The Island Season 13, 265 lbs, Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qing Wu (ranked 1247 p4p, 192 weight class) and Richard Feynman (ranked 186 p4p, 32 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?

Wu
vs
Feynman

216 cm
27
255
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
26
280
9 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Qing Wu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Feynman!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feynman misses the jab.
Wu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Feynman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Feynman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wu has a couple of punches blocked by Feynman.
Feynman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wu misses with some punches.
Feynman takes a shot to the head.
Wu avoids the elbow strike from Feynman, against the cage.
Feynman lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Qing Wu has been cut.
Wu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Feynman backwards.
Feynman pushes off an throws an elbow but Wu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wu cracks Feynman with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Wu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Feynmans head.
Wu lands a nice shot to the body.
Feynman looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Wu.
Wu tries a body shot but Feynman blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feynman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Feynman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wu.
Wu scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wu.

It looks like Richard Feynman has been cut.
Feynman prevents a body shot from Wu.
Wu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wu lands an uppercut.
Wu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Wu.
Feynman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wu cracks Feynman with a nice body shot.
Wu can't find room to land a body shot as Feynman controls the action.
Wu lands an uppercut.
Wu scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wu tries a body shot but Feynman blocks it.
Wu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wu lands a nice shot to the body.
Feynman misses with some punches.
Wu cracks Feynman with a nice body shot.
Wu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wu digs a right hand into Feynman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Feynman's gas tank.
Wu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Feynman backwards.
Feynman blocks a body shot from Wu.
Wu can't find room to land a body shot as Feynman controls the action.
Wu lands a nice shot to the body.
Wu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wu scores with a shot to the side of Feynman's head.
Wu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Wu.
A head punch on the inside from Wu fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu lands with a left to the head.

Feynman is rocked!
Wu dips a shoulder and cracks Feynman with a mighty uppercut! Feynman falls back against the cage and Wu unloads with a barrage of strikes! Feynman is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Wu screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Qing Wu!
After the fight, Qing Wu 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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FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Silva (ranked 1606 p4p, 1508 weight class) and Shaun Fistle (ranked 245 p4p, 230 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Silva
vs
Fistle

188 cm
27
250
9 - 4 - 0

225 cm
27
265
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackson Silva!
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, Shaun Fistle!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva drives through with a takedown into Fistle's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva wants to control from the top but Fistle keeps moving.

Silva drops back looking for a leg! Fistle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fistle manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Fistle's guard.
Silva trying to control but Fistle is working from the bottom.

Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fistle is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fistle has escaped and now he's on top!

Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fistle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fistle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fistle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Silva is tightening it up a little... Fistle has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Fistle reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Fistle taps out! Nice BJJ there by Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jackson Silva!

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Blancho (ranked 1544 p4p, 678 weight class) and John Bell (ranked 55 p4p, 110 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blancho
vs
Bell

200 cm
27
287
11 - 7 - 0

192 cm
26
270
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Igor Blancho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Bell!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blancho misses with a takedown
and Bell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Igor Blancho has been cut.

Bell tries to sprawl but Blancho drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Blancho's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bell is concentrating on defense, preventing Blancho from advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blancho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bell defending well though.
Bell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blancho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bell is trying to control but can't.
Blancho has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blancho content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Blancho drops an elbow to the side of Bell's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Blancho is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Blancho is trying to work for a kimura but Bell is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell controlling the position well.
Bell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bell wants to get back to full guard.
Blancho trying to control from half guard but Bell is working away.
Blancho is really struggling to control Bell but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Blancho is working for a kimura here but Bell manages to reverse the position and he's now in Blancho's guard.
Blancho is adopting a defensive guard.
Blancho wants to sweep but no luck.
Bell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blancho is keeping the position for now.
Blancho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blancho keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.
Blancho looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Blancho is looking to sweep but instead, Bell has passed into half guard.
Blancho gets back to full guard.
Bell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Blancho 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.
Bell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's four 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.
Blancho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bell is controlling him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Blancho misses with a takedown attempt
and Bell counters with a straight right hand.
Blancho misses with a takedown
and Bell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Blancho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blancho shoots and misses
and Bell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blancho looks for a takedown but Bell sprawls well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blancho shoots and misses
enabling Bell to counter with a crisp jab.
Blancho has his takedown stuffed
and Bell counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Blancho off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Bell follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Blancho was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Bell!
A very excited looking John Bell 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.

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
22%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Dirac (ranked 1467 p4p, 1110 weight class) and Iulian Simionescu (ranked 223 p4p, 165 weight class). The key to victory for Paul Dirac has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dirac
vs
Simionescu

195 cm
27
250
7 - 4 - 0

177 cm
26
238
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Dirac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iulian Simionescu!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simionescu missing with a left hand there. Dirac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Simionescu 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.
Dirac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simionescu.
The fighters circling - Simionescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simionescu misses with a straight right.
Simionescu throws a looping overhand right but Dirac ducks down to avoid it.
Dirac seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Simionescu just misses with a punch to the body.
Simionescu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simionescu lands a slapping body shot.
Dirac on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Simionescu throws a body punch but Dirac moves out of range.
Dirac tries to counter by clinching up but Simionescu breaks away and moves out of range.
A big left from Simionescu misses.
Dirac seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Simionescu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simionescu misses with a straight right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dirac.
Simionescu looks to land a combination but Dirac avoids it well.
Simionescu throws a nice looking combination but Dirac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simionescu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simionescu swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Dirac counters by moving into the clinch.
Simionescu swings wildly with an uppercut but Dirac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dirac lands an elbow that stopped Simionescu in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Simionescu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dirac lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simionescu swings wildly with an uppercut but Dirac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dirac lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Simionescu.
Simionescu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simionescu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dirac gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Simionescu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dirac throws a push kick but Simionescu slaps the foot to one side.
Simionescu feints a jab promting Dirac to slip. Simionescu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dirac slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Dirac.
Simionescu jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simionescu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Simionescu throws a body punch but Dirac moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simionescu. Dirac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dirac tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Simionescu manages to circle out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Dirac.
Nice body punch from Simionescu.
Simionescu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dirac wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dirac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simionescu.
Dirac misses with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Simionescu.
Dirac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simionescu.
Simionescu looks to throw the jab but Dirac is out of range.
Simionescu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dirac tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Simionescu manages to circle out of the way.
Dirac ducks under a wild hook from Simionescu.
Dirac lands with a slapping head kick.
Simionescu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dirac seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simionescu throws a big shot that misses.
Simionescu looks to score with a jab to the body but Dirac is just out of range.
Dirac lands with a slapping head kick.
Simionescu misses with the combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dirac!
Simionescu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dirac.
Simionescu throws a jab when Dirac was well out of range.
Dirac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simionescu.
Dirac is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Simionescu.
Simionescu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diracs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Simionescu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Simionescu misses with a few strikes there.
Dirac wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dirac on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simionescu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dirac.
Simionescu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simionescu misses with a hook. Dirac ducked under it nicely.
Simionescu scores with a jab to the body.
Dirac throws a looping overhand right but Simionescu ducks down to avoid it.
Simionescu swinging wildly here.
Dirac wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Simionescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iulian Simionescu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dirac moves out of range as Simionescu strikes.
Simionescu throws the left hand but Dirac avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dirac.
Dirac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simionescu.
Simionescu sizes up Dirac with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Simionescu misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Iulian Simionescu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Simionescu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dirac.
Dirac misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dirac.
Simionescu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Iulian Simionescu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dirac throws a head kick that half lands.
A swing and a miss from Simionescu.
Simionescu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dirac. That one must have hurt.
Simionescu throws a shot from downtown. Dirac moves away and avoids it.
Dirac thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Simionescu if he has to take too many more of those.

Dirac takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Simionescu breaks the clinch.
Dirac connects with a solid leg kick.
Simionescu lands a lovely overhand right.
Simionescu throws a left and a right that both miss

and Dirac holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Simionescu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dirac.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirac misses with a knee to the head.
Dirac with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Simionescu tries to break the clinch but Dirac is controlling the position.
Dirac lands an elbow just above Simionescu 's eye.
Dirac trying to land knees to the body.
Simionescu is looking to break free of the clinch but Dirac has double underhooks.
Simionescu tries to circle away but Dirac has him pinned against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Simionescu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Simionescu takes an elbow to the temple.
Dirac lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simionescu avoiding damage as Dirac throws knees to the body.
Dirac pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Simionescu fails to land.
Dirac gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simionescu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dirac lands an elbow inside.
Dirac has Simionescu pressed against the cage, preventing Simionescu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simionescu.
Dirac blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simionescu lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dirac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simionescu scores with a shoulder strike.
Dirac has Simionescu pressed against the cage, preventing Simionescu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dirac with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simionescu misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Dirac.
Simionescu throws a head punch that misses.

Simionescu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dirac connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Simionescu misses.
Simionescu swings for the body but Dirac moves out of range.
Simionescu throws a series of punches but Dirac avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Simionescu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simionescu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dirac dodges the punch combination from Simionescu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simionescu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dirac.
Simionescu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dirac.
Dirac lands a head kick. Simionescu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Simionescu stuns Dirac with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Simionescu looks to throw the jab but Dirac is out of range.
Dirac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simionescu.
Dirac wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Simionescu misses with a few strikes there.
Simionescu digs a good hook to Dirac's body.
Simionescu misses with a right hand

and Dirac moves into the clinch.
Simionescu misses with the head strike.
Simionescu blocks the elbow strike.
Dirac missing with knees to the body.
Simionescu blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simionescu misses with a punch on the inside.
Simionescu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simionescu scores with a shoulder strike.
Simionescu misses with some punches.
Simionescu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Our sources have told us that Dirac has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Simionescu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dirac backwards.
Simionescu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dirac prevents a body shot from Simionescu.
Dirac lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Simionescu breaks the clinch.
Simionescu lands a jab to Dirac's midsection.
Simionescu scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dirac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Simionescu tries to get set, Dirac tries to push him back and clinch up but Simionescu manages to avoid the attempt.
Simionescu looks to throw the jab but Dirac is out of range.
Simionescu misses with an uppercut. Dirac saw that one coming.
Dirac seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Simionescu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dirac blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Dirac will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Simionescu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dirac looks to score with a jab to the body but Simionescu is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simionescu! But no joy.
Dirac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simionescu.
Simionescu throws the left hand but Dirac avoids the punch easily.
Dirac tries to clinch up.
Simionescu thuds his right hand into Dirac's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dirac.
Nice defenses there by Dirac.
Dirac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dirac tries to clinch up
and Simionescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simionescu misses with a body shot

and Dirac counters by moving into the clinch.
Simionescu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Simionescu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirac creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simionescu's defenses.
Simionescu avoids the elbow strike from Dirac, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Simionescu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simionescu scores with a shot to the side of Dirac's head.
Dirac has Simionescu pressed against the cage, preventing Simionescu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dirac throws an elbow but misses.
Paul Dirac has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Simionescu misses with a punch to the body.
Dirac tries to work over Simionescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simionescu avoiding damage as Dirac throws knees to the body.
Dirac keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Simionescu's efforts to push away.
A short right from Simionescu.
Simionescu can't find room to land a body shot as Dirac controls the action.
Dirac lands a good knee to the midsection. Simionescu won't want to take too many of those.
Simionescu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Simionescu blocks an elbow strike from Dirac.
Dirac with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Iulian Simionescu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirac is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simionescu is defending well for now.
Dirac blocking some punches.
Simionescu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dirac backwards.
Dirac landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dirac scores with a knee to the head.
Simionescu throws an elbow but it misses.
Simionescu is trying to break the clinch but Dirac has him pressed against the cage.
Dirac throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dirac misses with an elbow over the top.
Simionescu takes an elbow to the temple.
Dirac scores a nice knee to the body.
Simionescu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simionescu tries to circle away but Dirac has him pinned against the cage.
Dirac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simionescu pushes Dirac back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simionescu is trying to break free.
Dirac misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dirac.
Simionescu lands a shoulder strike.
Simionescu takes an elbow to the temple.
Dirac struggles to land a body shot inside as Simionescu controls his hands.
Dirac misses with a knee strike.
Dirac pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paul Dirac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirac lands a damaging elbow.
Simionescu is trying to break free.
Dirac with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dirac creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dirac missing with knees to the body.
Dirac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simionescu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Simionescu takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Simionescu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simionescu takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simionescu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dirac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dirac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dirac lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simionescu lands a right hand.
Simionescu is trying to break the clinch but Dirac has him pressed against the cage.
Dirac throws an elbow that misses.
Dirac lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Dirac.
Simionescu is trying to force a seperation but Dirac has the dominant position.
Dirac keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Simionescu's efforts to push away.
Dirac with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Simionescu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dirac tries to land knees in the clinch but Simionescu avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Dirac showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dirac has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Iulian Simionescu!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Iulian Simionescu!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Iulian Simionescu!

Iulian Simionescu wins by unanimous decision!
Iulian Simionescu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Abbott (ranked 1268 p4p, 350 weight class) and Old Leg Tartakov (ranked 192 p4p, 60 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Abbott
vs
Tartakov

190 cm
27
250
8 - 4 - 0

200 cm
27
266
12 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Old Leg Tartakov!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott throws a lazy right hand but Tartakov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tartakov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tartakov fails with a takedown attempt.

Abbott gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tartakov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tartakov stopping the sweep attempt from Abbott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tartakov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tartakov trying to control but Abbott is working from the bottom.
Tartakov chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartakov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abbott pulls Tartakov in close to prevent any damage.
Tartakov trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abbott keeping full guard, as Tartakov tries to pass.
Abbott is pulling down on Tartakov's head. It's preventing any offense from Tartakov, at least for the moment.
Tartakov with a flurry of punches that miss.

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.
Tartakov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abbott on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abbott tries to get out of the position.
Tartakov wants to pass the guard but Abbott is keeping the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abbott falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tartakov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Abbott is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Tartakov jumps into side control!

Tartakov has an Americana. Abbott didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Tartakov is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Tartakov hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Old Leg Tartakov!
During a confident post fight interview, Old Leg Tartakov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Newton (ranked 580 p4p, 1584 weight class) and Kiase Quama (ranked 97 p4p, 242 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?

Newton
vs
Quama

189 cm
27
280
10 - 1 - 0

197 cm
27
265
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Isaac Newton!
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, Kiase Quama!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quama takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Isaac Newton has been cut.
Kiase Quama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Newton at a distance.
Newton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Quama misses the jab.
Newton attempts a counter takedown but Quama avoids it well and moves away.
Quama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Quama coming out on top.
Quama swings for the body but Newton moves out of range.
Newton feinted with a counter takedown.
Quama throws a shot to the body.
Quama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Quama sends Newton crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Quama is motioning to the referee to let Newton up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quama.
Quama flashes Newton a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Newton's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Newton crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Quama punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiase Quama!
A victorious Kiase Quama thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Anudo (ranked 948 p4p, 721 weight class) and Obi Ojo (ranked 143 p4p, 119 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Anudo
vs
Ojo

199 cm
27
265
8 - 2 - 1

194 cm
27
246
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Mac Anudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Obi Ojo!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anudo misses with a wild combination.
Ojo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ojo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anudo fails with a takedown attempt.
Anudo throws a low kick but Ojo moves out of range easily.
Ojo misses with an uppercut.
Anudo misses with a kick to the body.
Ojo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Mac Anudo has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ojo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anudo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anudo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anudo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Ojo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anudo doesn't seem phased though.
Anudo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ojo misses with a straight left.
Ojo throws an off balance right hand

and Anudo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ojo won't be happy with that.
Anudo working the head and body with strikes.
Ojo tries to improve position but can't.
Ojo struggling a bit here.
Anudo lands an elbow.
Anudo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Anudo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ojo has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Anudo swings around for an armbar but Ojo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Anudo's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojo preventing the sweep.

Anudo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ojo is aware though and is defending well.
Anudo trying to control the position here.
Ojo tries to stand but Anudo is controlling from the bottom.
Anudo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ojo is looking to stand up but Anudo won't let him.

Anudo has his feet on Ojo's thighs here. He's pushed Ojo 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! Ojo screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mac Anudo!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Havardr Vollan (ranked 141 p4p, 1195 weight class) and Joe Mendez (ranked 26 p4p, 179 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vollan
vs
Mendez

187 cm
27
266
10 - 0 - 0

188 cm
27
275
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Havardr Vollan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vollan jabs Mendez right on the nose. Mendez blinks but takes it well.
Mendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Vollan moves into the clinch successfully.
Vollan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vollan lands with a light punch inside.
Vollan lands with a light punch inside.
Vollan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vollan.
Mendez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Vollan.
Vollan lands a body punch in the clinch.

Vollan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vollan throws an off balance right hand

and Mendez counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vollan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Vollan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mendez.
Mendez controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vollan is looking to improve his position.
Mendez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mendez wants to take a breather but Vollan is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mendez lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mendez connects with a nice short shot to Vollan's temple.
Vollan is trying to control but can't.
Vollan is not content to let Mendez control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mendez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vollan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mendez looks to land a strike but Vollan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mendez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mendez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vollan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vollan moves in looking to clinch but Mendez pushes him off.
Mendez fails with the takedown.
Vollan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joe Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vollan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendez.
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Vollan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vollan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vollan walks into a left hand.
Mendez cracks Vollan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vollan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mendez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vollan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vollan.
It looked like Vollan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mendez.
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Vollan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Mendez slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vollan. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Vollan is looking to clinch.
Mendez throws a hook but Vollan blocks it.
Vollan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Mendez tries to counter it with a takedown but Vollan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vollan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Joe Mendez has been cut.
Vollan looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendez is just out of range.
Vollan moves to clinch but Mendez breaks away
and Mendez counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Havardr Vollan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Mendez's cut.
That's time! Vollan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mendez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mendez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Mendez.
Mendez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mendez is trying to ground and pound but Vollan uses the momentary lack of control by Mendez to regain half guard.
Vollan taking some punishment here, with Mendez in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vollan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mendez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mendez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mendez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vollan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mendez.
Mendez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mendez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez thows a huge punch but Vollan dodges it nicely.
Mendez slips a nice elbow through Vollan's hands, connecting with Vollan's forehead.
Mendez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vollan trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Mendez there.
Mendez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mendez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mendez not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vollan tests Mendez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joe Mendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vollan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendez.
Vollan swings for the body but Mendez moves out of range.
Vollan slips a jab from Mendez.
Nice straight punches there by Vollan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vollan.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vollan or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendez, which made it look bad.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt
and Vollan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vollan pinned against the cage. Vollan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez punishes Vollan's body with a nice straight punch.
Mendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vollan.
Vollan throws out a powerful jab.
Vollan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendez.
Mendez takes one to the side of the head.
Mendez misses with a hook. Vollan ducked under it nicely.
Vollan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Vollan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mendez! Vollan lets Mendez back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Mendez is rocked!
Havardr Vollan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Vollan tries to clinch there but Mendez circles away.
Mendez throws a body punch but Vollan moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a lazy uppercut
and Vollan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mendez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vollan counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Mendez out cold! What a finish! Vollan is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Havardr Vollan!