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The Island Season 9, 170 lbs, Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Blackbeard (ranked 1061 p4p, 135 weight class) and Johnny Lawrence (ranked 273 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackbeard comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name. Lawrence is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sweep the Leg. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duke Blackbeard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence connects with a jab.
Blackbeard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jab from Lawrence.
We've been informed that Lawrence has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Blackbeard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lawrence.
Blackbeard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
Lawrence is looking to land body kicks.
Lawrence misses with a few strikes there.
Lawrence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackbeard blocks the body kick.
Blackbeard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackbeard.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackbeard is just out of range.
It looked like Blackbeard was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a low kick, looking for Blackbeard's leg but Blackbeard calmly moves out of range.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Blackbeard avoids nicely.
Blackbeard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lawrence there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackbeard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackbeard lands with a short shot to the head.
Blackbeard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lawrence manages to break the clinch.
Lawrence connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blackbeard. Blackbeard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blackbeard cracks Lawrence with a good jab.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackbeard.
Lawrence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lawrence digs a good hook to Blackbeard's body.
Blackbeard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the head.
Blackbeard throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackbeard.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lawrence! But no joy.
Lawrence lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Blackbeard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawrence throws out a leg kick but Blackbeard moves out of range and Lawrence only half commits.
Lawrence throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blackbeard cracks Lawrence with an open hand slap.
Lawrence lands a really nice looking cross but Blackbeard seems unphased.
Blackbeard just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Blackbeard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence slips under a jab.
Blackbeard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Blackbeard misses its intended target.
Blackbeard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence throws out a powerful jab.
Blackbeard loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
Lawrence scores with a hook to the body. Blackbeard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut
and Blackbeard counters with a right hand to the body.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the body.
Blackbeard throws a shot from downtown. Lawrence moves away and avoids it.
Blackbeard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawrence.
Lawrence now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blackbeard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blackbeard misses with a hook.
Blackbeard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackbeard.
Lawrence connects with a high kick.
Jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a sloppy right hand. Blackbeard should have avoided that one.
Lawrence lands a nice shot that snaps Blackbeard's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Lawrence catches Blackbeard right on the button with a cross.
Blackbeard needs to keep his hands up - Lawrence had a free shot at his head there.
Blackbeard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Blackbeard checks the leg kick.
Blackbeard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blackbeard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
A cross from Blackbeard lands.
A big left from Blackbeard misses.
Lawrence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackbeard was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lawrence wants to slow Blackbeard down by chopping away at his legs.
Lawrence tries to clinch up but Blackbeard circles away and keeps his distance.
Blackbeard scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackbeard throws a body shot but no joy.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackbeard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lawrence, right into the meat.
Blackbeard misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawrence 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.
Lawrence catches Blackbeard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackbeard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawrence circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackbeard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lawrence connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blackbeard scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackbeard misses the target.
Lawrence lands with a straight right. Blackbeard didn't see that one coming.
Blackbeard throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Blackbeard tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lawrence jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lawrence paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blackbeard misses with a hook to the body
and Lawrence counters with a nice body kick.
Blackbeard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackbeard misses with a left hand
and Lawrence counters with a two punch combo.
Blackbeard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawrence circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackbeard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Blackbeard cracks Lawrence with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackbeard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackbeard takes one to the chin there.
Blackbeard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.
Blackbeard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Blackbeard slips under a jab from Lawrence.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blackbeard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lawrence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blackbeard misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence unleashes a big counter combination but Blackbeard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lawrence lunges at Blackbeard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blackbeard's hand.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Blackbeard misses the target.
Nice jab there from Lawrence.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackbeard.
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence swinging wildly here.
Blackbeard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Blackbeard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lawrence.
Blackbeard throws a lazy right hand but Lawrence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawrence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Blackbeard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blackbeard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lawrence throws a good cross that connects.
Lawrence tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blackbeard is able to avoid easily.
Lawrence works over Blackbeard's head and body with a nice combination.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but Blackbeard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawrence slips a jab and a cross from Blackbeard.
Lawrence lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence slips a jab from Blackbeard.
Lawrence is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blackbeard with a body shot.
Lawrence throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Lawrence misses
and Blackbeard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence takes a swing at Blackbeard's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blackbeard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lawrence misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence staying out of range there.
A big right from Blackbeard misses.
Lawrence throws a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackbeard misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blackbeard checks a leg kick.
Blackbeard is looking to counter punch.
Blackbeard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blackbeard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackbeard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lawrence connects with a looping right hand.
Lawrence lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blackbeard's sensitive parts.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lawrence lands a glancing blow to the side of Blackbeard's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Lawrence both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackbeard avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a combination. Blackbeard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lawrence comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blackbeard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
A big right from Blackbeard misses.
Blackbeard checks a leg kick.
Blackbeard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lawrence pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lawrence throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blackbeard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackbeard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blackbeard misses with a wild body shot.
Johnny Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Lawrence as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawrence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lawrence tries to land a front kick but Blackbeard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blackbeard jabs at Lawrence's body.
Lawrence lands with a good body shot.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blackbeard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackbeard swings for the body but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lawrence slips a jab and a cross from Blackbeard.
Blackbeard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawrence throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Lawrence there.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Blackbeard is having none of it.
Blackbeard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawrence.
A little feinted left hand from Blackbeard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blackbeard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lawrence lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blackbeard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blackbeard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackbeard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but Blackbeard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawrence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawrence lands with a cross.
Lawrence tries to clinch up.
Lawrence takes a swing at Blackbeard's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence lands with a hook. Blackbeard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Blackbeard throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
Blackbeard blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackbeard is looking to counter punch.
Blackbeard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
A little feinted left hand from Blackbeard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lawrence defending well as Blackbeard loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Lawrence. Those never looked like landing.
Blackbeard scores with a hook to the body. Lawrence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackbeard tries to move into range but Lawrence moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackbeard. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackbeard throws a jab when Lawrence was well out of range.
Blackbeard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lawrence.
Blackbeard connects with a looping right hand.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard misses with an uppercut.
Blackbeard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Blackbeard avoids nicely.
Blackbeard lands the left hand.
Blackbeard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands a head shot.
Blackbeard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lawrence jabs Blackbeard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Blackbeard.
Lawrence throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lawrence slips under a jab from Blackbeard.
Lawrence cracks Blackbeard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lawrence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duke Blackbeard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawrence throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blackbeard.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackbeard is just out of range.
Blackbeard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.
Blackbeard dodges the punch combination from Lawrence.
Lawrence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackbeard throws out the jab.
Blackbeard connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackbeard throws a sloppy body shot
and Lawrence counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawrence blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackbeard misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blackbeard eats them both and turns towards Lawrence to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blackbeard avoids the head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Blackbeard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Blackbeard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawrence scores with a nice right hand.
Blackbeard just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackbeard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence jabs Blackbeard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnny Lawrence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawrence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blackbeard is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lawrence winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Hoff scores the fight for Johnny Lawrence!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Johnny Lawrence!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Johnny Lawrence!
Johnny Lawrence wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Johnny Lawrence, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Petrone (ranked 518 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Samuelson (ranked 1449 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicholas Petrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Samuelson!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuelson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Petrone napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Petrone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Samuelson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Petrone struggling a bit here.
Petrone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Samuelson tries to move to mount but Petrone blocks the move with his legs.
Petrone is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Samuelson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Samuelson fails to advance to Petrone's back.
Samuelson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Petrone bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Petrone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samuelson looking for a guillotine here but Petrone defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuelson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Petrone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Petrone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Petrone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Samuelson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Samuelson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Samuelson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrone tries to buck Samuelson off but Samuelson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samuelson is trying to get an arm triangle but Petrone is defending well.
Samuelson is trying to get an arm triangle but Petrone is defending well.
Samuelson is looking to take a break and control but Petrone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrone trying to remain calm as Samuelson controls from the top position.
Petrone struggling a bit here.
Petrone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Samuelson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Petrone manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Petrone wants to work for an arm triangle but Samuelson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Petrone moves nicely into side control.
Petrone is trying to get an arm triangle but Samuelson is defending well.
Petrone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Samuelson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Petrone trying to control the action but Samuelson is working from the bottom.
Samuelson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Petrone's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Samuelson wants to control but Petrone is keeping busy.
Samuelson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Petrone wants to control from the top but Samuelson keeps moving.
Samuelson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Petrone frees his head nicely. Oh but Samuelson has switched to an armbar! Petrone is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Sam Samuelson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ribeiro (ranked 855 p4p, 113 weight class) and Derrick Johnson (ranked 462 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 welterweight 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, Marcus Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Derrick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Johnson.
Ribeiro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Ribeiro's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ribeiro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
Ribeiro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ribeiro wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Ribeiro not doing much here.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Ribeiro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro is posturing up here but Johnson has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Ribeiro tries to roll out but it's too tight and Ribeiro has to tap! Slick submission there by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derrick Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Guerrero (ranked 374 p4p, 50 weight class) and Hoaka Kalama (ranked 1413 p4p, 174 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Guerrero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Time Is Now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eddie Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hoaka Kalama!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero ducks under a wild hook from Kalama.
Kalama shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Guerrero manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kalama looking to pass the guard.
Kalama works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Guerrero trying to control from the bottom.
Kalama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Guerrero wants to get back to full guard but Kalama has mounted him!
Guerrero can't escape the position.
Guerrero defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kalama.
Guerrero is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kalama working for a guillotine from mount but Guerrero is in no mood to give up.
Guerrero is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kalama is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Guerrero is surviving well by controlling Kalama's body position as best he can.
Kalama seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Guerrero is holding on tight.
Guerrero is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero regains half guard.
Guerrero wants to control but Kalama is keeping busy.
Guerrero is defending against the submission attempts here by Kalama.
Guerrero is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kalama's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kalama's back!
Kalama grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
You can see the frustration on Kalama's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Guerrero scores with punches and elbows.
Guerrero softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Guerrero scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Kalama is looking for a way out.
Guerrero scores with strikes from the back.
Kalama is rocked!
Guerrero definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Kalama.
Kalama is still in real trouble! Can Guerrero finish him?
Kalama tries to roll but Guerrero sticks to his back.
Can Kalama hold on?! Guerrero is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Guerrero scoring with big shots to the body. Kalama is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Kalama was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Guerrero!
Our winner, Eddie Guerrero, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Pelayo (ranked 999 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drotenkov Filippovich (ranked 312 p4p, 40 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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183 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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177 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Pelayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drotenkov Filippovich!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filippovich misses with a looping left.
Filippovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Filippovich is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pelayo's half guard.
Pelayo trying to hold on to Filippovich's head to control him but Filippovich postures up.
Pelayo is not content to let Filippovich control the position.
My spies in Temp Spar Gym inform me that Filippovich has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Pelayo tries to get to full guard but Filippovich has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pelayo is refusing to be controlled, as Filippovich sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelayo is looking to improve his position.
Filippovich is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Pelayo is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Drotenkov Filippovich!
Drotenkov Filippovich was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjj Murderer (ranked 1458 p4p, 0 weight class) and Somrak Khamsing (ranked 950 p4p, 124 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bjj Murderer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Somrak Khamsing!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murderer looking to score a takedown here. Khamsing is defending well but Murderer drives through and ends up in Khamsing's guard.
Murderer stands and throws Khamsing's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Murderer trying to control the action but Khamsing is working from the bottom.
Murderer is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Khamsing looks calm but he's in trouble here. Murderer gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Khamsing is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Murderer lets go of the hold and Khamsing can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bjj Murderer!
After winning the bout, Bjj Murderer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Somrak Khamsing had this to say: 'You are just lucky today!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cai Jia (ranked 711 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erlend Jahr (ranked 1582 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cai Jia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erlend Jahr!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Jia.
Jia connects with a jab.
Jia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jia seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice jab there from Jia.
Jahr fails with the takedown.
Jahr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jia lands with an overhand left.
Jia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jia lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jia lands with a good body shot.
Jia scores with a body shot.
Jia scores with a jab to the body.
Jahr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jahr walks into a straight right hand from Jia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jahr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jia scores with a shot to the body.
Jahr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jahr walks into a left hand.
Jahr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jia cracks Jahr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jahr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Jia coming out on top.
Jia thuds his right hand into Jahr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jahr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jahr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jahr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jia with a nice cross.
Nice straight punches there by Jia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jia.
Jahr walks into a straight right hand from Jia.
Nice shot lands for Jia.
Jahr is rocked!
Jia lunges at Jahr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jahr's hand.
Jahr is still on wobbly legs! Can Jia finish him?
Jahr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Jia misses the target.
Jahr seems to have recovered his senses.
Jia misses with a straight left.
Jahr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jia cracks a nice hook into Jahr's ribs.
Jia scores with a body shot.
Jahr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab by Jia.
Jahr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot lands for Jia.
Jahr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jia scores with a hook to the body. Jahr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jahr looks winded!
Jia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jia lands with a shot to the body.
Jia cracks Jahr with a good jab.
Jahr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice uppercut lands for Jia. That snapped Jahr's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jahr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jahr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cai Jia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erlend Jahr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jahr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jia lands the left hand.
Jahr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jia lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Jahr out cold! Jahr is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cai Jia!
A very excited looking Cai Jia 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.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 31 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci (ranked 1211 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
16 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Vinci has managed to clinch.
Bjornsson decides to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bjornsson has his foot on Da Vinci's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Da Vinci works his way back into a safe position though.
Bjornsson looking to control.
Bjornsson looking for a guillotine here but Da Vinci defends easily.
Bjornsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Da Vinci advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bjornsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Da Vinci pulls his head out easily.
Da Vinci wants to pass to mount but Bjornsson is defending the position.
Bjornsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson looking for submissions off his back.
Bjornsson trying to hold on to Da Vinci's head to control him but Da Vinci postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjornsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vinci with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Da Vinci is looking to take a break and control but Bjornsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bjornsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Da Vinci is looking for a kimura but Bjornsson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Da Vinci to get the leverage.
Da Vinci is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bjornsson sees it coming and defends easily.
Da Vinci wants to take a breather but Bjornsson is having none of it.
Da Vinci throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bjornsson is refusing to be controlled, as Da Vinci sits in half guard.
Bjornsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bjornsson wants to improve his position but Da Vinci is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bjornsson wants to control but Da Vinci is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bjornsson is pressing down on Da Vinci's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bjornsson looking for a guillotine here but Da Vinci defends easily.
Bjornsson has his foot on Da Vinci's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Da Vinci works his way back into a safe position though.
Bjornsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Da Vinci defends it easily.
Bjornsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Da Vinci is aware though and is defending well.
Bjornsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Da Vinci trying to control but Bjornsson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson pulls Da Vinci in close to prevent any damage.
Da Vinci trying to control but Bjornsson is working from the bottom.
Bjornsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Da Vinci gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bjornsson is trying to keep Da Vinci in close.
Bjornsson has Da Vinci pulled in close to control his posture.
Da Vinci postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bjornsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Da Vinci gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bjornsson working for a triangle but Da Vinci defends it easily.
Bjornsson trying to keep a closed guard but Da Vinci is proving a slippery customer.
Da Vinci tries to free his leg and advance position but Bjornsson is retaining full guard.
Bjornsson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Da Vinci should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bjornsson has tightened it up now! Da Vinci should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Litill Bjornsson!
Litill Bjornsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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