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The Island Season 11, 185 lbs, Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Mack (ranked 1248 p4p, 164 weight class) and Marcos De Souza (ranked 174 p4p, 25 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyrone Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mack is trying to defend but De Souza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
De Souza is trying to improve position by moving to mount. Mack has hold of his neck though and manages to move into guard! All of a sudden, De Souza is in a lot of trouble! Mack is straining to finish and he's done it! De Souza taps out! Amazing!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tyrone Mack!
After winning the bout, Tyrone Mack thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Warrant Officer (ranked 401 p4p, 1418 weight class) and Mike Okafor (ranked 61 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Okafor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Warrant Officer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor feints and as Officer raises his hands in defense, Okafor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Okafor trying to control the position from guard on top but Officer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okafor won't allow Officer to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okafor with a nice head shot there.
Okafor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Okafor wants to control from the top but Officer keeps moving.
Officer wants to get back to his feet but Okafor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Okafor working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Okafor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Officer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Okafor on the ground.
Okafor works over Officer with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Okafor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Okafor postures up in Officer's guard and throws a big left but Officer blocks it.
Officer is looking to stand up but Okafor isn't so interested in that idea.
Okafor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Okafor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Okafor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Officer wants to stand but Okafor is controlling the position.
Okafor cracks Officer with a solid left hand.
Officer keeping moving, preventing Okafor from controlling successfully.
Okafor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Officer's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor chips away with some ground and pound.
Okafor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Okafor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Okafor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Okafor throwing strikes but missing.
Officer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Officer tries to get out of the position.
Okafor landing with the ground and pound.
Okafor lands a couple of elbows.
Okafor stands up over Officer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Okafor trying to control but Officer is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okafor is in close to Officer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Okafor throwing strikes from guard but Officer blocks nicely.
Okafor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Okafor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Okafor passes into half guard.
Okafor controlling the action here.
Okafor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Officer has hold of Okafor's hands but Okafor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Okafor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Okafor lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nice strikes from Okafor there.
Okafor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Officer keeps working.
Officer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Okafor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Okafor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Okafor working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Okafor connects with a nice short shot to Officer's temple.
Officer is refusing to be controlled, as Okafor sits in half guard.
Okafor slips a nice elbow through Officer's hands, connecting with Officer's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okafor trying to control the action but Officer is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Okafor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Officer thuds his right hand into Okafor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Officer misses with a wild body shot.
Okafor pushes Officer up against the cage in a clinch.
Okafor misses with a punch to the body.
Officer working hard to break the clinch.
Officer breaks from the clinch.
Jab by Officer.
Okafor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Okafor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor walks into a straight right hand from Officer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Officer throws a head kick but Okafor moves out of range.
Warrant Officer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Officer works over Okafor's head and body with a nice combination.
 It looks like Mike Okafor has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Officer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Okafor tries to clinch but Officer moves out of range.
Okafor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Officer.
A little jabbing left from Okafor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Officer cracks Okafor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Officer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Okafor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Officer somewhat.
Okafor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Okafor thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Okafor misses.
Okafor tries to clinch up.
Okafor throws a jab but it's blocked by Officer.
Okafor swings widly with a right hand
and Officer counters with a series of strikes. Okafor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Okafor misses with an uppercut.
Officer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab from Officer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Okafor misses its intended target.
Officer cracks Okafor on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Okafor falls backwards against the cage. Officer follows up with more strikes that drop Okafor to his knees. Officer keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Okafor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Warrant Officer!
In his post fight interview, Warrant Officer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Mike Okafor stepped up to the mic, saying 'coming back stronger'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stan Shamrock (ranked 590 p4p, 358 weight class) and Jarna Kuiva (ranked 82 p4p, 55 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stan Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jarna Kuiva!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuiva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kuiva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but Kuiva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shamrock ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shamrock no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shamrock looking for a guillotine here but Kuiva defends easily.
Shamrock isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kuiva stacks Shamrock on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kuiva!
Shamrock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shamrock tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock wants to control but Kuiva postures up.
Kuiva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shamrock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Shamrock trying to control from the bottom.
Shamrock looking for submissions off his back.
Shamrock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kuiva pulls his head out easily.
Shamrock looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shamrock looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shamrock looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shamrock looking for submissions off his back.
Shamrock wants to control but Kuiva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shamrock has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Kuiva escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Kuiva!
Kuiva wants to control but Shamrock is keeping him busy.
Shamrock is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is trying to control Kuiva's posture but Kuiva avoids it.
Kuiva has control of an arm but Shamrock manages to advance to Kuiva's back!
Shamrock is looking for the choke from the back position but Kuiva is controlling his hands well.
Kuiva fending off the submission attempt from Shamrock.
Kuiva is trying to defend against the choke here but Shamrock has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Shamrock Tightens the hold and Kuiva taps out furiously! Shamrock displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Stan Shamrock!
A relieved looking Stan Shamrock 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Mongrel (ranked 108 p4p, 1150 weight class) and Breno Pinheiro (ranked 17 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Mongrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Breno Pinheiro!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mongrel throws a hook but Pinheiro blocks it.
Mongrel looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinheiro is just out of range.
Mongrel throws a looping overhand right but Pinheiro ducks down to avoid it.
Mongrel misses the shot to the body.
Mongrel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pinheiro misses with a wild body shot.
Mongrel lands with a nice body punch.
Pinheiro lands a jab to the head.
Pinheiro avoids the body shot from Mongrel.
Pinheiro's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pinheiro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pinheiro missing with a left hand there. Mongrel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mongrel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mongrel misses the shot to the body.
Pinheiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pinheiro can't find room to land a body shot as Mongrel controls the action.
Mongrel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinheiro misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pinheiro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mongrel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinheiro lands a shot to the body.
Mongrel blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mongrel.
Still in the clinch, Mongrel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pinheiro has a couple of punches blocked by Mongrel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mongrel.
A bit of stalling here from Pinheiro.
Mongrel lands a left hand.
Pinheiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinheiro lands a nice uppercut.
Pinheiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinheiro.
Mongrel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mongrel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Mongrel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinheiro.
Pinheiro looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mongrel.
Mongrel scores with a shot to the side of Pinheiro's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinheiro tries a body shot but Mongrel blocks it.
Mongrel is working Pinheiro over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinheiro.
Pinheiro blocking some punches.
Pinheiro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mongrel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pinheiro tries to work over Mongrel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hook to the body lands for Mongrel.
A head punch on the inside from Pinheiro fails to land.
Mongrel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mongrel gets through Pinheiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mongrel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pinheiro stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro has a couple of punches blocked by Mongrel.
Pinheiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Mongrel misses with some punches.
Pinheiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mongrel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mongrel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mongrel is looking to wear down Pinheiro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mongrel misses with a hook.
John Mongrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinheiro staying out of range there.
Pinheiro misses with a straight left.
Mongrel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pinheiro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pinheiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mongrel throws a shot to the body.
Pinheiro misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mongrel swats away the attempt to clinch by Pinheiro.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pinheiro.
Pinheiro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 Pinheiro is rocked!
Pinheiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Mongrel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinheiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Mongrel finish him?
Mongrel is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Pinheiro flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Pinheiro is out cold! Mongrel holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Mongrel!
John Mongrel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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