Highland Challenge 21 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Midas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Midas
vs
Belfort

182 cm
25
199 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
196 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Midas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midas lands with a good body shot.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Midas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Midas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Belfort chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Midas can pounce on him.
Belfort ducks right into an uppercut from Midas.
That kick from Midas tenderised Belfort's leg. Belfort is trying to keep his angry face on.
Midas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belfort's sensitive parts.
Midas cracks Belfort with a right hand to the side of the head.
Midas throws a front kick that sends Belfort stumbling back into the cage.
Belfort is looking to clinch but Midas is avoiding it.
Midas throws a sloppy head kick

and Belfort counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Belfort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Midas lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Midas with a jab.
Midas lands with an overhand left.

Belfort is rocked!
Both fighters circling a little - Midas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Belfort is still on wobbly legs! Can Midas finish him?
Midas is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Midas shuts the power down on Belfort. Lights out, game over! Midas is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daniel Midas!
A very excited looking Daniel Midas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Marella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marella has chosen "La Vittoria è Mia (Victory Is Mine)" by Jim Johnston as his entrance music. Luiz Diaz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Diaz
vs
Marella

178 cm
25
156 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

166 cm
21
165 lbs
1 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luiz Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Giovanni Marella!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Diaz.

Diaz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marella sprawls well initially but Diaz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Diaz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marella doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diaz.
Marella regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Diaz.
Diaz 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.
Diaz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marella should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Diaz postures up in Marella's guard and throws a big left but Marella blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marella keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marella's head.
Diaz postures up in Marella's guard and throws a big left but Marella blocks it.
Marella really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Marella working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Diaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marella's head.
Marella avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Marella is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marella works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Marella is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marella can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marella seems keen to control Diaz's posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Marella has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marella has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diaz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marella is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.

Diaz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Diaz 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.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marella taking some punishment here, with Diaz in his half guard.
Marella keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marella defending well though.
Diaz working the head and body with strikes.

Diaz has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Marella defend it? Diaz steps over the head and cranks it - Marella is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Diaz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luiz Diaz!
A victorious Luiz Diaz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Giovanni Marella was interviewed post fight and said 'This isn't the end of the Italian Sensation!'.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Yzerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Yzerman
vs
Drago

185 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

167 cm
18
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Yzerman!
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, Bert Drago!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yzerman cracks Drago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drago thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Yzerman misses the target.
Yzerman throws a shot from downtown. Drago moves away and avoids it.
Yzerman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drago.
Yzerman looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Yzerman throws a body shot but no joy.
Yzerman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drago appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Drago shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yzerman fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Drago was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yzerman loads up on a big right hand but Drago slips the punch.
Yzerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yzerman missing with a left hand there. Drago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yzerman manages to avoid it.
Yzerman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago takes a swing at Yzerman's ribcage but misses.
Yzerman throws out a loose jab but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yzerman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yzerman lands a nice hook to Drago's body. Drago takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yzerman lands a jab.
Yzerman scores with a jab.
Drago misses the jab.
Yzerman misses with a looping left.
Yzerman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A lazy left from Yzerman finds it's target.
Yzerman avoids the body shot from Drago.
Yzerman misses with an uppercut.
Yzerman misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yzerman throws out the jab.
Yzerman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drago to score with a decent uppercut.
Drago wants to clinch up but Yzerman keeps it at a distance.
Drago ducks right into an uppercut from Yzerman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yzerman slips under a jab from Drago.
Yzerman throws a poor cross that misses
and Drago counters with a nice body shot.

Drago takes the fight into the clinch.
Yzerman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yzerman's elbow.
Drago cracks Yzerman with a nice body shot.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yzerman wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yzerman is trying to push Drago away but Drago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drago misses with the head strike.
Yzerman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Drago can't find room to land a body shot as Yzerman controls the action.
Drago misses with a body punch.
Yzerman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Yzerman is trying to break the clinch but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
We've been informed that Drago has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Drago digs a right hand underneath Yzerman's ribcage. Yzerman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drago.
Drago misses with the head strike.
Drago tries a body shot but Yzerman blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Drago.
Drago tries to work over Yzerman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yzerman prevents a body shot from Drago.
Drago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drago can't find room to land a body shot as Yzerman controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Yzerman avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
Drago presses Yzerman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Drago.
Yzerman is trying to break the clinch but Drago is controlling him.
Drago struggles to land a body shot inside as Yzerman controls his hands.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Drago misses with a body punch.
Yzerman is trying to break free.
Yzerman working hard to break the clinch.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Drago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drago lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yzerman.
Drago lands a shoulder strike.
Yzerman wants to get back to striking at distance but Drago won't allow it.
Yzerman wants to break free but Drago has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Steve Yzerman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yzerman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yzerman lands a jab to Drago's midsection.
Yzerman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
Yzerman connects with a right hand. Drago shakes it off.
Yzerman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yzerman clobbers Drago with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yzerman connects with a body shot that sends Drago's belly button to the back.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yzerman.
Yzerman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drago swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Drago darts in and clinches Yzerman up against the cage.
Drago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yzerman backwards.
Drago prevents Yzerman from breaking the clinch.
Drago keeps control of Yzerman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Drago.
Drago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yzerman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Drago.
Yzerman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drago lands a body shot.
Drago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bert Drago seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drago throws a punch but it's blocked by Yzerman.
Drago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yzerman's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Drago.
Drago struggles to land a body shot inside as Yzerman controls his hands.
Yzerman working hard to break the clinch.
Yzerman taking a breather.
Yzerman wants to break free but Drago has control.
Drago scores with a hook to the body.
Drago misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yzerman tries to break the clinch but Drago is controlling the position.
Drago tries a body shot but Yzerman blocks it.
Yzerman letting Drago take a breather here.
Yzerman is trying to push Drago away but Drago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drago struggles to land a body shot inside as Yzerman controls his hands.
Yzerman is trying to break the clinch but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Drago working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yzerman tries to circle away but Drago has him pinned against the cage.
Yzerman can't break the clinch.
Drago is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Yzerman avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
Yzerman blocking some punches.
Yzerman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drago tries a body shot but Yzerman blocks it.
Yzerman tries to break free but Drago pushes him back against the cage.
Drago lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yzerman's elbow.
Drago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yzerman's efforts to push away.
Yzerman tries to circle away but Drago has him pinned against the cage.
Yzerman tries to circle away but Drago has him pinned against the cage.
Drago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yzerman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drago swings wildly with an uppercut but Yzerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Drago - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Drago.
Yzerman wants to break free but Drago has control.
Yzerman working hard to break the clinch.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drago effectively controlling the action here.
Drago avoiding damage.
Drago has Yzerman pressed against the cage, preventing Yzerman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yzerman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Drago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drago lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yzerman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drago tries a body shot but Yzerman blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drago is working Yzerman over against the cage.
Yzerman blocks a body shot from Drago.
Drago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yzerman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bert Drago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Yzerman connects with a body shot.
Drago swinging wildly here.
Yzerman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drago circles away quickly and effectively.
Drago takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice shot lands for Yzerman.

Drago moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Yzerman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yzerman is looking to break free of the clinch but Drago has double underhooks.
Drago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yzerman is trying to break the clinch but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Drago prevents Yzerman from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yzerman's elbow.
Drago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drago.
Yzerman can't break the clinch.
Yzerman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Yzerman avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drago keeps control of Yzerman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yzerman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yzerman backwards.

Yzerman is rocked!
Yzerman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yzerman blocking some punches.
Yzerman being controlled against the cage.
Yzerman working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yzerman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drago misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Yzerman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drago tries to work over Yzerman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yzerman tries to break free but Drago pushes him back against the cage.
Yzerman is trying to push Drago away but Drago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yzerman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drago swings wildly with an uppercut but Yzerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Drago.
Yzerman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yzerman backwards.
Drago tries to work over Yzerman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yzerman prevents a body shot from Drago.
Drago can't find room to land a body shot as Yzerman controls the action.
Drago prevents Yzerman from breaking the clinch.
Yzerman is trying to break free.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Drago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drago misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Drago.
Oh Yzerman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drago lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Drago - that landed with a thud.
Drago lands a nice uppercut.
Yzerman is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yzerman has his back to the cage.
Drago scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Drago as the two fighters clinch.
Drago lands a big right hand that drops Yzerman! The killer instinct kicks in and Drago finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Drago!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bert Drago!
Bert Drago decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sama Paska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Hawkins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sama Paska's chin.

Paska
vs
Hawkins

177 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Sama Paska!
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, Sammy Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paska misses with a looping left.
Paska blocks the body kick.
Paska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
Hawkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Hawkins misses.
Paska moves out of range of the body kick from Hawkins.
Paska is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Paska takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Paska definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Paska throws an overhand right that lands on Hawkins's shoulder, as Hawkins tries to avoid the shot.

Hawkins clinches with his opponent.
Hawkins effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paska dodges an elbow strike from Hawkins.
Hawkins trying to land knees to the body.
Paska blocks an elbow strike.
Paska pushes Hawkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Paska.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paska blocking some punches.
Hawkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Paska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Paska.
Hawkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paska misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawkins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hawkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Paska blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paska.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hawkins.
A head punch on the inside from Paska fails to land.
Hawkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paska avoids the elbow strike from Hawkins, against the cage.
Hawkins looking to stall.
Hawkins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paska avoids a wild elbow strike from Hawkins.
Paska working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paska swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paska blocks an elbow strike.
Hawkins blocking some punches.
Hawkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hawkins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Sama Paska has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins lands an elbow that stopped Paska in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paska.
Paska lands a left hand.
Hawkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Paska avoids the damage to the body.
Paska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkins misses with an elbow strike.
Paska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Paska fails to land.
Paska lands a nice uppercut.
Paska dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hawkins throws an elbow that misses.
Paska blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Paska misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paska.
Paska has a couple of punches blocked by Hawkins.
Hawkins blocks an uppercut.
Hawkins trying to land knees to the body.
Paska avoids the elbow strike from Hawkins, against the cage.
Hawkins blocking some punches.
Hawkins blocking some punches.
Paska lands a right hand.
A short right from Paska.
Hawkins trying to control the position but instead, Paska has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hawkins into the cage.
Paska blocks the elbow strike.
Hawkins misses with an elbow strike.
Hawkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Paska lands a shoulder strike.
Paska dodges an elbow strike from Hawkins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hawkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paska's brow.
Hawkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hawkins throws an elbow that misses.
Paska gets through Hawkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paska lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hawkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Paska gets an underhook and turns Hawkins into the cage.
Paska avoiding damage as Hawkins throws knees to the body.
Paska misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawkins lands an elbow that stopped Paska in his tracks for a moment.
Paska lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hawkins lands an elbow that stopped Paska in his tracks for a moment.
Paska tries a body shot but Hawkins blocks it.
Hawkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Hawkins working aggressively here.
Paska cracks Hawkins with a nice body shot.
Paska lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
Hawkins lands a nice elbow.
Paska is stalling here.
Paska lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sammy Hawkins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sama Paska'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.

Hawkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawkins lands with a slapping head kick.
Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paska.
Hawkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paska swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab by Paska.
Hawkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paska takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Hawkins closes the distance and clinches.
Paska managing to block the knees to the body from Hawkins.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paska on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paska displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hawkins up against the cage.
Hawkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paska dodges an elbow strike from Hawkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paska avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hawkins throws an elbow but misses.
Hawkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Paska lands a shot to the body.
Paska lands with a short shot to the head.

Hawkins is rocked!
Paska works on Hawkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Paska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paska.
Hawkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Paska finish him?
Paska throws a big uppercut that drops Hawkins! More strikes from Paska and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hawkins lies dazed against the cage as Paska celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sama Paska!
Sama Paska decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Legs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legs comes to the cage accompanied by Low Profile - Pay Ya Dues. John Machado has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Crazy Legs's chin.

Legs
vs
Machado

190 cm
19
269 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

177 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crazy Legs!
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, John Machado!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado shoots and misses
and Machado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like John Machado has been cut.
Legs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Legs connects with a crisp jab.
Machado with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Legs to counter with a crisp jab.
Machado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Legs tries to avoid it but Machado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Legs to the ground. Legs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crazy Legs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Machado.
Legs lands with a hook. Machado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That has opened up John Machado's cut even more.
Machado gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Legs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machado's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Machado's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Legs drops Machado with a big left hand! Machado is injured, injured bad! Legs jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crazy Legs!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Crazy Legs waved his t-shirt featuring Highland Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Munney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie MacDuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Munney
vs
MacDuff

195 cm
25
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
225 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Highland Clothing

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Munney!
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, Archie MacDuff!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacDuff counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Munney has been working on his boxing with his coaches at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) in the buildup to the fight.
Munney scores with a punch to the head.
MacDuff misses with a wild body shot.
MacDuff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MacDuff scores with a jab. Munney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
MacDuff takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Munney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacDuff counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Munney takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
MacDuff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
MacDuff changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munney tries to clinch but MacDuff is having none of it.
Munney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting MacDuff counter with a right hand.
MacDuff with a body punch. A glancing blow.
MacDuff scores with a nice right hand.
MacDuff misses with a looping right.

MacDuff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Munney tries to throw a body punch but MacDuff avoids it by throwing Munney back against the cage.
MacDuff misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, MacDuff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Munney's brow.
Munney struggles to land a body shot inside as MacDuff controls his hands.
MacDuff throws an elbow that misses.
Munney dodges an elbow strike from MacDuff.
A head punch on the inside from Munney fails to land.
Munney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of MacDuff backwards.
Munney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Munney dodges an elbow strike from MacDuff.
Munney blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Munney fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, MacDuff throws an elbow but misses.
MacDuff throws an elbow but it misses.
MacDuff throws an elbow but it misses.
MacDuff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Munney avoids a wild elbow strike from MacDuff.
A head punch on the inside from Munney fails to land.
MacDuff throws an elbow that misses.
Munney misses with some punches.
Munney throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, MacDuff throws an elbow but misses.
Munney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munney lands with a left to the head.
Munney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDuff looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacDuff throws an elbow but it misses.
Munney misses with some punches.
Munney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Munney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacDuff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Munney lands a right hand that snaps the head of MacDuff backwards.
Munney throws a punch but it's blocked by MacDuff.
Munney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munney throws a punch but it's blocked by MacDuff.
MacDuff blocks an uppercut.
Munney lands a shoulder strike.
Munney lands with a left to the head.
MacDuff looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Munney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Munney working aggressively here.
MacDuff throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Munney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Munney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munney lands a right hand that snaps the head of MacDuff backwards.
A short right from Munney.
Munney misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munney misses with a punch on the inside.
MacDuff lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like William Munney has been cut.
MacDuff blocks an uppercut.
Munney scores with a nice hook to the head.
MacDuff throws an elbow that misses.
MacDuff blocks a body shot from Munney.
MacDuff lands an elbow inside.
Good body shot from Munney.
Munney swings wildly with an uppercut but MacDuff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munney avoids the elbow strike from MacDuff, against the cage.
MacDuff throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Munney fails to land.
Munney blocks an elbow strike.
MacDuff throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Munney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Munney tries a body shot but MacDuff blocks it.
Munney misses with a punch to the body.
MacDuff throws an elbow that misses.
Munney misses with a punch to the body.
MacDuff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munney.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munney lands a shoulder strike.
Munney misses with a punch on the inside.
MacDuff pushes off an throws an elbow but Munney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Munney blocks an elbow strike from MacDuff.
A short right from Munney on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, MacDuff throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munney.
Munney dodges an elbow strike from MacDuff.
Munney swings wildly with an uppercut but MacDuff uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Munney fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, MacDuff just misses with a elbow thrown towards Munney's brow.
Munney digs a right hand underneath MacDuff's ribcage. MacDuff let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Munney working aggressively here.
MacDuff creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Munney misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Munney.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munney.
Munney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munney misses with the head strike.
Munney dodges an elbow strike from MacDuff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Munney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Munney's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from MacDuff. Munney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munney misses with a head kick.
Munney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting MacDuff counter with a right hand.
MacDuff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
MacDuff misses with a body shot.
Munney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Munney swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Munney has managed to clinch.
Munney lands a body shot.
MacDuff misses with an elbow over the top.
MacDuff struggles to land a body shot inside as Munney controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacDuff creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Munney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Munney tries to work over MacDuff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MacDuff pushes off an throws an elbow but Munney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
MacDuff blocks an uppercut.
Munney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munney blocks an elbow strike from MacDuff.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Munney misses with some punches.
Munney misses with some punches.
MacDuff pushes off an throws an elbow but Munney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
MacDuff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Munney lands a left hand that snaps the head of MacDuff backwards.
MacDuff throws an elbow but it misses.
MacDuff pushes off an throws an elbow but Munney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MacDuff.
Munney misses with some punches.
Munney misses with a punch to the body.
Munney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MacDuff backwards.
MacDuff prevents a body shot from Munney.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Munney.
MacDuff throws an elbow that misses.
Munney blocks the elbow strike.
Munney lands a nice shot to the body.
MacDuff is breathing heavily.
Munney prevents a body shot from MacDuff.
Munney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munney lands a left hand that snaps the head of MacDuff backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munney is working MacDuff over against the cage.
Munney has a couple of punches blocked by MacDuff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munney misses with a punch on the inside.
Munney scores with a hook to the body.
Munney lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Munney on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Munney.
Munney scores with a nice hook to the head.

MacDuff is rocked!
Munney throws a head punch that misses.
MacDuff is still on wobbly legs! Can Munney finish him?
Munney lands a body shot.
Munney lands a big right hand that drops MacDuff! The killer instinct kicks in and Munney finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Munney!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Munney!
William Munney seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Janus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Seery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bodyjar - Not The Same. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Janus
vs
Seery

170 cm
26
156 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hugh Janus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Seery!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Seery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seery with a hook.
Janus needs to keep his hands up - Seery had a free shot at his head there.
Seery misses with a wild body shot.
Janus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Seery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Janus.
Seery stuns Janus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Janus moves out of range of the leg kick from Seery.
A big right from Seery misses.
Janus attempts a counter takedown but Seery avoids it well and moves away.
Seery keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Janus dives in for a single leg takedown but Seery sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Janus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Seery defends well and Janus ends up having to push Seery into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Janus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Janus goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Seery rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Janus's guard! Nice work there by Seery!
Seery controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seery tries to free his leg and advance position but Janus is retaining full guard.
Seery told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Seery is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Janus pulls Seery in close to his closed guard and prevents Seery from doing any damage or advancing position.
Janus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seery is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Seery's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Janus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Janus seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Seery must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Janus lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Janus trying to control but Seery is working from the bottom.
Janus advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Janus seems to be working for a kimura but Seery defends the submission attempt.
Seery blocking the ground and pound attempt from Janus.

Janus is working for a submission of some sort.
Janus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Seery does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Janus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Seery is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four 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.

Janus is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Seery is just riding it out for now. Janus eventually gives up the hold.

Janus is trying to work for a kimura but Seery is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seery tries to roll over but Janus keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Patrick Seery will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Seery throws a big shot that misses.
Seery keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Janus shoots in but no luck this time.
Seery is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Janus with a body shot.
Janus looks for a takedown but Seery sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Janus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Seery.
Janus shoots in but Seery avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Janus shoots in for a double leg but Seery sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Janus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seery.
Janus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Seery's waist but Seery gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Janus off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seery ducks under a wild hook from Janus.
Seery throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Janus blocks a head kick by Seery.
Janus walks into a straight right hand from Seery.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Janus is defended easily by Seery.
A little jabbing left from Seery on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Seery cracks Janus with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Seery has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Janus to stand back up!

Janus is rocked!
Janus blocks a head kick by Seery.
Oh Janus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Janus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Seery sprawls well. Seery wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Janus gets slowly back to his feet.
Janus seems to have got his legs back now.
Janus misses with a straight right.
Seery catches Janus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Janus misses with a straight right.
Hugh Janus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seery lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seery drops Janus with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Janus! Seery dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Seery!
A very excited looking Patrick Seery 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.
Hugh Janus spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry to let all you cunts down and congratulations to my opponent, he's a mad cunt.'.

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Kiiruna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kiiruna
vs
Jackson

180 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

189 cm
26
197 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Highland Clothing

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimmo Kiiruna!
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, Rodney Jackson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiiruna takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Kiiruna avoids it with no problem.
Jackson moves out of range as Kiiruna strikes.
Kiiruna definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kiiruna takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kiiruna misses with a jab to the body
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiiruna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kiiruna sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kiiruna throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kiiruna misses with a left hand
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiiruna misses with a hook to the body
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Kiiruna misses the body punch
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jackson connects with a body shot.

Jackson lands a big right hand that sends Kiiruna crashing to the mat! Jackson stays standing though and waves Kiiruna back to his feet!

Kiiruna is rocked!
Jackson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kiiruna backs away from a small jab... but Jackson lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Kiiruna crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Jackson with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Rodney Jackson!
A very excited looking Rodney Jackson 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.

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Roca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franks has chosen Time Bomb by Rancid as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Declan Franks enters the cage!

Roca
vs
Franks

179 cm
25
213 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

191 cm
24
208 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Highland Clothing

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, Jan Roca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Declan Franks!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roca throws out a loose jab but Franks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roca throws a jab when Franks was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Franks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franks looks to throw the jab but Roca is out of range.
Franks misses with a straight right.
Franks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Declan Franks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Franks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roca looks to throw the jab but Franks is out of range.
Franks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Roca checks it well.
A swing and a miss from Franks.
Roca 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.
Franks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Declan Franks has been cut.
Franks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roca.
The fighters circling - Franks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roca pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Franks back to the cage. Roca follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Franks, right into the meat.
A slow jab from Franks misses its intended target.
Roca is looking to counter punch.
Franks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No joy there for Roca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franks misses with a hook
and Roca counters with a straight right hand.
Franks blocks a jab.

Roca lands a big right hand that sends Franks crashing to the mat! Roca stays standing though and waves Franks back to his feet!

Franks is rocked!

That has opened up Declan Franks's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franks feints a jab promting Roca to slip. Franks then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Roca slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Jan Roca has been cut.
Roca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Franks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roca. Franks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Franks throws a series of punches but Roca avoids them all with ease.
Roca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franks.
Franks misses with a wild body shot.
Roca checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Roca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roca misses the shot to the body.
Roca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Franks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franks.
Franks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roca is able to avoid easily.
Jab from Franks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Franks.
Franks thuds his right hand into Roca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Franks looks to land a right hand but Roca moved out of range.
Franks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Franks misses with a looping left.
It looked like Roca was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Franks.
Franks throws a looping overhand right but Roca ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Roca misses the target.
Roca looks to land a left hand but Franks moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franks.
A little feinted left hand from Roca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roca darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roca swinging wildly here.
Roca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franks was well out of range. Poor timing from Roca.
A swing and a miss from Franks.
We've been informed that Franks has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Roca just misses with a punch to the body.
Roca with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Franks.
Roca moves out of range of the leg kick from Franks.
Franks misses with a straight left.
Franks misses with a hook
and Roca counters with a one-two to the body.
Franks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roca manages to avoid it.
It looked like Roca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Roca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Franks doesn't seem phased though.

The cut above Declan Franks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franks throws a body punch but Roca moves out of range.
A slow jab from Roca misses its intended target.
Franks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roca.
Roca uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Franks has time to react.
Franks throws a lazy uppercut
and Roca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Franks is still on wobbly legs! Can Roca finish him?

Declan Franks's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Roca is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Roca misses the shot to the body.
Franks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Franks throws an overhand right that lands on Roca's shoulder, as Roca tries to avoid the shot.
Franks seems to have recovered his senses.
Franks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Franks lands with a nice body punch.
Franks throws a hook but Roca blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franks lands a glancing blow to the side of Roca's head.
A nice combination there by Roca.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Declan Franks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jan Roca!
A victorious Jan Roca thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Pyy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Thorvaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Pyy
vs
Thorvaldson

183 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

186 cm
26
189 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pekka Pyy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erik Thorvaldson!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorvaldson scores with a hook to the body. Pyy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pekka Pyy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pyy throws a sloppy body shot
and Thorvaldson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pyy thinking.
Thorvaldson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pyy.
Pyy lunges at Thorvaldson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thorvaldson's hand.
The fighters circling - Thorvaldson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pyy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pyy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thorvaldson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A jab from Thorvaldson misses.

Pyy closes the distance and clinches.

Thorvaldson decides to pull guard.
Thorvaldson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pyy controls the pace.

Thorvaldson has his foot on Pyy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pyy works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pyy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pyy wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Thorvaldson's closed guard. He's half up but Thorvaldson has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Thorvaldson pivots and extends the arm, Pyy falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Thorvaldson! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Erik Thorvaldson!
Erik Thorvaldson is the new middleweight champion!
Erik Thorvaldson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

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