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GAMMA: Contenders #123 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amish Hardcore Irish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hardcore Irish's choice of entrance music: Devil's Dance Floor. Knock Out has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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, Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amish Hardcore Irish!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardcore Irish misses the shot to the body.
Amish Hardcore Irish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardcore Irish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Out doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardcore Irish missing with a left hand there. Out was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Out gets tackled into the cage by Hardcore Irish. Hardcore Irish maintains the clinch.
Hardcore Irish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardcore Irish blocks a jab.
Hardcore Irish digs a good hook to Out's body.
Out slips a jab and a cross from Hardcore Irish.
Out blocks a jab.
Out uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardcore Irish.
Out uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardcore Irish.
Out avoids the body shot from Hardcore Irish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcore Irish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Out counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardcore Irish throws a body punch but Out moves out of range.
Hardcore Irish throws a lazy right hand but Out sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Out lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hardcore Irish throws a right hand that misses
and Out counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hardcore Irish! Out lets Hardcore Irish back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Amish Hardcore Irish has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardcore Irish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Out counters with a right hand to the body.
Hardcore Irish looks gassed!
Hardcore Irish throws a lazy uppercut
and Out counters with a nice right hand that sends Hardcore Irish toppling to the canvas! Hardcore Irish scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Out finish him?!
Hardcore Irish is rocked!
Out batters Hardcore Irish with a massive right followed by a huge left! Hardcore Irish is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Out lands a final crushing right hand to drop Hardcore Irish to the mat with a gruesome thud! Out is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Knock Out!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Summers comes to the cage accompanied by Meatloaf: In The Land Of The Pigs. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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171 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Demon!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Summers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Summers.
Demon wants to clinch but Summers slips to the side
and Summers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Demon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Summers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Summers thows a big elbow that misses.
Summers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Summers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Demon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Summers trying to control but Demon is working from the bottom.
Demon wants to get back to his feet but Summers passes into half guard.
Summers lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demon is not content to let Summers control the position.
Demon pushes Summers off looking to stand but Summers dives back in and keeps control.
Summers lands with a punch from half guard.
Demon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Summers.
Summers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Demon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Summers moves into full mount! Demon won't be happy about that!
Summers is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Demon is rocked!
Summers 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Summers softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Demon is out cold! Summers jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Summers!
A less than humble Dylan Summers misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duece Delta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguelangel Jiminez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Delta might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to the tough guy song. Miguelangel Jiminez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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194 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
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180 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duece Delta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguelangel Jiminez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delta shoots in and gets a takedown into Jiminez's guard.
Delta has gone for a leg lock! Jiminez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Delta's guard.
Delta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jiminez defends it easily.
Jiminez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jiminez landing with the ground and pound.
Jiminez scoring with some ground and pound.
Delta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Delta is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Jiminez frees his head nicely. Oh but Delta has switched to an armbar! Jiminez is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Duece Delta!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Butch Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Butch Taylor has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Butch Taylor seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butch Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson cracks a nice hook into Taylor's ribs.
Gustavsson gets caught napping as Taylor dives in and scores a takedown. Gustavsson manages to retain guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustavsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taylor lands a couple of digs.
It looks like Alexander Gustavsson has been cut.
Taylor postures up in Gustavsson's guard and throws a big left but Gustavsson blocks it.
Gustavsson has momentary wrist control but Taylor slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustavsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Gustavsson keeps moving.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
Taylor connects with a couple of short punches.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
Gustavsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Taylor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustavsson is trying to stand up here but Taylor is controlling him well.
Gustavsson looks gassed!
Taylor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That has opened up Alexander Gustavsson's cut even more.
Taylor content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ground and pound from Taylor.
Taylor 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Taylor has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gustavsson is squirming around, avoiding Taylor's attempts to control the action.
Taylor lands a big elbow.
A big strike lands for Taylor! That's really hurt Gustavsson and he's turned his back - Taylor keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Taylor jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butch Taylor!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominickoy Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aluicious James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is techno viking. Dominickoy Maia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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201 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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177 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominickoy Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aluicious James!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says James as he avoids it easily.
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maia pinned against the cage. Maia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominickoy Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
James shoots in but Maia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James drives through and clinches with Maia against the cage.
Maia has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but James regains guard immediately.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James looking for a guillotine here but Maia defends easily.
Maia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maia won't allow James to sweep him here.
James keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maia trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Maia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
James not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James looking for a guillotine here but Maia defends easily.
James keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
James is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maia is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
James working for a triangle but Maia defends it easily.
Maia gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
James shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maia defends it nicely.
James defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia leaves James with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maia shoots in but no luck this time.
Maia is trying hard to land a takedown here. James sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maia is breathing heavily.
James stuffs the takedown attempt from Maia. Maia gets slowly back to his feet.
Maia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
James wants to improve his position but Maia is controlling well.
James looking for submissions off his back.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. James manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maia wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.
James looking to control.
James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James looking to control.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maia.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia throwing strikes but missing.
Maia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
James working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aluicious James will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Maia connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused James some visible discomfort.
James can't do much from the bottom here.
James is looking to reverse the position.
Maia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by James, who protects the arm well.
Dominickoy Maia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maia trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
Maia has hold of James's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! James tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Maia cranks the arm and James screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from James, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dominickoy Maia!
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