Highland Games 12 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Eckstroem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kaman
vs
Eckstroem

185 cm
25
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
190 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rob Kaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jan Eckstroem!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kaman scores with a hook.

Kaman moves into the clinch.
Kaman lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaman gets underhooks to prevent Eckstroem's takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Kaman.
Kaman lands with a short shot to the head.

Eckstroem is rocked!
Eckstroem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eckstroem is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaman finish him?
Eckstroem looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eckstroem.
Kaman digs a right hand underneath Eckstroem's ribcage. Eckstroem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kaman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eckstroem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eckstroem seems to have recovered his senses.
Eckstroem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaman dips a shoulder and cracks Eckstroem with a mighty uppercut! Eckstroem falls back against the cage and Kaman unloads with a barrage of strikes! Eckstroem is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kaman screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Kaman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Wieneke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marius Wieneke will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sanchez
vs
Wieneke

180 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jaime Sanchez!
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, Marius Wieneke!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanchez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wieneke on his heels. He'll look to pass Wieneke's guard now, I'm sure.

Wieneke has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sanchez doesn't defend quickly enough and Wieneke has managed to lock this one up! Can Sanchez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Wieneke on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marius Wieneke!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Bebeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimo Kamino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfonso Bebeto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kimo Kamino's chin.

Bebeto
vs
Kamino

176 cm
25
219 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Top Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alfonso Bebeto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimo Kamino!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamino connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kamino swinging wildly here.
Bebeto seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kamino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kamino scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kamino misses with a two punch combination.
Kamino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bebeto circles away quickly and effectively.
Kamino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bebeto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bebeto dodges the punch combination from Kamino.
A punch combination from Kamino misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bebeto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bebeto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kamino's guard.

Bebeto is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bebeto wants to pass to mount but Kamino is defending the position.
Bebeto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Bebeto seems to be working for a kimura but Kamino defends the submission attempt.

Bebeto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kamino sees it coming and defends easily.

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.

Bebeto is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kamino is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alfonso Bebeto!
Alfonso Bebeto really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Top Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Sauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludko Struja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Sauer
vs
Struja

190 cm
22
217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Atlantis

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Sauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ludko Struja!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauer fails with the takedown
and Struja counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Struja does no damage.
Sauer misses with a jab to the body
and Struja counters with a stiff right hand.
Sauer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sauer misses with a double jab.
Struja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Struja forces Sauer back against the cage and clinches.

Struja has picked Sauer up - he's going for a ride! Struja dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Struja throwing shots but Sauer is blocking nicely.
Struja thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sauer's head.
Struja working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Struja slips a nice elbow through Sauer's hands, connecting with Sauer's forehead.

Sauer is rocked!
Struja is trying to control. Sauer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Struja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh Sauer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Struja is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Sauer is hurt! He's hurt bad - Struja fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Sauer from any more punishment! Congratulations to Struja! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludko Struja!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Trzebiatowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacek Trzebiatowski will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Askren
vs
Trzebiatowski

166 cm
25
272 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacek Trzebiatowski!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trzebiatowski.

Trzebiatowski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Askren wants to control but Trzebiatowski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Askren tries to roll over but Trzebiatowski keeps him under control.
Askren might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Askren wants to control but Trzebiatowski passes into side.
Askren seems a little lost for a moment, as Trzebiatowski dominates the positioning.
You can see the frustration on Askren's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Trzebiatowski working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trzebiatowski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Askren will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trzebiatowski working the head with strikes.
Askren has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Askren looks to move to half guard but instead Trzebiatowski has passed into mount! Damn!
Askren takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren reaches up and holds on to Trzebiatowski to control the position.
Trzebiatowski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Askren can't escape the position.
Trzebiatowski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Trzebiatowski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Trzebiatowski working Askren over with strikes here.
Askren is bucking up trying to escape but Trzebiatowski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Trzebiatowski controlling his opponent.
Trzebiatowski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Trzebiatowski lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trzebiatowski dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trzebiatowski avoids the attempt from Askren to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trzebiatowski with shots to the head and body - Askren looks very uncomfortable down there.
Trzebiatowski controlling from the full mount.
Trzebiatowski punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Trzebiatowski.
Trzebiatowski controlling from the full mount.
Trzebiatowski landing punches.
Askren is looking to improve his position but Trzebiatowski isn't that keen on the idea.
Trzebiatowski controlling from the full mount.
Trzebiatowski lands a couple of good shots and Askren has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trzebiatowski throwing damaging strikes from the back! Askren could be in trouble here!
Askren trying to control but not successfully.
Askren knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trzebiatowski on the ground.
Trzebiatowski lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Trzebiatowski scores with punches from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Trzebiatowski controlling the positon.
Trzebiatowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Trzebiatowski lands a shot to the head.
Trzebiatowski has Askren flattened out and is raining down punches.
Trzebiatowski has good solid back control here.
Askren is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trzebiatowski lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Trzebiatowski is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Askren up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askren takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Trzebiatowski has Askren flattened out and is raining down punches.
Trzebiatowski lands shots from the back.
Askren covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Trzebiatowski controlling from the back.
Askren is trying to remain composed but Trzebiatowski is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacek Trzebiatowski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Askren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trzebiatowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Askren.
Trzebiatowski has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Askren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trzebiatowski dives in for a single leg takedown but Askren sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Trzebiatowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Askren prevents a takedown attempt there.
Benny Askren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacek Trzebiatowski.
Trzebiatowski blocks an elbow strike from Askren.
Trzebiatowski takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jacek Trzebiatowski has been cut.
Trzebiatowski prevents a body shot from Askren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trzebiatowski wants a takedown.
Trzebiatowski is working for takedown but Askren is calmly controlling the position for now.
Askren prevents a takedown attempt there.
Trzebiatowski blocks an elbow strike from Askren.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Askren.
Askren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Trzebiatowski goes for a takedown attempt but Askren pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Askren clinches up against the cage.
Trzebiatowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Askren.
Trzebiatowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trzebiatowski tries to score a body lock takedown but Askren shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Trzebiatowski has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Askren is trying to keep an underhook but Trzebiatowski manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Askren wants to control but Trzebiatowski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Askren tries to get to full guard but Trzebiatowski has control of the leg.
Askren is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Trzebiatowski scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trzebiatowski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Trzebiatowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jacek Trzebiatowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trzebiatowski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trzebiatowski is nestled in close to Askren, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Trzebiatowski connects with a nice short shot to Askren's temple.
Trzebiatowski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Askren wants to improve his position but Trzebiatowski is controlling well.
Askren is trying to control but can't.
Trzebiatowski drops an elbow to the side of Askren's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trzebiatowski working the head and body with strikes.
Askren trying to control from the bottom.
Trzebiatowski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Trzebiatowski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Askren!
Trzebiatowski controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trzebiatowski lands a big elbow.
Askren keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Askren is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Trzebiatowski scoring with strikes but Askren is staying in there.
Trzebiatowski with a couple of short strikes.
Askren is desperately trying to improve his position but Trzebiatowski has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trzebiatowski landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Trzebiatowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Askren tries to reverse the position but Trzebiatowski maintains control.
Trzebiatowski controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacek Trzebiatowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacek Trzebiatowski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Askren gets a clinch.
Askren gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Trzebiatowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Askren pulls his leg out and moves away.
Askren tries to clinch up

so Trzebiatowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Trzebiatowski works over Askren with some ground and pound from guard.
Askren trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Trzebiatowski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Trzebiatowski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Askren's guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Askren leaves Trzebiatowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Askren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Askren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Askren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trzebiatowski manages to avoid it.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trzebiatowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benny Askren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Askren stuffs the takedown attempt from Trzebiatowski. Trzebiatowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Benny Askren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacek Trzebiatowski.

Trzebiatowski feints and as Askren raises his hands in defense, Trzebiatowski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren working a defensive guard here.
Trzebiatowski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Askren is trying to hold Trzebiatowski in close to prevent damage but Trzebiatowski has managed to pass into half guard.
Askren taking some punishment here, with Trzebiatowski in his half guard.
Trzebiatowski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nice strikes from Trzebiatowski there.
Askren is trying to maintain the position but Trzebiatowski is very close to passing his half guard.
Trzebiatowski controlling the action here.
Trzebiatowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Askren with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Benny Askren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Trzebiatowski.
Trzebiatowski slips a nice elbow through Askren's hands, connecting with Askren's forehead.
Askren is looking to improve his position.
Trzebiatowski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Trzebiatowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Trzebiatowski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trzebiatowski is continuing to stall.
Trzebiatowski working over Askren with some ground and pound. Askren looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Trzebiatowski is controlling the pace.
Trzebiatowski lands with a punch from half guard.
Trzebiatowski is nestled in close to Askren, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Trzebiatowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trzebiatowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Askren is trying to control but can't.
Trzebiatowski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jacek Trzebiatowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Askren is looking for a sweep. Trzebiatowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacek Trzebiatowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trzebiatowski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacek Trzebiatowski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Momo La Brute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Momo La Brute is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rojas
vs
La Brute

195 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Rojas!
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, Momo La Brute!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Brute thuds a left hand into Rojas's body.
La Brute works the jab nicely.
Rojas 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.

Rojas closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, La Brute creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
La Brute lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from La Brute.
Rojas is trying to pull guard but La Brute turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rojas tries to pull guard but La Brute won't allow it.
Rojas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. La Brute just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Rojas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
La Brute lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Rojas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables La Brute to keep the fight standing.
Rojas goes for a takedown attempt but La Brute pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
La Brute throws a right and a left that Rojas avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Brute looks to land a combination. Rojas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rojas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by La Brute. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of La Brute.
La Brute connects with a body shot.

Rojas gets a clinch.
Rojas tries to pull guard but La Brute forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
La Brute throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rojass head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Brute lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Rojas drags the fight down to the ground.
La Brute 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.
Rojas has a closed guard, preventing La Brute from standing up.
La Brute really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rojas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rojas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rojas looking to control.
La Brute trying to control the position from guard on top but Rojas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rojas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. La Brute doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. La Brute manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

La Brute is posturing up here but Rojas has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! La Brute tries to roll out but it's too tight and La Brute has to tap! Slick submission there by Rojas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodrigo Rojas!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eirikur Adalsteinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LightHeavy Weight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adalsteinn
vs
Weight

203 cm
25
208 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eirikur Adalsteinn!
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, LightHeavy Weight!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adalsteinn sizes up Weight with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Weight misses with a right hand
enabling Adalsteinn to counter with a crisp jab.

Weight closes the distance and clinches.
Adalsteinn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Weight lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Eirikur Adalsteinn has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weight throws an elbow but misses.
Adalsteinn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Weight.
Weight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weight lands a damaging elbow.
Adalsteinn is trying to stall.
Adalsteinn taking a breather.
Weight lands a nice elbow.
Weight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adalsteinn blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weight lands an elbow just above Adalsteinn 's eye.
Adalsteinn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Weight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adalsteinn blocks the elbow strike.
Weight lands an elbow just above Adalsteinn 's eye.
Weight lands a nice elbow.
Adalsteinn avoids the elbow strike from Weight, against the cage.
Weight misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Weight lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Weight just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adalsteinn's brow.
Adalsteinn blocks the elbow strike.
Adalsteinn dodges an elbow strike from Weight.
Weight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Weight.

Eirikur Adalsteinn's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight throws an elbow but it misses.
Adalsteinn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Weight is keeping busy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adalsteinn blocks the elbow strike.
Weight swings wildly with an uppercut but Adalsteinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weight throws an elbow that misses.
Weight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Weight creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weight lands an elbow just above Adalsteinn 's eye.
Weight lands a nice elbow.
Weight comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Weight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Adalsteinn is rocked!

Eirikur Adalsteinn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Weight.
Oh Adalsteinn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adalsteinn blocks an elbow strike from Weight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Weight just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adalsteinn's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weight pushes off an throws an elbow but Adalsteinn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Adalsteinn avoids the elbow strike from Weight, against the cage.
Adalsteinn blocks an elbow strike from Weight.
Adalsteinn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weight has him pressed against the cage.
Weight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Adalsteinn seems to have got his legs back now.
Weight comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adalsteinn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Weight pushes off an throws an elbow but Adalsteinn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Adalsteinn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Weight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Weight digs a right hand underneath Adalsteinn's ribcage. Adalsteinn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weight throws an elbow that misses.
Weight lands a damaging elbow.
Weight lands an elbow inside.
Weight lands an elbow just above Adalsteinn 's eye.
Weight misses with an elbow over the top.
Weight lands an elbow that stopped Adalsteinn in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weight misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Weight.
Weight misses with an elbow over the top.
Weight lands an elbow just above Adalsteinn 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Weight just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adalsteinn's brow.
Adalsteinn avoids a wild elbow strike from Weight.
Weight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weight throws an elbow but misses.
Weight creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adalsteinn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adalsteinn blocks an elbow strike.
Weight throws an elbow that misses.
Weight misses with an elbow strike.
Adalsteinn blocks an elbow strike from Weight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

LightHeavy Weight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eirikur Adalsteinn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Adalsteinn lands with an overhand left.
Weight takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Weight tries to clinch up but Adalsteinn circles away and keeps his distance.
Weight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adalsteinn misses with an uppercut.
Adalsteinn scores with a hook to the body. Weight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Weight throws a lazy right hand but Adalsteinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adalsteinn works the jab nicely.
Adalsteinn missing with a left hand there. Weight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weight misses with a left hand
and Adalsteinn counters with a stiff right hand.
Weight takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Weight misses with a right hand
and Adalsteinn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adalsteinn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adalsteinn tests Weight's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Weight is rocked!
Weight moves in looking to clinch but Adalsteinn pushes him off.
Weight tries to clinch there but Adalsteinn circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weight on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Adalsteinn misses with a few strikes there.
Adalsteinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adalsteinn connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Weight! He's out on his feet! Adalsteinn rushes in and drops Weight with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eirikur Adalsteinn!
Eirikur Adalsteinn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick O Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mystery Plane. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

O Riley
vs
Morrison

184 cm
25
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick O Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grant Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Riley slips a jab from Morrison.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Riley misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Riley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
O Riley misses with the combination.
Morrison throws a jab when O Riley was well out of range.
A combination from O Riley does no damage.
Patrick O Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Riley fails to land with a series of punches.
O Riley misses the shot to the body.
O Riley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Patrick O Riley has been cut.
O Riley throws a series of punches but Morrison avoids them all with ease.
Morrison slaps away a takedown attempt from O Riley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morrison's coach down at Combat Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Morrison's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Riley manages to avoid it.
O Riley misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Riley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
O Riley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Riley takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.

Morrison pushes O Riley up against the cage in a clinch.
Morrison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Riley tries to pull guard but Morrison won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick O Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison lands with a left to the head.
Morrison misses with a body punch.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by O Riley.
O Riley blocks an uppercut.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but O Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Riley prevents a body shot from Morrison.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morrison.
Morrison digs a right hand into O Riley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Riley's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a shoulder strike.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by O Riley.
Morrison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Morrison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

O Riley is rocked!
Morrison lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Riley backwards.
Oh O Riley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Riley blocks an uppercut.
O Riley seems to have got his legs back now.
Morrison lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Morrison.
O Riley is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morrison.
O Riley wants a takedown but no success here.
Morrison misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morrison scores with a shot to the side of O Riley's head.
Morrison throws a punch but it's blocked by O Riley.
Morrison throws a big uppercut that drops O Riley! More strikes from Morrison and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! O Riley lies dazed against the cage as Morrison celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grant Morrison!
A less than humble Grant Morrison misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Patrick O Riley spoke after the fight, saying 'I played with fire and got burnt he's a class fighter and the better man won today '.