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Island Brawls 28 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reed Richards (ranked 6688 p4p, 6847 weight class) and Boxing Spar (ranked 623 p4p, 630 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reed Richards!
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, Boxing Spar!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spar counters with a nice uppercut.
Spar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice cross by Spar.
Richards tries for a takedown but Spar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richards takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spar leaves Richards with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Richards on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
 Richards is rocked!
Spar sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Richards's defenses. It connects perfectly with Richards's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boxing Spar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Richards (ranked 4497 p4p, 4132 weight class) and Vaso Bakocevic (ranked 525 p4p, 488 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roddy Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vaso Bakocevic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards drops his hands momentarily and Bakocevic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Richards digs a good hook to Bakocevic's body.
Vaso Bakocevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakocevic misses with a two punch combination.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Bakocevic.
Richards throws a head kick that misses.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Richards connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bakocevic. Bakocevic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Richards slips a straight right by Bakocevic.
Richards is looking to counter the offense by Bakocevic and move into the clinch.
Bakocevic throws a lazy right hand but Richards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bakocevic misses with a combination
and Richards counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bakocevic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards ducks under a wild hook from Bakocevic.
Bakocevic throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richards is looking for a counter combo.
Bakocevic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Bakocevic misses.
Richards is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bakocevic.
Bakocevic looks winded!
Bakocevic misses with a lunging right hand
and Richards counters with a three punch combo that has Bakocevic backing up. Bakocevic nods at Richards to acknowledge the strikes.
Bakocevic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Richards counters with a two punch combo.
Bakocevic get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Bakocevic stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Richards runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roddy Richards!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Island Yonic (ranked 3433 p4p, 4386 weight class) and Jimmie Ryan (ranked 431 p4p, 515 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Island Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmie Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic goes for a double leg but Ryan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ryan continues to drive forward.
Yonic with a poor takedown
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Good work by Yonic as he checks the leg kick.
Yonic fails with the takedown
and Ryan counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Island Yonic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Ryan as Yonic shoots in.
Yonic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yonic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yonic dives in and grabs Ryan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ryan pushes down on Yonic's head and hops out.
Ryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws a body punch but Yonic moves out of range.
Ryan moves out of range as Yonic strikes.
Yonic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ryan swivels and escapes.
Ryan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a body punch but Yonic moves out of range.
Ryan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yonic.
Yonic misses with a takedown attempt - Ryan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yonic misses with a takedown
and Ryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yonic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ryan swivels and escapes.
Yonic misses with a takedown attempt - Ryan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yonic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ryan pinned against the cage. Ryan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yonic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yonic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ryan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yonic postures up and lands a big shot to Ryan's brow.
Yonic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yonic lands a nice forearm strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Ryan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan regains half guard.
Yonic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ryan defending well though.
Yonic working Ryan over with strikes.
Ryan is looking for a sweep. Yonic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ryan trying to control from the bottom.
Ryan is doing well to control the position and prevent Yonic from advancing to side control.
Yonic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yonic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ryan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yonic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ryan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yonic lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is not content to let Yonic control the position.
Ryan tries to get to full guard but Yonic has control of the leg.
Ryan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yonic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yonic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Yonic.
Ryan has hold of Yonic's hands but Yonic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
 Ryan is rocked!
Yonic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ryan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yonic.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yonic drops an elbow to the side of Ryan's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Island Yonic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ryan misses with a few strikes there.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ryan! But no joy.
Yonic swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yonic fails to land the takedown.
Yonic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jimmie Ryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yonic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ryan defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Island Yonic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ryan counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic has his takedown stuffed
and Ryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yonic tries for a takedown but Ryan circles away easily
and Ryan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yonic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ryan counters with a three punch combo that has Yonic backing up. Yonic nods at Ryan to acknowledge the strikes.
Yonic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ryan defends it nicely.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Ryan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yonic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ryan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yonic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yonic lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yonic working away.
Ryan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yonic looks up at the clock and then as Ryan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yonic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yonic working the body and head with strikes.
Yonic cracks Ryan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ryan struggling a bit here.
Yonic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ryan is still in real trouble! Can Yonic finish him?
Yonic lands a strong strike to the head of Ryan. That's dazed him! Yonic looking to finish here. Ryan is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Yonic lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Island Yonic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Santanna (ranked 3910 p4p, 3255 weight class) and Larry Bringer (ranked 513 p4p, 448 weight class). Santanna comes into the arena with Suck My Nuts blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eddy Santanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Larry Bringer!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bringer connects with a crisp jab.
Santanna swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bringer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bringer fails to land with a series of punches.
Bringer jabs Santanna to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eddy Santanna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Santanna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santanna tries to clinch but Bringer moves out of range.
Bringer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santanna throws out the jab.
Santanna throws a solid leg kick but Bringer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Santanna.
Bringer blocks a head kick by Santanna.
Bringer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santanna stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bringer lands a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Bringer. Those never looked like landing.
Santanna darts in looking for a takedown but Bringer gets double underhooks and turns Santanna into the cage.
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!
Santanna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bringer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Santanna looks to land a right hand but Bringer moved out of range.
Nice shot lands for Bringer.
Bringer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bringer dodges the punch combination from Santanna.
Santanna throws a series of punches but Bringer avoids them all with ease.
Santanna takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bringer staying out of range there.
Santanna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bringer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bringer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Santanna wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santanna is defended easily by Bringer.
Santanna is breathing heavily.
Bringer's corner calls for a 1-2. Bringer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santanna slips a jab and a cross from Bringer.
No luck for Santanna with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddy Santanna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bringer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bringer lands a two punch combo.
Santanna is rocked!
Bringer clobbers Santanna with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh Santanna is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bringer connects with a nice cross there... Santanna is looking wobbly and Bringer recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Santanna to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Bringer jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Larry Bringer!
After winning the bout, Larry Bringer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Eddy Santanna spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back soon, count on it.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donavon Juper (ranked 3257 p4p, 3524 weight class) and Dodgie Glinko (ranked 383 p4p, 412 weight class). Juper comes to the cage accompanied by Walk-Pantera. Dodgie Glinko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Donavon Juper's chin.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donavon Juper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dodgie Glinko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glinko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Juper misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Glinko.
Juper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Glinko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dodgie Glinko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Glinko throws a right hand that Juper ducks under and follows up with a left that Juper also avoids with ease.
A jab from Glinko does it's job there.
Juper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Glinko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Glinko's guard.
Our spies down at at Island Sparring inform us that Glinko has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Glinko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juper engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Glinko trying to keep a closed guard but Juper is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juper lands a couple of digs.
Glinko working for a triangle but Juper defends it easily.
Juper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Glinko is trying to keep Juper in close.
Juper is pushing down on Glinko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Glinko is fighting to maintain full guard but Juper has managed to sneak the leg through.
Juper prevents Glinko from improving his position.
Juper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Juper drops an elbow to the side of Glinko's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glinko is looking for a sweep. Juper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Juper drops an elbow to the side of Glinko's head.
Glinko trying to control but Juper postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glinko tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Juper has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Juper looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Glinko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Glinko tries to lock up and control but Juper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Juper lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Glinko is in a horrible position here. Juper smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juper looking to finish Glinko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Glinko!
Juper landing strikes, looking to finish!
Glinko holds on to Juper around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
BOOM! Juper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Glinko wants to hold on but Juper pushes him away.
Juper prevents Glinko from getting the reversal.
Juper with a couple of short strikes.
Juper with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juper tries to control but Glinko wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glinko can't escape the position.
Juper tries to control but Glinko wriggling away.
Glinko tries to hold on but Juper pushes him away.
BOOM! Juper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Glinko working to try and regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glinko gets back to half guard.
Juper wants to control but Glinko is keeping him busy.
Juper content to control rather than advance.
Glinko wants to control but Juper is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donavon Juper dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Juper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Juper tries for a takedown but Glinko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Juper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Juper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Juper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Juper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Glinko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Juper.
Glinko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juper looks to land a left hand but Glinko moved out of range nicely.
No luck for Juper with that takedown attempt.
Glinko wants to counter the offense by Juper and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donavon Juper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Glinko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Glinko counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted 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!
Glinko throws a series of strikes that have Juper backpedaling.
Glinko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Glinko is fending him off so far but Juper persists. Nope, Glinko circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Glinko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Glinko works over Juper's head and body with a nice combination.
Juper is rocked!
Glinko lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Juper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Juper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A clash of legs there as Glinko blocks the low kick.
Glinko connects with a single shot there.
Glinko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Glinko - just one landing.
Glinko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Glinko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Glinko scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Glinko. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Glinko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glinko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Juper's head backwards.
Glinko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Glinko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Juper shoots in for a takedown but Glinko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Glinko lands with a straight right. Juper didn't see that one coming.
Glinko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Glinko connects with a jab.
Glinko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glinko scores with a nice head shot.
Juper dives in and scores a takedown into Glinko's guard.
Glinko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Juper seems to have got his legs back now.
Glinko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glinko is looking for a triangle but Juper pushes his legs off easily.
Glinko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Glinko looking for a guillotine here but Juper defends easily.
Juper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Glinko striking off his back but it's not causing Juper any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Juper wants to control from the top but Glinko keeps moving.
Glinko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juper's guard.
Juper looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Glinko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Glinko wants to pass the guard but Juper is keeping the position.
Juper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Glinko is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dodgie Glinko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good shot there by Juper.
Glinko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jupers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Decent striking displayed by Glinko there.
Glinko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Juper pushes Glinko up against the cage in a clinch.
Glinko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Glinko tries to circle away but Juper has him pinned against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Glinko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Glinko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juper's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glinko lands a hook that snaps the head of Juper backwards.
Juper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Juper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Juper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glinko lands a hook that snaps the head of Juper backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glinko lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juper blocks an uppercut.
Glinko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glinko misses with a punch on the inside.
Juper throws a head punch that misses.
Glinko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Glinko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glinko throws a punch but it's blocked by Juper.
Glinko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glinko.
Glinko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Glinko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glinko misses with an elbow over the top.
Glinko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glinko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glinko looking for a takedown.
Juper prevents a body shot from Glinko.
Glinko is trying to break free.
I was talking to Juper's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Juper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Glinko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Juper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Juper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Glinko cracks a nice hook into Juper's ribs.
Juper shoots in and gets a takedown into Glinko's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juper passes Glinko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Glinko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Glinko.
Juper is working Glinko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glinko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Juper is controlling him.
Juper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Glinko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Juper preventing the sweep.
Donavon Juper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Glinko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Glinko is looking to sweep but instead, Juper has passed into half guard.
Juper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Glinko is staying active underneath Juper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Glinko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Glinko keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Glinko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Glinko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Glinko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juper's guard.
Juper keeping full guard, as Glinko tries to pass.
Juper keeping moving, preventing Glinko from controlling successfully.
Glinko wants to stand but Juper is controlling his posture from full guard.
Glinko slips nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dodgie Glinko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Glinko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dodgie Glinko!
The defeated Donavon Juper had this to say: 'Congrats to my opponent. he was the better man'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sirus Hall (ranked 2595 p4p, 3195 weight class) and Popay Stols (ranked 368 p4p, 442 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat. Sirus Hall is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sirus Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Popay Stols!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stols to the ground. Hall is now in Stols's 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.
Hall throwing strikes but missing.
Stols is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hall wants to control from the top but Stols keeps moving.
Stols wants to sweep but no luck.
Hall advances to half guard.
Hall is working for a kimura here but Stols manages to reverse the position and he's now in Hall's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stols.
Stols wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Hall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stols defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stols trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stols wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
Stols postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stols wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Stols throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stols looking to improve position, pressing down on Hall's thigh with his hand. Hall seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Stols paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Stols's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Hall picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sirus Hall!
Sirus Hall took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sweet Leaf Supplements for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skop Doner (ranked 3631 p4p, 2308 weight class) and Abadiu Antinoe (ranked 447 p4p, 304 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Skop Doner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abadiu Antinoe!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antinoe connects with a jab.
Doner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Antinoe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Antinoe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Doner with a body shot.
A slow jab from Doner misses its intended target.
Doner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antinoe.
Antinoe looks to land a right hand but Doner moved out of range.
Doner ducks under a wild hook from Antinoe.
Antinoe pushes Doner up against the cage in a clinch.
Antinoe's coach down at Prosper Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Antinoe's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Antinoe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Antinoe.
Nice body punch from Antinoe - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Antinoe.
Doner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Antinoe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Antinoe.
Antinoe scores with a shot to the side of Doner's head.
Antinoe lands a hook that snaps the head of Doner backwards.
Antinoe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doner backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antinoe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doner is rocked!
 It looks like Skop Doner has been cut.
Doner is trying to pull guard but Antinoe has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skop Doner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antinoe blocks a body shot from Doner.
Doner tries to throw a body punch but Antinoe avoids it by throwing Doner back against the cage.
Antinoe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Antinoe lands an uppercut.
Oh Doner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doner tries to work over Antinoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doner seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Antinoe - that landed with a thud.
Doner is breathing heavily.
Antinoe drops Doner onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Doner is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
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!
Antinoe pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Doner out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abadiu Antinoe!
Abadiu Antinoe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Joe (ranked 2393 p4p, 2580 weight class) and Sanfino Vino (ranked 309 p4p, 330 weight class). Sanfino Vino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Joe Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Sanfino Vino!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vino clinches with his opponent.
Joe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Joe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vino pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Joe wants to get back to striking at distance but Vino won't allow it.
Joe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vino avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joe is trying to drag Vino to the mat but Vino just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Joe can't get the takedown.
Vino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Joe Joe has been cut.
Joe is trying to break the clinch but Vino has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vino lands a shoulder strike.
Vino landing knees to the head.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vino drops Joe onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Joe is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Joe is rocked!
Joe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vino walks away with a smile on his face. Joe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oh Joe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vino closes the distance and clinches.
Vino lands a nice knee to the body.
Joe is breathing heavily.
The fighters are battling for dominant position up against the cage here. Vino manages to get control of his opponent's head and throws a big knee - Joe drops to the canvas! He's done! Vino goes wild and celebrates with his corner - this is a big victory for him and to get the win in such devastating fashion will certainly boost his reputation amongst the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Sanfino Vino!
Post fight, an emotional Sanfino Vino said 'One trick Pony thinks his taking my belt home lol'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abel Graves (ranked 1553 p4p, 1794 weight class) and Jack Wilson (ranked 222 p4p, 248 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by Deadsoul Tribe - A Flight on an Angels Wing. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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KO power |
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abel Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson slips a straight right by Graves.
Wilson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Graves throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
A low kick lands for Graves.
Graves lands an overhand right.
Graves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Graves misses.
Graves slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.
Graves throws a head kick that misses.
Graves lands a head kick. Wilson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wilson scores with a punch to the head.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Graves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Graves won't allow Wilson to get back to his feet.
Wilson has momentary wrist control but Graves slips an elbow through the middle.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graves scoring with some ground and pound.
Graves working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Graves lands a couple of elbows.
Graves postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Graves prevents Wilson from getting back to his feet.
Graves slips nicely into half guard.
Wilson is trying to stand up here but Graves is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Graves.
Graves passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wilson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
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!
Graves postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Wilson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Graves around the waist but Graves pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Graves is the winner by TKO! Graves jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abel Graves!
A very excited looking Abel Graves 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mckean (ranked 640 p4p, 724 weight class) and Kirill Rasputin (ranked 75 p4p, 85 weight class). Kirill Rasputin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Mckean's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Mckean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kirill Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckean fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rasputin sprawls well initially but Mckean persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rasputin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rasputin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mckean. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mckean uses his free foot to push down on Rasputin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rasputin.
Rasputin is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Mckean has taken his back!
Rasputin is trying to stand back up.
Mckean wants to control but Rasputin is keeping busy.
Mckean struggling to land strikes to the head as Rasputin covers up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin is trying to defend against the choke here but Mckean has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Mckean Tightens the hold and Rasputin taps out furiously! Mckean displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Mckean!
James Mckean is the new heavyweight champion!
James Mckean bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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