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DFL II: Winter break PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dom Nik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dom Nik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Goodman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nik sneaks back into half guard.
Nik wants to get back to full guard.
Goodman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nik is trying to control but can't.
Nik is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nik is in trouble now - Goodman has advanced to mount!
Goodman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Goodman drops an elbow to the side of Nik's head.
Nik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Goodman pulls his head out easily.
Nik has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Goodman is working away from the top position though.
Nik is looking to improve his position.
Nik makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nik.
Nik controls Goodman momentarily but Goodman frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Goodman working some strikes from top position.
Goodman throws a big elbow that misses.
Nik escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Goodman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Goodman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Goodman is working Nik over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nik has a closed guard, preventing Goodman from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goodman wants to pass the guard but Nik is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Goodman lands with a nice body punch.
Nik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Goodman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Goodman.
It looks like Dom Nik has been cut.
Nik misses with a takedown attempt - Goodman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Goodman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nik!
Nik working to try and regain half guard.
Nik tries to hold on but Goodman pushes him away.
Goodman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Goodman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Goodman controlling his opponent.
Goodman unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dom Nik's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Goodman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nik to the mat! Nik manages to get full guard.
Nik keeping moving, preventing Goodman from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goodman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Goodman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nik is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nik working for a triangle but Goodman defends it easily.
Goodman wanted to stand there but Nik had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman trying to control but Nik is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Goodman throws a series of punches but Nik avoids them all with ease.
Nik attempts a counter takedown but Goodman avoids it well and moves away.
Goodman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nik is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Goodman scores with a three punch combo!
Dom Nik's cut is getting worse.
Nik shoots and misses
and Goodman counters with a nice right hand that sends Nik toppling to the canvas! Nik scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Goodman finish him?!
Nik is rocked!
Saul Goodman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodman wobbles Nik with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Goodman dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Nik to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Saul Goodman!
Saul Goodman is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Saul Goodman 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michal Frydrych (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Frydrych!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Brown!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brown lands in his opponent's guard.
Brown is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Frydrych is retaining full guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Frydrych is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Frydrych manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brown has Frydrych in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frydrych stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frydrych preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frydrych throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Frydrych has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Frydrych missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Frydrych should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Brown has tightened it up now! Frydrych should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Darren Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Watson (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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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Byrd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Watson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson darts in trying to clinch
and Byrd counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Byrd does no damage.
Watson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Byrd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Watson closes the distance but Byrd moves to the side
and Byrd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Byrd lands a jab to Watson's midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Byrd there.
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Byrd circles away.
Byrd lands a nice shot that snaps Watson's head back.
Byrd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like John Watson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooh!!! Byrd has knocked Watson down with a huge combo! Byrd steps away and waves a wobbly Watson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Watson is rocked!
Byrd lands with a right and another and another! Watson is in big trouble! Byrd lands again and this time it's lights out for Watson! A quality knockout there for Byrd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Byrd!
Chris Byrd is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Chris Byrd 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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Co-main event
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Lyles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oooh Yeah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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304 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buddy Lyles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oooh Yeah!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lyles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yeah.
Lyles misses with a left hand
and Yeah counters with a right hand to the body.
Yeah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lyles.
Lyles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lyles throws a lazy uppercut
and Yeah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lyles misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yeah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lyles ducks right into an uppercut from Yeah.
Yeah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yeah connects with a jab.
Yeah dips to his left and cracks Lyles with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yeah cracks Lyles with an open hand slap.
Yeah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yeah defending well as Lyles loads up on a big left hand.
Lyles misses with a looping left.
Lyles throws a series of punches but Yeah avoids them all with ease.
Yeah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lyles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeah was well out of range. Poor timing from Lyles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yeah takes one on the button.
Lyles tests Yeah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lyles swings for the body but Yeah moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Lyles has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lyles throws an overhand right that lands on Yeah's shoulder, as Yeah tries to avoid the shot.
Yeah tries to clinch up.
Yeah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yeah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lyles.
It seemed like Yeah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yeah throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lyles misses with a hook to the body
and Yeah counters with a left to the body.
Yeah avoids a kick to the body.
Yeah throws out a counter right but Lyles avoids it with no problem.
Lyles takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Lyles misses with a hook
and Yeah counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyles misses with a hook. Yeah ducked under it nicely.
Yeah thuds a left hand into Lyles's body.
Lyles is breathing heavily.
Yeah works the jab nicely.
Yeah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lyles walks into a jab.
Yeah lands a left and a right that send Lyles crashing to the mat, dazed. Yeah thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lyles is rocked!
It looks like Buddy Lyles has been cut.
Yeah drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Lyles's head, knocking him out cold! Yeah is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oooh Yeah!
Oooh Yeah is the new super heavyweight champion!
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