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HEROES 31 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nico Diablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Michalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Nico Diablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Michalski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diablo fails with the takedown
and Michalski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diablo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diablo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Michalski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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!
Michalski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diablo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Michalski has managed to get both his arms back between Diablo's legs - danger averted.
Diablo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Michalski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Michalski trying to control but Diablo is working from the bottom.
Diablo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diablo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diablo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Michalski frees his head nicely. Oh but Diablo has switched to an armbar! Michalski is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Nico Diablo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thane Krios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thane Krios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krios counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva moves to clinch but Krios breaks away
and Krios counters with a stiff right hand.
Krios scores with a jab.
Silva wants to clinch
and Krios counters with a huge left! Silva is in big trouble! He's backing up but Krios isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Silva from any more damage. A dominating finish by Krios!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thane Krios!
Thane Krios tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Psycho. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Marcel Muller was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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246 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcel Muller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tests Muller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Marcel Muller has been cut.
Muller misses with a head kick.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muller clinches up against the cage.
James tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Muller just stands there and leans against the cage.
James drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
James tries for a takedown but Muller manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller prevents James from breaking the clinch.
James is working for takedown but Muller is calmly controlling the position for now.
James tries to break free but Muller pushes him back against the cage.
Muller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
James changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Muller fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James gets tackled into the cage by Muller. Muller maintains the clinch.
Muller is defending well against a takedown attempt.
James tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muller digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
James has had enough of the clinch but Muller keeps him there for the moment.
James goes for a takedown attempt but Muller pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
James is breathing heavily.
Muller drops James with a beautiful combination! James stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Muller is looking for the KO!
It looks like Benny James has been cut.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Muller, right into the meat.
Muller lands a really nice looking cross but James seems unphased.
James loses concentration momentarily and Muller pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! James crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Muller finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcel Muller!
A relieved looking Marcel Muller thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Escargesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raf Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escargesa comes to the cage accompanied by Just click it and listen already. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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183 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincent Escargesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raf Roman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escargesa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roman moves into range and clinches up with Escargesa.
Nice body punch from Escargesa - that landed with a thud.
Escargesa jumps into guard, dragging Roman to the mat.
Escargesa keeping moving, preventing Roman from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Escargesa is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escargesa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Escargesa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Escargesa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Escargesa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Escargesa wants to control from the top but Roman keeps moving.
Escargesa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Escargesa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Escargesa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Roman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Escargesa is aware though and is defending well.
Roman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escargesa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Escargesa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Escargesa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roman is keeping the position for now.
Escargesa with a nice head shot there.
Roman is rocked!
Escargesa loads up on a big left hand. Roman felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Escargesa looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Roman can't hide his disappointment, as Escargesa celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Escargesa!
Our winner, Vincent Escargesa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Garfunkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garfunkel comes to the cage accompanied by Haifisch. Tyson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by God save the Queen. Bo Tyson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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272 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Garfunkel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bo Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garfunkel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garfunkel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Garfunkel moves nicely into side control.
Garfunkel misses with the ground and pound.
Garfunkel fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Garfunkel misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Garfunkel.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garfunkel creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tyson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Garfunkel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tyson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson dodges the ground and pound from Garfunkel.
An elbow from Garfunkel crashes against the mat.
Tyson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Garfunkel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tyson to see if he's OK.
Garfunkel lands some shots froms side control.
Garfunkel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tyson down.
It looks like Bo Tyson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garfunkel trying to control the position but Tyson is working away.
The ground and pound from Garfunkel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Garfunkel advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garfunkel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garfunkel with shots to the head and body - Tyson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tyson is rocked!
Tyson looks winded!
Garfunkel postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Tyson out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Garfunkel goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Garfunkel!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Garfunkel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Salciak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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186 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Piotr Salciak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mamed Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khalidov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khalidov wants it to stay on the feet.
Khalidov swinging wildly here.
Salciak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Salciak blocks a head kick by Khalidov.
Khalidov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khalidov looks to land a combination but Salciak avoids it well.
Salciak dives in and grabs Khalidov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khalidov pushes down on Salciak's head and hops out.
Salciak dives in and grabs Khalidov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khalidov pushes down on Salciak's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Salciak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalidov scores with a kick to the body.
Salciak tries for a takedown but Khalidov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Khalidov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salciak tries for a takedown but Khalidov circles away easily
and Khalidov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salciak doesn't manage to clinch there - Khalidov circles away.
Khalidov scores with a head kick.
A big right from Khalidov misses.
Khalidov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salciak is defended easily by Khalidov.
Salciak doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Khalidov counter with a right hand.
Khalidov throws a hook but Salciak blocks it.
Salciak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khalidov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khalidov cracks Salciak with a good jab.
Khalidov moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Khalidov.
Salciak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Salciak is rocked!
It looks like Piotr Salciak has been cut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Salciak. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A left and a right from Khalidov both land. Nice combination.
Oh Salciak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salciak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khalidov swivels and escapes.
Salciak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khalidov tries to avoid it but Salciak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khalidov to the ground. Khalidov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khalidov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khalidov cracks Salciak with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Salciak tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Khalidov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Salciak is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mamed Khalidov!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Da Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristen Oy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joao Da Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kristen Oy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Da Souza both land. Nice combination.
Oy shoots and misses
and Da Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Da Souza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Souza pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Oy back to the cage. Da Souza follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Da Souza throws a one two combo.
Da Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Da Souza throws a right hand that Oy ducks under and follows up with a left that Oy also avoids with ease.
Oy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Da Souza counters with a single leg into guard. Oy didn't expect that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Da Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Da Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oy is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Da Souza rolls with it to try and escape but Oy cranks on the arm and Da Souza is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kristen Oy!
A relieved looking Kristen Oy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Roberts has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Red Belt's chin.
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190 lbs
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Brawler
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Belt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts misses with a wild combination.
Roberts takes the fight into the clinch.
Belt jumps guard.
Belt is looking to sinch up a triangle. Roberts throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Belt's body to avoid the submission. Belt has instead reached around Roberts's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Belt arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Red Belt!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Red Belt made sure he mentioned Brute, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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