Highland Games 32 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amine Nesquik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrya Ignatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nesquik
vs
Ignatov

195 cm
26
275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

192 cm
26
276 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Vikai Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amine Nesquik!
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, Andrya Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nesquik lands with a cross.
Ignatov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ignatov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nesquik throws a combination that misses
and Nesquik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nesquik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ignatov doesn't manage to clinch there - Nesquik circles away.
As Ignatov tries to get set, Nesquik tries to push him back and clinch up but Ignatov manages to avoid the attempt.

Ignatov moves into the clinch.
Ignatov looking to stall.
Ignatov's coach down at Foot Loves was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ignatov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nesquik misses with a punch to the body.
Nesquik tries to stall but Ignatov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ignatov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nesquik's brow.
Nesquik has a couple of punches blocked by Ignatov.
Ignatov prevents a body shot from Nesquik.
Nesquik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nesquik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatov throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nesquik wants to stall.
A hook to the body from Nesquik.
Ignatov tries to stall but Nesquik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov tries to stall but Nesquik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
Nesquik avoids a wild elbow strike from Ignatov.
A shot in the inside from Nesquik.
Nesquik avoids a wild elbow strike from Ignatov.
Nesquik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Nesquik.
Nesquik swings wildly with an uppercut but Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Nesquik.
Nesquik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ignatov throws an elbow but misses.
Nesquik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nesquik working aggressively here.
Nesquik lands with a light punch inside.
Nesquik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ignatov works on Nesquik's body with a couple of short punches.
Nesquik lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatov looking to stall.
Nesquik is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesquik throws a head punch that misses.
Ignatov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nesquik definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nesquik.
Nesquik taking a breather.
Nesquik avoids the elbow strike from Ignatov, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nesquik.
Ignatov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nesquik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nesquik throws a punch but it's blocked by Ignatov.
Nesquik has had enough of the clinch but Ignatov keeps him there for the moment.
Ignatov struggles to land a body shot inside as Nesquik controls his hands.
Ignatov keeps control of Nesquik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ignatov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ignatov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nesquik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ignatov is trying to maintain a safe position but Nesquik gets an underhook and turns Ignatov into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesquik effectively controlling the action here.
Ignatov blocking some punches.
Ignatov misses with an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ignatov as Nesquik tries to tie him up.
Ignatov struggles to land a body shot inside as Nesquik controls his hands.
Nesquik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nesquik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ignatov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nesquik up against the cage.
Ignatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ignatov lands with a left to the head.
Nesquik is struggling to control the position.
Ignatov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Amine Nesquik has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ignatov.
Ignatov lands an elbow inside.
Still in the clinch, Ignatov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nesquik slowing the pace effectively.
Ignatov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ignatov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nesquik's efforts to push away.
Ignatov lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatov tries to throw a body punch but Nesquik avoids it by throwing Ignatov back against the cage.
Nesquik throws a punch but it's blocked by Ignatov.
Nesquik blocking some punches.
Nesquik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nesquik's defenses.
Nesquik blocks an elbow strike from Ignatov.
Ignatov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nesquik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nesquik is keeping busy.
Nesquik misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amine Nesquik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amine Nesquik's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ignatov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nesquik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nesquik wants to clinch.
Ignatov takes a swing at Nesquik's ribcage but misses.
Ignatov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ignatov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nesquik fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick by Ignatov misses

and Nesquik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nesquik.
Ignatov stalling in the clinch.
Nesquik working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nesquik.

It looks like Andrya Ignatov has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nesquik.
Ignatov lands an elbow that stopped Nesquik in his tracks for a moment.
Ignatov lands an elbow inside that Nesquik shrugs off.

Amine Nesquik's cut is getting worse.
Nesquik lands a hook that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
Ignatov working aggressively here.
Nesquik working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesquik working aggressively here.
Nesquik throws a head punch that misses.
Nesquik misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Nesquik to work.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatov working aggressively here.
Nesquik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
Nesquik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatov.
Nesquik avoids the elbow strike from Ignatov, against the cage.
Amine Nesquik has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nesquik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ignatov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nesquik's defenses.
Ignatov struggles to land a body shot inside as Nesquik controls his hands.
Ignatov pushes off an throws an elbow but Nesquik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ignatov misses with a body punch.
Nesquik digs a right hand into Ignatov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ignatov's gas tank.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nesquik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesquik throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatov looking to stall.
Nesquik scores with a shot to the side of Ignatov's head.
Nesquik gets through Ignatov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nesquik stalling in the clinch but Ignatov improves position.
A short body shot lands from Nesquik as the two fighters clinch.
Ignatov is breathing heavily.
Nesquik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nesquik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ignatov is trying to maintain a safe position but Nesquik gets an underhook and turns Ignatov into the cage.
Nesquik lands with a short shot to the head.
Nesquik gets through Ignatov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nesquik lands a left hand.

Nesquik drops Ignatov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ignatov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Ignatov is rocked!
Nesquik's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ignatov is still on wobbly legs! Can Nesquik finish him?
Nesquik throws a big uppercut that drops Ignatov! More strikes from Nesquik and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ignatov lies dazed against the cage as Nesquik celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amine Nesquik!
After the fight, Amine Nesquik was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

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

Theodorou
vs
Asap

185 cm
26
201 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Theodorou!
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, Skunk Asap!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asap tries a head kick but it misses.
Theodorou tries to counter with a takedown but Asap is quick to defend against it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Asap.
Asap has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Asap connects with a high kick.

It looks like Jake Theodorou has been cut.
Asap stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Asap wants it to stay on the feet.
Asap throws a head kick that Theodorou semi-blocks.
Theodorou shoots in and drives through. Asap sprawls well.
That kick from Asap tenderised Theodorou's leg. Theodorou is trying to keep his angry face on.
Asap keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Theodorou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asap lands a high kick!

Theodorou shoots in and bounces Asap off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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!
Asap is trying to keep Theodorou in close.
Asap has momentary wrist control but Theodorou slips an elbow through the middle.
Theodorou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Asap is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Theodorou is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodorou scoring with some ground and pound.
Asap wants to stand but Theodorou is controlling the position.
Theodorou missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Theodorou is in close to Asap's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Theodorou controlling from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Asap can do anything to dispel that myth.
Theodorou scoring with some ground and pound.
Theodorou postures up.
Theodorou lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodorou stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Asap swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Theodorou is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Theodorou postures up.
Theodorou 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.
Asap has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Theodorou has passed into side control.
Asap struggling a bit here.
Theodorou is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Asap's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Theodorou landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap is looking for a sweep.
Asap really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Theodorou. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Theodorou is putting a hurting on Asap here, landing some big shots from side control.
Theodorou scores with a couple of short elbows.
Theodorou has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Theodorou lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Asap is bucking up trying to escape but Theodorou cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Asap is trying to escape the mount.
Asap wants to control but Theodorou is having none of it.
Theodorou working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Theodorou connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Theodorou avoids the attempt from Asap to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Theodorou landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Asap that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Asap is rocked!
Theodorou lands a big shot to the head and Asap winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jake Theodorou!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Budak Poyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Beltshazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Budak Poyo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan Beltshazar's chin.

Poyo
vs
Beltshazar

180 cm
25
152 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Budak Poyo!
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, Ryan Beltshazar!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Poyo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Beltshazar tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Poyo is in Beltshazar's guard.
Poyo throws a strike but Beltshazar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Beltshazar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poyo keeping moving, preventing Beltshazar from controlling successfully.
Beltshazar preventing the sweep.
Beltshazar postures up.
Poyo seems keen to control Beltshazar's posture.
Beltshazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Poyo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beltshazar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beltshazar trying to control but Poyo is working from the bottom.
Poyo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poyo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Poyo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Poyo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poyo stays in close to Beltshazar's body and controls the position.
Poyo wants to control from the top but Beltshazar keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ryan Beltshazar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quar Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Newstead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Newstead is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Fang
vs
Newstead

190 cm
26
255 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

191 cm
26
240 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Quar Fang!
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, Jason Newstead!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Newstead misses its intended target.
Newstead bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Quar Fang has been cut.
Newstead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Fang was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Newstead 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.
Fang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Newstead has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fang tries to score with a low kick but Newstead moves his leg out of the way.
Newstead lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circling - Newstead throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Fang misses the target.
Fang throws a right hand that Newstead ducks under and follows up with a left that Newstead also avoids with ease.
Newstead misses with the combination.
Newstead on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Newstead checks a leg kick nicely.
Fang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Newstead misses with a lunging right hand
and Fang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Jason Newstead has been cut.

Fang lands a big uppercut and Newstead crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Newstead looks OK. Fang waves Newstead back to his feet!

Newstead is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Newstead misses.
Fang cracks Newstead with a hook to the temple - Newstead is on wobbly legs here! Fang swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Newstead falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Fang wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Quar Fang!
Our winner, Quar Fang, 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.

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 Theros Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchel Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Smashing pumpkins - Disarm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mitchel Thompson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Staal
vs
Thompson

190 cm
26
246 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

205 cm
26
278 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Theros Staal!
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, Mitchel Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Staal in his tracks.
Staal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Staal cracks Thompson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Staal seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson jabs at Staal's body.

Staal tries to keep at a distance but Thompson has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thompson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Thompson breaks the clinch.
Thompson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Staal. That one must have hurt.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Staal.
Thompson lands a jab to Staal's midsection.
Staal could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thompson lands a jab to Staal's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staal throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Staal scores with a hook.
Staal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Staal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson takes a swing at Staal's ribcage but misses.
Thompson lands a nice looking body shot.
Staal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Staal counters with a quick kick to the body but Thompson blocks it.
Staal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Staal, pushing him back against the cage.
Staal blocks an uppercut.
Staal lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Staal breaks from the clinch.
Staal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Staal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thompson throws a jab when Staal was well out of range.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Staal was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Staal lands a head shot.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Staal misses.
Staal misses with the combination.
Thompson throws out a counter right but Staal avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Thompson has Staal pushed against the cage.

Staal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Staal loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Staal. Thompson shrugs it off though.
Thompson lands a jab to the nose.
Thompson ducks right into an uppercut from Staal.

Thompson moves into range and clinches up with Staal.
Thompson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Staal blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
A short right from Thompson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Staal.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Staal controls the action.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson tries to work over Staal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson working aggressively here.

Staal breaks the clinch.
Nice cross by Staal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Staal misses with a looping right.
Thompson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thompson blocks the body kick.
Staal lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Staal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Staal misses the target.
Staal looks to land a body kick but Thompson moved away.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Staal.
Thompson wants to counter with a clinch but Staal pushes him away.
Staal throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Staal is just out of range.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Staal circles away.
Thompson punishes Staal's body with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson checks a leg kick nicely.
Staal throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Staal is breathing heavily.
Staal throws a body kick that misses.
Staal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mitchel Thompson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Staal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Staal throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thompson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Staal thuds his right hand into Thompson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Staal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson lands an overhand right.

It looks like Theros Staal has been cut.
Staal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Staal. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.

Thompson takes the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Thompson.
Thompson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Thompson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Staal blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson has Staal pressed against the cage.
Staal blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Staal blocks an uppercut.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson with a nice cross.
Thompson lands the left hand.
Thompson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Staal misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Staal.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Staal slips the punch.
Staal throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Staal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Staal looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Staal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Staal's ribs.
Staal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Staal is looking to counter punch.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Thompson drops Staal with a naaaaasty hook - Staal is in real trouble here! Thompson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchel Thompson!
A less than humble Mitchel Thompson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saladin Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hussain
vs
Gracie

168 cm
26
194 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
197 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Atlantis

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saladin Hussain !
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, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gracie enables Hussain to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gracie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Gracie has his foot on Hussain 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hussain works his way back into a safe position though.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Renato Gracie!
Renato Gracie got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
Saladin Hussain spoke after the fight, saying 'I am devastated. Sorry to the fans I really trained hard for this fight. Morrison was just the better man on the day'.

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Watannabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick O Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Watannabe
vs
O Riley

175 cm
25
197 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

184 cm
25
196 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shinya Watannabe!
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, Patrick O Riley!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

O Riley lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Watannabe sprawling to the canvas. O Riley follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Watannabe hang on?

Watannabe is rocked!

It looks like Shinya Watannabe has been cut.

O Riley tries to stand but as he's on his way up, Watannabe locks on to a trailing arm. Oh, he's locked on a tight looking armbar - O Riley could be in trouble here! Yes, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shinya Watannabe!
The defeated Patrick O Riley had this to say: 'I played with fire and got burnt he's a class fighter and the better man won today '.

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cocaine Panda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kaman
vs
Panda

185 cm
26
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

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 3 - 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cocaine Panda!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Panda drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Panda seems to have locked his on tight now - Kaman screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Panda, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Cocaine Panda!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kublai Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Shabazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kublai Khan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Khan
vs
Shabazz

160 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Alcatraz Apparel
Atlantis

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kublai Khan!
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, Mustafa Shabazz!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabazz throws a leg kick that misses.
Shabazz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khan can pounce on him.
Shabazz shoots for a double leg takedown but Khan sprawls well. He's pushed Shabazz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Shabazz clinches up against the cage.
Khan controlling the action here for a moment.
Shabazz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shabazz blocks the elbow strike.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shabazz is trying to pull guard but Khan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shabazz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Shabazz avoids the damage to the body.
Shabazz tries for a takedown but Khan manages to get underhooks.
Kublai Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mustafa Shabazz.
Shabazz wants a takedown.
Shabazz crunches a lovely knee into Khan's ribcage.
Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Shabazz.
Shabazz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shabazz told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Khan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shabazz's face.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Shabazz.
Khan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shabazz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Shabazz shrugs off.
Shabazz avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.

Shabazz is trying to trip Khan. He has hold of a leg but Khan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Shabazz persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Shabazz stopping the sweep attempt from Khan.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Shabazz from controlling successfully.
Khan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shabazz on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz looking to sit in guard and control but Khan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shabazz pulls Khan in close to his closed guard and prevents Khan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Khan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khan is looking to work some ground and pound but Shabazz has wrist control.
Khan tries to free his leg and advance position but Shabazz is retaining full guard.
Shabazz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Shabazz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shabazz is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Shabazz is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Khan rolls with it to try and escape but Shabazz cranks on the arm and Khan is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mustafa Shabazz!
Mustafa Shabazz gave a mention to Alcatraz Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ramsey Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Naankuse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Garner
vs
Naankuse

167 cm
26
138 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
139 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ramsey Garner!
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, Jacob Naankuse!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naankuse throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garner's head.
Naankuse misses with a looping right.
Garner attempts a counter takedown but Naankuse avoids it well and moves away.
Naankuse wants to clinch but Garner slips to the side

and Garner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Garner distracts Naankuse with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Garner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Naankuse working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Garner has passed into half guard!

Naankuse looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garner trying to mount his opponent but Naankuse defends it.
Naankuse regains full guard. Nicely done.
Garner stands up over Naankuse, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Garner landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Naankuse is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Naankuse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Naankuse looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Garner landing some decent shots from guard.
Garner advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naankuse has hold of Garner's hands but Garner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Naankuse is rocked!

Naankuse is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garner pulls his head out easily.
Garner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Naankuse has hold of Garner's hands but Garner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Garner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Garner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Naankuse moves into full guard.
Garner won't allow Naankuse to get back to his feet.
Naankuse is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garner 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Garner scoring with some ground and pound.
Garner trying to control but Naankuse is working from the bottom.

Naankuse has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Garner should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Naankuse has tightened it up now! Garner should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jacob Naankuse!
A very excited looking Jacob Naankuse 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.