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The Island Season 1, 135 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between KT Turnstile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Hur has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, KT Turnstile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Hur!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnstile doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hur moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like KT Turnstile has been cut.
Turnstile fails with a takedown attempt.
Hur shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Turnstile eats them both and turns towards Hur to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Turnstile is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Turnstile is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hur swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Hur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turnstile seems to have got his legs back now.
Hur misses with a series of wild punches.
Turnstile throws a low kick but Hur avoids it.
Turnstile getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turnstile fails with a takedown attempt.
Hur lands a nice hook to Turnstile's body. Turnstile takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turnstile scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turnstile throws a right hand that Hur ducks under and follows up with a left that Hur also avoids with ease.
Hur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turnstile.
Turnstile slips a jab and a cross from Hur.
Turnstile dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnstile walks straight into a right hand from Hur - that's dropped him! Hur jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Turnstile from any more punishment! Turnstile complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ben Hur!
Ben Hur thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Radman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Christensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radman comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Antonio Radman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Antonio Radman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Devon Christensen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Radman. No joy for Christensen on that attempt.
Radman tries to clinch but Christensen is having none of it.
Radman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Christensen quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Radman is thwarting Christensen's attempts to control the position.
Radman thows a huge punch but Christensen dodges it nicely.
Radman is trying to control. Christensen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Christensen is looking to control Radman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Christensen avoid being mounted?
Radman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Christensen sees it coming and defends easily.
Radman trying to control the pace.
Radman wants to take a breather but Christensen is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Christensen's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Radman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Antonio Radman.
Radman fails with the takedown.
Radman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Christensen defends well and Radman ends up having to push Christensen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Christensen breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Radman. No joy for Christensen on that attempt.
Radman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Christensen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christensen has a closed guard, preventing Radman from standing up.
Christensen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Radman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Radman wants to stand but Christensen is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radman won't allow Christensen to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radman prevents Christensen from getting back to his feet.
Radman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Christensen controls Radman momentarily but Radman frees himself.
Radman throws a big elbow that misses.
Radman looking to pass the guard.
Radman throws a big right hand that misses.
Christensen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Radman is controlling him.
Radman 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radman is sitting in close to Christensen's body. Christensen has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Radman is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Radman is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Christensen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Devon Christensen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amir Lohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Stanlay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Stanlay has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Amir Lohan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hugh Stanlay!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lohan shoots in for a takedown but Stanlay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stanlay fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lohan sprawls well initially but Stanlay persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stanlay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stanlay is trying to control. Lohan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lohan trying to control from the bottom.
Stanlay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stanlay with the ground and pound but Lohan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Stanlay stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Lohan has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Stanlay manages to get his head free but now Lohan has transitioned to an armbar! Stanlay grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Lohan! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amir Lohan!
Amir Lohan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Smrda Mudic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roscoe Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Smrda Mudic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Smrda Mudic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roscoe Erickson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mudic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Erickson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Erickson.
Erickson slows down the pace here.
Erickson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Mudic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mudic letting Erickson take a breather here.
Erickson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Erickson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Erickson 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.
Mudic has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Erickson doesn't defend quickly enough and Mudic has managed to lock this one up! Can Erickson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Mudic on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Smrda Mudic!
Smrda Mudic 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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