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Highland Games 46 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ardian Kurniawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manne Tossen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ardian Kurniawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manne Tossen!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurniawan shoots in but no luck this time.
Tossen dips to his left and cracks Kurniawan with an uppercut!
Kurniawan blocks a head kick by Tossen.
Tossen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tossen scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tossen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ardian Kurniawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tossen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kurniawan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tossen but Tossen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kurniawan is defended easily by Tossen.
Tossen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ardian Kurniawan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tossen scores with a kick to the body.
Kurniawan misses with a takedown attempt - Tossen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tossen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurniawan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tossen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tossen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kurniawan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kurniawan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tossen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kurniawan shoots for a double leg takedown but Tossen sprawls well. He's pushed Kurniawan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kurniawan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tossen circles away.
Kurniawan tries for a takedown but Tossen circles away easily
and Tossen counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurniawan dives in for a single leg takedown but Tossen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kurniawan misses with a takedown
and Tossen counters with a good, hard body kick but Kurniawan shrugs it off.
Kurniawan is breathing heavily.
Tossen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kurniawans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kurniawan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tossen ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Kurniawan out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manne Tossen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Men Tor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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BJJ White 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Men Tor!
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, Aldo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Tor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tor sends Garcia crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tor is motioning to the referee to let Garcia up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Garcia is rocked!
Crack! Tor connects with the perfect overhand right and Garcia falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Tor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Men Tor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kofi Amankwah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wid Ing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wid Ing has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kofi Amankwah's chin.
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kofi Amankwah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wid Ing!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ing throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ing scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ing tests Amankwah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Amankwah throws a jab when Ing was well out of range.
Amankwah throws a hook but Ing blocks it.
Ing scores with a kick to the midsection.
Amankwah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amankwah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Amankwah misses with a left hand
and Ing counters with a stiff right hand.
Amankwah is rocked!
Ing scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amankwah tries to bum rush Ing with a series of wild strikes but Ing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ing jabs at Amankwah's body.
Amankwah tries to clinch but Ing moves out of range.
Ing cracks Amankwah with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Amankwah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Ing! Amankwah is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wid Ing!
In defeat, Kofi Amankwah stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm am better than this .iwant a re_match,'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sophia Castro Correia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ne Hi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ne Hi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sophia Castro Correia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ne Hi!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Correia connects with a body shot that sends Hi's belly button to the back.
Correia throws a hook but Hi blocks it.
Correia clinches with his opponent.
Correia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Correia throws a sloppy body shot
and Hi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Correia. Those never looked like landing.
Hi throws a counter combo.
Correia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Correia seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Correia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hi tries to keep at a distance but Correia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Correia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Correia tries to clinch there but Hi circles away.
Correia tries to clinch there but Hi circles away.
Hi lands with a good body shot.
Correia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Correia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Correia rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correia misses with a few strikes there.
Correia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hi counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the liver by Hi. Beautiful body shot.
Hi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Correia doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Correia misses.
Correia is breathing heavily.
Correia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Correia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Correia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hi thuds a left hand into Correia's body.
Hi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Correia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sophia Castro Correia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hi. Correia shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hi scores with a kick to the body.
Correia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hi to score with a decent uppercut.
Correia is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Hi! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ne Hi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kip Ruell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eff Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kip Ruell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eff Man!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a head kick that misses
and Ruell counters with a nice body kick.
Eff Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man takes a swing at Ruell's ribcage but misses.
Man scores with a nice right hand.
Ruell throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Man looks to land a right hand but Ruell moved out of range.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruell tries to counter by clinching up but Man breaks away and moves out of range.
Man delivers a nice body kick.
Ruell moves out of range as Man strikes.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruell throws out the jab.
Ruell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Ruell moves out of range easily.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a right hand
and Ruell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Ruell moves away and avoids it.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
Man misses with a body kick.
Ruell is looking to counter punch.
Ruell throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Ruell misses with a looping left.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man swings for the body but Ruell moves out of range.
Ruell quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ruell 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.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruell is looking for a counter combo.
Man connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man throws a head kick that misses
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man is rocked!
Man misses with a left hand
and Ruell rattles Man with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Man tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Ruell dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Man stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kip Ruell!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Naankuse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Naankuse has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacob Naankuse!
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, Dan Sten!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sten throws a body shot but no joy.
Sten feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Naankuses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sten takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Naankuse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been hearing reports that Naankuse has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sten moves into range and clinches up with Naankuse.
Naankuse tries to pull guard but Sten forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Naankuse avoids it.
Sten lands a right hand.
Sten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Naankuse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sten misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naankuse is trying to push Sten away but Sten has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Naankuse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Naankuse blocks it with crossed arms.
Sten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Naankuse backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naankuse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sten prevents Naankuse from breaking the clinch.
Sten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Naankuse in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sten landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jacob Naankuse has been cut.
Naankuse prevents a body shot from Sten.
A short body shot lands from Sten as the two fighters clinch.
Naankuse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sten lands a nice shot to the body.
Sten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Naankuse in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Naankuse is breathing heavily.
Sten scores a nice knee to the body.
Naankuse is looking to break free of the clinch but Sten has double underhooks.
Sten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Naankuse backwards.
Sten is working Naankuse over against the cage.
Sten scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sten obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naankuse avoiding damage as Sten throws knees to the body.
Naankuse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Naankuse.
Sten misses with a knee to the head.
Sten tries to land knees in the clinch but Naankuse avoids the damage to the body.
Sten lands a left hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sten obliges.
Sten gets through Naankuse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Naankuse managing to block the knees to the body from Sten.
Naankuse can't break the clinch.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Sten connects with a knee to the head.
Sten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Naankuse is rocked!
Naankuse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Naankuse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sten has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Naankuse - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Sten, and another! Naankuse is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dan Sten!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wirbel Schwein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saladin Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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194 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wirbel Schwein!
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, Saladin Hussain !
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schwein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hussain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schwein misses with a body kick.
Schwein lands a nice looking body shot.
Schwein scores with a head kick.
Hussain 's coach down at Elorde MMA (ELITE LEVEL TRAINING W/ ELITE COACHES) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hussain 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hussain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schwein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussain tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Schwein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Schwein. That snapped Hussain 's head back.
Schwein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wirbel Schwein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hussain has time to react.
Schwein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwein lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hussain will feel that in the morning.
Schwein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain .
Schwein pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hussain back to the cage. Schwein follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Schwein moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Schwein digs a good body shot into Hussain 's ribs.
Schwein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schwein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussain tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schwein. Hussain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schwein throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hussain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schwein lands with a cross.
Hussain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwein.
Hussain feints the counter takedown.
Schwein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hussain avoids the head kick by Schwein.
Schwein lands a high kick!
Schwein lands with a nice body punch.
Hussain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Schwein drops Hussain with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hussain looks back up at him and smiles so Schwein waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hussain is rocked!
Schwein is looking to wear down Hussain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwein thuds a left hand into Hussain 's body.
Schwein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussain was well out of range. Poor timing from Schwein.
And Hussain tries to counter it with a takedown but Schwein pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Schwein digs a good body shot into Hussain 's ribs.
Schwein connects with a nice looking jab.
Hussain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Schwein punishes Hussain 's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussain with the counter takedown but Schwein avoids it easily.
Schwein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain .
Schwein throws a shot to the body.
Schwein digs a good hook to Hussain 's body.
Schwein is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hussain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schwein takes a swing at Hussain 's ribcage but misses.
Hussain changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Schwein misses the shot to the body.
And Hussain tries to counter it with a takedown but Schwein pushes his down on his head and steps out.
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!
Schwein lands a front kick.
Schwein scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wirbel Schwein dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice body kick from Schwein.
Schwein connects with a body shot that sends Hussain 's belly button to the back.
Schwein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hussain can do to turn this around?
Schwein lands with a good body shot.
Schwein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hussain tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Schwein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schwein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schwein lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Schwein.
Hussain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hussain is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schwein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Schwein lands a right hook to the body.
Hussain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schwein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wirbel Schwein is winning the standup battle so far.
Schwein digs a good hook to Hussain 's body.
Hussain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Schwein bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Schwein lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Schwein. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwein works Hussain 's body with a nice hook.
Schwein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hussain has time to react.
A jab lands there for Schwein.
Hussain is still on wobbly legs! Can Schwein finish him?
Hussain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hussain seems to have recovered his senses.
Hussain takes a kick to the side of the head.
Schwein cracks Hussain with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Schwein has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hussain to stand back up!
Nice body kick from Schwein.
Schwein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schwein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hussain doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwein connects with the punch.
Hussain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hussain there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crack! A monster head kick from Schwein and Hussain falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Schwein!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wirbel Schwein!
Saladin Hussain was interviewed post fight and said 'I am devastated. Sorry to the fans I really trained hard for this fight. Morrison was just the better man on the day'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micky Oniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
167 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Stick!
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, Micky Oniel!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stick shoots in for a takedown but Oniel shows good takedown defense.
Oniel's coach down at Fitness elite 24/7 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Oniel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Oniel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oniel scores with a one two! Stick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oniel lands a two punch combo.
We've been hearing reports that Stick has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Oniel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stick to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stick slips nicely into half guard.
Stick is thwarting Oniel's attempts to control the position.
Stick lands strikes from half guard.
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!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stick connects with a nice short shot to Oniel's temple.
Oniel tries to kick Stick off but Stick keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stick drops an elbow to the side of Oniel's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oniel tries to roll over but Stick keeps him under control.
Oniel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stick is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stick drops an elbow to the side of Oniel's head.
Stick lands strikes from half guard.
Stick is trying to control. Oniel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oniel is trying to stand up here but Stick is controlling him well.
Stick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stick connects with a nice short shot to Oniel's temple.
Oniel is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stick is trying to control the action in half guard but Oniel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stick is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stick winds up and cracks Oniel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Stick.
Oniel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oniel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oniel has hold of Stick's hands but Stick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stick is keen to just control but Oniel is a slippery customer.
Oniel tries to get to full guard but Stick has control of the leg.
Oniel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stick scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stick sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stick seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oniel for as long as he can get away with.
Stick tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oniel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stick is nestled in close to Oniel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stick slips a nice elbow through Oniel's hands, connecting with Oniel's forehead.
Oniel trying to control here.
Oniel tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Stick has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stick with the ground and pound from mount.
Stick tries to control but Oniel wriggling away.
Stick landing strikes from the mount.
Oniel is rocked!
Stick postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Oniel badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Stick around the waist but Stick pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Stick is the winner by TKO! Stick jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Stick!
Jack Stick thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massa Hurmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Sorentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
197 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massa Hurmaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonah Sorentino!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown
and Sorentino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hurmaaja takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown
and Sorentino counters with a nice uppercut.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown
and Sorentino counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massa Hurmaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sorentino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hurmaaja at a distance.
Hurmaaja misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Sorentino to counter with a crisp jab.
Hurmaaja goes for a double leg but Sorentino avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sorentino continues to drive forward.
Hurmaaja fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hurmaaja gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sorentino counters with a nice uppercut.
Sorentino throws a right and a left that Hurmaaja avoids nicely.
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!
Hurmaaja looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmaaja closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sorentino to the mat! Sorentino manages to get full guard.
Hurmaaja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hurmaaja throws a big elbow that misses.
Sorentino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hurmaaja.
Hurmaaja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sorentino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurmaaja throws an elbow that misses. Sorentino uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hurmaaja's guard. Nice move by Sorentino!
Sorentino is looking to stand up but Hurmaaja won't let him.
Sorentino must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hurmaaja bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sorentino's guard.
Sorentino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sorentino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hurmaaja pushing down on Sorentino's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hurmaaja looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sorentino with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hurmaaja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurmaaja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hurmaaja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hurmaaja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurmaaja passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hurmaaja punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Hurmaaja connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Poor strikes thrown by Hurmaaja there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hurmaaja raining down shots from the mount!
Sorentino is rocked!
Hurmaaja thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sorentino is still in real trouble! Can Hurmaaja finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Hurmaaja! Sorentino is hurt baaadly! Hurmaaja is firing away with more strikes - Sorentino is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Massa Hurmaaja!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Serge Ibaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ibaka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to S.A.R.S. - Lutka. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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26
143 lbs
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26
132 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Serge Ibaka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Small!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibaka walks into a left hand.
Ibaka 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.
Ibaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ibaka can't find room to land a body shot as Small controls the action.
Ibaka presses Small against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Small looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Small tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ibaka lands an uppercut.
Ibaka tries a body shot but Small blocks it.
Ibaka lands a nice shot to the body.
Ibaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ibaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Small backwards.
Ibaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ibaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Small backwards.
Ibaka lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibaka lands a shoulder strike.
Ibaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka lands with a light punch inside.
Ibaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Small backwards.
Small is rocked!
Small drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ibaka gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Small is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibaka finish him?
A body shot lands from Ibaka.
Ibaka digs a right hand into Small's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Small's gas tank.
Small looks winded!
Ibaka unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Small! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ibaka is unloading with more strikes now! Small drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serge Ibaka!
Serge Ibaka retains his bantamweight title!
Serge Ibaka spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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