Island Fights 10 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin The Claw (ranked 7081 p4p, 545 weight class) and Vladimirs Voranovskis (ranked 2969 p4p, 316 weight class). Vladimirs Voranovskis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

The Claw
vs
Voranovskis

156 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

199 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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, Kevin The Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Vladimirs Voranovskis!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Claw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Voranovskis is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
The Claw looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Voranovskis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Voranovskis showed some decent athleticism there.
The Claw pushes Voranovskis off but Voranovskis dives into side control.
Voranovskis advances to full mount.
A nice elbow there by Voranovskis.
Voranovskis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The Claw is in a horrible position here. Voranovskis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voranovskis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Voranovskis lands a big elbow.
Voranovskis controlling from mount.

Voranovskis is working for a guillotine from mount but The Claw frees his head quite easily.
Voranovskis controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Voranovskis has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Voranovskis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Voranovskis raining down shots from the mount!
Voranovskis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Voranovskis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Voranovskis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Voranovskis lands with some strikes.
Voranovskis landing strikes from the mount.
Voranovskis controlling the position easily from mount.
Voranovskis working The Claw over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Voranovskis has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! The Claw is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vladimirs Voranovskis!

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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin The Dream (ranked 6389 p4p, 517 weight class) and Kalkupalhu Ditti (ranked 5860 p4p, 499 weight class). Kalkupalhu Ditti struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

The Dream
vs
Ditti

160 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

185 cm
21
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Kevin The Dream!
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, Kalkupalhu Ditti!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ditti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Dream looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ditti misses with a double jab

and The Dream counters with a takedown into side control.
Ditti tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Ditti is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ditti looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dream landing with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ditti is trying to get back to his feet but The Dream has full control of the position and if anything, Ditti has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Good control from The Dream.
Ditti trying to control the action but The Dream just sinks the hooks in.
The Dream seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ditti wants to get back to his feet.
Ditti tries to roll but The Dream sticks to his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The Dream is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ditti is defending well though. The Dream let's go of the attempt for now.
Ditti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Dream. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Dream throwing sloppy strikes.
The Dream is hanging on to Ditti's back as he tries to escape.
What can Ditti do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

The Dream has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ditti is really stuck here.
The Dream really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Ditti.
I really don't envy Ditti right now.
The Dream could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ditti trying to control but not successfully.

The Dream is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Ditti has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but The Dream has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Ditti taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. The Dream doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kevin The Dream!

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FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruddo Ryokale (ranked 6360 p4p, 246 weight class) and Juan Garcia (ranked 6598 p4p, 251 weight class). Ruddo Ryokale had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 137.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The key to victory for Ruddo Ryokale has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ryokale
vs
Garcia

160 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
141 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruddo Ryokale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryokale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryokale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Garcia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Garcia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ryokale is being controlled here.
Garcia scoring with punches from side control.
Garcia landing a few strikes.
Garcia passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ryokale!
Garcia lands a heavy elbow.
Garcia landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryokale is in a horrible position here. Garcia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Ryokale is rocked!

It looks like Ruddo Ryokale has been cut.
Ryokale is breathing heavily.
Garcia lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Ryokale is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big strike lands for Garcia! That's really hurt Ryokale and he's turned his back - Garcia keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Garcia jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Garcia!
An out of breath Juan Garcia thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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hype
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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between British Scorpy (ranked 7191 p4p, 199 weight class) and Alberto Luque (ranked 3296 p4p, 118 weight class). British Scorpy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Scorpy
vs
Luque

188 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
26
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, British Scorpy!
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, Alberto Luque!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Luque. No joy for Scorpy on that attempt.
Luque cracks Scorpy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alberto Luque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Luque.
Scorpy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Luque uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Luque drops Scorpy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Scorpy looks back up at him and smiles so Luque waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Scorpy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
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!

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

Scorpy is rocked!
Luque cracks a nice hook into Scorpy's ribs.
Scorpy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Luque circles away.
Luque lunges at Scorpy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scorpy's hand.
Scorpy switches off momentarily and Luque cracks him with a monster right hand! Scorpy topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Luque dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Luque!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alberto Luque!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Blood (ranked 6057 p4p, 479 weight class) and Tom Bennett (ranked 5206 p4p, 448 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Blood
vs
Bennett

166 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vadim Blood!
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, Tom Bennett!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood moves in looking to clinch but Bennett pushes him off.
Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bennett shoots in and gets a takedown into Blood's guard.
Blood wants to get back to his feet but Bennett passes into half guard.
Blood has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Bennett in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Blood tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bennett!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Bennett!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomislav Trpimirovic (ranked 6004 p4p, 478 weight class) and Frank White (ranked 4212 p4p, 416 weight class). Trpimirovic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dolazak Hrvata. White has chosen This is America as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trpimirovic
vs
White

180 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

194 cm
25
193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomislav Trpimirovic!
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, Frank White!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trpimirovic lands with a shot to the body.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

White instigates a clinch.
Trpimirovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Trpimirovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
White takes a shot to the head.
Trpimirovic avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
Trpimirovic wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.
Trpimirovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
White lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Tomislav Trpimirovic has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
White has Trpimirovic pressed against the cage, preventing Trpimirovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trpimirovic blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trpimirovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trpimirovic blocks an elbow strike from White.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trpimirovic's brow.
Trpimirovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trpimirovic blocks the elbow strike.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White keeps control of Trpimirovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White lands an elbow inside that Trpimirovic shrugs off.
White throws an elbow that misses.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trpimirovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
White throws an elbow that misses.
White lands an elbow that stopped Trpimirovic in his tracks for a moment.
Trpimirovic tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
Trpimirovic has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.

Tomislav Trpimirovic's cut is getting worse.
White throws an elbow that misses.
Trpimirovic wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trpimirovic avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
Trpimirovic is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
White misses with an elbow strike.
Clinched against the cage, White lands a big elbow that drops Trpimirovic! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Trpimirovic is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank White!
Frank White seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Tomislav Trpimirovic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Lucky shot.'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malakai Rasputin (ranked 3717 p4p, 346 weight class) and Abel Freysisson (ranked 3590 p4p, 333 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rasputin
vs
Freysisson

212 cm
26
241 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

The Glue Factory

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malakai Rasputin!
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, Abel Freysisson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin throws an off balance right hand
and Freysisson counters with a straight right hand.
Freysisson throws a lazy right hand but Rasputin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Freysisson swings for the body but Rasputin moves out of range.
Malakai Rasputin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Freysisson misses its intended target.
Rasputin throws a hook to the side of Freysisson's head but Freysisson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rasputin lands with a shot to the body.
Freysisson throws a body shot but no joy.
Rasputin swings widly with a right hand
enabling Freysisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Rasputin moves forwards but Freysisson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Freysisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rasputin moves away.
Rasputin misses with a body shot.
Rasputin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Freysisson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rasputin under the eye.
Freysisson lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freysisson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Freysisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rasputin moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Rasputin misses the target.
Freysisson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Abel Freysisson has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Rasputin.
Freysisson wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin connects with a body shot.
Rasputin moves out of range as Freysisson strikes.
Rasputin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Freysisson throws out the jab.
Freysisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rasputin moves away.
Freysisson blocks a jab.
Rasputin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freysisson avoids the body shot from Rasputin.
Freysisson misses with a straight left.
Rasputin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rasputin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rasputin throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freysisson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Freysisson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin lands a jab to Freysisson's midsection.
Rasputin avoids the body shot from Freysisson.
Freysisson ducks under a wild hook from Rasputin.
Rasputin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rasputin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Freysisson.
Rasputin misses with a body shot.
Rasputin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Freysisson under the eye.
Freysisson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Freysisson dips to his left and cracks Rasputin with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freysisson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Freysisson misses with a hook.
Freysisson just misses with a punch to the body.
Rasputin is looking to counter punch.
We've been told by Rasputin's head coaches at Poseidon MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rasputin loads up on a big right hand but Freysisson slips the punch.
Rasputin throws out a loose jab but Freysisson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freysisson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Freysisson ducks under a wild hook from Rasputin.
Rasputin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Freysisson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freysisson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rasputin throws out the jab.
Rasputin misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Freysisson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rasputin slips under a jab.
Rasputin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Freysisson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Freysisson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Freysisson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rasputin.
Freysisson misses the shot to the body.
Rasputin throws a big shot that misses.
Freysisson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freysisson. Rasputin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Freysisson there.
Freysisson looks to throw the jab but Rasputin is out of range.
Rasputin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rasputin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freysisson moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freysisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rasputin.
Rasputin throws a hook but Freysisson avoids it easily.
Rasputin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freysisson.
An attempted straight right counter from Rasputin misses the target.
Rasputin swings for the body but Freysisson moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Freysisson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Freysisson.
Rasputin loads up on a big right hand but Freysisson slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Freysisson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rasputin connects with a body shot that sends Freysisson's belly button to the back.
Rasputin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Freysisson.
Freysisson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rasputin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rasputin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rasputin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freysisson. Rasputin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freysisson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Freysisson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rasputin throws out the jab.
Freysisson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rasputin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Freysisson throws out the jab.
Rasputin connects with a right hand. Freysisson shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rasputin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Freysisson cracks Rasputin with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malakai Rasputin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abel Freysisson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rasputin tests Freysisson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Freysisson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rasputin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Freysisson has time to react.
Rasputin throws a lazy right hand but Freysisson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Freysisson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rasputin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Rasputin. That snapped Freysisson's head back.
Malakai Rasputin is winning the standup battle so far.
Freysisson missing with a left hand there. Rasputin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rasputin keeps the fight on the outside.
Rasputin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Freysisson's head backwards.

Freysisson is rocked!
Rasputin lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Freysisson up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Rasputin from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Freysisson's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malakai Rasputin!
After the fight, Malakai Rasputin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Izquierdo (ranked 3008 p4p, 375 weight class) and Marko Antonio (ranked 2982 p4p, 372 weight class). Antonio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Good Life. Marko Antonio told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Izquierdo
vs
Antonio

190 cm
25
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Izquierdo!
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, Marko Antonio!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izquierdo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antonio circles away quickly and effectively.
Antonio feints the counter takedown.
Izquierdo scores with a three punch combo!
Izquierdo lands a nice shot to the body.
Izquierdo lands a nice shot to the body.
Izquierdo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Antonio drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Izquierdo defends it well.
Antonio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonio staying out of range there.
Izquierdo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Hammers Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Izquierdo misses the jab.
Antonio changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Izquierdo. That snapped Antonio's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izquierdo throws an overhand right that lands on Antonio's shoulder, as Antonio tries to avoid the shot.
Izquierdo sizes up Antonio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Izquierdo lands an overhand right.
Izquierdo swings widly with a right hand

and Antonio counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Izquierdo!
Antonio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Antonio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Izquierdo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Antonio connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Izquierdo some visible discomfort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izquierdo is looking for a sweep.
Antonio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Izquierdo down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izquierdo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Antonio working the head and body with strikes.

Antonio is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Izquierdo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Antonio crunches a massive hammerfist down on Izquierdo - he's out! Antonio Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marko Antonio!
Marko Antonio got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malakei Martin (ranked 1718 p4p, 194 weight class) and Jeff Ogus (ranked 2359 p4p, 259 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Martin
vs
Ogus

180 cm
25
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 2

168 cm
25
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 2, fighting out of The Island, Malakei Martin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeff Ogus!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin connects with a high kick.
Martin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ogus 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.
Martin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ogus counters with a series of strikes. Martin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ogus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ogus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick by Martin misses
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin throws a body kick that misses
and Ogus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Ogus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ogus! But no joy.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ogus blocks a head kick by Martin.
Ogus swinging wildly here.
Martin is looking for a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ogus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Martin connects with a crisp jab.
Martin throws out a leg kick but Ogus moves out of range and Martin only half commits.
Ogus misses with a wild combination.
Martin throws a head kick but Ogus moves out of range.

Ogus has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ogus.
Ogus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ogus lands a body punch.
Ogus pushes Martin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ogus avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.

Ogus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin throws a low kick but Ogus avoids it.
Ogus throws a counter combo.

Ogus darts in and clinches Martin up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ogus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Ogus prevents a takedown attempt there.

Martin successfully pulls guard.

Martin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ogus defends well.
Ogus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ogus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Ogus from controlling successfully.
Martin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ogus's guard.

We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ogus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ogus working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Martin wants to control from the top but Ogus keeps moving.

Martin drops back looking for a leg! Ogus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ogus manages to kick Martin off! Martin jumps back into Ogus's guard.
Ogus throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Martin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ogus wants to hit a switch here but Martin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ogus there!

Martin is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ogus to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ogus shrugs it off.

Martin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ogus is looking to improve his position but Martin isn't that keen on the idea.

Ogus wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Martin has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Ogus taps furiously! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Malakei Martin!
Malakei Martin retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Malakei Martin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.