ISLAND FC 18 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Donoho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Krupok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Donoho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Patrick Krupok's chin.

Donoho
vs
Krupok

164 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Donoho !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Krupok!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krupok swings widly with a right hand
and Donoho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krupok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donoho moves away.
It looked like Donoho was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Donk. Krupok catches Donoho right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Matt Donoho has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Krupok.
Left hook, right uppercut from Krupok.

Donoho is rocked!
Krupok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Donoho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krupok connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Donoho covering up! Krupok comes in with a big uppercut and Donoho goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Patrick Krupok!
After winning the bout, Patrick Krupok thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Matt Donoho was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks for the fight. Good luck'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Troy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obat Timur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timur is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Goyang Dumang. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Jackson
vs
Timur

173 cm
26
157 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

171 cm
25
151 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Obat Timur!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Timur.
Timur shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Obat Timur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timur dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Timur's head and hops out.
Jackson attempts a counter takedown but Timur avoids it well and moves away.
Troy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obat Timur.
Timur has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Timur goes for a double leg but Jackson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jackson continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timur closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Jackson appears to be looking for a big counter.

Timur moves into the clinch.
Timur is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Timur down to the mat. Timur avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Timur fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Timur misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Jackson leaves Timur with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Timur shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Timur leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Timur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Timur is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timur darts in looking for a takedown but Jackson gets double underhooks and turns Timur into the cage.
Timur fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Timur has a takedown stuffed.

Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson avoiding damage as Timur throws knees to the body.
Timur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Timur.

Timur works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timur is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Timur is having none of it.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Timur makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Timur wants to stand but Jackson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Timur on the ground.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Timur.
Timur missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Timur won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Timur from controlling successfully.
Jackson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four 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.
Timur with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Timur 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Timur looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Timur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Timur.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Timur sprawls well.
Timur wants to counter the offense by Jackson and move into the clinch position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson leaves Timur with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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 Troy Jackson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Timur dives in and scores a takedown into Jackson's guard.

Jackson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Timur off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Timur sprawls well.

Jackson rushes Timur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Timur misses with a hook to the ribs.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Timur leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Timur shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Troy Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Timur sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Timur shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Timur. Timur gets slowly back to his feet.
Timur shoots in but no luck this time.
Troy Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Timur shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Timur defends well and Jackson ends up having to push Timur into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Timur shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Timur shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timur fails to land the takedown.
Timur shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Timur avoids it really well and circles away.
Timur changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Timur will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Timur looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Timur misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Timur sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Timur gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Timur is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson stops Timur from standing up.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Timur keeps moving.
Timur wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Timur looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jackson is defending well. Timur quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jackson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Timur celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Obat Timur!
Our winner, Obat Timur, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cosmo Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Federico Lorenzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Federico Lorenzi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Gomez
vs
Lorenzi

178 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cosmo Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Federico Lorenzi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorenzi tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Lorenzi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomez.
Lorenzi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gomez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gomez.
Gomez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lorenzi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gomez - the referee stops the clock and Lorenzi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gomez. Lorenzi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Gomez closes the distance and pushes Lorenzi back into the cage.
Lorenzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gomez misses with a body punch.
Gomez misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorenzi has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Lorenzi tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body.

Gomez breaks the clinch.

Gomez instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Lorenzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A bone on bone clash there as Lorenzi blocks the leg kick.
Lorenzi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lorenzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lorenzi is looking to clinch.
Gomez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Gomez drives through and clinches with Lorenzi against the cage.
Lorenzi avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
Lorenzi is working for takedown but Gomez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gomez can't find room to land a body shot as Lorenzi controls the action.

Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gomez clinches up against the cage.
Gomez is pressed up against the cage. Lorenzi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gomez down to the mat. Gomez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Gomez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lorenzi looking to pass the guard.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lorenzi manages to pass to side control.
Gomez tries to kick Lorenzi off but Lorenzi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lorenzi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gomez manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gomez moves into the clinch successfully.
Lorenzi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gomez to keep the fight standing.
Cosmo Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Federico Lorenzi.
Lorenzi looking to slow down the pace here.
Lorenzi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Gomez to work.
Lorenzi tries to score a body lock takedown but Gomez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gomez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Gomez.
Gomez tries to work over Lorenzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomez gets underhooks to prevent Lorenzi's takedown attempt.
Gomez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gomez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gomez has Lorenzi pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cosmo Gomez.
Gomez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lorenzi's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gomez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lorenzi's calf.
Gomez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lorenzi throws a front kick aimed at Gomez's knee but Gomez avoids it well.
Gomez connects with an inside leg kick.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Lorenzi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gomez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Lorenzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Lorenzi fails to land.
Gomez can't find room to land a body shot as Lorenzi controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorenzi blocks a body shot from Gomez.
Gomez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lorenzi is defending well for now.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lorenzi can do to turn this around?

Gomez manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lorenzi.
Gomez connects with a leg kick. Lorenzi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cosmo Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lorenzi fails with an attempt to clinch.

Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Gomez can't find room to land a body shot as Lorenzi controls the action.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Lorenzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lorenzi shoots for a double leg takedown but Gomez sprawls well. He's pushed Lorenzi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lorenzi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Gomez gets a clinch.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Lorenzi.
Lorenzi is looking for a takedown.
Cosmo Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Federico Lorenzi.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gomez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomez tries to land knees in the clinch but Lorenzi avoids the damage to the body.
Lorenzi blocks a body shot from Gomez.

Lorenzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cosmo Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lorenzi shoots in but Gomez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gomez.
Lorenzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez tries to clinch but Lorenzi moves out of range.

Gomez moves into the clinch.
Lorenzi goes for a takedown attempt but Gomez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cosmo Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Lorenzi is breathing heavily.
Lorenzi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lorenzi gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lorenzi sprawls and moves away.
Lorenzi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomez connects with a leg kick. Lorenzi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lorenzi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Gomez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lorenzi, pushing him back against the cage.
Lorenzi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gomez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lorenzi is trying to pull guard but Gomez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Lorenzi.
Lorenzi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gomez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gomez stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lorenzi controls his hands.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lorenzi.
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lorenzi trying to stall but Gomez improves his position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gomez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gomez tries a body shot but Lorenzi blocks it.
Lorenzi tries for a takedown but Gomez manages to get underhooks.
Gomez missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cosmo Gomez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lorenzi looks for a takedown but Gomez sprawls well.
Lorenzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gomez.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Lorenzi.
Gomez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lorenzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Gomez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lorenzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez scores with a kick to the body.
Federico Lorenzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorenzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gomez.
Lorenzi tries to clinch up.
Lorenzi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Gomez has closed the distance and engaged Lorenzi in a clinch.

Lorenzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Lorenzi misses
and Gomez counters with an outside leg kick.
Gomez scores with a leg kick.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Lorenzi circles away.
Gomez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lorenzi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Gomez moves into the clinch successfully.
Lorenzi blocks a body shot from Gomez.

Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Gomez cracks the inside of Lorenzi's front leg.
Lorenzi tries to clinch
and Gomez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lorenzi dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Lorenzi's head and hops out.
Gomez cracks the inside of Lorenzi's front leg.

Gomez rushes Lorenzi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gomez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gomez stalls.
Gomez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gomez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lorenzi wants a takedown.
Cosmo Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Federico Lorenzi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lorenzi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gomez after a bit of a struggle.
Lorenzi being controlled against the cage.
Lorenzi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lorenzi prevents a body shot from Gomez.

Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lorenzi shoots in but no luck this time.

Gomez moves into range and clinches up with Lorenzi.

Gomez breaks the clinch.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Lorenzi is avoiding it.
Gomez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Lorenzi circles away.

Gomez takes the fight into the clinch.
Gomez stalling against the cage.

Lorenzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Federico Lorenzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cosmo Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Gomez moves into the clinch successfully.
Gomez is defending well against a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cosmo Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gomez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cosmo Gomez!
Cosmo Gomez took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johny Trax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Solonik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ace Solonik will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Trax
vs
Solonik

175 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johny Trax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ace Solonik!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Trax tries for a takedown but Solonik manages to get underhooks.
Trax is trying to stall.
Solonik is trying to push Trax away but Trax has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Solonik lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Solonik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Solonik is trying to break the clinch but Trax is controlling him.
Trax tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trax tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Solonik just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Trax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solonik lands with a right to the head.
Solonik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trax tries for a takedown but Solonik manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Trax breaks from the clinch.
Solonik tries to score with a low kick but Trax moves his leg out of the way.
Trax tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Solonik manages to circle out of the way.

Solonik moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Solonik.
We've been hearing reports that Trax has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Trax breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trax is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trax fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Solonik sprawls well initially but Trax persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Solonik wants to improve his position but Trax is controlling well.
Solonik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trax. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trax wants to pass to mount but Solonik is defending the position.
Trax not doing much here.
Trax thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Solonik's head.
Solonik wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Solonik can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trax wants to work for an arm triangle but Solonik is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Trax missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Trax is trying to control. Solonik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Trax has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Trax get's back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Solonik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trax wants to clinch up but Solonik keeps it at a distance.
Solonik slaps away a takedown attempt from Trax, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trax fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Solonik avoids it really well and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Solonik on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trax will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Solonik's coach down at Highland CT & Spar was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Solonik's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Good work by Trax as he checks the leg kick.
Trax shoots and misses
and Trax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Johny Trax has been cut.
Trax tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Solonik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trax looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Solonik throws out a loose jab but Trax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solonik misses with a looping left.
Trax changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd cheers as Solonik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trax doesn't seem phased though.
Solonik throws the left hand but Trax avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trax takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A bone on bone clash there as Trax blocks the leg kick.
Solonik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trax has time to react.
Solonik lands a jab to the head.
Trax blocks a jab.
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!
Trax shoots in looking for a takedown. Solonik tries to sprawl out of it but Trax keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Solonik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Solonik gets a clinch.

Trax gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Trax missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Solonik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johny Trax is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Solonik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab lands there for Solonik.

Trax is rocked!
Solonik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Solonik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Trax is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Solonik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Trax with that takedown attempt.
Solonik drops Trax with a naaaaasty hook - Trax is in real trouble here! Solonik dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ace Solonik!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marius Gladius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Luther King Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. MLK tribute kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marius Gladius has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gladius
vs
Luther King Jr

175 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marius Gladius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Luther King Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Gladius or perhaps it was just good defense by King Jr, which made it look bad.
King Jr shoots for a takedown but Gladius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King Jr fails with a takedown attempt.

Gladius shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in King Jr's guard.
Gladius passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gladius cracks King Jr with a big right hand but King Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gladius in side control, just content to control the action for now.
King Jr stops Gladius from passing to mount.
Gladius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gladius advances to full mount.
King Jr is looking to get to half guard.
King Jr gets back to half guard.
Gladius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gladius frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
King Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Gladius tries to control but King Jr wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gladius prevents King Jr from getting the reversal.
King Jr regains half guard.
King Jr is trying to get back to full guard.

Gladius is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so King Jr is just riding it out for now. Gladius eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gladius wants to lay and pray for a moment but King Jr keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
King Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Gladius is proving a slippery customer.
King Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gladius is one step ahead there.
King Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gladius wants to pass the guard but King Jr is keeping the position.
King Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

King Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Gladius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gladius is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
King Jr wants to control from the top but Gladius keeps moving.
Gladius looking to hit a scissor sweep but King Jr is one step ahead there.
Gladius keeping moving, preventing King Jr from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marius Gladius dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

King Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Gladius. Gladius gets slowly back to his feet.
King Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gladius defends well and King Jr ends up having to push Gladius into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gladius avoids the body shot from King Jr.
Nice takedown defense from King Jr. No joy for Gladius on that attempt.

King Jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Gladius's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gladius tries to buck King Jr off but King Jr is having none of it.

King Jr wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gladius, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

King Jr goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gladius rolls with the submission and now he's on top in King Jr's guard! Nice work there by Gladius!
Gladius preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gladius trying to control the position from guard on top but King Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

King Jr is looking for a kimura but Gladius is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for King Jr to get the leverage.
Gladius moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
King Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Gladius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marius Gladius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gladius is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
King Jr looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King Jr wants to control from the top but Gladius keeps moving.
Gladius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Gladius is retaining full guard.
Gladius keeping moving, preventing King Jr from controlling successfully.
King Jr passes into half guard.
Gladius trying to control but King Jr postures up.
Gladius wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King Jr is looking for a kimura but Gladius is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for King Jr to get the leverage.
King Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gladius knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

King Jr is trying for a kimura here. Gladius looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! King Jr wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Martin Luther King Jr!
A relieved looking Martin Luther King Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sun Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Babajide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Made in China blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee
vs
Babajide

175 cm
25
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

169 cm
26
157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sun Lee!
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, Kingsley Babajide!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee wants to clinch

and Babajide counters with a takedown into side control.
Babajide taking a breather here.
Babajide wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Lee wants to control but Babajide postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet here but Babajide is keeping cool and he's managed to take Lee's back.
Babajide trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lee doesn't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee trying to control but not successfully.
Lee is really stuck here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babajide has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lee's body.

Babajide is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Lee has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Babajide keeps control of the position easily here as Lee tries to buck him off.
Lee is in bad spot here.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lee won't enjoy being in this position. Babajide looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Lee is tapping - it's over boys! Babajide picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kingsley Babajide!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Maksim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Icon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maksim comes to the cage accompanied by RUSSIA ANTHEM. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maksim
vs
Icon

175 cm
25
153 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

160 cm
25
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Maksim!
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, Jesus Icon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maksim tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Icon counters with a takedown into side control.

Maksim is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Icon's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Icon! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Maksim has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jesus Icon!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pyry Kontio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Diamond will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kontio
vs
Diamond

174 cm
26
159 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

167 cm
24
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pyry Kontio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Diamond!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamond fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diamond with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pyry Kontio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kontio misses with a takedown
and Diamond counters with a left to the body.
Kontio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kontio looks for a takedown but Diamond sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pyry Kontio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diamond throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diamond stuns Kontio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diamond lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diamond scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kontio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diamond throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diamond lands a nice shot to the body.
Kontio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kontio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kontio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kontio changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Diamond looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diamond bucks up and tries to throw Kontio off but instead Kontio has got his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kontio has Diamond flattened out and is raining down punches.
Diamond has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Kontio.

Kontio is looking for the choke from the back position but Diamond is controlling his hands well.
Diamond really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kontio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kontio lands punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kontio tries to keep control of the position but Diamond is staying busy.
Kontio lands punches and elbows.
Kontio is landing with strikes. Diamond can't take much more of this.

Kontio is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Diamond trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kontio has his arm under Diamond's chin here. Game over son! Kontio squeezes tightly and Diamond is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pyry Kontio!
Pyry Kontio retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Pyry Kontio, 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.
King Diamond spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks to all the fans, I'll be back!!'.