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Island Brawls 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samppa Kauranen (ranked 5184 p4p, 127 weight class) and Cid Wallace (ranked 5028 p4p, 124 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samppa Kauranen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cid Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kauranen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wallace takes a swing at Kauranen's ribcage but misses.
Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kauranen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Kauranen shoots for a double leg takedown but Wallace sprawls well. He's pushed Kauranen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kauranen tries to clinch up.
Wallace swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kauranen misses with a wild body shot.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kauranen was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Wallace gets caught napping as Kauranen dives in and scores a takedown. Wallace manages to retain guard.
Kauranen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Kauranen trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kauranen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wallace is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kauranen passes Wallace's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace wants to control but Kauranen is keeping busy.
Kauranen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kauranen wants to work for an arm triangle but Wallace is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kauranen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wallace has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kauranen is keen to just control but Wallace is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wallace can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kauranen wants to pass to mount but Wallace is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kauranen is working for a kimura but Wallace is defending it quite comfortably.
Kauranen seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kauranen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wallace!
Kauranen is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Kauranen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Samppa Kauranen!
A relieved looking Samppa Kauranen 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Bean (ranked 5323 p4p, 514 weight class) and Sirus Hall (ranked 5208 p4p, 511 weight class). Hall has chosen Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rowan Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sirus Hall!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bean connects with a right hand. Hall shakes it off.
Bean scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bean misses with a lunging right hand
and Hall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rowan Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
And Hall tries to counter it with a takedown but Bean pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bean lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Despite the aggression on Hall's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bean with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Bean misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
Bean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A punch lands to the side of Hall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bean throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Hall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rowan Bean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bean paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Bean misses.
Hall slips a straight right by Bean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean lunges at Hall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hall's hand.
Bean lands a jab to the head.
Bean scores with a shot to the body.
Bean connects with a body shot.
Bean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bean scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bean is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Bean had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with a hook.
And Hall tries to counter it with a takedown but Bean pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bean looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Bean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall feints the counter takedown.
Hall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hall staying out of range there.
Hall is looking for the big counter here.
Bean throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall unleashes a big counter combination but Bean bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean catches Hall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hall moves out of range as Bean strikes.
Bean missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bean closes the distance and pushes Hall back into the cage.
Bean stalling in the clinch.
Bean controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Bean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rowan Bean dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bean digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
Bean misses with an uppercut
and Hall scores with a counter punch that sends Bean to the canvas! Hall smells blood - he's punishing Bean with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bean has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sirus Hall!
Our winner, Sirus Hall, 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, Rowan Bean stepped up to the mic, saying 'The island sucks '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riley Oconner (ranked 4359 p4p, 488 weight class) and Witun Wittu (ranked 5485 p4p, 548 weight class). The key to victory for Riley Oconner has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Riley Oconner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Witun Wittu!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wittu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oconner. Oconner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Wittu misses.
Wittu lunges at Oconner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oconner's hand.
Wittu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley Oconner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wittu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oconner avoids the body shot from Wittu.
No joy there for Oconner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to the liver by Oconner. Beautiful body shot.
Oconner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oconner cracks Wittu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oconner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wittu swings for the body but Oconner moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wittu tries to move into range but Oconner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wittu lands a lovely overhand right.
Oconner looks to land a right hand but Wittu moved out of range.
Wittu misses the shot to the body.
Oconner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oconner throws a jab but it's blocked by Wittu.
Oconner lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittu moves out of range of the strikes.
Oconner misses with a looping right.
Oconner looks to throw the jab but Wittu is out of range.
Wittu connects with a right hand. Oconner shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oconner. Wittu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wittu throws a body shot but no joy.
Wittu lands a right hook to the body.
Oconner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wittu under the eye.
Oconner connects with the punch.
Oconner throws a right hand that Wittu ducks under and follows up with a left that Wittu also avoids with ease.
Oconner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wittu loads up on a big right hand but Oconner slips the punch.
Oconner takes one to the chin there.
Wittu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wittu throws a hook but Oconner avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oconner throws a body punch but Wittu moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wittu jabs Oconner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oconner cracks Wittu with an open hand slap.
Oconner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wittu moves away.
Oconner misses with an uppercut. Wittu saw that one coming.
Wittu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wittu takes a swing at Oconner's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Oconner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oconner misses with a looping left.
Oconner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wittu manages to avoid it.
Oconner misses the shot to the body.
Oconner throws a shot to the body.
Oconner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wittu moves away.
Oconner scores with a jab to the body.
Oconner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wittu was well out of range. Poor timing from Oconner.
Jab from Wittu.
Oconner scores with a hook to the body. Wittu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oconner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wittu connects with a jab.
Wittu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oconner takes a swing at Wittu's ribcage but misses.
Wittu scores with a jab.
Wittu throws a jab but it's blocked by Oconner.
Oconner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wittu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oconner is looking to wear down Wittu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wittu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oconner was well out of range. Poor timing from Wittu.
Oconner throws a body punch but Wittu moves out of range.
Wittu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wittu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wittu throws a sloppy body shot
and Oconner counters with a nice body shot.
Oconner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wittu throws out the jab.
Oconner lands with a nice body punch.
Wittu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Oconner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Oconner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wittu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oconner ducks under a wild hook from Wittu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oconner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oconner scores with the left hand. Wittu knows he should have avoided that one.
Oconner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice uppercut there from Oconner.
Oconner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oconner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oconner lands a nice hook to Wittu's body. Wittu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oconner cracks Wittu with a good jab.
Wittu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oconner to score with a decent uppercut.
Oconner looks to score with a jab to the body but Wittu is just out of range.
Oconner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wittu avoids the body shot from Oconner.
Wittu throws an off balance right hand
and Oconner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Oconner misses the target.
Wittu moves out of range as Oconner strikes.
Wittu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Oconner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oconner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wittu manages to avoid it.
Wittu scores with a jab.
Oconner throws a looping overhand right but Wittu ducks down to avoid it.
Oconner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oconner. Wittu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oconner slips under a jab.
Oconner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wittu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oconner.
Wittu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oconner in his tracks.
Riley Oconner is winning the standup battle so far.
Wittu cracks Oconner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wittu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oconners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oconner throws a lazy right hand but Wittu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wittu slips under a jab from Oconner.
Oconner misses with a body shot.
Wittu misses with a wild body shot.
Wittu misses with a right hand
and Oconner counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Wittu. That snapped Oconner's head back.
Wittu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oconner thuds a left hand into Wittu's body.
Wittu throws a jab when Oconner was well out of range.
Oconner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oconner just misses with a punch to the body.
Oconner moves in looking to clinch but Wittu pushes him off.
Donk. Oconner catches Wittu right on the button with a cross.
Wittu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good shot there by Oconner.
Wittu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oconner.
Oconner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wittu moves away.
Wittu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oconner throws out the jab.
Wittu connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittu misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Oconner misses the target.
Oconner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wittu.
Oconner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wittu throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oconner looks to throw the jab but Wittu is out of range.
Wittu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wittu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oconner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wittu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oconner throws a jab when Wittu was well out of range.
Wittu looks to score with a jab to the body but Oconner is just out of range.
Wittu lands with a good body shot.
Wittu misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Oconner.
Wittu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oconner was well out of range. Poor timing from Wittu.
Oconner swings for the body but Wittu moves out of range.
Wittu misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oconner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wittu. Wittu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wittu connects with a right hand. Oconner shakes it off.
Oconner misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oconner. Wittu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wittu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oconner scores with a shot to the body.
Oconner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wittu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wittu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oconner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oconner walks into a straight right hand from Wittu.
Oconner defending well as Wittu loads up on a big left hand.
Oconner misses the shot to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Oconner here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wittu misses with a body shot.
Oconner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oconner cracks Wittu with an open hand slap.
Oconner misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oconner throws a looping overhand right but Wittu ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Oconner misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oconner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wittu moves forwards but Oconner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oconner misses with a body shot
and Wittu counters with a nice uppercut.
Wittu throws a sloppy body shot
and Oconner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wittu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oconner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wittu throws out the jab.
Wittu swings widly with a right hand
and Oconner counters with a nice uppercut.
Oconner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Oconner there.
Oconner connects with a looping right hand.
Oconner misses with a wild body shot.
Oconner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wittu moves away.
Wittu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oconner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wittu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Oconner dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wittu punishes Oconner's body with a nice straight punch.
Oconner throws the left hand but Wittu avoids the punch easily.
Wittu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oconner.
Oconner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oconner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oconner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wittu was well out of range. Poor timing from Oconner.
Oconner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wittu can do to turn this around?
Wittu digs a good hook to Oconner's body.
Wittu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oconner.
Oconner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wittu missing with a left hand there. Oconner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wittu misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oconner, as that shot connected.
Wittu ducks under a wild hook from Oconner.
Oconner scores with a jab. Wittu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oconner tries to clinch but Wittu moves out of range.
Wittu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oconner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oconner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oconner jabs Wittu right on the nose. Wittu blinks but takes it well.
Oconner cracks Wittu with a good jab.
Oconner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wittu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oconner at a distance.
Nice cross by Wittu.
Wittu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oconner.
Wittu swings for the body but Oconner moves out of range.
Wittu staying out of range there.
Oconner misses with a straight right.
Oconner lands with a nice body punch.
Oconner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oconner lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Wittu tries to bum rush Oconner with a series of wild strikes but Oconner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wittu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oconner tries to clinch there but Wittu circles away.
Wittu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oconner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wittu on the side of the head.
Oconner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oconner looks to score with a jab to the body but Wittu is just out of range.
Oconner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wittu throws a hook but Oconner avoids it easily.
Wittu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oconner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oconner seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Oconner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wittu misses the shot to the body.
Wittu lands an overhand right.
Wittu throws a lazy uppercut
and Oconner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wittu staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wittu defending well as Oconner loads up on a big left hand.
Wittu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oconner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wittu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oconner connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Oconner.
Wittu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oconner slips under a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oconner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oconner lands a head shot.
Wittu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oconner momentarily.
Witun Wittu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
A jab from Oconner misses.
Oconner fails to land with a series of punches.
Wittu misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wittu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oconner connects with the punch.
Wittu takes a swing at Oconner's ribcage but misses.
Wittu throws a series of punches but Oconner moves out of range.
Wittu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oconner lands with an overhand left.
Oconner just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wittu! But no joy.
Oconner misses the shot to the body.
Wittu needs to keep his hands up - Oconner had a free shot at his head there.
Wittu takes a swing at Oconner's ribcage but misses.
Oconner cracks Wittu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oconner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oconner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wittu moves away.
Riley Oconner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wittu missing with a left hand there. Oconner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wittu swings widly with a right hand
and Oconner counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riley Oconner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oconner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riley Oconner!
Riley Oconner 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.
In defeat, Witun Wittu stepped up to the mic, saying 'No voihan vitun vittu..'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yves Tyler (ranked 5264 p4p, 536 weight class) and Tomasz Adamek (ranked 5316 p4p, 539 weight class). Yves Tyler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tomasz Adamek's chin.
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yves Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomasz Adamek!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Tyler.
Tyler slaps away a takedown attempt from Adamek, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Adamek with that takedown attempt.
Tyler connects with a solid leg kick.
Adamek goes for a double leg but Tyler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tyler continues to drive forward.
Tyler feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yves Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomasz Adamek.
No joy there for Adamek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Adamek goes for a double leg but Tyler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tyler continues to drive forward.
Tyler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyler misses with a head kick.
Adamek tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Adamek throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tyler's waist but Tyler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adamek off to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Adamek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tyler. That's going to slow Adamek down.
Tyler lands a head kick!
Tyler scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler gets caught napping as Adamek dives in and scores a takedown. Tyler manages to retain guard.
Adamek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adamek won't allow Tyler to sweep him here.
Adamek slips nicely into half guard.
Tyler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tyler tries to get out of the position.
Adamek has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Tyler defend it? Adamek steps over the head and cranks it - Tyler is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Adamek!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tomasz Adamek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Papa Doc (ranked 3122 p4p, 373 weight class) and Larry Bringer (ranked 6639 p4p, 596 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Papa Doc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Larry Bringer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bringer cracks a nice hook into Doc's ribs.
Bringer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doc looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doc slips a jab and a cross from Bringer.
A little feinted left hand from Doc on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bringer scores with a jab. Doc acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Larry Bringer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bringer jabs Doc right on the nose. Doc blinks but takes it well.
Doc definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Doc with a hook.
Doc tries to move into range but Bringer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bringer lands a jab to the nose.
Oooooh!!! Bringer has knocked Doc down with a huge combo! Bringer steps away and waves a wobbly Doc back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Doc is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bringer closes the distance and pushes Doc back into the cage.
Oh Doc is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bringer misses with a body punch.
Doc wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doc prevents a body shot from Bringer.
Bringer lands a nice shot to the body.
Bringer tries to work over Doc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bringer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bringer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bringer drops Doc with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Doc! Bringer dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Bringer!
A relieved looking Larry Bringer 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Sanches (ranked 3830 p4p, 144 weight class) and Terry Gehrig (ranked 4153 p4p, 110 weight class). Terry Gehrig is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Sanches!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Terry Gehrig !
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gehrig shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sanches napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gehrig just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gehrig creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sanches sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sanches is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gehrig off and has taken his back!
Gehrig is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Sanches off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Gehrig wants to control his opponent's hands but Sanches gets his hands free.
Gehrig is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sanches is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Gehrig with him. Gehrig is trying to defend but Sanches has an arm under the chin now! Gehrig grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rodrigo Sanches!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Valdez (ranked 3331 p4p, 417 weight class) and Skop Doner (ranked 6401 p4p, 595 weight class). Valdez's entrance music is Pump it up. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
Granite 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Skop Doner!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valdez was well out of range. Poor timing from Doner.
Doner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Valdez. That one must have hurt.
Doner throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range.
Valdez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Doner looks winded!
Valdez feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Doner collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jose Valdez!
A relieved looking Jose Valdez 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aury Lopes Jr (ranked 3971 p4p, 148 weight class) and Ronaldo Silva (ranked 4039 p4p, 149 weight class). Ronaldo Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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280 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aury Lopes Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopes Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva scores with the left hand. Lopes Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Aury Lopes Jr has been cut.
Lopes Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Lopes Jr throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silva avoids it.
Lopes Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopes Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva connects with a right hand. Lopes Jr shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lopes Jr.
Silva leaves Lopes Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aury Lopes Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopes Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopes Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lopes Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Lopes Jr is breathing heavily.
Lopes Jr staying out of range there.
Aury Lopes Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva sends Lopes Jr crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Silva is motioning to the referee to let Lopes Jr up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lopes Jr is rocked!
Ronaldo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopes Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ronaldo Silva!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Mardle (ranked 2868 p4p, 371 weight class) and Steven Jakes (ranked 2824 p4p, 361 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Counter fighter
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wayne Mardle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steven Jakes!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mardle cracks Jakes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mardle lands a left and a right that send Jakes crashing to the mat, dazed. Mardle thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Mardle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jakes is rocked!
Jakes walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Mardle swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wayne Mardle!
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