force dives into Fernandez's guard.
Fernandez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Force is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Force's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Force is looking to work some ground and pound but Fernandez has wrist control.
Fernandez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fernandez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Force is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernandez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Force defends well.
Force working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fernandez's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Force working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fernandez's head.
Fernandez has a closed guard, preventing Force from standing up.
Force trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Force looking to pass the guard.
Force looking to improve position, pressing down on Fernandez's thigh with his hand. Fernandez seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Force paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Force's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Fernandez picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Juan Fernandez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Toretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kanye West. 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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Toretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jon James!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toretto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oooh a lovely combination from Toretto sends James down but not out. Toretto dives into side control looking to finish.
James is rocked!
It looks like Jon James has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Toretto controlling the position from side mount.
James is still in real trouble! Can Toretto finish him?
Toretto lands a strong strike to the head of James. That's dazed him! Toretto looking to finish here. James is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Toretto lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Toretto!
After winning the bout, Dwayne Toretto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jon James was interviewed post fight and said 'I tried my best '.
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