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Season I - SHW/LW Semi-Finals PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kauri Mahuika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenik Krejza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kauri Mahuika has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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276 lbs
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259 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kauri Mahuika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jenik Krejza!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krejza is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mahuika's half guard.
Mahuika looking for submissions off his back.
Mahuika on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Krejza prevents Mahuika from improving his position.
Krejza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Krejza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Krejza is looking to stall here but Mahuika recovers full guard.
Krejza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mahuika has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Krejza has managed to get both his arms back between Mahuika's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahuika is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Krejza is looking to control Mahuika's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Krejza avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahuika looks to land a strike but Krejza avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Our spies down at at Weed Nation inform us that Krejza has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Mahuika won't allow Krejza to get back to his feet.
Krejza is trying to hold Mahuika in close to prevent damage but Mahuika has managed to pass into half guard.
Mahuika is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Krejza is just riding it out for now. Mahuika eventually gives up the hold.
Krejza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mahuika scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mahuika wants to pass to mount but Krejza is defending the position.
Krejza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krejza wants to get back to his feet.
Krejza wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mahuika throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mahuika seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mahuika scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
It looks like Jenik Krejza has been cut.
Krejza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mahuika scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mahuika lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That has opened up Jenik Krejza's cut even more.
Mahuika throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mahuika controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Krejza is out! Mahuika gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kauri Mahuika!
Kauri Mahuika decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cok Chestnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harley Twitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cok Chestnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harley Twitch!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chestnar shoots in and gets a takedown into Twitch's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twitch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Twitch wants to sweep but no luck.
Chestnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chestnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Twitch is trying to control the position but Chestnar postures up.
Twitch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chestnar is one step ahead there.
Chestnar with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twitch keeping moving, preventing Chestnar from controlling successfully.
Chestnar pushes down on Twitch's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestnar lands strikes from half guard.
It looks like Harley Twitch has been cut.
Still in half guard, Chestnar seems content to control.
Twitch is in trouble now - Chestnar has advanced to mount!
Chestnar with shots to the head and body - Twitch looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chestnar trying to control but Twitch is having none of it.
Chestnar is landing with some decent strikes but Twitch is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That has opened up Harley Twitch's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twitch is in a horrible position here. Chestnar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Harley Twitch's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harley Twitch's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cok Chestnar!
After the fight, Cok Chestnar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Zapata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Gor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartek Gor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eduardo Zapata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bartek Gor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zapata shoots in and bounces Gor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zapata postures up and lands a big shot to Gor's brow.
Zapata is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zapata keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gor's head.
Zapata working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gor's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zapata working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zapata lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gor is rocked!
Zapata in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gor is still in real trouble! Can Zapata finish him?
Gor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gor seems to have recovered his senses.
Zapata is in close to Gor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zapata with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zapata is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapata with a nice head shot there.
Zapata stands up over Gor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zapata missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zapata is looking to work some ground and pound but Gor has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zapata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zapata lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zapata postures up and lands a big shot to Gor's brow.
Zapata stands up over Gor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zapata is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Zapata is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zapata gets to his feet and stands over Gor, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Gor felt that one! Zapata unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Gor from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduardo Zapata!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bary Windam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalil Mack could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bary Windam's chin.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Khalil Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bary Windam!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Windam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Windam throws a head kick but Mack moves out of range.
Mack lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Bary Windam has been cut.
Mack looks to land a combination but Windam avoids it well.
Windam moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Khalil Mack has been cut.
Mack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Windam throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Mack colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Windam as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Mack is left battered and dazed whilst Windam and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bary Windam!
Khalil Mack spoke after the fight, saying 'Wasn"t my night. Hats off to my opponent.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Addison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Kristian Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Addison comes to the cage accompanied by Survivor - Eye of the Tiger. Nielsen has chosen Rasmus Walter - Endeløst as his entrance music. Logan Addison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Addison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Kristian Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Nielsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Logan Addison has been cut.
Addison misses with a body shot.
And Nielsen tries to counter it with a takedown but Addison pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A telegraphed right hand from Addison misses the target.
Nielsen misses with an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nielsen 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.
Nielsen drops Addison with a naaaaasty hook - Addison is in real trouble here! Nielsen dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Kristian Nielsen!
Sven Kristian Nielsen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Oscar Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Duris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopoldo comes to the cage accompanied by Requiem for a Dream - Lux Aeterna. The crowd seem to be enjoying Duris's choice of entrance music: Noise. Pedro Oscar Leopoldo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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274 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Oscar Leopoldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Duris!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duris fails to land with a series of punches.
Leopoldo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Duris lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Pedro Oscar Leopoldo has been cut.
Leopoldo throws an overhand right that lands on Duris's shoulder, as Duris tries to avoid the shot.
Leopoldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Duris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leopoldo.
Duris is looking for the big counter here.
Leopoldo lands with a good body shot.
Duris throws a hook but Leopoldo blocks it.
A slow jab from Duris misses its intended target.
Duris throws a looping overhand right but Leopoldo ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Duris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leopoldo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Leopoldo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Vladimir Duris has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Duris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duris misses with a few strikes there.
Duris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leopoldo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo throws a good cross that connects.
Duris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leopoldo throws a right hand that Duris ducks under and follows up with a left that Duris also avoids with ease.
Leopoldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leopoldo.
Nice shot by Duris.
Duris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duris lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Duris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leopoldo throws a nice looking combination but Duris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leopoldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leopoldo misses with the combination.
Leopoldo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duris under the eye.
Duris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Leopoldo scores with a one two! Duris had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Leopoldo does no damage.
Nice body punch from Duris.
Leopoldo is breathing heavily.
Duris throws a good cross that connects.
Duris lands a body shot.
Duris cracks Leopoldo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leopoldo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leopoldo is rocked!
Duris ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Leopoldo's jaw. Leopoldo's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Duris does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladimir Duris!
Vladimir Duris thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ayo Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivar Pederson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ayo Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivar Pederson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Pederson.
We've been hearing reports that Edgar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pederson moves out of range of the body kick from Edgar.
Edgar moves out of range of the strikes.
Pederson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pederson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ayo Edgar has been cut.
Edgar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pederson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Edgar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Edgar seems to be looking for submissions.
Edgar prevents Pederson from improving his position.
Pederson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Edgar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pederson's head.
Pederson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edgar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Edgar connects with a nice short shot to Pederson's temple.
Edgar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Edgar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pederson keeps working.
Edgar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Edgar stops Pederson from getting back to his feet.
Edgar working over Pederson with some ground and pound. Pederson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Edgar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pederson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Edgar working over Pederson with some ground and pound. Pederson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Edgar throwing shots but Pederson is blocking nicely.
Edgar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
A nice elbow there by Edgar.
Edgar working Pederson over with strikes here.
Edgar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pederson?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar breaks from Pederson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Edgar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pederson is rocked!
Edgar breaks from Pederson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pederson is still in real trouble! Can Edgar finish him?
Pederson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pederson wants to hold on but Edgar pushes him away.
Pederson seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Edgar landing shots from mount.
Edgar with good strikes from the mount here!
Edgar landing punches.
Pederson wants to control but Edgar is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Edgar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Edgar lands a big shot to the head and Pederson winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ayo Edgar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Luff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juul Hupperts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Luff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juul Hupperts!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luff scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hupperts has his takedown stuffed
and Luff counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hupperts won't be happy with that.
Luff connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hupperts some visible discomfort.
Luff misses with the ground and pound.
Luff creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hupperts is looking to regain half guard here but Luff keeps moving and retains side control.
Luff is looking to take a break and control but Hupperts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Luff misses with the ground and pound.
Luff scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hupperts to see if he's OK.
Hupperts tries to buck Luff off but Luff is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hupperts keeps working.
Hupperts is trying to improve his position.
Luff working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Hupperts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Luff trying to control the action but Hupperts is working from the bottom.
Luff lands a few punches from side control.
Hupperts is trying to get back to half guard.
Luff advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luff scoring with strikes but Hupperts is staying in there.
Hupperts is working to get back to half guard.
Luff with the ground and pound from mount.
Hupperts sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hupperts tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Luff has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Luff lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hupperts tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hupperts tries to hold on but Luff postures up.
Luff trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Luff lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hupperts hang on?
Luff scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Luff fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Luff lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Luff lands a big shot there that rocks Hupperts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Luff landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hupperts tries to lock up and control but Luff gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hupperts taking shots to the head.
Hupperts working to try and regain half guard.
Luff lands a couple of good shots and Hupperts has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hupperts is really stuck here.
Luff knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hupperts on the ground.
Luff is landing with strikes. Hupperts can't take much more of this.
Hupperts trying to control but not successfully.
Luff lands with a hammerfist to the side of Hupperts's head.
Luff keeps control of the position easily here as Hupperts tries to buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Luff dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Luff connects with the punch.
Luff throws out a powerful jab.
Luff throws a hook to the side of Hupperts's head but Hupperts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hupperts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hupperts tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luff swivels and escapes.
Luff tries to counter with a takedown but Hupperts is quick to defend against it.
Luff lands a really nice looking cross but Hupperts seems unphased.
Nice takedown defense from Luff. No joy for Hupperts on that attempt.
Luff drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hupperts sprawls and moves away.
Brandon Luff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juul Hupperts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hupperts on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hupperts needs to keep his hands up - Luff had a free shot at his head there.
Luff tests Hupperts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luff is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hupperts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Luff counters with a shoot takedown. Hupperts fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Luff cracks Hupperts with a solid left hand.
Luff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hupperts can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luff trying to control but Hupperts is working from the bottom.
Luff controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Luff is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Luff throwing strikes but missing.
Luff throwing strikes but missing.
Luff wants to control from the top but Hupperts keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hupperts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hupperts working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Luff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Luff scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Luff stays in close to Hupperts's body and controls the position.
Luff trying to control the position from guard on top but Hupperts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luff landing some decent shots from guard.
Luff stands up over Hupperts, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Luff engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hupperts trying to control the position.
Hupperts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Luff clinches up against the cage.
Hupperts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Luff pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hupperts fails with the takedown.
Brandon Luff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luff connects with a single shot there.
Luff lands with a hook. Hupperts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Luff scores with a hook to the body. Hupperts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Luff digs a good hook to Hupperts's body.
Luff looking to score a takedown here. Hupperts is defending well but Luff drives through and ends up in Hupperts's guard.
Luff works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Luff scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Luff.
Hupperts trying to control from the bottom.
Hupperts is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Luff dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Luff defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hupperts.
Hupperts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Luff sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hupperts somewhat.
Luff scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hupperts tries for a takedown but Luff circles away easily
and Luff counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brandon Luff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juul Hupperts.
Luff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Luff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luff scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Luff seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Luff slips a nice elbow through Hupperts's hands, connecting with Hupperts's forehead.
Luff content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hupperts is looking to improve his position.
Luff is looking to take a break and control but Hupperts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Luff is pressing down on Hupperts's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hupperts is holding on for now.
Hupperts on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hupperts wants to control but Luff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hupperts on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Luff scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hupperts slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Luff trying to control the position from guard on top but Hupperts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luff slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hupperts taking a bit of punishment here - Luff scoring with strikes.
Hupperts is trying to work for a sweep but Luff has mounted him!
Luff landing strikes, looking to finish!
Juul Hupperts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luff landing strikes from the mount and Hupperts is in trouble!
Luff scoring with strikes but Hupperts is staying in there.
Luff controlling from mount.
Luff lands a couple of good shots and Hupperts has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hupperts is rocked!
The referee is taking a good look at Hupperts as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Luff!
Hupperts is still in real trouble! Can Luff finish him?
Luff throwing damaging strikes from the back! Hupperts could be in trouble here!
Hupperts tries to roll but Luff sticks to his back.
Hupperts seems to have recovered his senses.
Luff is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Luff landing with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luff lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Luff biding his time, controlling Hupperts.
Luff scores with strikes from the back.
Luff drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Hupperts is in real trouble here! Luff lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Luff is delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Luff!
During a confident post fight interview, Brandon Luff 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 Daryl Smudge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Kingman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colt Kingman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daryl Smudge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colt Kingman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingman slips under a jab from Smudge.
Smudge checks a low kick from Kingman.
Smudge appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Smudge checks a leg kick nicely.
Smudge scores with a body shot.
A low kick from Kingman is predictable there
and Smudge counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kingman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smudge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smudge trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smudge engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smudge postures up in Kingman's guard and throws a big left but Kingman blocks it.
Smudge stopping the sweep attempt from Kingman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smudge is working Kingman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kingman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smudge scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smudge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kingman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smudge.
Kingman seems keen to control Smudge's posture.
Smudge passes Kingman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kingman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smudge.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingman is looking to improve his position.
Smudge thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kingman's head.
Kingman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kingman tries to get to full guard but Smudge has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smudge missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smudge wants to take a breather but Kingman is having none of it.
Kingman is trying to get back to full guard.
Kingman is still trying to improve position.
Smudge trying to mount his opponent but Kingman defends it.
Kingman trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Smudge takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smudge landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kingman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns Kingman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smudge trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smudge cracks Kingman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingman wants to control but Smudge is having none of it.
Smudge prevents Kingman from getting the reversal.
Smudge unloading with bombs!
Kingman tries to lock up and control but Smudge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kingman is working to get back to half guard.
Kingman keeps trying to improve his position.
Smudge working Kingman over with strikes here.
Smudge controlling the position easily from mount.
Smudge is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smudge lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smudge lands a big shot there that rocks Kingman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kingman is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingman is looking to improve his position but Smudge isn't that keen on the idea.
Smudge pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kingman is still in real trouble! Can Smudge finish him?
Smudge lands with some strikes.
Smudge can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kingman is looking to escape.
Kingman seems to have recovered his senses.
Smudge landing strikes from the mount and Kingman is in trouble!
Smudge pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smudge sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smudge has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smudge putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smudge is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Kingman goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Smudge!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Daryl Smudge!
Our winner, Daryl Smudge, 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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