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OFC 215: Buried Alive PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between King Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polo has chosen On The Floor as his entrance music. Marco Polo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Abdullah has gone for a leg lock! Polo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Abdullah's guard.
Polo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Abdullah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polo advances to half guard.
My spies in H.M.F.L.Elite Gym inform me that Polo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Polo is looking to take a break and control but Abdullah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Polo is pressing down on Abdullah's thigh, looking to free his foot. Abdullah is holding on for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Abdullah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Polo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Abdullah!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdullah is looking to improve his position but Polo isn't that keen on the idea.
Polo working for a guillotine from mount but Abdullah is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo looking to secure an arm triangle but Abdullah defends it well.
Polo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Polo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Abdullah tries to reverse the position but Polo maintains control.
Polo wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Abdullah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Polo controlling from the full mount.
Abdullah sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah wants to improve his position but Polo is controlling well.
Abdullah actively working from the bottom here.
Abdullah is breathing heavily.
Polo is looking for a kimura but Abdullah is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Polo to get the leverage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdullah looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Polo pushes past his half guard into mount!
Abdullah is squirming around, avoiding Polo's attempts to control the action.
Abdullah is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Abdullah takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Polo moves to take his opponent's back.
Polo is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Abdullah taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Polo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Polo!
Marco Polo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Laprise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Corpor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corpor has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Hector Corpor will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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130 lbs
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Laprise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Corpor!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Corpor.
Laprise walks into a straight right hand from Corpor.
It looks like Pierre Laprise has been cut.
Laprise throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Corpor's waist but Corpor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Laprise off to one side.
Corpor lands with a kick to the ribs.
Corpor looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Corpor backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Laprise's temple! It sends Laprise violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Corpor celebrates and the doctors try to help Laprise!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Hector Corpor!
A relieved looking Hector Corpor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between P.W. Herman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Indrid Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). W. Herman and Indrid Cold. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, P.W. Herman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Indrid Cold!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cold.
Cold takes the fight into the clinch.
Herman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cold blocks it with crossed arms.
Herman has Cold pushed against the cage.
Herman lands a nice knee to the body.
Cold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cold avoids a wild elbow strike from Herman.
Herman lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Indrid Cold has been cut.
Herman missing with knees to the body.
Cold is looking to break free of the clinch but Herman has double underhooks.
Herman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cold avoids it.
Herman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cold lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cold breaks from the clinch.
P.W. Herman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cold showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Herman manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cold closes this distance looking for a takedown but Herman circles away.
Herman tries to clinch up.
Herman tries to clinch there but Cold circles away.
Herman darts in trying to clinch
and Cold counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cold.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Herman obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cold takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herman lands an elbow inside that Cold shrugs off.
Herman looking to throw knees to the head but Cold is blocking nicely.
Herman misses with a knee strike.
Cold lands a body punch.
Cold avoiding damage as Herman throws knees to the body.
Herman stops a takedown attempt from Cold.
P.W. Herman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Indrid Cold.
Cold wants to break the clinch but can't.
Herman lands an elbow just above Cold 's eye.
That has opened up Indrid Cold's cut even more.
Cold blocks the elbow strike.
Herman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cold blocks it with crossed arms.
Cold tries to land knees in the clinch but Herman avoids the damage to the body.
Cold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Herman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cold.
Cold is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Herman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice elbow from Herman.
Herman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cold's defenses.
The cut above Indrid Cold's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cold takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cold is rocked!
Herman lands an elbow that stopped Cold in his tracks for a moment.
Cold is still on wobbly legs! Can Herman finish him?
Indrid Cold's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Herman lands a knee to the head.
Herman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cold lands an elbow inside.
Cold blocks an elbow strike.
Cold has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Herman after a bit of a struggle.
Herman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Herman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cold seems to have recovered his senses.
Herman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Indrid Cold's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). P.W. Herman!
P.W. Herman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermain King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by VAMPIRE. Jones Jr has chosen Can't be touched - Roy Jones Jr. as his entrance music. 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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218 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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 Montreal, Jermain King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King moves out of range as Jones Jr strikes.
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones Jr scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones Jr scores with a nice right hand.
King is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Jones Jr points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. King wakes up just in time to hear Jones Jr thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roy Jones Jr!
Roy Jones Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Murat Orgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe LePew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying LePew's choice of entrance music: Smoke Serpent- . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Murat Orgun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pepe LePew!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Orgun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orgun throws a body punch but LePew moves out of range.
Orgun throws a right and a left that LePew avoids nicely.
Orgun misses with a series of wild punches.
Orgun misses with a two punch combination.
Orgun looks to throw the jab but LePew is out of range.
Orgun fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and LePew has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Orgun misses with a body shot.
LePew misses with a body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that LePew has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Orgun throws a hook but LePew avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orgun.
LePew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orgun.
LePew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orgun.
Orgun tries to close the distance and clinch but LePew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun throws a series of punches but LePew moves out of range.
Orgun with a nice cross.
Orgun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
LePew throws a low kick, looking for Orgun's leg but Orgun calmly moves out of range.
Orgun pivots, looking for a leg kick but LePew is out of range and Orgun settles back down.
LePew misses with a head kick.
LePew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orgun lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
LePew lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orgun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
LePew takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murat Orgun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orgun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Orgun there.
Orgun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orgun just misses with a punch to the body.
Orgun tries to bum rush LePew with a series of wild strikes but LePew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orgun scores with a three punch combo!
LePew ducks under a wild hook from Orgun.
LePew gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Orgun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orgun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orgun looks to score with a jab to the body but LePew is just out of range.
Orgun darts in and clinches LePew up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by LePew.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
LePew has Orgun pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. LePew pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Orgun tumbling to the mat - LePew dives into Orgun's guard.
LePew advances position into side control!
LePew looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
LePew thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Orgun is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Orgun's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
LePew trying to control the action but Orgun is working from the bottom.
LePew thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LePew advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LePew tries to control but Orgun wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murat Orgun dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Orgun.
Murat Orgun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orgun misses with an uppercut. LePew saw that one coming.
Orgun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and LePew counters by clinching up.
Orgun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but LePew blocks it with crossed arms.
Orgun tries a knee to the head but LePew blocks it.
Orgun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orgun swings wildly with an uppercut but LePew uses good head movement to avoid it.
LePew tries to pull guard but Orgun forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Orgun stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Orgun stalling in the clinch but LePew improves position.
LePew manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
LePew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orgun tries to free his leg and advance position but LePew is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LePew escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Orgun gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Orgun is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Orgun trying to control but LePew is working from the bottom.
Orgun sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed LePew's guard.
LePew slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Orgun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. LePew is keeping the position for now.
LePew working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Orgun doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Orgun manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Orgun is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Orgun trying to control the position from guard on top but LePew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LePew controls Orgun momentarily but Orgun frees himself.
Orgun controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Murat Orgun.
Orgun misses with a hook. LePew ducked under it nicely.
Orgun thuds a left hand into LePew's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orgun misses with a hook.
LePew moves away from the strike by Orgun.
Orgun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LePew moves away.
Orgun throws a predictable looking body shot
and LePew counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orgun's knee momentarily.
Murat Orgun is winning the standup battle so far.
LePew ducks under a wild hook from Orgun.
Murat Orgun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orgun wants to land a leg kick but LePew is out of range.
Orgun thows a body shot but no joy.
Orgun misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by LePew.
Orgun throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent LePew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Orgun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LePew.
Orgun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orgun throws an overhand right that lands on LePew's shoulder, as LePew tries to avoid the shot.
LePew shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orgun but Orgun pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Orgun lands with a shot to the body.
Orgun misses with a double jab
and LePew counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by LePew.
LePew tries to free his leg and advance position but Orgun is retaining full guard.
LePew throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orgun is trying to control the position but LePew postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LePew looking to pass the guard.
Orgun utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orgun keeping full guard, as LePew tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orgun pulls LePew in close to his closed guard and prevents LePew from doing any damage or advancing position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Orgun keeping moving, preventing LePew from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Murat Orgun will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Orgun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LePew walks into a straight right hand from Orgun.
LePew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orgun throws out the jab.
Orgun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
LePew will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sloppy strikes from Orgun. Those never looked like landing.
LePew shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Orgun.
Orgun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Orgun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun tries to clinch but LePew is having none of it.
Orgun takes the fight into the clinch.
Orgun stalling in the clinch but LePew improves position.
Orgun lands a body punch in the clinch.
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Orgun obliges.
Orgun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
LePew is trying to drag Orgun to the mat but Orgun just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Murat Orgun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepe LePew.
LePew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
LePew managing to block the knees to the body from Orgun.
Orgun gets through LePew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orgun avoiding damage.
A short uppercut from Orgun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun gets through LePew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by LePew as Orgun tries to tie him up.
A right handed body shot lands from Orgun.
LePew can't get the takedown.
Orgun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Orgun.
Orgun working some nice short punches in the clinch.
LePew wants to take the fight to the mat but Orgun manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
LePew avoiding damage as Orgun throws knees to the body.
LePew tries to pull guard but Orgun holds him up against the cage and eventually LePew drops back down to his feet.
Orgun scores with a knee to the head.
Orgun wants to stall.
Orgun tries to work over LePew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Orgun lands an uppercut.
Orgun lands a good knee to the midsection. LePew won't want to take too many of those.
LePew jumps into guard, dragging Orgun to the mat.
Orgun wants to control from the top but LePew keeps moving.
Orgun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. LePew swivels though and keeps the full guard.
LePew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
LePew has a closed guard, preventing Orgun from standing up.
Murat Orgun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orgun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. LePew swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Orgun won't allow LePew to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orgun engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Murat Orgun.
Orgun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orgun misses with a wild combination.
Orgun misses with a hook.
Pepe LePew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orgun scores with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LePew slips under a jab.
LePew defending well as Orgun loads up on a big left hand.
LePew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orgun.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murat Orgun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Orgun, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murat Orgun!
An out of breath Murat Orgun thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Marabou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Marabou!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Carson.
Marabou moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marabou throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marabou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Marabou misses.
Carson throws a head kick but Marabou moves out of range.
Carson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marabou's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marabou moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
OH! Carson has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Marabou smells blood and charges in for the finish! Marabou unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Carson sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gary Marabou!
An out of breath and clearly excited Gary Marabou thanked Hellraiser FightGear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama comes to the cage accompanied by . 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aoki Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Morrow!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow thows a body shot but no joy.
Funkyama fails with the takedown.
Morrow looks to throw the jab but Funkyama is out of range.
Morrow leaves Funkyama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morrow is looking to land body kicks.
Funkyama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morrow throws a lazy body kick
so Funkyama counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Morrow looking for a sweep. Not yet Morrow, not yet.
Funkyama wants to control from the top but Morrow keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funkyama postures up in Morrow's guard and throws a big left but Morrow blocks it.
Morrow keeping moving, preventing Funkyama from controlling successfully.
Morrow wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrow pulls Funkyama in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama postures up in Morrow's guard and throws a big left but Morrow blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funkyama throwing strikes but missing.
Funkyama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morrow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Funkyama.
Funkyama throwing strikes but missing.
Funkyama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Funkyama is working Morrow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Funkyama chips away with some ground and pound.
Funkyama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morrow thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Funkyama working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funkyama working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Funkyama throws a big right hand that misses.
Funkyama with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morrow is on top in guard.
Funkyama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Funkyama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morrow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morrow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Funkyama working for a triangle but Morrow defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow postures up in Funkyama's guard and throws a big left but Funkyama blocks it.
Morrow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morrow told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Funkyama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Funkyama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morrow throwing strikes from guard but Funkyama blocks nicely.
Funkyama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morrow is aware though and is defending well.
Morrow keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Funkyama's head.
Funkyama manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morrow working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow wants to hold on but Funkyama pushes him away.
Funkyama lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkyama working the ground and pound effectively.
Funkyama working Morrow over with strikes here.
Morrow slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Funkyama is pressing down on Morrow's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrow is holding on for now.
Funkyama sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funkyama trying to control the action but Morrow is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Funkyama dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funkyama.
Morrow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Funkyama shoots and misses
and Morrow counters with a straight right hand.
Morrow lands with an uppercut that bounces Funkyama off the cage and back into range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morrow.
Funkyama avoids a kick to the body.
Morrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funkyama moves away.
Funkyama shoots in looking for a takedown but Morrow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Funkyama's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big right from Funkyama misses.
Morrow decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Funkyama moves into full guard.
Morrow trying to control but Funkyama is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Funkyama working for submissions but it's allowed Morrow to get to half guard.
Morrow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morrow slips a nice elbow through Funkyama's hands, connecting with Funkyama's forehead.
Morrow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Funkyama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morrow.
Funkyama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morrow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Funkyama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Funkyama with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Morrow working over Funkyama with some ground and pound. Funkyama looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkyama manages to get to full guard.
Morrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Funkyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrow is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Funkyama has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Morrow is looking to defend but Funkyama has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Morrow! Funkyama pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Morrow taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aoki Funkyama!
Aoki Funkyama seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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