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Extreme-2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Hofmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fabiano Werdum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steven Hofmann!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werdum looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hofmann is fending him off so far but Werdum persists. Nope, Hofmann circles away and we're back to standing.
Werdum misses with a few strikes there.
Werdum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Werdum tries for a takedown but Hofmann circles away easily
and Hofmann counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Still in the clinch, Hofmann scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Hofmann.
Hofmann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hofmann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hofmann lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hofmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hofmann stalling in the clinch.
Hofmann lands a knee to the body.
Werdum is breathing heavily.
Hofmann stalling the fight.
Werdum is trying to pull guard but Hofmann turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabiano Werdum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hofmann scores with a nice hook to the head.
Werdum gets control of Hofmann's arms and successfully pulls guard. Werdum will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hofmann passes Werdum's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Werdum won't allow Hofmann to pass to mount.
Hofmann thows a huge punch but Werdum dodges it nicely.
Hofmann throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hofmann trying to mount his opponent but Werdum defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Hofmann seems content to control.
Hofmann is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Werdum can't escape the position.
Hofmann with good strikes from the mount here!
Werdum can't escape the position.
Hofmann scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Werdum?
Hofmann connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hofmann is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Werdum can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hofmann looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Werdum is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Hofmann! Werdum is hurt baaadly! Hofmann is firing away with more strikes - Werdum is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Hofmann!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Nik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dom Nik!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nik shoots in for a double leg but Munson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Munson takes the fight into the clinch.
Munson manages to break the clinch.
Munson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Munson manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Nik. No joy for Munson on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nik goes for a double leg but Munson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Munson continues to drive forward.
Tommy Munson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nik shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Munson counters by clinching up.
Tommy Munson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Nik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nik regains guard immediately.
Munson won't allow Nik to get back to his feet.
Nik keeping moving, preventing Munson from controlling successfully.
Munson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Munson wants to get up but he can't break Nik's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nik escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Munson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Munson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nik looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nik utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Munson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Munson wants to control from the top but Nik keeps moving.
Nik working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Munson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Munson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nik working for a triangle but Munson defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik working a defensive guard here.
Munson stands up over Nik, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Munson looking to pass the guard.
Nik is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Munson is aware though and is defending well.
Nik has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Munson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nik being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nik working for a triangle but Munson defends it easily.
Munson postures up.
Munson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Munson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Munson wants to clinch but Nik slips to the side
and Nik counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Munson!
Munson wants to get back to his feet but Nik is dominant here and he's now got Munson's back!
Nik is hanging on to Munson's back as he tries to escape.
Munson is trying to defend against the choke here but Nik has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Nik Tightens the hold and Munson taps out furiously! Nik displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dom Nik!
During a confident post fight interview, Dom Nik thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Apollyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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231 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Apollyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Byrd!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollyon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Apollyon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Apollyon is chipping away with strikes.
An elbow from Apollyon crashes against the mat.
Byrd regains half guard, as Apollyon was trying to land strikes.
Apollyon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Byrd taking some punishment here, with Apollyon in his half guard.
It looks like Chris Byrd has been cut.
Apollyon in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Byrd tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Apollyon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dante Apollyon!
As Dante Apollyon got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: You were a fighter, but now reduced to nothing but a dog in a cage. As for me, I am your master holding the leash, and you shall do my bidding.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darren Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bear Trapp (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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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darren Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bear Trapp!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trapp scores with a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Trapp.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trapp's waist but Trapp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Trapp scores with a jab.
Trapp scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trapp moves away.
Trapp scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Trapp's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Trapp duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trapp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trapp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Trapp now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trapp swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Trapp avoids it really well and circles away.
Trapp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into Trapp's guard.
Trapp has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Trapp blocks nicely.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trapp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trapp might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brown haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trapp has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Trapp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown wants to control from the top but Trapp keeps moving.
Trapp wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trapp is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Trapp is retaining full guard.
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.
Trapp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trapp is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Trapp tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Trapp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Trapp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Trapp shows good takedown defense.
Good shot there by Trapp.
Trapp jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Trapp clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Trapp scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trapp stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Trapp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trapp scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Trapp dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Trapp tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Trapp to the mat! Trapp manages to get full guard.
We've been hearing that Brown has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Trapp is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Trapp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Trapp wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trapp wants to stand but Brown has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Trapp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trapp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Trapp slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Trapp got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trapp has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Trapp dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Trapp quickly recovers to half guard.
Trapp felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Trapp tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Brown wants to pass to mount but Trapp is defending the position.
Trapp tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Trapp makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Trapp.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown is looking to pass into half guard but Trapp pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Trapp is in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown working for a triangle but Trapp defends it easily.
Trapp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Trapp from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trapp pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brown wants to improve his position but Trapp is controlling well.
Brown trying to hold on to Trapp's head to control him but Trapp postures up.
It looks like Trapp is going to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown is looking to control Trapp's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
Trapp is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brown!
Brown is desperately trying to improve his position but Trapp has a good base and remains in mount.
Trapp tries to stand up but Brown had a hold of his arm and he's managed to perform a nice reversal, into half guard.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Trapp sees it coming and defends easily.
Brown passes into side control, despite Trapp's attempt to control the position.
Trapp is trying to improve his position.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Trapp is trying to improve his position.
Trapp managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brown.
Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Trapp tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trapp is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trapp has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brown working away.
Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Trapp is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Brown dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Trapp tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trapp changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trapp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trapp forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Brown tries to pull guard but Trapp holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trapp lands a knee to the body.
Brown has picked Trapp up - he's going for a ride! Brown dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Trapp is trying to get back to full guard.
Trapp keeping control of the position.
Brown maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Trapp could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Brown has cracked it and Trapp is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Brown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darren Brown!
After winning the bout, Darren Brown thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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