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The Island Season 8, 155 lbs, Round 4 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Wildhauser (ranked 398 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rei Bourke (ranked 267 p4p, 34 weight class). Rei Bourke acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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156 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Wildhauser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rei Bourke!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wildhauser throws a head kick but Bourke moves out of range.
Wildhauser defending well as Bourke loads up on a big left hand.
Bourke has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wildhauser misses with a hook to the body
and Bourke counters with a crisp one two that drops Wildhauser! Bourke thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wildhauser to his feet! Wildhauser is in big trouble!
Wildhauser is rocked!
Bourke shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Wildhauser takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Bourke sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Wildhauser bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rei Bourke!
A relieved looking Rei Bourke 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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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Tanaka (ranked 494 p4p, 58 weight class) and Ralphie Harrell (ranked 1271 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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162 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Ryo Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ralphie Harrell!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrell avoids the body shot from Tanaka.
Tanaka connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Ralphie Harrell has been cut.
Harrell tries to move into range but Tanaka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tanaka closes the distance and pushes Harrell back into the cage.
Harrell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tanaka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harrell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tanaka pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tanaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrell.
Tanaka stuffs the takedown attempt from Harrell. Harrell gets slowly back to his feet.
Ryo Tanaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralphie Harrell.
Tanaka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harrell 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.
Harrell tries to move into range but Tanaka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tanaka scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tanaka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harrell.
Tanaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tanaka stuns Harrell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tanaka scores with a nice body kick.
Tanaka with a nice cross.
Ryo Tanaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanaka lunges at Harrell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harrell's hand.
Harrell is rocked!
Harrell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harrell walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Tanaka swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryo Tanaka!
A victorious Ryo Tanaka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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FIGHT
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