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The Island Season 15, 265+ lbs, Round 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semi Veainu (ranked 111 p4p, 705 weight class) and Scooter McGraw (ranked 13 p4p, 44 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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9 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Semi Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scooter McGraw!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGraw wants to clinch up but Veainu keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Veainu misses the target.
McGraw throws a sloppy head kick and Veainu moves out of range easily.
McGraw tests Veainu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGraw misses with a looping right.
Veainu staying out of range there.
Veainu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McGraw throws a combination that misses
and Veainu counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Scooter McGraw has been cut.
McGraw tries to close the distance and clinch but Veainu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Veainu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by McGraw there.
Veainu tries to keep at a distance but McGraw has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGraw pulls guard.
Veainu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Veainu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veainu 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.
McGraw looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McGraw wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu 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. Veainu seems to have locked his on tight now - McGraw screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Veainu, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Semi Veainu!
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FIGHT
RATING
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