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Highland Challenge 38 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ghivur Thadee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Witczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Witczak is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ghivur Thadee!
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, Robert Witczak!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thadee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Witczak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thadee connects with a single shot there.
Witczak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thadee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thadee misses with a combination
and Witczak counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thadee won't be happy with that.
Witczak has hold of Thadee's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Thadee seems comfortable defending it but Witczak has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Thadee is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Thadee is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Witczak couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robert Witczak!
Our winner, Robert Witczak, 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dunkin Donats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bman Oloot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Oloot's choice of entrance music: Bang Bang. Bman Oloot has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dunkin Donats!
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, Bman Oloot!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donats cracks a nice hook into Oloot's ribs.
Oloot clinches up with Donats and pushes him back against the cage.
Donats is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Oloot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oloot scores with a knee to the head.
Donats misses with the head strike.
Donats has had enough of the clinch but Oloot keeps him there for the moment.
Oloot tries a knee to the head but Donats blocks it.
Oloot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oloot has Donats pressed against the cage.
Oloot scores with a shot to the side of Donats's head.
Donats with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Donats blocks an elbow strike from Oloot.
Donats tries to pull guard but Oloot forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oloot lands with a short shot to the head.
Oloot lands a good knee to the midsection. Donats won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oloot lands an uppercut.
Oloot takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donats misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oloot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donats tries to pull guard but Oloot holds him up against the cage and eventually Donats drops back down to his feet.
Oloot told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Donats pulls guard.
Donats uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Donats tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Oloot defends well and Donats ends up having to push Oloot into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dunkin Donats. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oloot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donats tries to clinch up.
Oloot wants to counter with a clinch but Donats pushes him away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Donats.
Oloot tries to counter by closing the distance.
Oloot tries to clinch there but Donats circles away.
Donats seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oloot tries to clinch up but Donats circles away and keeps his distance.
As Oloot tries to get set, Donats tries to push him back and clinch up but Oloot manages to avoid the attempt.
Donats misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donats tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oloot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oloot forces Donats back against the cage and clinches.
Donats jumps guard and drags Oloot to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Donats keeping full guard, as Oloot tries to pass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donats scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Oloot tries to clinch there but Donats circles away.
Oloot has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oloot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donats tries to pull guard but Oloot holds him up against the cage and eventually Donats drops back down to his feet.
Donats tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donats.
Donats takes a knee right on the jaw!
Donats looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donats fails to pull guard.
Donats landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oloot.
Oloot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oloot misses with a punch on the inside.
Oloot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Donats breaks the clinch.
Oloot clinches with his opponent.
Donats tries to pull guard but Oloot forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Oloot.
Oloot pressing his opponent against the cage.
Oloot is stalling here.
Oloot manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oloot continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Oloot is pushing Donats up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oloot receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Donats on the inside.
Oloot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oloot lands an elbow inside that Donats shrugs off.
The referee calls for Oloot to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oloot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oloot lands a nice knee to the body.
Donats throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oloot blocks it with crossed arms.
Oloot landing knees to the head.
Oloot swings wildly with an uppercut but Donats uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donats breaks the clinch.
Oloot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oloot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oloot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donats, pushing him back against the cage.
Oloot is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bman Oloot dominated that round.
That's time! Donats's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donats fails with the takedown
and Oloot counters by clinching up.
Bman Oloot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oloot tries to throw a body punch but Donats avoids it by throwing Oloot back against the cage.
Donats blocks an elbow strike.
Donats tries to pull guard but Oloot holds him up against the cage and eventually Donats drops back down to his feet.
Oloot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donats takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oloot throws a punch but it's blocked by Donats.
Donats tries to break free but Oloot pushes him back against the cage.
Oloot lands a nice elbow.
Oloot throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Come on Oloot - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Oloot - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oloot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oloot lands a good knee to the midsection. Donats won't want to take too many of those.
Donats misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Oloot.
Oloot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Oloot.
Oloot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oloot's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oloot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oloot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donats has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oloot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Donats misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Oloot.
Donats fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dunkin Donats. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oloot is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oloot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oloot lands an elbow inside that Donats shrugs off.
A right handed body shot lands from Donats.
Donats avoiding damage as Oloot throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donats with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oloot stalling the fight.
Donats tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oloot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oloot misses with a knee strike.
Donats doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donats tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oloot leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oloot.
Donats has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oloot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donats throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oloots head.
Oloot lands an elbow inside that Donats shrugs off.
Oloot misses with an elbow over the top.
Oloot throws a knee to the head but misses.
Donats blocks an elbow strike.
Donats lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donats blocks an uppercut.
Donats takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oloot has a couple of punches blocked by Donats.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Oloot looking to throw knees to the head but Donats is blocking nicely.
Oloot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donats is defending well for now.
Oloot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Donats blocking some punches.
Donats tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oloot smiles and moves away.
Oloot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donats staying out of range there.
Oloot tries to clinch up.
Oloot pushes Donats up against the cage in a clinch.
Donats tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oloot avoids it.
Oloot looking to slow down the pace here.
Donats avoiding damage as Oloot throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oloot pushes Donats back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oloot tries to land a knee to the head but Donats blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Donats misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oloot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donats tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oloot's elbow.
Donats misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donats connects with a knee to the head.
Donats breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donats lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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 head kick misses from Donats.
Donats swats away the attempt to clinch by Oloot.
Oloot leaves Donats with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oloot wants to counter with a clinch but Donats pushes him away.
Oloot has Donats up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bman Oloot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A punch lands to the side of Oloot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oloot tries to close the distance and clinch but Donats swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Donats scores with a four punch combination!
Oloot misses with a body shot.
Oloot throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Donats pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oloot darts in and clinches Donats up against the cage.
Oloot controlling the action here for a moment.
Oloot throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oloot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donats.
Donats with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Donats looking to throw knees to the head but Oloot is blocking nicely.
Donats is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oloot to keep the fight standing.
Donats takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donats jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oloot walks away with a smile on his face. Donats gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Donats lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donats drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Donats throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Oloot regains half guard, as Donats was trying to land strikes.
Donats wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oloot keeps working.
Donats lands with a punch from half guard.
Oloot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Donats scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donats is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oloot defends it well.
Oloot is controlling Donats's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Oloot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oloot is trying to stand back up but Donats is controlling him
Donats is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oloot doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Donats.
Oloot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oloot is trying to stand up here but Donats is controlling him well.
Donats in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Oloot tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Donats!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dunkin Donats!
Bman Oloot was interviewed post fight and said 'Forgiveness, please!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zsiga Venczel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Der Elk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Der Elk has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zsiga Venczel's chin.
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175 lbs
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Brawler
Very strong |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zsiga Venczel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Der Elk!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venczel takes the fight into the clinch.
Venczel turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Elk tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Elk trying to get back to his feet but Venczel is in full control for now.
Venczel thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Venczel seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Venczel punishes Elk with strikes from the back mount.
Venczel tightening his grip on Elk, looking for the choke.
Venczel 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venczel punches Elk on the ear.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elk is trying to shake Venczel off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Venczel won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Venczel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Elk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Venczel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Venczel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elk.
Zsiga Venczel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venczel tries to clinch
and Elk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Venczel tries to clinch there but Elk circles away.
Venczel misses with a takedown
and Elk counters with a straight right hand.
Elk jabs Venczel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Elk gets caught flat footed, as Venczel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elk being controlled here, momentarily.
Venczel wants to control from the top but Elk keeps moving.
Venczel is looking to work some ground and pound but Elk has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venczel trying to control the position from guard on top but Elk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Venczel drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Elk dives on top into guard.
Venczel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Elk defends it easily.
Venczel has control of Elk's left arm, preventing Elk from doing any damage.
Venczel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Elk defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venczel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Elk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Venczel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Elk stands up from Venczel's guard - Elk perhaps looking for a knockout.
Venczel moves out of range as Elk strikes.
Elk jabs Venczel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Elk misses with a straight right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Elk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Venczel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Venczel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Venczel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Elk sprawls well initially but Venczel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Venczel in particular looking to stall.
We've been informed that Elk has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Elk pushes Venczel off looking to stand but Venczel dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elk wants to stand back up but Venczel manages to pass into side control.
Venczel advances to full mount.
Venczel wants to control the pace but Elk is squirming around nicely.
Venczel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Elk is bucking up trying to escape but Venczel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Venczel.
Venczel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Elk is rocked!
Venczel lands a big shot to the head and Elk winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zsiga Venczel!
A relieved looking Zsiga Venczel 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Dean!
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, Gary Glover!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glover sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick lands from Glover that sends Dean to the canvas. Dean tries to scramble back to his feet but Glover brings him back down into side control.
Dean is rocked!
It looks like Sam Dean has been cut.
Glover stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Oh Dean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glover's coach down at The Hut - $50 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Glover's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Glover pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean misses with a hook to the body
and Glover counters with a big left hand that crumples Dean! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gary Glover!
Gary Glover decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eldar Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Eldar Smith has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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19
285 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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285 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eldar Smith!
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, Tito Kerr!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerr dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Kerr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kerr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Kerr with the counter takedown but Smith avoids it easily.
Kerr needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Tito Kerr has been cut.
Smith misses the body punch
and Kerr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kerr is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Kerr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kerr being controlled here momentarily.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Kerr throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kerr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smith is trying to control the position but Kerr postures up.
Kerr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith has control of Kerr's left arm, preventing Kerr from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Kerr feints the counter takedown.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kerr scrambles back to his feet.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kerr looks winded!
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Kerr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerr manages to avoid it.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kerr's head.
Smith is looking to wear down Kerr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Kerr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith jabs Kerr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerr moves away.
Smith lands a big uppercut and Kerr crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kerr looks OK. Smith waves Kerr back to his feet!
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Kerr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Smith jabs at Kerr's body.
Eldar Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Kerr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kerr has time to react.
That has opened up Tito Kerr's cut even more.
Smith throws a series of punches but Kerr avoids them all with ease.
Smith feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kerr sprawling to the canvas! Kerr rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Smith finish him?!
Kerr is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kerr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kerr is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Kerr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kerr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Kerr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kerr.
Kerr seems to have recovered his senses.
Kerr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kerr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Kerr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kerr preventing the sweep.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Smith trying to control the position.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kerr on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith working a defensive guard but Kerr passes into half guard.
Kerr winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eldar Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tito Kerr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Kerr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kerr's hands.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kerr can do to turn this around?
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith drops Kerr with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kerr looks back up at him and smiles so Smith waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerr leaves his chin hanging out and Smith seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kerr crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eldar Smith!
An out of breath Eldar Smith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie MacDuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Archie MacDuff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erick Hull!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacDuff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacDuff throws a body shot but no joy.
MacDuff has been working on his boxing with his coaches at All Time Wrestling - 12 ELITE COACHES in the buildup to the fight.
Hull gets a clinch.
MacDuff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacDuff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hull dodges an elbow strike from MacDuff.
Hull scores with a shot to the side of MacDuff's head.
Hull lands a left hand.
Hull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacDuff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hull scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hull cracks MacDuff with a nice body shot.
Hull scores with a shoulder strike.
MacDuff can't break the clinch.
A short right from Hull on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacDuff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hull drops MacDuff onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! MacDuff is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
MacDuff is rocked!
Hull throws a big uppercut that drops MacDuff! More strikes from Hull and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! MacDuff lies dazed against the cage as Hull celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erick Hull!
A very excited looking Erick Hull 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 Koko Glavata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doyle Brunson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Koko Glavata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Doyle Brunson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glavata takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brunson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brunson scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Brunson.
Glavata has Brunson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brunson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short left from Brunson.
Glavata takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Koko Glavata has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Brunson.
Glavata is breathing heavily.
Brunson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brunson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brunson lands an elbow just above Glavata 's eye.
Koko Glavata's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Brunson - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Brunson.
Brunson is leaning against Glavata and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Brunson - that landed with a thud.
Brunson lands a nice elbow.
Brunson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Glavata's defenses.
Glavata is rocked!
Koko Glavata's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Brunson lands an elbow just above Glavata 's eye.
Oh Glavata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brunson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Glavata seems to have got his legs back now.
Brunson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brunson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Glavata to his knees! Brunson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doyle Brunson!
Doyle Brunson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Thorvaldson (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodney Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erik Thorvaldson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Erik Thorvaldson has been cut.
Erik Thorvaldson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorvaldson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorvaldson throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson moves out of range as Thorvaldson strikes.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Thorvaldson manages to avoid it.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorvaldson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thorvaldson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thorvaldson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thorvaldson looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Thorvaldson throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Thorvaldson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorvaldson tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thorvaldson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson cracks Thorvaldson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Thorvaldson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorvaldson throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thorvaldson connects with a nice looking jab.
Thorvaldson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thorvaldson takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Thorvaldson slips the punch.
Thorvaldson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thorvaldson lands with a right hand.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at Highland Brawl Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorvaldson lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorvaldson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson lands a high kick!
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thorvaldson blocks a jab.
Thorvaldson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Thorvaldson manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Thorvaldson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Thorvaldson lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorvaldson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorvaldson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
Thorvaldson misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thorvaldson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jackson throws a body punch but Thorvaldson moves out of range.
Thorvaldson tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Thorvaldson throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Thorvaldson backing up. Thorvaldson nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
A big right from Thorvaldson misses.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorvaldson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thorvaldson takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson throws a head kick but Thorvaldson moves out of range.
Thorvaldson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorvaldson. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
Thorvaldson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A combination from Thorvaldson does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorvaldson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorvaldson.
Thorvaldson cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Erik Thorvaldson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erik Thorvaldson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thorvaldson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson throws a counter high kick but Thorvaldson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Thorvaldson saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thorvaldson! But no joy.
Erik Thorvaldson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorvaldson misses with a straight right.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
letting Thorvaldson counter with a right hand.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorvaldson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorvaldson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorvaldson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jackson is rocked!
Jackson misses the jab.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thorvaldson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Jackson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Jackson looks to clinch but Thorvaldson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Jackson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Erik Thorvaldson!
Erik Thorvaldson is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Erik Thorvaldson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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