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Caged Rage 3: Annihilation PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nico Roso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Roso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drew Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roso.
Roso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sharp counters with a series of strikes. Roso will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roso looks to land a combination but Sharp avoids it well.
Sharp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roso.
Sharp is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Roso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nico Roso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sharp counters with a series of strikes. Roso will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roso is rocked!
Roso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sharp tries to counter with a clinch but Roso shakes him off and moves away.
Sharp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roso misses with a two punch combination.
Sharp is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Roso throws a right and a left that Sharp avoids nicely.
Roso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roso goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Roso is breathing heavily.
Roso misses with a double jab
and Sharp counters with a series of strikes. Roso will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oh Roso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from Sharp does no damage.
Roso seems to have got his legs back now.
Roso misses with a double jab
and Sharp counters with a series of strikes. Roso will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sharp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sharp counters with a series of strikes. Roso will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sharp counters with a three punch combo that has Roso backing up. Roso nods at Sharp to acknowledge the strikes.
Sharp Rushes Roso and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Roso is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Sharp Piles on the pressure and Roso crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Sharp!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liber Alderich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Welcome Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Back has chosen Welcome Back- Mase as his entrance music. Welcome Back has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liber Alderich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Welcome Back!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alderich throws a sloppy head kick and Back moves out of range easily.
Alderich throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alderich throws a push kick but Back slaps the foot to one side.
Back steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alderich.
Alderich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Back lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alderich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alderich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Liber Alderich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Back looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alderich thinks about countering with a body kick.
Back checks the leg kick.
Back closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alderich did well to prevent Back getting side control.
Alderich's coaches at Darkness (B613) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Back takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Back with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Alderich actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderich is in trouble now - Back has advanced to mount!
Back looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alderich is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alderich wants to hold on but Back pushes him away.
Back controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderich keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alderich holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Back tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Alderich is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Back sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alderich tries to lock up and control but Back gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Back lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alderich is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alderich manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Alderich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Back performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Back's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Back trying to mount his opponent but Alderich defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Back moves nicely into side control.
Back controls the position from side control.
Back working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alderich tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Alderich is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alderich holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Back tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Back controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Welcome Back dominated that round.
That's time! Alderich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alderich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Back.
Alderich throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alderich just misses with a punch to the body.
Alderich throws a head kick that half lands.
Back tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alderich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Back shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Back throws a big right hand that misses.
Alderich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Back can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alderich can't keep his opponent in guard - Back advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Back stalling.
Alderich is looking for a sweep. Back is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Back not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Back has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Back wants to work for an arm triangle but Alderich is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Back performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Let's hope that Back has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
More stalling from Back.
Alderich is looking to control Back's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alderich avoid being mounted?
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Alderich thumps Back with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Alderich.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Back - that will leave a mark!
Back keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alderich.
Alderich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Back.
Alderich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Back makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Alderich really felt that one!
Back sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Back avoids the head kick by Alderich.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alderich!
Alderich lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Back shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alderich as he avoids it easily.
Back tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alderich swivels and escapes.
Alderich half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alderich lands a nice shot that snaps Back's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alderich scores with a shot to the body.
Alderich avoids a kick to the body.
Alderich misses with a hook to the body
and Back counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Back.
Back pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Back misses with a straight right.
Alderich lands a leg kick that knocks Back off balance momentarily.
Back misses with a head kick.
Back takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alderich misses with a hook.
Welcome Back is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alderich throws a head kick but Back moves out of range.
Back's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Back drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alderich working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Back has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liber Alderich dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alderich looks for the body kick but Back saw that one coming.
A head kick by Alderich misses
and Back counters with a single leg into guard. Alderich didn't expect that.
Back controlling from the top position.
Alderich has his feet on Back's thighs here. He's pushed Back off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Back screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Liber Alderich!
Our winner, Liber Alderich, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Welcome Back had this to say: 'Get out of my face you punk-ass reporters!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenyatta Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Sutherland is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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188 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Hates pizza |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenyatta Mitchell!
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, Dean Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Sutherland.
Mitchell tries for a takedown but Sutherland circles away easily
and Sutherland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sutherland 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.
Mitchell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sutherland manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell closes the distance and clinches up with Sutherland, looking for a takedown. Mitchell pushes Sutherland against the cage but Sutherland circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sutherland looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sutherland scores with the left hand. Mitchell knows he should have avoided that one.
Mitchell tries to clinch up.
Sutherland looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mitchell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sutherland counters with a series of strikes. Mitchell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mitchell walks into a straight right hand from Sutherland.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Mitchell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sutherland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mitchell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenyatta Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sutherland cracks Mitchell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland lands a nice shot that snaps Mitchell's head back.
A lazy left from Sutherland finds it's target.
Mitchell is rocked!
Mitchell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sutherland on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mitchell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Mitchell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sutherland throws a monster overhand right that drops Mitchell! Sutherland follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Sutherland!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glorious Tyrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smoosh Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smoosh Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glorious Tyrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Smoosh Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Tyrone slips under a jab.
It looked like Tyrone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Tyrone sees coming a mile off.
Tyrone is looking for a counter combo.
Tyrone throws a good cross that connects.
Tyrone connects with a jab.
Jackson misses the body punch
and Tyrone counters with a left to the body.
Tyrone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Jackson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tyrone defends well and Jackson ends up having to push Tyrone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tyrone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson looks winded!
Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrone jabs at Jackson's body.
Tyrone with a hook.
Tyrone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Jackson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyrone lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Smoosh Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyrone counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyrone lands a body shot.
Tyrone scores with a shot to the body.
Tyrone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tyrone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jackson is rocked!
Tyrone is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tyrone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyrone finish him?
Tyrone cracks Jackson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jackson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Tyrone pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jackson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glorious Tyrone!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chesty Puller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Schmitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puller's entrance music is Your Going Down. A fine choice. Chesty Puller had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chesty Puller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Schmitt!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmitt misses with a wild combination.
Schmitt throws a hook but Puller blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Puller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Schmitt shoots in for a double leg but Puller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Puller drives through with a takedown into Schmitt's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Schmitt wants to stand up but Puller is controlling him.
Puller trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schmitt is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Puller frees his head nicely. Oh but Schmitt has switched to an armbar! Puller is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Doug Schmitt!
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