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Hype Wars 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Allessandri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Allessandri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables Allessandri to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Allessandri defends well.
Silva told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Allessandri is one step ahead there.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva is pulling down on Allessandri's head. It's preventing any offense from Allessandri, at least for the moment.
Allessandri might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Allessandri pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Allessandri is one step ahead there.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Allessandri.
Allessandri seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Allessandri chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Allessandri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Allessandri is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Allessandri is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Allessandri as he works his way to full guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Allessandri is on top in guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Allessandri from controlling successfully.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Allessandri is aware though and is defending well.
Silva wants to sweep here but Allessandri controlling him for the moment.
Allessandri content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allessandri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Allessandri has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Allessandri trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allessandri wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Allessandri controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Allessandri tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Allessandri misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Allessandri throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Allessandri is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Allessandri gets full guard.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Allessandri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva works over Allessandri with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Allessandri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Allessandri keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva trying to control but Allessandri is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Allessandri has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Silva has passed into side control.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Allessandri is defending well.
Allessandri manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Allessandri trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Silva is looking to control Allessandri's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva moves into full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Allessandri controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Allessandri from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Allessandri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Allessandri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva working for a triangle but Allessandri defends it easily.
Silva looks winded!
Allessandri wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Allessandri could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Allessandri wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Allessandri is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Allessandri has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Allessandri keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Allessandri is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Allessandri looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Allessandri struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Silva.
I think Silva 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 10:9
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 10:9
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Allessandri!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petr Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Heras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joshua Heras has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Heras!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heras wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smirnov looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Heras lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smirnov will feel that in the morning.
Smirnov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Heras's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Heras has closed the distance and engaged Smirnov in a clinch.
Heras scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Petr Smirnov has been cut.
Heras landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heras working Smirnov over with knees to the body.
Heras manages to break the clinch.
Heras closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heras lands an elbow just above Smirnov 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heras obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heras lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heras lands a body shot.
Smirnov prevents a body shot from Heras.
A short uppercut from Heras.
Heras scores with a shoulder strike.
Smirnov is rocked!
Heras breaks from the clinch.
Oh Smirnov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heras tests Smirnov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heras has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Smirnov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Heras scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack! A monster head kick from Heras and Smirnov falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Heras!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joshua Heras!
After the fight, Joshua Heras 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pete Garret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Truck (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 prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Garret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Truck!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garret decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Truck wants to get back to full guard.
Truck trying to control but Garret postures up.
Garret is controlling the pace.
Truck wants to control but Garret is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garret stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck trying to hold on to Garret's head to control him but Garret postures up.
Truck should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Garret lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Garret performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
Truck trying to hold on to Garret's head to control him but Garret postures up.
Garret slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Garret shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garret has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garret there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garret really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Truck misses with a body kick.
Truck scores with a kick to the body.
Truck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garret shoots in but no luck this time.
Truck misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck scores with a shot to the body.
Truck misses with a body kick.
Truck leaves Garret with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Garret. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Truck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garret circles away quickly and effectively.
Truck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Truck lands with a slapping head kick.
Garret shoots for a takedown but Truck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garret blocks a head kick by Truck.
Tommy Truck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garret avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Garret.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Truck is being controlled here.
Garret throws a strike aimed at the side of Truck's head but Truck avoids it well.
Truck tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garret wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garret looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Truck looks to move to half guard but instead Garret has passed into mount! Damn!
Garret wants to control the pace but Truck is squirming around nicely.
Truck is working to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Garret has hold of Truck's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Truck manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Garret tries to control but Truck wriggling away.
Truck is desperately trying to improve his position but Garret has a good base and remains in mount.
Garret throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Garret throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Truck has his hands clasped together but Garret breaks the hold and Truck is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Garret!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pete Garret!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Widing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Widing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Widing dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Widing.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Widing.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz looks winded!
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
so Widing counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Widing is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Widing lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Widing keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Widing makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Widing is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Widing is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Widing. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Widing connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
Widing is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Widing lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diaz is rocked!
Widing arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Diaz's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Daniel Widing!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Shreve Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cu Cuchulain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Shreve Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cu Cuchulain!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuchulain darts in and clinches Shreve Jr up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shreve Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cuchulain backwards.
Shreve Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Cuchulain can't break the clinch.
Cuchulain wants to get back to striking at distance but Shreve Jr won't allow it.
Cuchulain tries to stall but Shreve Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cuchulain wants to break free but Shreve Jr has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shreve Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shreve Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr pushes Cuchulain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cuchulain looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shreve Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shreve Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shreve Jr drops Cuchulain onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cuchulain is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cuchulain is rocked!
Shreve Jr creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Cuchulain drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Larry Shreve Jr!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Archimedes Giano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pandora's Music Box kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Archimedes Giano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Machin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giano shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Giano showed some decent athleticism there.
Giano sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Machin is looking for a sweep. Giano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Machin is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giano wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Machin's closed guard. He's half up but Machin has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Machin pivots and extends the arm, Giano falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Machin! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miguel Machin!
A very excited looking Miguel Machin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Than Asos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corbett comes to the cage accompanied by friday. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Micheal Corbett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Than Asos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Asos throws an elbow that misses.
Corbett blocks an elbow strike.
Corbett avoids the elbow strike from Asos, against the cage.
Corbett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Asos keeps control of Corbett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Corbett lands a nice uppercut.
Asos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Corbett is trying to push Asos away but Asos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Asos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asos prevents Corbett from breaking the clinch.
Asos pushes off an throws an elbow but Corbett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Corbett blocks an elbow strike from Asos.
Corbett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Corbett avoids a wild elbow strike from Asos.
Asos lands an elbow that stopped Corbett in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Micheal Corbett has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Corbett avoids the elbow strike from Asos, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Asos throws an elbow but misses.
Corbett tries a body shot but Asos blocks it.
Corbett is trying to push Asos away but Asos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Asos avoiding damage as Corbett throws knees to the body.
Corbett working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asos prevents Corbett from breaking the clinch.
Asos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Corbett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asos avoiding damage as Corbett throws knees to the body.
Asos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Asos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Asos misses with an elbow over the top.
Asos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asos lands an elbow inside.
Micheal Corbett's cut is getting worse.
Asos throws an elbow that misses.
Corbett wants to get back to striking at distance but Asos won't allow it.
Corbett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Asos has him pressed against the cage.
Asos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Corbett is breathing heavily.
Asos throws an elbow but it misses.
Corbett blocks an elbow strike.
Corbett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Asos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Corbett looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Corbett blocks an elbow strike.
Asos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Corbett avoids a wild elbow strike from Asos.
Corbett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Micheal Corbett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Corbett misses with a punch on the inside.
Asos throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corbett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asos lands a nice elbow.
Corbett is rocked!
Jeez, Micheal Corbett's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Micheal Corbett's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Than Asos!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josef Busluvoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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 New York, Josef Busluvoic !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Byron Malik!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Busluvoic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Busluvoic tries a head kick but it misses.
Malik throws out a counter right but Busluvoic avoids it with no problem.
Malik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Busluvoic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malik throws a looping overhand right but Busluvoic ducks down to avoid it.
Malik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Busluvoic misses with a double jab
and Malik counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Malik.
Malik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Busluvoic is keeping the position for now.
Malik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Malik is standing up over Busluvoic . Busluvoic looks to escape but Malik dives into side control.
Malik wants to control but Busluvoic is keeping him busy.
Malik in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Busluvoic down.
Busluvoic defending against the ground and pound.
Malik is trying to move to mount but Busluvoic reverses beautifully and ends up in Malik's guard.
Busluvoic trying to control but Malik is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Malik holds on and takes a little breather.
Malik escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Busluvoic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malik looking for a sweep. Not yet Malik, not yet.
Malik has an active guard here but Busluvoic has managed to pass into half guard.
Busluvoic wants to stand but Malik has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malik tries to get to full guard but Busluvoic has control of the leg.
Malik is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Busluvoic 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Busluvoic 's back!
Busluvoic covering up well and avoiding damage.
Busluvoic is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Malik lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Malik somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Malik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malik is punishing Busluvoic with some ground and pound.
Malik is throwing strikes but Busluvoic counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Busluvoic regains half guard.
Busluvoic tries to roll over but Malik keeps him under control.
Malik is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Busluvoic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Busluvoic being controlled here, momentarily.
Malik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Busluvoic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Malik is controlling him.
Malik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Malik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Busluvoic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Malik working his ground and pound in the gym.
Malik is looking to work some ground and pound but Busluvoic has wrist control.
Malik is pushing down on Busluvoic 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Busluvoic is fighting to maintain full guard but Malik has managed to sneak the leg through.
Busluvoic is trying to control but can't.
Busluvoic is refusing to be controlled, as Malik sits in half guard.
Malik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Malik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Malik with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Malik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Busluvoic needs to keep his hands up - Malik had a free shot at his head there.
Malik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Busluvoic misses with a low kick.
Busluvoic throws a nice looking combination but Malik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malik looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Malik throws an elbow that misses. Busluvoic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Malik's guard. Nice move by Busluvoic !
Malik wants to sweep here but Busluvoic controlling him for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malik has a closed guard, preventing Busluvoic from standing up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Malik controlling Busluvoic 's posture.
Malik's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Malik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Busluvoic manages to get himself to full guard.
Malik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Malik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Malik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Busluvoic is keeping the position for now.
Malik seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Busluvoic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Malik with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Busluvoic throws a body shot but no joy.
Busluvoic ducks under a wild hook from Malik.
Malik with a nice cross.
Malik lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Malik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Malik has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 9:10
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 9:10
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byron Malik!
An out of breath Byron Malik 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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278 lbs
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300 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sylvester Ritter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwnstantoulakis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ritter.
Ritter throws a series of punches but Kwnstantoulakis moves out of range.
Kwnstantoulakis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ritter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kwnstantoulakis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kwnstantoulakis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ritters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Sylvester Ritter has been cut.
Ritter moves into the clinch.
Kwnstantoulakis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ritter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kwnstantoulakis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ritter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ritter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ritter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ritter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ritter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwnstantoulakis misses with some punches.
Ritter missing with knees to the body.
Ritter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kwnstantoulakis blocks an uppercut.
Kwnstantoulakis throws a head punch that misses.
Kwnstantoulakis misses with a punch on the inside.
Ritter lands a left hand.
Ritter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ritter blocking some punches.
Kwnstantoulakis misses with some punches.
Ritter lands a hook that snaps the head of Kwnstantoulakis backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwnstantoulakis misses with a punch on the inside.
Kwnstantoulakis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritter tightens his grip and picks Kwnstantoulakis up, before dumping him to the ground. Kwnstantoulakis manages to land in guard.
Ritter is stalling in the full guard.
Ritter works over Kwnstantoulakis with some ground and pound from guard.
Ritter works over Kwnstantoulakis with some ground and pound from guard.
Kwnstantoulakis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ritter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ritter working some strikes from top position.
Ritter is standing up over Kwnstantoulakis. Kwnstantoulakis looks to escape but Ritter dives into side control.
Ritter scoring with punches and elbows.
Ritter scores with punches from side control.
Ritter passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kwnstantoulakis!
Kwnstantoulakis is bucking up trying to escape but Ritter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kwnstantoulakis is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritter postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Kwnstantoulakis badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Ritter around the waist but Ritter pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Ritter is the winner by TKO! Ritter jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sylvester Ritter!
A relieved looking Sylvester Ritter 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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