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The Island Season 14, 185 lbs, Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 1242 p4p, 549 weight class) and Batara Sari (ranked 176 p4p, 70 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shunsui Kyoraku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Batara Sari!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyoraku punishes Sari's body with a nice straight punch.
Kyoraku looks to land a right hand but Sari moved out of range.
Kyoraku missing with a left hand there. Sari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kyoraku lands with a straight right. Sari didn't see that one coming.
Kyoraku misses with an uppercut.
Sari feints the counter takedown.
Sari slips a jab and a cross from Kyoraku.
Sari missing with a left hand there. Kyoraku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kyoraku appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sari needs to keep his hands up - Kyoraku had a free shot at his head there.
Kyoraku with a nice cross.
Kyoraku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sari moves away.
Sari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kyoraku takes a swing at Sari's ribcage but misses.
Sari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kyoraku bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kyoraku throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sari doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyoraku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kyoraku lands with a straight right. Sari didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shunsui Kyoraku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyoraku's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sari under the eye.
Shunsui Kyoraku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sari needs to keep his hands up - Kyoraku had a free shot at his head there.
Kyoraku pounces like a tiger and cracks Sari with a vicious hook! Sari is down but not out! Kyoraku follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shunsui Kyoraku!
A victorious Shunsui Kyoraku thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Park Yo Ka (ranked 796 p4p, 846 weight class) and Michiel Kortenhorst (ranked 112 p4p, 119 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Park Yo Ka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michiel Kortenhorst!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yo Ka closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kortenhorst did well to prevent Yo Ka getting side control.
Kortenhorst looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kortenhorst trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kortenhorst blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yo Ka.
Yo Ka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kortenhorst is trying to maintain the position but Yo Ka is very close to passing his half guard.
Yo Ka seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kortenhorst is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yo Ka pulls his head out easily.
Kortenhorst won't allow Yo Ka to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kortenhorst is looking to control Yo Ka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kortenhorst avoid being mounted?
Yo Ka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kortenhorst regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kortenhorst escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yo Ka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kortenhorst working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yo Ka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yo Ka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yo Ka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yo Ka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kortenhorst is keeping the position for now.
Yo Ka pushing down on Kortenhorst's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kortenhorst is looking for a sweep. Yo Ka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo Ka seems to be looking for submissions.
Yo Ka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kortenhorst is trying to control but can't.
Kortenhorst is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yo Ka pulls his head out easily.
Kortenhorst slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yo Ka pushes down on Kortenhorst's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kortenhorst won't allow Yo Ka to pass to mount.
Yo Ka trying to control from half guard but Kortenhorst is working away.
Kortenhorst trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo Ka wants to free his trapped foot but Kortenhorst is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kortenhorst is not content to let Yo Ka control the position.
Kortenhorst works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yo Ka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yo Ka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kortenhorst bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yo Ka's guard.
Kortenhorst passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yo Ka is not content to let Kortenhorst control the position.
Kortenhorst working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo Ka manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Yo Ka wants to free his trapped foot but Kortenhorst is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yo Ka works his way into side control.
Yo Ka has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Yo Ka scoring with strikes but Kortenhorst is staying in there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yo Ka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kortenhorst really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Park Yo Ka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kortenhorst takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yo Ka lands with a straight right. Kortenhorst didn't see that one coming.
Yo Ka shoots in and gets a takedown into Kortenhorst's guard.
Kortenhorst working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kortenhorst keeping moving, preventing Yo Ka from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kortenhorst is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yo Ka is aware though and is defending well.
Kortenhorst keeping full guard, as Yo Ka tries to pass.
Yo Ka trying to control but Kortenhorst is working from the bottom.
Yo Ka advances position into side control!
Kortenhorst is looking for a sweep.
Yo Ka works to advance to full mount. Kortenhorst defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Yo Ka looking to control but Kortenhorst is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yo Ka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kortenhorst can do to turn this around?
Kortenhorst is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kortenhorst sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Yo Ka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kortenhorst is looking for a sweep. Yo Ka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kortenhorst gets back to full guard.
Kortenhorst keeping full guard, as Yo Ka tries to pass.
Kortenhorst is looking for a triangle but Yo Ka pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo Ka is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kortenhorst has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Yo Ka is looking to defend but Kortenhorst has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Yo Ka! Kortenhorst pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Yo Ka taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michiel Kortenhorst!
After winning the bout, Michiel Kortenhorst 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wee Ning (ranked 805 p4p, 789 weight class) and Jasper Leeuwenhoek (ranked 0 p4p, 111 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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wee Ning !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jasper Leeuwenhoek!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leeuwenhoek loads up on a big right hand but Ning slips the punch.
Leeuwenhoek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ning counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Leeuwenhoek!
Leeuwenhoek is trying to control Ning 's posture but Ning avoids it.
Ning working the head and body with strikes.
Leeuwenhoek sneaks back into half guard.
Leeuwenhoek actively working from the bottom here.
Ning has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ning trying to mount his opponent but Leeuwenhoek defends it.
Ning seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leeuwenhoek does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leeuwenhoek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ning pulls his head out easily.
Leeuwenhoek looking for submissions off his back.
Leeuwenhoek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ning working over Leeuwenhoek with some ground and pound. Leeuwenhoek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Leeuwenhoek is not content to let Ning control the position.
Leeuwenhoek is in trouble now - Ning has advanced to mount!
Leeuwenhoek can't escape the position.
Leeuwenhoek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ning lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Leeuwenhoek hang on?
Ning is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Leeuwenhoek is surviving well by controlling Ning 's body position as best he can.
Leeuwenhoek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ning lands a big elbow.
Ning trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ning lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leeuwenhoek is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ning looking to control but Leeuwenhoek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ning pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Leeuwenhoek tries to hold on but Ning postures up.
Leeuwenhoek is looking to improve his position but Ning isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ning with the ground and pound from mount.
Ning 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.
Leeuwenhoek is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ning is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Leeuwenhoek can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Leeuwenhoek tries to reverse the position but Ning maintains control.
Ning trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ning breaks from Leeuwenhoek's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ning looking to control but Leeuwenhoek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ning is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Leeuwenhoek is surviving well by controlling Ning 's body position as best he can.
Ning lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ning prevents Leeuwenhoek from getting the reversal.
Ning working for a submission but Leeuwenhoek is keeping him at bay.
Ning fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Leeuwenhoek that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Leeuwenhoek tries to hold on but Ning postures up.
Ning controlling from the full mount.
Ning lands with some strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wee Ning dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leeuwenhoek throws a shot from downtown. Ning moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for Leeuwenhoek.
Leeuwenhoek throws an off balance right hand
and Ning counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ning looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ning prevents Leeuwenhoek from improving his position.
Leeuwenhoek has a hand on Ning 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ning takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ning dominating with strikes here.
Ning lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ning punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ning lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Leeuwenhoek hang on?
Ning is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leeuwenhoek can do to turn this around?
Leeuwenhoek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Leeuwenhoek can't escape the position.
Leeuwenhoek wants to hold on but Ning pushes him away.
Leeuwenhoek working to try and regain half guard.
Ning with the ground and pound from mount.
Ning is working for a guillotine from mount but Leeuwenhoek frees his head quite easily.
Ning postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Leeuwenhoek looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ning prevents Leeuwenhoek from getting the reversal.
Ning scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ning scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ning trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Leeuwenhoek is looking to improve his position but Ning isn't that keen on the idea.
Wee Ning overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ning dominating with strikes here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice elbow there by Ning .
Ning cracks Leeuwenhoek with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ning tries to control but Leeuwenhoek wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
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. Ning connects with a nice short shot to Leeuwenhoek's temple.
Ning seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leeuwenhoek does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leeuwenhoek looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ning is working for a submission of some sort.
Ning slips a nice elbow through Leeuwenhoek's hands, connecting with Leeuwenhoek's forehead.
Leeuwenhoek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ning pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeuwenhoek is trying to control but can't.
Leeuwenhoek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ning pulls his head out easily.
Leeuwenhoek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Leeuwenhoek is looking to control Ning 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leeuwenhoek avoid being mounted?
Ning moves into full mount! Leeuwenhoek won't be happy about that!
Leeuwenhoek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leeuwenhoek tries to lock up and control but Ning gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Leeuwenhoek manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wee Ning dominated that second round.
That's time! Ning 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A jab from Leeuwenhoek misses.
It looked like Ning was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Leeuwenhoek.
Ning connects with a body shot.
Ning takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Leeuwenhoek misses the target.
Ning ducks under a wild hook from Leeuwenhoek.
Leeuwenhoek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ning decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Leeuwenhoek's guard.
Leeuwenhoek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ning can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ning trying to control but Leeuwenhoek is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leeuwenhoek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ning is aware though and is defending well.
Ning is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ning makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ning postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Leeuwenhoek is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ning sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Leeuwenhoek's guard.
Ning is trying to control. Leeuwenhoek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Leeuwenhoek desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Leeuwenhoek tries to roll over but Ning keeps him under control.
Ning slips a nice elbow through Leeuwenhoek's hands, connecting with Leeuwenhoek's forehead.
Leeuwenhoek has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Ning . Oh but Leeuwenhoek has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Ning goes limp - he's gone! Leeuwenhoek jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jasper Leeuwenhoek!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Riku Momomoto (ranked 263 p4p, 1001 weight class) and Franco Fajardo (ranked 33 p4p, 143 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Riku Momomoto!
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, Franco Fajardo!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fajardo takes a swing at Momomoto's ribcage but misses.
Fajardo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Momomoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fajardo.
Fajardo feints the counter takedown.
Momomoto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fajardo looks to land a left hand but Momomoto moved out of range nicely.
Momomoto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fajardo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fajardo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Momomoto scores with a nice right hand.
 It looks like Franco Fajardo has been cut.
Fajardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fajardo throws an off balance right hand
and Momomoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Momomoto misses
so Fajardo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fajardo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fajardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Momomoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fajardo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fajardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Momomoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fajardo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fajardo stopping the sweep attempt from Momomoto.
Momomoto has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fajardo trying to control but Momomoto is working from the bottom.
Fajardo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fajardo wants to control from the top but Momomoto keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fajardo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fajardo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fajardo is in close to Momomoto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fajardo scoring with some ground and pound.
Fajardo throwing strikes from guard but Momomoto blocks nicely.
Fajardo landing some decent shots from guard.
Fajardo landing with the ground and pound.
Fajardo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fajardo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momomoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fajardo.
Fajardo drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Fajardo seems to have locked his on tight now - Momomoto screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Fajardo, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Franco Fajardo!
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