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EUFC 63 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Aracelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Crisps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aracelis's entrance music is God's Gonna Cut You Down. A fine choice. Jesus Crisps is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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220 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Prefers standup |
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Decent 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Aracelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Crisps!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aracelis drops Crisps with a beautiful combination! Crisps stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Aracelis is looking for the KO!
Crisps is rocked!
It looks like Jesus Crisps has been cut.
Aracelis takes the fight into the clinch.
Crisps is still on wobbly legs! Can Aracelis finish him?
Crisps has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crisps pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crisps seems to have recovered his senses.
Crisps wants to slow Aracelis down by chopping away at his legs.
Crisps throws a head kick but Aracelis moves out of range.
Crisps throws a jab when Aracelis was well out of range.
Aracelis sends Crisps crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Aracelis is motioning to the referee to let Crisps up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crisps misses with a wild combination.
Crisps changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crisps tries to clinch but Aracelis moves away
and Aracelis counters with a big left hand that crumples Crisps! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angel Aracelis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knyto Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Lederman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lederman's choice of entrance music: Poppa Large. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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264 lbs
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240 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knyto Gruffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harold Lederman!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruffo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lederman defending well as Gruffo loads up on a big left hand.
Lederman tries to close the distance and clinch but Gruffo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gruffo with a jab.
It looks like Harold Lederman has been cut.
Lederman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lederman doesn't manage to clinch there - Gruffo circles away.
Gruffo swats away the attempt to clinch by Lederman.
Gruffo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gruffo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lederman is just out of range.
Lederman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gruffo circles away quickly and effectively.
Lederman misses with the combination.
Gruffo clinches up against the cage.
Lederman digs a right hand into Gruffo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gruffo's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Gruffo as the two fighters clinch.
Lederman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gruffo has him pressed against the cage.
Lederman misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lederman.
Gruffo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lederman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Gruffo.
Gruffo breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lederman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gruffo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lederman.
Gruffo scores with a punch to the head.
Gruffo is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lederman looks to land a left hand but Gruffo moved out of range nicely.
Gruffo throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Lederman tumbling to the canvas!
That has opened up Harold Lederman's cut even more.
Lederman looks gassed!
Gruffo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lederman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gruffo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gruffo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gruffo with a hook.
The cut above Harold Lederman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lederman throws a series of punches but Gruffo avoids them all with ease.
Gruffo closes the distance and pushes Lederman back into the cage.
Lederman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harold Lederman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruffo wants to clinch up but Lederman keeps it at a distance.
Gruffo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lederman looks to clinch
and Gruffo counters with a left hand that sends Lederman to the canvas!
Gruffo is looking to work some ground and pound but Lederman has wrist control.
Gruffo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gruffo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gruffo tries to stand and escape but Lederman is controlling the position.
Gruffo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lederman pushes Gruffo off looking to stand but Gruffo dives back in and keeps control.
Lederman missing with punches from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lederman wants to clinch
and Gruffo counters with a straight right hand.
Harold Lederman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harold Lederman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Knyto Gruffo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conal MacCollum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rabban Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 Las Vegas, Conal MacCollum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rabban Harkonnen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkonnen misses with the combination.
MacCollum closes the distance and clinches.
MacCollum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harkonnen fails to pull guard.
Harkonnen tries to pull guard but MacCollum holds him up against the cage and eventually Harkonnen drops back down to his feet.
MacCollum turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
MacCollum misses with the ground and pound.
MacCollum throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Harkonnen taking a bit of punishment here - MacCollum scoring with strikes.
Harkonnen can't do much from the bottom here.
MacCollum throwing shots but missing, from side control.
MacCollum scoring with punches from side control.
MacCollum working the strikes but Harkonnen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
MacCollum prevents Harkonnen from standing back up.
Harkonnen controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacCollum has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Harkonnen tries to lock up and control but MacCollum gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harkonnen is looking to improve his position but MacCollum isn't that keen on the idea.
Harkonnen is trying to stand.
Harkonnen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
MacCollum connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
MacCollum unloads with some shots from mount but Harkonnen bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
MacCollum fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
MacCollum scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Harkonnen?
Harkonnen tries to hold on but MacCollum pushes him away.
MacCollum cracks Harkonnen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Harkonnen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by MacCollum.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harkonnen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from MacCollum.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacCollum prevents Harkonnen from getting the reversal.
MacCollum breaks from Harkonnen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
MacCollum unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen is looking to improve his position but MacCollum isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harkonnen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Harkonnen is rocked!
MacCollum lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Harkonnen is still in real trouble! Can MacCollum finish him?
MacCollum postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Harkonnen badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of MacCollum around the waist but MacCollum pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! MacCollum is the winner by TKO! MacCollum jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conal MacCollum!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richardson comes to the cage accompanied by This Calling by All That Remains. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre avoids the head kick by Richardson.
Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierre moves out of range as Richardson throws a body kick.
Richardson stuns Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pierre walks into a straight right hand from Richardson.
It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richardson misses with a straight left.
Pierre's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pierre duly obliges.
Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richardson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Richardson lands a nice shot that snaps Pierre's head back.
A shot to the body from Richardson misses
and Pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pierre lands a jab-cross combination.
Richardson slips a straight right by Pierre.
Jab by Pierre.
Pierre lands with an uppercut that bounces Richardson off the cage and back into rage.
Pierre clobbers Richardson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richardson.
Richardson scores with a hook to the body. Pierre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson throws a shot from downtown. Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Richardson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Pierre moves out of range.
Richardson misses with a low kick as Pierre jumps back.
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierre moves out of range of the body kick from Richardson.
Richardson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Richardson.
Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richardson misses with a wild combination.
Pierre slips under a jab.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richardson manages to avoid it.
Pierre misses the body punch
and Richardson counters with a three punch combo that has Pierre backing up. Pierre nods at Richardson to acknowledge the strikes.
Pierre jabs Richardson right on the nose. Richardson blinks but takes it well.
Richardson tries to land a front kick but Pierre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Richardson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pierre lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Pierre as he connects with a hook.
Richardson misses with a kick to the body.
Richardson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierre lands a lovely overhand right.
Richardson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pierre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richardson.
Richardson throws a leg kick which misses Pierre's front leg but catches the back leg as Pierre tries to avoid it.
Richardson throws and low kick but Pierre moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Pierre as he connects with a hook.
Pierre throws a sloppy body shot
and Richardson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Richardson is breathing heavily.
Richardson misses with a double jab
and Pierre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richardson thinking.
Pierre lands with a nice body punch.
Pierre works Richardson's body with a nice hook.
Pierre digs a good hook to Richardson's body.
Richardson misses with a body kick.
Richardson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Richardson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pierre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Richardson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pierre lands with a cross.
Richardson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pierre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pierre thuds a left hand into Richardson's body.
Pierre lands an overhand right.
Pierre throws a right hand that Richardson ducks under and follows up with a left that Richardson also avoids with ease.
Pierre cracks a nice hook into Richardson's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre lands a jab-cross combination.
Richardson throws the kick towards the body but Pierre avoids it.
Pierre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pierre.
Pierre is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Richardson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Pierre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pierre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Richardson momentarily.
Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Richardson is rocked!
Pierre throws a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Richardson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice body punch from Pierre.
A left and a right from Pierre both land. Nice combination.
Oh Richardson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richardson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Richardson seems to have got his legs back now.
Pierre lands a jab-cross combination.
Richardson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pierre throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Richardson stumbling backwards into the cage! Richardson bounces back off the cage towards Pierre, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Pierre lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Pierre celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). George Pierre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Dangerfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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255 lbs
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239 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodney Dangerfield!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dangerfield throws a looping overhand right but Steele ducks down to avoid it.
Dangerfield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dangerfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dangerfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steele.
Dangerfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Steele catches Dangerfield right on the button with a cross.
Dangerfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dangerfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Dangerfield takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steele jabs at Dangerfield's body.
Rodney Dangerfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dangerfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steele steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Dangerfield is out on his feet! Steele sets himself and nearly takes Dangerfield's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). George Steele!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yrjo Pieru has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yrjo Pieru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chong Harper!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pieru moves away.
Harper throws a nice looking combination but Pieru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pieru closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pieru changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harper tries for a takedown but Pieru sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pieru shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harper is trying to defend but Pieru finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pieru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pieru throwing shots but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper is refusing to be controlled, as Pieru sits in half guard.
Harper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pieru pulls his head out easily.
Pieru stops Harper from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pieru trying to control from half guard but Harper is working away.
Harper preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pieru moves out of range of the strikes.
Harper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pieru.
Harper fails with the takedown
and Pieru counters with a single leg into guard. Harper didn't expect that.
Harper seems keen to control Pieru's posture.
Harper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru is looking to work some ground and pound but Harper has wrist control.
Pieru avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pieru is looking to work some ground and pound but Harper has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pieru distracts Harper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pieru trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Pieru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pieru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harper trying to keep a closed guard but Pieru is proving a slippery customer.
Pieru scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pieru throws and elbow that misses. Harper uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pieru's guard. Nice move by Harper!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru wants to stand but Harper is controlling the position.
Pieru looking for a sweep. Not yet Pieru, not yet.
Pieru is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Pieru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper stopping the sweep attempt from Pieru.
Pieru keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harper fails with the takedown
and Pieru counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yrjo Pieru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chong Harper.
Harper wants to get back to full guard.
Pieru not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pieru scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harper wants to get back to full guard.
Pieru working the head and body with strikes.
Pieru slips a nice elbow through Harper's hands, connecting with Harper's forehead.
Pieru throwing shots but Harper is blocking nicely.
Pieru stands up from half guard.
Pieru fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjo Pieru dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pieru to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pieru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pieru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pieru won't allow Harper to sweep him here.
Pieru trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Pieru stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pieru can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pieru working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pieru tries to reverse the position but Harper maintains control.
Pieru is working hard here to advance position.
Pieru might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pieru has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Harper's lack of action.
Harper frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Harper thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harper working for a submission but Pieru is keeping him at bay.
Pieru wants to get back to his feet.
Harper thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Harper gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru scores with a takedown into Harper's guard.
Harper throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pieru throwing strikes from guard but Harper blocks nicely.
Harper working a defensive guard here.
Pieru keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harper's head.
Pieru with a nice head shot there.
Harper has Pieru pulled in close to control his posture.
Pieru throwing strikes from guard but Harper blocks nicely.
Harper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harper is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru scoring with some ground and pound.
Pieru scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pieru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harper trying to control the position.
Pieru stands up over Harper, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pieru trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pieru chips away with some ground and pound.
Pieru chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pieru postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pieru cracks Harper with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yrjo Pieru dominated that second round.
That's time! Pieru's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Pieru slips a straight right by Harper.
Pieru shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pieru was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pieru cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pieru unloading with bombs!
Harper is rocked!
Harper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harper is still in real trouble! Can Pieru finish him?
Pieru lands a big shot to the head and Harper winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yrjo Pieru!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marty Van Buren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Buren comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Souls. Drake has chosen Kiss - God of Thunder as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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214 lbs
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215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marty Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Drake!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Buren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drake on the side of the head.
Van Buren lands with a kick to the temple. Drake shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Van Buren moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Buren.
Nice sprawl there from Van Buren as Drake shoots in.
Van Buren misses with a few strikes there.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Van Buren lands a left and a right that send Drake crashing to the mat, dazed. Van Buren thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Buren throws a leg kick which misses Drake's front leg but catches the back leg as Drake tries to avoid it.
Drake shoots in for a double leg but Van Buren sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drake looks gassed!
Van Buren throws a leg kick which misses Drake's front leg but catches the back leg as Drake tries to avoid it.
Van Buren feints a jab and as Drake dips his head, Van Buren unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Drake right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Drake falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Van Buren smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marty Van Buren!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between CrankY PantZ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). PantZ's entrance music is Beware!. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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255 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CrankY PantZ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
PantZ ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
CrankY PantZ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
PantZ tries to clinch up.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by PantZ.
PantZ looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
PantZ fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
PantZ looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CrankY PantZ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
PantZ dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PantZ misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
PantZ tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten PantZ somewhat.
Johnson lands a left and a right that send PantZ crashing to the mat, dazed. Johnson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
PantZ is rocked!
It looks like CrankY PantZ has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Johnson! PantZ is backing up but he can't get away as Johnson lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops PantZ and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deuce Lowhanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aschen Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breaker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Disturbed - Indestructible. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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199 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deuce Lowhanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aschen Breaker!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker fails to land the takedown.
Lowhanger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breaker manages to avoid it.
Lowhanger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Lowhanger there.
Lowhanger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Breaker fails with the takedown.
Lowhanger lands with a right hand.
Breaker is rocked!
Lowhanger drops Breaker with a big left hand! Breaker is injured, injured bad! Lowhanger jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deuce Lowhanger!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rza Reckta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reckta has chosen Bring The Pain as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolf Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rza Reckta!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Reckta on that attempt.
Jackson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reckta is out of range.
Reckta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Reckta napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson throws a strike aimed at the side of Reckta's head but Reckta avoids it well.
Reckta dodges the ground and pound from Jackson.
Jackson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control for a moment but Reckta uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Reckta thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Reckta maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Jackson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Reckta has cracked it and Jackson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Reckta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rza Reckta!
Rza Reckta is the new middleweight champion!
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