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G-Co 22: Lopp vs Saki PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Decimus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Alvarez (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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200 lbs
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199 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maximus Decimus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaime Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez misses with a hook. Decimus Meridius ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Decimus Meridius.
Decimus Meridius staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Decimus Meridius.
Alvarez connects with a body shot.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Decimus Meridius changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Alvarez connects with a looping right hand.
Alvarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez throws a solid leg kick but Decimus Meridius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alvarez.
Decimus Meridius connects with a single shot there.
Decimus Meridius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvarez lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decimus Meridius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvarez at a distance.
Alvarez looks to land a right hand but Decimus Meridius moved out of range.
Decimus Meridius lands with a good body shot.
Decimus Meridius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Decimus Meridius cracks Alvarez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Alvarez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Decimus Meridius finish him?
Alvarez is rocked!
Alvarez throws a right hand that misses
and Decimus Meridius counters with a huge right that knocks Alvarez out cold! Decimus Meridius is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Maximus Decimus Meridius!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cubert Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Coward - Black Light Burns. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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211 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cubert Rua !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Ryan Lewis has been cut.
Lewis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rua quickly recovers to half guard.
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.
Lewis is trying to work for a kimura but Rua is defending well.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Rua trying to control but Lewis postures up.
Rua is trying to get back to full guard.
Rua trying to control from the bottom.
Lewis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is looking to control Lewis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rua avoid being mounted?
Rua is pressing down on Lewis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lewis passes Rua 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rua manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rua is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lewis has his hands clasped together but Rua extends and breaks Lewis's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rua .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cubert Rua !
A very excited looking Cubert Rua made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Ryan Lewis stepped up to the mic, saying '"Umm, Luigi was a very good opponent. Its not the debut that I actually wanted, or expected to happen but losses come and go. What matters most is that I learn from my mistake, and train harder. I respect Luigi, he was a very good fighter and he deserved the win but I want to thank you all for lett'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myke Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Lesnar looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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266 lbs
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280 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myke Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson drives through and clinches with Lesnar against the cage.
Lesnar looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tyson wants a takedown but no success here.
Lesnar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tyson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lesnar smiles and moves away.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Lesnar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Lesnar circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson jumps guard but Lesnar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Richard Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Myke Tyson.
Lesnar keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch but Lesnar keeps him there for the moment.
Tyson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lesnar is defending well.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lesnar won't allow it.
Lesnar keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lesnar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyson is trying to push Lesnar away but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tyson lands a takedown into guard.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Lesnar is keeping the position.
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar has a closed guard, preventing Tyson from standing up.
Tyson preventing the sweep.
Tyson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lesnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tyson tries to stand but Lesnar is controlling from the bottom.
Tyson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lesnar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson clinches up with Lesnar and pushes him back against the cage.
Tyson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lesnar to keep the fight standing.
Tyson jumps guard but Lesnar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Lesnar has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson is trying to force a seperation but Lesnar has the dominant position.
Tyson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lesnar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lesnar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four 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.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Lesnar is controlling the position.
Lesnar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tyson prevents it.
Lesnar has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lesnar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.
Lesnar is pressed up against the cage. Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lesnar down to the mat. Lesnar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Lesnar keeps it at a distance.
As Tyson looks to move away, Lesnar throws a big counter combo bu Tyson just gets out of the way.
Lesnar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Richard Lesnar has been cut.
Richard Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myke Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Lesnar's cut.
That's time! Lesnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesnar gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Tyson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Lesnar is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myke Tyson!
Richard Lesnar was interviewed post fight and said 'Next Time...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georges Batroc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges Batroc could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dustin Ward's chin.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
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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 Montreal, Georges Batroc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Ward!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A shot to the liver by Batroc. Beautiful body shot.
Ward shoots in but Batroc avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ward misses with a wild combination.
Batroc drops Ward with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ward looks back up at him and smiles so Batroc waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ward is rocked!
It looks like Dustin Ward 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!
Ward takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ward is still on wobbly legs! Can Batroc finish him?
Batroc batters Ward with a massive right followed by a huge left! Ward is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Batroc lands a final crushing right hand to drop Ward to the mat with a gruesome thud! Batroc is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Georges Batroc!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Rodenbucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodenbucher is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aenima . 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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220 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Fenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Rodenbucher!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodenbucher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodenbucher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fenix lands with a big left! Rodenbucher is wobbled badly! Fenix comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Rodenbucher to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marcus Fenix!
After the fight, Marcus Fenix 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Calloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gimli Dachubbyone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calloway comes to the cage accompanied by The Death Symphony. Mark Calloway could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gimli Dachubbyone's chin.
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350 lbs
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295 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Calloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gimli Dachubbyone!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calloway moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Gimli Dachubbyone has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calloway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dachubbyone let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Calloway attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A countering left hand to the body from Dachubbyone misses.
Calloway knocks Dachubbyone to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Dachubbyone is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dachubbyone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Calloway wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dachubbyone wants to control but Calloway postures up.
Dachubbyone 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.
Sloppy strikes there by Calloway.
Dachubbyone dodges the ground and pound from Calloway.
You can see the frustration on Dachubbyone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Calloway is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dachubbyone's shoulder. That is not cool.
Calloway is looking to take a break and control but Dachubbyone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Calloway crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dachubbyone looks to move to half guard but instead Calloway has passed into mount! Damn!
Calloway lands a big elbow.
Calloway 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.
Dachubbyone is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Calloway has control of Dachubbyone's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dachubbyone regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dachubbyone tries to hold on but Calloway pushes him away.
Calloway postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Dachubbyone out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Calloway goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Calloway!
Mark Calloway made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Garuda Meow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raine Del Silvan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine Del Silvan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garuda Meow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raine Del Silvan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Meow.
Del Silvan looking to score a takedown here. Meow is defending well but Del Silvan drives through and ends up in Meow's guard.
Del Silvan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Meow looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Del Silvan is defending well. Meow quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Del Silvan has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Meow celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Garuda Meow!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bone's choice of entrance music: You'll Never Walk Alone. Joe Bone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Bone!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Balboa.
Bone has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Balboa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Balboa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Balboa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bone pinned against the cage. Bone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bone! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Balboa shoots in but Bone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Balboa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Balboa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Joe Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bone is working for a submission of some sort.
Balboa is staying active underneath Bone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bone is trying for a kimura here. Balboa looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bone wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Bone!
Our winner, Joe Bone, 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lop Lopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oruku Saki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ninja Rap - Vanilla Ice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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22
213 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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25
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lop Lopp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oruku Saki!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saki instigates a clinch.
Lopp jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saki walks away with a smile on his face. Lopp gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lopp fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Saki sprawls well initially but Lopp persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lopp is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lopp with good strikes from the mount here!
Lopp with a couple of short strikes.
Saki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Saki wants to hold on but Lopp pushes him away.
Lopp 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.
Lopp wants to control the pace but Saki is squirming around nicely.
Lopp with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lopp connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lopp raining down hammerfists from mount.
Saki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lopp landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lopp cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopp connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Saki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lopp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lopp scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Saki is rocked!
Lopp fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Saki is still in real trouble! Can Lopp finish him?
Lopp unloading with bombs!
Lopp raining down shots from the mount!
Saki is trying to escape the mount.
Saki regains half guard.
Saki seems to have recovered his senses.
Saki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lopp.
Lopp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Saki trying to control here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saki moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saki wants to sweep but no luck.
We've been hearing that Lopp has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Saki tries to strike from the bottom.
Saki trying to control the position.
Saki keeping moving, preventing Lopp from controlling successfully.
Lopp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lopp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Saki keeping moving, preventing Lopp from controlling successfully.
Lopp is pushing down on Saki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Saki is fighting to maintain full guard but Lopp has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lopp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saki defending well though.
Lopp with the ground and pound but Saki uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lopp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saki's head.
Saki wants to get back to his feet but Lopp is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lopp is in close to Saki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopp chips away with some ground and pound.
Lopp preventing the sweep.
Lopp working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lopp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Saki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lopp working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lopp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lopp throwing strikes but missing.
Saki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopp is one step ahead there.
Lopp lands a couple of elbows.
Saki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopp landing with the ground and pound.
Lopp won't allow Saki to sweep him here.
Saki keeping moving, preventing Lopp from controlling successfully.
Lopp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lopp throwing strikes but missing.
Lopp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lopp with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lopp landing some decent shots from guard.
Lopp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Saki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lopp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Saki trying to keep a closed guard but Lopp is proving a slippery customer.
Saki keeping moving, preventing Lopp from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lop Lopp 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.
Saki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Saki as Lopp shoots in.
Saki throws out a counter right but Lopp avoids it with no problem.
Saki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopp is out of range and Saki settles back down.
Lopp looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lopp wants to control from the top but Saki keeps moving.
Lopp won't allow Saki to sweep him here.
Lopp works over Saki with some ground and pound from guard.
Lopp with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopp advances to half guard.
Lopp throwing shots but Saki is blocking nicely.
Lopp is trying to control the action in half guard but Saki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lopp throwing shots but Saki is blocking nicely.
Lopp working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lopp prevents Saki from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopp passes to side control.
Saki is looking for a sweep.
Lopp cracks Saki with a big right hand but Saki just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Saki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lopp's best efforts.
Lopp is looking for a kimura here.
Saki pushes Lopp off looking to stand but Lopp dives back in and keeps control.
Saki is trying to get back to full guard.
Lopp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saki is trying to get back to full guard.
Lopp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saki can do to turn this around?
Saki taking some punishment here, with Lopp in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopp slips a nice elbow through Saki's hands, connecting with Saki's forehead.
Saki is refusing to be controlled, as Lopp sits in half guard.
Lopp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lopp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saki has hold of Lopp's hands but Lopp slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lopp throwing shots but Saki is blocking nicely.
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. Lopp connects with a nice short shot to Saki's temple.
Lopp looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Saki wants to get back to full guard.
Saki is refusing to be controlled, as Lopp sits in half guard.
Saki is trying to stand up here but Lopp is controlling him well.
Saki is looking to improve his position.
Saki taking some punishment here, with Lopp in his half guard.
Lopp stops Saki from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lop Lopp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lopp slips a nice elbow through Saki's hands, connecting with Saki's forehead.
Lopp lands with a punch from half guard.
Lopp thows a huge punch but Saki dodges it nicely.
Lopp prevents Saki from improving his position.
Lopp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lopp lands with a punch from half guard.
Lopp has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lopp with good strikes from the mount here!
Saki swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lopp putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Saki is squirming around, avoiding Lopp's attempts to control the action.
Lopp with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopp landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lopp lands a big shot to the head and Saki winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lop Lopp!
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