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Checkmate Fight Night 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Pearce (ranked 25303 p4p, 594 weight class) and Tyrone Deng (ranked 5775 p4p, 457 weight class). Xavier Pearce 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Pearce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyrone Deng!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearce lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Tyrone Deng has been cut.
Deng on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pearce throws the left hand but Deng avoids the punch easily.
Deng scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Pearce misses the target.
Pearce lands a slapping body shot.
Pearce throws a monster overhand right that drops Deng! Pearce follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Pearce!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Fritz (ranked 4402 p4p, 511 weight class) and Adam Webber (ranked 25680 p4p, 761 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franz Fritz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Webber!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webber lands a head shot.
Fritz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fritz slips under a jab.
Fritz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fritz ducks under a wild hook from Webber.
Webber ducks under a wild hook from Fritz.
Webber is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fritz with a body shot.
Fritz throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Fritz misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Webber! But no joy.
Webber throws a right hand that Fritz ducks under and follows up with a left that Fritz also avoids with ease.
Webber throws a hook but Fritz avoids it easily.
Webber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fritz moves away.
Webber throws a looping overhand right but Fritz ducks down to avoid it.
Fritz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Webber napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The strikes coming from Fritz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fritz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Fritz crashes against the mat.
Fritz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fritz cracks Webber with a big elbow.
Webber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fritz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fritz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Webber, who protects the arm well.
Fritz remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Fritz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webber wants to control but Fritz postures up.
Fritz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Webber is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fritz connects with a decent elbow.
Webber is rocked!
Fritz lands a big left to the face of Webber, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Fritz and another - Webber is out! Fritz stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Franz Fritz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keith O Brien (ranked 5678 p4p, 564 weight class) and Janis Blums (ranked 5849 p4p, 570 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keith O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Janis Blums!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O Brien throws a body punch but Blums moves out of range.
O Brien looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Blums is trying to stand back up but O Brien is controlling him
O Brien throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Brien thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blums's head.
O Brien throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blums really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Brien. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blums is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
O Brien is keen to just control but Blums is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien seems to be looking for submissions.
O Brien is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blums sees it coming and defends easily.
O Brien is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blums is trying to control but can't.
Blums is trying to defend against the ground and pound but O Brien scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blums blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Brien.
O Brien throwing shots but Blums is blocking nicely.
O Brien works his way into side control.
Blums looks winded!
O Brien has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Brien wants to control the pace but Blums is squirming around nicely.
Blums tries to control O Brien's body but O Brien pushes him off. Blums squirms to his side and now O Brien has his back!
O Brien 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.
O Brien looking for the choke from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Blums has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
O Brien misses with a punch to the head.
Blums avoids the strikes from O Brien.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blums avoids the strikes from O Brien.
Blums takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Blums covering up well under a series of strikes from O Brien.
O Brien throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
O Brien looking for the choke from the back.
O Brien is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Blums knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Blums for a finish.
Even with his hooks in, O Brien manages to miss with strikes from the back.
O Brien lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien lands a shot to the body.
Even with his hooks in, O Brien manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Even with his hooks in, O Brien manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Blums covering up well and avoiding damage.
O Brien controlling the position well here. Blums rolled but O Brien kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Blums covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
O Brien looking for the choke but no joy.
Blums is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blums wants to control his opponent's hands but O Brien gets his hands free.
Blums preventing the rear naked choke attempt from O Brien.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blums defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of O Brien's arms.
O Brien somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
O Brien punches the canvas rather than the man.
Blums fending off the submission attempt from O Brien.
O Brien looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith O Brien dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O Brien scores with a kick to the midsection.
Blums closes the distance but O Brien moves to the side
and O Brien counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blums keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Blums moves away and avoids it.
O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Blums moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blums slips a jab from O Brien.
Blums takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, jab by O Brien - just one landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Brien, right into the meat.
Blums is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien rushes Blums and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blums breaks from the clinch.
O Brien thumps Blums with a low kick.
O Brien looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Blums keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
O Brien seems to be working for a kimura but Blums defends the submission attempt.
O Brien thows a huge punch but Blums dodges it nicely.
O Brien is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blums can do to turn this around?
O Brien moves nicely into side control.
O Brien postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
O Brien 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.
O Brien wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blums, who protects the arm well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
O Brien sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blums is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
O Brien has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Blums is working to get back to half guard.
O Brien looking to secure an arm triangle but Blums defends it well.
O Brien punching from mount but Blums doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws some wild stikes that Blums manages to avoid easily.
O Brien scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blums?
O Brien looking for a guillotine from mount but Blums is having none of it.
O Brien looking to ground and pound but Blums is blocking nicely.
O Brien working the ground and pound effectively.
O Brien working for a guillotine from mount but Blums is in no mood to give up.
O Brien has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Blums is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keith O Brien!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Law (ranked 5280 p4p, 536 weight class) and Spud Higgins (ranked 7360 p4p, 657 weight class). Law comes into the arena with Country Boy Can Survive blaring out of the sound system. Higgins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lynyrd Skynrd - Gimme Three Steps . Spud Higgins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spud Higgins!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Higgins on his heels. He'll look to pass Higgins's guard now, I'm sure.
Law is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Higgins trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Law drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Law jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Law trying to control the position from guard on top but Higgins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Law slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Higgins struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Higgins is trying to escape and Law transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Higgins is forced to tap! Nice work there by Law! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyson Law!
A very excited looking Tyson Law 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.
In defeat, Spud Higgins stepped up to the mic, saying 'I need a beer, any sponsors? '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earnie Shavers (ranked 5367 p4p, 434 weight class) and Sergi Hardenov (ranked 3153 p4p, 321 weight class). Sergi Hardenov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Earnie Shavers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sergi Hardenov!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardenov. Shavers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardenov's corner calls for a 1-2. Hardenov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shavers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shavers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shavers throws a right hand that misses
and Hardenov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shavers misses with a combination
and Hardenov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shavers seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hardenov scores with a jab to the body.
Hardenov throws out a loose jab but Shavers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardenov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shavers's hands.
Shavers looks to clinch
and Hardenov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shavers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hardenov counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardenov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shavers clinches up against the cage.
Hardenov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hardenov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shavers lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Sergi Hardenov has been cut.
Hardenov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shavers tries to throw a body punch but Hardenov avoids it by throwing Shavers back against the cage.
Shavers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardenov prevents a body shot from Shavers.
Hardenov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hardenov wants to get back to striking at distance but Shavers won't allow it.
Shavers misses with the head strike.
Hardenov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shavers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shavers has Hardenov pressed against the cage, preventing Hardenov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shavers misses with a punch to the body.
Hardenov tries to throw a body punch but Shavers avoids it by throwing Hardenov back against the cage.
Hardenov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardenov lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardenov.
Hardenov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hardenov lands a body shot.
Shavers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardenov blocking some punches.
Hardenov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardenov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shavers prevents a body shot from Hardenov.
Shavers manages to break the clinch.
Shavers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardenov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardenov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shavers instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardenov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hardenov is trying to break free.
Hardenov slowing the pace effectively.
Hardenov stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavers blocks an uppercut.
Hardenov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hardenov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shavers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardenov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardenov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardenov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shavers's elbow.
Shavers lands with a left to the head.
Hardenov is trying to force a seperation but Shavers has the dominant position.
Shavers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardenov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shavers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hardenov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardenov has a couple of punches blocked by Shavers.
Hardenov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hardenov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Shavers seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hardenov can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardenov wants to get back to striking at distance but Shavers won't allow it.
Shavers struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardenov controls his hands.
Shavers misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardenov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardenov struggles to land a body shot inside as Shavers controls his hands.
Hardenov is trying to break the clinch but Shavers is controlling him.
Shavers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardenov lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shavers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardenov wants to stall.
Hardenov can't find room to land a body shot as Shavers controls the action.
Hardenov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardenov misses with a body punch.
Shavers throws a head punch that misses.
Shavers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergi Hardenov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergi Hardenov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shavers closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shavers.
Hardenov is trying to break free.
Hardenov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shavers keeps control of Hardenov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardenov scores with a shot to the side of Shavers's head.
Hardenov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shavers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardenov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hardenov tries to stall but Shavers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardenov.
Shavers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shavers misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shavers is looking to clinch.
Shavers throws a leg kick
enabling Hardenov to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardenov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hardenov misses with a hook. Shavers ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavers tries to clinch up but Hardenov circles away and keeps his distance.
Shavers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hardenov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sergi Hardenov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shavers with a nice cross.
Shavers pushes Hardenov up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardenov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardenov lands with a left to the head.
Shavers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardenov blocks a body shot from Shavers.
Hardenov tries to work over Shavers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardenov tries to circle away but Shavers has him pinned against the cage.
Hardenov is trying to push Shavers away but Shavers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hardenov looking to stall.
Hardenov slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hardenov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardenov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shavers blocking some punches.
Shavers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shavers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardenov stalling the fight.
Shavers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardenov lands with a left to the head.
Shavers blocks a body shot from Hardenov.
Hardenov is trying to force a seperation but Shavers has the dominant position.
Shavers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardenov blocks a body shot from Shavers.
Hardenov tries to circle away but Shavers has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shavers.
Hardenov working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardenov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shavers backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shavers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shavers lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shavers fails to land.
Hardenov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shavers misses with a punch to the body.
Shavers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardenov backwards.
The cut above Sergi Hardenov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hardenov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardenov misses with a punch on the inside.
Sergi Hardenov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hardenov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardenov has had enough of the clinch but Shavers keeps him there for the moment.
Shavers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sergi Hardenov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Earnie Shavers!
An out of breath Earnie Shavers 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nancy Pelosi (ranked 2433 p4p, 288 weight class) and Battle Tested (ranked 4854 p4p, 495 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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192 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nancy Pelosi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Battle Tested!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tested misses with a takedown attempt
letting Pelosi counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Pelosi's head coaches at Save America! TRUMP 2020! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tested has his takedown stuffed
and Tested takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tested fails with the takedown
and Pelosi scores with a counter punch that sends Tested to the canvas! Pelosi smells blood - he's punishing Tested with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Tested has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nancy Pelosi!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nancy Pelosi waved his t-shirt featuring HELLS BALLS RECOVERY's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tun Tun Kho Sitsongrit (ranked 3017 p4p, 322 weight class) and Carlos Rogan (ranked 3812 p4p, 375 weight class). Sitsongrit comes to the cage accompanied by URSO O INVENCÍVE. Tun Tun Kho Sitsongrit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tun Tun Kho Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Rogan!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan dives in and grabs Sitsongrit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit pushes down on Rogan's head and hops out.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rogan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sitsongrit defends well and Rogan ends up having to push Sitsongrit into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sitsongrit in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Rogan tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sitsongrit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tun Tun Kho Sitsongrit!
A relieved looking Tun Tun Kho Sitsongrit thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Graham (ranked 3148 p4p, 414 weight class) and Lukasz Wieczorek (ranked 3087 p4p, 406 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Willy Graham has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Willy Graham seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lukasz Wieczorek!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wieczorek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Graham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Graham moves in looking to clinch but Wieczorek pushes him off.
Graham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wieczorek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graham misses with a body punch
and Wieczorek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wieczorek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Graham swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wieczorek counters with a nice uppercut.
Graham is rocked!
Wieczorek lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Graham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A low kick from Graham misses
and Wieczorek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Graham is breathing heavily.
BAM! Wieczorek delivers a spinning backfist that drops Graham like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Lukasz Wieczorek!
A victorious Lukasz Wieczorek thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Vos (ranked 2053 p4p, 246 weight class) and One Wonder (ranked 3117 p4p, 357 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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192 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Vos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, One Wonder!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Wonder misses.
Wonder throws a looping overhand right but Vos ducks down to avoid it.
No luck for Vos with that takedown attempt.
Wonder lands a lovely overhand right.
Wonder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wonder throws a lazy uppercut
and Vos counters with a single leg into guard. Wonder didn't expect that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wonder's guard.
Vos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vos is keen to just control but Wonder is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos is really struggling to control Wonder but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Vos is pressing down on Wonder's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wonder is holding on for now.
Vos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vos seems to be working for a kimura but Wonder defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wonder's head.
Vos wants to take a breather but Wonder is having none of it.
Vos lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vos trying to control from half guard but Wonder is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wonder can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wonder is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vos trying to control the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wonder looks to score with a jab to the body but Vos is just out of range.
Vos is looking to counter the offense by Wonder and move into the clinch.
Vos defending well as Wonder loads up on a big left hand.
Vos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vos ducks under a wild hook from Wonder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wonder.
Vos tried to counter with a leg kick but Wonder avoided it.
Vos ducks under a wild hook from Wonder.
Wonder displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vos.
Wonder lands a lovely overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Wonder.
Vos tried to counter with a leg kick but Wonder avoided it.
Wonder looks to land a right hand but Vos moved out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wonder. Vos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wonder drops Vos with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Vos looks back up at him and smiles so Wonder waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Vos is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wonder misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
One Wonder dominated that round.
That's time! Vos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vos staying out of range there.
Vos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wonder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vos.
Wonder lands a slapping body shot.
Wonder misses with a hook. Vos ducked under it nicely.
Vos fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wonder just manages to avoid it.
Vos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wonder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Vos.
Vos tries to counter by clinching up but Wonder breaks away and moves out of range.
Wonder misses with a straight right.
Wonder throws a shot from downtown. Vos moves away and avoids it.
Vos feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wonder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vos's head backwards.
Vos blocks a jab.
Vos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wonder sprawls and moves away.
Wonder lands with a straight right. Vos didn't see that one coming.
One Wonder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonder lands a big uppercut and Vos crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Vos looks OK. Wonder waves Vos back to his feet!
Oh Vos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wonder scores with a hook to the body. Vos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wonder sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Vos's defenses. It connects perfectly with Vos's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). One Wonder!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 1983 p4p, 258 weight class) and Rudy Giuliani (ranked 2049 p4p, 268 weight class). Keisuke Matsuzaka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Giuliani!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuzaka has Giuliani up against the cage in a clinch.
Giuliani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Giuliani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Matsuzaka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Giuliani swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giuliani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giuliani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matsuzaka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matsuzaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Giuliani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Giuliani swings for the body but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Matsuzaka avoids the body shot from Giuliani.
Giuliani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Giuliani.
Matsuzaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giuliani.
Matsuzaka tries to counter by clinching up but Giuliani breaks away and moves out of range.
Matsuzaka lands with an overhand left.
Giuliani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Giuliani misses with a straight right.
Giuliani looks to throw the jab but Matsuzaka is out of range.
Giuliani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsuzaka.
It seemed like Giuliani was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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!
Giuliani lunges at Matsuzaka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matsuzaka's hand.
Giuliani swings widly with a right hand
and Matsuzaka counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuzaka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch up.
Giuliani throws a hook but Matsuzaka avoids it easily.
Giuliani listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Giuliani misses the shot to the body.
Matsuzaka defending well as Giuliani loads up on a big left hand.
Matsuzaka appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Giuliani throws a hook but Matsuzaka blocks it.
Giuliani missing with a left hand there. Matsuzaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matsuzaka tries to counter by clinching up but Giuliani breaks away and moves out of range.
Matsuzaka cracks Giuliani with an open hand slap.
Matsuzaka slips under a jab from Giuliani.
Matsuzaka tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Giuliani manages to circle out of the way.
Matsuzaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giuliani throws a lazy uppercut
and Matsuzaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Matsuzaka instigates a clinch.
Matsuzaka pushes off an throws an elbow but Giuliani leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matsuzaka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Giuliani blocks an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuzaka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giuliani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsuzaka misses the target.
Giuliani throws a right and a left that Matsuzaka avoids nicely.
Matsuzaka throws a right hand that misses
letting Giuliani counter with a right hand.
Matsuzaka avoids the body shot from Giuliani.
Giuliani misses with a looping right.
Rudy Giuliani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsuzaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matsuzaka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matsuzaka moves into the clinch.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Rudy Giuliani has been cut.
Matsuzaka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Matsuzaka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Giuliani lands a hook that snaps the head of Matsuzaka backwards.
Giuliani working hard to break the clinch.
Giuliani dodges an elbow strike from Matsuzaka.
Giuliani is trying to break the clinch but Matsuzaka is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giuliani wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matsuzaka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Giuliani's efforts to push away.
Giuliani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matsuzaka cracks Giuliani with a nice body shot.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Giuliani wants to break free but Matsuzaka has control.
Matsuzaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Giuliani backwards.
A short left from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giuliani is rocked!
Matsuzaka lands a nice elbow.
Giuliani is still on wobbly legs! Can Matsuzaka finish him?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Giuliani! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Matsuzaka.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keisuke Matsuzaka!
Keisuke Matsuzaka 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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