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Highland Challenge 42 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Witczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Witczak comes to the cage accompanied by Hard Time Killing Floor. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Witczak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Silva!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Robert Witczak has been cut.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Witczak dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Witczak controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Witczak seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
Witczak is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at RCJ Machado Jiu-Jitsu that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witczak throws a big right hand that misses.
Witczak prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Witczak sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Witczak looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Witczak working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Witczak controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witczak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva parries the strikes from Witczak easily there. Witczak is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silva to escape.
Witczak is working to tighten his grip on Silva's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Silva has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Witczak is really squeezing tight and eventually Silva passes out! Witczak breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Robert Witczak!
A relieved looking Robert Witczak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Peso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wood Pecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pecker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Woody Woodpecker Song (Short Intro). 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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200 lbs
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Peso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wood Pecker!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Pecker.
Pecker scores with a head kick.
Peso throws a combination. Pecker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab from Peso misses.
Pecker punishes Peso's body with a nice straight punch.
Peso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pecker, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pecker.
Pecker is looking to control Peso's arms but Peso gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pecker has his back to the cage.
Pecker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pecker has a couple of punches blocked by Peso.
Pecker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Peso has Pecker pressed against the cage, preventing Pecker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Pecker.
Pecker scores with a shot to the side of Peso's head.
Peso works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pecker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Peso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peso postures up in Pecker's guard and throws a big left but Pecker blocks it.
Peso throwing strikes but missing.
Peso throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peso throwing strikes but missing.
Peso tries to free his leg and advance position but Pecker is retaining full guard.
Peso postures up.
Peso works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Peso decides to return to a standing position.
Peso clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pecker.
Pecker has had enough of the clinch but Peso keeps him there for the moment.
Pecker prevents the takedown attempt.
Peso tightens his grip and picks Pecker up, before dumping him to the ground. Pecker manages to land in guard.
Peso chips away with some ground and pound.
Peso is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pecker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peso 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.
Peso has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pecker has momentary wrist control but Peso slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peso thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peso throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peso throws a big right hand that misses.
Peso pushing down on Pecker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Peso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pecker's head.
Pecker trying to control but Peso postures up.
Peso thows a huge punch but Pecker dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peso is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pecker is just riding it out for now. Peso eventually gives up the hold.
Peso stands up and beckons Pecker to join him on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Pecker. That snapped Peso's head back.
Peso tries to clinch but Pecker moves away
and Pecker counters with a nice uppercut.
Peso bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pecker's head backwards.
Peso wants to clinch up but Pecker keeps it at a distance.
Pecker follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Peso moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Wood Pecker has been cut.
Peso moves to clinch but Pecker breaks away
and Pecker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pecker. Pecker obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pecker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peso tries to close the distance and clinch but Pecker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peso with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pecker counters with a thumping low kick.
Peso moves into the clinch successfully.
Pecker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Peso.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Peso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pecker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Peso is keeping busy.
Peso has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pecker clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Pecker trying to get back to his feet but Peso is in full control for now.
Peso is cranking Pecker's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Pecker! He's tightened the choke and Pecker is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johnny Peso!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vicente Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joseph Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vicente Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright jabs Nunes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wright sets himself, and Nunes steps forward looking for the clinch! Wright avoids it this time.
Wright moves away from the strike by Nunes.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Nunes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wright misses with a combination
and Nunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nunes manages to avoid it.
Nunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Nunes misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joseph Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wright throws a series of punches but Nunes avoids them all with ease.
Wright is looking to wear down Nunes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a jab when Nunes was well out of range.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wright cracks Nunes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Vicente Nunes has been cut.
Nunes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nunes takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright staying out of range there.
Nunes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wright, as that shot connected.
Nunes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wright looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright digs a good body shot into Nunes's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes misses with a straight left.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright sets himself, and Nunes steps forward looking for the clinch! Wright avoids it this time.
Wright misses with a few strikes there.
Nunes tries to counter with a clinch but Wright shakes him off and moves away.
Nunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Nunes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nunes throws out the jab.
Nunes slips under a jab.
Nunes scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nunes.
Wright misses with a combination
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a body punch but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Nunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Nunes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wright.
Wright ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and Nunes counters with a left to the body.
Wright cracks Nunes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Wright. Those never looked like landing.
Wright sets himself, and Nunes steps forward looking for the clinch! Wright avoids it this time.
A jab from Wright misses.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Nunes saw that one coming.
Nunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nunes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes misses with a hook
and Wright counters with a series of strikes. Nunes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Wright.
Wright misses with a body punch
and Nunes counters with a right hand to the body.
Nunes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Nunes's head.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nunes moves away.
Wright goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wright lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vicente Nunes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wright throws a body punch but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes wants to counter the offense by Wright and move into the clinch position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Nunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nunes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wright.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nunes.
Wright seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Wright misses
and Nunes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wright thinking.
Wright checks a low kick from Nunes.
Wright misses with a few strikes there.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nunes moves away.
Wright takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nunes can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright scores with a jab.
Nunes throws a big shot that misses.
Nunes throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright slips a straight right by Nunes.
Wright takes a swing at Nunes's ribcage but misses.
Wright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nunes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wright has got the better of the exchanges.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
enabling Nunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright avoids the body shot from Nunes.
Wright is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nunes. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nunes moves into the clinch.
Nunes misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Wright.
Nunes tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Nunes won't allow it.
Nunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wright is trying to break free.
Nunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Nunes taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Nunes.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nunes can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Nunes tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nunes works on Wright's body with a couple of short punches.
Nunes stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nunes stalling.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Nunes has him pressed against the cage.
Nunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Nunes tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nunes.
A right hand to the body from Nunes.
Nunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Nunes lands with a right to the head.
Nunes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wright after a bit of a struggle.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright is trying to push Nunes away but Nunes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is trying to push Nunes away but Nunes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nunes misses with some punches.
Nunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Nunes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nunes tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Nunes back against the cage.
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Nunes keeps him there for the moment.
Nunes leaning against his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nunes tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Nunes has Wright pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Nunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vicente Nunes's cut.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wright throws a right and a left that Nunes avoids nicely.
Nunes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A big left from Nunes misses.
Nunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wright.
Nunes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Nunes.
Nunes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wright misses with a jab to the body
and Nunes counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes misses with a looping left.
Nunes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Nunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes clinches with his opponent.
Nunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nunes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nunes.
Nunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wright tries to break free but Nunes pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nunes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nunes has Wright pressed against the cage, preventing Wright from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vicente Nunes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nunes has him pressed against the cage.
Wright presses Nunes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes presses Wright against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nunes controlling the action here for a moment.
Nunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nunes misses with the head strike.
Wright tries to break free but Nunes pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nunes.
Wright blocks a body shot from Nunes.
Nunes is struggling to control the position.
Nunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nunes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nunes scores with a jab.
Wright throws a jab when Nunes was well out of range.
A jab from Wright does it's job there.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Nunes tries to counter with a clinch but Wright shakes him off and moves away.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Nunes throws out a counter right but Wright avoids it with no problem.
Nunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wright.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nunes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Wright misses.
Nunes missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright throws a series of punches but Nunes avoids them all with ease.
Nunes wants to counter the offense by Wright and move into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nunes.
Nunes wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Wright throws a series of punches but Nunes moves out of range.
Wright misses with a double jab
and Nunes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nunes moves away.
Nunes misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Wright misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joseph Wright.
I think Wright has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Wright!
Post fight, Joseph Wright stared into the camera and said 'I told you I was here to take over this division!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zsiga Venczel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timu Agamu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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200 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zsiga Venczel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timu Agamu!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venczel scores with a takedown into Agamu's guard.
Venczel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Venczel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Venczel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Agamu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Venczel is one step ahead there.
Venczel lands a couple of digs.
Agamu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Venczel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Venczel lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agamu can't keep his opponent in guard - Venczel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Venczel 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.
Venczel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Venczel working over Agamu with some ground and pound. Agamu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Venczel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venczel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Agamu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Venczel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Venczel is thwarting Agamu's attempts to control the position.
Venczel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Agamu is just riding it out for now. Venczel eventually gives up the hold.
Agamu is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Venczel jumps into side control!
Agamu tries to control but Venczel manages to take his back.
Venczel sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Agamu taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zsiga Venczel!
After winning the bout, Zsiga Venczel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Timu Agamu was interviewed post fight and said 'My opponent was better then me good fight but i'll come back stronger and continue going after whats mine the championship belt '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Crawley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie MacDuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawley comes to the cage accompanied by Barbarian Overlords - The Ambassador . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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225 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Crawley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Archie MacDuff!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacDuff stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
MacDuff misses the body punch
and Crawley counters with a low kick, right behind MacDuff 's knee.
Crawley throws a chopping leg kick but MacDuff manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crawley swinging wildly here.
MacDuff swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
MacDuff swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crawley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crawley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MacDuff misses with a wild body shot.
MacDuff takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crawley jabs MacDuff right on the nose. MacDuff blinks but takes it well.
MacDuff moves away from the strike by Crawley.
MacDuff misses with a body shot.
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!
Crawley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from MacDuff finds it's way round the side to connect with Crawley's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley throws a shot from downtown. MacDuff moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacDuff. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacDuff takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacDuff.
Crawley avoids the body shot from MacDuff.
Crawley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crawley misses with a few strikes there.
MacDuff now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
MacDuff misses with a left hand
and Crawley counters with a nice low kick that buckles MacDuff's knee momentarily.
MacDuff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crawley throws a lazy right hand but MacDuff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacDuff misses with a wild body shot.
Crawley misses with a hook. MacDuff ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like MacDuff was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Archie MacDuff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacDuff looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawley is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDuff scores with a hook to the body. Crawley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
MacDuff scores with a hook.
Crawley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacDuff is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crawley rather than just go for the knockout.
Crawley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt MacDuff.
MacDuff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacDuff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crawley moves away.
MacDuff misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crawley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
MacDuff misses with a hook. Crawley ducked under it nicely.
MacDuff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
MacDuff misses with a body punch
and Crawley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
MacDuff lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crawley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
MacDuff connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crawley's hands.
MacDuff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacDuff.
MacDuff takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
MacDuff misses with a shot to the body
and Crawley counters with a head kick that drops MacDuff to the mat! MacDuff scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
MacDuff swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
MacDuff lands a jab to the nose.
We've been informed that MacDuff has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Crawley lands with a right and another and another! MacDuff is in big trouble! Crawley lands again and this time it's lights out for MacDuff! A quality knockout there for Crawley.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charles Crawley!
Charles Crawley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hunt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rodney Jackson's chin.
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197 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodney Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt blocks a low kick nicely.
Hunt throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Hunt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Hunt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunt's head backwards.
It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Jackson scores with a nice body kick.
Hunt instigates a clinch.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson lands a big uppercut and Hunt crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hunt looks OK. Jackson waves Hunt back to his feet!
Hunt 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!
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Hunt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Hunt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hunt or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson, which made it look bad.
Hunt seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson finds Hunt's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Hunt flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Jackson lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Hunt will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rodney Jackson!
Rodney Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doyle Brunson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doyle Brunson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Doyle Brunson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunson staying out of range there.
Brunson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brunson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nelson.
It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
A punch combination from Nelson misses.
Brunson lands the left hand.
Brunson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Brunson cracks Nelson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Brunson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nelson to stand back up!
Nelson 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!
Brunson closes the distance and pushes Nelson back into the cage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nelson has eaten all the pies!
Nelson can't break the clinch.
Brunson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Brunson finish him?
Brunson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Nelson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Nelson drops to his knees and Brunson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doyle Brunson!
Doyle Brunson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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