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The Island Season 7, 265 lbs, Round 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Jacobs (ranked 299 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 118 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodney Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs tries for a takedown but Rasputin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rasputin leaves Jacobs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rasputin connects with a body shot that sends Jacobs's belly button to the back.
Jacobs closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rasputin's guard.
Jacobs drops back looking for a leg! Rasputin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rasputin manages to kick Jacobs off! Jacobs jumps back into Rasputin's guard.
Jacobs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rasputin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rasputin wants to stand up but Jacobs is controlling him.
Jacobs is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacobs wants to pass the guard but Rasputin is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin wants to get back to his feet but Jacobs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jacobs is pushing down on Rasputin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rasputin is fighting to maintain full guard but Jacobs has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rasputin is looking to escape.
Rasputin is defending against the submission attempts here by Jacobs.
Jacobs is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rasputin is just riding it out for now. Jacobs eventually gives up the hold.
Rasputin is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jacobs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jacobs seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Rasputin is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rodney Jacobs!
Our winner, Rodney Jacobs, 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.
In defeat, Grigori Rasputin stepped up to the mic, saying 'IN YOUR ARSE !!!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amir Abdallah (ranked 631 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petey Bartlett (ranked 163 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartlett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: KEN mode - Counter Culture Complex. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amir Abdallah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Petey Bartlett!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdallah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abdallah blocks a body shot from Bartlett.
Bartlett blocks a body shot from Abdallah.
Abdallah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abdallah digs a right hand underneath Bartlett's ribcage. Bartlett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abdallah misses with a body punch.
Bartlett stalling in the clinch.
Abdallah misses with a punch on the inside.
Abdallah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bartlett backwards.
Bartlett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bartlett misses with a punch on the inside.
Abdallah can't find room to land a body shot as Bartlett controls the action.
Bartlett lands a right hand.
Abdallah lands a right hand.
Bartlett is looking to break free of the clinch but Abdallah has double underhooks.
Abdallah misses with a body punch.
Abdallah misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Abdallah on the inside.
Bartlett manages to break the clinch.
Abdallah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bartlett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bartlett thumps Abdallah with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartlett throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdallah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdallah wants to clinch up but Bartlett keeps it at a distance.
Abdallah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bartlett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdallah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abdallah misses with a body shot.
Abdallah is looking to clinch but Bartlett is avoiding it.
Bartlett missing with a left hand there. Abdallah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abdallah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abdallah wants to clinch
and Bartlett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdallah tries to clinch up
enabling Bartlett to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdallah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdallah has Bartlett up against the cage in a clinch.
Abdallah misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett'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.
Bartlett lands an uppercut.
Bartlett blocks a body shot from Abdallah.
Bartlett manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abdallah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abdallah misses with a right hand
and Bartlett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bartlett is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdallah drives through and clinches with Bartlett against the cage.
Bartlett has a couple of punches blocked by Abdallah.
Abdallah tries to work over Bartlett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bartlett prevents a body shot from Abdallah.
Abdallah misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Abdallah.
Bartlett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bartlett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdallah blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdallah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Bartlett.
Abdallah misses the shot to the body.
Abdallah tries to clinch up but Bartlett circles away and keeps his distance.
Bartlett looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdallah is just out of range.
Abdallah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bartlett only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Abdallah lands a nice looking body shot.
Abdallah moves in looking to clinch but Bartlett pushes him off.
Despite the aggression on Bartlett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bartlett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdallah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bartlett keeps the fight on the outside.
Abdallah lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdallah lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Abdallah cracks a nice hook into Bartlett's ribs.
Bartlett circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abdallah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abdallah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bartlett's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdallah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bartlett throws out the jab.
Abdallah tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bartlett counters with a leg kick.
Bartlett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abdallah takes a swing at Bartlett's ribcage but misses.
Abdallah swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bartlett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdallah moves out of range as Bartlett throws a body kick.
Bartlett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Petey Bartlett will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abdallah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bartlett at a distance.
Abdallah tries to clinch but Bartlett moves away
and Bartlett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abdallah doesn't manage to clinch there - Bartlett circles away.
Bartlett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petey Bartlett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abdallah pushes Bartlett up against the cage in a clinch.
Bartlett blocks an uppercut.
Abdallah has a couple of punches blocked by Bartlett.
Bartlett lands with a right to the head.
Abdallah throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartlett.
Abdallah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bartlett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bartlett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdallah.
Bartlett blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartlett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abdallah backwards.
Abdallah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abdallah prevents a body shot from Bartlett.
Bartlett taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Abdallah.
Bartlett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdallah wants to clinch up but Bartlett keeps it at a distance.
Bartlett throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlett misses with a looping right.
Abdallah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abdallah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abdallah misses with a body punch.
Abdallah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abdallah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abdallah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Abdallah.
Bartlett is looking to control Abdallah's arms but Abdallah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bartlett has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartlett.
A left hand lands to the body for Abdallah.
Bartlett is breathing heavily.
Abdallah lands a shoulder strike.
Bartlett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abdallah has him pressed against the cage.
Abdallah lands a body shot.
Abdallah is leaning against Bartlett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abdallah lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Abdallah.
Abdallah lands a hook that snaps the head of Bartlett backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdallah scores with a hook to the body.
Bartlett blocks an uppercut.
Abdallah tries to throw a body punch but Bartlett avoids it by throwing Abdallah back against the cage.
Bartlett swings wildly with an uppercut but Abdallah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdallah scores with a hook to the body.
Bartlett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bartlett has a couple of punches blocked by Abdallah.
Nice body punch from Abdallah.
A body shot lands from Abdallah.
Abdallah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartlett's elbow.
Abdallah lands a body shot.
Abdallah struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartlett controls his hands.
Abdallah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abdallah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bartlett blocks a body shot from Abdallah.
A frustrated look appears on Bartlett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Abdallah lands an uppercut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Abdallah here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bartlett swings wildly with an uppercut but Abdallah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdallah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdallah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abdallah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bartlett backwards.
Amir Abdallah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abdallah scores with a hook to the body.
Abdallah lands a shoulder strike.
Abdallah tries to throw a body punch but Bartlett avoids it by throwing Abdallah back against the cage.
Abdallah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartlett's elbow.
Abdallah tries to work over Bartlett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abdallah.
Abdallah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdallah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdallah struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartlett controls his hands.
Abdallah misses with a body punch.
Abdallah tries a body shot but Bartlett blocks it.
Bartlett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abdallah lands a hook that snaps the head of Bartlett backwards.
A short left from Bartlett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abdallah.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartlett prevents a body shot from Abdallah.
Bartlett stalling.
Abdallah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Abdallah.
Abdallah lands a body punch.
Abdallah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdallah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abdallah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abdallah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abdallah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abdallah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Abdallah.
Abdallah lands with a short shot to the head.
Abdallah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abdallah scores with a shot to the side of Bartlett's head.
Bartlett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bartlett blocks a body shot from Abdallah.
Abdallah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Abdallah dominated that second round.
That's time! Abdallah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bartlett takes one on the button.
Abdallah slips a jab from Bartlett.
Bartlett lands a jab to the nose.
Abdallah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abdallah.
Abdallah swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartlett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdallah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdallah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bartlett blocking some punches.
Abdallah misses with a body punch.
Abdallah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdallah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Abdallah.
Abdallah tries to throw a body punch but Bartlett avoids it by throwing Abdallah back against the cage.
Bartlett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abdallah struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartlett controls his hands.
Bartlett blocks an uppercut.
Abdallah tries a body shot but Bartlett blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdallah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abdallah lands a body punch.
Abdallah digs a right hand into Bartlett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bartlett's gas tank.
Abdallah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bartlett can do to turn this around?
Abdallah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Abdallah fails to land.
Nice body punch from Abdallah.
Nice body punch from Abdallah - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abdallah.
Abdallah misses with a body punch.
Abdallah gets through Bartlett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bartlett takes a shot to the head.
Abdallah scores with a shot to the side of Bartlett's head.
Abdallah digs a right hand into Bartlett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bartlett's gas tank.
Abdallah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abdallah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Abdallah fails to land.
Abdallah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abdallah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abdallah gets through Bartlett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartlett misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdallah.
Abdallah working aggressively here.
Abdallah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abdallah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abdallah has a couple of punches blocked by Bartlett.
A hook to the body from Abdallah.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abdallah.
Abdallah lands a nice shot to the body.
Abdallah drops Bartlett onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bartlett is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bartlett is rocked!
Abdallah pushes Bartlett against the cage. Abdallah is working some dirty boxing. Abdallah pushes off with a quick right hook! Bartlett goes down! Bartlett tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Abdallah moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amir Abdallah!
Amir Abdallah decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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