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ECC 8 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ariel Sivenfifty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Bellamy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sivenfifty comes into the arena with bitch dont kill my vibe blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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138 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ariel Sivenfifty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Bellamy!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellamy stalks Sivenfifty and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sivenfifty's face. Sivenfifty staggers backwards, shaken.
Sivenfifty closes the distance and clinches up with Bellamy, looking for a takedown. Sivenfifty pushes Bellamy against the cage but Bellamy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bellamy lands with a nice body punch.
Sivenfifty gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Bellamy counter with a right hand.
Sivenfifty is breathing heavily.
A jab-cross combination lands for Bellamy and sends Sivenfifty crashing to the mat! Bellamy follows him down to the mat - Sivenfifty regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Sivenfifty is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bellamy scores with a big shot! Sivenfifty's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Sivenfifty! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Bellamy!
A relieved looking Sam Bellamy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Ariel Sivenfifty spoke after the fight, saying 'hes got lucky tonight'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sebastion Gorfu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whitey Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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144 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastion Gorfu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Whitey Ford!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorfu throws a nice looking combination but Ford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gorfu lands a head shot.
Ford throws out a powerful jab.
Ford connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gorfu momentarily.
It looks like Sebastion Gorfu has been cut.
Ford throws a series of punches but Gorfu avoids them all with ease.
Gorfu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ford throws a counter combo.
Ford throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Gorfu's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Ford dives in looking to finish as Gorfu flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Ford's strikes! Ford is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Gorfu's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Gorfu was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whitey Ford!
An out of breath Whitey Ford thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus Van Kossen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Wang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Klaus Van Kossen!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang fails with the takedown.
Van Kossen throws a counter combo.
Van Kossen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Kossen lands a jab-cross combination.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Kossen closes the distance and clinches.
Wang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Kossen's efforts to push away.
Wang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Kossen backwards.
Van Kossen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Kossen lands with a left to the head.
Wang landing knees to the body.
Van Kossen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Kossen.
Wang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Kossen.
Wang struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Kossen controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Kossen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Kossen tries to land knees in the clinch but Wang avoids the damage to the body.
Wang pushes Van Kossen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Van Kossen misses with a punch to the body.
Van Kossen is looking to break free of the clinch but Wang has double underhooks.
Van Kossen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice body punch from Van Kossen.
Van Kossen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow.
Wang cracks Van Kossen with a nice body shot.
Van Kossen tries to circle away but Wang has him pinned against the cage.
Wang throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Kossen.
Wang blocks a body shot from Van Kossen.
Van Kossen blocking some punches.
Van Kossen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Wang as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang prevents a body shot from Van Kossen.
Wang lands a nice shot to the body.
Wang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wang working aggressively here.
Wang tries to throw a body punch but Van Kossen avoids it by throwing Wang back against the cage.
Good body shot from Wang.
Wang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Kossen looks winded!
Wang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Wang.
Wang crunches a lovely knee into Van Kossen's ribcage.
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wang.
Wang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Kossen or not.
Wang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Kossen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang pushes Van Kossen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Wang.
A body shot lands from Wang.
Wang pushes Van Kossen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wang.
Wang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Kossen backwards.
Wang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Kossen backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Wang.
Wang lands an elbow inside that Van Kossen shrugs off.
Wang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wang lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang lands with a short shot to the head.
Wang lands a right hand.
Wang pulls guard effortlessly.
Wang throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Wang has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Van Kossen is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wang misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wang.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wang.
Wang pushes Van Kossen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Kossen backwards.
Wang lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Kossen backwards.
Wang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wang.
Wang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wang digs a right hand into Van Kossen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Kossen's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Wang dominated that round.
That's time! Wang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wang throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Van Kossen stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Wang follows into mount!
Van Kossen is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Wang looking to control but Van Kossen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Van Kossen is still in real trouble! Can Wang finish him?
Wang is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Van Kossen misses with a few strikes there.
Van Kossen seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Kossen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wang lands a brutal head kick. Van Kossen looks out on his feet and Wang throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). James Wang!
James Wang is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Farouk Al Ahwei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santos Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Ahwei's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Morning Whirling. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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161 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Farouk Al Ahwei!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santos Atunes!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Al Ahwei keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atunes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Al Ahwei defending well as Atunes loads up on a big left hand.
Al Ahwei shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Al Ahwei is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Al Ahwei is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Atunes defends it well.
Al Ahwei is trying to work for a kimura but Atunes is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Ahwei trying to control the pace.
Atunes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Al Ahwei tries to pass to full mount but Atunes defends it.
Al Ahwei uses his free foot to push down on Atunes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Atunes.
Al Ahwei seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Atunes is holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Al Ahwei is working for a guillotine from mount but Atunes frees his head quite easily.
Al Ahwei looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Al Ahwei trying to control but Atunes is having none of it.
Al Ahwei looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Al Ahwei controlling his opponent.
Al Ahwei is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Atunes is surviving well by controlling Al Ahwei's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes has given up his back here. Will Al Ahwei look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Al Ahwei working for a choke but Atunes is defending well.
Al Ahwei trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Atunes doesn't escape.
Al Ahwei seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Al Ahwei looking for the RNC.
Atunes defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Al Ahwei's arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Atunes has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Atunes is trying to break free.
Atunes manages to reverse the position and now he's in Al Ahwei's guard. Nice work there by Atunes.
Al Ahwei looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Atunes passes into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Al Ahwei is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farouk Al Ahwei dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Atunes connects with a looping right hand.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Al Ahwei misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al Ahwei, right into the meat.
Al Ahwei tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Atunes looks for the body kick but Al Ahwei saw that one coming.
It appears Al Ahwei was looking to counter with a kick there.
Atunes needs to keep his hands up - Al Ahwei had a free shot at his head there.
A left lands for Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei tries a low kick but Atunes avoids it.
Al Ahwei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Atunes doesn't seem bothered though.
Atunes fakes the leg kick and cracks Al Ahwei in the body.
Atunes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Al Ahwei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
Santos Atunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Al Ahwei loads up on a big right hand but Atunes slips the punch.
Santos Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Ahwei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Atunes is looking to land body kicks.
Al Ahwei swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Ahwei avoids a kick to the body.
Al Ahwei is looking to chop away at Atunes's legs.
It seemed like Atunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Al Ahwei.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Ahwei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atunes.
Al Ahwei loads up on a big right hand but Atunes slips the punch.
Atunes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Al Ahwei is out of range and Atunes settles back down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Ahwei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atunes's elbow.
Atunes scores with a shot to the side of Al Ahwei's head.
Al Ahwei misses with the head strike.
Atunes tries to work over Al Ahwei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atunes working aggressively here.
Al Ahwei is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Atunes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Atunes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Al Ahweis head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Ahwei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes is trying to break the clinch but Al Ahwei has him pressed against the cage.
Atunes can't find room to land a body shot as Al Ahwei controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei pulls guard effortlessly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Ahwei throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Ahwei is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Atunes trying to control but Al Ahwei is working from the bottom.
Atunes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes content to stall in guard here.
Atunes trying to control but Al Ahwei is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Al Ahwei holds on and takes a little breather.
Al Ahwei trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Al Ahwei has an active guard here but Atunes has managed to pass into half guard.
Al Ahwei is looking for a sweep. Atunes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Al Ahwei is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Atunes pulls his head out easily.
Al Ahwei is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Atunes pulls his head out easily.
Al Ahwei is holding on to half guard well.
Al Ahwei is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Atunes pulls his head out easily.
Al Ahwei trying to control but Atunes postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Santos Atunes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Atunes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Atunes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Al Ahwei feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Al Ahwei not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Atunes is adopting a defensive guard.
Al Ahwei is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Ahwei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Atunes is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Atunes keeping full guard, as Al Ahwei tries to pass.
Al Ahwei throwing strikes from guard but Atunes blocks nicely.
Al Ahwei wants to control from the top but Atunes keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Al Ahwei throws a head kick that Atunes semi-blocks.
Atunes motions for Al Ahwei to come forward. Atunes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Ahwei throws a looping overhand right but Atunes ducks down to avoid it.
Atunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Ahwei changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Atunes misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Al Ahwei checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Al Ahwei avoids the body shot from Atunes.
As Atunes backs away, Al Ahwei returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Atunes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Ahwei went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Al Ahwei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Ahwei.
Atunes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Atunes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Al Ahwei misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Atunes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Atunes lands a leg kick that knocks Al Ahwei off balance momentarily.
Al Ahwei lands with an overhand left.
Atunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Al Ahwei circles away quickly and effectively.
Al Ahwei scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Atunes throws a push kick but Al Ahwei slaps the foot to one side.
Al Ahwei avoids the head kick by Atunes.
As Atunes tries to get set, Al Ahwei tries to push him back and clinch up but Atunes manages to avoid the attempt.
Atunes is looking to slow Al Ahwei down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei throws a lazy head kick
and Atunes counters with a nice body kick.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses.
Al Ahwei blocks the body kick.
Al Ahwei drops down looking for a counter takedown but Atunes sprawls and moves away.
Atunes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Al Ahwei defending well as Atunes loads up on a big left hand.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Al Ahwei checks it.
Al Ahwei throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Atunes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Al Ahwei on the side of the head.
Al Ahwei blocks a leg kick.
Al Ahwei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Al Ahwei loads up on a big right hand but Atunes slips the punch.
Al Ahwei takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Atunes tried to score with a low kick but Al Ahwei checks it.
Al Ahwei throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Al Ahwei scores with a crisp jab that stopped Atunes in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Atunes keeps Al Ahwei at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Ahwei takes one to the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Atunes on his heels. He'll look to pass Atunes's guard now, I'm sure.
Al Ahwei is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Al Ahwei trying to control the position from guard on top but Atunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Ahwei is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Atunes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Al Ahwei's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Santos Atunes just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Al Ahwei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Atunes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Atunes.
Al Ahwei seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Al Ahwei closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Al Ahwei lands in his opponent's guard.
Atunes controls Al Ahwei momentarily but Al Ahwei frees himself.
Al Ahwei passes Atunes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Al Ahwei is working away from the top position though.
Al Ahwei performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Ahwei passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Atunes!
Al Ahwei takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Al Ahwei looking for a guillotine from mount but Atunes is having none of it.
Atunes tries to lock up and control but Al Ahwei gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes is squirming around, avoiding Al Ahwei's attempts to control the action.
Al Ahwei jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Atunes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Atunes is trying to control Al Ahwei's posture but Al Ahwei avoids it.
Al Ahwei thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Al Ahwei tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Al Ahwei has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei slows the pace down.
Al Ahwei advances to full mount.
Al Ahwei controlling the pace for now.
Al Ahwei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atunes can do to turn this around?
Al Ahwei looking to secure an arm triangle but Atunes defends it well.
Al Ahwei throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Al Ahwei forces the positional change into back control.
Farouk Al Ahwei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atunes is trying to defend against the choke here but Al Ahwei has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Al Ahwei Tightens the hold and Atunes taps out furiously! Al Ahwei displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Farouk Al Ahwei!
Farouk Al Ahwei retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Farouk Al Ahwei 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between St Petersburg Strangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strangler comes to the cage accompanied by Let Me Through by The Dead Weather. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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19
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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18
152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, St Petersburg Strangler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Axel Best!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strangler throws a body punch but Best moves out of range.
Best doesn't manage to clinch there - Strangler circles away.
Strangler throwing a counter right hand but Best manages to avoid it.
Best shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Best was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Best in side control, throwing shots but Strangler defends.
Strangler tries to improve position but can't.
Best tries for a kimura but Strangler is defending well.
Strangler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Best on the ground.
Best throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Best looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Strangler is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Best is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Strangler's coaches at LOD - Combat Fitness have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Best wants to control for a moment but Strangler uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Best is looking for a kimura but Strangler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Best to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best is looking to take a break and control but Strangler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Best throwing shots but Strangler is blocking nicely.
Best working Strangler over with strikes.
Best throwing shots but Strangler is blocking nicely.
Best is working for a kimura but Strangler is defending it quite comfortably.
Best works his way into full mount!
Strangler is desperately trying to improve his position but Best has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best unloads with some shots from mount but Strangler bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strangler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Strangler defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Best.
Strangler tries to hold on but Best pushes him away.
Best can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Strangler is looking to escape.
Best sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
A nice elbow there by Best.
Best looking to control but Strangler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Strangler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Strangler tries to get out of the position.
Poor strikes thrown by Best there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Best with the ground and pound from mount.
Best throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Best looking to finish Strangler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Strangler!
Best has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Best throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Best sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Best throwing strikes but Strangler uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Best is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Strangler doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Best.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Best is looking for a kimura but Strangler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Best to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best tries to pass to full mount but Strangler defends it.
Strangler is holding on to half guard well.
Best is working for a kimura here but Strangler manages to reverse the position and he's now in Best's guard.
Best working a defensive guard here.
Strangler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Best swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Best is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Best dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Best fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Strangler avoids it really well and circles away.
Best walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Best takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Best shoots in but no luck this time.
Best dives in for a single leg takedown but Strangler sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Strangler tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Best manages to circle out of the way.
St Petersburg Strangler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axel Best.
Best takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Strangler. That snapped Best's head back.
Strangler lands with a hook. Best tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Best is rocked!
Best checks a leg kick.
Best is still on wobbly legs! Can Strangler finish him?
Best moves forwards but Strangler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Strangler takes a swing at Best's ribcage but misses.
Best looks up at the clock. Bad move! Strangler lands a right hand from hell, dropping Best. Strangler pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). St Petersburg Strangler!
St Petersburg Strangler retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, St Petersburg Strangler 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al Coholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragomir Turgulan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turgulan has chosen Kings Never Die as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
188 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Coholic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dragomir Turgulan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Coholic misses its intended target.
Coholic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turgulan.
Turgulan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Coholic.
Turgulan slips a straight right by Coholic.
Coholic misses with a body shot.
Turgulan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turgulan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coholic.
Turgulan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coholic.
A jab from Coholic misses.
Turgulan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Coholic finds it's way through Turgulan's defenses.
Coholic misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coholic swings widly with a right hand
and Turgulan counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turgulan.
Turgulan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coholic blocks a body shot from Turgulan.
Turgulan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Turgulan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coholic's defenses.
It looks like Al Coholic has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turgulan taking a breather.
Coholic is looking to break free of the clinch but Turgulan has double underhooks.
Turgulan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coholic stalling in the clinch but Turgulan improves position.
Coholic being controlled against the cage.
Coholic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Turgulan up against the cage.
Turgulan slows down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Turgulan.
Turgulan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turgulan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turgulan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turgulan lands a left hand.
Turgulan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coholic is rocked!
Al Coholic's cut is getting worse.
Coholic takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Coholic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coholic takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coholic tries to break the clinch but Turgulan is controlling the position.
Turgulan controlling the action here for a moment.
Turgulan lands an elbow that stopped Coholic in his tracks for a moment.
Al Coholic's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short uppercut from Turgulan.
Coholic is trying to break the clinch but Turgulan has him pressed against the cage.
Clinched against the cage, Turgulan lands a big elbow that drops Coholic! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Coholic is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragomir Turgulan!
Dragomir Turgulan is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Dragomir Turgulan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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