The Island Season 2, 185 lbs, Round 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timo Kahuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Tetahiti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Tetahiti will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kahuna
vs
Tetahiti

186 cm
27
193 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

177 cm
27
196 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Atlantis - Inventory Liquidation!

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timo Kahuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Tetahiti!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tetahiti throws a sloppy body shot
and Kahuna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kahuna closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kahuna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tetahiti.
Kahuna throws the left hand but Tetahiti avoids the punch easily.
Kahuna lands a head shot.
Tetahiti moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Tetahiti misses the target.
Kahuna looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Tetahiti closes the distance and clinches.
Tetahiti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kahuna working hard to break the clinch.
Kahuna wants to get back to striking at distance but Tetahiti won't allow it.
Tetahiti throws a punch but it's blocked by Kahuna.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tetahiti's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tetahiti lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tetahiti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tetahiti throws a head punch that misses.
Kahuna wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tetahiti has him pressed against the cage.
Tetahiti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetahiti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tetahiti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kahuna wants to get back to striking at distance but Tetahiti won't allow it.
Tetahiti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tetahiti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tetahiti stalling against the cage.
Tetahiti lands a nice uppercut.
Tetahiti scores with a hook to the body.
Tetahiti throws a head punch that misses.
Tetahiti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kahuna is trying to break free.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tetahiti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kahuna working hard to break the clinch.
Tetahiti can't find room to land a body shot as Kahuna controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahuna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tetahiti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kahuna backwards.
Kahuna has had enough of the clinch but Tetahiti keeps him there for the moment.
Tetahiti lands a hook that snaps the head of Kahuna backwards.
Kahuna has had enough of the clinch but Tetahiti keeps him there for the moment.
Tetahiti is leaning against Kahuna and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!
Tetahiti scores with a hook to the body.
Tetahiti scores with a shoulder strike.
Tetahiti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kahuna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Tetahiti.
Kahuna is breathing heavily.
Tetahiti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tetahiti is leaning against Kahuna and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tetahiti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tetahiti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tetahiti lands a left hand.
Tetahiti scores with a shot to the side of Kahuna's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tetahiti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tetahiti lands a left hand.
Tetahiti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tetahiti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tetahiti lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Tetahiti on the inside.
Kahuna tries to break free but Tetahiti pushes him back against the cage.
Tetahiti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kahuna backwards.
Tetahiti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kahuna backwards.
Kahuna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Tetahiti.
A short left from Tetahiti.
Kahuna can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tetahiti.
A right hook to the body lands for Tetahiti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kahuna is trying to break the clinch but Tetahiti is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tetahiti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kahuna or not.
Tetahiti lands with a short shot to the head.
Tetahiti tries a body shot but Kahuna blocks it.
Tetahiti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Tetahiti scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Tetahiti.
Kahuna looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tetahiti is leaning against Kahuna and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Tetahiti - that landed with a thud.
Tetahiti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tetahiti lands with a left to the head.

Kahuna is rocked!
Tetahiti misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tetahiti pushes Kahuna back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Tetahiti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Kahuna is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tetahiti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tetahiti misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Tetahiti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kahuna throws an overhand right that lands on Tetahiti's shoulder, as Tetahiti tries to avoid the shot.
Kahuna seems to have got his legs back now.
Tetahiti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tetahiti lands a right hook to the body.
Tetahiti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tetahiti connects with a crisp jab.
Tetahiti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tetahiti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kahuna misses with a looping right.
Tetahiti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahuna takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Kahuna.
Kahuna throws a hook to the side of Tetahiti's head but Tetahiti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kahuna takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahuna misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Tetahiti closes the distance and pushes Kahuna back into the cage.
Tetahiti lands a right hand.
Kahuna looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahuna wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tetahiti.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tetahiti digs a right hand into Kahuna's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kahuna's gas tank.
Kahuna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Kahuna is rocked!
Tetahiti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tetahiti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Kahuna is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tetahiti scores with a shoulder strike.
Tetahiti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tetahiti dips a shoulder and cracks Kahuna with a mighty uppercut! Kahuna falls back against the cage and Tetahiti unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kahuna is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Tetahiti screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Tetahiti!
A relieved looking Adam Tetahiti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dude Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penncil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love comes to the cage accompanied by Dude Love . BJ Penncil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Love
vs
Penncil

197 cm
27
194 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

173 cm
26
190 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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, Dude Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Penncil!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love missing with a left hand there. Penncil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penncil closes this distance looking for a takedown but Love circles away.
Penncil dives in for a single leg takedown but Love sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Penncil is working for takedown but Love is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dude Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penncil.
Love has Penncil pushed against the cage.
Penncil takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like BJ Penncil has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Love scores with a nice short uppercut.
Love softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penncil has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Love is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Love 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.
A nice right hand lands inside from Love.
Love is pushing Penncil up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Love for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Love gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Penncil.
A body shot lands from Love.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penncil takes a knee right on the jaw!

Love breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Penncil looks winded!

Love sends Penncil crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Love is motioning to the referee to let Penncil up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Penncil is rocked!
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 kick lands to the mid section there for Love.
Penncil is still on wobbly legs! Can Love finish him?
A thudding body kick lands there by Love!
Penncil seems to have recovered his senses.
Love steps in with a hook that catches Penncil right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Love follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Penncil looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dude Love!
A relieved looking Dude Love thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeffery Dahmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pollux Ulysses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dahmer comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - Animal. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Dahmer
vs
Ulysses

186 cm
26
201 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
190 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeffery Dahmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pollux Ulysses!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahmer loads up on a big right hand but Ulysses slips the punch.
Ulysses connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dahmer. Dahmer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dahmer throws a hook but Ulysses blocks it.
Ulysses throws out a loose jab but Dahmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ulysses throws a hook but Dahmer avoids it easily.
Dahmer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dahmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ulysses.
Dahmer throws a hook to the side of Ulysses's head but Ulysses sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ulysses swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ulysses misses with a looping right.
Dahmer misses the shot to the body.
Ulysses displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dahmer throws out the jab.
Ulysses misses with a shot to the body
and Dahmer counters with a left to the body.
A left lands for Ulysses.
Dahmer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dahmer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ulysses throws out the jab.
Dahmer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ulysses.
Dahmer missing with a left hand there. Ulysses was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ulysses misses with a looping left.
Ulysses throws a body punch but Dahmer moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahmer catches Ulysses with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ulysses misses with a hook.
Dahmer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dahmer throws a hook but Ulysses blocks it.
A combination from Ulysses does no damage.
Ulysses throws a right hand that Dahmer ducks under and follows up with a left that Dahmer also avoids with ease.
Ulysses pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dahmer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ulysses.
Dahmer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ulysses. Ulysses circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dahmer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ulysses.
Ulysses ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dahmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ulysses moves away.
Dahmer throws a looping overhand right but Ulysses ducks down to avoid it.
Dahmer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ulysses.
Dahmer cracks Ulysses with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Ulysses misses.
Dahmer ducks under a wild hook from Ulysses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ulysses.
Ulysses ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dahmer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ulysses jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ulysses throws a nice looking combination but Dahmer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by Ulysses. Beautiful body shot.
Dahmer 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.
Dahmer misses with a body shot.
Ulysses looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Pollux Ulysses has been cut.
Good exchange - Ulysses coming out on top.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dahmer, as that shot connected.
Dahmer blocks a jab.
Dahmer moves out of range of the strikes.
Dahmer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ulysses blocks a jab.
Dahmer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ulysses with a nice cross.
Dahmer moves away from the strike by Ulysses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulysses tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dahmer was well out of range. Poor timing from Ulysses.
Dahmer jabs Ulysses to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ulysses throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ulysses blocks a jab.
Ulysses throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dahmer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dahmer takes a swing at Ulysses's ribcage but misses.
Ulysses misses the shot to the body.
Ulysses ducks under a wild hook from Dahmer.
A jab from Dahmer does it's job there.
Ulysses ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dahmer moves away.
Dahmer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dahmer defending well as Ulysses loads up on a big left hand.
Dahmer thows a body shot but no joy.
Dahmer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ulysses.
Dahmer staying out of range there.
Dahmer just misses with a punch to the body.
Dahmer slips under a jab from Ulysses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahmer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ulysses throws a right hand that misses
and Dahmer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ulysses misses with a hook. Dahmer ducked under it nicely.
Dahmer looks up at the clock. Bad move! Ulysses lands a right hand from hell, dropping Dahmer. Ulysses pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pollux Ulysses!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaro Pajari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is Radioactive-Imagine Dragons. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Anderson
vs
Pajari

200 cm
20
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

178 cm
27
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liam Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aaro Pajari!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Aaro Pajari has been cut.
Pajari shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Pajari's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pajari's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Pajari looking to score a takedown here. Anderson is defending well but Pajari drives through and ends up in Anderson's guard.
Pajari throwing strikes but missing.
Pajari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Pajari is having none of it.
Pajari throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Pajari is having none of it.
Pajari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Pajari tries to pass.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pajari on the ground.
Pajari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson wants to stand but Pajari is controlling the position.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has momentary wrist control but Pajari slips an elbow through the middle.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Pajari is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Pajari drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pajari jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pajari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pajari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pajari is pushing down on Anderson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anderson is fighting to maintain full guard but Pajari has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pajari throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pajari is pressing down on Anderson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anderson is holding on for now.

Pajari is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is refusing to be controlled, as Pajari sits in half guard.
Pajari thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pajari throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pajari sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Pajari throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Anderson to regain full guard.
Anderson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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!
Pajari won't allow Anderson to get back to his feet.
Pajari sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Anderson's guard.
Anderson is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pajari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Pajari is working for a kimura but Anderson is defending it quite comfortably.
Pajari thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Pajari missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pajari sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Pajari controlling the action here.
Pajari thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pajari thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson pushes Pajari off and gets back to his feet.
Pajari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Pajari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pajari shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
Liam Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaro Pajari.
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!
Anderson with a nice cross.
Anderson swinging wildly here.

Pajari shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Anderson is trying to defend but Pajari finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Anderson is trying to stand up here but Pajari is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pajari missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pajari drops an elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaro Pajari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaro Pajari's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pajari shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.

Pajari throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pajari is in Anderson's guard.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Pajari tries to pass.
Pajari postures up and lands a big shot to Anderson's brow.
Pajari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pajari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pajari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pajari throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Pajari is having none of it.
Pajari with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pajari looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pajari throwing strikes but missing.
Pajari throws an elbow that misses. Anderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pajari's guard. Nice move by Anderson!
Pajari working a defensive guard here.

Pajari is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pajari is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Pajari is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson is fighting to break Pajari's control of his arms but Pajari is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aaro Pajari has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pajari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Pajari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pajari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderson's guard.
Pajari passes into half guard.
Pajari misses with a head shot. Anderson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pajari is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Pajari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Anderson uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pajari fails with the takedown.
Pajari shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liam Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaro Pajari.
Pajari shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Pajari or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson which made him look bad.
Pajari closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Pajari pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Anderson cracks Pajari with an open hand slap.
Pajari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson clobbers Pajari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pajari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Jab by Anderson.

Pajari is rocked!
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Pajari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pajari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aaro Pajari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pajari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pajari is breathing heavily.
Pajari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pajari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pajari looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Pajari shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pajaris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pajari is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Pajari shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pajari seems to have recovered his senses.
Anderson lands the left hand.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pajari looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pajari fails to land the takedown.
Liam Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Anderson as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aaro Pajari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pajari throws a wild hook but Anderson just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Pajari gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Anderson raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Anderson!
After winning the bout, Liam Anderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phat Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Noel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Street Gang. Danny Noel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Noel
vs
Funk

186 cm
25
199 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Good gas tank

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phat Funk!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Noel gets a clinch.
Funk blocks the elbow strike.
Funk avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Funk blocks the elbow strike.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
Funk dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funk's brow.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funk's brow.
Funk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Funk's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Funk's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Funk blocks an elbow strike.
Funk working Noel over with knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Noel has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funk throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
Funk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Funk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Noel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noel pushes off an throws an elbow but Funk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Noel lands an elbow inside that Funk shrugs off.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Funk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Funk blocks an elbow strike.
Noel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but Noel blocks with his arms.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Noel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Funk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Noel is defending well for now.
Funk avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Funk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
Funk blocks the elbow strike.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Funk blocks an elbow strike.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Noel lands an elbow just above Funk 's eye.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
Funk landing knees to the head.

It looks like Danny Noel has been cut.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Noel pushes off an throws an elbow but Funk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noel.
Funk blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel pushes off an throws an elbow but Funk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Funk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Funk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Noel is defending well for now.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
Funk blocks an elbow strike.
Funk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Funk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Noel pushes off an throws an elbow but Funk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funk blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
Funk is trying to stall.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Phat Funk has been cut.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
Funk lands an uppercut.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but Noel blocks with his arms.
Noel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Funk's defenses.
Noel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funk blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
Funk avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Noel pushes off an throws an elbow but Funk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Funk blocks the elbow strike.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
Funk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noel blocks it with crossed arms.
Noel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Funk's defenses.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Noel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Noel forces Funk back against the cage and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noel.
Noel lands an elbow inside.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Funk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Noel lands an elbow just above Funk 's eye.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Funk slowing the pace effectively.
A knee to the head by Funk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funk dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funk's brow.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Funk obliges.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Noel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
Noel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Funk dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Funk looking to slow down the pace here.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Funk trying to control the position but instead, Noel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Funk into the cage.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funk's brow.
Noel pushes off an throws an elbow but Funk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
Funk blocks an elbow strike from Noel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Funk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Noel is defending well for now.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Funk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Noel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Funk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Funk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Funk landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funk's brow.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Noel pushes off an throws an elbow but Funk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Noel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Funk working Noel over with knees to the body.
Funk stalling.
Funk blocks the elbow strike.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Funk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Funk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noel blocks it with crossed arms.
Funk blocks an elbow strike.
Funk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Noel's face.
Funk leaning against his opponent.
Funk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Noel's face.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Funk avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Funk scores a nice knee to the body.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funk's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funk's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Funk blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noel.

That has opened up Phat Funk's cut even more.
Funk blocks the elbow strike.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funk's brow.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Noel pushes off an throws an elbow but Funk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Funk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Noel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funk's brow.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funk's brow.
Funk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noel blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noel lands an elbow inside.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Funk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phat Funk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Noel takes the fight into the clinch.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Funk lands a good knee to the midsection. Noel won't want to take too many of those.
Funk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Funk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noel blocks it with crossed arms.
Funk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Funk blocks an elbow strike.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Funk looking to throw knees to the head but Noel is blocking nicely.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Funk blocks the elbow strike.
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but Noel blocks with his arms.
Phat Funk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Funk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Noel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Funk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Funk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noel blocks it with crossed arms.
Funk scores with a knee to the head.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
Funk avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Funk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Noel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Funk stalling the fight.
A knee to the head by Funk.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Funk dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Funk tries a knee to the head but Noel blocks it.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
Funk is trying to maintain a safe position but Noel gets an underhook and turns Funk into the cage.
Funk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Funk crunches a lovely knee into Noel's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funk blocks an elbow strike.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funk blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
Funk dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Funk wants to stall.
Funk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Noel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Noel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Funk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Noel is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funk's brow.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Funk crunches a lovely knee into Noel's ribcage.
Funk blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
Funk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Funk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
Funk blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funk's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Danny Noel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Funk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Funk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Funk scores with a knee to the head.
Noel managing to block the knees to the body from Funk.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phat Funk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Funk 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Phat Funk!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Phat Funk!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Phat Funk!

Phat Funk wins by unanimous decision!
The defeated Danny Noel had this to say: 'We'll fight again. In the parking lot, maybe. But we'll fight again.'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Butch Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Kurosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurosawa has chosen One Mic as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Copeland
vs
Kurosawa

166 cm
27
175 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

192 cm
20
195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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, Butch Copeland!
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, Takeshi Kurosawa!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Copeland shoots in and bounces Kurosawa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Copeland stands and throws Kurosawa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kurosawa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Copeland. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Copeland happy to just control the position for now.

Copeland working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kurosawa regains half guard.
Copeland has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Copeland fails to take his opponent's back.
Copeland controlling from the full mount.

Copeland looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland avoids the attempt from Kurosawa to control.
Copeland controlling his opponent.
Kurosawa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Copeland working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Copeland looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Copeland looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Copeland tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kurosawa tries to lock up and control but Copeland gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Copeland throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Kurosawa has his hands clasped together but Copeland breaks the hold and Kurosawa is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Copeland!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Butch Copeland!
In his post fight interview, Butch Copeland started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Art Vandalay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Vandalay
vs
Fisher

184 cm
27
190 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
193 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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, Art Vandalay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trevor Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandalay slips under a jab.
Fisher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fisher misses the shot to the body.
Fisher throws a sloppy body shot
and Vandalay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Trevor Fisher has been cut.

Vandalay clinches up with Fisher and pushes him back against the cage.
Vandalay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fisher is looking to break free of the clinch but Vandalay has double underhooks.
Fisher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vandalay pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fisher lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Vandalay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vandalay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vandalay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fisher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fisher is trying to push Vandalay away but Vandalay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vandalay effectively controlling the action here.
Fisher tries to break free but Vandalay pushes him back against the cage.
Vandalay lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandalay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Vandalay works on Fisher's body with a couple of short punches.
Vandalay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fisher's efforts to push away.
Fisher has a couple of punches blocked by Vandalay.
Fisher tries to work over Vandalay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fisher is trying to push Vandalay away but Vandalay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fisher wants to get back to striking at distance but Vandalay won't allow it.
Vandalay is leaning against Fisher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vandalay digs a right hand into Fisher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fisher's gas tank.
Fisher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Vandalay.
Fisher looks winded!
Vandalay lands a body shot.
Vandalay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fisher.
Fisher misses with a punch on the inside.
Vandalay lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vandalay.
Vandalay digs a right hand into Fisher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fisher's gas tank.
Vandalay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Vandalay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vandalay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vandalay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vandalay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vandalay works on Fisher's body with a couple of short punches.
Vandalay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vandalay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vandalay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vandalay lands with a short shot to the head.
We've been informed that Fisher has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vandalay lands with a short shot to the head.
Vandalay lands with a right to the head.
Vandalay lands a shoulder strike.

That has opened up Trevor Fisher's cut even more.
Vandalay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Vandalay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Fisher misses with a body punch.
Vandalay works on Fisher's body with a couple of short punches.
Vandalay lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Vandalay.
A short right from Vandalay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Vandalay scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vandalay.
Vandalay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.

Fisher is rocked!
Vandalay lands a right hand.
Vandalay lands with a light punch inside.
Fisher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vandalay lands a shoulder strike.
Vandalay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fisher is still on wobbly legs! Can Vandalay finish him?

The cut above Trevor Fisher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vandalay lands a shot to the body.
Vandalay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vandalay.
Vandalay lands with a short shot to the head.
Vandalay lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Vandalay.
Fisher seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Vandalay on the inside.
Vandalay lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vandalay lands an uppercut.
Vandalay digs a right hand into Fisher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fisher's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay lands a hook that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vandalay.
Vandalay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fishers head.
Vandalay gets through Fisher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Vandalay.
Vandalay lands a body shot.
Vandalay scores with a nice hook to the head.

Trevor Fisher's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A short left from Vandalay.
Vandalay lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Vandalay.
A short left from Vandalay.
Vandalay blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Vandalay.
Vandalay gets through Fisher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Vandalay.
Vandalay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Vandalay scores with a nice hook to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Trevor Fisher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Art Vandalay!
A relieved looking Art Vandalay 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Berzins
vs
Walters

185 cm
27
185 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
192 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Berzins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dirk Walters!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters looks to land a combination but Berzins avoids it well.
Walters rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berzins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berzins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Berzins finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Walters throws a nice looking combination but Berzins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berzins.
Walters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walters throws a right and a left that Berzins avoids nicely.
Berzins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Walters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berzins cracks the inside of Walters's front leg.
Walters throws a nice looking combination but Berzins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Berzins throws a leg kick which misses Walters's front leg but catches the back leg as Walters tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berzins throws a leg kick which misses Walters's front leg but catches the back leg as Walters tries to avoid it.
Walters looks winded!
Berzins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Walters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Berzins scores with a spinning back kick!
Berzins lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Berzins lands a big head kick that sends Walters tumbling to the mat! Berzins takes a step backwards and waves Walters back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Dirk Walters has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berzins lands a leg kick that knocks Walters off balance momentarily.
Walters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walters sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Berzins scores with a spinning back kick!
Berzins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Berzins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walters stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berzins.
Berzins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Berzins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Berzins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walters has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Berzins.
Berzins misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Berzins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Walters has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Berzins.
Berzins scores with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Berzins.
An inside leg kick lands from Berzins.
Walters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid body kick from Berzins.
Berzins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walters has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Berzins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Berzins cracks the inside of Walters's front leg.
Berzins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Berzins lands a head kick. Walters smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Walters's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Berzins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Berzins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Berzins.
Look low, kick high! Berzins uses the oldest trick in the book to send Walters tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Berzins is absolutely delighted - when Walters wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Daniel Berzins!
During a confident post fight interview, Daniel Berzins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.