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AFL 15 Cartwright vs Six Echo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Castile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rudolf Castile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cosmo Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castile throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castile throws a combination. Reyes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Castile lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castile jabs Reyes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Castile lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Castile punishes Reyes's body with a nice straight punch.
Castile lands a glancing blow to the side of Reyes's head.
Castile stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Castile lands a glancing blow to the side of Reyes's head.
Castile connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reyes is rocked!
Castile drops Reyes with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Reyes! Castile dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rudolf Castile!
A very excited looking Rudolf Castile 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuiskaaja Rajala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuiskaaja Rajala has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Bautista!
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, Kuiskaaja Rajala!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista drops his hands momentarily and Rajala takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rajala digs a good hook to Bautista's body.
Bautista changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rajala tries to avoid it but Bautista manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rajala to the ground. Rajala escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bautista tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rajala swivels and escapes.
Rajala fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bautista looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rajala connects with a single shot there.
Rajala misses with a straight right.
Rajala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bautista throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rajala's waist but Rajala gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bautista off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Bautista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rajala lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajala lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bautista falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rajala dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kuiskaaja Rajala!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rory Kirkpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakinek Jakinek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakinek Jakinek will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rory Kirkpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jakinek Jakinek!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakinek looks to land a combination. Kirkpatrick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kirkpatrick dives in for a single leg takedown but Jakinek sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kirkpatrick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kirkpatrick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kirkpatrick has hold of one of Jakinek's legs. Jakinek is fighting the takedown attempt but Kirkpatrick gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirkpatrick stops Jakinek from standing up.
Jakinek is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kirkpatrick dives into side control.
Kirkpatrick is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Jakinek looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kirkpatrick gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Jakinek is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kirkpatrick lets go of the hold and Jakinek can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rory Kirkpatrick!
Rory Kirkpatrick managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Atlantis, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kanji Inoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Blanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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232 lbs
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256 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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, Kanji Inoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charlie Blanca!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blanca counters with a left to the body.
Inoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Blanca misses with a double jab.
Blanca throws a nice looking combination but Inoki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blanca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Inoki tries for a takedown but Blanca sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Inoki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Inoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blanca swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanji Inoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Inoki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanca defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Inoki.
Inoki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Inoki stops Blanca from getting back to his feet.
Inoki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Inoki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Inoki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Inoki is working for a kimura but Blanca is defending it quite comfortably.
Inoki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blanca sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanca keeping control of the position.
Blanca is looking to improve his position.
Blanca is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inoki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Inoki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Blanca moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blanca pulls Inoki in close to his closed guard and prevents Inoki from doing any damage or advancing position.
Inoki 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoki prevents Blanca from getting back to his feet.
Inoki 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.
Blanca is looking to stand up but Inoki isn't so interested in that idea.
Inoki 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.
Inoki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blanca can do anything to dispel that myth.
Inoki stops Blanca from standing up.
Blanca 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.
Inoki drops back looking for a leg! Blanca is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blanca manages to kick Inoki off! Inoki jumps back into Blanca's guard.
Inoki 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoki passes into half guard.
Inoki seems to be looking for submissions.
Blanca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Inoki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blanca wants to get back to his feet.
Inoki seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Blanca is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kanji Inoki!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hayden Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo Sanchez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hayden Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eduardo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanchez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lee cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee thuds his right hand into Sanchez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hayden Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Sanchez.
Lee throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eduardo Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sanchez defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanchez in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Sanchez is trying for a kimura here. Lee looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sanchez wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eduardo Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Ponjev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drunken Hermit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Ponjev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Ponjev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drunken Hermit!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponjev is looking to clinch but Hermit is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Hermit. No joy for Ponjev on that attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hermit.
Sloppy strikes there by Hermit.
Hermit working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hermit working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ponjev has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hermit wants to control for a moment but Ponjev uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Hermit trying to control from half guard but Ponjev is working away.
Hermit misses with a head shot. Ponjev uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermit slips nicely into half guard.
Hermit is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Hermit throwing strikes but missing.
Hermit throws a strike but Ponjev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ponjev 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ponjev works over Hermit with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ponjev controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hermit pulls Ponjev in close to his closed guard and prevents Ponjev from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ponjev trying to control the position from guard on top but Hermit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hermit is trying to control the position but Ponjev postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hermit misses with a takedown
and Ponjev counters with a leg kick.
Ponjev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hermit feints and as Ponjev raises his hands in defense, Hermit changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hermit tries to free his leg and advance position but Ponjev is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermit won't allow Ponjev to sweep him here.
Hermit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hermit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ponjev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ponjev wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ponjev keeping full guard, as Hermit tries to pass.
Ponjev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drunken Hermit dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hermit has his takedown stuffed
and Hermit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hermit shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ponjev manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hermit stopping the sweep attempt from Ponjev.
Hermit throws a strike but Ponjev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ponjev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ponjev won't allow Hermit to sweep him here.
Ponjev stays in close to Hermit's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermit wants to stand and escape but Ponjev is having none of it.
Ponjev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ponjev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hermit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ponjev controls the pace.
Ponjev trying to control the position from guard on top but Hermit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sam Ponjev has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hermit misses with a takedown attempt - Ponjev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hermit gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hermit keeping moving, preventing Ponjev from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hermit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ponjev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hermit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ponjev controls the pace.
Drunken Hermit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ponjev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ponjev trying to control the position from guard on top but Hermit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sam Ponjev wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hermit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ponjev defends it nicely.
Sam Ponjev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drunken Hermit.
Hermit fails with the takedown
enabling Ponjev to counter with a crisp jab.
Hermit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ponjev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hermit drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hermit is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermit tries for a kimura but Ponjev is defending well.
Ponjev is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ponjev preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ponjev is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ponjev manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Ponjev dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hermit fails with the takedown
and Ponjev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hermit with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ponjev counters with a straight right hand.
Ponjev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ponjev wants to clinch.
Hermit shoots in looking for a takedown but Ponjev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hermit's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sam Ponjev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drunken Hermit.
Hermit with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ponjev counters with a stiff right hand.
Hermit instigates a clinch.
Ponjev prevents Hermit from breaking the clinch.
Ponjev decides to pull guard.
Hermit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ponjev has Hermit pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermit throws a strike but Ponjev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hermit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ponjev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hermit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev trying to control but Hermit is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ponjev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hermit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ponjev is one step ahead there.
Our spies down at at Elite Training Facility inform us that Hermit has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Ponjev with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev has gone for a leg lock! Hermit slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ponjev's guard.
Ponjev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hermit's guard.
Ponjev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hermit's head.
Ponjev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hermit's head.
Ponjev controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponjev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ponjev throws a big elbow that misses.
Ponjev throwing strikes from guard but Hermit blocks nicely.
Ponjev 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Ponjev showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ponjev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Ponjev!
A very excited looking Sam Ponjev 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cortland Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Six Echo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright's entrance music is St. Anger. A fine choice. Six Echo has chosen My Name is Lincoln as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cortland Cartwright!
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, Lincoln Six Echo!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Six Echo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cartwright working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cartwright is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Six Echo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cartwright gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Six Echo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cartwright lets go of the hold and Six Echo can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cortland Cartwright!
After winning the bout, Cortland Cartwright thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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