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SPARTA 16: Duke B. vs. Galang PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anaconda Chocker (ranked 6702 p4p, 506 weight class) and Banchamek Buakaw (ranked 25070 p4p, 555 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Banchamek Buakaw was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anaconda Chocker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Banchamek Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buakaw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chocker.
Buakaw throws a good cross that connects.
Chocker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buakaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Buakaw has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chocker shoots and misses
and Buakaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chocker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Buakaw circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anaconda Chocker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chocker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buakaw counters with a nice body shot.
Chocker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Buakaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chocker has his takedown stuffed
and Buakaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buakaw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chocker.
Chocker is breathing heavily.
Buakaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Buakaw coming out on top.
Chocker wants to clinch but Buakaw slips to the side
and Buakaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oooooh!!! Buakaw has knocked Chocker down with a huge combo! Buakaw steps away and waves a wobbly Chocker back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Chocker is rocked!
Buakaw feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Chocker sprawling to the canvas! Chocker rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Buakaw finish him?!
Oh Chocker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw lands a jab to Chocker's midsection.
Buakaw is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Chocker flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Chocker is out cold! Buakaw holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Banchamek Buakaw!
Banchamek Buakaw spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bohemond De Hauteville (ranked 5401 p4p, 498 weight class) and David Ngoss (ranked 7543 p4p, 549 weight class). David Ngoss is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bohemond De Hauteville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Ngoss!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Hauteville connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ngoss's hands.
Ngoss moves into the clinch.
Ngoss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Hauteville's efforts to push away.
De Hauteville is trying to break the clinch but Ngoss has him pressed against the cage.
Ngoss gets control of De Hauteville's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ngoss will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
De Hauteville trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ngoss's guard.
Ngoss is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Hauteville defends well.
Ngoss looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Hauteville is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Hauteville is looking to stand up but Ngoss won't let him.
Ngoss has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ngoss trying to keep a closed guard but De Hauteville is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Hauteville got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ngoss has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Hauteville has managed to get both his arms back between Ngoss's legs - danger averted.
Ngoss is trying to keep De Hauteville in close.
Ngoss is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Hauteville defends well.
Ngoss is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ngoss has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Hauteville can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Hauteville wanted to stand there but Ngoss had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ngoss can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ngoss looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
De Hauteville is sitting in close to Ngoss's body. Ngoss has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! De Hauteville is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, De Hauteville is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ngoss.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Ngoss!
David Ngoss seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Vluehorn (ranked 4932 p4p, 71 weight class) and Emilio Jacinto (ranked 5430 p4p, 136 weight class). Jacinto has chosen Noypi by Bamboo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Vluehorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emilio Jacinto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vluehorn fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacinto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jacinto checks a low kick from Vluehorn.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jacinto! But no joy.
Vluehorn shoots and misses
and Jacinto counters with a nice body shot.
Jacinto darts in and clinches Vluehorn up against the cage.
Jacinto scores with a shot to the side of Vluehorn's head.
Jacinto pushes Vluehorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Jacinto - that landed with a thud.
Vluehorn is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jacinto.
Jacinto lands a right hand.
Jacinto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vluehorn backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacinto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacinto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vluehorn is rocked!
Jacinto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Vluehorn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vluehorn blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacinto.
Vluehorn seems to have got his legs back now.
Jacinto lands a left hand.
Vluehorn is trying to force a seperation but Jacinto has the dominant position.
Jacinto creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Vluehorn with a big uppercut! Vluehorn tries to clinch up but Jacinto pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Vluehorn to the mat! Vluehorn covers up and Jacinto unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Emilio Jacinto!
After winning the bout, Emilio Jacinto 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Buchanan (ranked 4099 p4p, 412 weight class) and Baker Smith (ranked 5019 p4p, 470 weight class). Baker Smith will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Baker Smith!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buchanan takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Buchanan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Buchanan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Buchanan distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Buchanan lands a couple of digs.
Smith looking to control.
Smith is looking to stand up but Buchanan isn't so interested in that idea.
We've been hearing good reports from Buchanan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Buchanan lands a couple of elbows.
Buchanan landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buchanan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buchanan lands a couple of elbows.
Buchanan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buchanan arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Smith'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 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Buchanan!
In his post fight interview, Chris Buchanan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samson Wills (ranked 4283 p4p, 427 weight class) and Gerardo Abellan (ranked 3525 p4p, 367 weight class). Gerardo Abellan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samson Wills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gerardo Abellan!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abellan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wills. Wills circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Abellan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abellan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the body from Wills misses
and Abellan counters with a straight right hand.
Wills uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abellan.
Abellan with a nice cross.
Abellan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Abellan throws a hook but Wills blocks it.
Wills has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Abellan moves out of range as Wills strikes.
Abellan throws an overhand right that lands on Wills's shoulder, as Wills tries to avoid the shot.
Wills appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Abellan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wills missing with a left hand there. Abellan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wills throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abellan dips to his left and cracks Wills with an uppercut!
Abellan lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wills keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abellan misses with an uppercut. Wills saw that one coming.
Wills avoids the body shot from Abellan.
Wills gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wills missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Abellan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wills.
Abellan is looking for a sweep. Wills is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Abellan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wills thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wills is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wills has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wills throwing shots but Abellan is blocking nicely.
Wills throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wills winds up and cracks Abellan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abellan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wills seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Abellan trying to control but Wills postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wills working the head and body with strikes.
Wills is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Abellan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wills. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wills sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abellan defending well though.
Wills takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wills is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Abellan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wills missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wills lands a nice short elbow.
Wills not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wills is thwarting Abellan's attempts to control the position.
Wills thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abellan is trying to control but can't.
Wills is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wills lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Abellan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wills not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wills looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wills working Abellan over with strikes.
Wills throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wills is thwarting Abellan's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ground and pound from Wills.
Wills prevents Abellan from improving his position.
Abellan trying to control but Wills postures up.
Wills looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Abellan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Abellan wants to control but Wills is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Wills.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills working over Abellan with some ground and pound. Abellan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abellan taking some punishment here, with Wills in his half guard.
Wills drops an elbow to the side of Abellan's head.
Wills drops an elbow to the side of Abellan's head.
Wills lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Abellan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wills working over Abellan with some ground and pound. Abellan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abellan is still in real trouble! Can Wills finish him?
Abellan looks winded!
Wills looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Abellan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wills scores with a big shot! Abellan's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Abellan! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samson Wills!
A very excited looking Samson Wills 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Brook Whitebeard (ranked 2835 p4p, 334 weight class) and Eduardo Fernandino (ranked 3893 p4p, 416 weight class). Whitebeard comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brook Whitebeard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eduardo Fernandino!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitebeard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitebeard. Fernandino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitebeard defending well as Fernandino loads up on a big left hand.
Whitebeard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan MMA in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Whitebeard misses.
Fernandino sizes up Whitebeard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fernandino throws the left hand but Whitebeard avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Whitebeard.
Fernandino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitebeard moves away.
Fernandino scores with a jab. Whitebeard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whitebeard misses with an uppercut. Fernandino saw that one coming.
Fernandino misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitebeard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fernandino at a distance.
Fernandino looks to land a right hand but Whitebeard moved out of range.
Whitebeard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fernandino on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Eduardo Fernandino has been cut.
Whitebeard swings for the body but Fernandino moves out of range.
Fernandino loads up on a big right hand but Whitebeard slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Whitebeard.
Whitebeard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitebeard misses with a shot to the body
enabling Fernandino to counter with a crisp jab.
Fernandino swings for the body but Whitebeard moves out of range.
A big left from Fernandino misses.
Whitebeard blocks a jab.
Whitebeard is looking to counter punch.
Fernandino blocks a jab.
Whitebeard moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitebeard throws the left hand but Fernandino avoids the punch easily.
Whitebeard misses with a body shot.
Fernandino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whitebeard misses with a straight right.
Fernandino walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Whitebeard moves forwards but Fernandino connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fernandino jabs Whitebeard right on the nose. Whitebeard blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitebeard misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitebeard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitebeard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fernandino throws an overhand right that lands on Whitebeard's shoulder, as Whitebeard tries to avoid the shot.
Whitebeard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whitebeard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whitebeard lands with a shot to the body.
Whitebeard throws a jab but it's blocked by Fernandino.
A big left from Fernandino misses.
Fernandino throws a hook to the side of Whitebeard's head but Whitebeard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whitebeard moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitebeard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whitebeard is rocked!
Whitebeard is holding his hands too far apart here. Fernandino throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Whitebeard is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eduardo Fernandino!
Eduardo Fernandino tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaensak Sor Ploenchit (ranked 2973 p4p, 391 weight class) and Izzy Oddesangria (ranked 3096 p4p, 401 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaensak Sor Ploenchit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Izzy Oddesangria!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Oddesangria.
Sor Ploenchit has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Oddesangria throws a head kick but Sor Ploenchit moves out of range.
Sor Ploenchit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sor Ploenchit lands a left and a right that send Oddesangria crashing to the mat, dazed. Sor Ploenchit thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oddesangria is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Are you kidding me?! Sor Ploenchit ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Oddesangria clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaensak Sor Ploenchit!
Kaensak Sor Ploenchit bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Somrak Khamsing (ranked 2113 p4p, 236 weight class) and Rickson Gracie (ranked 2534 p4p, 280 weight class). Gracie has chosen Olha a Explosão as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Somrak Khamsing has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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178 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Somrak Khamsing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rickson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Khamsing lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to the liver by Khamsing. Beautiful body shot.
Donk. Khamsing catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie is rocked!
Khamsing cracks Gracie with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gracie falls to his knees and Khamsing doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Somrak Khamsing!
In his post fight interview, Somrak Khamsing started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vash Stampede (ranked 1992 p4p, 97 weight class) and Nick Gracie Jr (ranked 1334 p4p, 59 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stampede might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember The Name. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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140 lbs
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141 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vash Stampede!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Gracie Jr!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stampede takes a swing at Gracie Jr's ribcage but misses.
Gracie Jr feints the counter takedown.
Stampede scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stampede misses with a straight right.
Stampede throws a shot to the body.
Stampede scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stampede definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gracie Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Stampede counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck for Gracie Jr with that takedown attempt.
Stampede moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stampede lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Stampede.
It looks like Nick Gracie Jr has been cut.
Stampede moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Stampede makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie Jr shoots in and bounces Stampede off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Stampede is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stampede keeping moving, preventing Gracie Jr from controlling successfully.
Gracie Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stampede looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stampede on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stampede tries to get out of the position.
Gracie Jr throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stampede looking to control.
Stampede will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gracie Jr 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.
That's two 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.
Gracie Jr preventing the sweep.
Gracie Jr wants to control from the top but Stampede keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gracie Jr works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stampede tries to roll over but Gracie Jr keeps him under control.
Gracie Jr is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stampede!
Gracie Jr looking to control but Stampede is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie Jr wants to finish this one by submission but Stampede is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gracie Jr.
Stampede is looking to get to half guard.
Stampede has given up his back here. Will Gracie Jr look for the submission or keep pounding away?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie Jr is cranking Stampede's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Stampede! He's tightened the choke and Stampede is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nick Gracie Jr!
Nick Gracie Jr is the new bantamweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Blackbeard (ranked 944 p4p, 115 weight class) and Jomar Galang (ranked 2576 p4p, 285 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blackbeard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember The Name. Galang has chosen No Other Name as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight 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 The Island, Duke Blackbeard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jomar Galang!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackbeard throws the left hand but Galang avoids the punch easily.
Galang misses with a lunging right hand
and Blackbeard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blackbeard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Blackbeard moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Blackbeard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackbeard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot lands for Galang.
Galang throws a hook to the side of Blackbeard's head but Blackbeard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blackbeard misses with a straight left.
Galang jabs Blackbeard right on the nose. Blackbeard blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Galang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Galang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blackbeard lands a nice hook to Galang's body. Galang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Galang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackbeard moves away.
Blackbeard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackbeard moves away.
Galang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackbeard was well out of range. Poor timing from Galang.
Blackbeard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Galang to score with a decent uppercut.
Galang looks to land a left hand but Blackbeard moved out of range nicely.
Galang jabs at Blackbeard's body.
Galang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galang lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Galang does it's job there.
Galang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blackbeard throws a hook to the side of Galang's head but Galang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Galang looks to land a right hand but Blackbeard moved out of range.
Donk. Blackbeard catches Galang right on the button with a cross.
Galang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Galang loads up on a big right hand but Blackbeard slips the punch.
Galang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blackbeard counters with a crisp right hand that drops Galang! Blackbeard lets Galang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Galang is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galang ducks into an uppercut from Blackbeard and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duke Blackbeard!
Duke Blackbeard retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Duke Blackbeard 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.
The defeated Jomar Galang had this to say: 'I dunno sounds like a lot of effort to me. I
think I'd prefer red dead 2 and pornhub'.
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