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Nexus- 5000 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beno Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimes has chosen THE JOKER as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beno Gruffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Gruffo.
Gruffo throws a right hand that misses
and Grimes counters with a low kick, right behind Gruffo 's knee.
Grimes rushes Gruffo and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gruffo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grimes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gruffo.
Gruffo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gruffo misses with a punch on the inside.
Gruffo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grimes's elbow.
Gruffo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grimes's elbow.
Gruffo blocks an uppercut.
Gruffo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gruffo tries to land knees in the clinch but Grimes avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Gruffo as the two fighters clinch.
Grimes looks gassed!
Grimes avoiding damage as Gruffo throws knees to the body.
Grimes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimes prevents a body shot from Gruffo.
Gruffo digs a right hand underneath Grimes's ribcage. Grimes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo tries to work over Grimes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gruffo lands an uppercut.
Gruffo misses with a knee to the head.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but Grimes blocks with his arms.
Grimes tries a body shot but Gruffo blocks it.
Grimes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grimes blocks a body shot from Gruffo.
Gruffo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gruffo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gruffo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gruffo lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Buster Grimes has been cut.
Gruffo lands a knee to the body.
Grimes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gruffo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grimes or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Gruffo.
Gruffo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Gruffo on the inside.
Grimes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo manages to break the clinch.
Gruffo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gruffo. That's going to slow Grimes down.
Gruffo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grimes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gruffo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gruffo instigates a clinch.
Grimes can't break the clinch.
Grimes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grimes needs to keep his hands up - Gruffo had a free shot at his head there.
Gruffo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grimes. Grimes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grimes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gruffo sends Grimes crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gruffo is motioning to the referee to let Grimes up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Grimes is rocked!
Gruffo fakes the body blow, causing Grimes to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Grimes goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beno Gruffo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rakastaja Nurminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurminen comes into the arena with Electric Six - Gay Bar blaring out of the sound system. Smith has chosen Deftones- You've seen the butcher as his entrance music. Rakastaja Nurminen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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221 lbs
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205 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rakastaja Nurminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith slips a straight right by Nurminen.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nurminen slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurminen manages to avoid it.
Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nurminen's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith moves nicely into side control.
Smith trying to control the action but Nurminen is working from the bottom.
Smith controlling the position from side mount.
Smith in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Nurminen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith cracks Nurminen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smith 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.
Smith working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Nurminen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nurminen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smith.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nurminen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Nurminen is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Smith yanks on the arm and Nurminen is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Smith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Billy Smith!
Our winner, Billy Smith, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Faze Wrecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance Taken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wrecker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - Chase the Ace. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Faze Wrecker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chance Taken!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Wrecker misses its intended target.
Nice takedown defense from Wrecker. No joy for Taken on that attempt.
Taken turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wrecker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taken fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wrecker cracks the inside of Taken's front leg.
Wrecker throws a leg kick but Taken moved away.
Wrecker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taken scores with a takedown into Wrecker's guard.
Taken stopping the sweep attempt from Wrecker.
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!
Taken seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrecker is looking to sweep but instead, Taken has passed into half guard.
Taken seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wrecker is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Taken in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrecker trying to control from the bottom.
Taken perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chance Taken has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Wrecker. No joy for Taken on that attempt.
Faze Wrecker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chance Taken.
Taken fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wrecker avoids it really well and circles away.
Taken looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taken shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wrecker.
Wrecker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taken.
Taken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wrecker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Taken with that takedown attempt.
Taken takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A cross from Wrecker lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrecker looks to score with a jab to the body but Taken is just out of range.
Taken shoots in for a double leg but Wrecker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wrecker.
Taken fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wrecker closes the distance and clinches.
Taken is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taken lands a hook that snaps the head of Wrecker backwards.
A short left from Wrecker.
Taken has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wrecker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrecker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wrecker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wrecker tries to land knees in the clinch but Taken avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Wrecker.
A short left from Wrecker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faze Wrecker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wrecker connects with a high kick.
Wrecker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wrecker misses with an uppercut
and Taken counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wrecker is adopting a defensive guard.
Taken trying to control the position from guard on top but Wrecker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taken engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taken wants to control from the top but Wrecker keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chance Taken has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wrecker is looking to land body kicks.
Faze Wrecker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrecker scores with a sloppy right hand. Taken should have avoided that one.
Nice body kick there by Wrecker.
Taken is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrecker drops Taken with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Taken looks back up at him and smiles so Wrecker waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Taken is rocked!
Wrecker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taken is still on wobbly legs! Can Wrecker finish him?
Wrecker scores with a jab to the body.
Wrecker throws an uppercut from hell that sends Taken clean off his feet! He's out cold! Wrecker stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Faze Wrecker!
A victorious Faze Wrecker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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