The Island Season 5, 205 lbs, Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martyn Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polite Efficient (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polite Efficient is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ford
vs
Efficient

175 cm
27
218 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

180 cm
27
220 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martyn Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Polite Efficient!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Efficient scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ford in his tracks.
Ford shoots in looking for a takedown. Efficient tries to sprawl out of it but Ford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Efficient manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Efficient lands a right hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Efficient as he connects with a hook.

Efficient clinches.
Ford tries to pull guard but Efficient forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ford is trying to pull guard but Efficient turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ford jumps guard but Efficient turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ford jumps guard but Efficient turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ford fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Efficient lands an elbow inside that Ford shrugs off.
Efficient lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Efficient lands an elbow that stopped Ford in his tracks for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Efficient.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Efficient.
Efficient throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ford is breathing heavily.
Ford tries to pull guard but Efficient forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ford takes an elbow to the forehead.
Efficient gets through Ford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Efficient.
Efficient lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Martyn Ford has been cut.
Efficient lands an elbow just above Ford 's eye.
Efficient gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Ford is rocked!
Ford takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Ford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clinched against the cage, Efficient lands a big elbow that drops Ford! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Ford is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Polite Efficient!
Polite Efficient decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaleva Vettenranta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Hojackin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Hojackin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Vettenranta
vs
Hojackin

181 cm
27
210 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

182 cm
27
212 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Leviathan Clothing

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaleva Vettenranta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Hojackin!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Hojackin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hojackin jabs at Vettenranta's body.
Hojackin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vettenranta.
Nice sprawl there from Hojackin as Vettenranta shoots in.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hojackin.
Vettenranta shoots in looking for a takedown. Hojackin tries to sprawl out of it but Vettenranta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hojackin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaleva Vettenranta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hojackin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vettenranta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hojackin defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hojackin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hojackin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hojackin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Kaleva Vettenranta has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettenranta tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vettenranta shoots in for a takedown but Hojackin shows good takedown defense.
Hojackin looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Hojackin gets caught napping as Vettenranta dives in and scores a takedown. Hojackin manages to retain guard.
Hojackin trying to keep a closed guard but Vettenranta is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vettenranta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vettenranta working some strikes from top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hojackin holds on and takes a little breather.
Vettenranta throwing strikes but missing.

Vettenranta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vettenranta 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.
Vettenranta is working Hojackin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettenranta trying to control the position from guard on top but Hojackin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vettenranta slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vettenranta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vettenranta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vettenranta throws a big right hand that misses.
Vettenranta wants to pass the guard but Hojackin is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hojackin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vettenranta sitting in guard here, content to control.

Vettenranta drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hojackin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hojackin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hojackin!

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettenranta tries to buck Hojackin off but Hojackin is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hojackin working the ground and pound.
Vettenranta wants to control but Hojackin postures up.
Vettenranta is trying to get back to half guard.
Hojackin working away.
Hojackin is staying tight to Vettenranta's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Vettenranta is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hojackin off and has taken his back!
Hojackin is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hojackin's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Vettenranta is punishing Hojackin with strikes - can he finish him?!
Vettenranta lands punches and elbows.
Vettenranta gets his hands free as Hojackin looks to control.
Vettenranta misses with an elbow to the head.
Vettenranta trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Vettenranta is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hojackin is keeping busy.
Hojackin rolls, trying to escape but Vettenranta keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but David Hojackin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaleva Vettenranta's cut.
That's time! Vettenranta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vettenranta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hojackin lands a nice looking body kick.
Hojackin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vettenranta.
Vettenranta dives in for a single leg takedown but Hojackin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hojackin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vettenranta eats them both and turns towards Hojackin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Hojackin gets caught flat footed, as Vettenranta shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hojackin has his hands on Vettenranta's head, controlling the position.
Hojackin keeping moving, preventing Vettenranta from controlling successfully.
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!
Hojackin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vettenranta is one step ahead there.
We've been hearing that Vettenranta has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vettenranta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hojackin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vettenranta trying to control but Hojackin is working from the bottom.
Vettenranta throws a big right hand that misses.
Hojackin looking for a sweep. Not yet Hojackin, not yet.
Vettenranta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vettenranta throws a big elbow that misses.
Vettenranta trying to control but Hojackin is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hojackin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hojackin wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaleva Vettenranta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hojackin works the jab nicely.
Hojackin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vettenranta has a takedown stuffed.
Hojackin slaps away a takedown attempt from Vettenranta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vettenranta shoots in looking for a takedown. Hojackin tries to sprawl out of it but Vettenranta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hojackin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hojackin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vettenranta momentarily.
Hojackin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hojackin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Vettenranta drives through with a takedown into Hojackin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettenranta postures up and lands a big shot to Hojackin's brow.
Hojackin trying to keep a closed guard but Vettenranta is proving a slippery customer.
Hojackin wants to sweep but no luck.
Vettenranta pushes down on Hojackin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ground and pound from Vettenranta.
Vettenranta is stalling here. Hojackin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vettenranta seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hojackin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Vettenranta sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hojackin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Vettenranta gets back to full guard.
Vettenranta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hojackin is holding on to half guard well.
Hojackin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Hojackin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaleva Vettenranta's cut.
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. This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vettenranta.
Hojackin lands a lovely overhand right.
Vettenranta shoots in and drives through. Hojackin sprawls well.

Hojackin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vettenranta tries to roll over but Hojackin keeps him under control.

Vettenranta looking for submissions off his back.

Vettenranta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hojackin pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettenranta is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Hojackin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hojackin trying to control the action but Vettenranta is working from the bottom.

Vettenranta looking for submissions off his back.
Hojackin is taking a breather. Vettenranta says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vettenranta is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hojackin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hojackin's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vettenranta is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Vettenranta gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Vettenranta gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Vettenranta apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Hojackin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vettenranta.
Hojackin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaleva Vettenranta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vettenranta shoots in looking for a takedown. Hojackin tries to sprawl out of it but Vettenranta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hojackin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hojackin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vettenranta or perhaps it was just good defense by Hojackin, which made it look bad.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hojackin.
Vettenranta darts in looking for a takedown but Hojackin gets double underhooks and turns Vettenranta into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vettenranta scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Hojackin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vettenranta cracks Hojackin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hojackin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vettenranta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hojackin parries the strikes from Vettenranta easily there. Vettenranta is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hojackin to escape.
Vettenranta is looking to take a break and control but Hojackin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hojackin struggling a bit here.
Hojackin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vettenranta connects with a decent elbow.
Vettenranta landing strikes.
Hojackin defending against the ground and pound.
Kaleva Vettenranta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettenranta in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Vettenranta is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hojackin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vettenranta in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hojackin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hojackin is looking to regain half guard here but Vettenranta keeps moving and retains side control.
Vettenranta is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hojackin will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vettenranta working the body and head with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaleva Vettenranta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hojackin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Kaleva Vettenranta!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Kaleva Vettenranta!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Kaleva Vettenranta!

Kaleva Vettenranta wins by unanimous decision!
Kaleva Vettenranta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skip Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uzziah Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by Long Hard Times to Come. Judah has chosen We Ready as his entrance music. Skip Gordon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Uzziah Judah's chin.

Gordon
vs
Judah

190 cm
27
217 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

191 cm
27
212 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Skip Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uzziah Judah!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon moves in looking to clinch but Judah pushes him off.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Judah.
Skip Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon tries to clinch but Judah is having none of it.
Judah dips to his left and cracks Gordon with an uppercut!
Gordon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Judah to score with a decent uppercut.
Gordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Gordon.
Nice body punch from Judah.
Gordon misses the jab.
Gordon dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Judah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gordon misses with a right hand
and Judah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Judah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gordon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Judah has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gordon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gordon swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
Gordon throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Judah counters with a straight right hand.
Gordon slips a straight right by Judah.
Gordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Judah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Judah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Judah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gordon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Judah drops Gordon with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gordon looks back up at him and smiles so Judah waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Gordon is rocked!

It looks like Skip Gordon has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah lands with a good body shot.
Oh Gordon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Crack! Judah connects with the perfect overhand right and Gordon falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Judah!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uzziah Judah!
A victorious Uzziah Judah thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ding Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Da Silva (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!

Dong
vs
Da Silva

180 cm
27
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ding Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luiz Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong is looking to chop away at Da Silva's legs.
Da Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dong misses with a shot to the body
and Da Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Dong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Dong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Luiz Da Silva has been cut.

Da Silva clinches.
Dong is trying to push Da Silva away but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dong is looking to break free of the clinch but Da Silva has double underhooks.
Da Silva cracks Dong with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dong's elbow.
Da Silva pushes Dong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dong is trying to break the clinch but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Dong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Dong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Da Silva's elbow.
Dong working hard to break the clinch.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Da Silva cracks Dong with a nice body shot.
Da Silva misses with a body punch.
Da Silva digs a right hand into Dong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dong's gas tank.
Da Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Da Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Da Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Da Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dong misses with a body punch.
Da Silva working aggressively here.
Da Silva tries to throw a body punch but Dong avoids it by throwing Da Silva back against the cage.
Da Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Da Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong tries to work over Da Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Da Silva prevents a body shot from Dong.
Da Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Da Silva wants to stall.
Da Silva lands with a right to the head.
Da Silva is looking to control Dong's arms but Dong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Da Silva has his back to the cage.
Da Silva lands a right hand.
Da Silva tries to throw a body punch but Dong avoids it by throwing Da Silva back against the cage.
Dong throws a head punch that misses.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dong.
Dong struggles to land a body shot inside as Da Silva controls his hands.
Dong is trying to push Da Silva away but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Da Silva trying to stall but Dong improves his position.
Dong throws a punch but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
Da Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Dong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Da Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dong can't break the clinch.
Da Silva lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Da Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Da Silva looking to stall.
Da Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Dong controls the action.
Dong lands with a right to the head.
Da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Dong lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
A frustrated look appears on Dong's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong prevents a body shot from Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dong.
Da Silva looks winded!
A short uppercut from Dong.
Da Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Dong controls his hands.
Dong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dong wants to break free but Da Silva has control.
Dong is trying to force a seperation but Da Silva has the dominant position.

Dong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Dong moves away
and Dong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Dong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dong.
Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Da Silva scores with a jab. Dong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good work by Da Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Da Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Da Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Dong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luiz Da Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luiz Da Silva's cut.
That's time! Dong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luiz Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Dong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dong is looking to chop away at Da Silva's legs.
Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Dong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Silva walks into a left hand.

That has opened up Luiz Da Silva's cut even more.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Dong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dong feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dong lands a body shot.
Dong lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.

Dong drops Da Silva with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Da Silva looks back up at him and smiles so Dong waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Da Silva is rocked!

The cut above Luiz Da Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the liver by Dong. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Da Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Dong lands a big right hand that sends Da Silva crashing to the mat! Dong stays standing though and waves Da Silva back to his feet!
Da Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Dong finish him?
Dong lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Da Silva - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Dong!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ding Dong!
Ding Dong decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Piana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Karlsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Game-Motörhead. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Karlsson
vs
Piana

193 cm
27
210 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

192 cm
26
204 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rich Piana!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piana takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Karlsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pianas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Karlsson misses with a looping left.
Piana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karlsson at a distance.
Karlsson cracks Piana with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karlsson misses with a hook
and Piana counters with a straight right hand.
Karlsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Piana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Piana ducks under a wild hook from Karlsson.
Piana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karlsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Piana misses with a body shot
and Karlsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Piana thinking.
Frank Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson defending well as Piana loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlsson slips a jab from Piana.

Piana closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Karlsson misses with a body punch.
Piana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karlsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Piana backwards.
Piana misses with the head strike.
Karlsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Piana.
A shot in the inside from Piana.
Piana throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson tries to work over Piana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Piana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Piana has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlsson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
Piana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Piana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karlsson's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Piana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piana blocks a body shot from Karlsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Piana.
Piana pushes Karlsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Piana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piana is pushing Karlsson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Piana's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Piana's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Piana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson has a couple of punches blocked by Piana.
Piana misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands an uppercut.
Piana lands an uppercut.

Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson lands with a good body shot.
Piana missing with a left hand there. Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karlsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Piana should have avoided that one.
Karlsson stuns Piana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piana ducks under a wild hook from Karlsson.

Piana sends Karlsson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Piana is motioning to the referee to let Karlsson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Piana sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Karlsson's defenses. It connects perfectly with Karlsson's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rich Piana!
A relieved looking Rich Piana 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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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter White Iv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Long
vs
White Iv

184 cm
27
219 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

194 cm
23
212 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Walter White Iv!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long misses with an uppercut. White Iv saw that one coming.
White Iv throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Long takes one to the side of the head.

Long fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White Iv, pushing him back against the cage.
White Iv is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White Iv is looking to break free of the clinch but Long has double underhooks.
White Iv is trying to break the clinch but Long is controlling him.
White Iv tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long lands with a right to the head.
Long lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White Iv backwards.
White Iv is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Long scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Long scores with a nice short uppercut.
White Iv tries to break free but Long pushes him back against the cage.
Long with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
White Iv wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White Iv is trying to break the clinch but Long has him pressed against the cage.
Long lands an elbow inside that White Iv shrugs off.

It looks like Walter White Iv has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long keeps control of White Iv as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Long on the inside.
White Iv wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long looking to throw knees to the head but White Iv is blocking nicely.
White Iv wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Long lands a right hand that snaps the head of White Iv backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Long.
Long landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White Iv looks winded!
Long lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Long has White Iv pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. White Iv is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Long - that's hurt White Iv badly! Oh, another knee lands and White Iv is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but White Iv doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kyle Long!
Our winner, Kyle Long, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darth Sidious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercy Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercy Myers has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sidious
vs
Myers

180 cm
20
204 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

192 cm
26
210 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darth Sidious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercy Myers!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers needs to keep his hands up - Sidious had a free shot at his head there.
Myers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sidious sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Myers.
Sidious defending well as Myers loads up on a big left hand.
Mercy Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sidious throws an overhand right that lands on Myers's shoulder, as Myers tries to avoid the shot.
Sidious swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
Sidious ducks under a wild hook from Myers.
Myers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Myers throws a leg kick which misses Sidious's front leg but catches the back leg as Sidious tries to avoid it.
Sidious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Myers manages to avoid it.
Sidious looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Myers misses with a low kick as Sidious jumps back.
Sidious moves away from the strike by Myers.
Myers ducks under a wild hook from Sidious.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidious looks to throw the jab but Myers is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sidious.
Sidious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myers.
Myers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Myers pushes Sidious up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sidious.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers has a couple of punches blocked by Sidious.
Still in the clinch, Myers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sidious misses with an elbow strike.
Myers struggles to land a body shot inside as Sidious controls his hands.
Myers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sidious blocks an uppercut.
Myers misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Myers scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Myers.
Sidious lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Myers backwards.
Myers takes a shot to the head.
Myers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sidious looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Myers lands a left hand.
Myers tries to work over Sidious's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Myers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sidious backwards.
Myers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sidious takes a shot to the head.
Myers avoids the elbow strike from Sidious, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sidious.
Myers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Myers trying to control the position but instead, Sidious has worked for underhooks and has pushed Myers into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Myers throws a punch but it's blocked by Sidious.
Sidious misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Sidious - that landed with a thud.
Myers lands with a left to the head.
Myers tries to throw a body punch but Sidious avoids it by throwing Myers back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Myers.
Myers manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sidious throws an elbow that misses.
Sidious misses with some punches.
Sidious lands a right hand.
Sidious lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Myers lands with a left to the head.
Myers pushes Sidious back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sidious misses with an elbow over the top.
Sidious misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Myers fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidious lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sidious misses with a body punch.
Myers tries to work over Sidious's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Myers can't find room to land a body shot as Sidious controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Myers.
Myers's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Myers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Myers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sidious misses with a punch to the body.

Sidious breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Myers scores with a jab to the head.
Sidious misses with a shot to the body
and Myers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sidious throws a looping overhand right but Myers ducks down to avoid it.
Sidious moves out of range as Myers strikes.
Myers throws out a leg kick but Sidious moves out of range and Myers only half commits.
Myers lands a glancing blow to the side of Sidious's head.
Myers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Myers misses with a wild body shot.
Sidious throws an off balance right hand
and Myers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Sidious digs a good body shot into Myers's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers defending well as Sidious loads up on a big left hand.
Sidious blocks a head kick by Myers.
Sidious throws a combination that misses
and Myers counters with a one-two to the body.
Sidious just misses with a punch to the body.
Myers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Myers moves away from the strike by Sidious.
Sidious throws a body shot but no joy.
Sidious pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Sidious. Those never looked like landing.
Myers is looking to clinch.
A head kick from Myers lands but Sidious takes it in his stride.
Sidious lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good exchange - Sidious coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sidious doesn't seem bothered though.
Myers misses with a low kick.
Myers throws a low kick, looking for Sidious's leg but Sidious calmly moves out of range.
Myers misses with a hook to the body
and Sidious counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sidious moves out of range of the strikes.
Myers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sidious's head backwards.
Myers tries to clinch but Sidious is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sidious darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Myers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Myers misses the shot to the body.
Sidious is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Sidious throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sidious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Myers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Myers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Myers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidious throws a hook but Myers blocks it.
Sidious swings for the body but Myers moves out of range.
Sidious throws a sloppy body shot
and Myers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Myers dodges the punch combination from Sidious.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Myers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sidious misses the shot to the body.
Myers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sidious misses with a double jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mercy Myers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sidious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Myers manages to avoid it.
Sidious misses with a combination
and Myers counters with a head kick. That will keep Sidious thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sidious misses with an uppercut.
Sidious misses with a body shot.
Sidious misses with a combination
and Myers counters with a body kick that stops Sidious in his tracks momentarily.
Myers tries to clinch but Sidious moves out of range.
Myers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sidious misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidious thuds a left hand into Myers's body.
Myers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Myers tried to score with a low kick but Sidious checks it.
Myers throws an overhand right that lands on Sidious's shoulder, as Sidious tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sidious is out of range.
Myers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Myers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Sidious.
Sidious misses the jab.
Myers lands with a nice combination. Sidious backs away looking to recover.
Myers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Myers throws a leg kick but Sidious checks it.
Myers throws the left hand but Sidious avoids the punch easily.
Myers ducks under a wild hook from Sidious.
Myers misses with a head kick.
Sidious misses with an uppercut
and Myers counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidious on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Myers with a hook.
Myers misses the jab.
Myers misses the body punch
and Sidious counters with a left to the body.
Myers thuds his shin into the meat of Sidious's side.
Myers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Myers misses with a wild combination.
Myers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sidious blocks the body kick.
Myers throws a right and a left that Sidious avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Myers.
Sidious cracks Myers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Myers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sidious throws an overhand right that lands on Myers's shoulder, as Myers tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sidious throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sidious slips a jab from Myers.
Myers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Myers tries a low kick but Sidious avoids it.
Sidious rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Myers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sidious works the jab nicely.
Myers avoids the body shot from Sidious.
Sidious tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Myers was well out of range. Poor timing from Sidious.
Myers wants to counter with a clinch but Sidious pushes him away.
Myers swings widly with a right hand
and Sidious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Myers throws a solid leg kick but Sidious takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Myers.
Myers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Myers throws a push kick but Sidious slaps the foot to one side.
Sidious throws out a loose jab but Myers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sidious throws a right hand that Myers ducks under and follows up with a left that Myers also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mercy Myers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Myers. That's going to slow Sidious down.
Myers throws a hook to the side of Sidious's head but Sidious sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Myers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Myers tries to clinch
and Sidious counters with a nice uppercut.
Myers avoids the body shot from Sidious.
It seemed like Myers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Myers ducks under a wild hook from Sidious.
Myers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sidious throws out a loose jab but Myers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Myers misses the target.
Myers tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sidious. Myers does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers lands with a good body shot.
Sidious looks to score with a jab to the body but Myers is just out of range.
Sidious misses with a body shot.
Myers tries to counter by closing the distance.
Myers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sidious takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Myers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Myers cracks Sidious with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Myers misses.
Myers just misses with a punch to the body.
Myers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Myers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sidious looks to land a right hand but Myers moved out of range.
Sidious connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Myers staying out of range there.
Sidious throws a shot to the body.
Myers staying out of range there.
Sidious swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Myers misses with a hook. Sidious ducked under it nicely.
Sidious moves out of range as Myers strikes.
Darth Sidious has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercy Myers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers throws an overhand right that lands on Sidious's shoulder, as Sidious tries to avoid the shot.
Sidious moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sidious just misses with a punch to the body.
Myers wants to counter the offense by Sidious and move into the clinch position.
Sidious lands with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Myers.
The fighters circling - Sidious throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Myers slips a straight right by Sidious.
Sidious on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big right from Sidious misses.
Myers lands a front kick.
Myers cracks Sidious with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sidious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myers.
Myers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Myers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Myers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sidious.
Well,Sidious is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sidious throws an overhand right that lands on Myers's shoulder, as Myers tries to avoid the shot.
Sidious looks to throw the jab but Myers is out of range.
Myers missing with a left hand there. Sidious was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sidious is looking to counter punch.
Myers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Myers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sidious throws out a loose jab but Myers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Sidious misses.
A little jabbing left from Myers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sidious throws a lazy right hand but Myers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Myers scores with a decent looking hook.
Myers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sidious throws a shot from downtown. Myers moves away and avoids it.
Sidious throws a hook but Myers blocks it.
Myers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sidious's head backwards.
Sidious throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidious scores with a shot to the body.
Myers cracks the inside of Sidious's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sidious rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Myers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sidious misses with a wild combination.

Myers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sidious doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Myers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sidious scores with a shoulder strike.

Myers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Myers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sidious.
Sidious throws a nice looking combination but Myers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Myers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sidious has time to react.
Myers ducks under a wild hook from Sidious.
Sidious throws a jab when Myers was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mercy Myers.
Well Myers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Mercy Myers!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Mercy Myers!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Mercy Myers!

Mercy Myers wins by unanimous decision!
Mercy Myers thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Khaliq Khalid (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.

Harris
vs
Khaliq Khalid

183 cm
27
208 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

193 cm
20
220 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alonzo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdul Khaliq Khalid!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khaliq Khalid.
Harris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khaliq Khalid counters with a left to the body.
Harris misses with a hook. Khaliq Khalid ducked under it nicely.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Khaliq Khalid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khaliq Khalid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khaliq Khalid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Khaliq Khalid takes the fight into the clinch.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the liver by Khaliq Khalid. Beautiful body shot.
Khaliq Khalid takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khaliq Khalid throws out the jab.
It looked like Harris was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khaliq Khalid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khaliq Khalid throws a good cross that connects.
Harris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khaliq Khalid's head.
Harris tries to move into range but Khaliq Khalid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris connects with a jab.

Harris closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Khaliq Khalid quickly recovers to half guard.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to control but Khaliq Khalid is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Harris there.
Harris throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Khaliq Khalid to regain full guard.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Khaliq Khalid blocks nicely.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khaliq Khalid keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Khaliq Khalid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Khaliq Khalid has wrist control.
Harris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khaliq Khalid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaliq Khalid is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Khaliq Khalid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khaliq Khalid keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Harris lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khaliq Khalid is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Harris throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to pass into half guard but Khaliq Khalid pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Khaliq Khalid is in guard.

Harris seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khaliq Khalid won't allow Harris to sweep him here.
Harris looking to control.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Khaliq Khalid from controlling successfully.

Harris is looking to cinch up a triangle. Khaliq Khalid throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Harris's body to avoid the submission. Harris has instead reached around Khaliq Khalid's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Harris arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alonzo Harris!
A very excited looking Alonzo Harris made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.