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Dia de los Muertos PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shine Chen (ranked 24370 p4p, 589 weight class) and Jason Poller (ranked 24536 p4p, 565 weight class). Shine Chen looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Shine Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Poller!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Chen goes for a double leg but Poller avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Poller continues to drive forward.
Poller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chen tries to avoid it but Poller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chen to the ground. Chen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chen connects with an inside leg kick.
Poller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Poller is trying to control the action in half guard but Chen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chen wants to control but Poller is keeping busy.
Poller 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.
Poller wants to work for an arm triangle but Chen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen is looking to improve his position.
Poller has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Chen defend it? Poller steps over the head and cranks it - Chen is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Poller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Poller!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hard Hitta (ranked 5972 p4p, 198 weight class) and Bruce Swayne (ranked 4560 p4p, 156 weight class). Bruce Swayne will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hard Hitta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Swayne!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitta tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Swayne defends well and Hitta ends up having to push Swayne into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hitta doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Swayne counter with a right hand.
Swayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Swayne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Swayne falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Hitta counter with a right hand.
Hitta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swayne lands a body shot.
We've been informed that Swayne has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitta misses with a wild combination.
Swayne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swayne misses with a wild combination.
Swayne lands with a hook. Hitta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hitta misses with a combination
and Swayne counters with a nice uppercut.
Hitta fails with a takedown attempt.
Hitta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hard Hitta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swayne cracks Hitta with a good jab.
Hitta tries to clinch but Swayne moves away
and Swayne scores with a counter punch that sends Hitta to the canvas! Swayne smells blood - he's punishing Hitta with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Hitta has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Swayne!
An out of breath Bruce Swayne thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Huang (ranked 24429 p4p, 860 weight class) and Lars Borgvelt (ranked 3408 p4p, 451 weight class). Borgvelt has chosen Techno Viking as his entrance music. Lars Borgvelt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lars Borgvelt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huang tries to clinch up but Borgvelt circles away and keeps his distance.
Huang takes one on the button.
Huang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Borgvelt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Huang takes one to the side of the head.
Huang could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Huang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Huang shoots in looking for a takedown. Borgvelt tries to sprawl out of it but Huang keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Borgvelt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lars Borgvelt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borgvelt digs a good body shot into Huang's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgvelt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Huang shoots and misses
and Borgvelt counters with a stiff right hand.
Huang is breathing heavily.
Borgvelt lands the left hand.
Huang is rocked!
Borgvelt lands a big uppercut and Huang crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Huang looks OK. Borgvelt waves Huang back to his feet!
Oh Huang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgvelt closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Huang out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lars Borgvelt!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tev Clark (ranked 4723 p4p, 509 weight class) and Joran Akerman (ranked 4622 p4p, 504 weight class). Tev Clark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tev Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joran Akerman!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Akerman does it's job there.
Clark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Akerman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Akerman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark connects with a looping right hand.
Clark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Akerman on the side of the head.
Akerman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Akerman is rocked!
Clark steps in with a hook that catches Akerman right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Clark follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Akerman looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tev Clark!
Tev Clark bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grant McCombie (ranked 7292 p4p, 511 weight class) and Ignatius Thistlewhite (ranked 4130 p4p, 375 weight class). McCombie comes into the arena with the twist blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grant McCombie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ignatius Thistlewhite!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thistlewhite shoots in for a takedown but McCombie shows good takedown defense.
McCombie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thistlewhite lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McCombie misses with a low kick.
Thistlewhite tries for a takedown but McCombie circles away easily
and McCombie counters with a thumping low kick.
Thistlewhite misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCombie.
McCombie fails with the takedown.
McCombie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thistlewhite is trying hard to land a takedown here. McCombie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grant McCombie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ignatius Thistlewhite.
McCombie is looking to clinch but Thistlewhite is avoiding it.
Thistlewhite doesn't manage to clinch there - McCombie circles away.
Thistlewhite shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McCombie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Thistlewhite is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thistlewhite drops back looking for a leg! McCombie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McCombie manages to kick Thistlewhite off! Thistlewhite jumps back into McCombie's guard.
Thistlewhite cracks McCombie with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thistlewhite thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thistlewhite postures up and lands a big shot to McCombie's brow.
Thistlewhite has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thistlewhite throwing strikes from guard but McCombie blocks nicely.
McCombie wants to stand up but Thistlewhite is controlling him.
Thistlewhite is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thistlewhite cracks McCombie with a solid left hand.
Thistlewhite distracts McCombie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McCombie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thistlewhite can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thistlewhite scoring with punches to the head and body.
McCombie trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Thistlewhite working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McCombie's head.
Thistlewhite is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thistlewhite postures up and lands a big shot to McCombie's brow.
McCombie has momentary wrist control but Thistlewhite slips an elbow through the middle.
McCombie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thistlewhite landing some decent shots from guard.
Thistlewhite chips away with some ground and pound.
Thistlewhite 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.
Thistlewhite lands a couple of digs.
Thistlewhite pushes down on McCombie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thistlewhite is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McCombie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Thistlewhite frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCombie defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Thistlewhite.
McCombie is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Thistlewhite cracks McCombie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thistlewhite is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McCombie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McCombie is rocked!
Thistlewhite has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McCombie's face.
Oh McCombie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thistlewhite is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. McCombie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Thistlewhite lands with some strikes.
Thistlewhite is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, McCombie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCombie wants to control but Thistlewhite is having none of it.
Thistlewhite throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! McCombie has his hands clasped together but Thistlewhite breaks the hold and McCombie is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Thistlewhite!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ignatius Thistlewhite!
Ignatius Thistlewhite seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Grant McCombie spoke after the fight, saying 'did i really just lose that?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Murphy Leonard (ranked 1343 p4p, 144 weight class) and Mamoru Takamura (ranked 2970 p4p, 292 weight class). Takamura has chosen Pay Money To My Pain - Weight Of My Pride as his entrance music. Murphy Leonard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Murphy Leonard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mamoru Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Takamura was covering up waiting for the punch and Leonard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Takamura controlling Leonard's posture.
Leonard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takamura is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takamura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Takamura can do anything to dispel that myth.
Leonard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Leonard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Leonard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takamura is keeping the position for now.
Takamura pulls Leonard in close to prevent any damage.
Leonard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Leonard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Takamura has control of Leonard's left arm, preventing Leonard from doing any damage.
Leonard stopping the sweep attempt from Takamura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard tries to free his leg and advance position but Takamura is retaining full guard.
Leonard trying to control but Takamura is working from the bottom.
Leonard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Takamura is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Takamura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Takamura looking for a sweep. Not yet Takamura, not yet.
Leonard pushing down on Takamura's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Leonard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takamura defends it well.
Takamura is trying to get back to full guard.
Leonard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takamura defends it well.
Leonard is working for a kimura but Takamura is defending it quite comfortably.
Takamura desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Leonard is trying to control. Takamura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Takamura holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Leonard is looking for a kimura here.
Leonard seems to be working for a kimura but Takamura defends the submission attempt.
Leonard is working for a kimura but Takamura is defending it quite comfortably.
Takamura is refusing to be controlled, as Leonard sits in half guard.
Takamura is doing well to control the position and prevent Leonard from advancing to side control.
Let's hope that Takamura has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Leonard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Takamura sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard trying to control from half guard but Takamura is working away.
Leonard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Leonard seems to be working for a kimura but Takamura defends the submission attempt.
Takamura wants to control but Leonard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Leonard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Takamura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leonard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takamura defends it well.
Takamura is refusing to be controlled, as Leonard sits in half guard.
Takamura is defending against the submission attempts here by Leonard.
Leonard wants to pass to mount but Takamura is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard prevents Takamura from improving his position.
Leonard is looking for a kimura but Takamura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Leonard to get the leverage.
Leonard seems to be working for a kimura but Takamura defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takamura is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Leonard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Leonard's back!
Takamura biding his time, controlling Leonard.
Takamura gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Takamura controls the position.
Takamura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leonard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leonard breaks Takamura's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Leonard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takamura is trying to get back to full guard.
Leonard is trying to work for a kimura but Takamura is defending well.
Leonard prevents Takamura from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murphy Leonard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Takamura lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leonard takes a step back to recover.
Takamura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leonard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takamura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takamura slaps away a takedown attempt from Leonard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takamura, right into the meat.
Leonard seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Takamura throws a leg kick but Leonard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Takamura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leonard. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takamura, right into the meat.
Leonard avoids the head kick by Takamura.
Takamura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takamura scores with a leg kick.
Leonard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takamura as he avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Takamura!
Leonard shoots in and drives through. Takamura sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murphy Leonard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Takamura. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Takamura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leonard is one step ahead there.
Takamura pulls Leonard in close to his closed guard and prevents Leonard from doing any damage or advancing position.
Leonard trying to control the position from guard on top but Takamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takamura keeping full guard, as Leonard tries to pass.
Takamura has his hands on Leonard's head, controlling the position.
Leonard trying to control but Takamura is working from the bottom.
Leonard pushing down on Takamura's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura is refusing to be controlled, as Leonard sits in half guard.
Takamura wants to control but Leonard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Leonard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Leonard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Leonard is looking for a kimura but Takamura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Leonard to get the leverage.
Leonard wants to pass the guard but Takamura is defending well.
Takamura is concentrating on defense, preventing Leonard from advancing position.
Leonard seems to be looking for submissions.
Takamura is trying to maintain the position but Leonard is very close to passing his half guard.
Leonard has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Takamura defend it? Leonard steps over the head and cranks it - Takamura is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Leonard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Murphy Leonard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Verheij (ranked 1620 p4p, 189 weight class) and Amir Abdallah (ranked 2235 p4p, 264 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Verheij!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amir Abdallah!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verheij takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abdallah looks to land a left hand but Verheij moved out of range nicely.
Abdallah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abdallah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Verheij throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdallah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Verheij takes one on the button.
Abdallah misses with a hook. Verheij ducked under it nicely.
Verheij throws a jab when Abdallah was well out of range.
Verheij seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Abdallah misses with a body punch
enabling Verheij to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Abdallah does it's job there.
Abdallah slips under a jab from Verheij.
Abdallah lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verheij cracks Abdallah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abdallah jabs at Verheij's body.
Verheij steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdallah.
Abdallah slips under a jab.
Verheij throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Verheij slips under a jab from Abdallah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verheij keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verheij was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abdallah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Verheij.
Abdallah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abdallah lands a nice shot that snaps Verheij's head back.
Abdallah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verheij bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verheij misses with an uppercut. Abdallah saw that one coming.
Abdallah throws a jab but it's blocked by Verheij.
Verheij moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Verheij.
Verheij throws a lazy right hand but Abdallah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdallah tests Verheij's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdallah misses with a shot to the body
and Verheij counters with a nice uppercut.
Abdallah has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Abdallah slips a jab and a cross from Verheij.
Verheij moves away from the strike by Abdallah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verheij ducks under a wild hook from Abdallah.
Abdallah with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdallah with a jab.
Verheij moves forwards but Abdallah connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Abdallah scores with a nice head shot.
Abdallah throws a jab but it's blocked by Verheij.
Verheij throwing a counter right hand but Abdallah manages to avoid it.
A jab from Abdallah misses.
Abdallah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abdallah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abdallah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Verheij misses with an uppercut
and Abdallah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdallah missing with a left hand there. Verheij was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abdallah cracks Verheij with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Verheij avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verheij is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Abdallah lands a nice looking body shot.
Abdallah is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Verheij had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Abdallah lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Abdallah misses
and Verheij counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdallah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abdallah connects with a crisp jab.
Abdallah misses with a right hand
and Verheij connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abdallah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abdallah slips under a jab.
Abdallah staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Abdallah.
Verheij looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Verheij scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Verheij misses with a straight right.
Abdallah throws a poor cross that misses
and Verheij connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verheij has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abdallah finds it's way round the side to connect with Verheij's head.
Abdallah moves into range and connects with a jab.
Verheij takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Abdallah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verheij jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abdallah scores with a hook to the body. Verheij takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abdallah lands with a good body shot.
Abdallah throws a jab when Verheij was well out of range.
Verheij blocks a jab.
Abdallah looks to throw the jab but Verheij is out of range.
Verheij swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abdallah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abdallah cracks a nice hook into Verheij's ribs.
Verheij just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdallah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verheij was well out of range. Poor timing from Abdallah.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdallah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Verheij momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdallah. Verheij does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verheij jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abdallah looks to score with a jab to the body but Verheij is just out of range.
Verheij was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Abdallah dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Verheij is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Verheij misses with an uppercut.
Verheij misses with a left hand
letting Abdallah counter with a right hand.
Verheij defending well as Abdallah loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Verheij misses.
Verheij looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abdallah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verheij. Abdallah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdallah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Verheij on the side of the head.
Verheij is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Abdallah with a nice cross.
Abdallah misses with a straight right.
Verheij misses with a two punch combination.
Abdallah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Verheij throws a hook to the side of Abdallah's head but Abdallah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Abdallah does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdallah moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abdallah cracks Verheij with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Abdallah lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdallah throws a shot from downtown. Verheij moves away and avoids it.
Verheij looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdallah is just out of range.
Abdallah lands a jab to Verheij's midsection.
Verheij ducks under a wild hook from Abdallah.
Verheij swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abdallah stuns Verheij with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Verheij is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdallah.
Abdallah throws a hook to the side of Verheij's head but Verheij sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Verheij misses its target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Verheij might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Abdallah thuds his right hand into Verheij's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Abdallah throws an off balance right hand
and Verheij counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdallah misses with a hook to the body
and Verheij counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abdallah thinking.
A shot to the liver by Abdallah. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abdallah lands with a good body shot.
Abdallah lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Verheij has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verheij takes one to the side of the head.
Abdallah cracks Verheij with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Verheij looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Abdallah finish him?
Verheij is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdallah throws a pinpoint strike between Verheij's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Verheij crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Abdallah scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Amir Abdallah!
Amir Abdallah managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, After School Syndicate, into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose The Blitz (ranked 289 p4p, 15 weight class) and Tyson Manson (ranked 4371 p4p, 216 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose The Blitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyson Manson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Blitz sprawls well. The Blitz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Manson gets slowly back to his feet.
The Blitz gets a double leg takedown into Manson's guard.
Manson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Manson is looking for a triangle here but The Blitz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The Blitz controls the position from side control.
Manson is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Blitz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Manson has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Blitz is looking to take a break and control but Manson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Blitz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manson is looking for a sweep.
The Blitz is looking to take a break and control but Manson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manson struggling a bit here.
Manson is not content to let The Blitz control the position.
Manson is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Blitz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Manson, who protects the arm well.
The Blitz trying to control the action but Manson is working from the bottom.
Manson tries to buck The Blitz off but The Blitz is having none of it.
The Blitz trying to control the action but Manson is working from the bottom.
The Blitz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Blitz is looking to take a break and control but Manson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Blitz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The Blitz tries for a kimura but Manson is defending well.
The Blitz is looking to take a break and control but Manson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Blitz is really struggling to control Manson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Manson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Blitz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Manson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Manson wants to control but The Blitz postures up.
The Blitz controls the position.
Manson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on The Blitz's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for The Blitz! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Manson has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jose The Blitz!
Jose The Blitz retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Jose The Blitz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 259 p4p, 30 weight class) and Sebastian Ortmeier (ranked 3653 p4p, 401 weight class). Grigori Rasputin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sebastian Ortmeier's chin.
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241 lbs
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241 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sebastian Ortmeier!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Ortmeier.
Rasputin takes the fight into the clinch.
Ortmeier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ortmeier lands a shoulder strike.
Rasputin lands a body shot.
Ortmeier blocks a body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
Rasputin scores with a shoulder strike.
Rasputin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ortmeier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ortmeier looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice body punch from Rasputin.
Ortmeier looks winded!
A body shot lands from Rasputin.
Rasputin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ortmeier breaks the clinch.
Ortmeier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rasputin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ferocious Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Ortmeier walks into a left hand.
It looks like Sebastian Ortmeier has been cut.
Rasputin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ortmeier doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasputin tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Ortmeier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rasputin moves into the clinch successfully.
Rasputin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rasputin cracks Ortmeier with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ortmeier takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Rasputin.
A right hook to the body lands for Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ortmeier or not.
Rasputin lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Rasputin.
Ortmeier's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ortmeier prevents a body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin pushes Ortmeier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rasputin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ortmeier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin has managed to clinch.
Rasputin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rasputin drops Ortmeier onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ortmeier is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ortmeier is rocked!
Rasputin lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Ortmeier senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grigori Rasputin!
Grigori Rasputin retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Grigori Rasputin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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