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The Island Season 14, 265+ lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeducous Zarandous (ranked 3505 p4p, 486 weight class) and Tokoni Soaki (ranked 173 p4p, 27 weight class). Soaki has chosen Shepherds Reign - Le Manu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zeducous Zarandous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tokoni Soaki!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zarandous throws a right hand that Soaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Soaki also avoids with ease.
Soaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zarandous.
And Soaki tries to counter it with a takedown but Zarandous pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zarandous just misses with a punch to the body.
Zarandous throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left lands for Zarandous.
Zarandous moves out of range as Soaki strikes.
Zarandous connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Soaki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zarandous cracks Soaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 It looks like Tokoni Soaki has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zarandous.
Zarandous shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Soaki eats them both and turns towards Zarandous to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zarandous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Soaki.
Zarandous displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Zarandous.
Zarandous connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soaki. Soaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarandous throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by Zarandous.
Zarandous fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zarandous connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from Zarandous.
Soaki with a jab.
 It looks like Zeducous Zarandous has been cut.
Soaki slips under a jab from Zarandous.
We've been told by Zarandous's head coaches at PhoQus Island Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zeducous Zarandous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Soaki misses.
Zarandous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soaki moves away.
Soaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soaki throws a body punch but Zarandous moves out of range.
A head kick by Zarandous misses
and Soaki counters by moving into the clinch.
Soaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zarandous wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zarandous wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zarandous breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soaki slips a jab and a cross from Zarandous.
Soaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zarandous.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zarandous lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zarandous throws a body punch but Soaki moves out of range.
Soaki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Zarandous.
Zarandous scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soaki in his tracks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Soaki.
Soaki is looking to clinch but Zarandous is avoiding it.
Zarandous is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Zarandous finds it's way through Soaki's defenses.
Zarandous is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zarandous lands a nice shot that snaps Soaki's head back.
Zarandous misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soaki.
Zarandous slips a straight right by Soaki.
Zarandous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soaki.
Zarandous is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Zarandous cracks Soaki with an open hand slap.
Zarandous jabs at Soaki's body.
Zarandous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarandous misses with a hook. Soaki ducked under it nicely.
Soaki looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Soaki dodges the punch combination from Zarandous.
Zarandous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Zarandous.
Zarandous cracks Soaki with an open hand slap.
Zarandous scores with a decent looking hook.
Zarandous circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soaki takes a swing at Zarandous's ribcage but misses.
Soaki walks into a stiff left hand from Zarandous.
Zarandous bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A combination from Zarandous does no damage.
Zarandous jabs Soaki right on the nose. Soaki blinks but takes it well.
Zarandous jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zarandous bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zarandous is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Soaki feints the counter takedown.
Soaki swings for the body but Zarandous moves out of range.
Zarandous lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Soaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zarandous looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soaki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soaki checks a leg kick.
Soaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zarandous tries to avoid it but Soaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zarandous to the ground. Zarandous escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zeducous Zarandous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tokoni Soaki.
Zarandous misses with a wild combination.
Zarandous throws a right and a left that Soaki avoids nicely.
Soaki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zarandous with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left and a right from Zarandous both land. Nice combination.
Nice defenses there by Soaki.
Soaki changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zarandous uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soaki.
Zeducous Zarandous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soaki throws a lazy right hand but Zarandous sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeducous Zarandous dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A shot to the liver by Zarandous. Beautiful body shot.
Zarandous misses with a hook.
Soaki misses with an uppercut.
Zarandous misses with a looping right.
Zarandous misses with a hook
and Soaki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zarandous's guard.
Zarandous on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zarandous tries to get out of the position.
Soaki lands a couple of digs.
Zarandous is trying to hold Soaki in close to prevent damage but Soaki has managed to pass into half guard.
Zarandous wants to control but Soaki is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zarandous tries to kick Soaki off in order to stand up. Soaki Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Soaki in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Zarandous tries to control but Soaki manages to take his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarandous trying to control the hands but Soaki won't let him.
Soaki is punishing Zarandous with some ground and pound.
Zarandous trying to control the hands but Soaki breaks the grip.
Zarandous tries to escape the position.
Soaki lands a shot to the head.
Soaki is not going to allow Zarandous to sit and survive in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soaki throwing damaging strikes from the back! Zarandous could be in trouble here!
Zeducous Zarandous's cut is getting worse.
Soaki lands punches and elbows.
Zeducous Zarandous's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zeducous Zarandous's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tokoni Soaki!
Tokoni Soaki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Leer (ranked 1466 p4p, 1895 weight class) and Henry Shewmaker (ranked 75 p4p, 106 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fred Leer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Henry Shewmaker!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shewmaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shewmaker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Leer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shewmaker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Leer. That one must have hurt.
Shewmaker lands a right hook to the body.
Leer needs to keep his hands up - Shewmaker had a free shot at his head there.
Leer feints and then cracks Shewmaker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shewmaker down.
Shewmaker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shewmaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shewmaker scores with a jab. Leer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leer takes a swing at Shewmaker's ribcage but misses.
Leer throws a body kick that misses
and Shewmaker counters with a crisp right hand that drops Leer! Shewmaker lets Leer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Fred Leer has been cut.
Leer misses with a wild body shot.
As Leer backs off Shewmaker throws a huge counter combo but Leer manages to avoid it all.
Leer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shewmaker throws out a counter right but Leer avoids it with no problem.
Shewmaker feints with a jab and clips Leer right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Leer is sent crashing into the canvas and Shewmaker leaps in for the kill! Leer tries to get to his feet but Shewmaker is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Leer is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Shewmaker!
In his post fight interview, Henry Shewmaker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borscht Balgav (ranked 2442 p4p, 1251 weight class) and Helm Hammerhand (ranked 0 p4p, 64 weight class). Hammerhand has chosen ODESZA - My Friends Never Die as his entrance music. 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.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Borscht Balgav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Helm Hammerhand!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balgav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammerhand.
Hammerhand throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balgav counters with a right hand to the body.
A shot to the liver by Hammerhand. Beautiful body shot.
Balgav definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hammerhand misses with a right hand
and Balgav counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hammerhand looks winded!
Hammerhand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balgav sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hammerhand misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Balgav was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hammerhand.
Hammerhand thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balgav seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hammerhand lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerhand throws a shot from downtown. Balgav moves away and avoids it.
Hammerhand throws a poor cross that misses
and Balgav counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Helm Hammerhand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammerhand ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balgav needs to keep his hands up - Hammerhand had a free shot at his head there.
Hammerhand misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Balgav tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammerhand jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hammerhand fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Balgav takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hammerhand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balgav sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balgav throws a big counter combination but Hammerhand scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hammerhand comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hammerhand misses with a straight right.
Balgav keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammerhand.
It looked like Balgav was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hammerhand.
Hammerhand looks to land a left hand but Balgav moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerhand throws a right hand that misses
and Balgav counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Hammerhand.
Hammerhand throws an off balance right hand
and Balgav counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerhand misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Balgav to counter with a crisp jab.
Balgav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammerhand throws out the jab.
Balgav uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hammerhand.
Hammerhand stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Borscht Balgav has been cut.
Balgav takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Helm Hammerhand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balgav takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hammerhand throws a right hand that misses
and Balgav counters with a series of strikes. Hammerhand will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hammerhand.
Balgav is looking for a counter combo.
Hammerhand misses with a hook
and Balgav counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Helm Hammerhand has been cut.
Hammerhand misses with a left hand
and Balgav counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
BOOM! Hammerhand lands a beautiful left hook that drops Balgav. Balgav tries to recover but Hammerhand is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Balgav lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helm Hammerhand!
Our winner, Helm Hammerhand, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bruce (ranked 590 p4p, 3241 weight class) and Lipe Ribeiro (ranked 34 p4p, 165 weight class). Jack Bruce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lipe Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce lands with a hook. Ribeiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Lipe Ribeiro has been cut.
Bruce misses with a straight left.
Bruce misses with a looping left.
Ribeiro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ribeiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ribeiro looks to land a left hand but Bruce moved out of range nicely.
Bruce has been working on his boxing with his coaches at PhoQus Island Training in the buildup to the fight.
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ribeiro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bruce feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ribeiro sprawling to the canvas! Ribeiro rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bruce finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribeiro leaves his chin hanging out and Bruce seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ribeiro crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Bruce!
Our winner, Jack Bruce, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Johnson (ranked 2752 p4p, 1008 weight class) and Hadebrand Drachmann (ranked 139 p4p, 59 weight class). Damien Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damien Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hadebrand Drachmann!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drachmann scores with a hook.
It looks like Damien Johnson has been cut.
Drachmann looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drachmann scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've been hearing reports that Johnson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Drachmann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drachmann swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Drachmann has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Drachmann wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Drachmann really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drachmann trying to control the position.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drachmann's head.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stands up over Drachmann, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Drachmann is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drachmann has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Drachmann looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Drachmann keeps moving.
Drachmann has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson won't allow Drachmann to sweep him here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson is working Drachmann over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Drachmann looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is in close to Drachmann's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Drachmann is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Drachmann can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson working Drachmann over with strikes.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Drachmann is having none of it.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drachmann is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson is pressing down on Drachmann's thigh, looking to free his foot. Drachmann is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is nestled in close to Drachmann, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Drachmann wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson is keen to just control but Drachmann is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson is taking a breather. Drachmann says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Drachmann has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Drachmann on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Drachmann trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson passes to full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drachmann slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drachmann closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson wants the takedown. Drachmann is fighting it off but Johnson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Drachmann's guard against the cage.
Johnson distracts Drachmann with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson stands up over Drachmann, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson is working Drachmann over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Drachmann keeps moving.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drachmann looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drachmann is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Drachmann has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Johnson cracks Drachmann with a solid left hand.
Drachmann controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson is in close to Drachmann's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Drachmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drachmann controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Drachmann.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson advances position into side control!
Drachmann gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drachmann actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson winds up and cracks Drachmann with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Drachmann's temple.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working over Drachmann with some ground and pound. Drachmann looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Drachmann's hands, connecting with Drachmann's forehead.
Drachmann taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Drachmann actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Drachmann on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drachmann can do to turn this around?
Drachmann is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damien Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drachmann escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson stands and throws Drachmann's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Drachmann knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Drachmann some visible discomfort.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johnson working the head with strikes.
Johnson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Drachmann takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drachmann is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Drachmann struggling a bit here.
Drachmann is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing a few strikes.
Drachmann is trying to get back to half guard.
Drachmann is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Johnson grinds an elbow into Drachmann's temple.
Johnson working the head with strikes.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Drachmann down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drachmann is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Drachmann takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working Drachmann over with some ground and pound from side control.
Drachmann takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drachmann keeps working.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johnson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Drachmann here, landing some big shots from side control.
Drachmann wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Damien Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson grinds an elbow into Drachmann's temple.
Drachmann is being controlled here.
Hadebrand Drachmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson is working Drachmann over with some ground and pound from side control.
 Drachmann is rocked!
Drachmann takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Drachmann is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson lands a strong strike to the head of Drachmann. That's dazed him! Johnson looking to finish here. Drachmann is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Johnson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Johnson!
Damien Johnson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Las Vegas (ranked 1112 p4p, 2377 weight class) and Roid Rager Ii (ranked 60 p4p, 121 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Las Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roid Rager Ii!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vegas wants to control from the top but Rager Ii keeps moving.
Vegas advances position into side control!
Rager Ii is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rager Ii avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vegas.
Vegas is putting a hurting on Rager Ii here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Rager Ii's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Vegas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rager Ii tries to buck Vegas off but Vegas is having none of it.
Vegas tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rager Ii regains half guard there - taking advantage of Vegas's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Rager Ii felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Vegas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vegas frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vegas looking to ground and pound but Rager Ii is blocking nicely.
Rager Ii is squirming around, avoiding Vegas's attempts to control the action.
Rager Ii is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vegas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vegas misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rager Ii really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rager Ii takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Roid Rager Ii has been cut.
Vegas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vegas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rager Ii is desperately trying to improve his position but Vegas has a good base and remains in mount.
Vegas throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Vegas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That has opened up Roid Rager Ii's cut even more.
Rager Ii tries to lock up and control but Vegas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rager Ii wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Vegas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vegas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The cut above Roid Rager Ii's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roid Rager Ii's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Las Vegas!
Our winner, Las Vegas, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe McConnell (ranked 1773 p4p, 1642 weight class) and Charlinho Motosserra (ranked 99 p4p, 86 weight class). Joe McConnell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe McConnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charlinho Motosserra!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McConnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Motosserra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McConnell moves away.
Motosserra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McConnell wants to clinch.
McConnell tries to clinch there but Motosserra circles away.
McConnell is looking to clinch but Motosserra is avoiding it.
Motosserra swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McConnell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McConnell fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've been told by McConnell's head coaches at PhoQus Island Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motosserra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Motosserra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Charlinho Motosserra has been cut.
Motosserra circles away from the clinch attempt.
McConnell tries to close the distance and clinch but Motosserra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McConnell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Motosserra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe McConnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McConnell darts in and clinches Motosserra up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, McConnell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from McConnell.
McConnell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Motosserra has clasped his hands together around McConnell's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Motosserra tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Motosserra has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Motosserra taking a breather here.
Motosserra trying to control the action but McConnell is working from the bottom.
Motosserra has hold of McConnell's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! McConnell tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Motosserra cranks the arm and McConnell screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from McConnell, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Charlinho Motosserra!
Charlinho Motosserra was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hog Molly (ranked 337 p4p, 3630 weight class) and Soso Anzor (ranked 20 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hog Molly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Soso Anzor!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anzor stuns Molly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anzor manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Molly on his heels. He'll look to pass Molly's guard now, I'm sure.
Molly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anzor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
It looks like Hog Molly has been cut.
Anzor wants to control from the top but Molly keeps moving.
Anzor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anzor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Molly's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anzor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Molly's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anzor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anzor looking to sit in guard and control but Molly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anzor thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molly being controlled here momentarily.
Anzor throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Anzor has his hands on Molly's head, controlling the position.
Anzor trying to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anzor can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Molly cracks Anzor with a good jab.
Anzor shoots in but no luck this time.
Anzor shoots in for a takedown but Molly shows good takedown defense.
Molly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Anzor.
Molly seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Anzor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Molly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anzor thinking.
Hog Molly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Soso Anzor.
Molly digs a good hook to Anzor's body.
Anzor looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molly cracks Anzor with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Molly has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Anzor to stand back up!
It looks like Soso Anzor has been cut.
Molly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Molly is leaning against Anzor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Molly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Molly digs a right hand into Anzor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anzor's gas tank.
Molly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Molly.
Molly pushes Anzor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Molly.
Molly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anzor backwards.
Molly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anzor backwards.
Molly scores with a hook to the body.
Molly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anzor backwards.
Molly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anzor is rocked!
Molly is working Anzor over against the cage.
Anzor is still on wobbly legs! Can Molly finish him?
Molly pushes Anzor against the cage. Molly is working some dirty boxing. Molly pushes off with a quick right hook! Anzor goes down! Anzor tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Molly moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hog Molly!
During a confident post fight interview, Hog Molly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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