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TFC 7 : Jones vs Nikiel PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rangi Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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266 lbs
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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
0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dallas Rooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rangi Williams!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams drops Rooney with a nice combination! Williams dives into Rooney's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Dallas Rooney has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Williams gets to his feet - Rooney follows without any prompting.
Rooney is breathing heavily.
Williams throws a series of punches but Rooney moves out of range.
Williams lands with a big right hook that stumbles Rooney - he's out on his feet here! Williams follows up with another monster hook that separates Rooney from consciousness! Rooney falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Williams stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rangi Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tipene Rawhiti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osama Burhani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tipene Rawhiti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osama Burhani!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burhani stuns Rawhiti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rawhiti could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rawhiti shoots in but no luck this time.
Burhani digs a good hook to Rawhiti's body.
Rawhiti tries to close the distance and clinch but Burhani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burhani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burhani lands a nice shot to the body.
Burhani lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burhani lands with a straight right. Rawhiti didn't see that one coming.
Burhani connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Tipene Rawhiti has been cut.
Burhani is looking to slow Rawhiti down with leg kicks.
Rawhiti is breathing heavily.
Burhani lands an overhand right.
Burhani lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Burhani lands a big head kick that sends Rawhiti tumbling to the mat! Burhani takes a step backwards and waves Rawhiti back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rawhiti is rocked!
Burhani goes for a small jab and connects. Now Burhani goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Rawhiti stumbles back but Burhani runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Rawhiti to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Rawhiti will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Osama Burhani!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schoolboy Lamar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberto Da Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Schoolboy Lamar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alberto Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva connects with the punch.
Da Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lamar tries to keep at a distance but Da Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamar.
Lamar landing knees to the body.
Da Silva is trying to push Lamar away but Lamar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lamar stalling against the cage.
Lamar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Da Silva's defenses.
It looks like Alberto Da Silva has been cut.
Da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lamar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Da Silva up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Da Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lamar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Da Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Lamar.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lamar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Lamar has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamar prevents Da Silva from breaking the clinch.
Lamar blocks an uppercut.
Lamar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lamar working Da Silva over with knees to the body.
Da Silva looks winded!
Lamar lands a good knee to the midsection. Da Silva won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lamar lands a knee to the head.
Lamar scores with a knee to the head.
Lamar connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Alberto Da Silva's cut even more.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Lamar won't allow it.
Lamar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lamar scores with a knee to the head.
Da Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamar with a knee to the head.
Lamar landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Lamar.
Lamar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Lamar.
Lamar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva is rocked!
The cut above Alberto Da Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Da Silva letting Lamar take a breather here.
Da Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Lamar finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for Lamar.
Da Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Lamar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Da Silva up against the cage.
Lamar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lamar scores a nice knee to the body.
Lamar scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Lamar.
Lamar blocks an uppercut.
Lamar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Lamar.
Lamar just leaning against Da Silva, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lamar for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamar.
Da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Da Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lamar landing knees to the head.
Lamar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lamar has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Da Silva - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Lamar, and another! Da Silva is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Schoolboy Lamar!
Schoolboy Lamar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amos The Facebreaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Benny Thompson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amos The Facebreaker!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Facebreaker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Thompson is trying to buck The Facebreaker off.
The Facebreaker trying to control the position but Thompson is working away.
The Facebreaker lands an elbow.
Thompson stops The Facebreaker from passing to mount.
Thompson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, The Facebreaker asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Facebreaker decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thompson to his feet.
The Facebreaker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and The Facebreaker counters by clinching up.
The Facebreaker works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
The Facebreaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Facebreaker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thompson avoids the head kick by The Facebreaker.
The Facebreaker misses with the combination.
The Facebreaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
The Facebreaker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Facebreaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Facebreaker.
Benny Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but The Facebreaker is just out of range.
The Facebreaker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson throws a solid leg kick but The Facebreaker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thompson.
Benny Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Facebreaker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
The Facebreaker moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Facebreaker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thompson's head.
It looks like Benny Thompson has been cut.
The Facebreaker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson throws a right and a left that The Facebreaker avoids nicely.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and The Facebreaker moves out of range easily.
Thompson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The Facebreaker lands with a nice body kick.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Facebreaker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Facebreaker moves into the clinch successfully.
The Facebreaker tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but The Facebreaker has him pressed against the cage.
The Facebreaker manages to break the clinch.
The Facebreaker manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thompson on his heels. He'll look to pass Thompson's guard now, I'm sure.
The Facebreaker trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
The Facebreaker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Facebreaker trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
The Facebreaker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amos The Facebreaker has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
The Facebreaker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but The Facebreaker moved out of range.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Good leg kick by Thompson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
The Facebreaker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Facebreaker showed some decent athleticism there.
The Facebreaker trying to control from half guard but Thompson is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amos The Facebreaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Thompson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson throws a head kick but The Facebreaker moves out of range.
The Facebreaker fails to land the takedown.
The Facebreaker is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
The Facebreaker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Facebreaker moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
The Facebreaker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thompson counters with a left right combination that sends The Facebreaker crashing to the mat - Thompson wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding The Facebreaker out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny Thompson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Game Time Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Nikiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Smooth Operator. Nikiel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Krystian Pudzianowski - Slowianski wiatr. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Game Time Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Nikiel!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Nikiel.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nikiel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nikiel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones looks for a takedown but Nikiel sprawls well.
Nikiel lands a head shot.
It looks like Game Time Jones has been cut.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikiel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nikiel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Nikiel does no damage.
Mariusz Nikiel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nikiel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikiel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nikiel throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Nikiel.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikiel.
Nikiel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Nikiel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones thows a huge punch but Nikiel dodges it nicely.
Nikiel tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones is trying for a kimura here. Nikiel looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jones wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Game Time Jones!
Game Time Jones retains his heavyweight title!
Game Time Jones seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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