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Solitude XLII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Woo Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lebogang Phiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Woo Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lebogang Phiri!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phiri fails with a takedown attempt.
Kidd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Phiri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kidd.
Kidd stuffs the takedown.
Phiri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Phiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kidd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Kidd misses.
Kidd leaves Phiri with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Woo Kidd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lebogang Phiri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phiri tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kidd swivels and escapes.
Phiri looks for a takedown but Kidd sprawls well.
Kidd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Phiri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kidd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phiri tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kidd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Phiri takes the fight into the clinch.
Phiri slowing the pace effectively.
Kidd is trying to break the clinch but Phiri is controlling him.
Phiri tries to pull guard but Kidd won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Phiri takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kidd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phiri manages to pull guard.
Kidd is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kidd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Phiri being controlled here, momentarily.
Phiri working for submissions but it's allowed Kidd to get to half guard.
Kidd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kidd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Phiri shoots in but Kidd avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kidd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kidd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kidd throws a combination that misses
and Phiri counters by clinching up.
Phiri lands a shoulder strike.
Phiri is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phiri has Kidd pressed against the cage, preventing Kidd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phiri is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kidd gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Phiri lands a nice shot to the body.
Phiri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Phiri with that takedown attempt.
Kidd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phiri moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Phiri tries to pull guard but Kidd forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kidd is trying to push Phiri away but Phiri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Phiri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kidd just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woo Kidd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kidd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Woo Kidd is winning the standup battle so far.
Kidd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Phiri shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kidd pinned against the cage. Kidd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kidd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Phiri eats them both and turns towards Kidd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Phiri rushes Kidd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Phiri is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kidd to keep the fight standing.
Phiri is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Woo Kidd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lebogang Phiri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd avoiding damage as Phiri throws knees to the body.
Phiri tries for a takedown but Kidd manages to get underhooks.
Phiri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Phiri.
Phiri tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kidd smiles and moves away.
Phiri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A quick step to the side and Kidd tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kidd misses with a wild body shot.
Phiri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kidd misses with a jab to the body
and Phiri counters with a series of strikes. Kidd will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kidd scores with a body shot.
Kidd throws a right hand that Phiri ducks under and follows up with a left that Phiri also avoids with ease.
Kidd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phiri moves forwards but Kidd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Woo Kidd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phiri closes the distance and clinches.
Phiri has Kidd pressed against the cage, preventing Kidd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phiri changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kidd fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kidd scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kidd misses with a wild combination.
Phiri walks into a jab.
Phiri closes the distance and clinches up with Kidd, looking for a takedown. Phiri pushes Kidd against the cage but Kidd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Phiri shoots in but no luck this time.
Kidd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kidd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phiri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kidd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kidd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phiri tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Phiri gets a clinch.
Phiri fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd tries to break the clinch but Phiri is controlling the position.
Phiri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kidd blocks it with crossed arms.
Kidd can't break the clinch.
Kidd can't break the clinch.
Phiri stalling the fight.
Phiri is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kidd avoiding damage as Phiri throws knees to the body.
Phiri breaks from the clinch.
Kidd throws a lazy right hand but Phiri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kidd throws a body shot but no joy.
Kidd tries to bum rush Phiri with a series of wild strikes but Phiri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phiri moves into the clinch successfully.
Phiri jumps into guard, dragging Kidd to the mat.
Phiri wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kidd is now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Kidd seems content to control.
Kidd uses his free foot to push down on Phiri's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Phiri.
Phiri is working to get back to half guard.
Kidd controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woo Kidd dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Phiri fails with the takedown.
Kidd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kidd misses with a wild combination.
Phiri doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kidd falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phiri counters by clinching up.
Phiri tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kidd smiles and moves away.
Kidd throws a body shot but no joy.
Phiri throws a series of punches but Kidd avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd throws a nice looking combination but Phiri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kidd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kidd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phiri pushes Kidd up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Phiri.
Lebogang Phiri seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phiri tries to work over Kidd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phiri slows down the pace here.
Phiri is trying to pull guard but Kidd turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Woo Kidd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lebogang Phiri.
Kidd is looking to break free of the clinch but Phiri has double underhooks.
Phiri wants a takedown but no success here.
Kidd wants to break free but Phiri has control.
Kidd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phiri can do to turn this around?
Phiri gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kidd pushes Phiri off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phiri shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kidd but Kidd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Kidd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kidd is looking to wear down Phiri with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kidd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kidd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phiri wants to counter with a clinch but Kidd pushes him away.
Phiri has managed to clinch.
Kidd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phiri breaks from the clinch.
Kidd tests Phiri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kidd misses with a body shot.
Kidd tests Phiri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kidd misses with a left hand
and Phiri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kidd scores with a jab.
Kidd moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phiri shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Phiri moves into the clinch.
Kidd gets underhooks to prevent Phiri's takedown attempt.
Phiri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kidd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kidd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Phiri goes for a takedown attempt but Kidd pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A jab from Kidd misses.
Phiri closes the distance and clinches up with Kidd, looking for a takedown. Phiri pushes Kidd against the cage but Kidd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kidd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phiri moves away.
Kidd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kidd scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Phiri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Phiri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kidd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Phiri under the eye.
Woo Kidd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kidd fails to land with a series of punches.
Phiri drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kidd defends it well.
Kidd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phiri throws a counter combo.
Kidd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phiri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phiri dives in for a single leg takedown but Kidd sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kidd misses with a combination
and Phiri counters by clinching up.
Kidd is pressed up against the cage. Phiri has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kidd down to the mat. Kidd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kidd misses with a hook to the body
and Phiri counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Phiri is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kidd pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Phiri is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lebogang Phiri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hand to the body from Phiri.
And that's the end of the fight!
Woo Kidd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kidd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woo Kidd!
Our winner, Woo Kidd, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Knee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bentley Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bentley Tessin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oscar Knee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bentley Tessin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tessin. Tessin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Bentley Tessin has been cut.
Tessin moves out of range of the body kick.
Knee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knee pushes Tessin up against the cage in a clinch.
Tessin is trying to pull guard but Knee has him pressed against the cage.
Knee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tessin is defending well for now.
Tessin is struggling to control the position.
Tessin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tessin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tessin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tessin has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Knee should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Tessin has tightened it up now! Knee should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bentley Tessin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Burczymucha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack Miller could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stefan Burczymucha's chin.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mack Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stefan Burczymucha!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller digs a good hook to Burczymucha's body.
Burczymucha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller connects with a right hand. Burczymucha shakes it off.
Mack Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burczymucha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burczymucha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burczymucha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burczymucha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Miller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Miller throws a hook but Burczymucha blocks it.
Burczymucha unleashes a big counter combination but Miller bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burczymucha ducks right into an uppercut from Miller.
Burczymucha is rocked!
Miller lands with a right and another and another! Burczymucha is in big trouble! Miller lands again and this time it's lights out for Burczymucha! A quality knockout there for Miller.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mack Miller!
A relieved looking Mack Miller thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Maul has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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182 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hugo Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul misses with a right hand
and Vincent counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vincent moves out of range of the strikes.
A cross from Vincent lands.
Maul has been working on his boxing with his coaches at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) in the buildup to the fight.
Vincent slips a jab and a cross from Maul.
Vincent lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vincent works the jab nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vincent throws a jab but it's blocked by Maul.
Vincent takes one to the chin there.
Vincent uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maul.
Vincent slips a straight right by Maul.
Vincent throws a combination that misses
and Maul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vincent tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maul seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Good shot there by Maul.
Maul moves away from the strike by Vincent.
Maul appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vincent throws a jab when Maul was well out of range.
Vincent throws a series of punches but Maul avoids them all with ease.
Vincent scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maul ducks under a wild hook from Vincent.
Vincent looks to land a body kick but Maul moved away.
Vincent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent missing with a left hand there. Maul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maul connects with a crisp jab.
Maul scores with a hook to the body. Vincent takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vincent scores with a jab.
Maul rushes Vincent and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Vincent is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Maul Piles on the pressure and Vincent crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Maul!
Paul Maul spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harald Udd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Peas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harald Udd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Peas!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Udd scores with a jab to the jaw.
Udd rushes Peas and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Udd.
Peas pulls guard.
Udd advances to half guard.
Udd controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peas moves into full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Peas 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.
Udd tries to clinch but Peas is having none of it.
Udd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Peas on the side of the head.
Peas swats away the attempt to clinch by Udd.
As Udd backs off Peas throws a huge counter combo but Udd manages to avoid it all.
Peas dives in and grabs Udd's left leg, looking for a takedown. Udd pushes down on Peas's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Udd lands a jab.
A jab from Udd finds it's way through Peas's defenses.
Udd lands a left and a right that send Peas crashing to the mat, dazed. Udd thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Juan Peas has been cut.
Udd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Peas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch combination from Peas misses.
Peas shoots for a takedown but Udd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Peas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harald Udd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Peas.
Udd stuffs the takedown.
Peas walks into a stiff left hand from Udd.
The crowd cheers as Udd lands an impressive looking overhand right. Peas doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Peas shoots and misses
and Udd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peas is rocked!
Harald Udd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peas looks winded!
Udd digs a good hook to Peas's body.
Udd rushes Peas and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Peas is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Udd Piles on the pressure and Peas crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harald Udd!
Our winner, Harald Udd, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Rammhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Pip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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205 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rudolf Rammhammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phillip Pip!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pip tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pip clinches up with Rammhammer and pushes him back against the cage.
Pip misses with a punch to the body.
Pip lands a body punch.
Rammhammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pip is trying to break the clinch but Rammhammer has him pressed against the cage.
Rammhammer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pip's elbow.
Pip misses with a punch to the body.
Pip lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rammhammer.
Rammhammer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pip just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pip throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Rammhammer scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Phillip Pip has been cut.
A short right from Rammhammer on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pip trying to control the position but instead, Rammhammer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pip into the cage.
Rammhammer 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 Pip.
A head punch on the inside from Rammhammer fails to land.
Rammhammer pulls guard.
Rammhammer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pip defends well.
Rammhammer is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Pip frees his head nicely. Oh but Rammhammer has switched to an armbar! Pip is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rudolf Rammhammer!
A victorious Rudolf Rammhammer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raik Amid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuke Laloosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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26
220 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raik Amid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nuke Laloosh!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laloosh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Laloosh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Amid.
Amid definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Laloosh.
Laloosh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Raik Amid has been cut.
A short right from Laloosh.
Laloosh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laloosh.
Laloosh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laloosh blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Laloosh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Amid backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amid misses with some punches.
Amid lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amid.
Laloosh tries to work over Amid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Amid misses with the head strike.
Amid throws a punch but it's blocked by Laloosh.
Laloosh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laloosh.
Amid pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Laloosh.
Laloosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amid misses with some punches.
Laloosh lands a left hand.
Amid working aggressively here.
Amid has a couple of punches blocked by Laloosh.
Laloosh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Amid.
Laloosh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laloosh's coach down at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Laloosh's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Laloosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laloosh lands a left hand.
Amid is rocked!
Laloosh blocking some punches.
Oh Amid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laloosh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laloosh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laloosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amid misses with the head strike.
Laloosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laloosh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laloosh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh pushes Amid against the cage. Laloosh is working some dirty boxing. Laloosh pushes off with a quick right hook! Amid goes down! Amid tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Laloosh moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuke Laloosh!
After the big win, Nuke Laloosh made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Vikai Gear Island and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antti Ahma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaka KaSolomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
220 lbs
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210 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antti Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shaka KaSolomon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahma connects with a right hand. KaSolomon shakes it off.
It looks like Shaka KaSolomon has been cut.
Ahma lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that KaSolomon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ahma scores with a hook.
Ahma's jab looks to have found its range, popping KaSolomon under the eye.
Ahma lands with a good body shot.
Ahma throws a body punch but KaSolomon moves out of range.
KaSolomon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahma.
KaSolomon blocks a jab.
Ahma throws a hook but KaSolomon blocks it.
Ahma throws a big shot that misses.
Ahma sets himself, and KaSolomon steps forward looking for the clinch! Ahma avoids it this time.
Ahma misses with a right hand
and KaSolomon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ahma won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahma is looking to reverse the position.
KaSolomon is looking to take a break and control but Ahma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KaSolomon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ahma stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
KaSolomon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
KaSolomon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ahma has escaped the position, nice work there.
KaSolomon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ahma is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
KaSolomon trying to control the position but Ahma is working away.
Ahma tries to improve position but can't.
KaSolomon is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ahma is trying to escape and KaSolomon transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ahma is forced to tap! Nice work there by KaSolomon! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shaka KaSolomon!
A pretty intense looking Shaka KaSolomon took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Razval Saraev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimmo Kiiruna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimmo Kiiruna has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Razval Saraev's chin.
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26
171 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Razval Saraev!
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, Kimmo Kiiruna!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiiruna throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saraev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Saraev.
Saraev postures up in Kiiruna's guard and throws a big left but Kiiruna blocks it.
Saraev trying to control but Kiiruna is working from the bottom.
Saraev controls from within his opponent's guard.
Saraev stops Kiiruna from standing up.
Saraev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Saraev with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saraev wants to control from the top but Kiiruna keeps moving.
Saraev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kiiruna is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Saraev dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraev in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kiiruna wants to get back to his feet but Saraev is dominant here and he's now got Kiiruna's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saraev lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Saraev has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kiiruna's body.
Saraev is punishing Kiiruna with strikes - can he finish him?!
Kiiruna really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saraev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saraev biding his time, controlling Kiiruna.
Saraev misses with an elbow to the head.
Saraev tries to get the hooks in deep but Kiiruna pushed the leg off.
Saraev somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Kiiruna is trying to get back to his feet but Saraev has full control of the position and if anything, Kiiruna has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Saraev looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Saraev scores with punches to the body.
Saraev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saraev punches the canvas rather than the man.
Saraev is working the ground and pound. Can Kiiruna escape?
Saraev keeps control of the position easily here as Kiiruna tries to buck him off.
Saraev has Kiiruna flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiiruna is trying to get back to his feet but Saraev has full control of the position and if anything, Kiiruna has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Saraev is working the ground and pound. Can Kiiruna escape?
Saraev misses with an elbow to the head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Saraev. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Saraev is punishing Kiiruna with strikes - can he finish him?!
Even with his hooks in, Saraev manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Kiiruna trying to get back to his feet but Saraev is in full control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saraev connects with a big shot to the side of Kiiruna's head.
Saraev scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Kiiruna is looking for a way out.
Saraev lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Saraev.
Kiiruna is trying to stand back up.
Saraev lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Kiiruna hold on?!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saraev controlling the position well here. Kiiruna rolled but Saraev kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Saraev missing with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razval Saraev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saraev missing with a left hand there. Kiiruna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiiruna throws a looping overhand right but Saraev ducks down to avoid it.
Saraev tries to counter with a takedown but Kiiruna is quick to defend against it.
Kiiruna works Saraev's body with a nice hook.
Saraev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kiiruna.
Saraev throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Kiiruna misses its intended target.
Saraev tries to counter with a takedown but Kiiruna is quick to defend against it.
Kiiruna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saraev manages to avoid it.
Saraev avoids the body shot from Kiiruna.
Saraev drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kiiruna sprawls and moves away.
Kiiruna tries to bum rush Saraev with a series of wild strikes but Saraev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saraev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kiiruna pinned against the cage. Kiiruna gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saraev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiiruna.
Saraev shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiiruna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saraev.
Kiiruna swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saraev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kiiruna's guard.
Saraev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kiiruna wants to stand but Saraev is controlling the position.
Saraev stands up over Kiiruna, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kiiruna can't keep his opponent in guard - Saraev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Saraev thows a huge punch but Kiiruna dodges it nicely.
Kiiruna wants to get back to his feet.
Saraev stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saraev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saraev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kiiruna looks like he's trying to stand up.
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. Saraev connects with a nice short shot to Kiiruna's temple.
Saraev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kiiruna keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saraev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiiruna is looking to escape.
Razval Saraev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saraev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Saraev throwing shots but Kiiruna is blocking nicely.
Kiiruna is trying to stand up here but Saraev is controlling him well.
Saraev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Saraev.
Saraev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kiiruna looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiiruna on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Saraev is looking to advance position but Kiiruna won't allow it.
Saraev takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kiiruna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saraev.
Saraev frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saraev lands with some strikes.
Saraev lands a nice shot to the head.
Saraev breaks from Kiiruna's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Saraev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiiruna can do to turn this around?
Saraev scoring with strikes but Kiiruna is staying in there.
Saraev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kiiruna is rocked!
Saraev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kiiruna is still in real trouble! Can Saraev finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saraev is landing with some decent strikes but Kiiruna is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Saraev postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kiiruna in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kiiruna to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razval Saraev!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Schopenhauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Hernandez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
194 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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26
186 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Schopenhauer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schopenhauer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hernandez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Schopenhauer is in Hernandez's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Schopenhauer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schopenhauer slips nicely into half guard.
Schopenhauer is working for a kimura but Hernandez is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schopenhauer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schopenhauer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hernandez defending well though.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet.
Hernandez gets full guard.
Schopenhauer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez working for a triangle but Schopenhauer defends it easily.
Hernandez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Schopenhauer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schopenhauer with a nice head shot there.
Schopenhauer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schopenhauer won't allow Hernandez to sweep him here.
Schopenhauer throws a big right hand that misses.
Schopenhauer is looking to work some ground and pound but Hernandez has wrist control.
Schopenhauer passes Hernandez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Schopenhauer seems to be looking for submissions.
Schopenhauer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schopenhauer trying to control from half guard but Hernandez is working away.
Hernandez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Schopenhauer pulls his head out easily.
Schopenhauer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Schopenhauer works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Schopenhauer actively working from the bottom here.
Schopenhauer wants to get back to full guard.
Hernandez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Schopenhauer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Schopenhauer working for a triangle but Hernandez defends it easily.
Hernandez looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Schopenhauer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hernandez has managed to get both his arms back between Schopenhauer's legs - danger averted.
Schopenhauer keeping full guard, as Hernandez tries to pass.
Hernandez won't allow Schopenhauer to sweep him here.
Hernandez pushes down on Schopenhauer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hernandez seems to be looking for submissions.
Hernandez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Hut - $50. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Schopenhauer trying to control here.
Schopenhauer looking for submissions off his back.
Schopenhauer is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Schopenhauer has a takedown stuffed.
Schopenhauer is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Schopenhauer gets a takedown into half guard.
Hernandez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schopenhauer.
Schopenhauer seems to be working for a kimura but Hernandez defends the submission attempt.
Schopenhauer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schopenhauer is working for a kimura but Hernandez is defending it quite comfortably.
Hernandez trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Schopenhauer 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.
Schopenhauer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hernandez pinned against the cage. Hernandez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Schopenhauer tries for a takedown but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hernandez leaves Schopenhauer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Schopenhauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hernandez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schopenhauer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hernandez can do to turn this around?
Schopenhauer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schopenhauer shoots in and drives through. Hernandez sprawls well.
Arthur Schopenhauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schopenhauer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hernandez sprawls well. Hernandez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schopenhauer gets slowly back to his feet.
Hernandez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez darts in looking for a takedown but Schopenhauer gets double underhooks and turns Hernandez into the cage.
Hernandez looks for a takedown but Schopenhauer sprawls well.
Schopenhauer attempts a counter takedown but Hernandez avoids it well and moves away.
Schopenhauer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schopenhauer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hernandez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Schopenhauer shoots in looking for a takedown. Hernandez tries to sprawl out of it but Schopenhauer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hernandez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schopenhauer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hernandez's waist but Hernandez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schopenhauer off to one side.
Hernandez feints and as Schopenhauer raises his hands in defense, Hernandez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schopenhauer wants to sweep here but Hernandez controlling him for the moment.
Schopenhauer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hernandez 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.
Arthur Schopenhauer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hernandez trying to control but Schopenhauer is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hernandez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schopenhauer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schopenhauer working a defensive guard here.
Schopenhauer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hernandez is aware though and is defending well.
Schopenhauer working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hernandez has passed into half guard!
Schopenhauer wants to get back to full guard but Hernandez has passed into side control.
Hernandez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Schopenhauer struggling a bit here.
Hernandez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Schopenhauer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Schopenhauer is staying active underneath Hernandez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schopenhauer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hernandez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hernandez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Schopenhauer can't keep his opponent in guard - Hernandez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Schopenhauer wants to improve his position but Hernandez is controlling well.
Hernandez is looking to take a break and control but Schopenhauer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Schopenhauer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hernandez to the ground. Schopenhauer is now in Hernandez's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schopenhauer postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hernandez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Schopenhauer, into his guard.
Schopenhauer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hernandez stopping the sweep attempt from Schopenhauer.
Schopenhauer keeping full guard, as Hernandez tries to pass.
Hernandez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Schopenhauer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hernandez has managed to get both his arms back between Schopenhauer's legs - danger averted.
Schopenhauer working for submissions but it's allowed Hernandez to get to half guard.
Schopenhauer is pressing down on Hernandez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schopenhauer wants to sweep but no luck.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Schopenhauer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Hernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Schopenhauer shoots in but Hernandez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hernandez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hernandez gets caught flat footed, as Schopenhauer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hernandez has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Schopenhauer doesn't defend quickly enough and Hernandez has managed to lock this one up! Can Schopenhauer escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hernandez on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Hernandez!
David Hernandez is the new middleweight champion!
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