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DFC Las Vegas 53 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hundo Varga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Jaskok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hundo Varga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Jaskok!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varga shoots in for a takedown but Jaskok shows good takedown defense.
Jaskok let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Varga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Varga throws out a loose jab but Jaskok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaskok digs a good body shot into Varga's ribs.
Varga has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jaskok connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jaskok looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Jaskok and Varga goes tumbling to the canvas! Jaskok follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Varga is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaskok looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Oh Varga is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jaskok sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jaskok is working for a submission of some sort.
Varga seems to have got his legs back now.
Varga wants to get back to full guard but Jaskok has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jaskok wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jaskok avoids the strikes from the bottom by Varga.
Jaskok is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Varga is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jaskok tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Varga wants to control but Jaskok postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Varga is looking to regain half guard here but Jaskok keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaskok is trying to get an arm triangle but Varga is defending well.
Varga is looking to regain half guard here but Jaskok keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jaskok looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jaskok trying to control the position but Varga is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaskok wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Varga, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Varga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jaskok is looking to take a break and control but Varga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Varga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jaskok wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jaskok has an Americana. Varga didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Jaskok is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Jaskok hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hugh Jaskok!
Post fight, an emotional Hugh Jaskok said 'Yo Las Vegas we did it baby! Snap Tap Repeat! Thank all of you for the support, my coaches, and PVZ! Daddy's got another bonus to add to the paycheck!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bryan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Never Gonna Give you up. Diaz has chosen Shell Shocked as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kareem Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bryan scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Kareem Diaz has been cut.
Bryan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diaz works Bryan's body with a nice hook.
Bryan tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Bryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
As Diaz looks to move away, Bryan throws a big counter combo but Diaz just gets out of the way.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bryan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
A quick step to the side and Bryan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bryan.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Bryan.
Bryan throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Bryan scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Bryan avoids it well.
Bryan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Bryan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Bryan.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz connects with the punch.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bryan circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Bryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bryan throws a good cross that connects.
Bryan moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bryan catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diaz is rocked!
That has opened up Kareem Diaz's cut even more.
Bryan cracks Diaz with a hook to the temple - Diaz is on wobbly legs here! Bryan swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Diaz falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bryan wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jacob Bryan!
A relieved looking Jacob Bryan 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chikatchawan comes to the cage accompanied by Animal. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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209 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Eaton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatchawan scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Tyrone Eaton has been cut.
Eaton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eaton misses with a takedown attempt
and Chikatchawan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eaton thinking.
Chikatchawan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chikatchawan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eaton at a distance.
A head kick misses from Chikatchawan.
Eaton throws a fast counter high kick but Chikatchawan manages to duck under it in time.
Chikatchawan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chikatchawan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chikatchawan finds Eaton's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Eaton flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Chikatchawan lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Eaton will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tsoko Chikatchawan!
A relieved looking Tsoko Chikatchawan 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gattsu Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Victor Ruiz enters the cage!
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247 lbs
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266 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gattsu Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Victor Ruiz has been cut.
Ruiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruiz is trying to drag Emelianenko to the mat but Emelianenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a big uppercut and Ruiz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ruiz looks OK. Emelianenko waves Ruiz back to his feet!
Ruiz is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruiz leaves his chin hanging out and Emelianenko seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ruiz crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gattsu Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerhard Vettl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynamite comes to the cage accompanied by BLACK DYNAMITE THEME . Gerhard Vettl has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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288 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerhard Vettl!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vettl shoots in for a takedown but Dynamite shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Dynamite was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vettl.
Dynamite dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vettl misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vettl closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vettl 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.
Vettl tries for a takedown. No joy.
Black Dynamite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerhard Vettl.
Dynamite looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vettl blocks a body shot from Dynamite.
Dynamite lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dynamite lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vettl backwards.
It looks like Gerhard Vettl has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettl breaks from the clinch.
Dynamite scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vettl in his tracks.
Dynamite scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vettl misses with a head kick.
Vettl tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dynamite swivels and escapes.
Dynamite works Vettl's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite tries to bum rush Vettl with a series of wild strikes but Vettl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dynamite works the jab nicely.
Dynamite scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dynamite darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dynamite moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That has opened up Gerhard Vettl's cut even more.
Vettl looks winded!
Dynamite lands a nice shot to the body.
Dynamite drops Vettl with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Vettl looks back up at him and smiles so Dynamite waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Vettl is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dynamite closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Vettl out cold! Vettl corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Black Dynamite!
An intense looking Black Dynamite took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I tried to tell ya'll suckas - I'm supa bad, I'm outta sight, I'm that mean cat they call Black Dynamite!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Acciarito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jed Dye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acciarito's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Lion. Dye comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The 4th Kind kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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277 lbs
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252 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pietro Acciarito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jed Dye!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acciarito clinches up with Dye and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Acciarito.
Dye tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Acciarito misses with a punch on the inside.
Acciarito lands with a light punch inside.
Acciarito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Acciarito scores with a shot to the side of Dye's head.
Acciarito dodges an elbow strike from Dye.
Dye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dye is looking to score with low kicks.
We've been hearing reports that Acciarito has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd cheers as Acciarito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dye doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Jed Dye has been cut.
A head kick by Dye misses
and Acciarito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Dye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dye lands with a nice body kick.
Dye throws the left hand but Acciarito avoids the punch easily.
Acciarito throwing a counter right hand but Dye manages to avoid it.
Acciarito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dye looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Acciarito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dye throws a leg kick but Acciarito sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dye closes the distance and clinches.
Dye tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Acciarito avoids it.
Acciarito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dye tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acciarito throws a punch but it's blocked by Dye.
Dye is trying to break the clinch but Acciarito has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Acciarito.
Dye with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Acciarito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Acciarito lands with a left to the head.
Dye using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Acciarito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Acciarito lands with a short shot to the head.
Acciarito managing to block the knees to the body from Dye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dye tries to land knees in the clinch but Acciarito avoids the damage to the body.
Dye with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Acciarito blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dye tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dye throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Acciarito blocks it with crossed arms.
Acciarito lands with a short shot to the head.
Dye tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dye tries to land a knee to the head but Acciarito blocks with his arms.
Acciarito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dye tries to break the clinch but Acciarito is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acciarito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dye.
Dye looks winded!
Acciarito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dye backwards.
Acciarito gets through Dye's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Acciarito digs a right hand underneath Dye's ribcage. Dye let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Acciarito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Acciarito lands with a light punch inside.
Acciarito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dye takes a shot to the head.
Acciarito creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dye's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dye drops to his knees and Acciarito pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pietro Acciarito!
A very excited looking Pietro Acciarito 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rad Dood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Struwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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152 lbs
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146 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Los Angeles, Rad Dood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Struwe!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dood closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Struwe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dood in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Struwe is trying to get back to his feet.
Dood looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Struwe tries to buck Dood off but Dood is having none of it.
Struwe isn't going anywhere.
Struwe felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dood is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Struwe looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dood gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Struwe is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dood lets go of the hold and Struwe can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rad Dood!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Tay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tay has chosen PONPONPON as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Benjamin Tay has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dom Cruz's chin.
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144 lbs
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133 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Tay!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tay has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Tay.
Tay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz lunges at Tay with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tay's hand.
Tay fails with a takedown attempt.
Tay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tay moves out of range of the body kick from Cruz.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tay. That did some damage!
Tay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz scores with a one two! Tay had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Tay.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Tay's ribs.
Tay takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Dom Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tay takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Tay misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tay.
Cruz scores with a nice right hand.
Cruz scores with a jab. Tay acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Tay shoots for a double leg takedown but Cruz sprawls well. He's pushed Tay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cruz stalks Tay and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tay's face. Tay staggers backwards, shaken.
Tay is rocked!
Cruz drops Tay with a naaaaasty hook - Tay is in real trouble here! Cruz dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom Cruz!
Dom Cruz made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Ive said it over and over. No one can match my training, my speed, my intelligence. I won this fight before I stepped into the ring.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Jacobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clinton Hunt told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Jacobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clinton Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jacobi at a distance.
Hunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jacobi has time to react.
Hunt digs a good body shot into Jacobi's ribs.
Hunt lunges at Jacobi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jacobi's hand.
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Jacobi's head.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jacobi up against the cage.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Hunt.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jacobi backwards.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jacobi takes a shot to the head.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Jacobi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jacobi tries to break free but Hunt pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jacobi is rocked!
Jacobi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunt'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.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt gets through Jacobi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jacobi backwards.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hunt lands a left hand.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Jacobi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt is working Jacobi over against the cage.
Jacobi seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Jacobi's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hunt.
Hunt avoiding damage.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good body shot from Hunt.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Jacobi is breathing heavily.
Jacobi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Jacobi backwards.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Hunt.
Hunt stalling against the cage.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
Hunt stalls.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobi takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacobis head.
A short left from Hunt.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunt.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt is working Jacobi over against the cage.
Hunt pushes Jacobi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Jacobi out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clinton Hunt!
Clinton Hunt got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kanishka Lijikiszcz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendrix has chosen Rage Against the Machine - Renegades of Funk as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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148 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kanishka Lijikiszcz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix fails with the takedown
enabling Lijikiszcz to counter with a crisp jab.
Hendrix shoots in and drives through. Lijikiszcz sprawls well.
Hendrix tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lijikiszcz defends well and Hendrix ends up having to push Lijikiszcz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kanishka Lijikiszcz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Hendrix.
Hendrix shoots in but Lijikiszcz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A quick step to the side and Lijikiszcz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hendrix shoots for a double leg takedown but Lijikiszcz sprawls well. He's pushed Hendrix's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hendrix shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lijikiszcz defends it nicely.
Lijikiszcz misses with a wild body shot.
Hendrix takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lijikiszcz misses with an uppercut. Hendrix saw that one coming.
We've been told by Lijikiszcz's head coaches at Wreckshop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lijikiszcz lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendrix shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lijikiszcz pinned against the cage. Lijikiszcz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A quick step to the side and Lijikiszcz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hendrix is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lijikiszcz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lijikiszcz wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lijikiszcz is fending him off so far but Hendrix persists. Nope, Lijikiszcz circles away and we're back to standing.
Lijikiszcz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hendrix.
Nice takedown defense from Lijikiszcz. No joy for Hendrix on that attempt.
Lijikiszcz stuffs the takedown.
Hendrix looks winded!
Lijikiszcz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lijikiszcz.
Lijikiszcz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hendrix fails with the takedown
and Hendrix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hendrix on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hendrix takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hendrix misses with a takedown attempt
and Lijikiszcz counters with a nice uppercut.
Hendrix is rocked!
Lijikiszcz lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Hendrix falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lijikiszcz dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kanishka Lijikiszcz!
Kanishka Lijikiszcz is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Kanishka Lijikiszcz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Andre Hendrix had this to say: 'Lucky punch... I'll be back!'.
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