AFL 17 Ishii vs Ee PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefano Coralli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Stefano Coralli enters the cage!

Aldo
vs
Coralli

180 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

179 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Aldo!
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, Stefano Coralli!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coralli lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.

Aldo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Coralli!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Aldo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Coralli!
Aldo looking to control and managing it successfully.

Aldo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Coralli can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coralli tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Aldo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Coralli can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Coralli is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Coralli taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coralli tries to reverse the position but Aldo maintains control.
Aldo content just to control the position here.

Coralli defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Aldo.
Aldo controlling from mount.

Aldo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Coralli is surviving well by controlling Aldo's body position as best he can.
Aldo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Coralli's face.
Coralli tries to hold on but Aldo postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coralli tries to improve his position but Aldo has taken his back! Aldo has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Coralli tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Aldo pushes Coralli away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Aldo!
During a confident post fight interview, Jose Aldo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
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 Butch Langley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Griffin Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langley comes into the arena with You've Seen the Butcher blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Langley
vs
Parker

180 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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, Butch Langley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Griffin Parker!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Parker.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parker.
Parker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Parker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Langley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Langley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice straight punches there by Parker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Parker.
Langley shoots in but no luck this time.
Parker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Parker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker lunges at Langley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Langley's hand.
Parker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Parker lands with a shot to the body.
Langley fails to land the takedown.
Langley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Langley goes for a double leg but Parker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Parker continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Langley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker is trying to break free.
Langley wants a takedown but no success here.
Parker working hard to break the clinch.
Langley is working for takedown but Parker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Langley prevents a body shot from Parker.
Parker can't break the clinch.
Parker tries to break the clinch but Langley is controlling the position.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker is trying to break free.
Parker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Langley is looking for a takedown.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Langley is controlling him.
Parker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Langley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Parker after a bit of a struggle.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Langley controls the action.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Langley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Parker stops a takedown attempt from Langley.
Langley has Parker pressed against the cage, preventing Parker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Langley has Parker pressed against the cage, preventing Parker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Langley is trying to trip Parker. He has hold of a leg but Parker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Langley persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Langley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Langley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Langley works over Parker with some ground and pound from guard.
Langley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker working a defensive guard here.
Parker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Langley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Parker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Langley won't allow Parker to get back to his feet.
Langley is working Parker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Langley 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 seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Langley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Langley won't allow Parker to sweep him here.
Langley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Langley works over Parker with some ground and pound from guard.
Parker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Langley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Parker has his foot on Langley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Langley works his way back into a safe position though.
Parker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Langley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Griffin Parker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Parker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Langley.
Parker scores with a jab to the body.
Langley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Langley closes the distance and clinches up with Parker, looking for a takedown. Langley pushes Parker against the cage but Parker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Parker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker lands a jab to Langley's midsection.
Parker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Parker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Langley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Langley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Parker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Langley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Parker.
Good shot there by Parker.
Parker stuns Langley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Parker lands a jab to the head.
Langley fails with the takedown
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Langley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker jabs Langley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Parker jabs Langley right on the nose. Langley blinks but takes it well.
Parker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Langley goes for a double leg but Parker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Parker continues to drive forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Parker.

Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffin Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good shot there by Parker.
Langley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Parker avoids it really well and circles away.
A lazy left from Parker finds it's target.
Parker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch lands to the side of Langley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Parker lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Langley looks for a takedown but Parker sprawls well.
Parker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Parker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Griffin Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Parker coming out on top.
Parker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker connects with a body shot that sends Langley's belly button to the back.
Parker thuds a left hand into Langley's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker lands a nice hook to Langley's body. Langley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker lunges at Langley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Langley's hand.
Parker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab from Parker.
Parker scores with a nice right hand.
Parker feints a jab promting Langley to slip. Parker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Langley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Parker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good shot there by Parker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by Parker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Griffin Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Parker scores with a shot to the body.

Langley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Parker is trying to defend but Langley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Langley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Langley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Butch Langley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Langley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Langley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Langley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Parker's head.
Langley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Langley throws a big elbow that misses.
Langley postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker wants to get back to his feet but Langley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langley throwing strikes from guard but Parker blocks nicely.
Parker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Langley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Langley with a nice head shot there.
Parker is trying to control the position but Langley postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Langley cracks Parker with a solid left hand.
Langley is looking to work some ground and pound but Parker has wrist control.
Langley is working Parker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Langley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langley distracts Parker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker controls Langley momentarily but Langley frees himself.
Langley postures up in Parker's guard and throws a big left but Parker blocks it.
Langley working some strikes from top position.
Langley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Langley throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Langley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Langley is working Parker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Langley preventing the sweep.
Langley landing with the ground and pound.
Langley postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Langley works over Parker with some ground and pound from guard.
Langley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parker has Langley pulled in close to control his posture.
Langley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Langley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Langley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Langley postures up and lands a big shot to Parker's brow.
Parker trying to control the position.
Langley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langley with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Langley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Langley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Langley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Langley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Butch Langley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Langley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Langley postures up and lands a big shot to Parker's brow.
Parker thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Langley postures up and lands a big shot to Parker's brow.
Parker trying to control the position.
Griffin Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Langley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Langley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 27:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Griffin Parker!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Drum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayden Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drum comes to the cage accompanied by Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Drum
vs
Lee

162 cm
26
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

169 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ace of Spades Clothing

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joshua Drum!
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, Hayden Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Drum staying out of range there.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Drum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Drum counters with a stiff right hand.
Drum swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Drum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drum.
Drum throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drum misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Drum.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drum.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drum lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drum throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Drum.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Drum counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Drum saw that one coming.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Drum is out of range.
Drum looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Drum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Drum.

Lee is rocked!
Lee catches Drum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Drum counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Drum finish him?
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Drum misses.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Drum is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Drum dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a hook but Drum blocks it.
Drum connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Drum moves away from the strike by Lee.

Oooooh!!! Drum has knocked Lee down with a huge combo! Drum steps away and waves a wobbly Lee back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Joshua Drum is winning the standup battle so far.
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 right from Drum misses.
Lee connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Drum cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drum.
Drum looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Drum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee staying out of range there.
Drum misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Drum.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drum lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Drum's shoulder, as Drum tries to avoid the shot.
Drum comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drum slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drum circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drum misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Drum dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Drum throws a right hand that misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Drum throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Drum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drum.
Drum lands with an overhand left.
Drum misses with a double jab
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drum misses with a straight left.
Drum misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Drum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drum throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drum misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drum throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drum looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Drum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drum lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Drum.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drum walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Drum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drum has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Drum!
A very excited looking Joshua Drum made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danso Obasanjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Kure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crazy Kure is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Obasanjo
vs
Kure

175 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danso Obasanjo!
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, Crazy Kure!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Obasanjo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Obasanjo showed some decent athleticism there.
We've been hearing that Obasanjo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Obasanjo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Obasanjo throwing shots but Kure is blocking nicely.
Obasanjo is looking to take a break and control but Kure is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Obasanjo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Obasanjo is stalling here. Kure is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Obasanjo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kure has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Obasanjo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kure wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kure wants to lay and pray for a moment but Obasanjo keeps working.
Obasanjo is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kure is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Obasanjo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Obasanjo is trying to control Kure's posture but Kure avoids it.
Obasanjo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Obasanjo is working hard here to advance position.
Obasanjo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obasanjo tries to bench press Kure off him but Kure keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kure is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Obasanjo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kure gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Obasanjo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kure lets go of the hold and Obasanjo can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Crazy Kure!
A victorious Crazy Kure 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
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Gullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Magamutdinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Gullit
vs
Magamutdinov

160 cm
26
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

161 cm
25
138 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruud Gullit!
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, Ali Magamutdinov!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Gullit.

It looks like Ali Magamutdinov has been cut.

Gullit drops Magamutdinov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Magamutdinov looks back up at him and smiles so Gullit waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Magamutdinov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magamutdinov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gullit tries to avoid it but Magamutdinov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gullit to the ground. Gullit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Magamutdinov is still on wobbly legs! Can Gullit finish him?
Gullit throws a series of punches but Magamutdinov avoids them all with ease.
Gullit closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Magamutdinov out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ruud Gullit!
Our winner, Ruud Gullit, 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.

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Jamal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Wank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon Wank has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jamal
vs
Wank

225 cm
25
260 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mohamed Jamal!
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, Damon Wank!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Jamal. Those never looked like landing.
Jamal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wank slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wank looks to land a combination but Jamal avoids it well.
Jamal shoots for a double leg takedown but Wank sprawls well. He's pushed Jamal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Wank waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Jamal. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Jamal to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

It looks like Mohamed Jamal has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jamal has his foot on Wank's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wank works his way back into a safe position though.
Wank wants to control from the top but Jamal keeps moving.
Jamal managing to control the position.
Jamal wants to get back to his feet but Wank is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wank must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jamal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jamal tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Jamal pushes Wank off and gets back to his feet.
Wank lands a jab to the nose.
Wank lands a nice hook to Jamal's body. Jamal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wank throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Jamal stumbling backwards into the cage! Jamal bounces back off the cage towards Wank, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Wank lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Wank celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Damon Wank!
Our winner, Damon Wank, 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.

C
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 Ragnar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Rybeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok comes to the cage accompanied by Glory and Gore. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Lodbrok
vs
Rybeck

191 cm
26
213 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

DROPPIN BODIES
Ace of Spades Clothing

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, Ragnar Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Casey Rybeck!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lodbrok shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lodbrok slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lodbrok definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lodbrok postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lodbrok working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lodbrok with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lodbrok's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lodbrok postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rybeck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lodbrok slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lodbrok scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lodbrok not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok scoring with some ground and pound.
Lodbrok working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

It looks like Casey Rybeck has been cut.
Lodbrok in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lodbrok scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lodbrok throwing strikes from guard but Rybeck blocks nicely.
Lodbrok distracts Rybeck with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Rybeck is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lodbrok stays in close to Rybeck's body and controls the position.
Rybeck is still in real trouble! Can Lodbrok finish him?
Lodbrok is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lodbrok loads up on a big left hand. Rybeck felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Lodbrok looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Rybeck can't hide his disappointment, as Lodbrok celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Lodbrok!
Post fight, an emotional Ragnar Lodbrok said 'Are You Not Entertained?!?! I want to prove to you all what I can do, I want Jack Merridew next, feed me that paper tiger. It will not end well for Jack, that I promise.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Down Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junji Kodama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Dirty
vs
Kodama

193 cm
26
225 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

176 cm
26
280 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Island Gear

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Down Dirty!
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, Junji Kodama!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kodama misses with a low kick.

Kodama closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dirty's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kodama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dirty swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Kodama thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kodama passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kodama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kodama connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dirty some visible discomfort.

Kodama tries for a kimura but Dirty is defending well.
Kodama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kodama tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dirty's legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kodama working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodama working the ground and pound but Dirty is defending the strikes.
Dirty is looking to reverse the position.
Kodama lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dirty down.
Kodama working the body and head with strikes.
Dirty has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kodama wants to control but Dirty is keeping him busy.
Kodama tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dirty tries to bench press Kodama off him but Kodama keeps the position.
Dirty taking punishment in the form of punches.

It looks like Down Dirty has been cut.
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!
Kodama in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Dirty looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Kodama turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junji Kodama!
The defeated Down Dirty had this to say: 'You have not seen the last of me! I will work my way back up and get another shot at the belt! '.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eeazy Ee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Ishii
vs
Ee

182 cm
26
272 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ace of Spades Clothing

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Satoshi Ishii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eeazy Ee!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii throws a hook but Ee blocks it.
Ishii staying out of range there.
Ee looks to land a left hand but Ishii moved out of range nicely.
Ee throws a head kick but Ishii moves out of range.
Ee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishii.
Ee throws a nice outside leg kick.

Oooooh!!! Ee has knocked Ishii down with a huge combo! Ee steps away and waves a wobbly Ishii back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Ishii is rocked!

It looks like Satoshi Ishii has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ee misses the jab.
Oh Ishii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ishii glances at the clock... BAM! Ee nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Ishii crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Ishii is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eeazy Ee!
Eeazy Ee is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Eeazy Ee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.