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The Island Season 12, 185 lbs, Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Schrute (ranked 1729 p4p, 195 weight class) and Keke Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwight Schrute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keke Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrute throws out a leg kick but Kivi moves out of range and Schrute only half commits.
Schrute tries to land a leg kick but Kivi saw it coming and moves away.
Schrute throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kivi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dwight Schrute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kivi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schrute.
A jab from Kivi misses.
Schrute half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kivi checks a leg kick.
Schrute throws a leg kick that misses.
Schrute drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
 It looks like Dwight Schrute has been cut.
Schrute defending well as Kivi loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schrute shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kivi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kivi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schrute fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kivi just manages to avoid it.
Kivi drops Schrute with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Schrute looks back up at him and smiles so Kivi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kivi throws a monster overhand right that drops Schrute! Kivi follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keke Kivi!
During a confident post fight interview, Keke Kivi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Dwight Schrute spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the beet farm for a few weeks. Great fight! I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neuzvarams Semyorka (ranked 599 p4p, 640 weight class) and Ebubekir Siddik (ranked 79 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neuzvarams Semyorka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ebubekir Siddik!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semyorka stuffs the takedown attempt from Siddik. Siddik gets slowly back to his feet.
Siddik bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Semyorka's head.
Nice shot lands for Semyorka.
Semyorka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Siddik.
A shot to the body from Siddik misses
and Semyorka counters with a stiff right hand.
Siddik gets a double leg takedown into Semyorka's guard.
Siddik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Semyorka is keeping the position for now.
Semyorka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Siddik defends it easily.
Semyorka isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Siddik stacks Semyorka 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 Siddik!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semyorka is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Siddik is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Siddik pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Semyorka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Siddik lands a big shot there that rocks Semyorka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Semyorka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Semyorka is not content to let Siddik control the position.
Semyorka trying to get back to full guard but Siddik takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Siddik landing strikes from the mount and Semyorka is in trouble!
Semyorka is desperately trying to improve his position but Siddik has a good base and remains in mount.
Siddik lands a big shot there that rocks Semyorka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siddik landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Semyorka tries to reverse the position but Siddik maintains control.
Siddik landing shots from mount.
Siddik landing strikes from the mount and Semyorka is in trouble!
Semyorka is looking to get to half guard.
Siddik connects with a bit shot that sees Semyorka covering up! More strikes from Siddik and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Siddik is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ebubekir Siddik!
After the fight, Ebubekir Siddik was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between New Car (ranked 708 p4p, 570 weight class) and Trent Punchy (ranked 99 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, New Car!
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, Trent Punchy!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
 It looks like Trent Punchy has been cut.
Car connects with a jab.
Punchy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Punchy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Car misses.
Car throws a looping overhand right but Punchy ducks down to avoid it.
Car definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Car sizes up Punchy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Car throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Punchy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punchy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Car is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Car seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy trying to control the position from guard on top but Car is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Punchy drops back looking for a leg! Car is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Car manages to kick Punchy off! Punchy jumps back into Car's guard.
Punchy wants to pass the guard but Car is keeping the position.
Car knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Punchy on the ground.
Punchy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Punchy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Punchy trying to control the position from guard on top but Car is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Car pulls Punchy in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Punchy.
A big right from Car misses.
Punchy feints the counter takedown.
Nice jab there from Car.
Punchy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Car scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Punchy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 Punchy is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Car throws a looping overhand right but Punchy ducks down to avoid it.
Punchy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Car scores with a decent looking hook.
Punchy is still on wobbly legs! Can Car finish him?
Car thows a left - swing and a miss!
Punchy feints the counter takedown.
Punchy seems to have recovered his senses.
Car throws a lazy right hand but Punchy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Car darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Car cracks a nice hook into Punchy's ribs.
Car is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Punchy is aggressively charging in as Car backs up avoiding any damage. Car tosses out a jab and Punchy runs right into it face first! Punchy is out cold! Car dropped down on all fours and is barking in Punchy's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). New Car!
During a confident post fight interview, New Car thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Godoi (ranked 363 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Frederic Bastiat (ranked 47 p4p, 177 weight class). Frederic Bastiat has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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, Guilherme Godoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frederic Bastiat!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastiat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Godoi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bastiat swings for the body but Godoi moves out of range.
Bastiat wants to clinch up but Godoi keeps it at a distance.
Bastiat lands with a shot to the body.
Godoi throws a big shot that misses.
Bastiat shoots in but no luck this time.
Bastiat tries for a takedown but Godoi circles away easily
and Godoi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bastiat! Godoi lets Bastiat back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bastiat is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godoi moves in close and cracks Bastiat with a massive right hand! Bastiat, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Godoi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guilherme Godoi!
A relieved looking Guilherme Godoi 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Leonov (ranked 1102 p4p, 269 weight class) and Mike Ziskie (ranked 167 p4p, 28 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nikolay Leonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Mike Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonov scores with a punch to the head.
Ziskie fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leonov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leonov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ziskie walks into a left hand.
Ziskie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ziskie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ziskie darts in and clinches Leonov up against the cage.
Ziskie fails to pull guard.
Leonov breaks the clinch.
Ziskie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonov to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Leonov misses.
Leonov tests Ziskie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonov gets tackled into the cage by Ziskie. Ziskie maintains the clinch.
Leonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ziskie wants to clinch.
Ziskie is looking to score with low kicks.
It looks like Leonov has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leonov scores with a nice strike.
Ziskie moves into range and clinches up with Leonov.
Leonov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonov misses with a wild body shot.
Leonov looks to land a right hand but Ziskie moved out of range.
Ziskie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Leonov on his heels. He'll look to pass Leonov's guard now, I'm sure.
Leonov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ziskie controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ziskie won't allow Leonov to sweep him here.
Leonov trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ziskie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Leonov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Leonov has escaped and now he's on top!
Leonov wants to control from the top but Ziskie keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ziskie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leonov has managed to get both his arms back between Ziskie's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ziskie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leonov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ziskie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leonov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leonov stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Ziskie throws up his legs and catches Leonov in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Leonov tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Ziskie! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mike Ziskie!
A very excited looking Mike Ziskie 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Sakuraba (ranked 497 p4p, 1116 weight class) and Ottaa Koppia (ranked 63 p4p, 168 weight class). Hayato Sakuraba 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hayato Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ottaa Koppia!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koppia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakuraba throws out a loose jab but Koppia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koppia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ottaa Koppia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koppia finds it's way round the side to connect with Sakuraba's head.
Koppia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Koppia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koppia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Koppia lands an overhand right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koppia.
Koppia throws a looping overhand right but Sakuraba ducks down to avoid it.
Sakuraba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Koppia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sakuraba half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Koppia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sakuraba misses with a hook.
Koppia connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koppia misses with a left hand
and Sakuraba counters with a shoot takedown. Koppia fights it but they end up in guard.
Sakuraba scoring with some ground and pound.
Sakuraba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Koppia keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sakuraba landing with the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Koppia can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sakuraba throwing strikes from guard but Koppia blocks nicely.
Koppia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sakuraba trying to control but Koppia is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sakuraba with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koppia controls Sakuraba momentarily but Sakuraba frees himself.
Sakuraba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koppia is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koppia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sakuraba throws a big right hand that misses.
Koppia trying to control the position.
Sakuraba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sakuraba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sakuraba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sakuraba trying to control but Koppia is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba postures up in Koppia's guard and throws a big left but Koppia blocks it.
Sakuraba postures up in Koppia's guard and throws a big left but Koppia blocks it.
Sakuraba lands a couple of elbows.
Koppia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sakuraba. 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sakuraba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koppia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koppia pulls Sakuraba in to control the position.
Sakuraba throws a strike but Koppia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koppia wanted to stand there but Sakuraba had control of the position.
Sakuraba is looking for a triangle but Koppia pushes his legs off easily.
Koppia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sakuraba has his foot on Koppia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koppia works his way back into a safe position though.
Sakuraba lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Sakuraba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koppia stands and steps away. Sakuraba gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Koppia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying to control but Koppia is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakuraba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sakuraba works over Koppia with some ground and pound from guard.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Koppia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakuraba throwing strikes but missing.
Sakuraba throwing strikes but missing.
Sakuraba throws a big elbow that misses.
Sakuraba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hayato Sakuraba dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good shot there by Koppia.
Koppia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sakuraba throws a hook but Koppia blocks it.
Koppia tries to move into range but Sakuraba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koppia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakuraba doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Koppia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ottaa Koppia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koppia throws a looping overhand right but Sakuraba ducks down to avoid it.
Sakuraba slips a jab from Koppia.
Sakuraba sizes up Koppia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Koppia. No joy for Sakuraba on that attempt.
Koppia throws a counter combo.
Koppia moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Koppia as Sakuraba shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hayato Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koppia lands a big uppercut and Sakuraba crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sakuraba looks OK. Koppia waves Sakuraba back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koppia feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sakuraba sprawling to the canvas! Sakuraba rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Koppia finish him?!
 Sakuraba is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Oh Sakuraba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koppia takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hayato Sakuraba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sakuraba swings around for an armbar but Koppia sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sakuraba's guard.
Sakuraba seems to have got his legs back now.
Koppia looking to pass the guard.
Sakuraba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Koppia looking to pass the guard.
Sakuraba is trying to control the position but Koppia postures up.
Sakuraba is looking for a triangle but Koppia pushes his legs off easily.
Sakuraba looking for a guillotine here but Koppia defends easily.
Sakuraba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koppia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Koppia wants to stand and escape but instead Sakuraba has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba throwing strikes from guard but Koppia blocks nicely.
Sakuraba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sakuraba throwing strikes from guard but Koppia blocks nicely.
Koppia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sakuraba passes Koppia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koppia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Koppia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sakuraba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koppia tries to roll over but Sakuraba keeps him under control.
Sakuraba throwing shots but Koppia is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba drops an elbow to the side of Koppia's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Sakuraba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koppia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sakuraba.
Koppia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Koppia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sakuraba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Koppia tries to get to full guard but Sakuraba has control of the leg.
Koppia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Koppia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakuraba is looking to stall here but Koppia recovers full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ottaa Koppia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sakuraba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koppia looks to land a left hand but Sakuraba moved out of range nicely.
Sakuraba looks to land a right hand but Koppia moved out of range.
Koppia takes a swing at Sakuraba's ribcage but misses.
Sakuraba throws a jab but it's blocked by Koppia.
Koppia throws a looping overhand right but Sakuraba ducks down to avoid it.
Sakuraba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Koppia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba shoots for a double leg takedown but Koppia sprawls well. He's pushed Sakuraba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Koppia looks to throw the jab but Sakuraba is out of range.
A big left from Sakuraba misses.
Koppia throws a body punch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Koppia misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba moves out of range as Koppia strikes.
Koppia throws a hook but Sakuraba avoids it easily.
Sakuraba throws a combination that misses
and Koppia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sakuraba slips under a jab from Koppia.
Sakuraba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koppia pinned against the cage. Koppia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hayato Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba slips a jab from Koppia.
Koppia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakuraba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakuraba drops down looking for a counter takedown but Koppia sprawls and moves away.
Koppia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koppia throws a body shot but no joy.
Sakuraba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Koppia takes a swing at Sakuraba's ribcage but misses.
Koppia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sakuraba. Sakuraba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuraba misses with a wild combination.
Sakuraba dives in and grabs Koppia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koppia pushes down on Sakuraba's head and hops out.
Sakuraba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koppia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Koppia misses its intended target.
Koppia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakuraba tries to move into range but Koppia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koppia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
Sakuraba misses with a hook. Koppia ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Koppia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sakuraba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koppia is keeping the position for now.
Koppia looking to control.
Sakuraba lands a couple of elbows.
Sakuraba looking to sit in guard and control but Koppia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sakuraba is looking for a triangle but Koppia pushes his legs off easily.
Sakuraba looking for a guillotine here but Koppia defends easily.
Koppia preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koppia wants to get up but he can't break Sakuraba's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sakuraba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koppia defends well.
Sakuraba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koppia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sakuraba is working an open guard so Koppia takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sakuraba shoots in but no luck this time.
Sakuraba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koppia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koppia throws out the jab.
Sakuraba tries to counter with a takedown but Koppia is quick to defend against it.
Koppia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakuraba moves away.
Ottaa Koppia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koppia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Koppia.
Sakuraba tries to counter with a takedown but Koppia is quick to defend against it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ottaa Koppia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Koppia 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 Peter Branson scores the fight for Ottaa Koppia!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Ottaa Koppia!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Ottaa Koppia!
Ottaa Koppia wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gael Grappler (ranked 662 p4p, 584 weight class) and New Home (ranked 90 p4p, 77 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gael Grappler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of The Island, New Home!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grappler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Gael Grappler has been cut.
Home throws out a loose jab but Grappler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grappler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Home, pushing him back against the cage.
Grappler lands an elbow inside that Home shrugs off.
Home goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Home fails to land.
Home takes an elbow to the temple.
Home can't find room to land a body shot as Grappler controls the action.
Home misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grappler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
I was talking to Grappler's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grappler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Home.
Grappler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Home lands with a right to the head.
Grappler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grappler blocking some punches.
Grappler throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Home on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grappler.
Home throws a punch but it's blocked by Grappler.
Home blocks an elbow strike.
Home can't find room to land a body shot as Grappler controls the action.
Grappler throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grappler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Home avoids the elbow strike from Grappler, against the cage.
Grappler swings wildly with an uppercut but Home uses good head movement to avoid it.
Home doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Home tries to work over Grappler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Home misses with the head strike.
Home misses with the head strike.
Home misses with a punch to the body.
Home lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grappler blocks an uppercut.
Grappler throws a punch but it's blocked by Home.
Home tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grappler's elbow.
Home blocks an elbow strike from Grappler.
Grappler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Home blocks a body shot from Grappler.
Grappler gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Grappler there.
Home wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Home blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grappler.
Grappler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Home really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grappler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Home wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Home is staying active underneath Grappler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Home is trying to stand back up but Grappler is controlling him
Home is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Home manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Grappler keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Home tries a body shot but Grappler blocks it.
Home dodges an elbow strike from Grappler.
Grappler lands a damaging elbow.
Home tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grappler's elbow.
Home misses with a short punch on the inside.
Home throws a head punch that misses.
Grappler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Home lands a body punch.
Grappler misses with a punch to the body.
Grappler misses with a punch to the body.
Grappler pushes off an throws an elbow but Home leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Home blocks the elbow strike.
Home blocks an elbow strike.
Home tries to work over Grappler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grappler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Home lands a right hand.
Grappler lands an elbow inside.
Grappler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Home avoids the elbow strike from Grappler, against the cage.
Home lands a shoulder strike.
Home tries a body shot but Grappler blocks it.
Home lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Home swings wildly with an uppercut but Grappler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grappler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Home is defending well for now.
Home goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Home softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grappler misses with an elbow strike.
Grappler lands a good knee to the midsection. Home won't want to take too many of those.
Home doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grappler throws an elbow that misses.
Home tries a body shot but Grappler blocks it.
Grappler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Home misses with a hook to the ribs.
Home avoiding damage as Grappler throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grappler.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grappler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Home's brow.
Grappler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Home dodges an elbow strike from Grappler.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grappler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Home's brow.
Grappler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grappler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Grappler throws a head punch that misses.
Home fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Home swings wildly with an uppercut but Grappler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Home lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grappler or not.
Grappler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Home throws a punch but it's blocked by Grappler.
Grappler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grappler has a couple of punches blocked by Home.
We've been informed that Home has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Grappler lands a nice elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Home lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gael Grappler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gael Grappler's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Home lands a big right hand that sends Grappler crashing to the mat! Home stays standing though and waves Grappler back to his feet!
Grappler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grappler blocks a jab.
Grappler slips a jab from Home.
Are you kidding me?! Home ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Grappler clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). New Home!
New Home 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 Lucas Barbosa (ranked 191 p4p, 1292 weight class) and Jose Galvao (ranked 20 p4p, 192 weight class). Galvao has chosen Ye - Burna Boy as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Galvao!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Galvao swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Barbosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Galvao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Galvao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galvao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Galvao tries to counter with a clinch but Barbosa shakes him off and moves away.
Galvao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a swing at Galvao's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galvao manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Galvao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Galvao tries to clinch up
and Barbosa counters with a single leg into guard. Galvao didn't expect that.
Galvao has his foot on Barbosa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barbosa works his way back into a safe position though.
Barbosa has gone for a leg lock! Galvao slips out almost immediately though and dives into Barbosa's guard.
Galvao throwing strikes but missing.
Barbosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Galvao defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Galvao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barbosa controls Galvao momentarily but Galvao frees himself.
Galvao won't allow Barbosa to sweep him here.
Barbosa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Galvao gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barbosa pulls Galvao in close to prevent any damage.
Galvao throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvao trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Galvao trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Galvao postures up in Barbosa's guard and throws a big left but Barbosa blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barbosa is looking for a triangle but Galvao pushes his legs off easily.
Galvao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barbosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Galvao's guard.
Galvao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Galvao doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Barbosa paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Galvao - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jose Galvao!
Jose Galvao thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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