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The Island Season 3, 205 lbs, Round 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludko Struja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ludko Struja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Matt Couture!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture misses with a body shot.
Struja scores with a shot to the body.
Couture cracks Struja with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Couture misses with a low kick.
Couture thows a left - swing and a miss!
Struja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ludko Struja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture misses with a hook
and Struja counters with a right hand to the body.
Struja throws an overhand right that lands on Couture's shoulder, as Couture tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Couture as he avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Struja.
Struja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Struja misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja moves away from the strike by Couture.
Sloppy strikes from Struja. Those never looked like landing.
Couture throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Struja on the side of the head.
It looks like Ludko Struja has been cut.
Couture misses with a wild body shot.
Struja feinted with a counter takedown.
Struja misses with a left hand
and Couture counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Couture slips a straight right by Struja.
Matt Couture is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Couture scores with a sloppy right hand. Struja should have avoided that one.
Couture has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Struja throws a body punch but Couture moves out of range.
Struja looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Struja throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja tries for a takedown but Couture circles away easily
and Couture counters with a nice right hand that sends Struja toppling to the canvas! Struja scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Couture finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Struja just misses with a punch to the body.
Struja pivots, looking for a leg kick but Couture is out of range and Struja settles back down.
Couture throws a counter combo.
Struja tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Couture is able to avoid easily.
Struja gets a clinch.
Struja tries to land knees in the clinch but Couture avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Couture.
Couture prevents Struja from breaking the clinch.
Couture lands a left hand.
Struja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Struja dives in and grabs Couture's left leg, looking for a takedown. Couture pushes down on Struja's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludko Struja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Struja takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Couture.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Couture.
Struja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
Struja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Struja misses with a hook
and Couture counters with a big right hand! Oh Struja is in trouble here! Couture follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Couture!
Matt Couture bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saintly Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rice Aroni (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saintly Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rice Aroni!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Aroni counters with a thumping low kick.
Fish closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aroni circles away.
Aroni is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fish has his takedown stuffed
letting Aroni counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saintly Fish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fish doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aroni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish shoots in for a double leg but Aroni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aroni throws a counter combo.
Fish shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fish trying to control the position from guard on top but Aroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aroni is keeping the position for now.
Fish throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fish drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fish jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aroni keeping moving, preventing Fish from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fish drops back looking for a leg! Aroni is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aroni manages to kick Fish off! Fish jumps back into Aroni's guard.
Aroni keeping moving, preventing Fish from controlling successfully.
Fish drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Fish seems to have locked his on tight now - Aroni screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Fish, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Saintly Fish!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Theodorou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Theodorou has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Coleman's chin.
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Theodorou!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theodorou shoots for a takedown but Coleman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Theodorou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Theodorou has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Coleman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Theodorou gets tackled into the cage by Coleman. Coleman maintains the clinch.
Coleman lands an elbow that stopped Theodorou in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jake Theodorou has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coleman.
Coleman landing knees to the body.
Coleman scores with a knee to the head.
Theodorou takes an elbow to the forehead.
Theodorou manages to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Theodorou seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Coleman trying to control but Theodorou is working from the bottom.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Theodorou keeps moving.
Theodorou bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coleman's 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!
Theodorou landing some decent shots from guard.
Theodorou works over Coleman with some ground and pound from guard.
Theodorou has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodorou lands a couple of digs.
Theodorou with a nice head shot there.
Coleman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Theodorou is working Coleman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Coleman looking to control.
Coleman looking to control but Theodorou passes into half guard.
Theodorou takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Coleman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Theodorou on the ground.
Coleman is trying to maintain the position but Theodorou is very close to passing his half guard.
Coleman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coleman tries to get out of the position.
Theodorou seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Coleman is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jake Theodorou!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jake Theodorou waved his t-shirt featuring Atlantis's logo in front of the cameras.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between LightHeavy Weight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Mcginty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Mcginty is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, LightHeavy Weight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Mcginty!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weight gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Weight misses with a body shot.
Mcginty scores with a jab.
Mcginty connects with a single shot there.
Mcginty misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Mcginty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scott Mcginty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcginty.
Weight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcginty.
Mcginty lands a jab to Weight's midsection.
Weight takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Weight throws a shot from downtown. Mcginty moves away and avoids it.
Mcginty scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcginty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mcginty has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Weight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcginty.
Mcginty lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Weight is rocked!
Weight has managed to clinch.
Oh Weight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mcginty tries to circle away but Weight has him pinned against the cage.
Weight seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice elbow from Weight.
It looks like Scott Mcginty has been cut.
Weight prevents Mcginty from breaking the clinch.
Mcginty has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weight lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mcginty is trying to push Weight away but Weight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Weight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weight lands an elbow inside.
Weight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcginty backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Weight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Weight lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcginty backwards.
Weight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mcginty breaks the clinch.
Weight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mcginty.
Weight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcginty.
Weight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mcginty tests Weight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mcginty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcginty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcginty throws a jab but it's blocked by Weight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mcginty.
Nice uppercut there from Mcginty.
Mcginty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Weight to score with a decent uppercut.
Mcginty connects with a body shot.
Mcginty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weight was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Weight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcginty was well out of range. Poor timing from Weight.
Weight gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mcginty is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Weight had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Weight lands with a good body shot.
Mcginty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Weight at a distance.
Mcginty is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A jab from Weight misses.
Weight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mcginty, as that shot connected.
Mcginty swings for the body but Weight moves out of range.
Mcginty slips under a jab from Weight.
Weight moves into the clinch successfully.
Weight misses with a punch to the body.
Weight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcginty takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mcginty can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weight.
Mcginty avoids the elbow strike from Weight, against the cage.
Mcginty takes an elbow to the temple.
Weight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Weight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from Weight.
Mcginty is looking to break free of the clinch but Weight has double underhooks.
Weight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mcginty's defenses.
Weight misses with an elbow strike.
Mcginty takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mcginty takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weight gets through Mcginty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mcginty is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mcginty's defenses.
Mcginty is still on wobbly legs! Can Weight finish him?
Weight lands an elbow inside that Mcginty shrugs off.
Clinched against the cage, Weight lands a big elbow that drops Mcginty! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Mcginty is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LightHeavy Weight!
LightHeavy Weight decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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