The Island Season 7, 145 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kian Shorten (ranked 24427 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxxy Baby (ranked 391 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxxy Baby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shorten
vs
Baby

168 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
150 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes comics

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Transform Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kian Shorten!
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, Maxxy Baby!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Baby - just one landing.
Shorten will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shorten closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Baby forces Shorten back against the cage and clinches.
Baby lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Shorten is rocked!
Baby creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Shorten with a big uppercut! Shorten tries to clinch up but Baby pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Shorten to the mat! Shorten covers up and Baby unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Maxxy Baby!
Maxxy Baby spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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hype
A | B

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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ignatius Thistlewhite (ranked 3395 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Speed (ranked 4719 p4p, 0 weight class). Mick Speed is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Thistlewhite
vs
Speed

175 cm
20
152 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

176 cm
20
147 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Transform Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Ignatius Thistlewhite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mick Speed!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thistlewhite looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Speed is fending him off so far but Thistlewhite persists. Nope, Speed circles away and we're back to standing.
Thistlewhite shoots in for a takedown but Speed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Speed scores with a punch to the head.
Speed lands with a hook. Thistlewhite tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Ignatius Thistlewhite has been cut.
Speed scores with a nice right hand.

Thistlewhite is rocked!
Speed weaves into range and cracks Thistlewhite right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Thistlewhite goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Speed is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mick Speed!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wilner Fatiman (ranked 7301 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Gentili (ranked 1027 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatiman's entrance music is Zion Train. A fine choice. The key to victory for Wilner Fatiman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Fatiman
vs
Gentili

173 cm
22
147 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
27
151 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Transform Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wilner Fatiman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danilo Gentili!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fatiman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gentili is looking to improve his position.
Fatiman wants to take a breather but Gentili is having none of it.
Fatiman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gentili knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fatiman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gentili wants to control but Fatiman is keeping busy.
Gentili is staying active underneath Fatiman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Gentili looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fatiman wants to stand but Gentili has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gentili wants to get back to his feet.
Fatiman is pressing down on Gentili's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gentili is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatiman is thwarting Gentili's attempts to control the position.
Gentili works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fatiman being controlled here momentarily.
Fatiman trying to control the position from guard on top but Gentili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fatiman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gentili has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fatiman has managed to get both his arms back between Gentili's legs - danger averted.
Fatiman looking to pass the guard.
Gentili trying to keep a closed guard but Fatiman is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatiman trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gentili manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Fatiman keeping moving, preventing Gentili from controlling successfully.
Gentili has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at King Of Pain. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gentili thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gentili not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gentili trying to control the position from guard on top but Fatiman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gentili pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fatiman is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentili is looking to advance position but Fatiman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Gentili sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Gentili looking for submissions off his back.
Gentili is looking for a sweep. Fatiman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gentili controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Fatiman lands strikes from half guard.
Gentili controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gentili wants to control but Fatiman is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentili is trying to get back to full guard.
Fatiman sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Gentili looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gentili is looking to improve his position.
Gentili is looking to control Fatiman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gentili avoid being mounted?
Gentili is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gentili is concentrating on defense, preventing Fatiman from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wilner Fatiman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gentili gets a double leg takedown into Fatiman's guard.
Gentili wants to pass the guard but Fatiman is keeping the position.
Fatiman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wilner Fatiman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gentili pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fatiman is keeping the position for now.
Fatiman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gentili manages to get himself to full guard.

Gentili keeping full guard, as Fatiman tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentili looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fatiman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gentili is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gentili escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fatiman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fatiman trying to control but Gentili is working from the bottom.
Gentili manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fatiman manages to get himself to full guard.

Fatiman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gentili trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fatiman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gentili forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentili is looking to advance position but Fatiman won't allow it.
Gentili with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gentili wants to free his trapped foot but Fatiman is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Gentili is looking for a kimura here.
Gentili stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentili prevents Fatiman from improving his position.
Gentili is trying to control the action in half guard but Fatiman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Gentili is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fatiman defends it well.

Gentili is working for a submission of some sort.
Gentili trying to control the pace.

Gentili is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Fatiman still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Fatiman has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentili struggling a bit here.
Gentili might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fatiman haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gentili taking a bit of punishment here - Fatiman scoring with strikes.
Fatiman wants to take a breather but Gentili manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Fatiman.
Fatiman tries to free his leg and advance position but Gentili is retaining full guard.
Fatiman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gentili on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gentili looking to control.

Gentili is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Gentili escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fatiman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danilo Gentili showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fatiman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gentili misses with a few strikes there.

Fatiman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gentili to the mat! Gentili manages to get full guard.

Gentili is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fatiman defends well.
Gentili is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fatiman preventing the sweep.

Gentili is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fatiman is aware though and is defending well.

Gentili throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fatiman trying to control but Gentili is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fatiman is really struggling to control Gentili but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Gentili has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fatiman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gentili is looking for a triangle but Fatiman pushes his legs off easily.
Fatiman trying to control the position from guard on top but Gentili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fatiman with a nice head shot there.

Gentili looking for a triangle here. Fatiman is fighting it but it looks tight! Gentili pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Fatiman is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Danilo Gentili!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between William Spud (ranked 883 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lavar Ronson (ranked 24239 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Spud
vs
Ronson

169 cm
20
157 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Spud!
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, Lavar Ronson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Spud closes the distance and clinches.
Spud scores with a shot to the side of Ronson's head.
Ronson tries to circle away but Spud has him pinned against the cage.
Spud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ronson backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Ronson is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Spud fails to land.
Ronson is still on wobbly legs! Can Spud finish him?
Ronson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronson blocks an uppercut.
Ronson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Spud fails to land.
Ronson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Spud fails to land.
Spud swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spud has a couple of punches blocked by Ronson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spud works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spud throws a head punch that misses.
Spud swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ronson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spud throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronson.
Spud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ronson or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spud.
Ronson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spud throws a head punch that misses.
Spud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spud misses with the head strike.
Ronson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spud pushes Ronson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spud swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Spud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crack! Spud connects with the perfect overhand right and Ronson falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Spud!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Spud!

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A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sensou Amano (ranked 23269 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Mills (ranked 688 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Mills has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Amano
vs
Mills

170 cm
18
145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

168 cm
27
150 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sensou Amano!
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, Tyler Mills!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Amano as he jumps to the side.
Mills throws a push kick but Amano slaps the foot to one side.
Amano throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mills counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mills showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Amano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mills won't allow Amano to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amano is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mills is controlling him.
Mills stopping the sweep attempt from Amano.
Mills scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mills not doing much here.

Mills seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Amano is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tyler Mills!
After the fight, Tyler Mills was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 1188 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Bruiseface (ranked 8281 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bruno Bruiseface enters the cage!

Jafar
vs
Bruiseface

175 cm
20
145 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

165 cm
18
148 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Nuri Jafar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruno Bruiseface!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jafar scores with a jab to the head.

Jafar clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Bruiseface blocking some punches.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
Bruiseface struggles to land a body shot inside as Jafar controls his hands.
Jafar lands a right hand.
Bruiseface misses with a body punch.
Bruiseface tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Jafar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruiseface.

Bruiseface pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jafar thuds his right hand into Bruiseface's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jafar throws a shot from downtown. Bruiseface moves away and avoids it.
Jafar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Jafar closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jafar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Jafar.
Jafar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bruiseface backwards.

Bruiseface is rocked!
Bruiseface misses with the head strike.
Bruiseface is still on wobbly legs! Can Jafar finish him?
Jafar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bruiseface backwards.
Bruiseface fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar pushes Bruiseface against the cage. Jafar is working some dirty boxing. Jafar pushes off with a quick right hook! Bruiseface goes down! Bruiseface tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jafar moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuri Jafar!
A victorious Nuri Jafar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Bradley (ranked 6826 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lothario Renaldo (ranked 2986 p4p, 0 weight class). Lothario Renaldo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bradley
vs
Renaldo

189 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
26
154 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Jay Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lothario Renaldo!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley fails with the takedown
and Renaldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Renaldo looks to land a right hand but Bradley moved out of range.
Bradley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Bradley is rocked!
Renaldo circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Bradley tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Renaldo wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lothario Renaldo!
Lothario Renaldo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Den Dennis (ranked 540 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Simpson (ranked 24676 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dennis
vs
Simpson

168 cm
26
150 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

182 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Transform Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Den Dennis!
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, Mitch Simpson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dennis counters with a solid body kick.
Simpson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Dennis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dennis.
Dennis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dennis working Simpson over with knees to the body.
Dennis scores a nice knee to the body.
Dennis with a knee to the head.

It looks like Mitch Simpson has been cut.
Dennis with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Dennis.
Dennis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson is trying to pull guard but Dennis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Den Dennis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch Simpson.

Simpson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simpson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Dennis moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Simpson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Simpson looks winded!

Simpson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simpson misses with a takedown
and Dennis counters with a nice leg kick.
Dennis scores with a spinning back kick!
Mitch Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Dennis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dennis.
Simpson throws a head kick that misses
and Dennis counters with a nice body kick.

Dennis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dennis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dennis.
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!
Dennis lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis crunches a lovely knee into Simpson's ribcage.
Dennis scores with a knee to the head.
Dennis landing knees to the head.
Dennis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dennis scores a nice knee to the body.
Dennis lands a good knee to the midsection. Simpson won't want to take too many of those.
Dennis working Simpson over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dennis.
Dennis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dennis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Dennis drops Simpson with a big knee straight up the middle! Simpson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Simpson is rocked!
Dennis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Simpson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dennis finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dennis seems to be stalking Simpson here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Simpson drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Den Dennis!
A very excited looking Den Dennis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Hope (ranked 23681 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matias Orava (ranked 405 p4p, 0 weight class). Orlando Hope has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hope
vs
Orava

200 cm
26
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
27
160 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Transform Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Orlando Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matias Orava!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orava cracks Hope with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Orava scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Orava looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hope slips under a jab.
Hope swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hope tries to clinch up
and Orava counters with a nice uppercut.
Orava looks to land a right hand but Hope moved out of range.
Orava keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Orava keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orava.
Orava scores with a body shot.
Good exchange - Orava coming out on top.
Orava blocks a head kick by Hope.
Orava throws a hook to the side of Hope's head but Hope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hope is looking for a counter combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orava lands a nice hook to Hope's body. Hope takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope ducks right into an uppercut from Orava.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hope.
Orava dips to his left and cracks Hope with an uppercut!

Hope is rocked!
Hope doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Orava counters with a right hand to the body.
Orava keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Hope is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab lands there for Orava.
Orava circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hope to the canvas! Hope doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Orava keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matias Orava!
Matias Orava gave a mention to Transform Supplements in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ba Ba Booey (ranked 2380 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Rickston (ranked 4929 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ricky Rickston was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Ba Booey
vs
Rickston

150 cm
27
158 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
146 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Ba Ba Booey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Rickston!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rickston gets caught flat footed, as Booey shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Booey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Booey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Booey wants to control from the top but Rickston keeps moving.
Booey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Booey slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Booey looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rickston struggling a bit here.

Booey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Booey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickston is trying to control Booey's posture but Booey avoids it.
Rickston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Booey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Rickston's face as Booey controls the position.

Booey goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rickston rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Booey's guard! Nice work there by Rickston!

Booey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rickston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rickston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Booey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rickston defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rickston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rickston wants to get up but he can't break Booey's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Booey controls Rickston momentarily but Rickston frees himself.
Booey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Rickston is sitting in close to Booey's body. Booey has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Rickston is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Rickston is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Booey.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ba Ba Booey!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Poller (ranked 23979 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Entei (ranked 1875 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Poller
vs
Entei

185 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

177 cm
20
155 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Poller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harry Entei!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Entei there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Poller tries for a takedown but Entei sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Entei's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poller under the eye.

Poller shoots in and gets a takedown into Entei's guard.

Entei scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poller shoots and misses
and Entei counters with a nice kick to the body.
Entei lands with a nice body punch.
Entei lands a leg kick that knocks Poller off balance momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Entei.
Entei lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Entei moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Poller! Entei continues to tee off on Poller, landing with a left and a right! Entei connects with a right hand that leaves Poller sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Entei!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harry Entei!
After the fight, Harry Entei was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lesley Chow (ranked 638 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Tapan (ranked 23988 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Chow
vs
Tapan

170 cm
27
148 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

175 cm
26
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lesley Chow!
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, Richard Tapan!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapan looks to land a combination but Chow avoids it well.
Chow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tapan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Chow takes the fight into the clinch.

Chow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Chow forces Tapan back against the cage and clinches.
Chow is struggling to control the position.
Chow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tapan tries to land knees in the clinch but Chow avoids the damage to the body.
Tapan jumps guard but Chow stands there with Tapan around his waist. Tapan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tapan's elbow.
Chow struggles to land a body shot inside as Tapan controls his hands.
We've been hearing reports that Chow has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chow has a couple of punches blocked by Tapan.
Tapan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Chow fails to land.
Tapan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tapan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lesley Chow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Tapan.
Tapan tries to pull guard but Chow holds him up against the cage and eventually Tapan drops back down to his feet.

Chow has hold of one of Tapan's legs. Tapan is fighting the takedown attempt but Chow gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Chow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tapan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chow looking to sit in guard and control but Tapan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Chow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow pulls Tapan in to control the position.
Tapan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Chow has his feet on Tapan's thighs here. He's pushed Tapan off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Tapan screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lesley Chow!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pjer Confjet (ranked 24009 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Correia Azevedo (ranked 801 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Confjet
vs
Correia Azevedo

170 cm
19
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
27
148 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Pjer Confjet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luiz Correia Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Confjet tries to avoid it but Azevedo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Confjet to the ground. Confjet escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Confjet shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Azevedo pinned against the cage. Azevedo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Azevedo shoots in looking for a takedown. Confjet tries to sprawl out of it but Azevedo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Confjet manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Confjet misses with a kick to the body

and Azevedo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Azevedo wants to control but Confjet is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo prevents Confjet from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Confjet manages to get to full guard.
Azevedo controls from within his opponent's guard.

Azevedo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Azevedo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Confjet wants to get back to his feet but Azevedo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Azevedo pushing down on Confjet's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Azevedo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Confjet is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luiz Correia Azevedo!
A very excited looking Luiz Correia Azevedo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Narz (ranked 992 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeshaya Kramer Ii (ranked 7169 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Narz
vs
Kramer Ii

162 cm
20
142 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

165 cm
25
147 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Peter Narz!
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, Yeshaya Kramer Ii!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz blocks the body kick.
Narz is looking to counter punch.
Narz misses with a wild body shot.
Kramer Ii jabs at Narz's body.
Kramer Ii cracks Narz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kramer Ii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Narz throws an off balance right hand
and Kramer Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Narz misses the jab.
Kramer Ii steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Narz.
A jab from Kramer Ii finds it's way through Narz's defenses.
Kramer Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
Narz misses with a shot to the body
and Kramer Ii counters with a nice uppercut.
Narz misses with a hook. Kramer Ii ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kramer Ii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narz throws a hook but Kramer Ii blocks it.
Narz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kramer Ii swings for the body but Narz moves out of range.
Kramer Ii throws out a loose jab but Narz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narz looks to land a left hand but Kramer Ii moved out of range nicely.
Narz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Narz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kramer Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kramer Ii is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Narz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kramer Ii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narz.
Nice straight punches there by Narz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Narz.

It looks like Yeshaya Kramer Ii has been cut.
Kramer Ii throws a body punch but Narz moves out of range.
Kramer Ii ducks under a wild hook from Narz.
Kramer Ii with the counter takedown but Narz avoids it easily.
Narz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kramer Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Narz moves away from the strike by Kramer Ii.
Narz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kramer Ii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Narz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kramer Ii.
Narz throws the left hand but Kramer Ii avoids the punch easily.
Kramer Ii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Kramer Ii.
Narz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kramer Ii.
Narz throws a jab but it's blocked by Kramer Ii.
Kramer Ii digs a good hook to Narz's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer Ii takes a swing at Narz's ribcage but misses.
Narz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Narz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kramer Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Narz throws an overhand right that lands on Kramer Ii's shoulder, as Kramer Ii tries to avoid the shot.
Kramer Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Narz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kramer Ii moves away.
Narz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good shot there by Kramer Ii.
Kramer Ii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz looks to land a right hand but Kramer Ii moved out of range.
Kramer Ii drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kramer Ii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kramer Ii throws a lazy right hand but Narz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narz throws a body punch but Kramer Ii moves out of range.
Narz is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Narz just misses with a punch to the body.
Narz misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kramer Ii.
Narz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kramer Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Narz misses with a wild body shot.
Kramer Ii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Narz.
Narz slips a straight right by Kramer Ii.
Narz moves out of range of the body kick from Kramer Ii.
Kramer Ii throws out a loose jab but Narz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kramer Ii misses with an uppercut.

Kramer Ii has closed the distance and engaged Narz in a clinch.
Narz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kramer Ii lands a right hand.
Kramer Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kramer Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narz misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer Ii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kramer Ii tries to stall but Narz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Narz has Kramer Ii pushed against the cage.

Kramer Ii breaks the clinch.
Narz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kramer Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Narz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Narz scores with a jab to the head.
Kramer Ii misses with a lunging right hand
and Narz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kramer Ii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Narz avoids the body shot from Kramer Ii.
Kramer Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Narz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kramer Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narz manages to avoid it.
A jab from Kramer Ii misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Narz looks to throw the jab but Kramer Ii is out of range.
A nice combination there by Kramer Ii.
Narz misses the shot to the body.
Narz throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peter Narz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yeshaya Kramer Ii's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A slow jab from Narz misses its intended target.
Narz missing with a left hand there. Kramer Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Narz throws a body punch but Kramer Ii moves out of range.
Narz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kramer Ii moves away.
Kramer Ii lands with a straight right. Narz didn't see that one coming.
Nice jab there from Narz.
Narz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kramer Ii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Narz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kramer Ii moves away from the strike by Narz.
Narz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kramer Ii.
Narz throwing a counter right hand but Kramer Ii manages to avoid it.
Kramer Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kramer Ii drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Narz defends it well.
Narz takes a swing at Kramer Ii's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kramer Ii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Narz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Narz looks to land a right hand but Kramer Ii moved out of range.
Narz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kramer Ii swings for the body but Narz moves out of range.
Narz misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz takes one to the side of the head.
Kramer Ii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kramer Ii swings for the body but Narz moves out of range.
Kramer Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab by Kramer Ii.
Narz is looking to wear down Kramer Ii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kramer Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been informed that Kramer Ii has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kramer Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kramer Ii slips a jab from Narz.

Narz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kramer Ii to the ground. Narz is now in Kramer Ii's guard.
Narz passes into half guard.
Narz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kramer Ii does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Narz seems to be working for a kimura but Kramer Ii defends the submission attempt.
Narz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Narz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kramer Ii is looking to escape.
Kramer Ii is trying to stand.
Narz tries to control but Kramer Ii wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer Ii has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

Kramer Ii preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Narz.

Narz is looking for the choke from the back position but Kramer Ii is controlling his hands well.

Narz looking for the RNC.
Kramer Ii is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Kramer Ii showing good submission defense here.
Narz controlling from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer Ii is keeping busy.

Narz is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Narz tightening his grip on Kramer Ii, looking for the choke.

Narz tightening his grip on Kramer Ii, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Narz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yeshaya Kramer Ii's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kramer Ii misses with a hook. Narz ducked under it nicely.
Narz slips under a jab from Kramer Ii.
Kramer Ii cracks a nice hook into Narz's ribs.
Narz ducks under a wild hook from Kramer Ii.
Kramer Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kramer Ii goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Kramer Ii shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Narz is looking for a triangle but Kramer Ii pushes his legs off easily.
Narz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Narz passes to full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

Narz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kramer Ii has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz controlling his opponent.
Narz is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Kramer Ii is in real trouble.

Narz working for a choke but Kramer Ii is defending well.

Narz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Narz has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kramer Ii has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Narz working for the choke.

Kramer Ii defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Narz's arms.

Narz working for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Narz is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kramer Ii is defending well though. Narz let's go of the attempt for now.

Narz is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kramer Ii has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Yeshaya Kramer Ii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Narz tightening his grip on Kramer Ii, looking for the choke.

Kramer Ii is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Narz looking to break Kramer Ii's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kramer Ii remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Narz will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kramer Ii fending off the submission attempt from Narz.

Narz is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

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 Peter Narz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Narz, 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 Peter Narz!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Peter Narz!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Peter Narz!

Peter Narz wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Peter Narz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raymundo Sweeney (ranked 4289 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Olongo (ranked 4153 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenneth Olongo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Sweeney
vs
Olongo

178 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

189 cm
25
154 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raymundo Sweeney!
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, Kenneth Olongo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olongo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Olongo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sweeney digs a good body shot into Olongo's ribs.
Olongo misses with a wild body shot.
Sweeney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sweeney with a jab.

Olongo has Sweeney up against the cage in a clinch.
Sweeney has a couple of punches blocked by Olongo.
Sweeney can't find room to land a body shot as Olongo controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sweeney.
Sweeney is trying to break the clinch but Olongo has him pressed against the cage.
Olongo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Olongo is trying to maintain a safe position but Sweeney gets an underhook and turns Olongo into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sweeney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Sweeney.
Sweeney tries to break the clinch but Olongo is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sweeney.
Sweeney throws a punch but it's blocked by Olongo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olongo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olongo lands a damaging elbow.
Olongo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Olongo lands a nice uppercut.
Sweeney misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sweeney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Olongo tries to work over Sweeney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sweeney misses with the head strike.
Olongo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Olongo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sweeney.
Sweeney wants to get back to striking at distance but Olongo won't allow it.
Olongo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sweeney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sweeney throws a head punch that misses.
Olongo misses with a hook from the clinch.

Sweeney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olongo tries to clinch but Sweeney moves out of range.
Olongo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sweeney dips to his left and cracks Olongo with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olongo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sweeney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Olongo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sweeney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A cross from Sweeney lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sweeney.
Sweeney walks forward, straight into a front kick from Olongo.
Olongo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sweeney.
Sweeney digs a good hook to Olongo's body.
Olongo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sweeney.
Sweeney throwing a counter right hand but Olongo manages to avoid it.
Olongo misses with the combination.
Sweeney tried to counter with a leg kick but Olongo avoided it.
Olongo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sweeney scores with a jab to the body.
Sweeney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sweeney keeps the fight on the outside.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sweeney, as that shot connected.
It looks like Sweeney has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Olongo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sweeney paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney jabs Olongo to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Sweeney tries to keep at a distance but Olongo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Olongo blocks a body shot from Sweeney.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sweeney wants to break free but Olongo has control.
Olongo wants to stall.
Olongo is trying to stall.
Sweeney blocks the elbow strike.
Sweeney blocks an uppercut.
Sweeney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olongos head.
Sweeney dodges an elbow strike from Olongo.
Sweeney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Olongos head.
Sweeney scores with a shot to the side of Olongo's head.
Olongo slows down the pace here.
Sweeney gets through Olongo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sweeney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sweeney drops Olongo with a beautiful combination! Olongo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sweeney is looking for the KO!

Olongo is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sweeney drops Olongo with a straight right hand, right on the button! Sweeney follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raymundo Sweeney!
Raymundo Sweeney seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Booker (ranked 100 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azazel Sparda (ranked 23736 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Booker
vs
Sparda

168 cm
27
155 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

176 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxwell Booker!
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, Azazel Sparda!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Booker feinted with a counter takedown.
Booker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sparda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Booker scrambles back to his feet.
Sparda fails with the takedown

and Booker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Booker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sparda's head.
Booker lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booker is in close to Sparda's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Sparda is rocked!
Booker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sparda's head.
Sparda is still in real trouble! Can Booker finish him?

Booker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Booker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker loads up on a big left hand. Sparda felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Booker looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Sparda can't hide his disappointment, as Booker celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxwell Booker!
An out of breath Maxwell Booker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.