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Highland Challenge 29 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bman Olot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olot has chosen Bad Blood as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oliver Dickens!
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, Bman Olot!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olot leaves Dickens with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dickens dives in for a single leg takedown but Olot sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Olot wants to counter with a clinch but Dickens pushes him away.
Dickens changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Olot looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickens tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Olot parries the strikes from Dickens easily there. Dickens is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Olot to escape.
An elbow from Dickens crashes against the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickens scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Olot to see if he's OK.
Dickens working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Olot looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dickens throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olot tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dickens throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Olot takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dickens wants to control but Olot is keeping him busy.
Olot regains half guard, as Dickens was trying to land strikes.
Olot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Olot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dickens missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dickens has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice strikes from Dickens there.
Well, if Dickens is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Olot can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ground and pound from Dickens.
Olot is not content to let Dickens control the position.
Ground and pound from Dickens.
Dickens lands strikes from half guard.
Olot is staying active underneath Dickens, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dickens working Olot over with strikes.
Dickens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Olot really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dickens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dickens with the ground and pound but Olot uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dickens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens trying to control but Olot is working from the bottom.
Dickens is looking to work some ground and pound but Olot has wrist control.
Dickens wants to control from the top but Olot keeps moving.
Dickens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dickens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Olot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dickens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dickens postures up in Olot's guard and throws a big left but Olot blocks it.
Dickens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Olot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dickens lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dickens lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Olot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dickens is looking to work some ground and pound but Olot has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickens lands a couple of digs.
Dickens throws a big elbow that misses.
Olot trying to control the position.
Dickens throws a big right hand that misses.
Dickens cracks Olot with a solid left hand.
Dickens throws a strike but Olot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dickens is pulling down on Olot's head. It's preventing any offense from Olot, at least for the moment.
Dickens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dickens is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Dickens dominated that round.
That's time! Dickens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dickens shoots in for a double leg but Olot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dickens avoids the body shot from Olot.
Olot ducks under a wild hook from Dickens.
Olot tries to counter with a clinch but Dickens shakes him off and moves away.
Olot gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Olot pushes Dickens off and scrambles back to his feet.
Olot has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olot gets underhooks to prevent Dickens's takedown attempt.
Olot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dickens avoids it.
Olot throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickens.
Dickens avoids the elbow strike from Olot, against the cage.
Dickens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Olot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Dickens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dickens works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens lands a couple of elbows.
Olot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dickens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Olot is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dickens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dickens is pushing down on Olot's leg trying to pass to half guard. Olot is fighting to maintain full guard but Dickens has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dickens is controlling the pace.
Dickens working over Olot with some ground and pound. Olot looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Olot wants to control but Dickens is keeping busy.
Dickens missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dickens 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dickens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Olot has hold of Dickens's hands but Dickens slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Olot manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dickens keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Dickens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olot can do to turn this around?
Olot stops a takedown attempt from Dickens.
Olot slows down the pace here.
Olot lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Olot trying to control the position but instead, Dickens has worked for underhooks and has pushed Olot into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens drops down looking for an ankle pick but Olot pulls his leg out and moves away.
Olot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dickens is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Olot's half guard.
Dickens is trying to control. Olot wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Olot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dickens.
Dickens content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dickens is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickens working the head and body with strikes.
Dickens is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dickens throwing shots but Olot is blocking nicely.
Olot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dickens.
Olot taking some punishment here, with Dickens in his half guard.
Olot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dickens.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dickens keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Olot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dickens seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Olot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Olot is trying to stand up here but Dickens is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oliver Dickens will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dickens is defended easily by Olot.
Olot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickens.
Dickens fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Olot to the ground. Dickens is now in Olot's guard.
Dickens not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dickens postures up and lands a big shot to Olot's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Olot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dickens lands a couple of digs.
Olot keeping moving, preventing Dickens from controlling successfully.
Olot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dickens works over Olot with some ground and pound from guard.
Dickens postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dickens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oliver Dickens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dickens scoring with some ground and pound.
Dickens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Olot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dickens seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Olot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dickens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Olot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dickens makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dickens looking to pass the guard.
Dickens wants to control from the top but Olot keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dickens scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Olot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dickens trying to control but Olot is working from the bottom.
Dickens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olot keeping moving, preventing Dickens from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Olot clinches.
Dickens is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Olot pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dickens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dickens's defenses.
Dickens changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Olot fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Dickens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dickens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olot wants to counter with a clinch but Dickens pushes him away.
Olot moves into the clinch successfully.
Olot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dickens is trying to drag Olot to the mat but Olot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dickens takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Olot.
The referee calls for Olot to work.
Olot misses with the head strike.
Come on Olot - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Olot throws an elbow but misses.
Olot stops a takedown attempt from Dickens.
Stalling in the clinch from Olot.
Dickens wants to take the fight to the mat but Olot manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bman Olot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Olot slowing the pace effectively.
Olot prevents the takedown attempt.
Olot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Olot gets underhooks to prevent Dickens's takedown attempt.
Olot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dickens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olot throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickens.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Dickens tries for a takedown but Olot manages to get underhooks.
Bman Olot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliver Dickens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Olot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bman Olot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dickens has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Dickens!
Oliver Dickens was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Bman Olot was interviewed post fight and said 'Forgiveness, please!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Troubled Soul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Alvarado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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Good knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troubled Soul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arturo Alvarado!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soul throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alvarado throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Soul's head.
Soul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvarado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soul.
Soul definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Soul explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alvarado throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Soul thuds his shin into the meat of Alvarado's side.
Alvarado checks a leg kick nicely.
Alvarado is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Soul walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alvarado.
Alvarado throws a head kick that misses.
Soul blocks a head kick by Alvarado.
Soul throws a head kick but Alvarado moves out of range.
Alvarado moves out of range of the leg kick from Soul.
Soul delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Alvarado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soul appears to be looking for a big counter.
Alvarado slips a straight right by Soul.
Alvarado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Soul wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alvarado shoots in for a takedown but Soul shows good takedown defense.
Alvarado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarado lands with a kick to the temple. Soul shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alvarado takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from Soul misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soul.
Soul blocks a head kick by Alvarado.
Troubled Soul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soul.
A jab from Soul misses.
Alvarado avoids the head kick by Soul.
Soul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soul blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Soul.
Alvarado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick from Alvarado misses
and Soul counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soul throws a hook to the side of Alvarado's head but Alvarado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarado moves out of range of the leg kick from Soul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Soul.
Alvarado thinks about the counter body kick.
Alvarado looks for the body kick but Soul saw that one coming.
Soul pushes Alvarado up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarado blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarado tries for a takedown. No joy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Soul as Alvarado tries to tie him up.
Alvarado manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Soul blocking some punches.
Alvarado tries to land knees in the clinch but Soul avoids the damage to the body.
Alvarado trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Soul fails to land.
Soul tries to work over Alvarado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soul crunches a lovely knee into Alvarado's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soul.
Alvarado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soul connects with a knee to the head.
Soul putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alvarado in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Soul blocking some punches.
Alvarado tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Soul smiles and moves away.
Troubled Soul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Alvarado.
Soul throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Soul throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alvarado.
Alvarado drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Alvarado tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Alvarado has an Americana. Soul didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Alvarado is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Alvarado hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Arturo Alvarado!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DJ Palmer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodney Jackson!
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, DJ Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palmer.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
Palmer lands with a good body shot.
DJ Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Jackson feints and then cracks Palmer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palmer down.
Palmer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palmer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Palmer throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Palmer is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Palmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Palmer moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
Palmer throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Palmer counters with a nice uppercut.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson drops Palmer with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Palmer! Jackson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Jackson!
Rodney Jackson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Pyy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Joseph Wright was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pekka Pyy!
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, Joseph Wright!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pyy misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright! But no joy.
Pyy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wright scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wright looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pyy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pyy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Wright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pyy blocks a body shot from Wright.
Pyy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee calls for Pyy to work.
Pyy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pyy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pyy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
Wright lands a shoulder strike.
Pyy pushes Wright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pyy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pyy misses with a body punch.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pyy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pyy lands with a light punch inside.
Pyy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Pyy.
Pyy lands a shoulder strike.
Pyy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wright tries to work over Pyy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pyy avoiding damage.
Pyy swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pyy digs a right hand underneath Wright's ribcage. Wright let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pyy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A body shot lands from Pyy.
Pyy controlling the action here for a moment.
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Pyy keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pyy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pyy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Wright is trying to break free.
Pyy lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pyy.
Wright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pyy misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Pyy.
Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pyy lands with a right hand.
Wright is rocked!
Wright is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Pyy doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Wright crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Wright's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pekka Pyy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inger Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Coldchain (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?
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Inger Kessler!
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, James Coldchain!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coldchain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kessler lands with a right to the head.
Coldchain avoiding damage.
Kessler blocks an uppercut.
Kessler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kessler lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kessler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coldchain is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kessler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kessler on the inside.
Kessler scores with a shoulder strike.
Kessler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Kessler. No joy for Coldchain on that attempt.
Kessler is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Coldchain flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Coldchain is out cold! Kessler holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Inger Kessler!
A relieved looking Inger Kessler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Kiiruna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Peso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimmo Kiiruna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Peso!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiiruna scores with a decent looking hook.
Kiiruna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiiruna ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peso connects with a nice looking jab.
Peso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiiruna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peso throws out a loose jab but Kiiruna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiiruna has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kiiruna connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kiiruna moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnny Peso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Peso has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Peso with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kiiruna to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peso tries to bum rush Kiiruna with a series of wild strikes but Kiiruna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peso tries to clinch up but Kiiruna circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiiruna was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice uppercut lands for Kiiruna. That snapped Peso's head back.
Kiiruna scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Kiiruna does it's job there.
Peso shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kiiruna but Kiiruna pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kiiruna with a hook.
Kiiruna slips a jab and a cross from Peso.
Kiiruna tests Peso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peso is rocked!
Kiiruna fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Peso square on the jaw! Damn, Peso is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimmo Kiiruna!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Seery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuta Wakabayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wakabayashi has chosen vvotaro - Noi as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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150 lbs
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26
156 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Seery!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuta Wakabayashi!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wakabayashi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Seery is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Highland Brawl Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Wakabayashi is looking to work some ground and pound but Seery has wrist control.
Seery on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Seery tries to get out of the position.
Seery wants to improve his position but instead Wakabayashi has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wakabayashi is trying to work for a kimura but Seery is defending well.
Wakabayashi is looking for a kimura here.
Wakabayashi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wakabayashi working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Seery's thigh. Seery counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakabayashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seery swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Seery is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wakabayashi trying to control but Seery is working from the bottom.
Seery knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wakabayashi on the ground.
Seery is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wakabayashi advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Seery is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wakabayashi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wakabayashi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Seery has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wakabayashi is working away from the top position though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wakabayashi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wakabayashi throws a body punch but Seery moves out of range.
Seery swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Seery throws a one two combo.
It looks like Yuta Wakabayashi has been cut.
Wakabayashi throws a body shot but no joy.
Seery jabs Wakabayashi right on the nose. Wakabayashi blinks but takes it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Seery!
Wakabayashi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Seery avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakabayashi with a poor takedown
and Seery counters with a stiff right hand.
Wakabayashi tries to clinch there but Seery circles away.
Wakabayashi tries to move into range but Seery moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wakabayashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seery thuds a left hand into Wakabayashi's body.
Seery lands with a cross.
Yuta Wakabayashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seery lands with a nice body punch.
Decent striking displayed by Seery there.
Wakabayashi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A shot to the liver by Seery. Beautiful body shot.
Seery cracks Wakabayashi with an open hand slap.
We've been informed that Wakabayashi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seery getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seery throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Wakabayashi's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Seery dives in looking to finish as Wakabayashi flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Seery's strikes! Seery is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Wakabayashi's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Wakabayashi was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Seery!
Patrick Seery retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Patrick Seery 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doyle Brunson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sampo Metso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doyle Brunson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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26
260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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240 lbs
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Great elbows
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Great elbows
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Doyle Brunson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sampo Metso!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metso slips under a jab from Brunson.
Metso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brunson with a hook.
It looks like Sampo Metso has been cut.
Brunson checks a low kick from Metso.
Brunson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metso was well out of range. Poor timing from Brunson.
Metso wants to slow Brunson down by chopping away at his legs.
Brunson blocks a head kick by Metso.
Brunson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Metso manages to circle out of the way.
Brunson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Metso cracks the inside of Brunson's front leg.
Metso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Metso tries a low kick but Brunson avoids it.
Brunson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Metso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunson lands a slapping body shot.
Brunson lands a jab to Metso's midsection.
Metso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brunson. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunson misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Metso is predictable there
and Brunson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brunson moves into range and clinches up with Metso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brunson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Metso's defenses.
Metso tries to circle away but Brunson has him pinned against the cage.
Metso takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Sampo Metso's cut even more.
Brunson blocks the elbow strike.
Metso pushes off an throws an elbow but Brunson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Metso misses with an elbow over the top.
Metso misses with an elbow over the top.
Metso blocks an elbow strike from Brunson.
A short body shot lands from Brunson as the two fighters clinch.
Metso just leaning against Brunson, taking a breather.
Metso is trying to force a seperation but Brunson has the dominant position.
Brunson lands a right hand.
Metso tries to work over Brunson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Metso throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Metso throws an elbow but misses.
Brunson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Sampo Metso's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brunson lands an elbow that stopped Metso in his tracks for a moment.
Metso pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brunson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sampo Metso's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sampo Metso's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Doyle Brunson!
After the fight, Doyle Brunson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wood Pecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. Pecker has chosen The Woody Woodpecker Song (Short Intro) as his entrance music. Wood Pecker acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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26
217 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mel Gordon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wood Pecker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pecker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pecker slips under a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pecker!
Pecker scores with a body shot.
Gordon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gordon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pecker.
Pecker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pecker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mel Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pecker tries to keep at a distance but Gordon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pecker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Gordon.
Pecker scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gordon.
Gordon lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pecker.
Gordon has Pecker pressed against the cage, preventing Pecker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pecker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've been informed that Pecker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gordon as Pecker tries to tie him up.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Pecker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gordon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon lands an uppercut.
Pecker working hard to break the clinch.
Gordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gordon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pecker's efforts to push away.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pecker's defenses.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Pecker tries to break free but Gordon pushes him back against the cage.
Gordon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pecker tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Gordon.
Gordon works on Pecker's body with a couple of short punches.
Gordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Pecker controls his hands.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gordon lands a hook that snaps the head of Pecker backwards.
A short right from Gordon on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Gordon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pecker or not.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Pecker 's eye.
Gordon lands a body punch.
Pecker looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pecker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gordon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pecker's efforts to push away.
Gordon lands a left hand.
Gordon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gordon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gordon pushes Pecker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Pecker 's eye.
Gordon lands a shot to the body.
Gordon lands with a light punch inside.
Gordon scores with a shoulder strike.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Pecker shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Gordon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
It looks like Wood Pecker has been cut.
Gordon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Gordon.
Gordon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gordon lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Gordon.
Gordon lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gordon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Gordon.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pecker's defenses.
Gordon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gordon lands with a left to the head.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Pecker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gordon scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Gordon.
Nice body punch from Gordon.
Gordon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pecker takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gordon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Pecker takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pecker is rocked!
Gordon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pecker is still on wobbly legs! Can Gordon finish him?
Gordon lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pecker takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Gordon.
Pecker takes a shot to the head.
Pecker misses with some punches.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pecker's defenses.
Pecker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Gordon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pecker is pressed against the cage. Gordon pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Pecker! Two more big strikes from Gordon and Pecker crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mel Gordon!
Mel Gordon retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Mel Gordon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Munney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Munney had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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25
250 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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260 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Great elbows
Powerful |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Munney!
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, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hellmuth Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Munney.
Munney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hellmuth Jr ducks under a wild hook from Munney.
Hellmuth Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Munney.
Hellmuth Jr has Munney up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like William Munney has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Munney's brow.
Munney struggles to land a body shot inside as Hellmuth Jr controls his hands.
Munney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Munney swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body shot.
Munney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Munney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Munney in his tracks for a moment.
Munney lands a shot to the body.
Munney misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Munney fails to land.
A short left from Hellmuth Jr.
Munney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Munney blocks the elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Munney in his tracks for a moment.
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Munney's defenses.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Munney misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munney.
Munney avoids the elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Munney blocks an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Munney blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munney.
Munney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munney misses with a punch to the body.
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munney throws a head punch that misses.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Munney misses with some punches.
Munney throws a head punch that misses.
Hellmuth Jr digs a right hand underneath Munney's ribcage. Munney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Munney is breathing heavily.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Munney swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellmuth Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munney blocks an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Munney working aggressively here.
Munney lands a nice uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Munney in his tracks for a moment.
Hellmuth Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hellmuth Jr lands an uppercut.
Munney throws a head punch that misses.
Munney can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Munney fails to land.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside.
William Munney's cut is getting worse.
Good body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
A right handed body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Munney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hellmuth Jr drops Munney onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Munney is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Munney is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Munney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Munney with a big uppercut! Munney tries to clinch up but Hellmuth Jr pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Munney to the mat! Munney covers up and Hellmuth Jr unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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RATING
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