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TWFL : Claiming the Shogunate PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Benjen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niwat Sirichok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niwat Sirichok is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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276 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uncle Benjen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niwat Sirichok!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirichok has managed to clinch.
Benjen is looking for a takedown.
Sirichok trying to land knees to the body.
Sirichok lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Uncle Benjen has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sirichok.
Benjen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sirichok smiles and moves away.
Sirichok tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benjen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sirichok moves out of range as Benjen strikes.
Sirichok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benjen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sirichok moves in looking to clinch but Benjen pushes him off.
Benjen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sirichok swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uncle Benjen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benjen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sirichok is fending him off so far but Benjen persists. Nope, Sirichok circles away and we're back to standing.
Sirichok is looking to clinch.
Sirichok shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sirichok pinned against the cage. Sirichok gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Benjen throws a sloppy head kick and Sirichok moves out of range easily.
Sirichok closes the distance and clinches.
Benjen avoiding damage as Sirichok throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Benjen can't break the clinch.
Benjen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sirichok avoids it.
Benjen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sirichok is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sirichok lands a damaging elbow.
Sirichok lands a damaging elbow.
Sirichok tries a knee to the head but Benjen blocks it.
Sirichok lands a nice elbow.
Sirichok has Benjen pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirichok lands a nice elbow.
Sirichok lands an elbow inside.
Benjen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Uncle Benjen's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benjen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sirichok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benjen is defending well for now.
Benjen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sirichok lands an elbow inside.
Sirichok lands a damaging elbow.
Benjen is rocked!
Benjen drags the fight down to the ground.
Oh Benjen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Benjen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sirichok can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Benjen seems to have got his legs back now.
Sirichok won't allow Benjen to sweep him here.
Benjen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjen pulls Sirichok in to control the position.
Sirichok wants to control from the top but Benjen keeps moving.
Benjen working for a triangle but Sirichok defends it easily.
Benjen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sirichok gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sirichok trying to control the position from guard on top but Benjen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirichok tries to stand but Benjen is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benjen looking for a guillotine here but Sirichok defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benjen is trying to keep Sirichok in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sirichok is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Benjen has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Sirichok is looking to defend but Benjen has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Sirichok! Benjen pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Sirichok taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Uncle Benjen!
Uncle Benjen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Marchand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Marchand has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Marchand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Dos Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Marchand moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marchand shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Carwin but Dos Carwin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marchand.
Dos Carwin connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Marchand to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Dos Carwin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Junior Dos Carwin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Warner (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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255 lbs
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300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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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 Montreal, Gegard Mou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Warner!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mou.
Mou looks for a takedown but Warner sprawls well.
Warner throws a sloppy head kick and Mou moves out of range easily.
Mou throws a series of punches but Warner moves out of range.
Warner is looking to clinch.
Mou gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mou is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mou looking for a sweep. Not yet Mou, not yet.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Warner has eaten all the pies!
Warner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mou bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Warner's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warner is looking for a triangle here but Mou uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Warner is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Mou seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Mou.
Warner trying his best to control but Mou has mounted him.
Mou pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Warner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mou trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Warner slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mou is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mou is trying to control. Warner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mou trying to pass the guard but Warner defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Warner wants to improve his position but Mou is controlling well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mou is trying to control the action in half guard but Warner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mou has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Warner wants to hold on but Mou pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mou landing punches.
Mou dominating with strikes here.
Warner is trying to reverse the position but instead Mou has taken his back - oops!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warner trying to control but not successfully.
A lull in the action here.
Mou avoiding Warner 's attempts to control his hands.
Mou keeps control of the position as Warner tries to break free.
Warner looks winded!
Mou is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mou throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner can't escape the position.
Mou missing with strikes from the back.
Warner defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mou's arms.
Mou controlling well, preventing Warner from escaping the position.
Warner has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Mou.
Mou is looking to control Warner but Warner is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Mou tightening his grip on Warner, looking for the choke.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mou looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Mou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gegard Mou's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Warner tries to clinch but Mou is having none of it.
Warner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mou's guard.
Warner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Warner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mou. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mou is trying to control the position but Warner postures up.
Warner stands up and waves to Mou to follow him.
Mou is trying hard to land a takedown here. Warner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Warner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mou tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mou is trying to maintain a safe position but Warner gets an underhook and turns Mou into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Warner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mou pulls guard effortlessly.
Mou is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mou is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Warner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Warner.
Warner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mou can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Warner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Warner thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Warner is trying to keep Mou in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner keeping moving, preventing Mou from controlling successfully.
Mou 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.
Warner has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mou is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Warner.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Warner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Warner is trying to get back to half guard.
Mou looks up at the clock and then as Warner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mou smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mou trying to control the action but Warner is working from the bottom.
Mou working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mou scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Warner to see if he's OK.
Mou working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warner keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Warner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Warner is looking for a sweep.
Warner can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mou connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Warner some visible discomfort.
Mou landing a few strikes.
Mou working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warner explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Mou scores with a jab to the head.
Mou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mou drives through with a takedown into Warner's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mou sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Warner's guard.
Mou drops an elbow to the side of Warner's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mou seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Warner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mou is working for a submission of some sort.
Warner tries to roll over but Mou keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Mou dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gegard Mou's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mou changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Warner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Horrible takedown by Warner or perhaps it was just good defense by Mou which made him look bad.
Warner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mou as he avoids it easily.
Mou scores with a hook to the body. Warner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gegard Mou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mou looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Warner!
Warner tries to control but Mou manages to take his back.
Mou landing with strikes.
Warner won't enjoy being in this position. Mou looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Warner is tapping - it's over boys! Mou picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gegard Mou!
A very excited looking Gegard Mou 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Patos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Patos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 New York, Lucas Patos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Mitchel!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mitchel is trying to stand up here but Patos is controlling him well.
Patos wants to work for an arm triangle but Mitchel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Patos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Patos is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mitchel is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucas Patos!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cristobal Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonzalo Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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135 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Cristobal Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gonzalo Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Duarte drops Diaz with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Diaz looks back up at him and smiles so Duarte waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Diaz is rocked!
It looks like Nick Cristobal Diaz has been cut.
Gonzalo Duarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duarte thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Duarte lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Diaz head around and knocks him out cold! Duarte hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gonzalo Duarte!
After winning the bout, Gonzalo Duarte 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gargantuan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bbq Carne Asada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bbq Carne Asada will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gargantuan King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bbq Carne Asada!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carne Asada throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Carne Asada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King avoids the head kick by Carne Asada.
King is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carne Asada sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from Carne Asada.
Carne Asada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gargantuan King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carne Asada tries to sprawl but King drives through with a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carne Asada is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King is looking to take a break and control but Carne Asada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carne Asada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carne Asada is just riding it out for now. King eventually gives up the hold.
King working Carne Asada over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carne Asada has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carne Asada trying to control from the bottom.
Carne Asada looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
King could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
King is working for a kimura but Carne Asada is defending it quite comfortably.
King 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.
King prevents Carne Asada from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carne Asada has managed to free his arm - good work.
King wants to work for an arm triangle but Carne Asada is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
King seems to be looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King is nestled in close to Carne Asada, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carne Asada is kicking away at King from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. King grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Carne Asada trying to push King off... Carne Asada taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Gargantuan King!
After winning the bout, Gargantuan King 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vovchanchyn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to the game. Machida has chosen Calm Like a Bomb as his entrance music. Wanderlei Vovchanchyn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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208 lbs
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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
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wanderlei Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Machida!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida throws a series of punches but Vovchanchyn avoids them all with ease.
Mark Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vovchanchyn counters with a series of strikes. Machida will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Machida.
A cross from Vovchanchyn lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vovchanchyn misses with a few strikes there.
Machida lands a two punch combo.
Machida scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Machida throws a lazy right hand but Vovchanchyn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vovchanchyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vovchanchyn moves away.
Vovchanchyn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vovchanchyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Machida misses with a two punch combination.
Vovchanchyn throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Machida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vovchanchyn circles away quickly and effectively.
Machida misses with a series of wild punches.
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machida misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn lands a left and a right that send Machida crashing to the mat, dazed. Vovchanchyn thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Machida is rocked!
It looks like Mark Machida has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machida fails to land with a series of punches.
Vovchanchyn lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Machida out cold! Machida is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wanderlei Vovchanchyn!
An out of breath Wanderlei Vovchanchyn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hatsu Hioki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hioki has chosen Heart of Asia as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 lbs
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153 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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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
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darius Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hatsu Hioki!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker misses with an uppercut. Hioki saw that one coming.
Hioki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Darius Parker has been cut.
Hioki misses with a series of wild punches.
Hioki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Hioki throws a jab but it's blocked by Parker.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Parker - that will leave a mark!
Hioki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Parker tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hioki is in Parker's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Parker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hioki tries to free his leg and advance position but Parker is retaining full guard.
Parker can't keep his opponent in guard - Hioki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Parker flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hioki is working for a submission of some sort.
Hioki stops Parker from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hioki is working for a kimura but Parker is defending it quite comfortably.
Hioki passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hioki pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Hioki jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Parker is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Parker and Hioki has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hioki goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Parker rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hioki's guard! Nice work there by Parker!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hioki looking for a sweep. Not yet Hioki, not yet.
Hioki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Parker wants to control from the top but Hioki keeps moving.
Parker looking to pass the guard.
Hioki has his foot on Parker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Parker works his way back into a safe position though.
Parker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Parker is in close to Hioki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Parker throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hioki has a closed guard, preventing Parker from standing up.
Parker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hioki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Parker is aware though and is defending well.
Hioki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Parker passes into side control.
Hioki sneaks back into half guard.
Hioki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hioki.
Parker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parker gets to his feet - Hioki follows without any prompting.
Hioki blocks a leg kick.
Hioki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hioki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Parker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hioki is fighting to break Parker's control of his arms but Parker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hioki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hioki wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Parker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hioki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hioki wants to pass the guard but Parker is keeping the position.
Hioki throws an elbow that misses. Parker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hioki's guard. Nice move by Parker!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatsu Hioki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Parker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hioki fails to land with a series of punches.
Hioki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parker circles away.
Parker misses with a head kick.
Parker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Hioki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hioki misses with a wild body shot.
Parker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Parker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hioki moves out of range as Parker throws a body kick.
Parker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker avoids the body shot from Hioki.
Parker swinging wildly here.
Hioki thows a body shot but no joy.
Parker fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hioki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Hioki stumbling backwards into the cage! Hioki bounces back off the cage towards Parker, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Parker lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Parker celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Darius Parker!
After winning the bout, Darius Parker 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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