Solitude 40 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karistokas Thereduuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Contreiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Contreiras has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thereduuo
vs
Contreiras

165 cm
25
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Karistokas Thereduuo!
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, Julio Contreiras!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thereduuo dives in and scores a takedown into Contreiras's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Contreiras working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thereduuo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thereduuo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thereduuo lands a couple of elbows.
Contreiras is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thereduuo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thereduuo distracts Contreiras with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Contreiras throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Thereduuo escapes and throws Contreiras's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Thereduuo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Thereduuo cracks Contreiras with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Thereduuo moves into full mount!
Thereduuo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Contreiras?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contreiras is working to get back to half guard.
Contreiras is trying to stand up.
Thereduuo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Contreiras is rocked!
Thereduuo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Contreiras is still in real trouble! Can Thereduuo finish him?
Thereduuo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Thereduuo swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Karistokas Thereduuo!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Debe Emtu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mairbek Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emtu comes to the cage accompanied by Fade To Black. Taisumov has chosen Castle in the snow as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Emtu
vs
Taisumov

182 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

188 cm
26
213 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Debe Emtu!
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, Mairbek Taisumov!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taisumov tries to clinch there but Emtu circles away.
Emtu throws a hook to the side of Taisumov's head but Taisumov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taisumov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Taisumov misses the shot to the body.
Emtu needs to keep his hands up - Taisumov had a free shot at his head there.
A slow jab from Emtu misses its intended target.
Emtu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taisumov.
Taisumov swinging wildly here.
Emtu throws a looping overhand right but Taisumov ducks down to avoid it.
Taisumov moves out of range as Emtu strikes.
Taisumov swinging wildly here.
Emtu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy left from Emtu finds it's target.
Emtu throws a hook but Taisumov avoids it easily.
Taisumov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emtu connects with a looping right hand.
Taisumov defending well as Emtu loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Taisumov.
Taisumov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emtu misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taisumov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Emtu checks it well.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Taisumov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Emtu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Emtu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Emtu throws a looping overhand right but Taisumov ducks down to avoid it.
Taisumov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Emtu looks to throw the jab but Taisumov is out of range.
Emtu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Emtu tries to move into range but Taisumov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taisumov misses with a wild body shot.
Taisumov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emtu.
Taisumov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taisumov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Emtu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taisumov slaps away a takedown attempt from Emtu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taisumov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mairbek Taisumov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emtu throws the left hand but Taisumov avoids the punch easily.
Emtu lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emtu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emtu misses with a left hand
letting Taisumov counter with a right hand.
Taisumov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Emtu is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov lands with a right and another and another! Emtu is in big trouble! Taisumov lands again and this time it's lights out for Emtu! A quality knockout there for Taisumov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mairbek Taisumov!
Our winner, Mairbek Taisumov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Toad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Toad
vs
Man

150 cm
26
240 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Captain Toad!
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, Fat Man!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man closes the distance looking to clinch
and Toad counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Fat Man has been cut.
Man looks to clinch
and Toad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man takes one to the side of the head.
Toad ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Man gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Toad.

Toad gets tackled into the cage by Man. Man maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Man.

Toad breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Man lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man closes the distance but Toad moves to the side

and Toad counters with a crisp right hand that drops Man! Toad lets Man back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Man is rocked!
Man wants to clinch but Toad slips to the side
and Toad 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. Toad 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 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Captain Toad!
After winning the bout, Captain Toad thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santino Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grizzly Adamz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adamz has chosen Fight Night as his entrance music. Grizzly Adamz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Carolla
vs
Adamz

225 cm
26
300 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santino Carolla!
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, Grizzly Adamz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carolla throws a shot to the body.
Carolla misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Adamz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adamz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carolla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Adamz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carolla cracks Adamz with a good jab.
Carolla misses the jab.
Adamz throws a right hand that misses
and Carolla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adamz lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Carolla misses the target.
Adamz throws out a loose jab but Carolla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grizzly Adamz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Carolla misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla loads up on a big right hand but Adamz slips the punch.
Carolla avoids the body shot from Adamz.
It looked like Carolla wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adamz throws a good cross that connects.
Carolla misses with a lunging right hand
and Adamz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adamz lands a head shot.
Carolla blocks a jab.
Carolla walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adamz lands with a shot to the body.
Adamz misses with a looping left.
Carolla scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Adamz misses the target.
Carolla moves away from the strike by Adamz.
Adamz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Adamz 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.
Carolla catches Adamz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carolla throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adamz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Adamz misses.
Adamz misses with a hook. Carolla ducked under it nicely.
Carolla swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adamz throws a poor cross that misses
and Carolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Grizzly Adamz has been cut.
Carolla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carolla is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla with a nice cross.
Adamz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carolla had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A telegraphed right hand from Adamz misses the target.
Carolla is looking for a counter combo.
Adamz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Adamz misses with an uppercut
and Carolla scores with a counter punch that sends Adamz to the canvas! Carolla smells blood - he's punishing Adamz with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Adamz has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santino Carolla!
In defeat, Grizzly Adamz stepped up to the mic, saying 'I Will be back indeed.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Abreu
vs
Santos

188 cm
25
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

214 cm
26
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Abreu!
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, Anderson Santos!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Abreu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abreu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Abreu misses with a looping left.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Abreu.
Santos throws a wild body kick that Abreu sees coming a mile off.
Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Abreu's head back.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abreu.
Santos scores with a body shot.
Santos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abreu.

Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abreu misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Santos.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abreu.
Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Santos tries a body shot but Abreu blocks it.
Santos lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Rafael Abreu has been cut.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abreus head.
Abreu tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Abreu back against the cage.
Abreu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Abreu in his tracks for a moment.
Santos digs a right hand underneath Abreu's ribcage. Abreu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abreu is breathing heavily.
Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abreu misses with the head strike.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Abreu in his tracks for a moment.
Santos lands a nice knee to the body.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Abreu controls the action.
Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Rafael Abreu's cut is getting worse.
Santos lands a shot to the body.
Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
Santos scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos is working Abreu over against the cage.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santos gets through Abreu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santos landing knees to the body.
Abreu trying to control the position but instead, Santos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abreu into the cage.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Rafael Abreu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Santos.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Santos obliges.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abreu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Santos.
Santos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abreu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Santos lands a knee to the body.
Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Santos.
Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abreu backwards.

Jeez, Rafael Abreu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rafael Abreu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anderson Santos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucia Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peyton Rudger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2pac When We Ride On Our Enemies. Lucia Gracie had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Gracie
vs
Rudger

188 cm
26
270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucia Gracie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peyton Rudger!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peyton Rudger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rudger gets a clinch.
Rudger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Lucia Gracie has been cut.

Rudger drops Gracie onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gracie is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Rudger lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Rudger lands with a right to the head.

Gracie is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rudger pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rudger scores with a shot to the side of Gracie 's head.
Rudger throws a big uppercut that drops Gracie ! More strikes from Rudger and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gracie lies dazed against the cage as Rudger celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peyton Rudger!
An out of breath Peyton Rudger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Aldo
vs
Yamato

155 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Jimi Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hans Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yamato gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Aldo to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Aldo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yamato looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yamato looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yamato!
Yamato tries to move into full mount but can't pass Aldo's legs.
Aldo is looking for a sweep.

Yamato tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yamato has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hans Yamato!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kouro Humbundi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kouro Humbundi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Humbundi
vs
Bullard

210 cm
26
245 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

193 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Vikai Gear Island

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kouro Humbundi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bull Bullard !
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humbundi misses with a hook
and Bullard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Humbundi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Humbundi misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Humbundi.
Humbundi misses with some punches.
Bullard lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bullard .
A head punch on the inside from Bullard fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Bullard fails to land.
Humbundi blocks an uppercut.
Humbundi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Humbundi controlling the action here for a moment.
Humbundi misses with the head strike.
Bullard lands a hook that snaps the head of Humbundi backwards.
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!
Bullard letting Humbundi take a breather here.
Humbundi blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humbundi lands with a right to the head.
Humbundi blocking some punches.
Humbundi digs a right hand underneath Bullard 's ribcage. Bullard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Humbundi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bullard swings wildly with an uppercut but Humbundi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Humbundi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bullard .
Bullard misses with a punch on the inside.
Humbundi pushes Bullard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bullard takes a shot to the head.
Bullard tries a body shot but Humbundi blocks it.
Humbundi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bullard backwards.
Bullard takes a shot to the head.
Humbundi blocks an uppercut.
Bullard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bullard struggles to land a body shot inside as Humbundi controls his hands.
Bullard blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Humbundi misses with a punch on the inside.
Humbundi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humbundi blocks an uppercut.
Bullard throws a punch but it's blocked by Humbundi.
Humbundi throws a head punch that misses.
Bullard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Humbundi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bullard backwards.
Humbundi working aggressively here.
Humbundi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bullard misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullard .
Humbundi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Bullard .
Humbundi slows down the pace here.
Bullard gets through Humbundi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bullard tries a body shot but Humbundi blocks it.
Bullard swings wildly with an uppercut but Humbundi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Humbundi misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humbundi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Humbundi.
Humbundi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bullard throws a punch but it's blocked by Humbundi.
Humbundi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Humbundi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Humbundi taking a breather.
Humbundi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bullard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Humbundi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bullard can turn it around.
Humbundi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Humbundi has a couple of punches blocked by Bullard .
Bullard misses with a body punch.
Humbundi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bullard backwards.
Humbundi stalls.
Humbundi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bullard misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humbundi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Humbundi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bullard misses with a punch on the inside.
Humbundi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Bullard fails to land.
Bullard misses with some punches.
Humbundi misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Humbundi.
Humbundi stalling.
Bullard blocks a body shot from Humbundi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Humbundi.
A head punch on the inside from Bullard fails to land.
Bullard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullard working aggressively here.
Humbundi lands with a left to the head.
Humbundi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bullard working aggressively here.
Humbundi blocks an uppercut.
Bullard misses with some punches.
Humbundi misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kouro Humbundi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Humbundi looks to throw the jab but Bullard is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Bullard 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Humbundi throws a hook to the side of Bullard 's head but Bullard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kouro Humbundi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Humbundi swings for the body but Bullard moves out of range.
Bullard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Humbundi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Humbundi has managed to clinch.
Humbundi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Humbundi.

Bullard is rocked!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Humbundi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bullard blocks an uppercut.
Humbundi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Humbundi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bullard can do to turn this around?

Humbundi drops Bullard onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bullard is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bullard is still on wobbly legs! Can Humbundi finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullard blocking some punches.
Bullard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bullard swings wildly with an uppercut but Humbundi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Humbundi blocks an uppercut.
Humbundi working aggressively here.
Humbundi swings wildly with an uppercut but Bullard uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Humbundi.
Bullard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kouro Humbundi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bullard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Humbundi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bullard .
A head punch on the inside from Humbundi fails to land.
Humbundi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bullard seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch on the inside from Bullard fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard tries to throw a body punch but Humbundi avoids it by throwing Bullard back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Humbundi.
Still in the clinch, Humbundi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Humbundi blocks a body shot from Bullard .
Bullard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bullard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Humbundi blocks a body shot from Bullard .
Humbundi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bullard controls his hands.
Humbundi tries to throw a body punch but Bullard avoids it by throwing Humbundi back against the cage.
Bullard tries to work over Humbundi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Humbundi blocks a body shot from Bullard .
Humbundi lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Humbundi.
Bullard can't find room to land a body shot as Humbundi controls the action.
Humbundi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bullard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bullard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Humbundi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bullard misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humbundi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Humbundi lands a body shot.
Humbundi tries to work over Bullard 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bullard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullard .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Humbundi stalls.
Humbundi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Humbundi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Humbundi.
A short right from Humbundi on the inside.
Humbundi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Humbundi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Humbundi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bullard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bullard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bullard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Humbundi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humbundi dips a shoulder and cracks Bullard with a mighty uppercut! Bullard falls back against the cage and Humbundi unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bullard is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Humbundi screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kouro Humbundi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janghong Pasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boucher
vs
Pasty

184 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

181 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roberto Boucher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Janghong Pasty!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasty throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Boucher to counter with a crisp jab.
Pasty missing with a left hand there. Boucher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boucher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boucher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pasty swings widly with a right hand
and Boucher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pasty throws a right hand that misses
and Boucher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boucher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boucher swats away the attempt to clinch by Pasty.
Boucher was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Pasty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boucher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pasty throws a sloppy body shot
and Pasty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pasty lands with a hook. Boucher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Roberto Boucher has been cut.
Pasty misses with a hook
and Boucher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pasty misses with a body shot
and Boucher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boucher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boucher.
Pasty ducks under a wild hook from Boucher.
Pasty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boucher.
Pasty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boucher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pasty throws a jab when Boucher was well out of range.
Boucher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pasty finds it's way round the side to connect with Boucher's head.
Pasty throws a poor cross that misses
and Boucher counters with a straight right hand.
Pasty swings for the body but Boucher moves out of range.
Boucher is looking to counter punch.
Pasty's coach down at The Hut - $50 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pasty's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pasty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boucher at a distance.
Pasty throws an off balance right hand
letting Boucher counter with a right hand.
Boucher slips under a jab from Pasty.
Boucher moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasty throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boucher counters with a straight right hand.
Pasty misses with a left hand
and Boucher counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Pasty is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pasty misses with a left hand
and Boucher counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Boucher!
A less than humble Roberto Boucher misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petey Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Raise up. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

James
vs
Pablo

189 cm
25
210 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

194 cm
26
204 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joy James!
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, Petey Pablo!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pablo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
James misses with a hook.
James misses the jab.
Pablo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
James takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pablo slips a straight right by James.
Pablo tries a quick counter leg kick but James is wise to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Pablo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from James misses.
Pablo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
James definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
Pablo with a hook.
Pablo moves out of range as James strikes.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pablo was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Pablo counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo scores with a spinning back kick!
Pablo looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pablo.
James misses with a hook
and Pablo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Pablo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pablo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
James lands with a good body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
Pablo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Pablo counters with an inside leg kick.
James scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from James.
James misses with a wild combination.
Pablo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pablo circles away quickly and effectively.
Pablo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as James checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
James looks to throw the jab but Pablo is out of range.
Pablo misses with a body kick.
Pablo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
Pablo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pablo throws a fast counter high kick but James manages to duck under it in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo lands with a nice body punch.
Pablo misses the jab.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pablo manages to avoid it.
Pablo throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
James clobbers Pablo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pablo.
A cross from James lands.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Pablo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pablo looks for the body kick but James saw that one coming.
James misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
James lands a nice looking body shot.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pablo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pablo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pablo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pablo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from James finds it's way round the side to connect with Pablo's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Pablo does a little dance to reset his feet.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pablo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pablo takes one to the chin there.
A big right from James misses.
Pablo tries a head kick but it misses.
James wants to clinch.
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 Joy James will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

James misses with a hook. Pablo ducked under it nicely.
Pablo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pablo tries a low kick but James avoids it.
James is looking to counter punch.
James misses with a left hand
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Pablo is just out of range.
James lands a two punch combo.
Pablo moves away from the strike by James.
James lands a slapping body shot.
James paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James misses with a looping right.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pablo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pablo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
James misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pablo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps James thinking.
James moves to clinch but Pablo breaks away
letting Pablo counter with a right hand.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pablo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pablo slips a straight right by James.
Pablo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and James is able to avoid easily.
James throws a looping overhand right but Pablo ducks down to avoid it.
Pablo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
James just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Pablo.
James misses with a body shot.
James slips under a jab from Pablo.
James looks to land a left hand but Pablo moved out of range nicely.
James looks to land a left hand but Pablo moved out of range nicely.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pablo digs a good body shot into James's ribs.
James misses with a hook to the body
letting Pablo counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James throws a body punch but Pablo moves out of range.
Pablo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pablo throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Joy James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Pablo misses.
It looked like James wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
James throws a body punch but Pablo moves out of range.
Joy James is winning the standup battle so far.
James missing with a left hand there. Pablo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pablo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

James rushes Pablo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pablo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pablo backwards.
A right hand to the body from Pablo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James blocks a body shot from Pablo.
James stalling in the clinch but Pablo improves position.
James misses with a punch to the body.
Pablo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
Pablo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pablo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pablo misses with the head strike.

Pablo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James throws a sloppy body shot
and Pablo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
James sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by James.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James takes a swing at Pablo's ribcage but misses.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pablo counters with a head kick. That will keep James thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pablo lands with a nice body kick.
Pablo lands a jab to James's midsection.
Pablo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pablo throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pablo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Pablo lands a big head kick that sends James tumbling to the mat! Pablo takes a step backwards and waves James back to his feet - he wants the finish!

James is rocked!
James drops his hands momentarily and Pablo needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips James just on the top of the head. James drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in James - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Petey Pablo!
An out of breath Petey Pablo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.