The Island Season 4, 135 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Portia Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piston Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez comes to the cage accompanied by The Bitch is back. Piston Horiguchi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Perez
vs
Horiguchi

160 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

165 cm
26
139 lbs
5 - 1 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Portia Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 2, fighting out of The Island, Piston Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez throws a combination that misses
and Horiguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Perez does no damage.
Perez wants to clinch but Horiguchi slips to the side

and Horiguchi counters with a nice right hand that sends Perez toppling to the canvas! Perez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Horiguchi finish him?!

Perez is rocked!
Horiguchi fakes the body blow, causing Perez to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Perez goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Piston Horiguchi!
An out of breath Piston Horiguchi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Portia Perez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back better and stronger !!!!!!!!!!!'.

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Agoncillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hon mo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hon mo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Agoncillo
vs
mo

168 cm
27
135 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

150 cm
24
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Agoncillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hon mo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agoncillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Agoncillo connects with a crisp jab.
mo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nice body kick there by Agoncillo.
Agoncillo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Agoncillo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Agoncillo moves into the clinch.
mo is looking to control Agoncillo's arms but Agoncillo gets an underhook and turns him. Now mo has his back to the cage.
Agoncillo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
mo takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Hon mo has been cut.
Agoncillo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has mo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Agoncillo digs a right hand into mo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on mo's gas tank.
Agoncillo lands an elbow just above mo 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agoncillo lands an elbow inside that mo shrugs off.
mo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Agoncillo.
mo looks winded!
Agoncillo with a knee to the head.
mo takes a knee right on the jaw!
mo tries to stall but Agoncillo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Agoncillo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Agoncillo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt mo or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Agoncillo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Agoncillo obliges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Agoncillo.

Agoncillo breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Agoncillo.
Agoncillo punishes mo's body with a nice straight punch.
Agoncillo lands a body shot.
Agoncillo connects with a high kick.
Agoncillo jabs mo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Agoncillo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to mo's calf.

Agoncillo has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agoncillo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Agoncillo pushes mo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Agoncillo works on mo's body with a couple of short punches.
Agoncillo scores with a knee to the head.

Agoncillo manages to break the clinch.
Agoncillo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.

Agoncillo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Agoncillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Agoncillo throws a nice outside leg kick.
mo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Agoncillo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten mo somewhat.
Agoncillo connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Agoncillo.
Agoncillo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Agoncillo lands a head kick. mo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A good leg kick by Agoncillo.
Agoncillo cracks a nice hook into mo's ribs.
Agoncillo lands with a shot to the body.
Agoncillo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Agoncillo with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Agoncillo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
mo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Agoncillo lands with a kick to the ribs.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - mo has eaten all the pies!
Agoncillo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Agoncillo throws a front kick that sends mo stumbling back into the cage.
John Agoncillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agoncillo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Agoncillo has mo up against the cage in a clinch.
Agoncillo landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Agoncillo obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agoncillo presses mo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Agoncillo lands a hook that snaps the head of mo backwards.
Agoncillo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt mo or not.
Agoncillo lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Agoncillo obliges.
Agoncillo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through mo's defenses.
Agoncillo with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Agoncillo breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Agoncillo there.

mo is rocked!
Agoncillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Agoncillo scores with a leg kick.
Agoncillo lands with a shot to the body.
Agoncillo pushes mo away with a front kick.

Agoncillo gets a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Agoncillo.
A short right from Agoncillo on the inside.
Agoncillo crunches a lovely knee into mo's ribcage.
Agoncillo scores with a shoulder strike.
Agoncillo lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from Agoncillo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agoncillo lands a knee to the head.
mo is still on wobbly legs! Can Agoncillo finish him?
Agoncillo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Agoncillo lands a nice elbow.
Agoncillo has mo pressed against the cage, preventing mo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Agoncillo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hon mo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Agoncillo moves into range and clinches up with mo.
mo seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Agoncillo.
mo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Agoncillo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if mo can turn it around.
Agoncillo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Agoncillo unloads a knee to the mid-section. mo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Agoncillo - that landed with a thud.
Agoncillo lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Agoncillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Agoncillo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by mo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Agoncillo.
mo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Agoncillo connects with a nice looking jab.
Agoncillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that mo can do to turn this around?
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!
Agoncillo is looking to slow mo down with leg kicks.
Agoncillo is looking to slow mo down with leg kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Agoncillo.

Agoncillo drops mo with a beautiful combination! mo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Agoncillo is looking for the KO!
Hon mo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
mo is breathing heavily.

Agoncillo has managed to clinch.
Agoncillo has mo pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. mo is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Agoncillo - that's hurt mo badly! Oh, another knee lands and mo is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but mo doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). John Agoncillo!

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RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lou Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Silli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Travis
vs
Silli

155 cm
18
138 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

164 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lou Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jarkko Silli!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silli under the eye.
Silli throws a right and a left that Travis avoids nicely.
Travis throws an off balance right hand

and Silli counters with a crisp one two that drops Travis! Silli thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Travis to his feet! Travis is in big trouble!
A nice leg kick lands there from Silli.
Silli looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silli punishes Travis's body with a nice straight punch.
Silli throws a series of punches but Travis avoids them all with ease.
Silli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silli lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Travis can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Silli and Travis drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Silli.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarkko Silli!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Alvarado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Maly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Maly told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Alvarado
vs
Maly

168 cm
20
142 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arturo Alvarado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michal Maly!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Maly.
Alvarado misses with a head kick.
Maly tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarado changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Alvarado feints and then cracks Maly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maly down.
Michal Maly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maly takes a kick to the side of the head.

Maly shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alvarado napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Alvarado manages to get back to half guard.
Alvarado is concentrating on defense, preventing Maly from advancing position.
Alvarado trying to hold on to Maly's head to control him but Maly postures up.
Alvarado is looking for a sweep. Maly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado is doing well to control the position and prevent Maly from advancing to side control.
Alvarado moves into full guard.
Alvarado seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alvarado holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maly wants to stand and escape but instead Alvarado has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Alvarado not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Alvarado drops back looking for a leg! Maly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maly manages to kick Alvarado off! Alvarado jumps back into Maly's guard.
Alvarado preventing the sweep.

Alvarado thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alvarado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maly keeping moving, preventing Alvarado from controlling successfully.
Alvarado sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maly's guard.
Alvarado missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maly can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alvarado thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alvarado punching from mount but Maly doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Alvarado throwing strikes here but Maly is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Alvarado trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maly tries to reverse the position but Alvarado maintains control.

Alvarado working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Maly turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Alvarado off and cradles Maly's limp body as Alvarado celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Arturo Alvarado!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Arturo Alvarado made sure he mentioned Highland Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andreago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Frettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Silva
vs
Frettish

160 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

157 cm
27
142 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andreago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ed Frettish!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Frettish unleashes a big counter combination but Silva bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Frettish misses with a series of wild punches.
Frettish 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.
Frettish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Frettish counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Andreago Silva has been cut.
Silva shoots in but Frettish avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreago Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frettish as he avoids it easily.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Frettish counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Frettish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Frettish was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Frettish.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Frettish's sensitive parts.
Frettish scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andreago Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots and misses
and Frettish comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Silva stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Frettish is on him like rabid pit bull! Silva slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Frettish!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nate Lawliet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Oshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawliet comes to the cage accompanied by Stetsasonic - On Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lawliet
vs
Oshiro

167 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nate Lawliet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trey Oshiro!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawliet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oshiro tries to clinch up
and Lawliet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oshiro tries to clinch but Lawliet is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Lawliet tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oshiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lawliet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lawliet throws a lazy right hand but Oshiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oshiro wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Lawliet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oshiro tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Lawliet counter with a right hand.
Lawliet circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lawliet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lawliet lands a nice hook to Oshiro's body. Oshiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Lawliet tries to keep at a distance but Oshiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lawliet tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Lawliet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oshiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawliet tries to score a body lock takedown but Oshiro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oshiro obliges.
Oshiro blocks the elbow strike.
Oshiro working aggressively here.
Oshiro lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oshiro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lawliet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oshiro backwards.
Oshiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawliet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oshiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawliet's efforts to push away.
Lawliet has had enough of the clinch but Oshiro keeps him there for the moment.
Lawliet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lawliet drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oshiro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Lawliet. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lawliet manages to break the clinch.
Oshiro tries to clinch but Lawliet moves away
and Lawliet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trey Oshiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oshiro wants to clinch

so Lawliet counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Oshiro is rocked!
Oshiro wants to stand but Lawliet is controlling the position.
Oshiro is still in real trouble! Can Lawliet finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawliet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lawliet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lawliet lands a couple of digs.
Lawliet stands and throws Oshiro's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lawliet is trying to ground and pound but Oshiro uses the momentary lack of control by Lawliet to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lawliet is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oshiro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lawliet.
Lawliet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lawliet scores with a big shot! Oshiro's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Oshiro! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Lawliet!
Nate Lawliet thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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46%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Darmody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Fromberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Darmody has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Darmody
vs
Fromberg

190 cm
25
141 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, James Darmody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andreas Fromberg!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darmody stuns Fromberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darmody throws a body shot but no joy.
Darmody bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Darmody. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darmody.
A head kick misses from Fromberg.
Fromberg fails with the takedown.
Darmody lands a jab to Fromberg's midsection.
Darmody fails to land with a series of punches.
Fromberg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Darmody connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fromberg's hands.
Fromberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darmody stuffs the takedown.
Darmody looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Darmody tries to bum rush Fromberg with a series of wild strikes but Fromberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fromberg fails with the takedown
and Darmody counters with a straight right hand.
James Darmody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Fromberg.
Darmody tests Fromberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darmody works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darmody listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darmody throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Darmody.
Darmody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darmody scores with a three punch combo!
Darmody dips to his left and cracks Fromberg with an uppercut!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fromberg.
Darmody pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James Darmody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fromberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Darmody circles away.
Darmody really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fromberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darmody wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fromberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darmody connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fromberg. Fromberg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Fromberg pushes Darmody up against the cage in a clinch.

Fromberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fromberg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darmody fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've been told by Darmody's head coaches at Highland Brawl Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Darmody circles away from the clinch attempt
and Darmody counters with a one-two to the body.
Darmody keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Darmody will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darmody keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Darmody tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fromberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Darmody.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fromberg avoids the body shot from Darmody.
Fromberg thinks about the counter body kick.
Fromberg fails with the takedown.
Fromberg tries to move into range but Darmody moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fromberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darmody moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fromberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darmody connects with a crisp jab.
Darmody throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fromberg.
Fromberg dives in and grabs Darmody's left leg, looking for a takedown. Darmody pushes down on Fromberg's head and hops out.
A little feinted left hand from Darmody on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fromberg looks winded!
Fromberg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Darmody counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Darmody coming out on top.
Darmody throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darmody takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darmody misses with a series of wild punches.
Fromberg raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fromberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darmody just misses with a punch to the body.
Fromberg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darmody checks a low kick from Fromberg.
Fromberg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darmody throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fromberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darmody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darmody swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fromberg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fromberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darmody swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Darmody dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Darmody lands with a good body shot.
Darmody is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fromberg can do to turn this around?
Darmody lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fromberg at a distance.
Darmody connects with a looping right hand.
Fromberg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Darmody to score with a decent uppercut.
Darmody tests Fromberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darmody scores with a decent looking hook.
Darmody lands with a cross.
Fromberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Darmody as he avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Darmody.
Darmody lands a jab-cross combination.
Fromberg is trying desperately to land a takedown but Darmody is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fromberg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darmody fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darmody jabs at Fromberg's body.
Darmody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fromberg.
Darmody keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darmody throws a right and a left that Fromberg avoids nicely.
Fromberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darmody throws out the jab.
Darmody swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darmody is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fromberg tries to clinch but Darmody is having none of it.
Darmody misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fromberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darmody manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fromberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fromberg dives in for a single leg takedown but Darmody sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Darmody is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fromberg. Darmody does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darmody looks to land a combination. Fromberg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Darmody keeps the fight on the outside.
Fromberg staying out of range there.
Darmody is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Darmody swings for the body but Fromberg moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fromberg misses with a head kick.
Darmody lands a head shot.
Fromberg avoids the body shot from Darmody.
Fromberg feints the counter takedown.
Darmody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fromberg manages to avoid it.
Fromberg shoots for a takedown but Darmody saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
James Darmody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Fromberg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darmody throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fromberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Darmody avoids it really well and circles away.
Darmody swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fromberg.
Darmody lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darmody scores with a jab to the head.
Darmody connects with a body shot that sends Fromberg's belly button to the back.
Darmody misses with a wild body shot.
Fromberg takes one to the side of the head.
Darmody with a jab.
Darmody's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Darmody duly obliges.
Darmody digs a good body shot into Fromberg's ribs.
Fromberg moves in looking to clinch but Darmody pushes him off.
Darmody throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fromberg misses with a hook.
Darmody keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Darmody moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fromberg throws a front kick that sends Darmody stumbling back into the cage.
Darmody stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darmody wants it to stay on the feet.
Darmody swats away the attempt to clinch by Fromberg.
Darmody lands with a nice combination. Fromberg backs away looking to recover.
Darmody misses with a looping left.
Darmody lands with a nice body punch.
Fromberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Darmody swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fromberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fromberg tries to land a leg kick but Darmody saw it coming and moves away.
Fromberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fromberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Darmody dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fromberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darmody fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darmody lands a body shot.
Darmody lands a slapping body shot.
Fromberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darmody.
Fromberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darmody sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James Darmody is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darmody lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fromberg fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darmody lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
James Darmody is winning the standup battle so far.
Darmody misses with a body shot.
Darmody misses with a wild combination.
As Darmody backs off Fromberg throws a huge counter combo but Darmody manages to avoid it all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fromberg slips under a jab from Darmody.
Darmody fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fromberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Darmody as he jumps to the side.
James Darmody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Fromberg.
Darmody misses the body punch
and Fromberg counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darmody throws a looping overhand right but Fromberg ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Darmody. Those never looked like landing.
Darmody looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darmody takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fromberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fromberg walks into a straight right hand from Darmody.

Fromberg drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fromberg looking to pass the guard.
Darmody knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fromberg on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fromberg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
James Darmody is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fromberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darmody keeping moving, preventing Fromberg from controlling successfully.
Darmody wants to stand but Fromberg is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fromberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darmody works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Darmody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fromberg.
Fromberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fromberg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darmody.
Darmody throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Darmody. No joy for Fromberg on that attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Darmody misses the target.
Darmody goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Darmody does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fromberg shoots in and drives through. Darmody sprawls well.
Nice shot by Darmody.
Darmody connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No joy there for Darmody, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fromberg wants to clinch.
It looked like Darmody was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Darmody stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darmody wants it to stay on the feet.
Darmody scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Darmody fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fromberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andreas Fromberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darmody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fromberg.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Darmody showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darmody, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for James Darmody!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for James Darmody!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for James Darmody!

James Darmody wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ove Sundberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tigey Maquigregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Sundberg
vs
Maquigregor

158 cm
20
138 lbs
11 - 1 - 1

170 cm
19
139 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Ove Sundberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tigey Maquigregor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maquigregor throws a series of punches but Sundberg avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Sundberg tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maquigregor tried to score with a low kick but Sundberg checks it.
Sundberg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A right-left combo lands from Maquigregor.
Maquigregor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maquigregor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maquigregor tries a head kick but it misses.
Maquigregor throws a nice looking combination but Sundberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maquigregor tries to bum rush Sundberg with a series of wild strikes but Sundberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sundberg scores with a hook to the body. Maquigregor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sundberg lands with a straight right. Maquigregor didn't see that one coming.
Maquigregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maquigregor throws a leg kick
and Sundberg counters with a two punch combo.
Maquigregor throws a nice looking combination but Sundberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maquigregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sundberg connects with a nice looking jab.
Sundberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maquigregor at a distance.
Maquigregor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maquigregor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maquigregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sundberg appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maquigregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Maquigregor throws a lazy head kick
and Sundberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maquigregor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sundberg moves out of range of the body kick from Maquigregor.
Maquigregor misses with a combination
and Sundberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maquigregor misses with a double jab
and Sundberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maquigregor thinking.
Maquigregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sundberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sundberg scores with a jab.
Maquigregor misses with a few strikes there.
Sundberg feints a jab promting Maquigregor to slip. Sundberg then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maquigregor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Maquigregor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sundberg's corner calls for a 1-2. Sundberg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maquigregor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sundberg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maquigregor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sundberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg connects with a body shot that sends Maquigregor's belly button to the back.
Sundberg lands a lovely overhand right.
Maquigregor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sundberg counters with a one-two to the body.
Sundberg throws a shot to the body.
Sundberg thuds his right hand into Maquigregor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maquigregor misses with a double jab
and Maquigregor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Maquigregor is rocked!
Sundberg lands a nice looking body shot.
Maquigregor is still on wobbly legs! Can Sundberg finish him?
Sundberg slips a jab and a cross from Maquigregor.
Maquigregor seems to have recovered his senses.
Sundberg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Sundberg. Beautiful body shot.
Maquigregor wants to clinch up but Sundberg keeps it at a distance.
Sundberg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sundberg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maquigregor.
Sundberg swinging wildly here.
Sundberg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maquigregor throws a combination that misses
letting Sundberg counter with a right hand.
Maquigregor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sundberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sundberg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sundberg lands with an overhand left.
Maquigregor throws a jab but it's blocked by Sundberg.
Sundberg scores with a jab to the body.
Maquigregor misses with a two punch combination.
Maquigregor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sundberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sundberg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sundberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maquigregor at a distance.
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!
Nice shot lands for Sundberg.
Sundberg digs a good hook to Maquigregor's body.
Sundberg scores with a jab to the body.
Maquigregor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No joy there for Sundberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maquigregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sundberg throws a series of strikes that have Maquigregor backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg cracks Maquigregor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maquigregor tries a head kick but it misses.
Sundberg connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Maquigregor! He's out on his feet! Sundberg rushes in and drops Maquigregor with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ove Sundberg!
Ove Sundberg managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Highland Clothing, into his post fight interview.