Sand Everywhere PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shronky Macdougal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: 2pac - All Eyez On Me. Shronky Macdougal had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Macdougal
vs
Jackson

188 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

193 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shronky Macdougal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julius Jackson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Macdougal seems unphased.

It looks like Shronky Macdougal has been cut.
Macdougal looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Macdougal closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Macdougal pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Jackson lands a big uppercut and Macdougal crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Macdougal looks OK. Jackson waves Macdougal back to his feet!

Macdougal is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Jackson moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Macdougal! Jackson continues to tee off on Macdougal, landing with a left and a right! Jackson connects with a right hand that leaves Macdougal sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Jackson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Julius Jackson!
In his post fight interview, Julius Jackson gave a big smile as he said 'It's good to be king'.

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seweryn Dracki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Dracki
vs
Walker

225 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Seweryn Dracki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Walker!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker goes for a double leg but Dracki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dracki continues to drive forward.
Dracki tries to land a body kick

and Walker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dracki's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dracki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dracki trying to keep a closed guard but Walker is proving a slippery customer.
Dracki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
Dracki will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Walker drops back looking for a leg! Dracki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dracki manages to kick Walker off! Walker jumps back into Dracki's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Walker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Walker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dracki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dracki 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.
Dracki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Walker is controlling him.
Dracki 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.
Dracki trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Dracki looking for a guillotine here but Walker defends easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Dracki's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Walker postures up and lands a big shot to Dracki's brow.

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.

Walker stands up and waves to Dracki to follow him.
Dracki throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Dracki shoots in.
Dracki is breathing heavily.
Dracki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Walker.

Walker is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Dracki is trying to escape and Walker transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Dracki is forced to tap! Nice work there by Walker! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Walker!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Basil McCrystal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Stripes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

McCrystal
vs
Stripes

185 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Basil McCrystal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harvey Stripes!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCrystal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCrystal throws a combination. Stripes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McCrystal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McCrystal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stripes is able to avoid easily.
McCrystal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stripes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McCrystal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stripes - the referee stops the clock and McCrystal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stripes. McCrystal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stripes swats away the attempt to clinch by McCrystal.
McCrystal misses with a double jab.
McCrystal fails to land the takedown.
McCrystal takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Basil McCrystal has been cut.
Stripes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stripes misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCrystal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrystal looks to land a combination but Stripes avoids it well.
McCrystal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stripes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCrystal somewhat.

Stripes lands a big head kick that sends McCrystal tumbling to the mat! Stripes takes a step backwards and waves McCrystal back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McCrystal scores with a body shot.
McCrystal lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCrystal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stripes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stripes throws a wild body kick that McCrystal sees coming a mile off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stripes. That's going to slow McCrystal down.
McCrystal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stripes looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Stripes backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks McCrystal's temple! It sends McCrystal violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Stripes celebrates and the doctors try to help McCrystal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Harvey Stripes!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: So SPeCIAL. Bobby Bones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bones
vs
Taylor

192 cm
19
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricardo Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor misses with an uppercut

and Bones counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Bones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

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

Bones postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Taylor is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bones, into his guard.

Taylor is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Bones has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Taylor is looking to defend but Bones has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Taylor! Bones pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Taylor taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bobby Bones!
A very excited looking Bobby Bones 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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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ranko Vrhovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredric Brannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ranko Vrhovski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vrhovski
vs
Brannon

188 cm
25
194 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ranko Vrhovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fredric Brannon!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brannon fails with the takedown
and Vrhovski counters with a series of strikes. Brannon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brannon throws a combination that misses

and Vrhovski counters by moving into the clinch.
Vrhovski lands a hook that snaps the head of Brannon backwards.
Brannon has Vrhovski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vrhovski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vrhovski lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Vrhovski on the inside.
Vrhovski lands a good knee to the midsection. Brannon won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vrhovski.
Vrhovski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vrhovski pushes Brannon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vrhovski pushes off an throws an elbow but Brannon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vrhovski.
Vrhovski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brannon is defending well for now.
Brannon throws a punch but it's blocked by Vrhovski.
Vrhovski scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Vrhovski.
Brannon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ranko Vrhovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredric Brannon.
Brannon throws a head punch that misses.
Vrhovski connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrhovski lands a right hand.
Vrhovski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brannon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vrhovski lands a nice knee to the body.
Vrhovski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brannon backwards.
Vrhovski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vrhovski keeps control of Brannon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vrhovski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vrhovski lands with a light punch inside.
Vrhovski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vrhovski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vrhovski lands a knee to the head.

Brannon is rocked!

It looks like Fredric Brannon 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!
Vrhovski lands a right hand.
Brannon is still on wobbly legs! Can Vrhovski finish him?
Vrhovski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vrhovski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brannon wants a takedown but no success here.
Vrhovski digs a right hand underneath Brannon's ribcage. Brannon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by Vrhovski.
A knee to the head by Vrhovski.
Brannon swings wildly with an uppercut but Vrhovski uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrhovski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brannon backwards.
Brannon scores with a shoulder strike.
We've been hearing reports that Vrhovski has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vrhovski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vrhovski lands a big knee to the head and Brannon goes down! Vrhovski pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ranko Vrhovski!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corinthos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Jordan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Corinthos
vs
Jordan

187 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Vikai Gear Island

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sonny Corinthos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Victor Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Jordan does no damage.
Jordan throws a jab but it's blocked by Corinthos.
Corinthos fakes the leg kick and cracks Jordan in the body.
A cross from Corinthos lands.
Jordan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Sonny Corinthos has been cut.
Corinthos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Jordan. Those never looked like landing.
Jordan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jordan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jordan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan misses with a double jab.
Jordan misses with the combination.
Jordan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Corinthos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corinthos throws a leg kick that misses.
Jordan misses with a two punch combination.
Corinthos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jordan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jordan throws a series of punches but Corinthos avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corinthos lands a slapping body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Jordan scores with a four punch combination!
Jordan throws a combination that misses
and Corinthos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Corinthos.
Jordan looks winded!

Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jordan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jordan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Corinthos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Jordan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Corinthos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Corinthos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jordan. That did some damage!
Corinthos lands a right hook to the body.
Corinthos moves out of range of the strikes.
Corinthos looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Corinthos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Corinthos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corinthos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jordan eats them both and turns towards Corinthos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Jordan is rocked!

It looks like Victor Jordan has been cut.
Corinthos slips a straight right by Jordan.
Jordan is still on wobbly legs! Can Corinthos finish him?
Jordan misses with a wild combination.
Jordan seems to have recovered his senses.
Jordan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Corinthos has time to react.
Jordan fails to land with a series of punches.
Jordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jordan lands a jab-cross combination.
Jordan throws out a powerful jab.
Jordan takes one on the button.
Jordan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corinthos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jordan moves out of range as Corinthos throws a body kick.
Victor Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corinthos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jordan. Jordan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corinthos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Corinthos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jordan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jordan throws a shot from downtown. Corinthos moves away and avoids it.
Corinthos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corinthos. Jordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jordan misses with a two punch combination.
Corinthos throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jordan avoids it.
Jordan throws a nice looking combination but Corinthos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jordan misses with a wild combination.
Corinthos thuds a left hand into Jordan's body.
Jordan misses with a wild combination.
Jordan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Corinthos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Corinthos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corinthos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corinthos connects with a leg kick. Jordan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jordan misses with a series of wild punches.
Jordan swinging wildly here.
Corinthos works Jordan's body with a nice hook.
Corinthos lands a body shot.
Jordan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corinthos misses with a body shot.
Jordan throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corinthos just misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Corinthos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jordan misses with the combination.
Jordan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sonny Corinthos will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Corinthos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Corinthos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jordan misses with a few strikes there.
Corinthos is looking to wear down Jordan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Corinthos slips under a jab from Jordan.
Corinthos swinging wildly here.
Corinthos misses with a series of wild punches.
Jordan misses with a combination
and Corinthos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sonny Corinthos is winning the standup battle so far.
Jordan looks to land a combination but Corinthos avoids it well.
Corinthos connects with an inside leg kick.
Sonny Corinthos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corinthos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Corinthos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jordan letting Corinthos take a breather here.

Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Jordan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Corinthos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jordan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jordan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jordan duly obliges.
Corinthos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jordan is breathing heavily.
Corinthos takes a swing at Jordan's ribcage but misses.
Jordan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jordan avoids a kick to the body.
Jordan is looking for the big counter here.
Corinthos misses with a leg kick.
Corinthos misses with the combination.
Corinthos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jordan.
Corinthos jabs Jordan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jordan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jordan throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan misses with a looping left.
Jordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corinthos.
Corinthos throws a leg kick but Jordan checks it.
Jordan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corinthos.
Corinthos throws a nice looking combination but Jordan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Jordan does no damage.
Jordan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corinthos thuds a left hand into Jordan's body.
Corinthos misses with a kick to the body.
Corinthos tries to work over Jordan's front leg with a kick but Jordan checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Corinthos.
Jordan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jordan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jordan tries to bum rush Corinthos with a series of wild strikes but Corinthos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corinthos throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan defending well as Corinthos loads up on a big left hand.
Corinthos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jordan is able to avoid easily.
Corinthos tries a low kick but Jordan avoids it.
Jordan checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jordan blocks the leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Corinthos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Corinthos.

Corinthos gets a takedown into half guard.
Jordan wants to get back to full guard.
Jordan trying to control from the bottom.
Corinthos not doing much here.
Jordan trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corinthos content to control rather than advance.

Corinthos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Corinthos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Corinthos dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Corinthos. That snapped Jordan's head back.
Corinthos with a hook.
Jordan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sloppy strikes from Jordan. Those never looked like landing.
Corinthos throws a nice looking combination but Jordan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jordan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corinthos circles away quickly and effectively.
Corinthos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Corinthos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jordan checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Jordan.
As Corinthos backs off Jordan throws a huge counter combo but Corinthos manages to avoid it all.
Corinthos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corinthos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jordan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jordan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corinthos throws a right and a left that Jordan avoids nicely.
Despite the aggression on Jordan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan throws a right and a left that Corinthos avoids nicely.
Corinthos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jordan throws a nice looking combination but Corinthos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jordan misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Corinthos rushes Jordan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jordan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corinthos pushes Jordan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Corinthos misses with a body punch.

Corinthos breaks the clinch.
Corinthos slips a straight right by Jordan.
Corinthos is looking to counter punch.
Corinthos tests Jordan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corinthos misses the shot to the body.
Jordan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corinthos throws out the jab.
Jordan misses with the combination.
Jordan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Corinthos looks to land a combination. Jordan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Corinthos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jordan.
A little jabbing left from Jordan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jordan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Corinthos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonny Corinthos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corinthos misses with a low kick.
Corinthos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Corinthos is looking to counter punch.
Corinthos lands with a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Jordan. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Corinthos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jordan misses with a wild combination.
A quick step to the side and Corinthos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corinthos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jordan can do to turn this around?
Corinthos misses with a body shot.
Jordan misses with a series of wild punches.
Jordan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corinthos.
Nice defenses there by Corinthos.
Corinthos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jordan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a right hand that misses
and Corinthos counters with a series of strikes. Jordan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Corinthos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jordan 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.
Corinthos looks to throw the jab but Jordan is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Jordan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Corinthos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jordan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Corinthos is looking to counter with a body kick.
Corinthos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Corinthos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jordan misses with a series of wild punches.
Corinthos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Corinthos dodges the punch combination from Jordan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corinthos. Jordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jordan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corinthos.
It appears Corinthos was looking to counter with a kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corinthos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corinthos scores with a jab.
Corinthos throws a body punch but Jordan moves out of range.
Corinthos throws a push kick but Jordan slaps the foot to one side.
Jordan fails to land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Corinthos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corinthos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jordan counters with a two punch combo.
Victor Jordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jordan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jordan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jordan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Corinthos cracks Jordan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jordan checks a leg kick nicely.
Corinthos slips a jab and a cross from Jordan.
Corinthos misses with a few strikes there.
Jordan drops his hands momentarily and Corinthos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jordan throws out a loose jab but Corinthos uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Corinthos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corinthos 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Corinthos!
Sonny Corinthos 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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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Harrison Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Change the World. Bobby Hall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hall
vs
Harrison Wells

190 cm
25
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Vikai Gear Island

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brett Harrison Wells!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wells pinned against the cage. Wells gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A cross from Wells lands.
Wells throws a solid leg kick but Hall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wells.
Hall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Wells.
Hall moves away from the strike by Wells.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wells swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hall counters with a takedown into side control.
Wells on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hall misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wells takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wells really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hall lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hall fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wells is looking for a sweep.
Hall working the head and body with strikes.
Wells is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hall lands a nice forearm strike.
Hall working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Check out the look on Hall's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Hall has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Wells is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hall yanks on the arm and Wells is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hall.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Hall!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bobby Hall waved his t-shirt featuring Vikai Gear Island's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Brett Harrison Wells had this to say: 'Gotta work on my ground game. Il get better from here on. Props to him'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temoodschin Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Fitzgerald
vs
Khan

180 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franklin Fitzgerald!
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, Temoodschin Khan!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Fitzgerald misses.
Fitzgerald blocks a head kick by Khan.

Khan lands a high kick to the side of Fitzgerald's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Khan dives into guard, looking to finish.

It looks like Franklin Fitzgerald has been cut.

Khan has gone for a leg lock! Fitzgerald slips out almost immediately though and dives into Khan's guard.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan wants to stand but Fitzgerald is controlling the position.
Khan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Khan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fitzgerald not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fitzgerald passes Khan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khan's head.
Khan is trying to stand up here but Fitzgerald is controlling him well.
Fitzgerald stalling.
Fitzgerald stops Khan from getting back to his feet.

Khan pushes Fitzgerald off and gets back to his feet.
Khan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fitzgerald lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fitzgerald scores with a jab.
Fitzgerald connects with a combination that backs up Khan into the cage. Fitzgerald lands a flurry of punches that gets past Khan's guard. Khan is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Fitzgerald bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franklin Fitzgerald!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Achillies Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luk Yuha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendricks comes to the cage accompanied by Rocky Theme. Achillies Hendricks has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hendricks
vs
Yuha

180 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Achillies Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luk Yuha!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks ducks under a wild hook from Yuha.
Hendricks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hendricks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yuha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hendricks misses with a takedown
enabling Yuha to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Achillies Hendricks has been cut.
Hendricks scores with a jab to the head.
Hendricks catches Yuha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yuha displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hendricks lands with a nice body punch.
Yuha misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Hendricks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hendricks closes the distance but Yuha moves to the side
and Yuha counters with a nice body shot.
Hendricks slips a straight right by Yuha.
Yuha cracks Hendricks with an open hand slap.
Hendricks connects with the punch.
Yuha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yuha gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hendricks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Yuha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yuha wants to stand but Hendricks is controlling the position.
Hendricks scoring with some ground and pound.
Yuha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yuha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hendricks chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuha 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.
Hendricks lands a couple of elbows.
Yuha wants to stand but Hendricks is controlling the position.

Yuha is trying to push Hendricks off with his feet but Hendricks grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Yuha's ankles and Yuha is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Achillies Hendricks!
Achillies Hendricks seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernardu Palmier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles has chosen Have Heart - Armed With A Mind as his entrance music. Fernardu Palmier could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Danny Charles's chin.

Palmier
vs
Charles

179 cm
25
180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight 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, Fernardu Palmier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Charles!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

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.
Charles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Charles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Charles takes one to the chin there.
Palmier scores with a sloppy right hand. Charles should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palmier. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palmier seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Palmier closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Palmier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmier lands a body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Palmier.
Palmier works on Charles's body with a couple of short punches.
Palmier digs a right hand underneath Charles's ribcage. Charles let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Palmier lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Charles is rocked!
Palmier stalling.
Charles is still on wobbly legs! Can Palmier finish him?
Nice body punch from Palmier.
Charles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Palmier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palmier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Charles up against the cage.
Charles is looking to break free of the clinch but Palmier has double underhooks.
Palmier pushes Charles against the cage. Palmier is working some dirty boxing. Palmier pushes off with a quick right hook! Charles goes down! Charles tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Palmier moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernardu Palmier!
Fernardu Palmier retains his welterweight title!
A less than humble Fernardu Palmier misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.