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Summit Series 2 - MMA Round 4A PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Butch Wang (ranked 2806 p4p, 3004 weight class) and Massiel Tomás (ranked 297 p4p, 318 weight class). The key to victory for Butch Wang has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butch Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Massiel Tomás!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomás tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tomás somewhat.
Tomás looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wang is fending him off so far but Tomás persists. Nope, Wang circles away and we're back to standing.
Wang throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomás fails to land the takedown.
Wang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Butch Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Massiel Tomás.
Tomás bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wang's head.
Tomás closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wang's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomás trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Wang pulls Tomás in close to his closed guard and prevents Tomás from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tomás drops back looking for a leg! Wang is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wang manages to kick Tomás off! Tomás jumps back into Wang's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomás is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tomás accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tomás drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tomás jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tomás 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tomás stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tomás trying to move into half guard but instead Wang has managed to sweep!
Tomás isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wang stacks Tomás on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wang!
Tomás tries to bench press Wang off him but Wang keeps the position.
Tomás is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wang off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomás is looking for the choke from the back position but Wang is controlling his hands well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomás working for a choke but Wang reverses nicely into Tomás 's guard.
Tomás working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Tomás is tightening it up a little... Wang has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Wang reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Wang taps out! Nice BJJ there by Tomás!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Massiel Tomás!
Massiel Tomás decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Manion (ranked 2965 p4p, 2671 weight class) and Jake Everett (ranked 315 p4p, 284 weight class). Manion comes to the cage accompanied by Solid Rock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Manion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Everett!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manion throws an overhand right that lands on Everett's shoulder, as Everett tries to avoid the shot.
Manion throws a jab but it's blocked by Everett.
Everett misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Everett.
Everett misses with a straight right.
Manion throws a body shot but no joy.
Everett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Everett takes one on the button.
Manion throws a hook but Everett avoids it easily.
Manion misses with a body shot.
Everett misses with a hook. Manion ducked under it nicely.
Manion misses the shot to the body.
Manion drives through with a takedown into Everett's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Manion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manion tries to free his leg and advance position but Everett is retaining full guard.
Everett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Everett is trying to control the position but Manion postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manion's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Manion forces his way into half guard.
Manion is controlling the pace.
Manion seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Everett for as long as he can get away with.
Manion passes to side control.
The referee asks Manion politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Manion prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Everett is not content to let Manion control the position.
Everett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Manion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Manion is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Everett is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Everett is not content to let Manion control the position.
Manion looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everett wants to control but Manion postures up.
Everett is being controlled here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Everett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manion manages to avoid it.
Donk. Manion catches Everett right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Everett. Beautiful body shot.
Everett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manion takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 It looks like Jack Manion has been cut.
The fighters circling - Manion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manion throws a big shot that misses.
Everett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manion was well out of range. Poor timing from Everett.
A slow jab from Everett misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Everett doesn't seem bothered though.
Jake Everett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manion just misses with a punch to the body.
Everett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Everett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manion throws an overhand right that lands on Everett's shoulder, as Everett tries to avoid the shot.
Everett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Everett.
A big left from Manion misses.
Everett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Manion swings for the body but Everett moves out of range.
Manion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manion fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Everett sprawls well initially but Manion persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manion works his way into full mount!
Everett tries to hold on but Manion pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Manion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Manion's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Manion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Everett was well out of range. Poor timing from Manion.
Manion connects with a single shot there.
Manion throws a jab when Everett was well out of range.
Manion throws a shot from downtown. Everett moves away and avoids it.
Manion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Everett.
Everett staying out of range there.
Manion misses with a body shot.
Manion missing with a left hand there. Everett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manion defending well as Everett loads up on a big left hand.
Everett digs a good body shot into Manion's ribs.
Everett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Manion connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Everett scrambles back to his feet.
Manion misses with a left hand
letting Everett counter with a right hand.
Everett throws a right hand that misses
and Manion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Everett can do to turn this around?
Manion takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Everett misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Everett throws a series of punches but Manion avoids them all with ease.
Everett misses with an uppercut
and Manion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Everett jabs Manion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manion fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Everett sprawls well initially but Manion persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manion seems to be working for a kimura but Everett defends the submission attempt.
Everett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Manion controlling the action here.
Manion wants to free his trapped foot but Everett is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Manion seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Manion seems to be looking for submissions.
Manion seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Everett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Manion is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Everett has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Everett manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manion is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Everett controls Manion momentarily but Manion frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Manion throws a shot from downtown. Everett moves away and avoids it.
Manion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Everett moves away.
Everett throws a hook but Manion blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Manion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Everett lands with a shot to the body.
Manion closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Everett's guard.
Manion is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Everett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Manion stays in close to Everett's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manion wants to pass the guard but Everett is keeping the position.
Manion advances to half guard.
Everett wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Manion seems content to control.
Manion wants to work for an arm triangle but Everett is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Manion trying to pass the guard but Everett defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Manion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Manion's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Everett. Manion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack Manion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Everett.
Everett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manion moves away.
Manion takes a swing at Everett's ribcage but misses.
Jack Manion is winning the standup battle so far.
Everett misses with a straight left.
Manion scores with a jab. Everett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Everett just misses with a punch to the body.
Manion avoids the body shot from Everett.
Manion darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Everett is looking for a sweep. Manion is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manion slows the pace down in half guard.
Everett is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Manion seems content to control.
Manion has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Manion tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Manion avoids the attempt from Everett to control.
Manion sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everett working to try and regain half guard.
Manion controlling from mount.
Everett is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Manion content just to control the position here.
Manion continues to stall.
Manion has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Manion.
Jake Everett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Manion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Manion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Manion!
An out of breath Jack Manion 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Darden Kane (ranked 1998 p4p, 1776 weight class) and Malo Tavara (ranked 211 p4p, 186 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darden Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Malo Tavara!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane darts in trying to clinch
and Tavara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kane fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Tavara on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kane instigates a clinch.
Tavara manages to break the clinch.
Tavara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tavara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kane tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tavara counters with a nice right hand that sends Kane toppling to the canvas! Kane scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tavara finish him?!
 Kane is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane tries to clinch but Tavara moves away
and Tavara counters with a big right hand! Oh Kane is in trouble here! Tavara follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malo Tavara!
During a confident post fight interview, Malo Tavara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Greer (ranked 2768 p4p, 3038 weight class) and Andy Ettish (ranked 294 p4p, 321 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel Greer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Ettish!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greer looks to land a left hand but Ettish moved out of range nicely.
Ettish tries to clinch but Greer is having none of it.
Greer is looking to counter punch.
Ettish misses with a wild body shot.
Greer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ettish tries to clinch but Greer is having none of it.
Greer throws a hook to the side of Ettish's head but Ettish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ettish is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ettish blocks a jab.
Ettish throws a lazy uppercut
and Greer counters with a nice uppercut.
Greer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ettish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greer.
Ettish wants to counter with a clinch but Greer pushes him away.
Ettish ducks under a wild hook from Greer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ettish moves into range and clinches up with Greer.
Greer prevents a body shot from Ettish.
Greer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Greer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ettish.
Ettish lands a nice shot to the body.
Ettish lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ettish is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Greer to keep the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ettish creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greer misses with some punches.
Ettish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Greer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ettish lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greer backwards.
Greer lands a left hand.
Ettish digs a right hand underneath Greer's ribcage. Greer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ettish pushes Greer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ettish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ettish working aggressively here.
Greer has a couple of punches blocked by Ettish.
Ettish is working Greer over against the cage.
Ettish successfully pulls guard.
Greer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ettish is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Greer defends well.
Ettish has his feet on Greer's thighs here. He's pushed Greer 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! Greer screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andy Ettish!
A victorious Andy Ettish thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Nigel Greer stepped up to the mic, saying 'I had COVID'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Chikorita (ranked 2809 p4p, 2756 weight class) and Gozo Shioda (ranked 298 p4p, 291 weight class). Shioda comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Monster Eats Manhattan - Salvation kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barry Chikorita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gozo Shioda!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikorita takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chikorita tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shioda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chikorita gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chikorita shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chikorita with a poor takedown
and Shioda scores with a counter punch that sends Chikorita to the canvas! Shioda smells blood - he's punishing Chikorita with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Chikorita 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). Gozo Shioda!
An out of breath Gozo Shioda 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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