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MFL 9: Tournament Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Mean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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279 lbs
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265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 Los Angeles, Dean Mean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luis Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mean takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Mean saw that one coming.
Mean throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
Mean tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooh!!! Thompson has knocked Mean down with a huge combo! Thompson steps away and waves a wobbly Mean back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Dean Mean has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Thompson - just one landing.
Thompson is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Mean hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luis Thompson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Hennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Slone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hennings might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Braveheart Theme. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dustin Hennings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Slone!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slone throws a head kick that misses.
Hennings gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Slone tries to get to full guard but Hennings has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hennings keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hennings seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Slone for as long as he can get away with.
Hennings prevents Slone from improving his position.
Hennings not doing much here.
We've been hearing good reports from Hennings's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dustin Hennings.
Slone closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hennings to the mat! Hennings manages to get full guard.
Hennings avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slone looking to pass the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slone postures up.
Slone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hennings is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slone stands and throws Hennings's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hennings is looking for a sweep.
Slone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hennings is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hennings is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Slone is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Slone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Slone is working for a guillotine from mount but Hennings frees his head quite easily.
Slone throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hennings because Slone loaded up on that one.
Hennings manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hennings works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hennings looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slone lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hennings is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Slone defends well.
Hennings is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hennings working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slone.
Slone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slone looking to pass the guard.
Slone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Slone looks winded!
Hennings throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slone drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hennings looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hennings looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hennings!
Slone is not content to let Hennings control the position.
Slone gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hennings working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hennings breaks from Slone's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hennings can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Slone is looking to escape.
Slone working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hennings content just to control the position here.
Hennings gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Hennings shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Slone's guard.
Hennings has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hennings slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hennings is trying to get an arm triangle but Slone is defending well.
Hennings taking a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slone wants to control but Hennings postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Hennings dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hennings throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Slone was covering up waiting for the punch and Hennings finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Slone working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hennings has passed into half guard!
Slone tries to get to full guard but Hennings has control of the leg.
Hennings tries to pass to full mount but Slone defends it.
Hennings wants to take a breather but Slone is having none of it.
Hennings tries to pass the half guard into mount. Slone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Slone trying to control here.
Slone missing with punches from the bottom.
Slone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennings not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slone tries to get to full guard but Hennings has control of the leg.
Hennings is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hennings trying to control the action but Slone is working from the bottom.
Hennings looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Slone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hennings pulls his head out easily.
Dustin Hennings overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hennings looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Slone tries to get to full guard but Hennings has control of the leg.
Slone is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hennings is trying for a kimura here. Slone looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hennings wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dustin Hennings!
After winning the bout, Dustin Hennings thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Knife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Query (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Query has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
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175 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Knife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Query!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Query throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Query misses with the combination.
Knife connects with a leg kick. Query looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Query swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knife counters with a right hand to the body.
Knife slips under a jab.
Query swinging wildly here.
Knife jabs Query to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Query misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Query shoots for a takedown but Knife saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A punch combination from Query misses.
Query closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knife lands a leg kick that knocks Query off balance momentarily.
Knife stuns Query with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Query throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knife.
Query on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knife cracks the inside of Query's front leg.
Query tries for a takedown but Knife sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Query misses with a series of wild punches.
Query looks winded!
Nice sprawl there from Knife as Query shoots in.
Jack Knife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Query.
Knife scores with a jab.
Knife lands a jab.
Query takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Query wants to land a leg kick but Knife is out of range.
Knife showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Query.
Knife scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knife scores with a jab to the body.
Knife lands with a nice body kick.
Query on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That kick from Knife tenderised Query's leg. Query is trying to keep his angry face on.
Query has his takedown stuffed
and Knife counters with a low kick, right behind Query 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Query takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Query needs to keep his hands up - Knife had a free shot at his head there.
Jack Knife is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Query takes one to the chin there.
Query throws a right and a left that Knife avoids nicely.
Query misses with a series of wild punches.
Knife throws a front kick that sends Query stumbling back into the cage.
Knife with a hook.
Query throws a nice looking combination but Knife bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Query tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nate Query seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Query misses with a hook. Knife ducked under it nicely.
Query throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knife counters with an outside leg kick.
Knife throws a leg kick which misses Query's front leg but catches the back leg as Query tries to avoid it.
Query tries to clinch but Knife moves out of range.
Knife moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knife feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Query's calf.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Query.
Query has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Knife.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knife, right into the meat.
Query swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knife counters with a leg kick.
Knife lands with a hook. Query tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knife scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knife lands a body shot.
Knife throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Query stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knife.
Query on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Query gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knife scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Query's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Query on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knife throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Query ducks right into an uppercut from Knife.
Knife connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Query fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Query doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knife scores with the left hand. Query knows he should have avoided that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knife.
Query takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knife fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Query throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Query on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Query throws a looping overhand right but Knife ducks down to avoid it.
Knife is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Knife cracks Query with a good jab.
Knife lands with a good body shot.
Query takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Query throws a front kick aimed at Knife's knee but Knife avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Query takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knife lands a head shot.
Query is rocked!
Knife scoring well with a low kick there.
Query is still on wobbly legs! Can Knife finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Knife! Query is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Knife!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Dobrzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadamasa Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobrzynski comes into the arena with Sabaton - Uprising blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maciej Dobrzynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tadamasa Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dobrzynski under the eye.
Yamada clinches up with Dobrzynski and pushes him back against the cage.
Dobrzynski gets control of Yamada's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dobrzynski will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Yamada must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dobrzynski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dobrzynski working for a triangle but Yamada defends it easily.
Dobrzynski working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciej Dobrzynski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Yamada tries to clinch up.
Yamada has closed the distance and engaged Dobrzynski in a clinch.
Yamada lands a nice uppercut.
Yamada throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dobrzynski blocks it with crossed arms.
We've been informed that Yamada has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yamada gets through Dobrzynski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamada tries to land knees in the clinch but Dobrzynski avoids the damage to the body.
Dobrzynski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yamada gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yamada lands a body punch.
Dobrzynski avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamada.
Yamada throws an elbow but it misses.
Dobrzynski managing to block the knees to the body from Yamada.
Yamada with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamada tries to land knees in the clinch but Dobrzynski avoids the damage to the body.
Yamada with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yamada pushes off an throws an elbow but Dobrzynski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada lands with a right to the head.
Yamada gets through Dobrzynski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamada throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yamada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dobrzynski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Dobrzynski as the two fighters clinch.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Dobrzynski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yamada looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yamada using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dobrzynski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Dobrzynski.
Yamada misses with a knee strike.
Dobrzynski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamada throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dobrzynski blocks the elbow strike.
Dobrzynski managing to block the knees to the body from Yamada.
Yamada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamada tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dobrzynski blocks a body shot from Yamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada looking to throw knees to the head but Dobrzynski is blocking nicely.
Yamada with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dobrzynski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yamada is keeping busy.
Dobrzynski blocking some punches.
Dobrzynski avoiding damage as Yamada throws knees to the body.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but Dobrzynski blocks with his arms.
Yamada missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadamasa Yamada dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yamada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dobrzynski.
Maciej Dobrzynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dobrzynski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dobrzynski clobbers Yamada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yamada tries to sprawl but Dobrzynski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dobrzynski throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yamada to regain full guard.
Yamada tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dobrzynski stops Yamada from standing up.
Yamada can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dobrzynski controls the pace.
Yamada has momentary wrist control but Dobrzynski slips an elbow through the middle.
Dobrzynski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada wants to control the position but Dobrzynski says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dobrzynski not doing much here.
Dobrzynski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dobrzynski.
Dobrzynski is pressing down on Yamada's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yamada is holding on for now.
Dobrzynski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yamada does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yamada sees it coming and defends easily.
Yamada is trying to get back to full guard.
Yamada won't allow Dobrzynski to pass to mount.
Dobrzynski wants to take a breather but Yamada is having none of it.
Dobrzynski working Yamada over with strikes.
Yamada trying to control from the bottom.
Yamada is not content to let Dobrzynski control the position.
Dobrzynski prevents Yamada from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Dobrzynski winds up and cracks Yamada with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dobrzynski controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dobrzynski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is refusing to be controlled, as Dobrzynski sits in half guard.
Dobrzynski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We're going to have a standup here because Maciej Dobrzynski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Yamada forces Dobrzynski back against the cage and clinches.
Dobrzynski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dobrzynski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yamada prevents it.
Yamada with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dobrzynski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Dobrzynski dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dobrzynski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamada.
Dobrzynski fails with a takedown attempt.
Yamada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamada wants to clinch.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dobrzynski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamada displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dobrzynski swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamada.
Dobrzynski shoots in and bounces Yamada off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrzynski throwing strikes but missing.
Dobrzynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dobrzynski lands a couple of digs.
Dobrzynski stands and throws Yamada's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dobrzynski trying to control the position but Yamada is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Dobrzynski are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Dobrzynski are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dobrzynski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dobrzynski throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dobrzynski wants to control but Yamada is keeping him busy.
Yamada seems a little lost for a moment, as Dobrzynski dominates the positioning.
Dobrzynski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamada keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dobrzynski laying and praying for a moment but Yamada takes advantage and regains half guard.
Dobrzynski works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobrzynski thowing shots but they're missing.
Yamada is in a horrible position here. Dobrzynski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dobrzynski is landing with some decent strikes but Yamada is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dobrzynski lands a heavy elbow.
Yamada really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Yamada tries to hold on but Dobrzynski postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Dobrzynski clearly takes that round.
That's time! Dobrzynski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dobrzynski shoots in and gets a takedown into Yamada's guard.
Yamada looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dobrzynski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dobrzynski is trying to work for a kimura but Yamada is defending well.
Yamada is looking to escape.
Dobrzynski is looking to take a break and control but Yamada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dobrzynski is trying to work for a kimura but Yamada is defending well.
Maciej Dobrzynski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamada trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrzynski is trying to control. Yamada wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dobrzynski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yamada is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dobrzynski stalling away here and it's allowed Yamada to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dobrzynski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maciej Dobrzynski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Yamada throws a right hand that Dobrzynski ducks under and follows up with a left that Dobrzynski also avoids with ease.
Dobrzynski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dobrzynski throws a looping overhand right but Yamada ducks down to avoid it.
Yamada has closed the distance and engaged Dobrzynski in a clinch.
Yamada misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dobrzynski.
Dobrzynski avoiding damage as Yamada throws knees to the body.
Dobrzynski gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dobrzynski trying to advance position but Yamada counters by regaining guard.
Yamada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada keeping moving, preventing Dobrzynski from controlling successfully.
Yamada has his feet on Dobrzynski's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Yamada throws a right and a left that Dobrzynski avoids nicely.
Tadamasa Yamada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dobrzynski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamada momentarily.
Tadamasa Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dobrzynski blocks a leg kick.
Yamada tries to clinch up.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dobrzynski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dobrzynski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Yamada scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dobrzynski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamada punishes Dobrzynski's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamada drops Dobrzynski with a beautiful combination! Dobrzynski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yamada is looking for the KO!
Dobrzynski is rocked!
Dobrzynski dodges the punch combination from Yamada.
Dobrzynski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yamada throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dobrzynski blocks it with crossed arms.
Yamada looking to throw knees to the head but Dobrzynski is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tadamasa Yamada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yamada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dobrzynski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadamasa Yamada dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Dobrzynski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yamada tries to sprawl but Dobrzynski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dobrzynski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yamada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dobrzynski.
Dobrzynski drops an elbow to the side of Yamada's head.
Dobrzynski stops Yamada from getting back to his feet.
Dobrzynski wants to pass to mount but Yamada is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamada blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dobrzynski.
Dobrzynski is trying to control. Yamada wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrzynski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamada defending well though.
Yamada pushes Dobrzynski off looking to stand but Dobrzynski dives back in and keeps control.
Yamada is refusing to be controlled, as Dobrzynski sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Maciej Dobrzynski just wasn't active enough.
Yamada lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yamada moves in looking to clinch but Dobrzynski pushes him off.
Yamada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dobrzynski avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada trying to land knees to the body.
Yamada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamada pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yamada throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Dobrzynski avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
Yamada misses with a knee to the head.
Yamada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dobrzynski.
Yamada throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dobrzynski tries to throw a body punch but Yamada avoids it by throwing Dobrzynski back against the cage.
Yamada throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dobrzynski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yamada pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dobrzynski.
Yamada throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada misses with some punches.
Yamada tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dobrzynski misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but Dobrzynski blocks with his arms.
Yamada tries a knee to the head but Dobrzynski blocks it.
Yamada prevents the takedown attempt.
Dobrzynski managing to block the knees to the body from Yamada.
Dobrzynski blocks an elbow strike.
Dobrzynski blocks an elbow strike from Yamada.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dobrzynski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamada is pressed up against the cage. Dobrzynski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yamada down to the mat. Yamada avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yamada leaves Dobrzynski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maciej Dobrzynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tadamasa Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dobrzynski defending well as Yamada loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Yamada. Those never looked like landing.
Yamada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dobrzynski lands with an overhand left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dobrzynski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamada tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tadamasa Yamada.
I think Yamada has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tadamasa Yamada!
A very excited looking Tadamasa Yamada rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Maciej Dobrzynski had this to say: 'fuck ya all, ain't gonna talk now.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bosede Adwamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adwamba comes into the arena with Execution Style blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bosede Adwamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hank Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Adwamba.
Patterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adwamba.
Adwamba looks to land a body kick but Patterson moved away.
Patterson tries to clinch but Adwamba is having none of it.
Patterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adwamba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adwamba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Patterson counter with a right hand.
Adwamba tries to clinch there but Patterson circles away.
Adwamba tries to clinch up but Patterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Adwamba is looking to clinch.
Patterson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adwamba, pushing him back against the cage.
Patterson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adwamba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adwamba is trying to push Patterson away but Patterson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Patterson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adwamba breaks the clinch.
Adwamba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Patterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Patterson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patterson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Adwamba tries to clinch
and Patterson counters with a stiff right hand.
Patterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patterson lands with an overhand left.
Adwamba tries to clinch but Patterson moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Adwamba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patterson.
Patterson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Patterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adwamba pivots, looking for a leg kick but Patterson is out of range and Adwamba settles back down.
Patterson scores with a hook to the body. Adwamba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adwamba tries to clinch
and Patterson counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adwamba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adwamba tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Patterson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bosede Adwamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adwamba tries to clinch but Patterson moves away
and Patterson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adwamba tries to clinch but Patterson moves out of range.
Adwamba closes the distance looking to clinch
and Patterson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adwamba ducks right into an uppercut from Patterson.
Patterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adwamba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adwamba closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Patterson.
Adwamba manages to break the clinch.
Patterson throws the left hand but Adwamba avoids the punch easily.
Adwamba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Patterson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Patterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Patterson on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adwamba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adwamba will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Patterson up against the cage.
Patterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adwambas head.
Adwamba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patterson.
Patterson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Patterson lands with a short shot to the head.
Patterson throws a head punch that misses.
Adwamba blocks a body shot from Patterson.
Adwamba stalling in the clinch but Patterson improves position.
Patterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Patterson fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adwamba taking a breather.
Patterson digs a right hand into Adwamba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adwamba's gas tank.
Patterson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patterson lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson breaks the clinch.
Patterson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adwamba on the side of the head.
Adwamba clinches up with Patterson and pushes him back against the cage.
Patterson keeps control of Adwamba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Patterson lands an elbow inside that Adwamba shrugs off.
Patterson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adwamba's efforts to push away.
Patterson breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adwamba tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Patterson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Patterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adwamba wants to clinch up but Patterson keeps it at a distance.
A left lands for Patterson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Patterson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Patterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adwamba wants to clinch.
Patterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Patterson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Patterson has managed to clinch.
Patterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adwamba's defenses.
Adwamba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Patterson.
Patterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Adwamba. Those never looked like landing.
Patterson closes the distance and pushes Adwamba back into the cage.
Patterson manages to break the clinch.
Adwamba fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adwamba misses with a double jab.
Adwamba darts in trying to clinch
and Patterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patterson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Adwamba wants to clinch but Patterson slips to the side
and Adwamba is countered with a crisp right hand from Patterson that sends him to the canvas! Patterson follows him to the mat into side control.
Adwamba is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Patterson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Adwamba is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Patterson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Patterson!
During a confident post fight interview, Hank Patterson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Brandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankestein Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir has chosen SURF RIDER!!! by The lively ones! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tom Brandt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Brandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankestein Mir!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandt tries to keep at a distance but Mir has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brandt is defending well for now.
Mir landing knees to the body.
Mir has picked Brandt up - he's going for a ride! Mir dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mir is keen to just control but Brandt is a slippery customer.
Brandt wants to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Brandt's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mir is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brandt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mir passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mir is working for a guillotine from mount but Brandt frees his head quite easily.
My spies in BLKOUT Training Center inform me that Mir has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Brandt tries to hold on but Mir pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mir scoring with strikes but Brandt is staying in there.
It looks like Tom Brandt has been cut.
Mir working for a guillotine from mount but Brandt is in no mood to give up.
Mir avoids the attempt from Brandt to control.
Mir lands a big elbow.
Tom Brandt's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Brandt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frankestein Mir!
Frankestein Mir took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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