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AJ's Birthday Bash 2015 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Fergers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viggo Heitannan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fergers comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin' Park - Waiting for the End. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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172 lbs
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175 lbs
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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 Los Angeles, Dean Fergers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viggo Heitannan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heitannan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heitannan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heitannan swings for the body but Fergers moves out of range.
Fergers feinted with a counter takedown.
Fergers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Heitannan digs a good hook to Fergers's body.
Heitannan throws a wild body kick that Fergers sees coming a mile off.
Heitannan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heitannan scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Heitannan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fergers wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heitannan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heitannan connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the liver by Heitannan. Beautiful body shot.
Fergers moves in looking to clinch but Heitannan pushes him off.
We've been hearing reports that Fergers has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Heitannan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fergers rather than just go for the knockout.
Heitannan jabs at Fergers's body.
Heitannan lands a leg kick that knocks Fergers off balance momentarily.
Heitannan throws a sloppy head kick and Fergers moves out of range easily.
Heitannan scores with a shot to the body.
Heitannan cracks Fergers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Dean Fergers has been cut.
A punch combination from Heitannan misses.
Heitannan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fergers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heitannan counters with a nice leg kick.
Fergers is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heitannan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Heitannan tries to get set, Fergers tries to push him back and clinch up but Heitannan manages to avoid the attempt.
Heitannan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Heitannan thumps Fergers with a low kick.
Heitannan stuns Fergers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heitannan lands a jab to Fergers's midsection.
Heitannan scores with a decent looking hook.
Heitannan lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Fergers is looking to close the distance but Heitannan sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Fergers crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Fergers is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Viggo Heitannan!
Viggo Heitannan made sure to mention his sponsor, Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Taslim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taslim has chosen La Coka Nostra - "Mind Your Business" as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Taslim enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Taslim!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taslim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Evans as he jumps to the side.
Evans dives in for a single leg takedown but Taslim sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Evans drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Evans is looking to take a break and control but Taslim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taslim is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taslim is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Taslim is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Evans's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Taslim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taslim's head.
Taslim is trying to get back to full guard.
Evans thows a huge punch but Taslim dodges it nicely.
Taslim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taslim wants to get back to his feet.
Evans seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taslim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taslim is looking to get back to full guard here but Evans has managed to pass to side control instead.
Taslim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Evans landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taslim is looking to reverse the position.
Taslim wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Evans landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taslim can do anything to dispel that myth.
Taslim is trying to control Evans's posture but Evans avoids it.
Taslim keeps Evans under control for a moment.
The strikes coming from Evans are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Taslim is looking to reverse the position.
Taslim parries the strikes from Evans easily there. Evans is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Taslim to escape.
Taslim is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Taslim tries to improve position but can't.
Evans wants to stand but Taslim has his arm trapped.
Evans advances to mount.
Evans working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Evans avoids the attempt from Taslim to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taslim bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Evans is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Taslim from controlling successfully.
Taslim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Evans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taslim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taslim throws a big right hand that misses.
Taslim looking to sit in guard and control but Evans gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Evans dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taslim throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Evans tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Taslim is in Evans's guard.
Taslim tries to free his leg and advance position but Evans is retaining full guard.
Taslim postures up and lands a big shot to Evans's brow.
Taslim postures up in Evans's guard and throws a big left but Evans blocks it.
Taslim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evans has his foot on Taslim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taslim works his way back into a safe position though.
Taslim throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taslim landing some decent shots from guard.
Evans is pulling down on Taslim's head. It's preventing any offense from Taslim, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taslim can do to turn this around?
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taslim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taslim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taslim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Evans has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Taslim has managed to get both his arms back between Evans's legs - danger averted.
Taslim is looking to work some ground and pound but Evans has wrist control.
Taslim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taslim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taslim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taslim trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Taslim postures up and lands a big shot to Evans's brow.
Taslim cracks Evans with a solid left hand.
Evans has momentary wrist control but Taslim slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taslim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Evans controls Taslim momentarily but Taslim frees himself.
Taslim throws an elbow that misses. Evans uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taslim's guard. Nice move by Evans!
Taslim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Evans doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Taslim is tightening it up a little... Evans has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Evans reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Evans taps out! Nice BJJ there by Taslim!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Taslim!
An out of breath John Taslim thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Aslund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Pellegrini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aslund's entrance music is The Rasmus - The Fight. A fine choice. Pellegrini is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nicola Piovani - Il Camorrista. The key to victory for Marc Aslund has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marc Aslund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Salvatore Pellegrini!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellegrini closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aslund to the mat! Aslund manages to get full guard.
Aslund doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pellegrini with a nice head shot there.
Pellegrini distracts Aslund with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pellegrini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pellegrini passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pellegrini throws an elbow but Aslund slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aslund is trying to control Pellegrini's posture but Pellegrini avoids it.
Pellegrini looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pellegrini working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pellegrini is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Aslund knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aslund is looking for a sweep.
Pellegrini is working to tighten his grip on Aslund's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Aslund has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Pellegrini is really squeezing tight and eventually Aslund passes out! Pellegrini breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Salvatore Pellegrini!
During a confident post fight interview, Salvatore Pellegrini 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daario Naharis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naharis has chosen Trapped in the Closet as his entrance music. Daario Naharis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daario Naharis!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury dives in and grabs Naharis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Naharis pushes down on Fury's head and hops out.
Fury darts in looking for a takedown but Naharis gets double underhooks and turns Fury into the cage.
Naharis misses with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Naharis.
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fury changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Naharis moves out of range as Fury strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naharis. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fury appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Naharis misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naharis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Naharis gets caught napping as Fury dives in and scores a takedown. Naharis manages to retain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fury accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fury in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fury wants to pass the guard but Naharis is keeping the position.
Naharis trying to keep a closed guard but Fury is proving a slippery customer.
Fury wants to control from the top but Naharis keeps moving.
Fury drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fury jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Naharis throws the kick towards the body but Fury avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fury moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Xavier Fury has been cut.
Naharis tries to score with a low kick but Fury moves his leg out of the way.
Fury misses with a hook.
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Naharis's shoulder, as Naharis tries to avoid the shot.
Naharis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fury moves out of range of the strikes.
Naharis throws a hook to the side of Fury's head but Fury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Naharis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fury is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Naharis throws out a powerful jab.
Fury throws a jab when Naharis was well out of range.
Fury cracks Naharis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Naharis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fury.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury has a takedown stuffed.
Naharis replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fury blocks it well.
Naharis missing with a left hand there. Fury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Naharis misses with a kick to the body.
Fury appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Naharis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but Naharis slips the punch.
Naharis defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
Fury moves out of range as Naharis strikes.
Fury changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fury throws a right hand that misses
and Naharis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Naharis's corner calls for a 1-2. Naharis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fury is rocked!
Xavier Fury's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury drops his hands momentarily and Naharis needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Fury just on the top of the head. Fury drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Fury - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Daario Naharis!
Daario Naharis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Babawto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivar Lothbrokson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Babawto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivar Lothbrokson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babawto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lothbrokson clinches up with Babawto and pushes him back against the cage.
Lothbrokson is pushing Babawto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hook to the body lands for Lothbrokson.
Babawto wants a takedown but no success here.
Lothbrokson lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Renato Babawto has been cut.
Lothbrokson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lothbrokson.
The crowd are getting on Lothbrokson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrokson is pressed up against the cage. Babawto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lothbrokson down to the mat. Lothbrokson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Babawto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lothbrokson lands a jab to the nose.
Lothbrokson clinches.
Lothbrokson stalling in the clinch.
Lothbrokson digs a right hand into Babawto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Babawto's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrokson slowing the pace effectively.
Lothbrokson has Babawto pushed against the cage.
Lothbrokson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Lothbrokson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Babawto jumps guard but Lothbrokson stands there with Babawto around his waist. Babawto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Babawto has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Babawto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babawto being controlled against the cage.
Lothbrokson prevents the takedown attempt.
Lothbrokson is working Babawto over against the cage.
Lothbrokson lands a body punch.
Lothbrokson lands a body shot.
Lothbrokson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Babawto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lothbrokson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lothbrokson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lothbrokson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babawto is working for takedown but Lothbrokson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Babawto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lothbrokson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Babawto backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Lothbrokson.
Babawto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Babawto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lothbrokson prevents it.
Lothbrokson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Babawto or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lothbrokson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Babawto.
Babawto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Babawto is breathing heavily.
Lothbrokson lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrokson lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lothbrokson.
A knee to the head by Lothbrokson.
A bit of stalling here from Lothbrokson.
Lothbrokson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Babawto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lothbrokson is defending well.
Lothbrokson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lothbrokson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lothbrokson stalling in the clinch.
Babawto wants a takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Lothbrokson.
Lothbrokson avoiding damage.
Lothbrokson lands an uppercut.
Lothbrokson presses Babawto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrokson lands a nice uppercut.
Babawto goes for a takedown attempt but Lothbrokson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lothbrokson connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babawto misses with a hook. Lothbrokson ducked under it nicely.
Lothbrokson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lothbrokson scores with a one two! Babawto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lothbrokson rushes Babawto and presses him up against the cage.
Babawto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lothbrokson after a bit of a struggle.
Lothbrokson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lothbrokson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Babawto is rocked!
Lothbrokson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Babawto or not.
Oh Babawto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Babawto avoids the elbow strike from Lothbrokson, against the cage.
Babawto seems to have got his legs back now.
Lothbrokson with a knee to the head.
Lothbrokson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivar Lothbrokson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renato Babawto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lothbrokson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Babawto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lothbrokson lands a jab to the head.
Renato Babawto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babawto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lothbrokson defends well and Babawto ends up having to push Lothbrokson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Babawto swings widly with a right hand
and Lothbrokson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Babawto! Lothbrokson lets Babawto back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lothbrokson plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Babawto to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Babawto just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ivar Lothbrokson!
Ivar Lothbrokson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mack Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spong has chosen The Cure - A Forest as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mack Daddy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chance Spong!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Daddy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Daddy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice jab there from Daddy.
Spong throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Daddy was covering up waiting for the punch and Spong finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spong landing some decent shots from guard.
Spong wants to pass the guard but Daddy is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong slips nicely into half guard.
Spong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Spong is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spong.
Spong is trying to control the action in half guard but Daddy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Daddy is looking to escape.
Spong trying to control from half guard but Daddy is working away.
Spong drops an elbow to the side of Daddy's head.
Daddy is staying active underneath Spong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spong looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Spong works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Spong.
Daddy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Spong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Spong.
Spong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Daddy's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Daddy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Daddy is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Spong! Daddy is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chance Spong! Chance Spong retains his lightweight title!
Chance Spong bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donato Bilancia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saif Rasheed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donato Bilancia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saif Rasheed!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasheed tries for a takedown but Bilancia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bilancia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rasheed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rasheed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rasheed looking for a guillotine here but Bilancia defends easily.
Bilancia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rasheed keeping moving, preventing Bilancia from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilancia looking to pass the guard.
Bilancia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bilancia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasheed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bilancia is one step ahead there.
Rasheed can't keep his opponent in guard - Bilancia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bilancia is trying for a kimura here. Rasheed looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bilancia wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Donato Bilancia!
Donato Bilancia was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Oketch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matsui Takamatsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takamatsu has chosen Dogs of War as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Oketch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Matsui Takamatsu!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takamatsu forces Oketch back against the cage and clinches.
Takamatsu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oketch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takamatsu backwards.
Takamatsu is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Oketch can't fight it off and eventually Takamatsu manages to take the fight to the floor. Oketch looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oketch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Takamatsu postures up and lands a big shot to Oketch's brow.
Takamatsu looking to sit in guard and control but Oketch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Takamatsu is trying to keep Oketch in close.
Takamatsu wants to hit a switch here but Oketch passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Takamatsu there!
Oketch is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Takamatsu has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamatsu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oketch landing strikes from the mount and Takamatsu is in trouble!
Takamatsu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Takamatsu is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Oketch jumps into side control!
Takamatsu tries to improve position but can't.
Oketch working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Takamatsu looking for a sweep but Oketch has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamatsu is trying desperately to improve position.
Oketch lands a big elbow.
Takamatsu 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oketch tries to control but Takamatsu wriggling away.
Takamatsu tries to lock up and control but Oketch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Takamatsu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oketch is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Takamatsu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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.
Takamatsu regains half guard.
Takamatsu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Oketch's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Takamatsu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oketch manages to get himself to full guard.
Takamatsu stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Oketch throws up his legs and catches Takamatsu in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Takamatsu tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Oketch! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Vincent Oketch!
During a confident post fight interview, Vincent Oketch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Matsui Takamatsu spoke after the fight, saying '“Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.” *I moved* emotes a forehead SLAP'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merkan Killmaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killmaz has chosen Black Blade as his entrance music. Merkan Killmaz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ricky Butler's chin.
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238 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Merkan Killmaz!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Killmaz throws a fast counter high kick but Butler manages to duck under it in time.
Butler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Killmaz scores with a push kick.
Butler takes a swing at Killmaz's ribcage but misses.
Killmaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Butler misses the target.
Butler misses with a body punch
and Killmaz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Butler swings widly with a right hand
and Killmaz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Killmaz looks to land a combination but Butler avoids it well.
Killmaz scores with a leg kick.
Killmaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Killmaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Killmaz throws a counter combo.
Butler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Killmaz. Butler shrugs it off though.
Butler is breathing heavily.
Killmaz lands a jab to the head.
Killmaz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Butler will feel that in the morning.
Killmaz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Killmaz lands a big uppercut and Butler crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Butler looks OK. Killmaz waves Butler back to his feet!
Butler is rocked!
Killmaz connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Butler out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Merkan Killmaz!
In his post fight interview, Merkan Killmaz gave a big smile as he said 'Happy Birthday, A.J. that was for you, Man !'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fjera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Grimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimson has chosen Omerta - Lamb of God as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Nick Fjera had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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270 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Fjera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stu Grimson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fjera. That did some damage!
Nice body kick from Grimson.
Grimson throws a lazy right hand but Fjera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grimson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Nick Fjera has been cut.
Grimson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fjera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fjera dips to his left and cracks Grimson with an uppercut!
Grimson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fjera is out of range and Grimson settles back down.
Fjera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fjera avoids the body shot from Grimson.
Grimson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fjera throws a right hand that misses
and Grimson counters with an outside leg kick.
Fjera is breathing heavily.
Fjera throws a jab but it's blocked by Grimson.
Grimson feints a counter leg kick.
Grimson sends Fjera crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Grimson is motioning to the referee to let Fjera up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grimson.
Fjera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Grimson.
Fjera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grimson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grimson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fjera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grimson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fjera's sensitive parts.
Fjera misses with a wild body shot.
Grimson thinks about the counter body kick.
Grimson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fjera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fjera ducks under a wild hook from Grimson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fjera throwing a counter right hand but Grimson manages to avoid it.
Fjera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grimson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Grimson throws a leg kick that misses.
Fjera looks to land a left hand but Grimson moved out of range nicely.
Grimson scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimson is looking to slow Fjera down with leg kicks.
Grimson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grimson misses with an uppercut.
Fjera throwing a counter right hand but Grimson manages to avoid it.
Stu Grimson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fjera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fjera checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Grimson tenderised Fjera's leg. Fjera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grimson looks for the body kick but Fjera saw that one coming.
Grimson is looking to chop away at Fjera's legs.
Fjera looks to land a right hand but Grimson moved out of range.
Grimson stuffs the takedown.
Fjera looks to land a right hand but Grimson moved out of range.
Grimson throws a leg kick but Fjera moved away.
Fjera scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Fjera.
Grimson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fjera dives in and scores a takedown into Grimson's guard.
Grimson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fjera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Our spies down at at Guerrilla MMA inform us that Grimson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fjera's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Fjera wants to pass the guard but Grimson is keeping the position.
Grimson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fjera makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fjera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fjera stopping the sweep attempt from Grimson.
Fjera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fjera makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fjera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grimson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grimson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Grimson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Fjera's cut.
That's time! Fjera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grimson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grimson throws a head kick but Fjera moves out of range.
Fjera has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grimson.
Fjera on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grimson cracks the inside of Fjera's front leg.
Grimson scores with a spinning back kick!
Grimson misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fjera throws an off balance right hand
and Grimson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grimson throws a leg kick which misses Fjera's front leg but catches the back leg as Fjera tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fjera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grimson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fjera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fjera's calf.
Grimson wants to slow Fjera down by chopping away at his legs.
Grimson connects with a high kick.
Nick Fjera's cut is getting worse.
Grimson moves out of range of the strikes.
Fjera has been working on his balance at HWP Forcefield, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Grimson.
Grimson cracks Fjera with an open hand slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grimson.
Grimson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fjera shoots in but no luck this time.
Grimson throws a big counter head kick but Fjera avoids it with no problem.
Fjera throws a lazy uppercut
and Grimson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grimson throws a pinpoint strike between Fjera's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Fjera crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Grimson scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stu Grimson! Stu Grimson retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Stu Grimson, 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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