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Highland Challenge 46 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Work (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Broflovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Work has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Work!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Broflovsky!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Work has taken the fight to the clinch.
Work pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steven Work seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Work tries for a takedown but Broflovsky circles away easily
and Broflovsky counters with a nice uppercut.
Work throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Broflovsky counter with a right hand.
Work drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Broflovsky 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.
Work throws a big right hand that misses.
Work works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Work frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Broflovsky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Work. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Work misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broflovsky is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Work lands a big shot there that rocks Broflovsky but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Work looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Work is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Broflovsky can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Broflovsky is trying to stand.
Work forces the positional change into back control.
Work 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.
Work throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Broflovsky!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Work is riding his opponent, not letting Broflovsky buck him off.
Work patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Work slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Work is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Broflovsky has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
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!
Even with his hooks in, Work manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Work scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Broflovsky is looking for a way out.
Work has managed to slip his arm under Broflovsky's chin. This could be all over... yep, Broflovsky is tapping out! Submission win for Work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Steven Work!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Rahim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shepherd has chosen Radioactive by Imagine Dragons Ft. Kendrick Lamar as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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209 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ali Rahim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Shepherd !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepherd has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rahim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rahim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shepherd misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rahim counters with a straight right hand.
Rahim seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A combination from Shepherd does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shepherd decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Shepherd .
Rahim wants to control but Shepherd is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shepherd is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rahim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shepherd on the ground.
Shepherd is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rahim tries to hold on but Shepherd pushes him away.
BOOM! Shepherd connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rahim tries to hold on but Shepherd postures up.
Shepherd working the ground and pound effectively.
Shepherd scoring with strikes but Rahim is staying in there.
Rahim wants to hold on but Shepherd pushes him away.
Shepherd looking to finish Rahim with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rahim!
Shepherd connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd with good strikes from the mount here!
Rahim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shepherd breaks from Rahim's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Ali Rahim has been cut.
Shepherd connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shepherd is landing with some decent strikes but Rahim is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Shepherd lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rahim is rocked!
Shepherd cracks Rahim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Rahim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rahim wants to control but Shepherd is having none of it.
Shepherd working the ground and pound effectively.
Shepherd landing strikes from the mount and Rahim is in trouble!
Rahim tries to hold on but Shepherd pushes him away.
Rahim seems to have got his legs back now.
Shepherd has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rahim's face.
Shepherd swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Shepherd !
A very excited looking Jason Shepherd 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cale Downes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaarlo Sonni could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cale Downes's chin.
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152 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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 Helsinki, Kaarlo Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cale Downes!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sonni wants it to stay on the feet.
Downes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sonni but Sonni pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sonni lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Sonni.
Sonni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Downes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Downes passes Sonni's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Downes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sonni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Downes on the ground.
Downes seems to be looking for submissions.
Downes is working for a submission of some sort.
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!
Sonni keeping hold of Downes's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sonni is just riding it out for now. Downes eventually gives up the hold.
Downes is working for a kimura but Sonni is defending it quite comfortably.
Downes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sonni preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni is defending against the submission attempts here by Downes.
Sonni wants to control but Downes is keeping busy.
Downes is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Downes wants to work for an arm triangle but Sonni is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downes is working for a kimura but Sonni is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Downes is trying to work for a kimura but Sonni is defending well.
Downes is keen to just control but Sonni is a slippery customer.
Sonni is defending against the submission attempts here by Downes.
Downes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sonni on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sonni tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sonni doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Downes.
Downes is working for a kimura but Sonni is defending it quite comfortably.
Sonni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Downes is pressing down on Sonni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sonni is holding on for now.
Downes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sonni doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Downes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cale Downes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sonni cracks a nice hook into Downes's ribs.
Downes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sonni defends it nicely.
Cale Downes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Sonni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonni cracks a nice hook into Downes's ribs.
Sonni lands with a good body shot.
Sonni looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sonni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Downes needs to keep his hands up - Sonni had a free shot at his head there.
We've been informed that Downes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sonni wants it to stay on the feet.
Downes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Downes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sonni defends well and Downes ends up having to push Sonni into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kaarlo Sonni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cale Downes.
Downes walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Downes needs to keep his hands up - Sonni had a free shot at his head there.
Downes is rocked!
Sonni throws a monster overhand right that drops Downes! Sonni follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaarlo Sonni!
Kaarlo Sonni seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Mizaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Kerr (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!
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuo Mizaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mizaki working hard to break the clinch.
Kerr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mizaki has had enough of the clinch but Kerr keeps him there for the moment.
Mizaki tries a body shot but Kerr blocks it.
Mizaki breaks the clinch.
Mizaki looks to throw the jab but Kerr is out of range.
Kerr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kerr misses with a shot to the body
and Mizaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mizaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Kerr controls his hands.
Kerr gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kerr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kerr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
It looks like Kazuo Mizaki has been cut.
Kerr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kazuo Mizaki's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kerr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kerr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mizaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kerr on the ground.
Kerr lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kazuo Mizaki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tito Kerr!
Tito Kerr is the new super heavyweight champion!
Tito Kerr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Seery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seery comes to the cage accompanied by An Irish Pub Song. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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159 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Seery!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neymar Junior!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior moves out of range of the strikes.
Seery throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Junior.
Junior gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Seery cracks Junior with an open hand slap.
Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seery throws a looping overhand right but Junior ducks down to avoid it.
Junior keeps Seery at a distance using the push kick.
Seery slips a jab and a cross from Junior.
Seery lands a right hook to the body.
Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Junior walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seery moves away.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Seery clinches up against the cage.
Junior is trying to force a seperation but Seery has the dominant position.
Seery lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior wants to break free but Seery has control.
Junior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seery lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Junior backwards.
Seery lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seery makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Junior working hard to break the clinch.
Seery presses Junior against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Seery taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Seery working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seery lands a left hand.
Seery just leaning against Junior, taking a breather.
Seery gets through Junior's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Seery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Junior's elbow.
Seery lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Junior is trying to break the clinch but Seery has him pressed against the cage.
Junior wants to break free but Seery has control.
Seery blocks a body shot from Junior.
Seery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Seery as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seery will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Junior up against the cage.
Seery is pushing Junior up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junior tries to break the clinch but Seery is controlling the position.
Seery is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Seery lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Seery.
Junior working hard to break the clinch.
Seery throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Seery lands an uppercut.
Seery scores with a hook to the body.
Seery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seery creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Seery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Junior can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Seery.
Junior is rocked!
Seery lands with a short shot to the head.
Junior is still on wobbly legs! Can Seery finish him?
Junior is looking to break free of the clinch but Seery has double underhooks.
Junior wants to break free but Seery has control.
Junior seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seery.
I was talking to Seery's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Seery dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Seery cracks Junior with a nice body shot.
Seery works on Junior's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Seery.
Junior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Junior has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Seery throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juniors head.
Junior's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seery lands with a right to the head.
Seery is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seery works on Junior's body with a couple of short punches.
Seery can't find room to land a body shot as Junior controls the action.
Seery prevents a body shot from Junior.
Seery working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Seery on the inside.
Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Seery.
Junior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seery misses with a body punch.
Junior wants to break free but Seery has control.
Seery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Junior looking to stall.
Junior is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Seery.
A short left from Seery.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Seery won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Seery dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Seery.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. Seery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seery scores with a jab to the jaw.
Seery lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Junior is looking to close the distance but Seery sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Junior crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Junior is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Patrick Seery!
Patrick Seery retains his featherweight title!
Patrick Seery made sure to mention his sponsor, Highland Clothing in his post fight interview.
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