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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Griffith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Poro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffith comes to the cage accompanied by Kirameki. This should be a great matchup!
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240 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Griffith!
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, Pekka Poro!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Poro.
Poro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Robert Griffith has been cut.
Poro closes the distance and pushes Griffith back into the cage.
Come on Poro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Griffith tries to pull guard but Poro holds him up against the cage and eventually Griffith drops back down to his feet.
Griffith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poro walks away with a smile on his face. Griffith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poro.
Poro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griffith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Poro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Griffith has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Griffith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Poro drops Griffith with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Griffith looks back up at him and smiles so Poro waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Griffith is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poro feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Griffith sprawling to the canvas! Griffith rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Poro finish him?!
Oh Griffith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robert Griffith's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poro scores with a hook to the body. Griffith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griffith is breathing heavily.
Poro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffith gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Poro points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Griffith wakes up just in time to hear Poro thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pekka Poro!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Shermann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Kita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kita's choice of entrance music: Aleja Gwiazd. Damian Kita will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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280 lbs
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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 - 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damian Kita!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shermann looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shermann working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kita on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Shermann seems content to control.
Shermann is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kita defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kita manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shermann postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shermann working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kita's head.
Shermann distracts Kita with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shermann has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shermann passes Kita's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kita wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shermann in particular looking to stall.
Shermann scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shermann working over Kita with some ground and pound. Kita looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Shermann is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Shermann is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shermann drops an elbow to the side of Kita's head.
Shermann content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shermann lands with a punch from half guard.
Shermann looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kita with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shermann stalling.
Kita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shermann 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.
Shermann takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Shermann scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shermann lands strikes from half guard.
Kita wants to control but Shermann is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shermann looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kita with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shermann really is a fat lump.
Shermann lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shermann lands strikes from half guard.
Shermann working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kita looks winded!
Shermann looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Shermann there.
Shermann working the head and body with strikes.
Shermann lands with a punch from half guard.
Shermann working over Kita with some ground and pound. Kita looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shermann working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shermann drops an elbow to the side of Kita's head.
Kita is rocked!
Shermann lands strikes from half guard.
Kita is still in real trouble! Can Shermann finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kita has hold of Shermann's hands but Shermann slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shermann scores with a big shot! Kita's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Kita! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Shermann!
Damian Kita spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krigniv Oalognov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Echojile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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299 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emmanuel Echojile!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oalognov throws a lazy head kick
and Echojile counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oalognov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Echojile counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oalognov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Echojile is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Oalognov throws a head kick but Echojile moves out of range.
Oalognov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Echojile unleashes a big counter combination but Oalognov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A head kick misses from Oalognov.
Echojile throws out a powerful jab.
Oalognov lands a left and a right that send Echojile crashing to the mat, dazed. Oalognov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Echojile is rocked!
It looks like Emmanuel Echojile has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Echojile blocks a head kick by Oalognov.
Echojile is still on wobbly legs! Can Oalognov finish him?
Oalognov rushes Echojile and presses him up against the cage.
Oalognov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Echojile seems to have recovered his senses.
Echojile works Oalognov's body with a nice hook.
Echojile scores with a leg kick.
Good work by Oalognov as he checks the leg kick.
Oalognov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Echojile unleashes a big counter combination but Oalognov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Oalognov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oalognov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Oalognov clinches.
Oalognov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oalognov swats away the attempt to clinch by Echojile.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Echojile fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle, before Oalognov throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Echojile's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Oalognov lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Krigniv Oalognov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braetius Vercingeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes into the arena with Thor's Hammer! blaring out of the sound system. Vercingeto has chosen Wild Jig Of Beltaine as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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290 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luther Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Braetius Vercingeto!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Anderson stalling against the cage.
Anderson taking a breather.
Anderson drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Anderson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vercingeto scoring with some ground and pound.
Anderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vercingeto manages to get himself to full guard.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vercingeto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vercingeto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercingeto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson won't allow Vercingeto to get back to his feet.
Anderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson won't allow Vercingeto to sweep him here.
Vercingeto keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Vercingeto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vercingeto manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Vercingeto's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson stops Vercingeto from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anderson is pushing down on Vercingeto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vercingeto is fighting to maintain full guard but Anderson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Vercingeto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vercingeto keeps working.
Anderson wants to pass to mount but Vercingeto is defending the position.
Anderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Anderson is keen to just control but Vercingeto is a slippery customer.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Anderson drops an elbow to the side of Vercingeto's head.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vercingeto keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Vercingeto dodges it nicely.
Vercingeto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Vercingeto is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vercingeto's head.
Vercingeto trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.
Anderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Anderson prevents Vercingeto from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anderson lands a nice short elbow.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vercingeto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vercingeto is trying to stand.
Vercingeto is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Vercingeto is looking to escape.
Anderson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson trying to control the action but Vercingeto is working from the bottom.
Anderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anderson not doing much here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vercingeto trying to control here.
Anderson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Anderson is trying for a kimura here. Vercingeto looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Anderson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luther Anderson!
Luther Anderson opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Blaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Blaker!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaker looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith throws a push kick but Blaker slaps the foot to one side.
Smith slips a straight right by Blaker.
Blaker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Scott Blaker has been cut.
Blaker connects with a single shot there.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Blaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and Blaker counters with a nice right hand that sends Smith toppling to the canvas! Smith scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Blaker finish him?!
Smith is rocked!
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Blaker saw it coming and moves away.
Blaker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blaker counters with a big right hand! Oh Smith is in trouble here! Blaker follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Blaker!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Kopylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salomon Nevalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Andrei Kopylov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andrei Kopylov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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300 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrei Kopylov!
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, Salomon Nevalainen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kopylov.
Kopylov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nevalainen sprawls well. Nevalainen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kopylov gets slowly back to his feet.
Nevalainen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nevalainen wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Kopylov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kopylov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Nevalainen.
Nevalainen blocks a jab.
Kopylov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nevalainen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopylov is trying to keep Nevalainen in close.
Kopylov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kopylov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kopylov tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopylov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nevalainen stacks Kopylov on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nevalainen!
Kopylov tries to bench press Nevalainen off him but Nevalainen keeps the position.
Nevalainen lands some shots froms side control.
Kopylov can't do much from the bottom here.
Kopylov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kopylov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nevalainen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Nevalainen.
Nevalainen trying to control the action but Kopylov is working from the bottom.
Nevalainen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Nevalainen.
Kopylov is looking for a sweep. Nevalainen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nevalainen is keen to just control but Kopylov is a slippery customer.
Kopylov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kopylov.
Kopylov has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kopylov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kopylov is looking for a triangle but Nevalainen pushes his legs off easily.
Kopylov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nevalainen lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevalainen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kopylov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nevalainen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kopylov's head.
Kopylov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nevalainen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nevalainen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nevalainen landing with the ground and pound.
Nevalainen stands up over Kopylov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nevalainen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nevalainen connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevalainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kopylov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nevalainen chips away with some ground and pound.
Kopylov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kopylov has his foot on Nevalainen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nevalainen works his way back into a safe position though.
Nevalainen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kopylov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nevalainen has managed to get both his arms back between Kopylov's legs - danger averted.
Nevalainen working some strikes from top position.
Nevalainen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kopylov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nevalainen has passed into side control.
Nevalainen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kopylov down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kopylov is looking to regain half guard here but Nevalainen keeps moving and retains side control.
Kopylov is working hard here to advance position.
Kopylov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nevalainen's best efforts.
Nevalainen lands strikes from half guard.
Kopylov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nevalainen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kopylov won't allow Nevalainen to pass to mount.
Nevalainen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kopylov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nevalainen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kopylov is looking to get back to full guard here but Nevalainen has managed to pass to side control instead.
Nevalainen landing strikes.
Nevalainen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kopylov is rocked!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nevalainen has control of an arm but Kopylov manages to advance to Nevalainen's back!
Oh Kopylov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nevalainen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kopylov trying to control the action but Nevalainen is working from the bottom.
Kopylov is looking to advance position but Nevalainen won't allow it.
Nevalainen is staying active underneath Kopylov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kopylov seems to have got his legs back now.
Kopylov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kopylov is looking to pass Nevalainen's guard but actually Nevalainen recovers to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kopylov won't allow Nevalainen to sweep him here.
Nevalainen trying to keep a closed guard but Kopylov is proving a slippery customer.
Kopylov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kopylov wants to pass the guard but Nevalainen is defending well.
Nevalainen wants to get back to full guard.
Nevalainen trying to control from the bottom.
Kopylov is looking to take a break and control but Nevalainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nevalainen is concentrating on defense, preventing Kopylov from advancing position.
Kopylov moves nicely into side control.
Kopylov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kopylov swings around for an armbar but Nevalainen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kopylov's guard.
Kopylov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nevalainen defends well.
Kopylov keeping moving, preventing Nevalainen from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nevalainen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nevalainen trying to control but Kopylov is working from the bottom.
Kopylov looking for a guillotine here but Nevalainen defends easily.
Kopylov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kopylov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nevalainen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kopylov.
Kopylov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nevalainen off and has taken his back!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kopylov has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Nevalainen's body.
Kopylov tightening his grip on Nevalainen, looking for the choke.
Kopylov looking to break Nevalainen's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Nevalainen remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kopylov will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kopylov biding his time, controlling Nevalainen.
Will Kopylov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salomon Nevalainen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kopylov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kopylov has Nevalainen pulled in close to control his posture.
Kopylov keeping moving, preventing Nevalainen from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nevalainen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nevalainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nevalainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nevalainen trying to control but Kopylov is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevalainen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kopylov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nevalainen defends it easily.
Kopylov looking for a guillotine here but Nevalainen defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopylov is trying to control the position but Nevalainen postures up.
Nevalainen connects with a couple of short punches.
Nevalainen landing with the ground and pound.
Nevalainen has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kopylov to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Nevalainen is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kopylov pulls down on the head and he's put Nevalainen to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andrei Kopylov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brennan Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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25
290 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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223 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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Great elbows
Powerful |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eddie Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brennan Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gordon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gordon tries to clinch there but Newton circles away.
Gordon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Newton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon gets tackled into the cage by Newton. Newton maintains the clinch.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Eddie Newton has been cut.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Newton.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Newton.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Newton's brow.
Newton blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon tries to work over Newton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Newton fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Newton has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gordon blocks a body shot from Newton.
Newton misses with some punches.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Newton avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Gordon's coach down at Harambe Remembrance Hall was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gordon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Newton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Newton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Newton's brow.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Newton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gordon.
A head punch on the inside from Newton fails to land.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Newton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice body punch from Newton.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
Gordon lands a nice uppercut.
Newton lands a left hand.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gordon blocking some punches.
Newton scores with a shot to the side of Gordon's head.
Newton working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Eddie Newton's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Newton.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Newton's brow.
Newton lands with a light punch inside.
Newton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Newton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
Newton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Newton tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Newton lands with a short shot to the head.
Newton has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton working aggressively here.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Newton's defenses.
Eddie Newton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gordon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Newton lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gordon.
Gordon tries to work over Newton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Newton avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Newton misses with a body punch.
Newton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Newton blocks the elbow strike.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Jeez, Eddie Newton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Newton.
Newton blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
A nice right hand lands inside from Newton.
Newton lands a hook that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Newton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
Newton lands a right hand.
Newton avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eddie Newton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brennan Gordon!
After the fight, Brennan Gordon 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.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jensen Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rostam Xerxes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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260 lbs
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290 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jensen Overeem!
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, Rostam Xerxes!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Overeem, as that shot connected.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Xerxes keeps it at a distance.
Xerxes lands a left and a right that send Overeem crashing to the mat, dazed. Xerxes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jensen Overeem has been cut.
Overeem defending well as Xerxes loads up on a big left hand.
Overeem clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xerxes prevents a body shot from Overeem.
Xerxes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Overeem blocks a body shot from Xerxes.
Overeem misses with a punch on the inside.
Xerxes misses with some punches.
Xerxes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Xerxes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Overeem is rocked!
Overeem is breathing heavily.
Xerxes creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Overeem's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Overeem drops to his knees and Xerxes pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rostam Xerxes!
After the big win, Rostam Xerxes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Island's Forbidden Fruits and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Jensen Overeem was interviewed post fight and said 'FUCK YOU ALL. I WILL BE BACK STRONGER THAN EVER'.
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