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Highland Island 21 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between dd dd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Mie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, dd dd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Borys Mie!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dd shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mie wants to control but dd is keeping busy.
dd is controlling the pace.
Mie wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dd not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dd scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mie wants to get back to full guard but dd has passed into side control.
dd wants to control but Mie is keeping him busy.
dd has an Americana. Mie didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! dd is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if dd hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). dd dd!
After winning the bout, dd dd thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Posner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Tsosobe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Posner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dale Tsosobe!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Posner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Posner misses with a double jab
and Tsosobe counters by moving into the clinch.
Tsosobe wants to take the fight to the mat but Posner manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tsosobe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tsosobe breaks from the clinch.
Tsosobe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Posner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsosobe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsosobe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tsosobe fails with the takedown
and Posner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mike Posner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Tsosobe.
Posner throws a series of punches but Tsosobe avoids them all with ease.
Posner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tsosobe.
Mike Posner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Posner throws a nice looking combination but Tsosobe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Posner tries to bum rush Tsosobe with a series of wild strikes but Tsosobe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Posner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Posner walks into a straight right hand from Tsosobe.
Both fighters circling a little - Tsosobe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Posner is breathing heavily.
Tsosobe takes the fight into the clinch.
Tsosobe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Posner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Posner looks to land a combination but Tsosobe avoids it well.
Tsosobe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tsosobe clinches up with Posner and pushes him back against the cage.
Tsosobe breaks the clinch.
Posner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Posner stuffs the takedown attempt from Tsosobe. Tsosobe gets slowly back to his feet.
Tsosobe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsosobe throws a right and a left that Posner avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsosobe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Posner tries to avoid it but Tsosobe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Posner to the ground. Posner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Posner.
Tsosobe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Posner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Posner throws a series of punches but Tsosobe moves out of range.
Tsosobe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tsosobe takes the fight into the clinch.
Tsosobe manages to break the clinch.
Tsosobe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tsosobe clinches up with Posner and pushes him back against the cage.
Tsosobe successfully pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsosobe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Posner manages to get himself to full guard.
Tsosobe trying to control but Posner is working from the bottom.
Posner doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Posner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tsosobe on the ground.
Posner wants to stand and escape but Tsosobe is having none of it.
Posner tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tsosobe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tsosobe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Posner wants to get back to his feet.
Posner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Posner tries to get out of the position.
Posner kicks Tsosobe off and gets back to his feet.
Posner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tsosobe circles away quickly and effectively.
Posner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Posner misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsosobe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Posner as he avoids it easily.
Posner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tsosobe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Posner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tsosobe counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsosobe forces Posner back against the cage and clinches.
Posner wants to get back to striking at distance but Tsosobe won't allow it.
Tsosobe just leaning against Posner, taking a breather.
Tsosobe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Posner swinging wildly here.
Posner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tsosobe slips a jab and a cross from Posner.
Tsosobe lands a two punch combo.
Tsosobe clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dale Tsosobe will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Posner misses with a body shot.
Tsosobe moves into the clinch.
Tsosobe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Posner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tsosobe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsosobe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Posner.
Mike Posner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tsosobe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Posner misses with a series of wild punches.
Posner lands a jab to Tsosobe's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Posner throws a right hand that Tsosobe ducks under and follows up with a left that Tsosobe also avoids with ease.
Tsosobe dodges the punch combination from Posner.
Tsosobe cracks Posner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Mike Posner has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsosobe clinches up with Posner and pushes him back against the cage.
Tsosobe is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mike Posner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Tsosobe.
Tsosobe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Posner connects with a jab.
Tsosobe tries to close the distance and clinch but Posner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Posner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tsosobe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Posner.
Posner tries to bum rush Tsosobe with a series of wild strikes but Tsosobe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Posner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsosobe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Posner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tsosobe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Posner connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsosobe has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsosobe takes one on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Posner. Those never looked like landing.
Posner swinging wildly here.
Posner swinging wildly here.
Posner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tsosobe. That one must have hurt.
Tsosobe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tsosobe lands with a straight right. Posner didn't see that one coming.
Posner is rocked!
Tsosobe is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Tsosobe shuts the power down on Posner. Lights out, game over! Tsosobe is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dale Tsosobe!
Mike Posner spoke after the fight, saying 'hes got lucky'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Venables (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chrome Mazone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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18
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joseph Venables!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chrome Mazone!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venables scores with a jab.
Mazone tries to clinch up.
Venables definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mazone misses with a jab to the body
and Venables counters with an inside leg kick.
Venables cracks the inside of Mazone's front leg.
Venables throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mazone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Venables is fending him off so far but Mazone persists. Nope, Venables circles away and we're back to standing.
Mazone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Venables.
Venables feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mazone's calf.
Mazone misses with a takedown attempt
and Venables counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mazone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Venables plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Venables. That's going to slow Mazone down.
Venables throws a quick inside leg kick.
Venables scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Venables lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mazone takes a step back to recover.
Mazone takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Venables misses with a body shot.
Joseph Venables seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mazone walks into a stiff left hand from Venables.
Mazone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Venables avoids it really well and circles away.
Venables throws a quick counter head kick but Mazone was just out of range.
Joseph Venables has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chrome Mazone.
Mazone wants to clinch.
Venables throws a counter high kick but Mazone was just alert enough to avoid it.
Joseph Venables is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mazone.
Mazone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mazone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Venables lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mazone has his takedown stuffed
and Venables counters with an inside leg kick.
Venables lands with a nice body kick.
Venables fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mazone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Venables lands a glancing blow to the side of Mazone's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Venables. That's going to slow Mazone down.
Nice body kick from Venables.
Venables throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Venables scores with a leg kick.
Mazone wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Venables pinned against the cage. Venables gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Venables scores with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Venables.
Venables lands with a thumping leg kick.
Venables keeps Mazone at a distance using the push kick.
Mazone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Venables connects with an inside leg kick.
Mazone has his takedown stuffed
and Venables counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mazone tries for a takedown but Venables circles away easily
and Venables counters with a right hand to the body.
Mazone looks winded!
Venables stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Venables wants it to stay on the feet.
Mazone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Venables.
Venables connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venables connects with a body shot that sends Mazone's belly button to the back.
Good shot there by Venables.
Crunch! Venables slams his shin into Mazone's torso.
A good leg kick by Venables.
Mazone dives in and scores a takedown into Venables's guard.
Venables keeping moving, preventing Mazone from controlling successfully.
Venables trying to keep a closed guard but Mazone is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Venables dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mazone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Venables can pounce on him.
Mazone tries to clinch but Venables moves out of range.
Mazone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Venables can pounce on him.
Venables throws a nice outside leg kick.
Venables connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mazone tries to clinch up.
Venables chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mazone moves out of range of the body kick from Venables.
Mazone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Venables.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mazone dives in for a single leg takedown but Venables sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Mazone backs away, Venables returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mazone misses with a takedown attempt - Venables sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Venables leaves Mazone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joseph Venables has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chrome Mazone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazone needs to keep his hands up - Venables had a free shot at his head there.
Mazone clinches.
Mazone letting Venables take a breather here.
Venables slows down the pace here.
Mazone pulls guard successfully.
Mazone trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Venables thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mazone keeping full guard, as Venables tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venables working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Venables throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mazone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mazone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Venables is one step ahead there.
Mazone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mazone controls Venables momentarily but Venables frees himself.
Venables has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Venables throwing strikes from guard but Mazone blocks nicely.
Mazone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Venables is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venables lands a high kick!
Mazone tries to clinch but Venables moves out of range.
Venables feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mazone's calf.
Mazone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Venables sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mazone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mazone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Venables connects with a solid leg kick.
Mazone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Venables tries to avoid it but Mazone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Venables to the ground. Venables escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Venables feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mazone's calf.
Venables jabs at Mazone's body.
Venables swats away the attempt to clinch by Mazone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venables thuds his shin into the meat of Mazone's side.
Mazone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mazone.
Mazone is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazone tries to clinch but Venables moves out of range.
Venables goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice takedown defense from Venables. No joy for Mazone on that attempt.
Mazone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mazone dives in for a single leg takedown but Venables sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Venables with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Venables dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Venables thuds his shin into the meat of Mazone's side.
Mazone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body kick from Venables.
Venables connects with a nice looking jab.
Venables is looking to slow Mazone down with leg kicks.
Mazone dives in and grabs Venables's left leg, looking for a takedown. Venables pushes down on Mazone's head and hops out.
Joseph Venables is winning the standup battle so far.
Mazone misses with a head kick.
Venables lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Venables throws a leg kick which misses Mazone's front leg but catches the back leg as Mazone tries to avoid it.
Venables scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Venables explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Venables - that will leave a mark!
Venables lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mazone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Venables finds it's way round the side to connect with Mazone's head.
Venables plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mazone is rocked!
Mazone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venables closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Mazone! Venables dives in looking to finish! Mazone is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Venables!
Joseph Venables thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Road (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Olympian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Olympian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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289 lbs
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290 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Will Road!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Olympian !
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Road throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Olympian closes the distance and clinches.
Olympian tries to score a body lock takedown but Road shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Olympian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Road misses with a double jab.
Olympian has Road up against the cage in a clinch.
Olympian breaks from the clinch.
Olympian dodges the punch combination from Road.
Olympian looks for a takedown but Road sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Road connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Olympian 's hands.
A slow jab from Road misses its intended target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Olympian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Road looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Olympian breaks the clinch.
Road throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olympian counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olympian advances to half guard.
Road is trying to get back to full guard.
Road is refusing to be controlled, as Olympian sits in half guard.
Olympian content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Road knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Olympian on the ground.
Olympian is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Road has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olympian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Road does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Road tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Road is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Road keeping control of the position.
Olympian wants to stand up but Road has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Road is controlling Olympian 's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Olympian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Road throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olympian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Road avoids it really well and circles away.
Will Road has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Olympian .
Road will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Will Road is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olympian misses with a head kick.
Olympian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Road tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road clinches up with Olympian and pushes him back against the cage.
Road lands a body shot.
Road breaks from the clinch.
Road looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Road misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Road takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like The Olympian has been cut.
Road pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Road stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Road wants it to stay on the feet.
Olympian looks winded!
Olympian throws a body kick that misses.
Road went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Olympian tries to move into range but Road moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Olympian gets tackled into the cage by Road. Road maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Road lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Olympian is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Road to keep the fight standing.
Road breaks from the clinch.
Road closes the distance and pushes Olympian back into the cage.
Road trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Road.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Road dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Olympian 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Road drops Olympian with a beautiful combination! Olympian stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Road is looking for the KO!
Olympian is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Olympian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Olympian shoots in for a takedown but Road shows good takedown defense.
Road jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Road closes the distance and clinches.
Road lands a shot to the body.
Road looking to throw knees to the head but Olympian is blocking nicely.
Road escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Road misses with a double jab.
Road clinches up against the cage.
Olympian can't get the takedown.
Road misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olympian .
Road's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olympian is breathing heavily.
Olympian gets tackled into the cage by Road. Road maintains the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Road.
Road makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Road scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olympian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Road lands a right hand.
Road tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Road tries to land knees in the clinch but Olympian avoids the damage to the body.
Road looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Road lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Road.
Road breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Olympian tries to score a power double leg takedown but Road sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Olympian somewhat.
Will Road has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Olympian .
Road pushes Olympian up against the cage in a clinch.
Road breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olympian shoots in but no luck this time.
Road is looking to score with low kicks.
Road moves into range and clinches up with Olympian .
Road breaks from the clinch.
Road instigates a clinch.
Road lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Olympian or not.
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!
Road stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Road.
Road stalling.
Road lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Road on the inside.
Road lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olympian backwards.
Road tries a knee to the head but Olympian blocks it.
Olympian jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Road walks away with a smile on his face. Olympian gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Road gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Road misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olympian .
Will Road has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Road pushes Olympian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Road trying to land knees to the body.
Road lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olympian backwards.
Olympian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Road.
Road breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Olympian checks a low kick from Road.
Road throws a head kick that misses.
Road connects with a body shot that sends Olympian 's belly button to the back.
Road fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Olympian , pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Road.
Road lands a hook to the side of the head.
Road breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Will Road is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olympian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Will Road is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olympian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Road lands the left hand.
Road lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Road moves into the clinch.
Road lands a body punch in the clinch.
Road working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Road lands with a light punch inside.
Road pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Road throws a front kick aimed at Olympian 's knee but Olympian avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Olympian .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Road moves into range and clinches up with Olympian .
Road works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Road escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olympian shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Road defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Road dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on The Olympian 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Olympian checks a leg kick.
Road walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Olympian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Road attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Olympian wants to counter with a clinch but Road pushes him away.
Olympian misses with a takedown attempt - Road sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Olympian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Olympian with a poor takedown
and Road counters with a nice uppercut.
Road looks to land a body kick but Olympian moved away.
Road has closed the distance and engaged Olympian in a clinch.
Road has Olympian pressed against the cage, preventing Olympian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Road throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Road looking to throw knees to the head but Olympian is blocking nicely.
Olympian is trying to pull guard but Road has him pressed against the cage.
Will Road has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Olympian .
Olympian is trying to maintain a safe position but Road gets an underhook and turns Olympian into the cage.
Road misses with a knee to the head.
Olympian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Road tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olympian avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Road breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olympian darts in trying to clinch
and Road counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Road explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Road closes the distance and clinches.
Road using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Olympian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Road.
Road with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Olympian avoids a wild elbow strike from Road.
Road pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Road swinging wildly here.
Olympian drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Road defends it well.
Road throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Will Road seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Road misses with a head kick.
Road connects with the punch.
Road misses with a low kick.
Road gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olympian is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Road pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Road lands a left hand.
Road throws an elbow but it misses.
Road pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Road clinches.
Road breaks from the clinch.
Olympian avoids the head kick by Road.
Road gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Road breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Road misses with a low kick.
Olympian is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olympian fails with the takedown.
Road gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Road throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olympian managing to block the knees to the body from Road.
Road works on Olympian 's body with a couple of short punches.
Road's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Road forces Olympian back against the cage and clinches.
Olympian can't get the takedown.
Road scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Road lands an elbow that stopped Olympian in his tracks for a moment.
Road tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Olympian avoids it.
Road breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Road lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Road throws a knee to the head but misses.
Road's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Road lands a jab to the nose.
Olympian shoots in but no luck this time.
Road clinches with his opponent.
Road lands with a left to the head.
Will Road is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Road trying to land knees to the body.
Road missing with knees to the body.
Olympian is trying to break the clinch but Road is controlling him.
Road breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Olympian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Road throws a solid leg kick but Olympian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Road.
Road throws a push kick but Olympian slaps the foot to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Road showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Road, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:25
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Road!
Will Road really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josephz Jotko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MeDa SeuRabo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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270 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josephz Jotko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, MeDa SeuRabo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jotko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
SeuRabo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
SeuRabo shoots in for a takedown but Jotko shows good takedown defense.
Jotko takes a swing at SeuRabo's ribcage but misses.
SeuRabo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jotko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. SeuRabo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
SeuRabo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Josephz Jotko has been cut.
Jotko throws a hook but SeuRabo avoids it easily.
SeuRabo swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
SeuRabo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Jotko. No joy for SeuRabo on that attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Jotko misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SeuRabo lands a jab to the head.
SeuRabo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jotko is looking to counter punch.
Jotko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but SeuRabo moves away.
Jotko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for SeuRabo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jotko throwing a counter right hand but SeuRabo manages to avoid it.
SeuRabo lands a head shot.
SeuRabo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jotko on the side of the head.
Jotko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jotko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
SeuRabo wants to clinch up but Jotko keeps it at a distance.
SeuRabo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jotko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jotko misses with a straight left.
SeuRabo throws a right hand that Jotko ducks under and follows up with a left that Jotko also avoids with ease.
SeuRabo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jotko pinned against the cage. Jotko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Josephz Jotko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MeDa SeuRabo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jotko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
SeuRabo misses with a hook. Jotko ducked under it nicely.
Jotko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but SeuRabo manages to avoid it.
MeDa SeuRabo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jotko ducks under a wild hook from SeuRabo.
Jotko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
SeuRabo avoids the body shot from Jotko.
Some wild striking there from SeuRabo.
Jotko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SeuRabo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jotko.
Jotko connects with the punch.
Jotko is really struggling to find his range with his punches. SeuRabo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
SeuRabo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Jotko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left and a right from SeuRabo both land. Nice combination.
Jotko misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from SeuRabo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
SeuRabo defending well as Jotko loads up on a big left hand.
SeuRabo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
SeuRabo throws out a loose jab but Jotko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jotko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
SeuRabo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jotko swivels and escapes.
SeuRabo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jotko. Jotko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SeuRabo with a jab.
Jotko takes a swing at SeuRabo's ribcage but misses.
Jotko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Josephz Jotko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
SeuRabo shoots for a takedown but Jotko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jotko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
SeuRabo slips a straight right by Jotko.
SeuRabo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've been informed that SeuRabo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
SeuRabo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jotko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
SeuRabo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jotko misses with a body shot.
SeuRabo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jotko.
Jotko looks to land a left hand but SeuRabo moved out of range nicely.
SeuRabo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MeDa SeuRabo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josephz Jotko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good exchange - Jotko coming out on top.
SeuRabo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
SeuRabo moves away from the strike by Jotko.
SeuRabo misses with a wild combination.
SeuRabo walks into a straight right hand from Jotko.
SeuRabo scores with a three punch combo!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Jotko coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Jotko.
SeuRabo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jotko counters with a left to the body.
SeuRabo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SeuRabo slips under a jab.
Jotko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jotko misses with a looping right.
SeuRabo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
SeuRabo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jotko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Jotko misses.
Jotko fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked SeuRabo out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Josephz Jotko!
In defeat, MeDa SeuRabo stepped up to the mic, saying 'That was some lucky shit homes...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tangaroa Ngata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar The Eastern Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ngata comes to the cage accompanied by Soundcritters - Haka War Chant. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
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183 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tangaroa Ngata!
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, Gunnar The Eastern Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Eastern Assassin throws a big shot that misses.
Ngata clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on The Eastern Assassin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ngata.
It looks like Gunnar The Eastern Assassin has been cut.
Ngata scores with a shot to the side of The Eastern Assassin's head.
The Eastern Assassin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ngata is defending well for now.
The Eastern Assassin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Eastern Assassin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Eastern Assassin trying to stall but Ngata improves his position.
Ngata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ngata as The Eastern Assassin tries to tie him up.
Ngata makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ngata cracks The Eastern Assassin with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Eastern Assassin misses with some punches.
Ngata lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Eastern Assassin backwards.
The Eastern Assassin tries to break free but Ngata pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ngata.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ngata lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngata lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Eastern Assassin backwards.
The Eastern Assassin is rocked!
Ngata unloads with a big right hand that wobbles The Eastern Assassin! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ngata is unloading with more strikes now! The Eastern Assassin drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tangaroa Ngata!
Our winner, Tangaroa Ngata, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slade Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arman Aigul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aigul is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ak Tilek. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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250 lbs
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225 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Good chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Slade Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arman Aigul!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aigul walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aigul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aigul tries for a takedown but Phoenix circles away easily
and Phoenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Aigul feints and as Phoenix raises his hands in defense, Aigul changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Phoenix working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Phoenix holds on and takes a little breather.
Phoenix looking for a triangle here. Aigul is fighting it but it looks tight! Phoenix pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Aigul is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Slade Phoenix!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Astakhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keola Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astakhov's entrance music is Tupac - Uppercut. A fine choice. Nikita Astakhov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nikita Astakhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keola Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astakhov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fatus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fatu throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Astakhov.
Astakhov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fatu doesn't seem bothered though.
Astakhov moves out of range as Fatu strikes.
It looked like Astakhov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fatu.
Astakhov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fatu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Astakhov.
Astakhov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fatu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fatu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fatu is rocked!
Astakhov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Astakhov lands a nice looking body shot.
Fatu looks winded!
Astakhov lands with a shot to the body.
Fatu avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Astakhov counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikita Astakhov!
Nikita Astakhov 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 Val Halla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilmari Kuusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilmari Kuusi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Val Halla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ilmari Kuusi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuusi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Halla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuusi thinking.
Halla scores with a shot to the body.
Halla cracks Kuusi with a good jab.
Kuusi shoots in looking for a takedown but Halla manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kuusi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Halla appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Halla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Halla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuusi doesn't seem bothered though.
Halla scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuusi in his tracks.
Kuusi gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halla wants to control but Kuusi postures up.
Halla tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kuusi has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Halla is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kuusi yanks on the arm and Halla is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kuusi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ilmari Kuusi!
Our winner, Ilmari Kuusi, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Voljin Ulfzaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodericus Thundercunt (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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Voljin Ulfzaar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Theodericus Thundercunt!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulfzaar takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Voljin Ulfzaar has been cut.
Thundercunt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thundercunt misses with a right hand
and Ulfzaar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thundercunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Ulfzaar is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thundercunt.
Thundercunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Ulfzaar.
Ulfzaar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thundercunt.
Ulfzaar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ulfzaar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulfzaar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thundercunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thundercunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ulfzaar tries to clinch there but Thundercunt circles away.
Ulfzaar defending well as Thundercunt loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfzaar lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Thundercunt misses the target.
As Thundercunt tries to get set, Ulfzaar tries to push him back and clinch up but Thundercunt manages to avoid the attempt.
Ulfzaar tries to clinch up but Thundercunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Thundercunt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ulfzaar tries to clinch but Thundercunt is having none of it.
Thundercunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thundercunt throws a combination that misses
and Ulfzaar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ulfzaar closes the distance but Thundercunt moves to the side
and Thundercunt counters with a straight right hand.
Thundercunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ulfzaar counters with a right hand to the body.
Thundercunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Thundercunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfzaar clinches up with Thundercunt and pushes him back against the cage.
Thundercunt working hard to break the clinch.
Ulfzaar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thundercunts head.
Thundercunt blocking some punches.
Ulfzaar misses with a punch to the body.
Thundercunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ulfzaar throws a head punch that misses.
Ulfzaar misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ulfzaar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Ulfzaar.
Ulfzaar scores with a shoulder strike.
Thundercunt is looking to break free of the clinch but Ulfzaar has double underhooks.
Ulfzaar lands with a light punch inside.
Ulfzaar stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfzaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ulfzaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ulfzaar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thundercunt backwards.
Ulfzaar lands a body punch.
Ulfzaar swings wildly with an uppercut but Thundercunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thundercunt blocks a body shot from Ulfzaar.
Ulfzaar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ulfzaar is leaning against Thundercunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ulfzaar misses with the head strike.
Ulfzaar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thundercunt backwards.
Thundercunt is rocked!
Ulfzaar lands a body shot.
Thundercunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Ulfzaar finish him?
Thundercunt looks winded!
Ulfzaar unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Thundercunt! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ulfzaar is unloading with more strikes now! Thundercunt drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Voljin Ulfzaar!
Voljin Ulfzaar retains his heavyweight title!
Voljin Ulfzaar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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