 |
VIP 20: King vs. Grabowski PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Sotoudeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaius Marshall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Danny Sotoudeh's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
|
198 cm
25
276 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gaius Marshall!
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, Danny Sotoudeh!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotoudeh closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Marshall's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marshall is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sotoudeh has his hands clasped together but Marshall extends and breaks Sotoudeh's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Marshall.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gaius Marshall!
Gaius Marshall was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
20% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Siaki Krause (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siaki Krause is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
|
196 cm
25
221 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Siaki Krause!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aaron Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krause will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Krause misses with a takedown attempt - Hernandez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab from Hernandez misses.
Krause avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krause fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Siaki Krause. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez thuds his right hand into Krause's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Krause.
A slow jab from Hernandez misses its intended target.
Krause avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hernandez throws a big shot that misses.
Krause ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Krause closes the distance and clinches up with Hernandez, looking for a takedown. Krause pushes Hernandez against the cage but Hernandez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Krause slips a jab from Hernandez.
A big right from Hernandez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez avoids it really well and circles away.
Hernandez misses with a hook. Krause ducked under it nicely.
Hernandez misses with a double jab.
Hernandez misses with a hook. Krause ducked under it nicely.
Krause ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krause looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hernandez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Krause lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause stops Hernandez from getting back to his feet.
Hernandez pushes Krause off and gets back to his feet.
Krause on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a hook. Krause ducked under it nicely.
Hernandez with a nice cross.
Hernandez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Krause in his tracks.
Krause shoots in and drives through. Hernandez sprawls well.
Hernandez 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krause shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hernandez but Hernandez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hernandez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krause is breathing heavily.
Hernandez lands a big uppercut and Krause crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Krause looks OK. Hernandez waves Krause back to his feet!
Krause is rocked!
Krause staying out of range there.
Krause is aggressively charging in as Hernandez backs up avoiding any damage. Hernandez tosses out a jab and Krause runs right into it face first! Krause is out cold! Hernandez dropped down on all fours and is barking in Krause's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aaron Hernandez!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
64% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niklaus Martinet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mu Talalelei (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.
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
26
262 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
|
197 cm
19
253 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niklaus Martinet!
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, Mu Talalelei!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinet drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No joy there for Talalelei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinet swinging wildly here.
Talalelei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Niklaus Martinet has been cut.
Talalelei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinet was well out of range. Poor timing from Talalelei.
Talalelei misses with a combination
enabling Martinet to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Martinet.
Martinet throws a body punch but Talalelei moves out of range.
Martinet just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talalelei misses with an uppercut
and Martinet counters with a nice body shot.
Talalelei throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martinet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Talalelei throws a shot from downtown. Martinet moves away and avoids it.
Talalelei gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinet.
Martinet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talalelei misses with a straight right.
Martinet misses with a right hand
and Talalelei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talalelei digs a good hook to Martinet's body.
Talalelei misses with a wild combination.
Talalelei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinet thuds a left hand into Talalelei's body.
Martinet looks to score with a jab to the body but Talalelei is just out of range.
Martinet thuds his right hand into Talalelei's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Talalelei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Talalelei throws a looping overhand right but Martinet ducks down to avoid it.
Talalelei misses with a body shot.
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!
Talalelei blocks a jab.
Martinet 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talalelei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talalelei.
Martinet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talalelei thuds a left hand into Martinet's body.
Martinet is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Martinet. Those never looked like landing.
Talalelei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinet defending well as Talalelei loads up on a big left hand.
Martinet misses with a straight right.
Talalelei scores with a jab.
Martinet on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Talalelei avoids the body shot from Martinet.
Talalelei throws out a loose jab but Martinet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Talalelei.
Martinet moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Mu Talalelei has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Talalelei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talalelei lands with a cross.
A combination from Talalelei does no damage.
Martinet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Martinet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talalelei throws out the jab.
Martinet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talalelei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talalelei loads up on a big right hand but Martinet slips the punch.
Talalelei swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Talalelei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talalelei manages to avoid it.
Talalelei misses with a double jab
and Martinet counters with a nice body shot.
Martinet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talalelei.
Martinet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinet misses with a wild body shot.
Martinet throws a jab but it's blocked by Talalelei.
A swing and a miss from Talalelei.
Talalelei cracks Martinet with a hook to the temple - Martinet is on wobbly legs here! Talalelei swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Martinet falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Talalelei wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mu Talalelei!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
69% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grey Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nik Knytmare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nik Knytmare is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 187 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
179 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grey Wolf!
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, Nik Knytmare!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Knytmare misses with the combination.
Knytmare gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Wolf gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grey Wolf!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rasmus Jeyaratnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickoson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye of the Tiger. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
|
185 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rasmus Jeyaratnam!
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, Bryan Nickoson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickoson misses with an uppercut.
Jeyaratnam slips a straight right by Nickoson.
Nickoson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nickoson misses with a few strikes there.
Nickoson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nickoson shoots in for a takedown but Jeyaratnam shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nickoson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickoson misses with a takedown
and Jeyaratnam counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rasmus Jeyaratnam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Nickoson.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nickoson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nickoson tries to control but Jeyaratnam wriggling away.
Jeyaratnam keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickoson trying to control but Jeyaratnam is having none of it.
Nickoson unloading with bombs!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nickoson breaks from Jeyaratnam's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jeyaratnam can't escape the position.
Jeyaratnam is working hard here to advance position.
Nickoson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nickoson trying to control but Jeyaratnam is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeyaratnam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Jeyaratnam is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bryan Nickoson!
After winning the bout, Bryan Nickoson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
48% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zarrick Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes into the arena with Battle Hymn blaring out of the sound system. Kelly has chosen Black Belt Jones - Dennis Coffey as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
186 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zarrick Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Kelly!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch but Kelly moves out of range.
Nelson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jim Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nelson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kelly is putting a hurting on Nelson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nelson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kelly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nelson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kelly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is staying tight to Nelson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
Nelson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kelly goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nelson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kelly's guard! Nice work there by Nelson!
Kelly keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kelly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nelson has managed to get both his arms back between Kelly's legs - danger averted.
Kelly is adopting a defensive guard.
Kelly wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kelly is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson being controlled here, momentarily.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking for a sweep. Not yet Nelson, not yet.
Jim Kelly has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nelson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zarrick Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly drives through and clinches with Nelson against the cage.
Nelson wants to take the fight to the mat but Kelly manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kelly jumps guard.
Kelly manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Kelly dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nelson misses the body punch
and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch.
Kelly has picked Nelson up - he's going for a ride! Kelly dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kelly prevents Nelson from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kelly is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kelly misses with a head shot. Nelson uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
Kelly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nelson wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nelson is defending against the submission attempts here by Kelly.
Kelly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is looking for a kimura but Nelson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kelly to get the leverage.
Kelly seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kelly looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kelly is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to control but Nelson is keeping him busy.
Nelson wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy.
Kelly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kelly is looking to stall here but Nelson recovers full guard.
Nelson keeping full guard, as Kelly tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kelly's guard.
Kelly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly is striking off his back. Nelson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Kelly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nelson momentarily.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson shoots for a takedown but Kelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Nelson fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Kelly.
Kelly feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nelson wants to sweep here but Kelly controlling him for the moment.
Kelly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kelly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kelly trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson looking for a sweep. Not yet Nelson, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kelly defends it easily.
Kelly looking to sit in guard and control but Nelson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kelly holds on and takes a little breather.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Kelly is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kelly has control of Nelson's left arm, preventing Nelson from doing any damage.
Kelly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jim Kelly has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nelson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kelly is looking to sweep but instead, Nelson has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson stalling away here and it's allowed Kelly to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jim Kelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nelson won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.
Kelly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kelly is controlling the pace.
Zarrick Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kelly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Kelly!
Our winner, Jim Kelly, 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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
42% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pan Goatboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jae Sang Yoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goatboy comes into the arena with Bill Hicks - Goat boy blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
26
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
|
186 cm
26
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
|
Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced |
|
| |
|
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pan Goatboy!
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, Jae Sang Yoon!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoon shoots in looking for a takedown but Goatboy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yoon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yoon shoots in looking for a takedown but Goatboy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yoon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yoon looks for a takedown but Goatboy sprawls well.
Pan Goatboy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jae Sang Yoon.
Yoon misses with an uppercut
and Goatboy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoon swings for the body but Goatboy moves out of range.
Yoon with a poor takedown
and Goatboy counters with a crisp one two that drops Yoon! Goatboy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Yoon to his feet! Yoon is in big trouble!
Yoon is rocked!
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!
A big left from Yoon misses.
Yoon is still on wobbly legs! Can Goatboy finish him?
Yoon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Goatboy counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pan Goatboy!
Pan Goatboy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
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 Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quittin Hackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
26
216 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
|
190 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Junior De Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Quittin Hackson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackson looks to land a left hand but De Silva moved out of range nicely.
De Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hackson stuns De Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hackson misses with an uppercut.
Hackson connects with a body shot that sends De Silva's belly button to the back.
Hackson misses with a shot to the body
and De Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
De Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hackson clobbers De Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body punch from Hackson.
Hackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hackson misses with a hook
and Hackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackson throws out a loose jab but De Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hackson misses with a body punch
and De Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hackson scores with a hook to the body. De Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Quittin Hackson has been cut.
De Silva slips a jab from Hackson.
Hackson throws a hook but De Silva avoids it easily.
Hackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Hackson swings widly with a right hand
and De Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Silva.
Hackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Silva manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Hackson misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hackson.
Hackson misses with a body shot.
De Silva cracks Hackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackson scores with a nice head shot.
De Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hackson.
Hackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Silva manages to avoid it.
Hackson throws a looping overhand right but De Silva ducks down to avoid it.
De Silva slips a jab from Hackson.
Hackson takes a swing at De Silva's ribcage but misses.
Hackson staying out of range there.
Hackson throws a hook to the side of De Silva's head but De Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hackson throws a lazy uppercut
and De Silva counters with a crisp one two that drops Hackson! De Silva thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hackson to his feet! Hackson is in big trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hackson throws a right hand that misses
and De Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hackson is rocked!
Quittin Hackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva thuds a left hand into Hackson's body.
Hackson is still on wobbly legs! Can De Silva finish him?
Hackson swings widly with a right hand
and De Silva counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junior De Silva!
Junior De Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
46% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omi Yusura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
185 cm
19
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Omi Yusura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dante Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yusura fails with the takedown
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yusura fails with the takedown.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Yusura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yusura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yusura tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yusura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yusura keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yusura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Yusura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yusura had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Yusura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yusura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yusura is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Yusura is working from the bottom.
Yusura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva trying to control but Yusura is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dante Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva connects with a right hand. Yusura shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Silva.
Yusura tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yusura is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusura looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Silva pushes past his half guard into mount!
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yusura is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yusura keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yusura bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yusura!
Yusura sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusura won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Yusura gets full guard.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yusura has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Yusura's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yusura looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yusura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Omi Yusura will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva clobbers Yusura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Omi Yusura has been cut.
Yusura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Yusura persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yusura changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva is trying to control Yusura's posture but Yusura avoids it.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yusura maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Silva could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Yusura has cracked it and Silva is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Yusura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Omi Yusura!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Island King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zorg Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
26
255 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
|
200 cm
26
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Island King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zorg Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grabowski pinned against the cage. Grabowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
King walks into a stiff left hand from Grabowski.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grabowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zorg Grabowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grabowski misses with a double jab.
Grabowski misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Grabowski takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Grabowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grabowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Grabowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Grabowski jabs King right on the nose. King blinks but takes it well.
A jab lands there for Grabowski.
Zorg Grabowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King shoots in for a takedown but Grabowski shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Island King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabowski looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Grabowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
Grabowski misses with a looping right.
King shoots for a double leg takedown but Grabowski sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grabowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Good exchange - Grabowski coming out on top.
Grabowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
Grabowski tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grabowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grabowski just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski connects with a body shot that sends King's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throws a sloppy head kick and Grabowski moves out of range easily.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheers as Grabowski lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.
King gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
King tries for a kimura but Grabowski is defending well.
Grabowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King tries for a kimura but Grabowski is defending well.
King tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to get an arm triangle but Grabowski is defending well.
King thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
King working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
King is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Grabowski has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King working away.
King tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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!
King is trying to get an arm triangle but Grabowski is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grabowski holds on to King's head and controls the position momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that The Island King will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grabowski misses with a few strikes there.
Grabowski cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King fails with the takedown.
Grabowski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice shot lands for Grabowski.
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King avoids the body shot from Grabowski.
Grabowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zorg Grabowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grabowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles King. King circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grabowski cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
Grabowski looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Grabowski fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Grabowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grabowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Grabowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grabowski throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Grabowski misses with an uppercut.
Grabowski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
King shoots for a double leg takedown but Grabowski sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grabowski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grabowski slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Island King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
Grabowski fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grabowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
A big right from Grabowski misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grabowski throws out the jab.
Grabowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grabowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grabowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
King throws a hook but Grabowski blocks it.
Grabowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King shoots in and drives through. Grabowski sprawls well.
Grabowski scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like The Island King has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski jabs at King's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grabowski cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grabowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grabowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
King has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Grabowski cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grabowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Grabowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
King takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grabowski fails to land with a series of punches.
King needs to keep his hands up - Grabowski had a free shot at his head there.
King shoots in and gets a takedown into Grabowski's guard.
Grabowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Grabowski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now King has Grabowski in his guard.
King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grabowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grabowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grabowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zorg Grabowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Island King'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.
Grabowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grabowski lands a jab to King's midsection.
Grabowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Grabowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grabowski with a jab.
Grabowski lands a head shot.
A punch combination from Grabowski misses.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grabowski is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Grabowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Grabowski lands the left hand.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to move into range but Grabowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grabowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grabowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Grabowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A shot to the liver by Grabowski. Beautiful body shot.
Grabowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Grabowski.
Grabowski swinging wildly here.
Grabowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
King looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grabowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King blocks a jab.
A jab from Grabowski misses.
Grabowski misses with a series of wild punches.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grabowski's waist but Grabowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Island King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grabowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grabowski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. King eats them both and turns towards Grabowski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Grabowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grabowski works King's body with a nice hook.
Grabowski misses with a few strikes there.
Grabowski lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
King shoots for a takedown but Grabowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grabowski throws a one two combo.
Grabowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grabowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grabowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grabowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles King. King circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grabowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Grabowski misses.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grabowski defends it nicely.
Grabowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grabowski, as that shot connected.
A big left from Grabowski misses.
Grabowski scores with a punch to the head.
King fails with the takedown.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grabowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
Grabowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Grabowski.
Grabowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zorg Grabowski really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Island King's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grabowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grabowski.
Grabowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grabowski as he avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Grabowski.
Grabowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King tries for a takedown but Grabowski circles away easily
and Grabowski counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grabowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grabowski lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grabowski avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Island King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Grabowski lands a jab to King's midsection.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Grabowski.
King takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grabowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Grabowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grabowski connects with the punch.
Grabowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
King ducks under a wild hook from Grabowski.
King gets a double leg takedown into Grabowski's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grabowski can't keep his opponent in guard - King advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
King is looking for a kimura here.
King is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Grabowski sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to work for an arm triangle but Grabowski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
King is working for a submission of some sort.
King is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Grabowski is just riding it out for now. King eventually gives up the hold.
King is trying to work for a kimura but Grabowski is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is looking for a kimura but Grabowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for King to get the leverage.
Grabowski is looking to escape.
The Island King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grabowski is defending against the submission attempts here by King.
Grabowski is defending against the submission attempts here by King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Zorg Grabowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on The Island King'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!
Grabowski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
King moves out of range as Grabowski strikes.
Grabowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Grabowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grabowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grabowski misses with an uppercut.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grabowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by King.
Grabowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grabowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grabowski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grabowski throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grabowski as he jumps to the side.
King closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grabowski to the mat! Grabowski manages to get full guard.
Grabowski is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Grabowski keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
King pushing down on Grabowski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is thwarting Grabowski's attempts to control the position.
King is trying for a kimura here. Grabowski looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! King wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). The Island King!
The Island King retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, The Island King, 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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
