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BFF 15: Sandman vs. Bono PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Vovchanchyn Ii (ranked 4455 p4p, 545 weight class) and Barry Roman (ranked 5987 p4p, 631 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light 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, Igor Vovchanchyn Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Roman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Vovchanchyn Ii has knocked Roman down with a huge combo! Vovchanchyn Ii steps away and waves a wobbly Roman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Barry Roman has been cut.
Roman avoids the body shot from Vovchanchyn Ii.
Roman wants to counter with a clinch but Vovchanchyn Ii pushes him away.
Vovchanchyn Ii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vovchanchyn Ii could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Vovchanchyn Ii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A low kick from Vovchanchyn Ii misses
and Roman counters by clinching up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn Ii digs a right hand underneath Roman's ribcage. Roman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vovchanchyn Ii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roman is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roman.
Roman is still on wobbly legs! Can Vovchanchyn Ii finish him?
Vovchanchyn Ii pushes Roman back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn Ii creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Roman's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Roman drops to his knees and Vovchanchyn Ii pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Vovchanchyn Ii!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Android Eighteen (ranked 24881 p4p, 615 weight class) and Julio Regueiro (ranked 24885 p4p, 624 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Good takedowns
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Android Eighteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio Regueiro!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eighteen shoots and misses
and Regueiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good shot there by Regueiro.
It looks like Android Eighteen has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Regueiro.
Regueiro throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Eighteen tumbling to the canvas!
Eighteen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Regueiro loads up on a big left hand. Eighteen felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Regueiro looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Eighteen can't hide his disappointment, as Regueiro celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Regueiro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathon Crane (ranked 6477 p4p, 599 weight class) and Saulo Chavez (ranked 7971 p4p, 656 weight class). Saulo Chavez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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 Amsterdam, Jonathon Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Saulo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane fails to land with a series of punches.
Chavez missing with a left hand there. Crane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chavez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Crane really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crane breaks the clinch.
Chavez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Crane both land. Nice combination.
Chavez misses with a takedown attempt
and Crane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chavez is rocked!
Crane throws a nice looking combination but Chavez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chavez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crane defends it well.
Chavez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crane tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been told by Crane's head coaches at The 'dam Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane lands a big head kick that sends Chavez tumbling to the mat! Crane takes a step backwards and waves Chavez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Chavez is still on wobbly legs! Can Crane finish him?
Crane is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Crane shuts the power down on Chavez. Lights out, game over! Crane is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jonathon Crane!
In defeat, Saulo Chavez stepped up to the mic, saying 'The making of a warrior is through training and learning from experiences. I have learned much from my opponent. I will go back to training and become a more enlightened fighter.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 24905 p4p, 680 weight class) and Murilo Pereira (ranked 3707 p4p, 395 weight class). Rocky Balboa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Murilo Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Pereira.
Pereira has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Balboa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balboa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pereira pinned against the ropes. Pereira gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Balboa shoots and misses
and Balboa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pereira sends Balboa crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pereira is motioning to the referee to let Balboa up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Balboa is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira looks to throw the jab but Balboa is out of range.
Oh Balboa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balboa is aggressively charging in as Pereira backs up avoiding any damage. Pereira tosses out a jab and Balboa runs right into it face first! Balboa is out cold! Pereira dropped down on all fours and is barking in Balboa's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Murilo Pereira!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balder Bull (ranked 2455 p4p, 299 weight class) and Kyrie Irving (ranked 5552 p4p, 563 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Balder Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyrie Irving!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irving on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Irving tries to clinch there but Bull circles away.
Bull paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bull throws a hook to the side of Irving's head but Irving sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irving avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Irving tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Irving gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bull circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bull counters with a stiff right hand.
Bull seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Irving tries to close the distance and clinch but Bull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irving is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bull.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Irving is looking to clinch.
Bull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Irving's head.
Irving has Bull up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bull misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Bull.
Bull throws a punch but it's blocked by Irving.
Irving working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Irving tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irving tries to throw a body punch but Bull avoids it by throwing Irving back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bull.
Bull lands a nice uppercut.
Irving's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Irving is rocked!
Irving blocking some punches.
Irving is still on wobbly legs! Can Bull finish him?
Bull misses with a punch on the inside.
Bull misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irving.
Irving blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irving blocking some punches.
Bull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull throws a punch but it's blocked by Irving.
Bull misses with some punches.
Bull working aggressively here.
Bull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bull misses with some punches.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Irving.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irving.
Bull throws a punch but it's blocked by Irving.
Bull misses with a punch on the inside.
Bull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bull misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irving.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bull misses with the head strike.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Irving.
Bull working aggressively here.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull misses with some punches.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Bull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irving blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irving blocks an uppercut.
Bull working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bull.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bull.
Bull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bull throws a punch but it's blocked by Irving.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Bull misses with the head strike.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irving blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bull misses with the head strike.
Irving blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irving.
Irving blocks an uppercut.
Bull manages to break the clinch.
Irving walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Bull swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Balder Bull!
During a confident post fight interview, Balder Bull thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Brown Jr (ranked 2998 p4p, 358 weight class) and Marko Stratic (ranked 3628 p4p, 420 weight class). Paddy Brown Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paddy Brown Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Stratic!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stratic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Marko Stratic has been cut.
Brown Jr sends Stratic crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Brown Jr is motioning to the referee to let Stratic up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Stratic is rocked!
Brown Jr forces Stratic back against the ropes and clinches.
Stratic is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown Jr finish him?
Brown Jr lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown Jr dodges an elbow strike from Stratic.
Brown Jr lands a body punch.
Brown Jr unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Stratic! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Brown Jr is unloading with more strikes now! Stratic drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paddy Brown Jr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Sandman (ranked 2085 p4p, 225 weight class) and Alpha Bono (ranked 3586 p4p, 382 weight class). The key to victory for Mr Sandman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Sandman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alpha Bono!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bono shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sandman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bono trying to control the position but Sandman is working away.
Bono wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sandman, who protects the arm well.
Sandman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bono wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandman has one of Bono's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Bono wants to control but Sandman is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bono wants to control for a moment but Sandman uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Sandman is trying to control but can't.
Bono trying to control the action but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Bono tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sandman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sandman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bono is looking to take a break and control but Sandman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sandman moves into full guard.
Bono pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sandman is keeping the position for now.
Bono's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bono looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bono closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Alpha Bono has been cut.
Bono dives in and grabs Sandman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sandman pushes down on Bono's head and hops out.
Sandman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bono takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bono looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman lands a nice shot to the body.
Sandman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bono leaves his chin hanging out and Sandman seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bono crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mr Sandman!
Mr Sandman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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