BBD in a C - 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Shermann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Herrvy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Herrvy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shermann
vs
Herrvy

186 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
20
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Island's Forbidden Fruits

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Harold Shermann!
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, Mark Herrvy!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Herrvy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shermann could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Herrvy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Herrvy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Shermann slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shermann has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Shermann trying to control but Herrvy is working from the bottom.
Herrvy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Shermann is working Herrvy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shermann scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shermann cracks Herrvy with a solid left hand.
Shermann might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shermann content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shermann cracks Herrvy with a solid left hand.
Shermann lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shermann is in close to Herrvy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Herrvy has momentary wrist control but Shermann slips an elbow through the middle.
Shermann working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Herrvy's head.
Herrvy keeping moving, preventing Shermann from controlling successfully.
Shermann connects with a couple of short punches.
Shermann connects with a couple of short punches.
Shermann's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shermann postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shermann postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Herrvy striking off his back but it's not causing Shermann any problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shermann working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shermann not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shermann landing some decent shots from guard.

Shermann is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Herrvy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Herrvy looks winded!
Shermann scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Shermann content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shermann trying to control the position from guard on top but Herrvy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shermann's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shermann is in close to Herrvy's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Shermann drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shermann jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shermann sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shermann scoring with punches to the head and body.
Herrvy trying to strike off his back.

Herrvy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shermann controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Herrvy working a defensive guard here.
Shermann keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Herrvy's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herrvy striking off his back but it's not causing Shermann any problems.
Shermann makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shermann content to stall in guard here.
Shermann scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shermann working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Herrvy's head.
Herrvy being controlled here, momentarily.
Shermann stopping the sweep attempt from Herrvy.
Shermann scoring with some ground and pound.
Shermann chips away with some ground and pound.
Shermann is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shermann controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shermann postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shermann chips away with some ground and pound.
Shermann engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shermann working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Herrvy's head.
Shermann scoring with some ground and pound.
Shermann trying to control but Herrvy is working from the bottom.
Shermann cracks Herrvy with a solid left hand.
Shermann postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shermann lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shermann is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Herrvy looking for a sweep. Not yet Herrvy, not yet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shermann connects with a couple of short punches.
Shermann is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shermann is in close to Herrvy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shermann working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shermann chips away with some ground and pound.
Shermann lands a couple of elbows.
Shermann sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shermann is in close to Herrvy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shermann stands and throws Herrvy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Herrvy is not content to let Shermann control the position.
Shermann creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Herrvy seems a little lost for a moment, as Shermann dominates the positioning.

Shermann has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Shermann closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Herrvy's guard.
Shermann chips away with some ground and pound.
Shermann not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shermann content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shermann distracts Herrvy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shermann stands up over Herrvy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shermann is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shermann landing with the ground and pound.
Shermann seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shermann pushing down on Herrvy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Herrvy moves into full guard.
Shermann seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shermann is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Shermann drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Shermann as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Herrvy screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Shermann! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Harold Shermann!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Kita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braetius Vercingeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kita's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Aleja Gwiazd. Vercingeto has chosen Wild Jig Of Beltaine as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kita
vs
Vercingeto

195 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

208 cm
25
290 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damian Kita!
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, Braetius Vercingeto!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kita misses with a combination

and Vercingeto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kita on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kita might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kita wants to improve his position but Vercingeto is controlling well.
Kita could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vercingeto in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vercingeto connects with a nice short shot to Kita's temple.
Vercingeto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vercingeto is nestled in close to Kita, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Kita is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vercingeto pulls his head out easily.
Vercingeto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vercingeto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vercingeto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercingeto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vercingeto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vercingeto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kita has hold of Vercingeto's hands but Vercingeto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vercingeto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kita is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Vercingeto there.

Kita is rocked!
Vercingeto lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Kita! More strikes land and this one is all over! Vercingeto jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braetius Vercingeto!
A very excited looking Braetius Vercingeto 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.
Damian Kita spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krigniv Oalognov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marselo Viera Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krigniv Oalognov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marselo Viera Da Silva's chin.

Oalognov
vs
Viera Da Silva

190 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

194 cm
23
255 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Krigniv Oalognov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marselo Viera Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oalognov rushes Da Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oalognov is pressed up against the cage. Da Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oalognov down to the mat. Oalognov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oalognov.

Oalognov moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Oalognov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Da Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Oalognov.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Oalognov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oalognov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Oalognov drives through and clinches with Da Silva against the cage.
Da Silva prevents Oalognov from breaking the clinch.
Oalognov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oalognov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Da Silva blocks the elbow strike.

Da Silva manages to break the clinch.
Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Oalognov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oalognov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Da Silva looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Oalognov lands a big head kick that sends Da Silva tumbling to the mat! Oalognov takes a step backwards and waves Da Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Marselo Viera Da Silva has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Oalognov. That one must have hurt.
Oalognov lands with a nice body punch.
Da Silva blocks a head kick by Oalognov.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oalognov gets a clinch.

Oalognov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oalognov misses with a head kick.
Da Silva steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Oalognov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Oalognov drops Da Silva with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Da Silva looks back up at him and smiles so Oalognov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Da Silva is rocked!
Oalognov Throws a clean left jab. Oalognov Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Da Silva's chin! Da Silva crumbles to the ground and Oalognov follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Oalognov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Krigniv Oalognov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Dumont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francois Dumont has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dumont
vs
Bean

209 cm
25
245 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Island's Forbidden Fruits

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francois Dumont!
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, Johnny Bean!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bean clinches up against the cage.
Dumont lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Dumont connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bean's face.
Bean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dumont has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bean.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dumont.
Bean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dumont doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dumont throws an elbow but misses.
Dumont lands an elbow inside that Bean shrugs off.

It looks like Johnny Bean has been cut.
Bean dodges an elbow strike from Dumont.
Bean managing to block the knees to the body from Dumont.
Bean wants to get back to striking at distance but Dumont won't allow it.
Dumont struggles to land a body shot inside as Bean controls his hands.
Dumont takes a shot to the head.
Dumont lands a good knee to the midsection. Bean won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean avoiding damage as Dumont throws knees to the body.
Bean blocks a body shot from Dumont.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dumont.
Dumont connects with a knee to the head.

Bean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bean has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dumont.
Dumont takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean tries to clinch up
and Dumont counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jab from Bean.
Bean swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dumont counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Bean misses its intended target.
Dumont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
Bean lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Francois Dumont has been cut.
Dumont thuds his shin into the meat of Bean's side.
Bean tries to clinch up.
It looked like Dumont was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bean.
Bean moves out of range as Dumont strikes.
Dumont looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bean swings widly with a right hand
and Dumont counters with a low kick, right behind Bean 's knee.
Bean throws a jab but it's blocked by Dumont.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean wants to clinch up but Dumont keeps it at a distance.
Dumont throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dumont moves out of range of the strikes.
Good shot there by Bean.
Bean tries to clinch but Dumont is having none of it.
Dumont appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dumont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bean lands with an uppercut that bounces Dumont off the cage and back into range.
An inside leg kick lands from Dumont.
Dumont avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dumont definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bean throws a body punch but Dumont moves out of range.
Bean cracks Dumont with an open hand slap.
Bean darts in trying to clinch
enabling Dumont to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dumont paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Dumont rushes Bean and presses him up against the cage.
Dumont tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dumont misses with a knee to the head.
Dumont lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Dumont on the inside.
Bean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dumont lands a nice elbow.
Bean managing to block the knees to the body from Dumont.
Bean working aggressively here.
Bean lands with a right to the head.
Bean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dumont swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bean lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bean scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean has had enough of the clinch but Dumont keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
Dumont lands a body shot.
Dumont has Bean pressed against the cage, preventing Bean from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dumont working Bean over with knees to the body.
Bean looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dumont.
Bean working aggressively here.
Dumont blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bean avoiding damage as Dumont throws knees to the body.
Dumont lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bean.
Dumont lands a knee to the head.
Bean blocks a body shot from Dumont.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dumont.
Dumont putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bean in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Dumont.
Dumont lands a good knee to the midsection. Bean won't want to take too many of those.
Dumont lands with a short shot to the head.
Bean takes an elbow to the temple.
Dumont connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bean's face.
Bean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Dumont.
Bean lands with a light punch inside.
Bean working aggressively here.
Dumont tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dumont landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dumont lands a good knee to the midsection. Bean won't want to take too many of those.
Dumont misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bean.
Dumont working aggressively here.
Dumont is leaning against Bean and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dumont misses with a knee strike.
Dumont tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dumont lands a nice uppercut.
Bean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bean is looking to break free of the clinch but Dumont has double underhooks.
Bean is looking to break free of the clinch but Dumont has double underhooks.
Bean working hard to break the clinch.
Dumont connects with a knee to the head.
Bean takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dumont tries to land a knee to the head but Bean blocks with his arms.
Dumont misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dumont just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bean's brow.
Bean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands with a short shot to the head.
Dumont swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Dumont.
Bean digs a right hand underneath Dumont's ribcage. Dumont let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dumont throws an elbow but it misses.
Dumont can't find room to land a body shot as Bean controls the action.
Bean lands with a light punch inside.
Bean scores with a shoulder strike.
Dumont looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dumont can't find room to land a body shot as Bean controls the action.

Bean manages to break the clinch.
Bean with a jab.
Bean darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bean misses with a right hand
and Dumont counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bean misses with the combination.
Bean misses with a left hand
and Dumont counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dumont moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bean stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bean darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dumont slips under a jab.
Bean moves in looking to clinch but Dumont pushes him off.
Dumont is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dumont scores with a kick to the body.
Bean scores with a jab to the body.
Dumont listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Bean moves into the clinch.
Dumont misses with a knee strike.
Dumont landing knees to the body.
Dumont lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dumont misses with a punch to the body.
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Dumont.
Bean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dumont misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dumont.
Dumont connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bean's face.
Bean blocks an uppercut.
Dumont pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bean is trying to break the clinch but Dumont has him pressed against the cage.
Dumont tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bean prevents a body shot from Dumont.

Bean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Bean.
Dumont thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bean is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dumont had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bean throws a lazy right hand but Dumont sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bean takes a swing at Dumont's ribcage but misses.
Bean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bean throws a jab when Dumont was well out of range.
Bean loads up on a big right hand but Dumont slips the punch.
Dumont appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dumont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.
Bean throws an overhand right that lands on Dumont's shoulder, as Dumont tries to avoid the shot.
Bean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dumont.
Nice body punch from Bean.

Bean gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bean scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Bean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Dumont lands but Bean takes it in his stride.

Dumont gets tackled into the cage by Bean. Bean maintains the clinch.
Bean lands a right hand.
Dumont lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dumont looking to throw knees to the head but Bean is blocking nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dumont.
Dumont lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
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 Francois Dumont will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Bean as he connects with a hook.
Dumont lands a leg kick that knocks Bean off balance momentarily.
Dumont slips under a jab.
Dumont throws a head kick but Bean moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Dumont.

Bean moves into the clinch successfully.
Francois Dumont has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dumont misses with the head strike.
Bean is trying to break free.
Dumont blocking some punches.
Bean pushes Dumont back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dumont lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dumont misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bean.
A short right from Bean.
Bean blocks a body shot from Dumont.
Bean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dumont can't find room to land a body shot as Bean controls the action.
Dumont lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dumont throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bean.
Bean is trying to break free.
Bean avoids the elbow strike from Dumont, against the cage.
Dumont pushes off an throws an elbow but Bean leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dumont prevents Bean from breaking the clinch.
Bean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bean can't break the clinch.
Bean wants to get back to striking at distance but Dumont won't allow it.
Bean lands a nice uppercut.
Bean is trying to break the clinch but Dumont is controlling him.
Bean pushes Dumont back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bean lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bean breaks from the clinch.
Dumont walks into a straight right hand from Bean.
Bean swings widly with a right hand
and Dumont counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bean on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dumont. Dumont obviously looking to wear him down.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean looks to land a left hand but Dumont moved out of range nicely.
As Bean backs away, Dumont returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice body punch from Bean.
Bean throws a nice looking combination but Dumont bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dumont looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bean lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bean.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean moves to clinch but Dumont breaks away
enabling Dumont to counter with a crisp jab.
Bean misses with an uppercut
and Dumont counters with a left and a right that stings Bean.

Bean forces Dumont back against the cage and clinches.
Bean pushes Dumont back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Bean - that landed with a thud.
Bean tries to break free but Dumont pushes him back against the cage.
Dumont with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bean lands an uppercut.
Bean presses Dumont against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dumont has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bean lands a shot to the body.

Bean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bean throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dumont stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bean throws a lazy right hand but Dumont sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnny Bean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bean lands a two punch combo.
Bean clobbers Dumont with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bean is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnny Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dumont slips under a jab.
Bean scores with a hook.
Bean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dumont sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dumont moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dumont moves into the clinch.
Dumont swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bean blocks an elbow strike.
Dumont throws an elbow that misses.
Dumont keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bean's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Bean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bean lands a body punch.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Dumont uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean lands a shoulder strike.
Bean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dumont.
Dumont misses with a knee to the head.
Dumont lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bean lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bean swings wildly with an uppercut but Dumont uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bean wants to break free but Dumont has control.

Bean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bean sizes up Dumont with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dumont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bean dips to his left and cracks Dumont with an uppercut!
Bean lands a really nice looking cross but Dumont seems unphased.
Bean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dumont moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dumont lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bean misses with a body punch
and Dumont counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean misses with a two punch combination.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dumont slips a jab from Bean.
Nice defenses there by Dumont.
Bean misses with an uppercut.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Dumont misses with a low kick.
Dumont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bean loads up on a big right hand but Dumont slips the punch.
Dumont throws a leg kick which misses Bean's front leg but catches the back leg as Bean tries to avoid it.
Bean lands with a hook. Dumont tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bean throws a right hand that Dumont ducks under and follows up with a left that Dumont also avoids with ease.
Bean misses with a right hand
and Dumont counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Bean clinches.
Dumont lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dumont.
Bean blocks an uppercut.
Dumont struggles to land a body shot inside as Bean controls his hands.
Dumont looking to throw knees to the head but Bean is blocking nicely.
Dumont pushes off an throws an elbow but Bean leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bean wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dumont doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dumont lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Bean tries to break the clinch but Dumont is controlling the position.
Bean working aggressively here.
Dumont misses with some punches.
Dumont blocking some punches.
Bean pushes Dumont back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bean throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Dumont.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bean.
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Dumont.
Dumont lands a hook that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
Dumont lands a knee to the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dumont has a couple of punches blocked by Bean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean wants to get back to striking at distance but Dumont won't allow it.
Bean is trying to push Dumont away but Dumont has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bean blocking some punches.
Bean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dumont backwards.
Dumont throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bean blocks it with crossed arms.
Bean prevents a body shot from Dumont.
Bean lands a body shot.
Bean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Bean as the two fighters clinch.
Bean lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bean.
Bean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dumont working aggressively here.
Bean's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bean lands a hook that snaps the head of Dumont backwards.
Dumont throws an elbow that misses.
Bean is trying to break the clinch but Dumont is controlling him.
Bean cracks Dumont with a nice body shot.
Bean lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bean scores with a shoulder strike.
Dumont takes a shot to the head.
Bean avoids a wild elbow strike from Dumont.
Bean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dumont backwards.
Bean tries to break free but Dumont pushes him back against the cage.
Bean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Francois Dumont has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bean.
Bean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bean lands a shoulder strike.
Bean lands a nice uppercut.
Bean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bean is leaning against Dumont and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bean scores with a shot to the side of Dumont's head.
Bean lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Bean lands a right hand.

Dumont is rocked!
Dumont throws an elbow that misses.
Oh Dumont is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Bean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bean cracks Dumont with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bean pounces like a tiger and cracks Dumont with a vicious hook! Dumont is down but not out! Bean follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Bean!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gordon
vs
Newton

190 cm
25
223 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

209 cm
25
290 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Island's Forbidden Fruits

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Brennan Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eddie Newton!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Newton clinches up with Gordon and pushes him back against the cage.
Gordon tries a body shot but Newton blocks it.
Newton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Gordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Newton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Newton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

It looks like Brennan Gordon has been cut.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Newton throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Newton.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Newton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Eddie Newton has been cut.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Newton has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Newton's brow.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Newton avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Newton.
Newton lands a hook that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Newton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Newton tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Newton blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Newton 's eye.
Newton tries a body shot but Gordon blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
Newton tries a body shot but Gordon blocks it.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Newton on the inside.
Newton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newton avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Newton gets through Gordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Newton avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newton takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Eddie Newton's cut even more.
Gordon blocks a body shot from Newton.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Newton dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Newton throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton misses with a body punch.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Newton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Gordon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newton scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Newton.
Newton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Newton as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Newton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Newton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Newton blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Newton.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Newton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Newton misses with a punch on the inside.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newton working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Newton.
Newton blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Newton.
Newton tries to throw a body punch but Gordon avoids it by throwing Newton back against the cage.
Newton blocks the elbow strike.
Newton throws a punch but it's blocked by Gordon.
Newton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Newton takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newton swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Newton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Newton lands a right hand.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newton avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon lands a body shot.
Newton lands a hook to the side of the head.

Gordon is rocked!
Newton throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Gordon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Newton misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon seems to have got his legs back now.
Newton creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gordon's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gordon drops to his knees and Newton pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Newton!
After the fight, Eddie Newton was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.