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GAMMA: Contenders #128 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguelangel Jiminez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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199 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguelangel Jiminez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiminez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eriksson.
A combination from Jiminez does no damage.
Jiminez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jiminez shoots in for a takedown but Eriksson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Miguelangel Jiminez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jiminez throws a good cross that connects.
Jiminez has managed to clinch.
Jiminez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jiminez is trying to control the action in half guard but Eriksson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Eriksson trying to hold on to Jiminez's head to control him but Jiminez postures up.
Eriksson taking some punishment here, with Jiminez in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiminez is looking to take a break and control but Eriksson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jiminez throwing shots but Eriksson is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson is staying active underneath Jiminez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eriksson is trying to stand.
Eriksson wants to control but Jiminez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Eriksson is refusing to be controlled, as Jiminez sits in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jiminez closes the distance and clinches up with Eriksson, looking for a takedown. Jiminez pushes Eriksson against the cage but Eriksson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguelangel Jiminez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jiminez shoots in and drives through. Eriksson sprawls well.
Jiminez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Eriksson's guard.
Jiminez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Eriksson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jiminez.
Jiminez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jiminez being controlled here momentarily.
Eriksson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez wants to control from the top but Eriksson keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eriksson trying to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Eriksson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anders Eriksson.
Jiminez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eriksson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jiminez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jiminez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Eriksson. No joy for Jiminez on that attempt.
Eriksson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jiminez moves away from the strike by Eriksson.
Anders Eriksson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson throws out a loose jab but Jiminez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eriksson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jiminez.
Eriksson lands a jab.
Jiminez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eriksson circles away.
Jiminez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jiminez looks for a takedown but Eriksson sprawls well.
Jiminez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jiminez is breathing heavily.
Jiminez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eriksson tries to avoid it but Jiminez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eriksson to the ground. Eriksson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jiminez scores with a decent looking hook.
Jiminez dives in and grabs Eriksson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eriksson pushes down on Jiminez's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson cracks Jiminez with an open hand slap.
It looks like Miguelangel Jiminez has been cut.
Eriksson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jiminez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eriksson drops Jiminez with a big left hand! Jiminez is injured, injured bad! Eriksson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anders Eriksson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Bandage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Skyscrapers - Ready, Set, Fall!. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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198 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamal Bandage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bandage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Bandage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson throws a solid leg kick but Bandage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anderson.
Anderson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Anderson lands in his opponent's guard.
Bandage wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bandage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson won't allow Bandage to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Bandage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bandage would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandage wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bandage wants to stand but Anderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Bandage postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Bandage.
Anderson misses with a low kick as Bandage jumps back.
Bandage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson motions for Bandage to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson throws a right hand that Bandage ducks under and follows up with a left that Bandage also avoids with ease.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandage misses with a straight right.
Bandage defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
Bandage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Bandage lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bandage.
Bandage throws a big shot that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bandage checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Anderson.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bandage is just out of range.
Bandage moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandage lands a nice shot to the body.
Jamal Bandage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bandage throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Bandage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
A left and a right from Bandage both land. Nice combination.
Anderson misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandage slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Bandage lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.
Anderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bandage checks it well.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jamal Bandage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Anderson.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bandage sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Bandage throws a lazy head kick
and Anderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bandage!
Bandage is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bandage blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandage wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bandage is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Anderson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Anderson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bandage wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bandage is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Anderson throwing strikes here but Bandage is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bandage is trying to stand but he's just given Anderson his back.
Anderson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bandage doesn't escape.
Anderson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Anderson looking for the choke from the back.
Anderson has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Bandage is defending well but eventually Anderson manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Bandage has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anderson Anderson!
Anderson Anderson gave a mention to Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93% in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulio Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorn Bicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Three Six Mafia - Its a Fight. Gorn Bicki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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280 lbs
0 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulio Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorn Bicki!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bicki lands a nice shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bicki's waist but Bicki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alvarez off to one side.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Bicki with a series of wild strikes but Bicki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bicki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Bicki shoots in and bounces Alvarez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alvarez is working an open guard so Bicki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bicki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alvarez as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Alvarez with that takedown attempt.
Alvarez blocks a low kick nicely.
Alvarez takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Hulio Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Bicki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bicki is doing well to control the position and prevent Alvarez from advancing to side control.
Alvarez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bicki keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bicki trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gorn Bicki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bicki scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvarez should have avoided that one.
Bicki thuds his right hand into Alvarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bicki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bicki tries a head kick but it misses.
Bicki fails in his attempt to clinch.
A cross from Bicki lands.
Bicki moves into the clinch successfully.
Alvarez is trying to force a seperation but Bicki has the dominant position.
Bicki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bicki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alvarez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alvarez is rocked!
Hulio Alvarez's cut is getting worse.
Nice shot by Bicki.
Oh Alvarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bicki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bicki lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Alvarez falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bicki dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gorn Bicki!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Kalandarishvili (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 fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Kalandarishvili !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalandarishvili .
Gustavsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Bogdan Kalandarishvili has been cut.
Kalandarishvili connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gustavsson momentarily.
Gustavsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalandarishvili shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gustavsson as he avoids it easily.
Kalandarishvili uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kalandarishvili closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gustavsson quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalandarishvili has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gustavsson defend it? Kalandarishvili steps over the head and cranks it - Gustavsson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kalandarishvili !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bogdan Kalandarishvili !
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Inya Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Inya Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Jay Johnson has been cut.
Face defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Face dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Face keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jay Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Face.
Face walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Face!
Face is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson working Face over with strikes here.
Johnson throws a wild left hand from mount and Face manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Johnson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Face is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Face tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Face is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Johnson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Johnson throwing strikes here but Face is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It looks like Inya Face has been cut.
Face knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson lands a big elbow - Face is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Face is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jay Johnson!
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