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The Island Season 2, 135 lbs, Round 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Weight of Sound as his entrance music. Simon Adabisi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simon Adabisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blake Thompson !
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson closes the distance and clinches up with Adabisi, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes Adabisi against the cage but Adabisi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adabisi throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adabisi stuffs the takedown attempt from Thompson . Thompson gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adabisi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adabisi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Thompson .
Adabisi throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson .
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A combination from Adabisi does no damage.
Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adabisi swivels and escapes.
Thompson misses with a takedown
and Adabisi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown. Adabisi tries to sprawl out of it but Thompson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adabisi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Adabisi throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Adabisi misses.
Adabisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adabisi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson darts in looking for a takedown but Adabisi gets double underhooks and turns Thompson into the cage.
Thompson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adabisi smiles and moves away.
Adabisi misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Adabisi looks to land a left hand but Thompson moved out of range nicely.
Adabisi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adabisi throws a series of strikes that have Thompson backpedaling.
Nice takedown defense from Adabisi. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Adabisi as Thompson shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Thompson or perhaps it was just good defense by Adabisi which made him look bad.
Thompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adabisi as he avoids it easily.
Simon Adabisi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adabisi misses with an uppercut.
Thompson shoots in for a double leg but Adabisi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adabisi tests Thompson 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi takes a swing at Thompson 's ribcage but misses.
Adabisi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson .
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Adabisi shows good takedown defense.
Adabisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson .
Thompson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blake Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson walks into a jab.
Thompson tries to clinch
and Adabisi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Adabisi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thompson fails to land the takedown.
A left lands for Adabisi.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Adabisi keeps it at a distance.
Adabisi throws a lazy right hand but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Adabisi.
Adabisi throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adabisi swivels and escapes.
Thompson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Adabisi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Thompson .
Thompson misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thompson shoots in and gets a takedown into Adabisi's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Adabisi holds on and takes a little breather.
Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adabisi is keeping the position for now.
Thompson is still trying to improve position.
Adabisi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Adabisi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson looking to sit in guard and control but Adabisi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thompson has his foot on Adabisi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adabisi works his way back into a safe position though.
Adabisi is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adabisi is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adabisi passes Thompson 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Thompson is looking for a sweep. Adabisi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adabisi is pressing down on Thompson 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thompson is holding on for now.
Thompson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thompson is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi not doing much here.
Thompson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thompson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adabisi pulls his head out easily.
Thompson gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson working for submissions but it's allowed Adabisi to get to half guard.
Adabisi seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Blake Thompson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Adabisi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adabisi misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
Adabisi lands a right hook to the body.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson shoots in but no luck this time.
Adabisi missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adabisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thompson .
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Thompson .
Thompson shoots for a takedown but Adabisi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adabisi.
Adabisi throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Thompson drops his hands momentarily and Adabisi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Adabisi sprawls well.
Adabisi throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Adabisi is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Adabisi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice combination there by Adabisi.
Simon Adabisi is winning the standup battle so far.
Adabisi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson darts in looking for a takedown but Adabisi gets double underhooks and turns Thompson into the cage.
Adabisi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thompson jumps guard but Adabisi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Thompson decides to pull guard.
Adabisi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adabisi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Simon Adabisi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Adabisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Thompson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Adabisi lands a really nice looking cross but Thompson seems unphased.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Adabisi.
Thompson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Adabisi.
Adabisi throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adabisi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Adabisi.
Blake Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adabisi slaps away a takedown attempt from Thompson , before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Adabisi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adabisi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Simon Adabisi!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Simon Adabisi!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Simon Adabisi!
Simon Adabisi wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Gullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Drum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drum has chosen Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum as his entrance music. 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.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 1 - 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joshua Drum!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gullit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drum.
Drum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gullit.
Gullit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gullit falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drum holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gullit has had enough of the clinch but Drum keeps him there for the moment.
Gullit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drum slows down the pace here.
Drum lands a hook that snaps the head of Gullit backwards.
Drum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gullit's efforts to push away.
A bit of stalling here from Drum.
Gullit misses with the head strike.
Drum misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Drum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gullit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gullit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drum has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Gullit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drum slips under a jab.
Gullit misses with a lunging right hand
and Drum moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drum.
Gullit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drum has him pressed against the cage.
Gullit tries to stall but Drum uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gullit tries to work over Drum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gullit is trying to break the clinch but Drum is controlling him.
Drum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gullit backwards.
Drum stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Drum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drum has a couple of punches blocked by Gullit.
Gullit is trying to break the clinch but Drum is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gullit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Drum scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drum lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drum.
Drum lands with a left to the head.
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!
Drum has Gullit pressed against the cage, preventing Gullit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drum lands a hook that snaps the head of Gullit backwards.
Drum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gullit's efforts to push away.
Drum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drum swings wildly with an uppercut but Gullit uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Drum.
Drum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drum prevents Gullit from breaking the clinch.
Drum tries to throw a body punch but Gullit avoids it by throwing Drum back against the cage.
Drum keeps control of Gullit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gullit can't break the clinch.
Drum blocks a body shot from Gullit.
Drum taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Drum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gullit is trying to break the clinch but Drum has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Drum fails to land.
Gullit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Drum.
Drum can't find room to land a body shot as Gullit controls the action.
Gullit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drum has a couple of punches blocked by Gullit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drum lands a hook that snaps the head of Gullit backwards.
Gullit tries to circle away but Drum has him pinned against the cage.
Drum lands an uppercut.
Drum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Drum.
Come on Drum - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gullit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drum.
Drum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drum prevents Gullit from breaking the clinch.
Drum has Gullit pressed against the cage.
Drum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gullits head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drum tries to work over Gullit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drum lands a hook that snaps the head of Gullit backwards.
Drum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gullit backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Drum dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gullit swinging wildly here.
Oooooh!!! Gullit has knocked Drum down with a huge combo! Gullit steps away and waves a wobbly Drum back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Drum is rocked!
It looks like Joshua Drum has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gullit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drum circles away quickly and effectively.
Drum is still on wobbly legs! Can Gullit finish him?
Gullit tries to bum rush Drum with a series of wild strikes but Drum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gullit misses with a wild combination.
Gullit pounces like a tiger and cracks Drum with a vicious hook! Drum is down but not out! Gullit follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ruud Gullit!
An out of breath Ruud Gullit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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