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Highland Games 29 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kofi Amankwah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rabihia Nahas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabihia Nahas has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kofi Amankwah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rabihia Nahas!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amankwah lands with a nice combination. Nahas backs away looking to recover.
Nahas is rocked!
It looks like Rabihia Nahas has been cut.
Amankwah misses with a body kick.
Nahas is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nahas is still on wobbly legs! Can Amankwah finish him?
Amankwah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nahas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Amankwah was covering up waiting for the punch and Nahas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Amankwah has his hands on Nahas's head, controlling the position.
Nahas seems to have recovered his senses.
Amankwah is trying to keep Nahas in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nahas drops back, looking for a kneebar! Amankwah looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Amankwah looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Amankwah!
Nahas parries the strikes from Amankwah easily there. Amankwah is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nahas to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amankwah wants to control but Nahas is keeping him busy.
Amankwah wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nahas, who protects the arm well.
Amankwah tries for a kimura but Nahas is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Amankwah cracks Nahas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nahas is trying to control Amankwah's posture but Amankwah avoids it.
Nahas tries to buck Amankwah off but Amankwah is having none of it.
Amankwah wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nahas, who protects the arm well.
Amankwah trying to control the position but Nahas is working away.
Amankwah working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Amankwah advances nicely into full mount.
Nahas wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
You can see the frustration on Nahas's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Amankwah is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amankwah tries to keep control of the position but Nahas is staying busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nahas wants to escape the position.
Amankwah working for a choke but Nahas is defending well.
Amankwah working for a choke but Nahas is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nahas is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kofi Amankwah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rabihia Nahas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jab, jab by Amankwah - just one landing.
Amankwah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nahas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nahas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Amankwah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nahas in his tracks.
Kofi Amankwah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nahas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Amankwah wants to land a leg kick but Nahas is out of range.
Amankwah tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nahas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Amankwah takes the fight into the clinch.
Nahas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Amankwah wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nahas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Amankwah to keep the fight standing.
Amankwah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nahas can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amankwah wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Amankwah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nahas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Amankwah is fending him off so far but Nahas persists. Nope, Amankwah circles away and we're back to standing.
Kofi Amankwah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rabihia Nahas.
Nahas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've been informed that Nahas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nahas dives in for a single leg takedown but Amankwah sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nahas is breathing heavily.
Amankwah lands a lovely overhand right.
Nahas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Amankwah tries to avoid it but Nahas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Amankwah to the ground. Amankwah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Amankwah scores with a decent looking hook.
Amankwah gets the takedown into side control.
Amankwah in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Nahas looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Amankwah turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kofi Amankwah!
Kofi Amankwah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Rabihia Nahas was interviewed post fight and said 'well I guess I lost then?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snafu Mohajib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snafu Mohajib has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pat Tate's chin.
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196 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pat Tate!
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, Snafu Mohajib!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohajib closes the distance and clinches.
Mohajib swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mohajib lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mohajib misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mohajib.
Mohajib lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mohajib working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mohajib fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mohajib has a couple of punches blocked by Tate.
Mohajib throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tates head.
Mohajib swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mohajib misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Mohajib is controlling him.
Mohajib lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Mohajib.
Mohajib gets through Tate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tate takes a shot to the head.
Tate is rocked!
Mohajib misses with some punches.
Oh Tate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mohajib has a couple of punches blocked by Tate.
Mohajib swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tate seems to have got his legs back now.
Mohajib throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mohajib.
Tate blocks an uppercut.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Mohajib is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Mohajib fails to land.
Tate blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate takes a shot to the head.
Mohajib lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mohajib lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Mohajib fails to land.
Mohajib can't find room to land a body shot as Tate controls the action.
Tate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mohajib makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mohajib scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Mohajib on the inside.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Mohajib has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Mohajib fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate.
Mohajib throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate.
Mohajib digs a right hand into Tate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tate's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohajib lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mohajib.
Mohajib lands with a left to the head.
Mohajib lands a big right hand that drops Tate! The killer instinct kicks in and Mohajib finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Mohajib!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Snafu Mohajib!
In his post fight interview, Snafu Mohajib started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Concealed Weapon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dead comes to the cage accompanied by Better off Dead. Better Dead has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Better Dead!
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, Concealed Weapon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead misses with a double jab.
Weapon was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dead throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dead lands a big head kick that sends Weapon tumbling to the mat! Dead takes a step backwards and waves Weapon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Weapon is rocked!
Weapon walks straight into a right hand from Dead - that's dropped him! Dead jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Weapon from any more punishment! Weapon complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Better Dead!
A very excited looking Better Dead 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jomlong Kiapoity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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135 lbs
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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, Dan Small!
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, Jomlong Kiapoity!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiapoity shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kiapoity showed some decent athleticism there.
Small is looking to control Kiapoity's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Small avoid being mounted?
Kiapoity seems to be working for a kimura but Small defends the submission attempt.
Small wants to get back to full guard.
Small is pressing down on Kiapoity's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kiapoity sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Small's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiapoity is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Small trying to control but Kiapoity postures up.
Kiapoity 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Kiapoity. Oh but Small has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Kiapoity goes limp - he's gone! Small jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dan Small!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kellen Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elias Page has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elias Page!
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, Kellen Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page forces Patrick back against the cage and clinches.
Patrick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Page landing knees to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Patrick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patrick.
Page connects with a knee to the head.
Patrick taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Patrick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Patrick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Page is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patrick is defending well for now.
Page tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patrick avoids it.
Patrick is trying to stall.
Page missing with knees to the body.
Page misses with a knee strike.
Page is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Patrick is trying to force a seperation but Page has the dominant position.
Page missing with knees to the body.
Patrick looking to throw knees to the head but Page is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patrick misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page throws a knee to the head but misses.
Page with a knee to the head.
Page trying to land knees to the body.
Patrick taking a breather.
Patrick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Page tries a knee to the head but Patrick blocks it.
Patrick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Page with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Page connects with a nasty looking knee right to Patrick's face.
Page is breathing heavily.
Patrick is trying to pull guard but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Page with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Patrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Page avoids it.
Patrick gets through Page's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patrick.
Page trying to land knees to the body.
Patrick working aggressively here.
Page tries to land knees in the clinch but Patrick avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Page obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick stalling.
Patrick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page blocks a body shot from Patrick.
Patrick tries to land a knee to the head but Page blocks with his arms.
Patrick avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
Patrick managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Patrick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page.
Patrick blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Patrick fails to land.
Page misses with a knee strike.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patrick.
Page's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Page tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Patrick.
Page tries a knee to the head but Patrick blocks it.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patrick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pages head.
Page has Patrick pressed against the cage, preventing Patrick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Patrick avoids a wild elbow strike from Page.
Page landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Patrick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patrick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Page or not.
Patrick stalling the fight.
Patrick breaks the clinch.
Patrick scores with a hook to the body. Page takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Patrick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Page stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Patrick throws a leg kick which misses Page's front leg but catches the back leg as Page tries to avoid it.
Page throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Patrick.
Patrick tries a head kick but it misses.
Page on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patrick feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Page sprawling to the canvas! Page rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Patrick finish him?!
Page is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Page is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Patrick throws a shot to the body.
Patrick throws an uppercut from hell that sends Page clean off his feet! He's out cold! Patrick stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kellen Patrick!
Kellen Patrick made sure to mention his sponsor, Alcatraz Apparel in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Gans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Sten (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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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Dangerous knees
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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, Nelson Gans!
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, Dan Sten!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Gans misses.
Sten steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gans.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gans.
Gans decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sten has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gans is working away from the top position though.
Gans 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.
Gans wants to pass to mount but Sten is defending the position.
Sten is trying to maintain the position but Gans is very close to passing his half guard.
Sten is looking for a sweep. Gans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sten really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gans working over Sten with some ground and pound. Sten looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gans scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gans working Sten over with strikes.
Gans has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten trying to control but Gans postures up.
Gans is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sten wants to improve his position but Gans is controlling well.
Sten won't allow Gans to pass to mount.
Sten wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gans is controlling the pace.
Sten makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sten.
Sten is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gans is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gans postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sten can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sten looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gans looking to pass the guard.
Sten wants to sweep here but Gans controlling him for the moment.
Gans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sten is keeping the position for now.
Gans trying to control the position from guard on top but Sten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sten controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gans tries to keep at a distance but Sten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sten gets underhooks to prevent Gans's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sten looking to throw knees to the head but Gans is blocking nicely.
Sten missing with knees to the body.
Sten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gans is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sten to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Gans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Gans blocks with his arms.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Gans blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sten.
Sten landing knees to the head.
Sten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sten keeps control of Gans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gans lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gans has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sten is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gans drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sten pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gans.
Gans sets himself, and Sten steps forward looking for the clinch! Gans avoids it this time.
Sten rushes Gans and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sten obliges.
Gans is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sten landing knees to the head.
It looks like Nelson Gans has been cut.
Sten landing knees to the head.
Gans can't get the takedown.
Sten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sten lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Sten.
Sten works on Gans's body with a couple of short punches.
Sten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gans jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sten walks away with a smile on his face. Gans gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sten has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nice takedown defense from Sten. No joy for Gans on that attempt.
Sten has managed to clinch.
Gans takes a knee to the side of the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Sten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Gans's cut.
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.
Gans gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sten scores with a hook to the body.
Sten prevents the takedown attempt.
Gans is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sten gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sten scores with a hook to the body.
Sten lands a knee to the body.
Sten lands a nice knee to the body.
Sten connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gans's face.
Gans is rocked!
Sten working the clinch nicely. Gans is working for position but Sten cracks him with a big knee to the head! Gans crumples up against the cage and Sten lands two more shots before the ref can save Gans! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Dan Sten!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnavut Sevket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Sock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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, Arnavut Sevket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Sock!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sevket gets caught flat footed, as Sock shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sock trying to control but Sevket is working from the bottom.
Sevket utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sock trying to control but Sevket is working from the bottom.
Sevket 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.
We've been hearing good reports from Sevket's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sock throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sock trying to move into half guard but instead Sevket has managed to sweep!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sevket wants to pass the guard but Sock is keeping the position.
Sock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sevket doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sevket manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sevket is one step ahead there.
Sock controls Sevket momentarily but Sevket frees himself.
Sock might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sevket haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sevket controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sevket wants to pass the guard but Sock is keeping the position.
Sevket controlling from the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sevket misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Sevket misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sevket connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sevket throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sevket connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sevket closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sevket prevents Sock from breaking the clinch.
Sevket makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sevket misses with a punch on the inside.
Sevket lands an uppercut.
Sevket tries to throw a body punch but Sock avoids it by throwing Sevket back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevket lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sevket.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sevket.
Sevket lands a shot to the body.
Sevket lands with a left to the head.
Sevket lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sock or not.
Sock looks winded!
A short uppercut from Sevket.
Sevket is working Sock over against the cage.
Sevket misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sevket lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sevket.
Sevket lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnavut Sevket dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sevket counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sock thinking.
Nice defenses there by Sevket.
Sock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sevket.
Sock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sock decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sevket is doing well to control the position and prevent Sock from advancing to side control.
Sock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sevket defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sevket manages to get to full guard.
Sock trying to control but Sevket is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevket looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sock is one step ahead there.
Sock wants to control from the top but Sevket keeps moving.
Sock is looking to pass into half guard but Sevket pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sevket is in guard.
Sevket wants to pass the guard but Sock is keeping the position.
Jack Sock has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Sevket 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.
Sevket pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sock is keeping the position for now.
Sock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sevket doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sevket manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sevket sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arnavut Sevket is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sevket keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sevket misses with a hook. Sock ducked under it nicely.
Sock changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sock takes a swing at Sevket's ribcage but misses.
Sevket drives through and clinches with Sock against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sevket.
Sock has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sevket is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sock is trying to drag Sevket to the mat but Sevket just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevket leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sevket makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sevket tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sevket blocks a body shot from Sock.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sevket doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sevket lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Sevket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnavut Sevket dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sevket lands with an uppercut that bounces Sock off the cage and back into range.
Sevket lands with a shot to the body.
Sevket throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sevket throws a shot from downtown. Sock moves away and avoids it.
Sevket wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sevket ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sock moves away.
Sock ducks under a wild hook from Sevket.
Sevket bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sevket.
A telegraphed right hand from Sock misses the target.
Sevket tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sevket looks to score with a jab to the body but Sock is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sevket swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sock feints the counter takedown.
Sock shoots in but no luck this time.
Sevket throws a hook to the side of Sock's head but Sock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sock avoids the body shot from Sevket.
Sock throws an overhand right that lands on Sevket's shoulder, as Sevket tries to avoid the shot.
Sock cracks a nice hook into Sevket's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sevket. Sock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sevket doesn't manage to clinch there - Sock circles away.
Sock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Sock tries to counter it with a takedown but Sevket pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sevket lands with a right hand.
Sevket is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sock can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Sock.
A little jabbing left from Sock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sevket.
Sevket throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sevket scores with the left hand. Sock knows he should have avoided that one.
Sevket stuffs the takedown attempt from Sock. Sock gets slowly back to his feet.
Sock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sevket.
Sock is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sevket bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sock's head.
Sevket just misses with a punch to the body.
Sock tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sevket throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sock throws a body punch but Sevket moves out of range.
Sevket takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sock slips a jab from Sevket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevket throws a body shot but no joy.
Arnavut Sevket is winning the standup battle so far.
Sevket looks to land a left hand but Sock moved out of range nicely.
Sock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Sock.
Sevket throws a shot to the body.
Sevket misses with a straight right.
Sock tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sock swings widly with a right hand
letting Sevket counter with a right hand.
Sevket looks to land a right hand but Sock moved out of range.
Sock misses the shot to the body.
Sock just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Sevket misses the target.
Arnavut Sevket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sevket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sock looks to score with a jab to the body but Sevket is just out of range.
Sevket is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sevket misses with a hook
and Sock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sevket swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sevket missing with a left hand there. Sock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sock scores with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Sock coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sevket misses with a body punch
and Sock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sevket waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sock.
Sevket throws out a loose jab but Sock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sevket ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sock moves away.
Sock with the counter takedown but Sevket avoids it easily.
Jack Sock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sevket manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sevket misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnavut Sevket showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sevket, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnavut Sevket!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saintly Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Massa Alcantara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo Massa Alcantara told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saintly Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eduardo Massa Alcantara!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fish definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Massa Alcantara stuffs the takedown.
Massa Alcantara lands a jab to Fish's midsection.
Fish gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Massa Alcantara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Massa Alcantara lands a nice looking body shot.
Massa Alcantara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fish doesn't seem bothered though.
Fish fails with the takedown
and Massa Alcantara counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saintly Fish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fish is breathing heavily.
Massa Alcantara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooh!!! Massa Alcantara has knocked Fish down with a huge combo! Massa Alcantara steps away and waves a wobbly Fish back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Saintly Fish has been cut.
Massa Alcantara connects with a combination that backs up Fish into the cage. Massa Alcantara lands a flurry of punches that gets past Fish's guard. Fish is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Massa Alcantara bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduardo Massa Alcantara!
Our winner, Eduardo Massa Alcantara, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massa Hurmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Massa Hurmaaja was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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182 lbs
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massimo Benvenuti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massa Hurmaaja!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurmaaja is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Benvenuti's half guard.
Hurmaaja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hurmaaja is looking to take a break and control but Benvenuti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benvenuti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hurmaaja on the ground.
Hurmaaja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hurmaaja moves into full mount! Benvenuti won't be happy about that!
Hurmaaja sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Benvenuti's coaches at The GYM (20 elite coaches on the Island !!!) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmaaja looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hurmaaja misses with a head shot.
Hurmaaja throws some wild stikes that Benvenuti manages to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmaaja lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurmaaja misses with a head shot.
Hurmaaja landing strikes from the mount and Benvenuti is in trouble!
Hurmaaja cracks Benvenuti with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Massa Hurmaaja!
Massa Hurmaaja is the new middleweight champion!
The defeated Massimo Benvenuti had this to say: 'I'll be back stronger!'.
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