ICC 7: Davis v Life PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stan Kopp (ranked 5889 p4p, 526 weight class) and Samoa Joe Schilling (ranked 3459 p4p, 392 weight class). Samoa Joe Schilling will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kopp
vs
Joe Schilling

182 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stan Kopp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samoa Joe Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopp fails with the takedown
and Schilling counters with a stiff right hand.
Kopp with a poor takedown
and Schilling counters with a straight right hand.
Schilling throws the left hand but Kopp avoids the punch easily.
Schilling misses the jab.
Schilling looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schilling throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kopp looks to land a combination but Schilling avoids it well.
Schilling throws a shot from downtown. Kopp moves away and avoids it.
Kopp is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Schilling.
Kopp looks to clinch
enabling Schilling to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kopp definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Schilling drives through and clinches with Kopp against the cage.
Kopp looking to stall.
Schilling lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopp tries to pull guard but Schilling won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Kopp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Schilling.
A nice left hand lands by Schilling.
Kopp jumps guard but Schilling stands there with Kopp around his waist. Kopp gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Schilling lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schilling is leaning against Kopp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kopp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kopp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kopp can't break the clinch.
Kopp fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kopp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schilling or not.
Kopp wants a takedown.
Kopp is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Schilling to keep the fight standing.
Kopp blocking some punches.
Kopp is trying to pull guard but Schilling has him pressed against the cage.

Schilling breaks the clinch.
Stan Kopp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kopp misses with a body kick.
Schilling steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kopp.
Kopp slips a jab from Schilling.
Kopp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schilling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kopp.
Kopp is looking for a counter combo.
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!
Kopp moves out of range as Schilling strikes.
Schilling lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Stan Kopp has been cut.
Schilling jabs Kopp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kopp gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Kopp tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Schilling is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Kopp buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Kopp!! Kopp is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Schilling throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samoa Joe Schilling!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Da Costa (ranked 1812 p4p, 80 weight class) and Doug Slugs (ranked 4067 p4p, 145 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Doug Slugs was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Da Costa
vs
Slugs

199 cm
25
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Paradigm

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tiago Da Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Doug Slugs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Slugs clinches with his opponent.
Slugs landing knees to the head.

It looks like Tiago Da Costa has been cut.
Slugs with a knee to the head.
Slugs lands an elbow that stopped Da Costa in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Slugs obliges.
Da Costa is breathing heavily.

Slugs lands a vicious elbow to the side of Da Costa's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Slugs tries to finish him with strikes but Da Costa still seems able to defend himself so Slugs steps back and lets Da Costa get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.

Da Costa is rocked!

Tiago Da Costa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tiago Da Costa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Doug Slugs!
Our winner, Doug Slugs, 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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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Asiong Salonga (ranked 6935 p4p, 588 weight class) and Samart Payakaroon (ranked 5679 p4p, 517 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Asiong Salonga has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Asiong Salonga seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Salonga
vs
Payakaroon

180 cm
25
158 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
158 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Asiong Salonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samart Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salonga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Payakaroon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Payakaroon.
Salonga misses with a wild body shot.
Payakaroon scores with a leg kick.
Payakaroon tries to clinch up but Salonga circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Salonga misses the target.
Payakaroon loads up on a big right hand but Salonga slips the punch.
Salonga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Payakaroon misses with an uppercut. Salonga saw that one coming.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick which misses Salonga's front leg but catches the back leg as Salonga tries to avoid it.
Payakaroon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salonga's sensitive parts.
Payakaroon cracks the inside of Salonga's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Payakaroon.
Payakaroon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salonga swinging wildly here.
Payakaroon looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Salonga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payakaroon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salonga moves away.
Payakaroon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Payakaroon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salonga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon cracks the inside of Salonga's front leg.
Salonga throws a looping overhand right but Payakaroon ducks down to avoid it.
Salonga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Payakaroon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Salonga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Payakaroon lands a head shot.
A shot to the body from Salonga misses
and Payakaroon counters with a thumping low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Payakaroon.
Payakaroon misses with a body shot.
Payakaroon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Salonga connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Payakaroon scrambles back to his feet.
Salonga checks a low kick from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Payakaroon misses its intended target.
Salonga throws a series of punches but Payakaroon moves out of range.
Payakaroon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Salonga misses.
Salonga throws a combination that misses
and Payakaroon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Salonga's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakaroon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Salonga takes a kick to the side of the head.
Salonga misses with a two punch combination.
Payakaroon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salonga is breathing heavily.
Payakaroon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Good standup being displayed there by Payakaroon as he connects with a hook.
Payakaroon connects with an inside leg kick.
Payakaroon swinging wildly here.
Salonga throws a right hand that misses
and Payakaroon counters with a low kick, right behind Salonga 's knee.
That kick from Payakaroon tenderised Salonga's leg. Salonga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Payakaroon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Payakaroon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Payakaroon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payakaroon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salonga. That did some damage!
Salonga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Payakaroon.
Salonga throws a lazy right hand but Payakaroon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Payakaroon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samart Payakaroon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Payakaroon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salonga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Payakaroon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Salonga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payakaroon lands with a kick to the temple. Salonga shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Salonga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon fakes the leg kick and cracks Salonga in the body.
Payakaroon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Payakaroon delivers a nice body kick.
Salonga moves forwards but Payakaroon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Payakaroon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Salonga is rocked!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Payakaroon! Salonga is out on his feet! Payakaroon rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Salonga is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Salonga is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samart Payakaroon!
In defeat, Asiong Salonga stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck you'.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Kopp (ranked 6064 p4p, 471 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 2982 p4p, 296 weight class). John Smith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kopp
vs
Smith

210 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
24
262 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Kopp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kopp drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kopp.
Kopp thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kopp looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kopp gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Kopp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kopp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith throws the left hand but Kopp avoids the punch easily.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Kopp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kopp shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith throws a hook but Kopp avoids it easily.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Kopp misses with a head kick.
Kopp moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kopp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kopp ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith lands a head kick!
Kopp slips a jab from Smith.
As Smith looks to move away, Kopp throws a big counter combo but Smith just gets out of the way.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kopp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kopp throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Kopp is breathing heavily.

Kopp closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Kopp tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Kopp back against the cage.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Kopp is controlling the position.

Kopp pulls Smith into guard.
My spies in Island Sparring inform me that Smith has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Smith decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Smith throws a hook but Kopp avoids it easily.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kopp avoids the head kick by Smith.

Kopp drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Kopp has him pressed against the cage.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Kopp has double underhooks.
Kopp wants to break the clinch but can't.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith stuns Kopp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith lands a head kick. Kopp smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
It looked like Kopp was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Kopp clinches.
Smith wants to break free but Kopp has control.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Kopp taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Kopp shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kopp avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kopp.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Kopp's head back.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Thomas Kopp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Smith misses.
Kopp slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Kopp shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Kopp keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith throws out a counter right but Kopp avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Kopp on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith looks to land a combination but Kopp avoids it well.
Kopp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kopp throws a quick counter head kick but Smith was just out of range.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kopp moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Kopp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Smith tries to keep at a distance but Kopp has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kopp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Smith 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! This is the final round!

Kopp shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kopp showed some decent athleticism there.

Smith has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kopp is on him like a limpet, forcing Smith back against the cage.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Kopp takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kopp avoids the body shot from Smith.
Kopp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick from Smith lands but Kopp takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kopp clinches with his opponent.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kopp has him pressed against the cage.
Smith keeps control of Kopp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kopp holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kopp definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kopp blocks it with crossed arms.
Kopp tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Kopp won't allow it.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kopp moves out of range as Smith strikes.
A big right from Smith misses.
Kopp wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.

Kopp moves into the clinch successfully.
Kopp has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kopp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Kopp wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kopp is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Kopp's shoulder, as Kopp tries to avoid the shot.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
John Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kopp staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith throws a body punch but Kopp moves out of range.
Smith throws a push kick but Kopp slaps the foot to one side.
Kopp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Kopp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kopp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kopp.
Thomas Kopp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for John Smith!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for John Smith!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for John Smith!

John Smith wins by unanimous decision!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quincy Fapple (ranked 3235 p4p, 398 weight class) and Devon Finnes (ranked 3463 p4p, 415 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Fapple
vs
Finnes

186 cm
25
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
172 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Quincy Fapple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Devon Finnes!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnes is looking to clinch but Fapple is avoiding it.
Fapple is looking to counter punch.
Devon Finnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finnes tries to clinch there but Fapple circles away.
The fighters circling - Finnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fapple throwing a counter right hand but Finnes manages to avoid it.
Finnes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Finnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fapple.
Fapple thuds his right hand into Finnes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fapple avoids the head kick by Finnes.
Fapple keeps the fight on the outside.
Fapple is looking to counter punch.
Fapple stuffs the takedown attempt from Finnes. Finnes gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fapple uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finnes.
An attempted straight right counter from Fapple misses the target.
Fapple scores with a nice strike.
Finnes wants to clinch
and Fapple counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fapple throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Finnes misses.
Finnes tries to clinch up but Fapple circles away and keeps his distance.
Fapple avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Finnes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fapple cracks Finnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Finnes throws a nice looking combination but Fapple bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fapple takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Finnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Fapple swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Fapple misses the target.
Finnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fapple.
Fapple avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finnes tries to clinch there but Fapple circles away.
Finnes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fapple's head backwards.
Finnes moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Finnes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fapple quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finnes is keen to just control but Fapple is a slippery customer.
Finnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Finnes is trying to control. Fapple wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Finnes stops Fapple from getting back to his feet.
Fapple on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fapple tries to get out of the position.
Fapple is refusing to be controlled, as Finnes sits in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Finnes tries to clinch up
and Fapple counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Finnes
and Fapple counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fapple is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Finnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fapple.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Finnes is defended easily by Fapple.
Fapple loads up on a big right hand but Finnes slips the punch.
Finnes works over Fapple's head and body with a nice combination.
Finnes misses with a hook
and Fapple counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fapple looks to land a right hand but Finnes moved out of range.
It seemed like Finnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Fapple misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnes moves in looking to clinch but Fapple pushes him off.
Fapple pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Fapple on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fapple drops his hands momentarily and Finnes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Finnes tries to clinch but Fapple moves out of range.
Fapple throws a hook but Finnes avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finnes jabs Fapple to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finnes is looking to clinch but Fapple is avoiding it.
Fapple waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finnes.
Finnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Fapple counter with a right hand.
Finnes lands a nice shot to the body.

Fapple gets tackled into the cage by Finnes. Finnes maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Finnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fapple paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Fapple misses its target.
Finnes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Finnes tries to clinch up but Fapple circles away and keeps his distance.
Fapple moves away from the strike by Finnes.
Finnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fapple swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fapple sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fapple swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finnes moves in looking to clinch but Fapple pushes him off.
A quick step to the side and Fapple tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fapple misses with a body shot.
Finnes stuns Fapple with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fapple manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fapple throwing a counter right hand but Finnes manages to avoid it.
Finnes darts in trying to clinch
and Fapple counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fapple avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Fapple was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Finnes.
Finnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fapple paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Fapple misses the target.
Fapple takes one on the button.
Finnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finnes throws a head kick that misses
and Finnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Finnes duly obliges.
Finnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fapple counters with a stiff right hand.
Fapple pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fapple blocks a head kick by Finnes.
Fapple throwing a counter right hand but Finnes manages to avoid it.
A big left from Fapple misses.
Finnes slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fapple was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fapple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finnes slips a straight right by Fapple.
A nice side step and Finnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Finnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fapple was well out of range. Poor timing from Finnes.
Fapple's jab looks to have found its range, popping Finnes under the eye.
Fapple loads up on a big right hand but Finnes slips the punch.
A nice side step and Finnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fapple gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fapple circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Finnes to the canvas! Finnes doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Fapple keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quincy Fapple!
Our winner, Quincy Fapple, 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Gracie (ranked 5271 p4p, 534 weight class) and Milo Oliveira (ranked 4980 p4p, 520 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.

Gracie
vs
Oliveira

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alonzo Gracie !
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, Milo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oliveira feints and then cracks Gracie 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Oliveira scores with a leg kick.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oliveira swivels and escapes.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alonzo Gracie . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliveira as he avoids it easily.
Oliveira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oliveira.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Oliveira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie .
Oliveira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Oliveira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Oliveira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid body kick from Oliveira.
Gracie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oliveira connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oliveira.

Oliveira lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Oliveira takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Alonzo Gracie has been cut.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Oliveira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Oliveira. Gracie shrugs it off though.
Oliveira feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Gracie collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Milo Oliveira!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leon Quinones (ranked 4027 p4p, 348 weight class) and Thimothy Weenus (ranked 5990 p4p, 444 weight class). Thimothy Weenus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leon Quinones's chin.

Quinones
vs
Weenus

170 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

176 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon Quinones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thimothy Weenus!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quinones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Weenus sprawls well initially but Quinones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Quinones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Weenus is just riding it out for now. Quinones eventually gives up the hold.
Still in half guard, Quinones seems content to control.
Weenus tries to get to full guard but Quinones has control of the leg.
Weenus has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Hammers Fight Camp. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinones controlling the pace.
Quinones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weenus is looking to control Quinones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Weenus avoid being mounted?

Weenus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Quinones is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Quinones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Quinones seems content to control.
Quinones has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Weenus is defending against the submission attempts here by Quinones.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Quinones tries to pass to full mount but Weenus defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Weenus looking for submissions off his back.

Weenus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Quinones trying to pass the guard but Weenus defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quinones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Weenus trying to control here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Quinones 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.

Weenus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Weenus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quinones controls the pace.
Quinones postures up.
Quinones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Weenus's guard.
Quinones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Weenus actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Quinones is working for a submission of some sort.
Quinones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Weenus!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinones looking to control but Weenus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quinones content just to control the position here.
Weenus tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Weenus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Quinones controlling the position easily from mount.
Weenus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Quinones controlling the pace for now.
Quinones wants to take Weenus's back but he can't do it this time.
Quinones moves to take his opponent's back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Quinones is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Weenus knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Weenus for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Quinones dominated that second round.
That's time! Quinones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Weenus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Quinones scores with a takedown into Weenus's guard.
Weenus can't keep his opponent in guard - Quinones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Weenus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Weenus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weenus pushes Quinones off looking to stand but Quinones dives back in and keeps control.

Weenus looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Weenus looking for submissions off his back.
Leon Quinones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Quinones is working for a kimura but Weenus is defending it quite comfortably.
Weenus tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Well, if Quinones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Weenus wants to improve his position but Quinones is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quinones stalling.

Quinones is working for a kimura but Weenus is defending it quite comfortably.
Thimothy Weenus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinones stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Quinones is working for a kimura but Weenus is defending it quite comfortably.

Weenus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quinones pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Quinones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quinones, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight for Leon Quinones!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Leon Quinones!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Leon Quinones!

Leon Quinones wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thommy Harinck (ranked 3239 p4p, 346 weight class) and Julio Dean (ranked 4387 p4p, 440 weight class). Dean is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Zack Fox- Jesus Is The One (I Got Depression). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harinck
vs
Dean

192 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
24
161 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Paradigm
Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thommy Harinck!
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, Julio Dean!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harinck scores with a body shot.
Harinck lands a lovely overhand right.
Dean with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Harinck counter with a right hand.
Harinck scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dean doesn't seem bothered though.
Dean misses with a takedown
and Harinck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harinck stuns Dean with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Harinck lands a big right hand that sends Dean crashing to the mat! Harinck stays standing though and waves Dean back to his feet!

Dean is rocked!
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!
Dean is aggressively charging in as Harinck backs up avoiding any damage. Harinck tosses out a jab and Dean runs right into it face first! Dean is out cold! Harinck dropped down on all fours and is barking in Dean's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thommy Harinck!
An out of breath Thommy Harinck thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Julio Dean spoke after the fight, saying 'Praise Gaben'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Island Fighter (ranked 1715 p4p, 227 weight class) and Reno Rocca (ranked 2791 p4p, 330 weight class). Reno Rocca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fighter
vs
Rocca

200 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

The Glue Factory

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reno Rocca!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fighter lands with a shot to the body.
Rocca has a takedown stuffed.
Rocca needs to keep his hands up - Fighter had a free shot at his head there.
Fighter defending well as Rocca loads up on a big left hand.
Fighter swings widly with a right hand
and Rocca counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fighter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocca was well out of range. Poor timing from Fighter.
Rocca dips to his left and cracks Fighter with an uppercut!
Fighter looks to land a combination but Rocca avoids it well.
Fighter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rocca misses with a hook. Fighter ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter throws the left hand but Rocca avoids the punch easily.
We've been informed that Rocca has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Fighter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fighter pushes Rocca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter is working Rocca over against the cage.
Rocca wants to get back to striking at distance but Fighter won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Fighter.
A shot in the inside from Fighter.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fighter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fighter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fighter lands a hook that snaps the head of Rocca backwards.
Fighter scores with a shoulder strike.
Fighter lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Fighter.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rocca.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike.
Fighter scores with a shot to the side of Rocca's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fighter blocks a body shot from Rocca.
Fighter lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fighter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fighter.
Fighter lands a body shot.
Rocca looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fighter.
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rocca backwards.
Rocca misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fighter.
A nice left hand lands by Fighter.
Fighter scores with a hook to the body.
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rocca backwards.
Fighter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rocca backwards.
Rocca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighter presses Rocca against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fighter lands with a light punch inside.
Fighter scores with a shot to the side of Rocca's head.
Fighter presses Rocca against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Fighter - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Island Fighter dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fighter takes a swing at Rocca's ribcage but misses.
Fighter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rocca's head.
Fighter lands with a cross.
Rocca defending well as Fighter loads up on a big left hand.
Fighter jabs at Rocca's body.
Fighter connects with a body shot that sends Rocca's belly button to the back.
Island Fighter is winning the standup battle so far.

Fighter feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rocca sprawling to the canvas! Rocca rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fighter finish him?!

Rocca is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rocca feints the counter takedown.
Rocca is still on wobbly legs! Can Fighter finish him?
Fighter moves out of range of the leg kick from Rocca.
Rocca seems to have recovered his senses.
Fighter lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Rocca head around and knocks him out cold! Fighter hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Island Fighter!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Davis (ranked 1614 p4p, 210 weight class) and GP Life (ranked 3397 p4p, 399 weight class). Davis comes into the arena with Sound of Silence blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davis
vs
Life

183 cm
25
216 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

The Glue Factory
Paradigm

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sean Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, GP Life!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Life throws a shot to the body.
Life cracks Davis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Davis tries to clinch but Life is having none of it.
Life throws a good cross that connects.
Life looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Life lands the left hand.
Sean Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Life swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Life looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Life is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Life cracks Davis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Life darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davis looks to clinch
and Life counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis tries to clinch up
and Life counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Davis is rocked!
Life drops Davis with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Davis! Life dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). GP Life!
Our winner, GP Life, 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.