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WPFA: Alpha Males PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Menard (ranked 24811 p4p, 537 weight class) and Utu Mutu (ranked 6199 p4p, 472 weight class). Utu Mutu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Menard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Utu Mutu!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menard misses with a combination
and Mutu counters with a takedown into side control.
Mutu has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mutu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mutu trying to control the action but Menard is working from the bottom.
Mutu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Mutu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mutu scores with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mutu cracks Menard with a big elbow.
Menard is rocked!
A big shot lands for Mutu! That's hurt Menard! Will he recover? Mutu fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Utu Mutu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Bear (ranked 2549 p4p, 269 weight class) and Jake Woods (ranked 1533 p4p, 192 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Woods!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bear.
Woods avoids the body shot from Bear.
Woods takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bear misses with a left hand
and Woods counters with a nice body shot.
Woods uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bear.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bear.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bear.
It looks like Jake Woods has been cut.
Woods throws a hook but Bear avoids it easily.
Woods throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woods throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bear swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
Woods connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bear scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bear avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bear throws a hook but Woods blocks it.
Bear takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice straight punches there by Bear. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bear.
Bear throws a jab when Woods was well out of range.
Bear tries to move into range but Woods moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Woods misses with a combination
and Bear counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bear loads up on a big right hand but Woods slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Woods lands.
Bear connects with a body shot.
Bear moves out of range as Woods strikes.
Bear was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Woods lands with a cross.
Bear throws a body punch but Woods moves out of range.
Woods has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A combination from Bear does no damage.
Woods misses with a hook.
Bear went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bear lands a left and a right that send Woods crashing to the mat, dazed. Bear thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Bear.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Woods is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Woods's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bear misses with a body shot.
Bear lands a left and a right that send Woods crashing to the mat, dazed. Bear thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Woods is rocked!
Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods is still on wobbly legs! Can Bear finish him?
Teddy Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear misses with the combination.
Woods seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Bear moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Woods! Bear continues to tee off on Woods, landing with a left and a right! Bear connects with a right hand that leaves Woods sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Bear!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Teddy Bear!
Teddy Bear bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bunt (ranked 6396 p4p, 518 weight class) and Bolo Yueng (ranked 4256 p4p, 435 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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200 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Bunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bolo Yueng !
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yueng is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bunt's half guard.
Bunt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yueng is trying for a kimura here. Bunt looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Yueng wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bolo Yueng !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jani Koskinen (ranked 5636 p4p, 495 weight class) and Malcolm Urlich (ranked 4065 p4p, 422 weight class). Urlich is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Fink U Freaky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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209 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jani Koskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malcolm Urlich!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskinen staying out of range there.
Urlich takes one to the chin there.
Urlich wants to clinch but Koskinen slips to the side
and Koskinen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Urlich won't be happy with that.
Koskinen has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Urlich is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Koskinen yanks on the arm and Urlich is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Koskinen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jani Koskinen!
The defeated Malcolm Urlich had this to say: 'Lady luck wasn't looking down favourably on me....'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petyr Kruchevski (ranked 3253 p4p, 362 weight class) and Cole Ison (ranked 24178 p4p, 564 weight class). Kruchevski comes to the cage accompanied by My Way by Limp Bizkit. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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199 lbs
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215 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petyr Kruchevski!
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, Cole Ison!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Ison.
It looks like Petyr Kruchevski has been cut.
Kruchevski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ison on his heels. He'll look to pass Ison's guard now, I'm sure.
Kruchevski passes Ison's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kruchevski tries to stand and escape but Ison is controlling the position.
Ground and pound from Kruchevski.
Ison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kruchevski controlling the action here.
Kruchevski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ison with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ison is looking to control Kruchevski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ison avoid being mounted?
Kruchevski works his way into full mount!
Kruchevski is landing with some decent strikes but Ison is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kruchevski.
Kruchevski is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Ison is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Petyr Kruchevski!
Petyr Kruchevski was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Jackson (ranked 2442 p4p, 291 weight class) and ALex Waid (ranked 14734 p4p, 571 weight class). Rick Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, ALex Waid!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Waid shoots in.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Waid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waid has a takedown stuffed.
Waid is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Waid is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jackson's half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jackson kicks Waid off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Waid counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Waid is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Waid looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Waid working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Waid takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Waid moves nicely into side control.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Waid lands some shots froms side control.
Waid looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Waid working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waid lands a few punches from side control.
Jackson taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waid working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Jackson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Waid working the ground and pound.
The referee asks Waid politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Waid prefers to stall for the moment though.
Waid in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Waid landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Waid is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jackson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Waid working the head and body with strikes.
Waid landing a few strikes.
Waid prevents Jackson from escaping the position.
Waid lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ALex Waid dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Waid tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Waid counters with a takedown into side control.
Waid connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
Waid working the head with strikes.
Waid creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Waid working the body and head with strikes.
Jackson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Waid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waid is putting a hurting on Jackson here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waid lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jackson is trying to buck Waid off.
Waid working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waid lands an elbow.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Waid. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Waid working the ground and pound from side control.
Waid working the head with strikes.
Jackson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Waid lands a decent elbow from side control.
Waid cracks Jackson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Waid looks up at the clock and then as Jackson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Waid smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Waid is putting a hurting on Jackson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jackson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Waid controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waid connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
Jackson is not content to let Waid control the position.
Jackson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Waid asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Waid cracks Jackson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jackson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Waid connects with a decent elbow.
Waid in side control lands a decent elbow.
Waid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Waid is putting a hurting on Jackson here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ALex Waid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.
Waid scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Waid landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Waid scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Waid connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Waid performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Waid wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Waid seems content to control.
Waid moves nicely into side control.
Waid wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waid landing a few strikes.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson is pushing Waid's head away, looking to escape. Waid manages to hold on to the position though.
Waid tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jackson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
ALex Waid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Waid cracks Jackson with a big right hand but Jackson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Waid is chipping away with strikes.
Waid scores with punches from side control.
Waid scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushes Waid away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Waid gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jackson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Waid landing strikes.
Waid working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jackson pushes Waid away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Waid gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Waid taking a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
ALex Waid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Waid winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ALex Waid!
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