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The Island Season 9, 185 lbs, Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Repa Kiki (ranked 1180 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Yonic (ranked 1315 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Repa Kiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiki scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Marcus Yonic has been cut.
Kiki cracks Yonic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yonic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kiki sprawls well initially but Yonic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yonic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yonic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yonic working over Kiki with some ground and pound. Kiki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kiki tries to roll over but Yonic keeps him under control.
Kiki is controlling Yonic's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiki trying to control but Yonic postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yonic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kiki trying to control here.
Kiki is controlling Yonic's trapped leg to prevent Yonic from advancing to side control.
Kiki wants to get back to his feet.
Kiki has hold of Yonic's hands but Yonic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yonic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kiki 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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yonic connects with a nice short shot to Kiki's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiki wants to get back to full guard.
Yonic has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yonic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kiki is rocked!
Yonic softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Kiki is out cold! Yonic jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Yonic!
An out of breath Marcus Yonic 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Edmonds (ranked 516 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jormungand Bolverk (ranked 592 p4p, 0 weight class). Edmonds comes to the cage accompanied by Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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190 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Edmonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jormungand Bolverk!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmonds throws a poor cross that misses
and Bolverk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bolverk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Edmonds counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bolverk cracks Edmonds with a good jab.
Edmonds takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Edmonds has his takedown stuffed
and Bolverk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edmonds is rocked!
Edmonds throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bolverk scores with a counter punch that sends Edmonds to the canvas! Bolverk smells blood - he's punishing Edmonds with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Edmonds has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jormungand Bolverk!
After winning the bout, Jormungand Bolverk 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi (ranked 1106 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Luna (ranked 400 p4p, 55 weight class). Luna comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Noypi by Bamboo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Luna!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Betto Bardi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Luna's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Luna's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Luna throws a sloppy body shot
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Luna! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi!
An out of breath Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Antonio Luna was interviewed post fight and said 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated... I will pickup the pieces that I learned today and will grow from it.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luther Jackson (ranked 82 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Bryan (ranked 839 p4p, 114 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luther Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomi Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
so Bryan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jackson has his foot on Bryan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bryan works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Bryan is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Bryan controlling him for the moment.
Bryan throws a sloppy strike and Jackson has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Bryan is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luther Jackson!
Luther Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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FIGHT
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