Highland Games 65 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Adriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Dominiguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominiguez has chosen Gecko-Overdrive as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Adriel
vs
Dominiguez

210 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
262 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angel Adriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luca Dominiguez!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dominiguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dominiguez scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Angel Adriel has been cut.

Dominiguez drops Adriel with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Adriel looks back up at him and smiles so Dominiguez waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
A big left from Dominiguez misses.
Dominiguez throws a hook but Adriel avoids it easily.
Adriel is looking for a counter combo.
Dominiguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adriel.
Adriel blocks a jab.
Adriel throws a big counter combination but Dominiguez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dominiguez cracks Adriel with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Adriel looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dominiguez finish him?

Adriel is rocked!

Angel Adriel's cut is getting worse.
Dominiguez sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Adriel's defenses. It connects perfectly with Adriel's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luca Dominiguez!
After the fight, Luca Dominiguez 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sikes Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Robinson
vs
Karelin

189 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sikes Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitaly Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Robinson loads up on a big right hand but Karelin slips the punch.
Karelin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Robinson is looking to counter punch.
Robinson misses the jab.
Robinson tests Karelin's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Robinson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Karelin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karelin throwing strikes from guard but Robinson blocks nicely.
Karelin sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Karelin tries to free his leg and advance position but Robinson is retaining full guard.
Robinson trying to keep a closed guard but Karelin is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robinson tries to bum rush Karelin with a series of wild strikes but Karelin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karelin throws a right hand that misses
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robinson with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin walks into a left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karelin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Robinson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Robinson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robinson throws a big counter combination but Karelin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Robinson throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Karelin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Karelin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Robinson after a bit of a struggle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Robinson stops a takedown attempt from Karelin.
Robinson stops a takedown attempt from Karelin.
Sikes Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitaly Karelin.
Karelin is struggling to control the position.
Karelin leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looking to stall.
Karelin just leaning against Robinson, taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Karelin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Robinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karelin just leaning against Robinson, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vitaly Karelin.
Karelin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Karelin doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karelin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Robinson defends well and Karelin ends up having to push Robinson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Robinson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Robinson scores with the left hand. Karelin knows he should have avoided that one.
Robinson throws a hook but Karelin blocks it.
Karelin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karelin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karelin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sikes Robinson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Robinson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sikes Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karelin.
Robinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karelin can do to turn this around?
Karelin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karelin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robinson.
Karelin moves away from the strike by Robinson.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karelin.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karelin moves away from the strike by Robinson.
Karelin wants to counter with a clinch but Robinson pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Robinson.

It looks like Vitaly Karelin has been cut.
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin tries to land a body kick
and Robinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Karelin darts in and clinches Robinson up against the cage.
Karelin taking a breather.
Karelin gets through Robinson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karelin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Robinson taking a breather.

Karelin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin stopping the sweep attempt from Robinson.
Robinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin looking to pass the guard.
Karelin throwing strikes but missing.
Karelin postures up in Robinson's guard and throws a big left but Robinson blocks it.
Karelin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Karelin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Robinson's guard.
Karelin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Karelin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Karelin drops an elbow to the side of Robinson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karelin.
Karelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Robinson's head.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.
Karelin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Robinson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Robinson tries to get out of the position.
Nice strikes from Karelin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Karelin wants to pass to mount but Robinson is defending the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Karelin is just out of range.
Robinson cracks Karelin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Karelin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Robinson appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson throws a big counter combination but Karelin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Karelin fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vitaly Karelin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vitaly Karelin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Karelin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Robinson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karelin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Robinson defends it well.
Karelin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karelin tries to clinch up.
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson throws a big shot that misses.
Karelin feints the counter takedown.

Karelin takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Robinson up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Robinson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Robinson prevents the takedown attempt.
Karelin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Robinson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Karelin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Robinson is trying to maintain a safe position but Karelin gets an underhook and turns Robinson into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Robinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karelin is trying to drag Robinson to the mat but Robinson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sikes Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitaly Karelin.
Karelin missing with knees to the body.
Karelin struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Karelin stalling the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Karelin slowing the pace effectively.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson gets underhooks to prevent Karelin's takedown attempt.
Robinson is trying to maintain a safe position but Karelin gets an underhook and turns Robinson into the cage.
Karelin stalling in the clinch.
Karelin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Robinson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Karelin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Karelin gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Robinson tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
Karelin is pressing down on Robinson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Robinson is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Robinson trying to control here.
Karelin wants to take a breather but Robinson is having none of it.
Karelin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Karelin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Robinson!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karelin avoids the attempt from Robinson to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitaly Karelin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karelin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitaly Karelin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Windsor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teofilo Sotolongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Windsor
vs
Sotolongo

187 cm
25
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralph Windsor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teofilo Sotolongo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Windsor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sotolongo.
Windsor lands an overhand right.
Windsor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sotolongo lands a jab.

It looks like Ralph Windsor has been cut.
Sotolongo stuns Windsor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Sotolongo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Windsor sprawling to the canvas! Windsor rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sotolongo finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Windsor misses with a hook. Sotolongo ducked under it nicely.

Windsor clinches.
Sotolongo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Sotolongo.
Sotolongo misses with a punch to the body.
Sotolongo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Windsor tries to break free but Sotolongo pushes him back against the cage.
Windsor is trying to break the clinch but Sotolongo has him pressed against the cage.
Sotolongo lands with a right to the head.

Windsor is rocked!
Sotolongo is working Windsor over against the cage.
Windsor is breathing heavily.
Sotolongo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Sotolongo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sotolongo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sotolongo lands a brutal uppercut that launches Windsor off his feet! Windsor tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teofilo Sotolongo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calixtro Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Guerrero
vs
Brooks

186 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Calixtro Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Brooks!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Brooks keeps the fight on the outside.
Calixtro Guerrero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brooks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guerrero struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Guerrero.
Guerrero lands a nice shot to the body.
Guerrero really is a fat lump.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guerrero.
Guerrero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brooks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brooks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guerrero backwards.
Guerrero misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks is trying to maintain a safe position but Guerrero gets an underhook and turns Brooks into the cage.
Nice elbow from Brooks.
Guerrero misses with some punches.
Guerrero misses with some punches.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Guerrero fails to land.
Guerrero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brooks lands an elbow that stopped Guerrero in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Calixtro Guerrero has been cut.
Brooks blocking some punches.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks tries a body shot but Guerrero blocks it.
Guerrero has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
Brooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brooks.
Guerrero tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Guerrero misses with a punch on the inside.
Brooks lands a shoulder strike.
Brooks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Guerrero is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Brooks lands a big elbow that drops Guerrero! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Guerrero is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Brooks!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jander Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Collins
vs
Silva

185 cm
25
267 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
271 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jander Silva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva instigates a clinch.
Collins misses with a punch to the body.

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

Silva clinches.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva tries to pull guard but Collins won't allow it.

Collins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brian Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Jander Silva has been cut.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Collins to score with a decent uppercut.
Collins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collins stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Collins looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva wants to counter with a clinch but Collins pushes him away.
Collins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva digs a good body shot into Collins's ribs.
Collins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Collins wants it to stay on the feet.
Brian Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jander Silva.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Collins's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Silva pulls Collins into guard.
Collins stops Silva from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Collins slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Collins stacks Silva on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Collins!
A control attempt from Silva but he's now mounted!
Collins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Collins maintains control.
Silva is trying to escape the mount but Collins keeps good control and instead manages to take Silva's back.
Collins controlling from the back.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva trying to control but not successfully.
Collins controls the position.

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.
Silva trying to control the position but Collins manages to sink in the hooks.
Collins controlling well, preventing Silva from escaping the position.
Collins avoiding Silva 's attempts to control his hands.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Collins is riding his opponent, not letting Silva buck him off.
Collins keeps control of the position as Silva tries to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Collins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Collins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jander Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Collins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Collins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Collins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Collins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Collins's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Silva falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Collins!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandar Mihaylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morrison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mystery Plane. Mihaylov has chosen Watch Out For This (Bumaye) as his entrance music. Aleksandar Mihaylov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Morrison
vs
Mihaylov

180 cm
27
200 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

180 cm
27
198 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Vikai Gear

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Morrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleksandar Mihaylov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mihaylov moves away.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Mihaylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Morrison misses the target.
Morrison connects with a body shot.
Morrison connects with a single shot there.
Mihaylov scores with a three punch combo!

Morrison has Mihaylov up against the cage in a clinch.
Mihaylov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morrison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mihaylov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Mihaylov.
Morrison scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Aleksandar Mihaylov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mihaylov's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihaylov avoiding damage.
Mihaylov taking a breather.
Mihaylov tries to work over Morrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mihaylov blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison tries to land a knee to the head but Mihaylov blocks with his arms.
Morrison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morrison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mihaylov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mihaylov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mihaylov.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrison lands a nice knee to the body.
Mihaylov looks winded!
Morrison missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mihaylov fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Morrison.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Mihaylov.
Morrison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morrison lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Morrison.
Morrison lands a nice knee to the body.
Morrison pushes Mihaylov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mihaylov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Morrison seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mihaylov can turn it around.
Mihaylov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison is working Mihaylov over against the cage.
Morrison lands with a left to the head.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison misses with a body punch.
Morrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Mihaylov avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Morrison.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a shot to the body.
Morrison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morrison lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mihaylov.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrison is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morrison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morrison scores with a hook to the body.
Morrison scores with a shoulder strike.
Mihaylov managing to block the knees to the body from Morrison.
A knee to the head by Morrison.
Morrison scores with a shot to the side of Mihaylov's head.
Morrison throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Morrison.
Morrison cracks Mihaylov with a nice body shot.
Morrison misses with a knee strike.
Morrison lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrison pushes Mihaylov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Morrison.
Morrison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morrison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morrison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mihaylov backwards.
Morrison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Morrison - that landed with a thud.
Morrison tries a body shot but Mihaylov blocks it.
Morrison lands a hook that snaps the head of Mihaylov backwards.
A short body shot lands from Morrison as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison lands a right hand.
Morrison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Mihaylov takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Morrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksandar Mihaylov's cut.
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.

Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Mihaylov's shoulder, as Mihaylov tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Mihaylov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Mihaylov slips the punch.
Mihaylov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mihaylov swings widly with a right hand
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Mihaylov's head but Mihaylov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morrison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mihaylov backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison blocking some punches.
Mihaylov prevents a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Morrison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grant Morrison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morrison misses with a knee strike.
Mihaylov misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihaylov can't find room to land a body shot as Morrison controls the action.
Morrison misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mihaylov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mihaylov is trying to break the clinch but Morrison has him pressed against the cage.
Morrison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mihaylovs head.
Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mihaylov can do to turn this around?
Morrison throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morrison lands with a short shot to the head.
Morrison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Morrison.
Morrison lands a right hand.

Mihaylov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mihaylov swings widly with a right hand
and Morrison counters with a straight right hand.
Mihaylov is breathing heavily.

Morrison has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mihaylov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mihaylov's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mihaylov misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Morrison.
Mihaylov blocking some punches.
Morrison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Mihaylov controls his hands.
Mihaylov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morrison's elbow.
Mihaylov misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Morrison.
Morrison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morrison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mihaylov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morrison lands a nice knee to the body.
Morrison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Morrison on the inside.
Morrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morrison cracks Mihaylov with a nice body shot.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mihaylov prevents a body shot from Morrison.
Nice body punch from Morrison - that landed with a thud.
Morrison misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Morrison - that landed with a thud.
Morrison lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Morrison.
Morrison lands a nice knee to the body.
Morrison lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morrison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mihaylov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morrison lands with a right to the head.
Morrison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mihaylov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morrison obliges.
Morrison scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Morrison.
Good body shot from Morrison.
Morrison lands a body punch.
Morrison pushes Mihaylov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mihaylov's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morrison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Mihaylov is rocked!
Morrison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mihaylov is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrison finish him?
A shot in the inside from Morrison.
Morrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Morrison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksandar Mihaylov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Morrison ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Mihaylov's jaw. Mihaylov's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Morrison does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grant Morrison!
Grant Morrison retains his middleweight title!
After the fight, Grant Morrison 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.
In defeat, Aleksandar Mihaylov stepped up to the mic, saying 'I guess it's just one of those things..... I'll be coming back better than ever! '.

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massa Hurmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga Mas Não Bate. Massa Hurmaaja is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Rojas
vs
Hurmaaja

195 cm
26
200 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

180 cm
27
197 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Massa Hurmaaja!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hurmaaja shoots in and gets a takedown into Rojas's guard.
Hurmaaja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hurmaaja sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rojas's guard.

Hurmaaja is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hurmaaja not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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. Hurmaaja connects with a nice short shot to Rojas's temple.
Hurmaaja is looking to pass Rojas's guard but actually Rojas recovers to full guard.
Hurmaaja trying to control but Rojas is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas keeping full guard, as Hurmaaja tries to pass.
Hurmaaja throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rojas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hurmaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Rojas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurmaaja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rojas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hurmaaja is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hurmaaja is in close to Rojas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hurmaaja working some strikes from top position.

Rojas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hurmaaja gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hurmaaja scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rojas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hurmaaja keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rojas's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja forces his way into half guard.

Hurmaaja wants to work for an arm triangle but Rojas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hurmaaja keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Hurmaaja is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rojas sees it coming and defends easily.
Rojas taking some punishment here, with Hurmaaja in his half guard.
Hurmaaja has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Rojas looking for submissions off his back.

Hurmaaja is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hurmaaja throwing shots but Rojas is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja moves nicely into side control.
Hurmaaja wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rojas keeps working.
Rojas gets back to half guard.
Hurmaaja landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rojas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hurmaaja scores with a couple of nice shots.

Hurmaaja has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Rojas defend it? Hurmaaja steps over the head and cranks it - Rojas is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hurmaaja!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Massa Hurmaaja!
A very excited looking Massa Hurmaaja 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.