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VFC 24 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mayvette Gochoco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayvette Gochoco 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mayvette Gochoco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Parker!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker gets a clinch.
Gochoco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Parker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Parker jumps into guard, dragging Gochoco to the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Parker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Parker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gochoco has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Parker is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker is trying to control the position but Gochoco postures up.
Parker working for submissions but it's allowed Gochoco to get to half guard.
Parker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gochoco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Parker is trying to control but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parker can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is looking to improve his position.
Gochoco frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Parker is trying to escape the mount.
Gochoco thowing shots but they're missing.
Gochoco throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gochoco trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to hold on but Gochoco pushes him away.
Gochoco wants to control the pace but Parker is squirming around nicely.
Gochoco has isolated one of Parker's arms. Parker looking to fight him off but Gochoco twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mayvette Gochoco!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmmy Chicken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Tyson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimmmy Chicken's chin.
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250 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmmy Chicken!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chicken blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Chicken gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chicken wants to take a breather but Tyson is having none of it.
Chicken is stalling here. Tyson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chicken seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tyson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson tries to get to his feet but Chicken is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Tyson in his guard.
Chicken is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tyson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chicken is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to free his leg and advance position but Chicken is retaining full guard.
Chicken wants to sweep but no luck.
Chicken punching from the bottom - just letting Tyson know he's still in a fight.
Chicken wants to stand but Tyson is controlling the position.
Tyson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chicken on the ground.
Chicken wants to get back to his feet but Tyson passes into half guard.
Chicken has a hand on Tyson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tyson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chicken sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tyson passes to side control.
Chicken manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tyson's best efforts.
Chicken trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson content to control rather than advance.
Chicken trying to get back to full guard but Tyson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Tyson avoids the attempt from Chicken to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chicken can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tyson controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chicken wants to hold on but Tyson pushes him away.
Chicken bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Chicken trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jimmmy Chicken has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Chicken fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyson throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmmy Chicken dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tyson and Chicken are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Tyson throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Chicken into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Tyson knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charles Tyson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salomon Diakte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Durant is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 Hilo, Salomon Diakte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Durant!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diakte with a poor takedown
and Durant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Durant.
Diakte breaks the clinch.
Diakte swats away the attempt to clinch by Durant.
Diakte looks for a takedown but Durant sprawls well.
Diakte misses with a takedown attempt
and Durant moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salomon Diakte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diakte prevents the takedown attempt.
Durant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diakte is trying to push Durant away but Durant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diakte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Durant fails to pull guard.
Diakte breaks from the clinch.
Diakte circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diakte counters with a head kick.
Diakte throws a lazy uppercut
and Durant holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durant can't break the clinch.
Diakte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diakte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durant tries to clinch up but Diakte circles away and keeps his distance.
Diakte shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Durant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Durant.
Durant has Diakte pressed against the cage, preventing Diakte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diakte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diakte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Durant is looking to clinch but Diakte is avoiding it.
Durant closes the distance and clinches.
Durant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diakte's efforts to push away.
Diakte is looking to break free of the clinch but Durant has double underhooks.
Durant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diakte pulls guard successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Diakte has his hands on Durant's head, controlling the position.
Diakte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Durant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diakte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Durant trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Diakte manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Diakte might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diakte stands up and waves to Durant to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant closes the distance but Diakte moves to the side
and Diakte counters with a nice body kick.
Diakte shoots in but Durant avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Durant tries to clinch up.
Diakte has his takedown stuffed
and Durant holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diakte is breathing heavily.
Durant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diakte misses with a takedown
and Durant holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diakte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durant moves to clinch but Diakte breaks away
and Diakte makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Diakte misses with a takedown
and Durant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Durant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant tries to pull guard but Diakte forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Durant drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diakte gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diakte using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Durant wants a takedown but no success here.
Durant jumps guard but Diakte stands there with Durant around his waist. Durant gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Durant tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diakte smiles and moves away.
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!
Durant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diakte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Billy Durant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diakte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diakte misses with a takedown
and Durant counters by moving into the clinch.
Diakte breaks from 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 Salomon Diakte will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Durant doesn't manage to clinch there - Diakte circles away.
Diakte throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Durant's head.
It looks like Billy Durant has been cut.
Diakte misses with a combination
and Durant holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diakte manages to break the clinch.
Diakte could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Durant tries to clinch up but Diakte circles away and keeps his distance.
Durant tries to clinch but Diakte moves out of range.
Durant wants to clinch.
Diakte doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Durant counters by moving into the clinch.
Diakte pulls guard effortlessly.
Durant landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diakte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durant is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Diakte is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Diakte has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diakte wants to get up but he can't break Durant's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Diakte with a flurry of punches that miss.
Durant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diakte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diakte decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diakte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Durant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durant closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diakte holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Durant working hard to break the clinch.
Diakte breaks from the clinch.
Durant is looking to clinch.
Durant tries to clinch up but Diakte circles away and keeps his distance.
Durant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diakte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diakte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durant is looking to clinch but Diakte is avoiding it.
Durant is looking to clinch.
Durant moves in looking to clinch but Diakte pushes him off.
Durant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diakte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diakte keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Durant as Diakte shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durant avoids the head kick by Diakte.
Durant tries to clinch there but Diakte circles away.
Durant is looking to clinch.
Durant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salomon Diakte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diakte clinches with his opponent.
Diakte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diakte with a poor takedown
and Durant counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salomon Diakte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diakte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diakte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Durant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diakte wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant is looking for a takedown.
Durant wants a takedown.
Durant is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Diakte to keep the fight standing.
Diakte wants to break free but Durant has control.
Diakte can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diakte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Durant is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diakte wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Durant.
Diakte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durant keeps control of Diakte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diakte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durant tries to clinch but Diakte moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Durant will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Billy Durant's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Durant tries to clinch but Diakte is having none of it.
Durant tries to clinch up but Diakte circles away and keeps his distance.
Diakte keeps the fight on the outside.
Durant tries to clinch there but Diakte circles away.
Diakte shoots and misses
and Durant moves into the clinch.
Diakte has had enough of the clinch but Durant keeps him there for the moment.
Diakte is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Durant pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Durant jumps guard but Diakte turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Durant successfully pulls guard.
Diakte decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Durant, up you get!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durant tries to clinch but Diakte is having none of it.
A combination from Diakte does no damage.
Durant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diakte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salomon Diakte is winning the standup battle so far.
Durant is looking to clinch but Diakte is avoiding it.
Durant slaps away a takedown attempt from Diakte, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salomon Diakte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diakte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durant looks to clinch
and Diakte counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Diakte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diakte fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durant wants to clinch.
Diakte swats away the attempt to clinch by Durant.
Salomon Diakte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diakte keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant is looking to clinch but Diakte is avoiding it.
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diakte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Durant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durant wants to clinch.
Durant tries to clinch there but Diakte circles away.
Horrible takedown by Diakte or perhaps it was just good defense by Durant which made him look bad.
Diakte shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Durant counters by clinching up.
Durant tries to land knees in the clinch but Diakte avoids the damage to the body.
Diakte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diakte taking a breather.
Durant looking for a takedown.
Durant drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durant tries to clinch there but Diakte circles away.
Durant closes the distance and clinches.
Diakte is trying to pull guard but Durant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Durant jumps guard but Diakte stands there with Durant around his waist. Durant gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Durant is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Durant prevents Diakte from breaking the clinch.
Durant is looking to break free of the clinch but Diakte has double underhooks.
Diakte breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant wants to clinch.
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch but Diakte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diakte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diakte shoots and misses
and Durant moves into the clinch.
Durant tries to pull guard but Diakte forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diakte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diakte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Durant drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diakte pulls his leg out and moves away.
Durant is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durant doesn't manage to clinch there - Diakte circles away.
Durant wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Durant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Durant has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Durant!
After the fight, Billy Durant 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Kalizhnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boozella Che Che (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Che Che has chosen Reptillia as his entrance music. Harry Kalizhnikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Kalizhnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boozella Che Che!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalizhnikov throws a series of punches but Che Che avoids them all with ease.
Kalizhnikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Che Che will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kalizhnikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Che Che.
Kalizhnikov misses with a straight right.
Kalizhnikov slaps away a takedown attempt from Che Che, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Che Che blocks a leg kick.
Che Che misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Che Che dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Che Che moves out of range of the leg kick from Kalizhnikov.
Che Che slips under a jab from Kalizhnikov.
Che Che digs a good hook to Kalizhnikov's body.
Che Che avoids a punch combination nicely.
Che Che throws a right and a left that Kalizhnikov avoids nicely.
Kalizhnikov looks to land a right hand but Che Che moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Che Che ducks under a wild hook from Kalizhnikov.
Che Che lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kalizhnikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Che Che loads up on a big right hand but Kalizhnikov slips the punch.
Kalizhnikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Che Che scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Che Che throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kalizhnikov with a hook.
It looks like Boozella Che Che has been cut.
Kalizhnikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Che Che closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kalizhnikov did well to prevent Che Che getting side control.
Che Che is nestled in close to Kalizhnikov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Che Che tries to pass to full mount but Kalizhnikov defends it.
Kalizhnikov is defending against the submission attempts here by Che Che.
Che Che is trying to work for a kimura but Kalizhnikov is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalizhnikov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Che Che uses his free foot to push down on Kalizhnikov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kalizhnikov.
Che Che cracks Kalizhnikov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kalizhnikov is working to get back to half guard.
Kalizhnikov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Che Che on the ground.
Che Che trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kalizhnikov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Che Che tries to control but Kalizhnikov wriggling away.
Che Che working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Kalizhnikov turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Che Che off and cradles Kalizhnikov's limp body as Che Che celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Boozella Che Che!
A victorious Boozella Che Che thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Al Borki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mohamed Al Borki!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al Borki, right into the meat.
Al Borki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Al Borki scores with a spinning back kick!
Al Borki throws a shot to the body.
Al Borki rushes Bang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bang has a couple of punches blocked by Al Borki.
Al Borki lands an elbow that stopped Bang in his tracks for a moment.
Al Borki lands a shot to the body.
Al Borki lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Al Borki.
Al Borki tries to land knees in the clinch but Bang avoids the damage to the body.
Bang misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Borki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bang is trying to break the clinch but Al Borki has him pressed against the cage.
Al Borki trying to land knees to the body.
Al Borki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Borki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bang avoids it.
Nice elbow from Al Borki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Borki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Al Borki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bang takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ryan Bang has been cut.
Al Borki lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bang.
Bang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Al Borki lands an elbow inside.
Al Borki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bang swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Borki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Borki lands an elbow inside.
Bang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Al Borki.
Al Borki blocking some punches.
Bang wants to get back to striking at distance but Al Borki won't allow it.
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!
Al Borki tries to work over Bang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Borki lands an elbow just above Bang 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Borki lands an elbow inside that Bang shrugs off.
Bang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Borki presses Bang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Al Borki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bang avoids it.
Al Borki blocking some punches.
Bang misses with some punches.
Bang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Al Borki blocks an uppercut.
Bang swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Borki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Borki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bang misses with some punches.
Bang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Al Borki has him pressed against the cage.
Bang swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Borki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Borki lands an elbow just above Bang 's eye.
Al Borki blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Al Borki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to get back to striking at distance but Al Borki won't allow it.
Al Borki keeps control of Bang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Al Borki landing knees to the body.
Bang has a couple of punches blocked by Al Borki.
Bang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bang wants to break free but Al Borki has control.
Al Borki lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Al Borki lands an elbow just above Bang 's eye.
Bang is rocked!
Al Borki lands an elbow just above Bang 's eye.
Oh Bang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Al Borki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Al Borki lands a damaging elbow.
Al Borki pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Bang! Al Borki unloads with more strikes and Bang sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohamed Al Borki!
After winning the bout, Mohamed Al Borki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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