The Island Season 11, 205 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Taylor (ranked 24966 p4p, 173 weight class) and Samuel Pereira Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 30 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Taylor
vs
Pereira Carvalho

200 cm
21
205
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
27
216
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Taylor!
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, Samuel Pereira Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pereira Carvalho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Pereira Carvalho misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Pereira Carvalho pushes him off.

Pereira Carvalho takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pereira Carvalho.
A shot in the inside from Pereira Carvalho.

Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt.
Pereira Carvalho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taylor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pereira Carvalho closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Pereira Carvalho on the inside.
Pereira Carvalho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Pereira Carvalho on the inside.
Pereira Carvalho lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Pereira Carvalho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Pereira Carvalho lands a shoulder strike.
Pereira Carvalho scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Pereira Carvalho as the two fighters clinch.
Pereira Carvalho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pereira Carvalho lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Pereira Carvalho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Pereira Carvalho.
A short uppercut from Pereira Carvalho.
Pereira Carvalho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taylor or not.
Pereira Carvalho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho lands a nice shot to the body.
Pereira Carvalho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pereira Carvalho pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pereira Carvalho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.

Taylor is rocked!
Pereira Carvalho is leaning against Taylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pereira Carvalho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Oh Taylor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pereira Carvalho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taylor seems to have got his legs back now.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Pereira Carvalho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pereira Carvalho pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pereira Carvalho lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Pereira Carvalho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Pereira Carvalho throws a big uppercut that drops Taylor! More strikes from Pereira Carvalho and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Taylor lies dazed against the cage as Pereira Carvalho celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Pereira Carvalho!
During a confident post fight interview, Samuel Pereira Carvalho thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Billard (ranked 2357 p4p, 2422 weight class) and John Rodd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Billard
vs
Rodd

176 cm
25
205
5 - 0 - 0

191 cm
27
210
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonard Billard!
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, John Rodd!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billard tries to clinch up but Rodd circles away and keeps his distance.
Billard is looking to clinch but Rodd is avoiding it.

Billard has closed the distance and engaged Rodd in a clinch.
Billard is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodd has double underhooks.

Rodd jumps into guard, dragging Billard to the mat.

Rodd looking for a triangle here. Billard is fighting it but it looks tight! Rodd pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Billard is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Rodd!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Brandt (ranked 3151 p4p, 1577 weight class) and Jean Lucroy (ranked 412 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brandt
vs
Lucroy

180 cm
27
205
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
27
206
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Viktor Brandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Lucroy!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandt tries a head kick but it misses.
Brandt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Training Centre in the buildup to the fight.
Brandt closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lucroy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lucroy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lucroy is stalling in the full guard.
Brandt will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Brandt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lucroy is working Brandt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brandt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandt looking to control.
Lucroy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brandt has momentary wrist control but Lucroy slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt trying to keep a closed guard but Lucroy is proving a slippery customer.
Lucroy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brandt keeping full guard, as Lucroy tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brandt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lucroy defends it easily.
Lucroy cracks Brandt with a solid left hand.
Brandt wants to hit a sweep here but Lucroy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Brandt there!
Brandt prevents any damage by holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lucroy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lucroy landing punches.
Lucroy lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandt wants to hold on but Lucroy pushes him away.
Brandt is squirming around, avoiding Lucroy's attempts to control the action.
Lucroy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

It looks like Viktor Brandt has been cut.
A nice elbow there by Lucroy.

Brandt is rocked!

Viktor Brandt's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy lands a big shot there that rocks Brandt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Brandt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lucroy connects with a bit shot that sees Brandt covering up! More strikes from Lucroy and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lucroy is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Lucroy!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Witun Wittu (ranked 1432 p4p, 3472 weight class) and Jason Smith (ranked 204 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Wittu
vs
Smith

190 cm
27
215
5 - 2 - 0

192 cm
25
215
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Witun Wittu!
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, Jason Smith!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wittu.

It looks like Jason Smith has been cut.
Wittu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wittu swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Wittu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch but Wittu moves away
and Wittu counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith is looking to clinch.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Wittu managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
A nice left hand lands by Wittu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wittu is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Wittu avoids the damage to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wittu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wittu avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wittu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wittu.
Wittu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wittu is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wittu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.

Wittu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Wittu sends Smith crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wittu is motioning to the referee to let Smith up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Smith is rocked!

That has opened up Jason Smith's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wittu is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Smith flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Smith is out cold! Wittu holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Witun Wittu!
Witun Wittu spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Jason Smith stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was a better fighter today'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bear Grylls (ranked 4322 p4p, 1360 weight class) and Abel Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graves has chosen Deadsoul Tribe - A Flight on an Angels Wing as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Bear Grylls has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bear Grylls seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Grylls
vs
Graves

215 cm
24
210
2 - 3 - 0

195 cm
27
215
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bear Grylls!
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, Abel Graves!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abel Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grylls misses with a series of wild punches.
Graves lunges at Grylls with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grylls's hand.
A combination from Grylls does no damage.
Graves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves feints a counter leg kick.
Graves scoring well with a low kick there.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Graves lands a jab to Grylls's midsection.
Graves lands the left hand.
Grylls on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Graves throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grylls.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grylls throws out the jab.
A big left from Graves misses.
Grylls lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graves circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grylls walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grylls swinging wildly here.

Graves clinches up against the cage.
Grylls tries to stall but Graves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Grylls backwards.
A body shot lands from Graves.
Grylls is breathing heavily.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Grylls is rocked!

Graves lands an uppercut that drops Grylls! Graves follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Oh Grylls is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves crunches a massive hammerfist down on Grylls - he's out! Graves Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Abel Graves!
A relieved looking Abel Graves thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Bear Grylls spoke after the fight, saying 'I came here for Fyre wtf happend?'.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Pezao (ranked 1805 p4p, 3233 weight class) and Boxing Man (ranked 247 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Pezao
vs
Man

193 cm
26
206
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
27
213
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Pezao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boxing Man!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pezao.
Pezao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Man's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pezao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pezao just misses with a punch to the body.
Pezao throws a leg kick but Man checks it.
Pezao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pezao tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Man defends well and Pezao ends up having to push Man into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Man looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pezao on the side of the head.

It looks like John Pezao has been cut.
Pezao throws a low kick, looking for Man's leg but Man calmly moves out of range.
Pezao throws a body shot but no joy.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pezao throws a body shot but no joy.
Man throws out a counter right but Pezao avoids it with no problem.
Pezao throws a leg kick that is checked

and Man counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pezao! Man lets Pezao back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Man avoids the body shot from Pezao.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Man! But no joy.
Pezao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Pezao tries a low kick but Man avoids it.
Pezao swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man lands a nice hook to Pezao's body. Pezao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John Pezao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Man lands a big uppercut and Pezao crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Pezao looks OK. Man waves Pezao back to his feet!

John Pezao's cut is getting worse.
Pezao tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Man rattles Pezao with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Pezao tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Man dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Pezao stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Boxing Man!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Broadbent (ranked 2978 p4p, 2160 weight class) and Kali Turner (ranked 396 p4p, 288 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Broadbent
vs
Turner

190 cm
27
221
5 - 6 - 0

200 cm
27
200
6 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Broadbent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kali Turner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner blocks a jab.
Broadbent loads up on a big right hand but Turner slips the punch.
We've been hearing reports that Broadbent has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Broadbent looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Turner managing to control the position.
Broadbent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turner is keeping the position for now.
Turner working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broadbent wants to pass the guard but Turner is keeping the position.
Broadbent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadbent pushes down on Turner's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Broadbent seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Broadbent working the head and body with strikes.
Broadbent thows a huge punch but Turner dodges it nicely.
Turner felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nice strikes from Broadbent there.
Broadbent throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Broadbent. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turner taking some punishment here, with Broadbent in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Broadbent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner has hold of Broadbent's hands but Broadbent slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Broadbent perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broadbent throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Broadbent stops Turner from getting back to his feet.
Broadbent wants to control but Turner is keeping him busy.
Still in half guard, Broadbent seems content to control.
Broadbent not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Broadbent works his way into side control.
Broadbent trying to control the position but Turner is working away.
Broadbent in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Broadbent looks up at the clock and then as Turner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Broadbent smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Broadbent staying calm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broadbent working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Broadbent with the ground and pound but Turner regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Broadbent content to control rather than advance.
Broadbent lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Broadbent is stalling here. Turner is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Broadbent seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Turner has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Broadbent manages to work his way to half guard, despite Turner's best efforts.
Broadbent regains full guard. Nicely done.
Turner being controlled here momentarily.
Broadbent looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Broadbent has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Broadbent trying to keep a closed guard but Turner is proving a slippery customer.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Broadbent looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Turner is defending well. Broadbent quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Turner has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Broadbent celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Broadbent!
After winning the bout, Steve Broadbent thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Kali Turner had this to say: 'fuck that nigga'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Jackson (ranked 632 p4p, 5646 weight class) and William Reeves (ranked 90 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into the arena with Undisputed Champion blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jackson
vs
Reeves

192 cm
27
210
10 - 5 - 0

203 cm
19
217
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Reeves!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson lands a big right hand that sends Reeves crashing to the mat! Jackson stays standing though and waves Reeves back to his feet!
Reeves thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Reeves off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Jackson follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Reeves was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dwayne Jackson!
After the fight, Dwayne Jackson 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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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Andersson (ranked 5856 p4p, 242 weight class) and John Ishmael (ranked 0 p4p, 40 weight class). John Ishmael will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Andersson
vs
Ishmael

185 cm
18
216
2 - 2 - 0

192 cm
27
205
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stefan Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Ishmael!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishmael connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Stefan Andersson has been cut.

Andersson feints and as Ishmael raises his hands in defense, Andersson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ishmael is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Andersson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ishmael is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Andersson is controlling him.
Andersson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ishmael can do anything to dispel that myth.
Andersson lands a couple of digs.
Andersson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Andersson stops Ishmael from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson landing some decent shots from guard.
Ishmael is looking to stand up but Andersson isn't so interested in that idea.
Andersson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson tries to free his leg and advance position but Ishmael is retaining full guard.
Andersson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ishmael is looking to stand up but Andersson isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ishmael's corner calls for a 1-2. Ishmael obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Andersson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab, jab by Ishmael - just one landing.
Ishmael lands with an uppercut that bounces Andersson off the cage and back into range.

Ishmael feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Andersson sprawling to the canvas! Andersson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ishmael finish him?!

Andersson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersson switches off momentarily and Ishmael cracks him with a monster right hand! Andersson topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Ishmael dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Ishmael!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Ishmael!
An out of breath John Ishmael 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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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heitor Souza (ranked 2112 p4p, 2724 weight class) and Thinking Loud (ranked 0 p4p, 355 weight class). Thinking Loud has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Souza
vs
Loud

188 cm
27
211
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
210
4 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Heitor Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thinking Loud!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Loud counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Heitor Souza has been cut.
Loud jabs at Souza's body.

Souza closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Loud's guard.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Loud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Souza 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.
Souza wants to pass the guard but Loud is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Souza drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Souza seems to have locked his on tight now - Loud screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Souza, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Heitor Souza!
A very excited looking Heitor Souza rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamoru Takamura (ranked 3399 p4p, 1838 weight class) and Stig Lunde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Takamura
vs
Lunde

199 cm
26
207
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
27
211
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Mamoru Takamura!
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, Stig Lunde!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Takamura pushes Lunde up against the cage in a clinch.
Lunde lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lunde lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lunde lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Lunde.
Lunde looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Takamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lunde digs a right hand into Takamura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Takamura's gas tank.
Takamura is breathing heavily.

Lunde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lunde darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Takamura's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Lunde before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stig Lunde!
Stig Lunde decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Don (ranked 731 p4p, 4961 weight class) and Jose Valdez (ranked 106 p4p, 567 weight class). Valdez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pump it up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Don
vs
Valdez

185 cm
27
219
6 - 2 - 0

183 cm
27
220
5 - 7 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Monty Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 2, fighting out of The Island, Jose Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez looks for the body kick but Don saw that one coming.
Don appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've been hearing reports that Don has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Don darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Valdez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Don 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.
Valdez tries a head kick but it misses.
Don swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick and Don moves out of range easily.
Valdez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Don finds it's way round the side to connect with Valdez's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Don shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Valdez but Valdez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Don shoots for a takedown but Valdez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Valdez wants to counter with a clinch but Don pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Don.
Valdez looks for the body kick but Don saw that one coming.
Don drops down looking for a counter takedown but Valdez sprawls and moves away.
Don misses with a left hand

and Valdez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Valdez manages to break the clinch.
Monty Don seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Don closes the distance and clinches up with Valdez, looking for a takedown. Don pushes Valdez against the cage but Valdez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valdez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick and Don moves out of range easily.
Jose Valdez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valdez slaps away a takedown attempt from Don, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Valdez feints the counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don moves out of range of the body kick.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick

and Don counters with a nice double leg into side control. Valdez won't be happy with that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Valdez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Don prevents Valdez from escaping the position.
Don looks up at the clock and then as Valdez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Don smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Don has hold of Valdez's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Valdez seems comfortable defending it but Don has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Valdez is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Valdez is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Don couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Monty Don!
A victorious Monty Don thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Bean (ranked 4120 p4p, 1367 weight class) and Bill Hilly (ranked 0 p4p, 194 weight class). Hilly has chosen Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10] as his entrance music. Bill Hilly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bean
vs
Hilly

178 cm
27
213
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
210
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Bill Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Hilly!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Hilly misses.
A jab lands there for Hilly.
Hilly throws a jab when Bean was well out of range.
Hilly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hilly lands with a hook. Bean tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hilly steps in with a hook that catches Bean right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Hilly follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Bean looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Hilly!
Bill Hilly seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Misahawa (ranked 1572 p4p, 3085 weight class) and Alf Vig (ranked 219 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Misahawa
vs
Vig

183 cm
26
210
6 - 6 - 1

188 cm
27
210
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Kenichi Misahawa!
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, Alf Vig!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misahawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Misahawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Vig appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vig staying out of range there.
Vig thuds a left hand into Misahawa's body.
Vig tests Misahawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Misahawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Misahawa clinches up with Vig and pushes him back against the cage.
Vig misses with a punch to the body.
Vig looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Misahawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vig in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Misahawa misses with a knee strike.
Misahawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Misahawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Misahawa.
Vig wants to get back to striking at distance but Misahawa won't allow it.
Misahawa misses with a knee to the head.
Vig tries to circle away but Misahawa has him pinned against the cage.
Misahawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vig throws a punch but it's blocked by Misahawa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misahawa.

Vig manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vig lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Misahawa drops his hands momentarily and Vig takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Misahawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vig.
A swing and a miss from Misahawa.
Misahawa blocks a head kick by Vig.

Misahawa darts in and clinches Vig up against the cage.
Misahawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vig tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vig misses with some punches.
Vig misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Misahawa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Misahawa.
Vig wants to break free but Misahawa has control.
Misahawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misahawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vig misses with a body punch.
Misahawa misses with a knee strike.
Vig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vig.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vig misses with a punch on the inside.
Misahawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vig backwards.

Vig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Misahawa is looking to clinch but Vig is avoiding it.
Misahawa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Misahawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vig misses with a body shot.
Misahawa throws an off balance right hand
and Vig counters with a nice body shot.
Vig misses with a wild body shot.
Vig connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Misahawa's hands.
Misahawa swings widly with a right hand
and Vig counters with a straight right hand.
Misahawa avoids the head kick by Vig.
Misahawa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vig manages to circle out of the way.
Misahawa throws a right hand that misses
and Vig cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Misahawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Vig is just out of range.
Misahawa is looking to clinch.
Vig on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Misahawa closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vig digs a good body shot into Misahawa's ribs.
Vig lands a nice looking body shot.
Vig misses with a head kick.
Vig looks to score with a jab to the body but Misahawa is just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Misahawa!
Vig throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Misahawa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vig tries a quick counter leg kick but Misahawa is wise to it.

Misahawa closes the distance and clinches.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but Vig blocks it.
Misahawa with a knee to the head.
Vig is looking to break free of the clinch but Misahawa has double underhooks.
Misahawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Misahawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vig blocks it with crossed arms.
Vig tries to throw a body punch but Misahawa avoids it by throwing Vig back against the cage.
Misahawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Misahawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Misahawa looking to throw knees to the head but Vig is blocking nicely.
Vig is trying to push Misahawa away but Misahawa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Misahawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Alf Vig has been cut.
Misahawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vig.
Misahawa with a knee to the head.
Vig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but Vig blocks with his arms.
Vig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Misahawa lands a knee to the body.
Vig looks winded!
Misahawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vig tries to break the clinch but Misahawa is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misahawa lands a left hand.
Vig tries a body shot but Misahawa blocks it.
Misahawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Misahawa lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenichi Misahawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alf Vig's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Misahawa closes the distance and pushes Vig back into the cage.
Vig is trying to break free.
Misahawa lands a nice uppercut.
Vig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Misahawa connects with a knee to the head.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but Vig blocks with his arms.
Vig wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Misahawa has him pressed against the cage.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but Vig blocks with his arms.
Misahawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Misahawa misses with a knee strike.
Vig tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Misahawa misses with a knee strike.
Vig misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vig is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Vig fails to land.
Misahawa lands a shot to the body.
Vig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Misahawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees to the body from Misahawa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Vig.
Misahawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Misahawa.
Vig is breathing heavily.
Misahawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vig blocks it with crossed arms.
Vig misses with some punches.
Misahawa landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Misahawa.
Knees to the body from Misahawa.
Misahawa lands with a left to the head.
Vig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misahawa's elbow.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Misahawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Misahawa lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Misahawa crunches a lovely knee into Vig's ribcage.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but Vig blocks with his arms.
Misahawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Misahawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kenichi Misahawa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Misahawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vig blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Misahawa as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vig swings wildly with an uppercut but Misahawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Misahawa obliges.
Misahawa connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misahawa's elbow.
Misahawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vig misses with the head strike.
Misahawa looking to throw knees to the head but Vig is blocking nicely.
Vig throws a head punch that misses.
Misahawa blocks a body shot from Vig.
Misahawa connects with a knee to the head.
Vig misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vig tries to work over Misahawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vig tries a body shot but Misahawa blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Misahawa.
Misahawa blocks a body shot from Vig.
Misahawa blocks an uppercut.
Vig lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vig is looking to break free of the clinch but Misahawa has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Vig fails to land.
Misahawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vig misses with some punches.
Misahawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vig can do to turn this around?
Misahawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vig fails to land.
Knees to the body from Misahawa.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Misahawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Vig backwards.
Misahawa with a knee to the head.
Misahawa 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Misahawa.
Vig misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vig takes a knee to the side of the body.
Misahawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Misahawa with a knee to the head.
Misahawa connects with a knee to the head.
Misahawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Misahawa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Misahawa landing knees to the head.
Vig swings wildly with an uppercut but Misahawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vig misses with a punch on the inside.
Misahawa looking to throw knees to the head but Vig is blocking nicely.
Misahawa scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misahawa looking to throw knees to the head but Vig is blocking nicely.
Misahawa looking to throw knees to the head but Vig is blocking nicely.
Misahawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vig tries a body shot but Misahawa blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenichi Misahawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alf Vig's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Vig scores with a shot to the body.
Misahawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left lands for Misahawa.
Misahawa looks to clinch
and Vig counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vig connects with a high kick.
Vig waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Misahawa.
Misahawa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vig stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Misahawa gets a clinch.
Vig working aggressively here.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Vig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vig lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Misahawa moves into the clinch.
Vig wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Misahawa has him pressed against the cage.
Vig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vig swings wildly with an uppercut but Misahawa uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vig misses with a punch on the inside.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Misahawa misses with a knee strike.
Vig lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vig has a couple of punches blocked by Misahawa.
Misahawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vig misses with a body punch.
Misahawa with a knee to the head.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Misahawa misses with a knee to the head.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Misahawa blocks a body shot from Vig.
Vig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Misahawa prevents a body shot from Vig.
Vig takes a shot to the head.
Misahawa blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Misahawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Misahawa prevents a body shot from Vig.
A frustrated look appears on Vig's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vig misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vig.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Misahawa.
A short left from Misahawa.
Misahawa scores with a knee to the head.
Misahawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vig's face.
Vig has a couple of punches blocked by Misahawa.
Misahawa prevents a body shot from Vig.
Misahawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Misahawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vigs head.
Misahawa blocking some punches.
Misahawa looking to throw knees to the head but Vig is blocking nicely.
Vig misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vig has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Misahawa lands a knee to the head.
Vig is trying to force a seperation but Misahawa has the dominant position.
Misahawa blocking some punches.
Misahawa lands an uppercut.
Vig tries to throw a body punch but Misahawa avoids it by throwing Vig back against the cage.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vig blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vig.
Misahawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Vig is rocked!
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Misahawa.
Vig is still on wobbly legs! Can Misahawa finish him?
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but Vig blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Misahawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vig seems to have recovered his senses.
Vig goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vig misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vig lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vig swings wildly with an uppercut but Misahawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Misahawa connects with a knee to the head.
Misahawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vig is trying to push Misahawa away but Misahawa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vig is trying to force a seperation but Misahawa has the dominant position.
Misahawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vigs head.
Misahawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vig working hard to break the clinch.
Vig is trying to force a seperation but Misahawa has the dominant position.
Vig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Misahawas head.
Alf Vig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenichi Misahawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vig is trying to force a seperation but Misahawa has the dominant position.
Misahawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vigs head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenichi Misahawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Misahawa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Kenichi Misahawa!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Kenichi Misahawa!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Kenichi Misahawa!

Kenichi Misahawa wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Kenichi Misahawa rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miracle Duck (ranked 2414 p4p, 2359 weight class) and Milo Diotimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Duck
vs
Diotimus

178 cm
26
205
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
220
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miracle Duck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Milo Diotimus!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duck is struggling to control the position.
Diotimus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Duck smiles and moves away.
Diotimus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duck.

Diotimus shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diotimus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Diotimus prevents Duck from improving his position.
Diotimus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck tries to roll over but Diotimus keeps him under control.
Duck is trying to maintain the position but Diotimus is very close to passing his half guard.
Diotimus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Diotimus working over Duck with some ground and pound. Duck looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Diotimus controlling the pace.
Duck on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duck tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Duck is trying to escape back to his feet but Diotimus uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Diotimus controlling the position from side mount.
Duck knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diotimus on the ground.
Diotimus lands a nice forearm strike.

Diotimus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diotimus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diotimus scores with punches from side control.
Duck is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Duck is not content to let Diotimus control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diotimus is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Duck is trying to escape and Diotimus transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Duck is forced to tap! Nice work there by Diotimus! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Milo Diotimus!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tapu Koko (ranked 166 p4p, 24315 weight class) and Dave Guire (ranked 27 p4p, 0 weight class). Koko comes to the cage accompanied by Aotearoa. Tapu Koko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Koko
vs
Guire

187 cm
27
213
10 - 4 - 0

200 cm
27
211
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapu Koko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Guire!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koko doesn't manage to clinch there - Guire circles away.

Koko clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Koko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koko scores with a shot to the side of Guire's head.
Guire scores with a shot to the side of Koko's head.
Koko prevents Guire from breaking the clinch.
Guire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guire swings wildly with an uppercut but Koko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guire misses with a punch on the inside.
Koko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Koko.
Koko lands a hook that snaps the head of Guire backwards.

Guire is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koko lands a body shot.
Guire is still on wobbly legs! Can Koko finish him?
Koko lands a nice uppercut.
Koko creates a bit of distance and cracks Guire with a massive left hook! Guire crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Koko stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tapu Koko!
Tapu Koko 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.