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The Island Season 6, 155 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barney Wehmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Pappalardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barney Wehmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Derek Pappalardo!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wehmer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pappalardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pappalardo clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Pappalardo.
Wehmer is working for takedown but Pappalardo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pappalardo scores with a shot to the side of Wehmer's head.
Wehmer has Pappalardo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pappalardo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barney Wehmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pappalardo has Wehmer pushed against the cage.
Wehmer is trying to drag Pappalardo to the mat but Pappalardo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wehmer lands a takedown into guard.
Wehmer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wehmer looking to pass the guard.
Wehmer has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wehmer 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 one minute gone in the round.
Pappalardo looking for a sweep. Not yet Pappalardo, not yet.
Wehmer landing with the ground and pound.
Pappalardo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wehmer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wehmer trying to control but Pappalardo is working from the bottom.
Pappalardo controls Wehmer momentarily but Wehmer frees himself.
Wehmer is looking to work some ground and pound but Pappalardo has wrist control.
Wehmer 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.
Wehmer throws an elbow that misses. Pappalardo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wehmer's guard. Nice move by Pappalardo!
Pappalardo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wehmer's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wehmer working for a triangle but Pappalardo defends it easily.
Pappalardo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wehmer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wehmer has his hands on Pappalardo's head, controlling the position.
Pappalardo wants to get up but he can't break Wehmer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wehmer trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappalardo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wehmer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pappalardo's guard.
Wehmer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wehmer drops back looking for a leg! Pappalardo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pappalardo manages to kick Wehmer off! Wehmer jumps back into Pappalardo's guard.
Wehmer won't allow Pappalardo to get back to his feet.
Wehmer distracts Pappalardo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pappalardo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pappalardo wants to sweep here but Wehmer controlling him for the moment.
Wehmer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wehmer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappalardo trying to control the position.
Wehmer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pappalardo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wehmer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pappalardo's head.
Wehmer controlling from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pappalardo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wehmer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pappalardo wants to get back to his feet but Wehmer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wehmer won't allow Pappalardo to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Wehmer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pappalardo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wehmer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pappalardo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wehmer tries to keep at a distance but Pappalardo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pappalardo gets underhooks to prevent Wehmer's takedown attempt.
Pappalardo scores with a shot to the side of Wehmer's head.
Wehmer has Pappalardo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pappalardo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barney Wehmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wehmer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pappalardo is trying to keep an underhook but Wehmer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wehmer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wehmer is working for a submission of some sort.
Wehmer stops Pappalardo from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappalardo is looking for a sweep. Wehmer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wehmer is looking for a kimura here.
Wehmer is trying for a kimura here. Pappalardo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Wehmer wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Barney Wehmer!
Barney Wehmer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masa Hattori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimi Karalopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karalopolous has chosen Now We Are Free as his entrance music. Dimi Karalopolous has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Masa Hattori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Dimi Karalopolous!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karalopolous has his takedown stuffed
enabling Hattori to counter with a crisp jab.
Karalopolous closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hattori quickly recovers to half 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.
Karalopolous looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hattori with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karalopolous thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hattori tries to kick Karalopolous off but Karalopolous keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Karalopolous thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hattori's head.
Hattori is trying to stand up here but Karalopolous is controlling him well.
Karalopolous working Hattori over with strikes.
Hattori on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hattori tries to get out of the position.
Karalopolous controlling the action here.
Hattori wants to get back to his feet.
Karalopolous is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hattori pushes Karalopolous off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karalopolous shoots in looking for a takedown but Hattori manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karalopolous's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hattori lands with a cross.
Karalopolous throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karalopolous looks for a takedown but Hattori sprawls well.
Masa Hattori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimi Karalopolous.
Hattori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Dimi Karalopolous has been cut.
A slow jab from Karalopolous misses its intended target.
Karalopolous shoots in but Hattori avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karalopolous looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hattori is fending him off so far but Karalopolous persists. Nope, Hattori circles away and we're back to standing.
Dimi Karalopolous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karalopolous takes one to the side of the head.
Hattori shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karalopolous eats them both and turns towards Hattori to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Karalopolous looks for a takedown but Hattori sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalopolous ducks right into an uppercut from Hattori.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karalopolous gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hattori.
Karalopolous is rocked!
Karalopolous will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karalopolous is still on wobbly legs! Can Hattori finish him?
Karalopolous get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Karalopolous stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Hattori runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Masa Hattori!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Masa Hattori made sure he mentioned Hellraiser FightGear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Dimi Karalopolous had this to say: 'Now we are free'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jagga Jatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jagga Jatt has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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171 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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154 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jagga Jatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Jatt.
Lesnar fails with the takedown
and Jatt counters with a big right hand! Oh Lesnar is in trouble here! Jatt follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jagga Jatt!
A very excited looking Jagga Jatt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karev Json (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karev Json has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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159 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Dux!
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, Karev Json!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux dives in and scores a takedown into Json's guard.
Dux pushing down on Json's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Json is not content to let Dux control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dux prevents Json from improving his position.
Dux seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Json does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dux is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Json is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dux pulls his head out easily.
Json wants to sweep but Dux has passed to side control!
The strikes coming from Dux are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Json gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dux trying to control the action but Json is working from the bottom.
Dux tries to pass to full mount but Json defends it.
Dux scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux is looking to take a break and control but Json is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Json tries to get to full guard but Dux has control of the leg.
Dux is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Json looking for submissions off his back.
Json is trying to get back to full guard.
Json looking for submissions off his back.
Json tries to roll over but Dux keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Json can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dux in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Json tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Dux!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Dux!
Frank Dux bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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