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Highland Games 47 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wisdom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoly Petkrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurt Wisdom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anatoly Petkrovic!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petkrovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wisdom to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Petkrovic 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wisdom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wisdom trying to control but Petkrovic is working from the bottom.
Petkrovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Petkrovic, not yet.
Wisdom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wisdom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petkrovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wisdom postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wisdom showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wisdom working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Petkrovic's head.
Petkrovic keeping moving, preventing Wisdom from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisdom is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Petkrovic has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wisdom has passed into side control.
Wisdom throws a strike aimed at the side of Petkrovic's head but Petkrovic avoids it well.
Petkrovic struggling a bit here.
Petkrovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wisdom haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Petkrovic is holding Wisdom down, trying to stall.
Petkrovic parries the strikes from Wisdom easily there. Wisdom is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Petkrovic to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petkrovic is not content to let Wisdom control the position.
Petkrovic is trying to get back to half guard.
Wisdom cracks Petkrovic with a big right hand but Petkrovic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Petkrovic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wisdom.
Petkrovic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wisdom wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wisdom lands an elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wisdom sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Petkrovic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wisdom misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Petkrovic tries to improve position but can't.
Petkrovic keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisdom tries to score with some ground and pound. Petkrovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Petkrovic is looking to regain half guard here but Wisdom keeps moving and retains side control.
Petkrovic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wisdom's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Petkrovic gets full guard.
Wisdom throwing strikes from guard but Petkrovic blocks nicely.
Wisdom preventing the sweep.
Wisdom wants to control from the top but Petkrovic keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Petkrovic seems keen to control Wisdom's posture.
Petkrovic looking to control.
Wisdom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wisdom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wisdom wants to stand but Petkrovic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Petkrovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wisdom is fending him off so far but Petkrovic persists. Nope, Wisdom circles away and we're back to standing.
Wisdom shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wisdom showed some decent athleticism there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petkrovic wants to control but Wisdom is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Wisdom dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wisdom throws out a loose jab but Petkrovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wisdom ducks under a wild hook from Petkrovic.
Wisdom throws a big counter combination but Petkrovic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wisdom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petkrovic.
Wisdom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petkrovic can do to turn this around?
Wisdom looks to land a left hand but Petkrovic moved out of range nicely.
Petkrovic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petkrovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wisdom trying to control but Petkrovic is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkrovic trying to keep a closed guard but Wisdom is proving a slippery customer.
Wisdom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wisdom won't allow Petkrovic to sweep him here.
Kurt Wisdom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wisdom is stalling in the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wisdom wants to pass the guard but Petkrovic is keeping the position.
Petkrovic 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.
Wisdom is fighting to break Petkrovic's control of his arms but Petkrovic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wisdom shoots in and gets a takedown into Petkrovic's guard.
Petkrovic has his hands on Wisdom's head, controlling the position.
Petkrovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wisdom's guard.
Wisdom keeping full guard, as Petkrovic tries to pass.
Wisdom looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wisdom 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisdom wants to stand up but Petkrovic is controlling him.
Petkrovic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wisdom can't keep his opponent in guard - Petkrovic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Petkrovic is trying to control. Wisdom wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wisdom is looking for a sweep. Petkrovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Petkrovic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wisdom tries to get to full guard but Petkrovic has control of the leg.
Wisdom is refusing to be controlled, as Petkrovic sits in half guard.
Petkrovic stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Petkrovic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Petkrovic tries to pass to full mount but Wisdom defends it.
Petkrovic is thwarting Wisdom's attempts to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A leg kick checked by Wisdom.
Wisdom fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Petkrovic sprawls well initially but Wisdom persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Wisdom dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wisdom clinches with his opponent.
Wisdom has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Petkrovic regains guard immediately.
Petkrovic keeping moving, preventing Wisdom from controlling successfully.
Wisdom looking to sit in guard and control but Petkrovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petkrovic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Wisdom's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Petkrovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wisdom keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisdom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Petkrovic landing a few strikes.
Wisdom on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wisdom tries to get out of the position.
Petkrovic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wisdom to see if he's OK.
Wisdom is trying to improve his position.
Petkrovic has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wisdom!
Wisdom is in all sorts of trouble here.
Petkrovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wisdom is looking to escape.
Wisdom is desperately trying to improve his position but Petkrovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petkrovic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Petkrovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Petkrovic working the ground and pound effectively.
Petkrovic with good strikes from the mount here!
Petkrovic looking to finish Wisdom with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wisdom!
Wisdom squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The referee warns Wisdom that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Petkrovic landing strikes from the mount.
Petkrovic trying to control but Wisdom is having none of it.
Kurt Wisdom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petkrovic controlling from the full mount.
Wisdom is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Petkrovic tries to control but Wisdom wriggling away.
Wisdom wants to hold on but Petkrovic pushes him away.
Wisdom 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.
Petkrovic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Petkrovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Petkrovic trying to control from half guard but Wisdom is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wisdom wants to improve his position but Petkrovic is controlling well.
Petkrovic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wisdom is looking to escape.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Petkrovic is trying to control. Wisdom wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Petkrovic controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wisdom moves out of range as Petkrovic strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petkrovic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anatoly Petkrovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wisdom has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Wisdom!
After the fight, Kurt Wisdom 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dead comes into the arena with Better off Dead blaring out of the sound system. Better Dead has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dead.
Dead connects with a nice cross there... Hartmann is looking wobbly and Dead recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Hartmann to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Dead jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Better Dead!
In his post fight interview, Better Dead started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scooby Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budak Poyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scooby Ali could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Budak Poyo's chin.
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164 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Scooby Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Budak Poyo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poyo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ali.
Scooby Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali lands a big head kick that sends Poyo tumbling to the mat! Ali takes a step backwards and waves Poyo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Poyo is rocked!
Poyo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Poyo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ali finish him?
Ali cracks a nice hook into Poyo's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali drops Poyo with a straight right hand, right on the button! Ali 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 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scooby Ali!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Short Fuse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roscoe Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Short Fuse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roscoe Jones!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Fuse ducks down to avoid it.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Fuse moved out of range nicely.
Fuse takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fuse bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
It looks like Roscoe Jones has been cut.
Fuse slips a jab from Jones.
Fuse lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fuse counters with a nice body shot.
Jones tries to clinch up but Fuse circles away and keeps his distance.
Fuse fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Fuse throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Fuse counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuse throws a shot to the body.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Fuse breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuse. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuse.
Fuse was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fuse throws a front kick that sends Jones stumbling back into the cage.
Jones looks winded!
Fuse connects with a body shot.
Fuse stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fuse throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fuse. That one must have hurt.
Fuse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fuse. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuse.
Fuse lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Fuse takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jones is rocked!
Fuse fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Fuse finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Jones limp body while Fuse jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Short Fuse!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeffery Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Sheppards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeffery Lebowski !
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, Carl Sheppards!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheppards stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sheppards wants it to stay on the feet.
Sheppards scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lebowski in his tracks.
Sheppards darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sheppards fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lebowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sheppards sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sheppards 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.
Lebowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sheppards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sheppards lands the left hand.
Sheppards avoids the head kick by Lebowski .
Sheppards lands a right hook to the body.
Sheppards tries to bum rush Lebowski with a series of wild strikes but Lebowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lebowski is looking for a counter combo.
Lebowski has been working on his balance at The GYM (20 elite coaches on the Island !!!), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Sheppards.
Lebowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sheppards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lebowski prevents Sheppards from breaking the clinch.
Sheppards misses with a punch on the inside.
Lebowski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sheppards after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffery Lebowski . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalling in the clinch from Lebowski .
Lebowski is looking to control Sheppards's arms but Sheppards gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lebowski has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lebowski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sheppards swings wildly with an uppercut but Lebowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lebowski scores a nice knee to the body.
Come on Lebowski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeffery Lebowski .
Sheppards misses with a wild combination.
Lebowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lebowski moves into the clinch.
Lebowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lebowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Sheppards circles away.
Lebowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lebowski leaning against his opponent.
Lebowski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sheppards prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppards lands an uppercut.
Sheppards is pressed up against the cage. Lebowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sheppards down to the mat. Sheppards avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carl Sheppards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lebowski misses with a few strikes there.
Sheppards lands a two punch combo.
Lebowski is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Sheppards! Lebowski is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Sheppards!
Jeffery Lebowski spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck it'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between KR AD (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, KR AD!
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, Derrick Jon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from AD.
Jon clinches with his opponent.
AD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
AD slows down the pace here.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from AD.
AD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jon is working AD over against the cage.
Jon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've been informed that Jon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
AD blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon tries to throw a body punch but AD avoids it by throwing Jon back against the cage.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and AD avoids it.
AD wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
AD wants to break free but Jon has control.
AD is looking to break free of the clinch but Jon has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AD managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
AD is trying to break free.
Jon throws a knee to the head but misses.
AD avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
AD tries to break free but Jon pushes him back against the cage.
Jon misses with a knee strike.
AD is looking to break free of the clinch but Jon has double underhooks.
Jon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jon has AD pressed against the cage, preventing AD from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but AD avoids the damage to the body.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. AD is defending well for now.
Jon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jon tries a knee to the head but AD blocks it.
AD tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
AD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
AD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
AD blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jon working AD over with knees to the body.
Jon struggles to land a body shot inside as AD controls his hands.
Jon crunches a lovely knee into AD's ribcage.
Jon landing knees to the body.
AD is breathing heavily.
AD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
AD blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
AD avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
AD avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AD is trying to push Jon away but Jon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but AD avoids the damage to the body.
AD blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but AD has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
AD can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
AD managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
AD avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
AD has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
AD wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
AD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jon prevents AD from breaking the clinch.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. AD is defending well for now.
AD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. AD is defending well for now.
AD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jon working AD over with knees to the body.
Jon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and AD avoids it.
AD tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
AD misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Jon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
AD throws the kick towards the body but Jon avoids it.
AD swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jon doesn't manage to clinch there - AD circles away.
Jon rushes AD and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from AD.
AD is trying to push Jon away but Jon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but AD has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
AD managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
AD managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
AD blocks a body shot from Jon.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jon 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but AD avoids the damage to the body.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
Jon misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon lands a knee to the head.
AD wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
AD blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jon misses with a punch to the body.
Jon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from AD.
Jon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
AD blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
AD blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
AD breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AD avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
AD fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jon on the side of the head.
AD throws a body punch but Jon moves out of range.
AD tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jon was well out of range. Poor timing from AD.
AD lands a head kick!
It looks like Derrick Jon has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jon throws a big shot that misses.
Jon tries to clinch but AD moves out of range.
AD tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
AD ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
AD lands a nice hook to Jon's body. Jon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
AD takes a swing at Jon's ribcage but misses.
Jon has closed the distance and engaged AD in a clinch.
Jon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and AD avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AD throws a punch but it's blocked by Jon.
AD blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
AD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jon obliges.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from AD.
Jon misses with a punch to the body.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and AD avoids it.
AD is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
AD avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
Jon tries a body shot but AD blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Jon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jon tries to work over AD's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
AD working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from AD.
AD is trying to break free.
Jon looking to throw knees to the head but AD is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by AD.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and AD avoids it.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
AD has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
AD is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Jon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Derrick Jon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Jon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between AD's hands.
Jon wants to clinch but AD slips to the side
and AD counters with a low kick, right behind Jon 's knee.
Jon drives through and clinches with AD against the cage.
AD escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Derrick Jon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
AD with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with AD, pushing him back against the cage.
Jon tries a knee to the head but AD blocks it.
AD has had enough of the clinch but Jon keeps him there for the moment.
AD wants to get back to striking at distance but Jon won't allow it.
AD avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
AD's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jon tries to close the distance and clinch up but AD swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jon moves into the clinch successfully.
Jon swings wildly with an uppercut but AD uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Jon as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon is working AD over against the cage.
Jon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
AD is trying to break the clinch but Jon is controlling him.
Jon connects with a knee to the head.
Jon keeps control of AD as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
AD is trying to break the clinch but Jon has him pressed against the cage.
Jon has a couple of punches blocked by AD.
AD blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but AD avoids the damage to the body.
AD avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but AD avoids the damage to the body.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and AD avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon tries to land a knee to the head but AD blocks with his arms.
Jon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but AD avoids the damage to the body.
Jon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Derrick Jon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jon cracks AD with a nice body shot.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and AD avoids it.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from AD.
A short uppercut from AD.
Jon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has AD in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
AD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but AD blocks it with crossed arms.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. AD is defending well for now.
Jon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from AD.
AD has a couple of punches blocked by Jon.
AD blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
AD blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
AD wants to break the clinch but can't.
AD on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from AD fails to land.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from AD.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. AD is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jon.
A short right from AD on the inside.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Jon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with AD's elbow.
AD swings away with an uppercut that misses.
AD fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
AD avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
AD pushes Jon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jon struggles to land a body shot inside as AD controls his hands.
Jon misses with a punch to the body.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
KR AD has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derrick Jon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Jon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Jon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Theodorou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Momo La Brute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Theodorou!
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, Momo La Brute!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theodorou gets the takedown into side control.
Theodorou throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Theodorou lands a few punches from side control.
An elbow from Theodorou crashes against the mat.
The ground and pound from Theodorou seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Theodorou working the ground and pound but La Brute is defending the strikes.
Theodorou tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Theodorou passes to full mount! That's big trouble for La Brute!
La Brute taking shots to the head.
Theodorou connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Brute takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Theodorou lands a big shot there that rocks La Brute but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
La Brute wants to control but Theodorou is having none of it.
Theodorou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Theodorou looking to finish La Brute with some ground and pound. This is bad for La Brute!
La Brute is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodorou loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have La Brute scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Theodorou land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Theodorou stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Theodorou!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skunk Asap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludko Struja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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215 lbs
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211 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Skunk Asap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ludko Struja!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asap throws a sloppy head kick and Struja moves out of range easily.
Struja looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Struja misses with a looping left.
Asap thuds his shin into the meat of Struja's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Asap. That's going to slow Struja down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Asap. Struja shrugs it off though.
Asap lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Asap forces Struja back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Asap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Asap.
It looks like Ludko Struja has been cut.
Asap looking to throw knees to the head but Struja is blocking nicely.
Struja tries to score a body lock takedown but Asap shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Struja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Struja is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Asap is defending well.
Struja swings wildly with an uppercut but Asap uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asap displaying some good clinch control by pressing Struja up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Asap looking to throw knees to the head but Struja is blocking nicely.
Struja tries to throw a body punch but Asap avoids it by throwing Struja back against the cage.
Asap stops a takedown attempt from Struja.
Skunk Asap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludko Struja.
Asap landing knees to the head.
Asap gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Struja.
Asap lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Asap.
Asap blocks an uppercut.
Struja is looking to break free of the clinch but Asap has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asap with a knee to the head.
Asap connects with a knee to the head.
Struja wants a takedown but no success here.
Struja is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Asap.
Asap has Struja pushed against the cage.
Struja is working for takedown but Asap is calmly controlling the position for now.
Asap lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Struja is looking to take this one to the mat.
Asap with a knee to the head.
Asap lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Asap is defending well.
Asap drops Struja with a big knee straight up the middle! Struja is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Struja is rocked!
Asap connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Struja to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Asap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Skunk Asap!
A very excited looking Skunk Asap 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Raygun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Raygun has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Renato Laranja's chin.
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146 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renato Laranja!
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, Ronald Raygun!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laranja checks the leg kick.
Raygun throws a leg kick but Laranja sees it coming and moves out of range.
Raygun is looking to score with low kicks.
Laranja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raygun.
Laranja moves out of range as Raygun throws a body kick.
Raygun throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laranja appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Laranja feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Raygun is trying to control the position but Laranja postures up.
Raygun looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laranja trying to control but Raygun is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja won't allow Raygun to sweep him here.
Raygun seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Raygun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Laranja looking to pass the guard.
Laranja stopping the sweep attempt from Raygun.
Raygun working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Laranja blocks a leg kick.
Raygun has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Raygun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raygun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laranja.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Laranja checks the leg kick.
Laranja is looking to counter the offense by Raygun and move into the clinch.
Laranja blocks a leg kick.
Raygun misses with a hook to the body
and Laranja counters with a takedown into side control.
Laranja has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Raygun is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Laranja yanks on the arm and Raygun is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Laranja.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Renato Laranja!
Renato Laranja decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between LightHeavy Weight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Von Sprockets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Sprockets is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rolling Stones- Monkey Man. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, LightHeavy Weight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dieter Von Sprockets!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Sprockets throws a wild body kick that Weight sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by Von Sprockets there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Weight misses with a body punch
and Von Sprockets counters with a head kick that drops Weight!
Weight looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Von Sprockets controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Weight has control of Von Sprockets's left arm, preventing Von Sprockets from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weight keeping moving, preventing Von Sprockets from controlling successfully.
Weight knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Von Sprockets on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Sprockets trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weight seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Von Sprockets sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Weight's guard.
Von Sprockets is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Weight sees it coming and defends easily.
Weight is doing well to control the position and prevent Von Sprockets from advancing to side control.
Weight on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Weight tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Von Sprockets wants to pass to mount but Weight is defending the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A left lands for Weight.
Weight gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Weight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Weight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Weight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Weight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Weight.
Von Sprockets tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weight's elbow.
Von Sprockets struggles to land a body shot inside as Weight controls his hands.
Von Sprockets fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Sprockets takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weight misses with an elbow over the top.
Weight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Von Sprockets tries to land knees in the clinch but Weight avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weight avoiding damage as Von Sprockets throws knees to the body.
Von Sprockets tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weight avoids it.
Weight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Sprocketss head.
Weight tries to work over Von Sprockets's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Weight as the two fighters clinch.
Von Sprockets takes an elbow to the forehead.
Von Sprockets swings wildly with an uppercut but Weight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Sprockets tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Weight throws an elbow that misses.
Weight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Von Sprockets looks winded!
Von Sprockets takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weight.
It looks like Dieter Von Sprockets has been cut.
Weight lands with a right to the head.
Weight lands a body shot in the clinch.
Weight lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weight pushes Von Sprockets back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Weight lands an elbow that stopped Von Sprockets in his tracks for a moment.
Von Sprockets is rocked!
Weight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Weight gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Von Sprockets is still on wobbly legs! Can Weight finish him?
Von Sprockets takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Von Sprockets's defenses.
Weight pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Von Sprockets! Weight unloads with more strikes and Von Sprockets sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LightHeavy Weight!
LightHeavy Weight retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious LightHeavy Weight thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Dieter Von Sprockets stepped up to the mic, saying 'Eist bin schvindled!!!'.
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