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Highland Island 24 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rip McGinnis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beezow Zopittybop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rip McGinnis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rip McGinnis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Beezow Zopittybop!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zopittybop looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zopittybop controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGinnis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zopittybop on the ground.
Zopittybop is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopittybop is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Let's hope that Zopittybop has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zopittybop decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Zopittybop scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McGinnis bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
McGinnis tries to clinch there but Zopittybop circles away.
Zopittybop drives through and clinches with McGinnis against the cage.
McGinnis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zopittybop lands a takedown into guard.
Zopittybop controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McGinnis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zopittybop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGinnis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinnis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McGinnis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zopittybop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGinnis is keeping the position for now.
McGinnis wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Zopittybop is now in half guard.
Zopittybop uses his free foot to push down on McGinnis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McGinnis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zopittybop controlling the position easily from mount.
Zopittybop looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zopittybop content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zopittybop looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
McGinnis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Zopittybop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beezow Zopittybop dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McGinnis moves into the clinch.
Zopittybop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zopittybop drops down looking for an ankle pick but McGinnis pulls his leg out and moves away.
McGinnis is looking to clinch but Zopittybop is avoiding it.
Zopittybop shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McGinnis is trying to defend but Zopittybop finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zopittybop trying to control the pace.
Zopittybop looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zopittybop stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopittybop moves into full mount! McGinnis won't be happy about that!
Zopittybop is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McGinnis is surviving well by controlling Zopittybop's body position as best he can.
Zopittybop with shots to the head and body - McGinnis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zopittybop controlling from the full mount.
McGinnis has given up his back. Will we see Zopittybop going for some submissions?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinnis tries to escape the position.
Zopittybop has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Zopittybop has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of McGinnis's body.
Zopittybop is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopittybop is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. McGinnis is defending well though. Zopittybop let's go of the attempt for now.
Zopittybop is looking for the choke from the back position but McGinnis is controlling his hands well.
Zopittybop working for a choke but McGinnis is defending well.
Zopittybop looking to break McGinnis's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. McGinnis remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Zopittybop will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Zopittybop working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
McGinnis preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Zopittybop.
Zopittybop sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! McGinnis taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Beezow Zopittybop!
A very excited looking Beezow Zopittybop rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Andonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Khaliq Khalid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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220 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aleksandar Andonov!
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, Abdul Khaliq Khalid!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andonov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khaliq Khalid but Khaliq Khalid pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andonov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khaliq Khalid's waist but Khaliq Khalid gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andonov off to one side.
Khaliq Khalid throws a body punch but Andonov moves out of range.
Khaliq Khalid throws the left hand but Andonov avoids the punch easily.
Khaliq Khalid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andonov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Andonov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Andonov.
Andonov attempts a counter takedown but Khaliq Khalid avoids it well and moves away.
Andonov ducks under a wild hook from Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andonov, pushing him back against the cage.
Andonov looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandar Andonov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andonov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Khaliq Khalid prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khaliq Khalid stalling against the cage.
Andonov is looking for a takedown.
Andonov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Andonov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khaliq Khalid gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaliq Khalid lands a damaging elbow.
Khaliq Khalid misses with a knee to the head.
Khaliq Khalid gets underhooks to prevent Andonov's takedown attempt.
Khaliq Khalid is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Andonov has Khaliq Khalid pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Khaliq Khalid manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Andonov is breathing heavily.
Khaliq Khalid is pressed up against the cage. Andonov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khaliq Khalid down to the mat. Khaliq Khalid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Khaliq Khalid is looking to land body kicks.
Andonov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andonov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Aleksandar Andonov has been cut.
Khaliq Khalid attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khaliq Khalid throws a wild body kick that Andonov sees coming a mile off.
Abdul Khaliq Khalid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andonov shoots in for a double leg but Khaliq Khalid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khaliq Khalid lands a big uppercut and Andonov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Andonov looks OK. Khaliq Khalid waves Andonov back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khaliq Khalid moves into the clinch.
Andonov wants the takedown. Khaliq Khalid is fighting it off but Andonov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Khaliq Khalid's guard against the cage.
Khaliq Khalid trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaliq Khalid is pulling down on Andonov's head. It's preventing any offense from Andonov, at least for the moment.
Let's hope that Khaliq Khalid has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Khaliq Khalid wants to stand but Andonov is controlling the position.
Andonov wants to control from the top but Khaliq Khalid keeps moving.
Andonov postures up in Khaliq Khalid's guard and throws a big left but Khaliq Khalid blocks it.
Khaliq Khalid looking for a sweep. Not yet Khaliq Khalid, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andonov trying to control the position from guard on top but Khaliq Khalid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andonov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Andonov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Khaliq Khalid throws a big shot that misses.
Abdul Khaliq Khalid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid moves into range and connects with a jab.
Khaliq Khalid digs a good body shot into Andonov's ribs.
Khaliq Khalid slaps away a takedown attempt from Andonov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Khaliq Khalid on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Khaliq Khalid misses.
Khaliq Khalid feints a jab promting Andonov to slip. Khaliq Khalid then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Andonov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Andonov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khaliq Khalid tries to avoid it but Andonov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khaliq Khalid to the ground. Khaliq Khalid escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Khaliq Khalid. No joy for Andonov on that attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andonov checks a low kick from Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid tries to land a front kick but Andonov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khaliq Khalid takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Khaliq Khalid.
Andonov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khaliq Khalid is working Andonov over against the cage.
Khaliq Khalid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Khaliq Khalid.
A body shot lands from Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid connects with a knee to the head.
Khaliq Khalid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andonov is rocked!
Khaliq Khalid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andonov backwards.
Oh Andonov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khaliq Khalid stalling in the clinch.
Andonov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aleksandar Andonov's cut is getting worse.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow inside that Andonov shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khaliq Khalid pushes Andonov against the cage. Khaliq Khalid is working some dirty boxing. Khaliq Khalid pushes off with a quick right hook! Andonov goes down! Andonov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Khaliq Khalid moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdul Khaliq Khalid!
Our winner, Abdul Khaliq Khalid, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Linius Lindeberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pipis Skatias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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140 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Linius Lindeberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pipis Skatias!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindeberg doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skatias counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Skatias does it's job there.
Lindeberg shoots and misses
enabling Skatias to counter with a crisp jab.
Skatias has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lindeberg instigates a clinch.
Lindeberg'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.
Lindeberg has picked Skatias up - he's going for a ride! Lindeberg dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Skatias looks like he's trying to stand up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindeberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Skatias on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skatias kicks Lindeberg off and gets back to his feet.
Skatias lands a nice looking body shot.
Lindeberg has his takedown stuffed
and Skatias counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Linius Lindeberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindeberg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Skatias makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skatias jabs Lindeberg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lindeberg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lindeberg instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lindeberg.
Lindeberg just leaning against Skatias, taking a breather.
Skatias is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lindeberg can't fight it off and eventually Skatias manages to take the fight to the floor. Lindeberg looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lindeberg lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Skatias wants to stand and escape but Lindeberg is having none of it.
Lindeberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lindeberg 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Skatias wants to get back to his feet but Lindeberg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lindeberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skatias wants to stand up but Lindeberg is controlling him.
Lindeberg is working Skatias over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lindeberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lindeberg working some strikes from top position.
Lindeberg scoring with some ground and pound.
Lindeberg scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lindeberg works over Skatias with some ground and pound from guard.
Lindeberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lindeberg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lindeberg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lindeberg connects with a couple of short punches.
Skatias wants to stand but Lindeberg is controlling the position.
Lindeberg stands up over Skatias, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindeberg scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lindeberg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lindeberg looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lindeberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lindeberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lindeberg connects with a couple of short punches.
Lindeberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lindeberg connects with a couple of short punches.
Lindeberg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Skatias is rocked!
Lindeberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Skatias is still in real trouble! Can Lindeberg finish him?
Lindeberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Skatias has momentary wrist control but Lindeberg slips an elbow through the middle.
Lindeberg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lindeberg postures up and lands a big shot to Skatias's brow.
Lindeberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lindeberg stands up over Skatias, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindeberg working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindeberg arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Skatias's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Linius Lindeberg!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Masahira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnie Cash (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 bantamweight 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, Satoshi Masahira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnie Cash!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masahira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cash moves into the clinch.
Masahira wants a takedown.
Masahira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cash pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Satoshi Masahira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cash avoids the body shot from Masahira.
Cash moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cash creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Masahira wants to take the fight to the mat but Cash manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cash lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Masahira backwards.
Cash throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masahiras head.
Cash is pressed up against the cage. Masahira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cash down to the mat. Cash avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Satoshi Masahira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cash throws a body punch but Masahira moves out of range.
Cash connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masahira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cash counters by clinching up.
Masahira can't get the takedown.
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!
Cash is pressed up against the cage. Masahira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cash down to the mat. Cash avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Masahira misses with a straight left.
Cash misses with a straight right.
Cash gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Masahira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Masahira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cash prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masahira goes for a takedown attempt but Cash pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Masahira misses with a looping left.
Cash closes the distance and clinches.
Cash cracks Masahira with a nice body shot.
Masahira is breathing heavily.
Cash taking a breather.
Cash gets through Masahira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Masahira drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Masahira wants a takedown but no success here.
Cash drops Masahira onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Masahira is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Masahira is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cash lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Masahira to his knees! Cash keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnie Cash!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uiva Nakki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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187 lbs
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188 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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Will Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uiva Nakki!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakki misses with an uppercut. Yu saw that one coming.
Yu dives in and grabs Nakki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nakki pushes down on Yu's head and hops out.
Uiva Nakki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nakki lands a nice hook to Yu's body. Yu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nakki throws a body shot but no joy.
Yu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nakki pinned against the cage. Nakki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nakki misses with a double jab.
Nakki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yu.
Nakki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nakki instigates a clinch.
Yu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nakki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yu prevents a body shot from Nakki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakki lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Nakki.
Nakki is stalling here.
Nakki is leaning against Yu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nakki taking a breather.
Yu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakki's elbow.
Nakki lands a hook that snaps the head of Yu backwards.
Nakki lands an uppercut.
Yu can't get the takedown.
Yu misses with the head strike.
Nakki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yu backwards.
Yu is trying to maintain a safe position but Nakki gets an underhook and turns Yu into the cage.
A short right from Nakki on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nakki digs a right hand into Yu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yu's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakki lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakki.
Nakki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nakki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Nakki.
Nakki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nakki.
Nakki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Nakki.
Nakki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nakki lands an uppercut.
Nakki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nakki avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yu's elbow.
Yu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yu wants a takedown.
Nakki cracks Yu with a nice body shot.
Yu is breathing heavily.
Yu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nakki is defending well.
Nakki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nakki is leaning against Yu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nakki.
A nice left hand lands by Nakki.
Nakki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nakki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nakki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yu backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Nakki.
Nakki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yu backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakki can't find room to land a body shot as Yu controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakki misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Nakki as the two fighters clinch.
Yu is trying to stall.
Nakki gets through Yu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nakki is struggling to control the position.
Nakki struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu controls his hands.
Nakki presses Yu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nakki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yu is trying to maintain a safe position but Nakki gets an underhook and turns Yu into the cage.
Nakki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yu.
Nakki lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uiva Nakki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yu moves forwards but Nakki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nakki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheers as Nakki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yu doesn't seem phased though.
Yu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yu is rocked!
Yu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Oh Yu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Will Yu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakki throws a body punch but Yu moves out of range.
Yu seems to have got his legs back now.
Yu looks to land a left hand but Nakki moved out of range nicely.
Nakki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakki throws a right hand that Yu ducks under and follows up with a left that Yu also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakki throws a hook to the side of Yu's head but Yu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakki.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nakki! But no joy.
Nakki moves into the clinch.
Yu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nakki up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Yu to work.
Yu has had enough of the clinch but Nakki keeps him there for the moment.
Nakki'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.
Nakki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nakki controlling the action here for a moment.
Nakki digs a right hand into Yu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yu's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Nakki.
Nakki lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Nakki as the two fighters clinch.
Nakki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yu blocks a body shot from Nakki.
Still in the clinch, Nakki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nakki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Nakki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nakki lands a right hand.
Nakki lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Nakki.
A short left from Nakki.
A body shot lands from Nakki.
Nakki lands with a short shot to the head.
Nakki scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Nakki as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Nakki on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nakki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nakki lands a body shot.
Uiva Nakki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nakki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nakki drops Yu onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Yu is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Nakki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nakki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakki creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Yu with a big uppercut! Yu tries to clinch up but Nakki pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Yu to the mat! Yu covers up and Nakki unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Uiva Nakki!
After winning the bout, Uiva Nakki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Will Yu was interviewed post fight and said 'Y U no win ? U no better ?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sudo Godo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Sadewo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godo comes to the cage accompanied by I kill cause im hungry. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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210 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sudo Godo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dino Sadewo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godo swings for the body but Sadewo moves out of range.
Sadewo with a poor takedown
enabling Godo to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Dino Sadewo has been cut.
Sadewo tries for a takedown but Godo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sadewo shoots in for a takedown but Godo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sudo Godo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dino Sadewo.
Godo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sadewo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Godo wants to get back to his feet.
Sadewo is looking for a kimura but Godo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sadewo to get the leverage.
Sadewo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Godo sees it coming and defends easily.
Sadewo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sadewo uses his free foot to push down on Godo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Godo.
Godo is in a horrible position here. Sadewo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sadewo with the ground and pound from mount.
Sadewo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sadewo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sadewo tries to control but Godo wriggling away.
Sadewo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sadewo is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Godo is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Godo flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Sadewo anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Godo and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Sadewo slips an arm under Godo chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Sadewo has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Sadewo is squeezing on Godo like an anaconda would it's prey. Godo fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dino Sadewo!
A relieved looking Dino Sadewo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Sudo Godo had this to say: 'Banzaaaaai!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judo Brazil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jen Seng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Judo Brazil!
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, Jen Seng!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seng lands a lovely overhand right.
Brazil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seng circles away quickly and effectively.
Seng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seng uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Judo Brazil has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brazil.
Brazil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seng circles away quickly and effectively.
Seng looks for the body kick but Brazil saw that one coming.
Brazil could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Brazil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brazil fails with a takedown attempt.
Brazil with a poor takedown
and Seng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seng looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Judo Brazil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brazil looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sloppy strikes from Brazil. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brazil throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Seng to counter with a crisp jab.
Brazil takes one on the button.
Seng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brazil or perhaps it was just good defense by Seng, which made it look bad.
Brazil has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Bear's Den in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazil tries to bum rush Seng with a series of wild strikes but Seng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brazil tries to bum rush Seng with a series of wild strikes but Seng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brazil fails to land with a series of punches.
Brazil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Seng feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Brazil sprawling to the canvas! Brazil rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Seng finish him?!
Brazil is rocked!
Seng darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Brazil's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Seng before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jen Seng!
A victorious Jen Seng thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mercy Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleva Vettenranta (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercy Myers!
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, Kaleva Vettenranta!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vettenranta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vettenranta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Myers lands a jab.
Kaleva Vettenranta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vettenranta.
Vettenranta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Myers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vettenranta's knee momentarily.
Myers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Myers lands with a right to the head.
Myers lands with a left to the head.
Vettenranta wants a takedown but no success here.
Mercy Myers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaleva Vettenranta.
A nice right hand lands inside from Myers.
Vettenranta tries for a takedown but Myers manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Myers definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Myers lands a right hand.
Myers scores with a shot to the side of Vettenranta's head.
Vettenranta tries to stall but Myers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A body shot lands from Myers.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Myers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers lands with a right to the head.
Myers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vettenranta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Myers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Myers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Myers lands a right hand.
Myers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vettenrantas head.
Myers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Myers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Myers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vettenrantas head.
Vettenranta is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Myers gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Myers lands a body shot.
Vettenranta looks winded!
Myers lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Myers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Myers lands with a left to the head.
Myers lands a right hand.
Myers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Myers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vettenranta misses with a takedown
and Myers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Myers.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettenranta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vettenranta tries for a takedown but Myers circles away easily
and Myers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Myers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vettenranta's sensitive parts.
Vettenranta tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Myers defends well and Vettenranta ends up having to push Myers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Myers scoring well with a low kick there.
Myers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vettenranta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Myers but Myers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Myers has managed to clinch.
Myers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Myers presses Vettenranta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Myers.
Vettenranta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vettenranta goes for a takedown attempt but Myers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Myers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vettenranta tries for a takedown but Myers circles away easily
and Myers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Myers scores with a sloppy right hand. Vettenranta should have avoided that one.
Myers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vettenranta shoots and misses
and Myers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Myers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Myers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vettenranta backwards.
Myers lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Myers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vettenranta shoots in for a takedown but Myers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Myers closes the distance and pushes Vettenranta back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Myers.
Myers stalling against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Myers.
Myers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Myers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Myers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vettenranta misses with a takedown attempt - Myers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Myers was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vettenranta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Myers's waist but Myers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vettenranta off to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Myers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Myers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vettenranta's head.
Myers throws out a powerful jab.
Vettenranta misses with a takedown attempt
and Myers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Myers is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers catches Vettenranta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Myers lands with a good body shot.
Myers scores with a hook to the body. Vettenranta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Myers throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercy Myers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vettenranta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Myers as he avoids it easily.
Myers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vettenranta feints and as Myers raises his hands in defense, Vettenranta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Myers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vettenranta is one step ahead there.
Vettenranta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Myers wants to stand but Vettenranta is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Myers being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettenranta passes Myers's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vettenranta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Myers trying to control here.
Myers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vettenranta scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vettenranta working the head and body with strikes.
Vettenranta not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettenranta is continuing to stall.
Vettenranta uses his free foot to push down on Myers's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Myers.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vettenranta cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vettenranta sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Myers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers tries to lock up and control but Vettenranta gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vettenranta with shots to the head and body - Myers looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vettenranta jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Myers manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Myers is trying to escape the position but Vettenranta is controlling the position.
An elbow from Vettenranta crashes against the mat.
Vettenranta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Myers keeps working.
Vettenranta is putting a hurting on Myers here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vettenranta landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettenranta working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vettenranta is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Myers looks calm but he's in trouble here. Vettenranta gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Myers is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Vettenranta lets go of the hold and Myers can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kaleva Vettenranta!
A relieved looking Kaleva Vettenranta 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alonzo Harris!
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, Kyle Long!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long misses with a hook.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Long is just out of range.
Harris connects with a good right hand that stumbles Long. Long circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Long throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Long misses the jab.
Long swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris cracks Long with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Harris sets himself, and Long steps forward looking for the clinch! Harris avoids it this time.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Long moves away and avoids it.
Long's coach down at Highland CT & Spar was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Long's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Long missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris lunges at Long with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Long's hand.
Long paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Long checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Long is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice defenses there by Long.
Long blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Long pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris forces Long back against the cage and clinches.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Long throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Long coming out on top.
Long is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Long 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Long misses the target.
Harris swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Long loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Harris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Long connects with a body shot.
Long misses the shot to the body.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Long throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Long at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Long's shoulder, as Long tries to avoid the shot.
And Long tries to counter it with a takedown but Harris pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Long misses with an uppercut.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Long throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Long throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Long 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Long.
Long tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris slips under a jab.
Harris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Long throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Long misses the shot to the body.
Harris lands a jab to the head.
Long throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.
Long throws a poor cross that misses
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Long misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Long moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Harris throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Long with the counter takedown but Harris avoids it easily.
Long throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
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!
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harris.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Long goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Harris moves away from the strike by Long.
Harris tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
Harris throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily.
Harris is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harris rushes Long and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Long looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Long prevents a body shot from Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Long misses with a hook
and Harris counters with a three punch combo that has Long backing up. Long nods at Harris to acknowledge the strikes.
Long takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Long misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Long, as that shot connected.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Harris misses with a left hand
letting Long counter with a right hand.
Long throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Long misses the jab.
Harris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Long scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Long slips under a jab from Harris.
Good exchange - Harris coming out on top.
Long looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Harris defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
Long steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Long feints the counter takedown.
Long throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Long throws a right hand that misses
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Long is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab lands there for Long.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Long with the counter takedown but Harris avoids it easily.
A jab from Harris does it's job there.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Long.
Harris scores with a hook.
Harris moves out of range as Long strikes.
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!
Harris scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Long is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris blocks a jab.
Harris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Long misses.
Harris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harris walks into a jab.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
A jab from Harris finds it's way through Long's defenses.
Long takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Harris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Long's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harris connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Long scrambles back to his feet.
Long displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Long has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Long keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Nice defenses there by Long.
Long 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.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Long slips the punch.
Harris throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Long.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Long throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris needs to keep his hands up - Long had a free shot at his head there.
Harris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Long defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Long! Harris is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Long!
Kyle Long is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Kyle Long 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skip Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polite Efficient (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Long Hard Times to Come. 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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Great elbows
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Skip Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Polite Efficient!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon tried to score with a low kick but Efficient checks it.
A jab from Efficient finds it's way through Gordon's defenses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Efficient has managed to clinch.
Gordon lands a left hand.
Efficient blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gordon - that landed with a thud.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Efficient misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Efficient's defenses.
It looks like Polite Efficient has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Efficient's brow.
Gordon tries to throw a body punch but Efficient avoids it by throwing Gordon back against the cage.
Efficient throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon working aggressively here.
Efficient can't find room to land a body shot as Gordon controls the action.
Efficient misses with an elbow over the top.
Efficient takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Efficient misses with a body punch.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Efficient just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gordon's brow.
Efficient misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Efficient's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Efficient on the inside.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Efficient lands a body punch.
Efficient throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Efficient lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Skip Gordon has been cut.
Efficient throws an elbow but it misses.
Efficient creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gordon's defenses.
Efficient blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Efficient's brow.
Efficient comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Efficient misses with an elbow over the top.
Gordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Efficient's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Gordon fails to land.
Efficient blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Efficient throws an elbow but it misses.
Efficient misses with an elbow strike.
Efficient looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Efficient lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Efficient presses Gordon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Efficient lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Efficient pushes off an throws an elbow but Gordon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gordon avoids the elbow strike from Efficient, against the cage.
Efficient creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon dodges an elbow strike from Efficient.
Efficient looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gordon blocks an elbow strike from Efficient.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Efficient 's eye.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Efficient stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Efficient comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gordon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Efficient's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Efficient throws an elbow but misses.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Efficient leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gordon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Efficient lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon dodges an elbow strike from Efficient.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Efficient scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Efficient dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
A left hand lands to the body for Efficient.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Efficient 's eye.
Gordon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Efficient blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Efficient lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gordon or not.
Gordon avoids a wild elbow strike from Efficient.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Efficient's brow.
Efficient lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Efficient cracks Gordon with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Efficient.
Efficient lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Efficient scores with a hook to the body.
Gordon takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Efficient stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Efficient lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Efficient lands a nice elbow.
Efficient lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gordon blocks an elbow strike from Efficient.
Efficient lands an elbow that stopped Gordon in his tracks for a moment.
Skip Gordon's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Efficient pushes off an throws an elbow but Gordon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Efficient misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Efficient lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Efficient lands an elbow inside that Gordon shrugs off.
Efficient digs a right hand into Gordon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gordon's gas tank.
Gordon dodges an elbow strike from Efficient.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Efficient.
Gordon is rocked!
Gordon avoids the elbow strike from Efficient, against the cage.
Efficient lands an elbow just above Gordon 's eye.
Oh Gordon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Efficient scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Efficient drops Gordon onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gordon is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Gordon avoids a wild elbow strike from Efficient.
Gordon is pressed against the cage. Efficient pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Gordon! Two more big strikes from Efficient and Gordon crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Polite Efficient!
As Polite Efficient got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: submission machine - what a joke'.
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