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HFC 38:Tripple vs Yamamoto PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brixton Massive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Black Mamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brixton Massive!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamba lands with a nice body kick.
Mamba lands a big head kick that sends Massive tumbling to the mat! Mamba takes a step backwards and waves Massive back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Brixton Massive has been cut.
Mamba gets a clinch.
Mamba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Massive avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Massive wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mamba has him pressed against the cage.
Mamba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Massive's efforts to push away.
Massive is trying to break the clinch but Mamba has him pressed against the cage.
Mamba has Massive pressed against the cage, preventing Massive from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mamba displaying some good clinch control by pressing Massive up against the cage.
Mamba lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mamba gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Mamba closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Massive's guard.
Mamba wants to pass the guard but Massive is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba is stalling in the full guard.
Mamba stands up and waves to Massive to follow him.
Massive throws a lazy right hand but Mamba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Massive misses with a lunging right hand
and Mamba counters with a two punch combo.
Mamba with a poor takedown
and Massive cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Black Mamba has been cut.
A big left from Massive misses.
Mamba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Massive pinned against the cage. Massive gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Mamba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mamba moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Mamba.
Massive blocks an elbow strike.
Mamba gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamba works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mamba is working for a kimura but Massive is defending it quite comfortably.
Mamba is looking for a kimura but Massive is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mamba to get the leverage.
Mamba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Massive keeps working.
Massive really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mamba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mamba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Massive sees it coming and defends easily.
Mamba is working for a kimura but Massive is defending it quite comfortably.
Mamba 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mamba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Massive has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Massive is staying active underneath Mamba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mamba content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mamba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Mamba dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Massive throws a lazy right hand but Mamba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Massive throws a lazy uppercut
and Mamba counters with a head kick.
Massive circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been informed that Massive has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mamba closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Massive did well to prevent Mamba getting side control.
Mamba is looking to stall here but Massive recovers full guard.
Mamba drops back looking for a leg! Massive is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Massive manages to kick Mamba off! Mamba jumps back into Massive's guard.
Mamba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Massive can do to turn this around?
Mamba drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Massive manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mamba has Massive in his guard.
Mamba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba looking for a guillotine here but Massive defends easily.
Massive tries to stand but Mamba is controlling from the bottom.
Mamba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Massive can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Massive can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mamba has his feet on Massive's thighs here. He's pushed Massive off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Massive screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Black Mamba!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Orban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Orban has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Orban!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee tries a body shot but Orban blocks it.
The referee calls for Orban to work.
A short left from Lee.
Orban misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orban is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Orban has the dominant position.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Orban has him pressed against the cage.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Orban, against the cage.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Orban.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Orban's head.
Orban lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Thor Lee has been cut.
Lee avoiding damage as Orban throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Orban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orban misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orban prevents a body shot from Lee.
Orban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orban gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Orban stalling the fight.
Orban lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Orban.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orban is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Orban.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee avoiding damage as Orban throws knees to the body.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Orban.
The referee calls for Orban to work.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Orban.
Orban misses with an elbow over the top.
Orban lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orban lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
Lee stalls.
Orban avoiding damage.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Orban controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Orban uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Orban pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Orban is trying to stall.
Orban looking to stall.
Orban lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Orban lands a damaging elbow.
Orban creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Orban, against the cage.
Orban lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Orban looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Orban trying to land knees to the body.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orban misses with an elbow strike.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from Orban.
Thor Lee's cut is getting worse.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Orban improves position.
Orban has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Orban can turn it around.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Orban.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Orban lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Orban trying to land knees to the body.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orban keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Lee tries to stall but Orban uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee taking a breather.
Orban tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Orban lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thor Lee's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Orban lands an elbow inside.
Orban stalling.
Orban throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Orban tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Orban lands a vicious elbow to the side of Lee's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Orban tries to finish him with strikes but Lee still seems able to defend himself so Orban steps back and lets Lee get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Lee is rocked!
Orban gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Orban.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Thor Lee's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thor Lee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Viktor Orban!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Kubiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Stewart (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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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Kubiak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kubiak's guard.
Kubiak controls Stewart momentarily but Stewart frees himself.
Kubiak wants to sweep here but Stewart controlling him for the moment.
Kubiak is looking for a triangle but Stewart pushes his legs off easily.
Stewart is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kubiak really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Kubiak keeps moving.
Stewart would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubiak looking for a guillotine here but Stewart defends easily.
Stewart won't allow Kubiak to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubiak looking to control.
Stewart looking to sit in guard and control but Kubiak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stewart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kubiak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kubiak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kubiak slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stewart can't do much from the bottom here.
Stewart tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kubiak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stewart knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kubiak working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubiak is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stewart is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stewart gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kubiak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stewart's head.
Kubiak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kubiak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kubiak is looking to take a break and control but Stewart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stewart looking for submissions off his back.
Stewart wants to get back to his feet.
Kubiak 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.
Kubiak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stewart keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubiak is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stewart is just riding it out for now. Kubiak eventually gives up the hold.
Kubiak is trying to control. Stewart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kubiak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stewart looking for submissions off his back.
Kubiak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four 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.
Kubiak is looking for a kimura here.
Stewart is trying to stand back up but Kubiak is controlling him
Kubiak is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Stewart is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paddy Kubiak!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Shewmaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Book (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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289 lbs
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269 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Shewmaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Book!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shewmaker gets caught napping as Book dives in and scores a takedown. Shewmaker manages to retain guard.
Shewmaker keeping moving, preventing Book from controlling successfully.
Book chips away with some ground and pound.
Shewmaker seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Book postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Book is working Shewmaker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Book working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Book trying to control but Shewmaker is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shewmaker trying to keep a closed guard but Book is proving a slippery customer.
Book distracts Shewmaker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Book makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shewmaker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Book can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shewmaker 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.
Book has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Book throwing strikes but missing.
Book is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Book drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shewmaker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Book has Shewmaker in his guard.
Shewmaker stopping the sweep attempt from Book.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Book looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shewmaker puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Book slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shewmaker prevents Book from getting back to his feet.
Shewmaker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shewmaker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shewmaker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Book is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shewmaker trying to control the action but Book is working from the bottom.
Shewmaker trying to mount his opponent but Book defends it.
Shewmaker is working for a kimura but Book is defending it quite comfortably.
Book is refusing to be controlled, as Shewmaker sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Book is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Book trying to control but Shewmaker postures up.
Shewmaker controlling the action here.
Book is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four 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.
Book keeps trying to improve his position.
Book looks winded!
Book looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shewmaker trying to pass the guard but Book defending well.
Shewmaker is looking to pass Book's guard but actually Book recovers to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shewmaker wanted to stand there but Book had control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Book is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shewmaker is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Book dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shewmaker clinches up with Book and pushes him back against the cage.
Shewmaker lands a body punch.
Shewmaker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Tommy Book has been cut.
Shewmaker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Book blocks it with crossed arms.
Shewmaker landing knees to the head.
Shewmaker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shewmaker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Shewmaker.
Shewmaker works on Book's body with a couple of short punches.
Shewmaker crunches a lovely knee into Book's ribcage.
Shewmaker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Book is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Shewmaker.
That has opened up Tommy Book's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Shewmaker.
Shewmaker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Book is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Book avoids a wild elbow strike from Shewmaker.
Shewmaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shewmaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shewmaker misses with a punch to the body.
Shewmaker can't find room to land a body shot as Book controls the action.
Shewmaker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shewmaker lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Shewmaker.
Shewmaker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Book is defending well for now.
Shewmaker lands a shot to the body.
Shewmaker working Book over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Shewmaker.
Shewmaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Book can do to turn this around?
A nice left hand lands by Shewmaker.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shewmaker.
The cut above Tommy Book's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shewmaker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Book is defending well for now.
Shewmaker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shewmaker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Book blocks an elbow strike.
Shewmaker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shewmaker obliges.
Shewmaker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Book is defending well for now.
Shewmaker lands a good knee to the midsection. Book won't want to take too many of those.
Shewmaker lands with a light punch inside.
Tommy Book's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Shewmaker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Book's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Shewmaker!
Our winner, Frank Shewmaker, 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 Stannis Baratheon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lace Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troyer has chosen Icky Thump as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
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203 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stannis Baratheon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lace Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baratheon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baratheon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Troyer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from Baratheon.
Baratheon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Baratheon throws a series of strikes that have Troyer backpedaling.
It looks like Lace Troyer has been cut.
Baratheon throws a right hand that Troyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Troyer also avoids with ease.
Baratheon scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baratheon lands a left and a right that send Troyer crashing to the mat, dazed. Baratheon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Troyer is rocked!
Baratheon lands a big right hook! Troyer looks hurt but is still standing! Baratheon lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Troyer falls down and Baratheon dives in with a huge hammer fist! Troyer's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Baratheon runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stannis Baratheon!
A very excited looking Stannis Baratheon rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chance Birmbaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruiz has chosen OCTAGON as his entrance music. Oliver Ruiz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chance Birmbaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oliver Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Birmbaum tries to sprawl out of it but Ruiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Birmbaum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Birmbaum half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ruiz moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Birmbaum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Birmbaum breaks the clinch.
Ruiz is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ruiz is defended easily by Birmbaum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz moves into the clinch successfully.
Birmbaum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birmbaum is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Birmbaum as the two fighters clinch.
Ruiz is trying to pull guard but Birmbaum has him pressed against the cage.
Chance Birmbaum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Ruiz.
Birmbaum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the head but Birmbaum blocks with his arms.
Birmbaum slowing the pace effectively.
Ruiz working aggressively here.
Birmbaum avoiding damage.
Ruiz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Birmbaum gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruiz is looking to control Birmbaum's arms but Birmbaum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ruiz has his back to the cage.
Ruiz is trying to maintain a safe position but Birmbaum gets an underhook and turns Ruiz into the cage.
Ruiz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Birmbaum smiles and moves away.
Oliver Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiz tries to clinch there but Birmbaum circles away.
Birmbaum circles away from the clinch attempt
and Birmbaum counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Birmbaum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birmbaum slips nicely into half guard.
Ruiz wants to control but Birmbaum is keeping busy.
Ruiz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Birmbaum.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Birmbaum not doing much here.
Birmbaum throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Birmbaum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birmbaum not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ruiz is trying to stand up here but Birmbaum is controlling him well.
Ruiz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Birmbaum trying to mount his opponent but Ruiz defends it.
Ruiz is looking to improve his position.
Birmbaum is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Birmbaum closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ruiz did well to prevent Birmbaum getting side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birmbaum is trying to work for a kimura but Ruiz is defending well.
Ruiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Birmbaum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruiz wants to control but Birmbaum is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ruiz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Birmbaum.
Birmbaum is keen to just control but Ruiz is a slippery customer.
Birmbaum 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.
Ruiz is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Birmbaum is looking to take a break and control but Ruiz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chance Birmbaum dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Birmbaum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Birmbaum drives through and clinches with Ruiz against the cage.
Ruiz tries to pull guard but Birmbaum won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Birmbaum.
Birmbaum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruiz backwards.
Birmbaum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chance Birmbaum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Birmbaum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Birmbaum has clasped his hands together around Ruiz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Birmbaum tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birmbaum works to advance to full mount. Ruiz defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Birmbaum punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ruiz is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birmbaum lands a big elbow - Ruiz is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ruiz is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chance Birmbaum!
Our winner, Chance Birmbaum, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by Ako ay Pilipino. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddy Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardon Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
Kruger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
Freddy Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Kruger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia is rocked!
It looks like Leonardon Garcia has been cut.
Kruger ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Garcia out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freddy Kruger!
Freddy Kruger took some time post fight to say the following; 'Your still a kid BRUCE TRIPPLET, just go back to your mama and drink more milk. You learn more from losing than winning. You learn how to keep going. I also wanna give a shout out to my team, my fans, and to everybody in attendance. Thank you so much! Philippines! Mabuhay! Cebu! Daghan Salamat! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rashid Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Obuhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomedov comes to the cage accompanied by Chris Brown - See You Again Feat. Tyga & Wiz Khalifa. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashid Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obuhov scores with a sloppy right hand. Magomedov should have avoided that one.
Obuhov's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Obuhov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Obuhov throws the left hand but Magomedov avoids the punch easily.
Magomedov moves away from the strike by Obuhov.
Obuhov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Obuhov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anton Obuhov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obuhov scores with a body shot.
Magomedov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Magomedov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Obuhov on the side of the head.
Obuhov lands with a hook. Magomedov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obuhov. Magomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obuhov moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov takes one to the chin there.
Magomedov is rocked!
Obuhov knocks out Magomedov with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Obuhov before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Obuhov picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anton Obuhov!
A very excited looking Anton Obuhov 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.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramachandra Funske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiremu's entrance music is Billy Joel - The River of Dreams. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramachandra Funske!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funske keeps the fight on the outside.
A cross from Wiremu lands.
Wiremu connects with a nice looking jab.
Wiremu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Wiremu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wiremu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wiremu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Funske backwards.
Wiremu works on Funske's body with a couple of short punches.
Wiremu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Funskes head.
Funske looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Wiremu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiremu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Wiremu.
Wiremu lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiremu lands a shot to the body.
Wiremu lands an uppercut.
Wiremu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wiremu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wiremu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wiremu gets through Funske's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wiremu lands a right hand.
Funske is rocked!
Wiremu lands a body punch.
Funske is still on wobbly legs! Can Wiremu finish him?
Nice body punch from Wiremu - that landed with a thud.
Wiremu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wiremu lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiremu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wiremu lands a big right hand that drops Funske! The killer instinct kicks in and Wiremu finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Wiremu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aloysius Wiremu!
During a confident post fight interview, Aloysius Wiremu 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Tripplet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Tripplet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tripplet gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yamamoto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamamoto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yamamoto is fighting to break Tripplet's control of his arms but Tripplet is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tripplet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto advances to half guard.
Tripplet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yamamoto on the ground.
Yamamoto looks to land a strike but Tripplet avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto cracks Tripplet with a solid left hand.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Tripplet keeps moving.
Yamamoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yamamoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yamamoto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yamamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tripplet is keeping the position for now.
Yamamoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tripplet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tripplet seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yamamoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Tripplet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tripplet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yamamoto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yamamoto pushes down on Tripplet's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripplet blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands strikes from half guard.
Yamamoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tripplet moves into full guard.
Yamamoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yamamoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Tripplet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yamamoto throwing strikes from guard but Tripplet blocks nicely.
Tripplet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamamoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yamamoto landing with the ground and pound.
Yamamoto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tripplet's head.
Yamamoto throws a strike but Tripplet rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yamamoto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tripplet manages to get himself to full guard.
Yamamoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yamamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Tripplet is retaining full guard.
Yamamoto scoring with some ground and pound.
Yamamoto preventing the sweep.
Tripplet looking to control.
Tripplet controlling Yamamoto's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yamamoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yamamoto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tripplet keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Tripplet has control of Yamamoto's left arm, preventing Yamamoto from doing any damage.
Yamamoto works over Tripplet with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Tripplet has wrist control.
Tripplet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tripplet is trying to keep Yamamoto in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kotetsu Yamamoto dominated that round.
That's time! Tripplet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tripplet throws a nice looking combination but Yamamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Yamamoto tries to counter it with a takedown but Tripplet pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tripplet gets caught napping as Yamamoto dives in and scores a takedown. Tripplet manages to retain guard.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Tripplet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tripplet is trying to keep Yamamoto in close.
Yamamoto working some strikes from top position.
Tripplet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yamamoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto throwing strikes from guard but Tripplet blocks nicely.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Tripplet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yamamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Tripplet has wrist control.
Yamamoto throws a strike but Tripplet rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yamamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tripplet trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tripplet is one step ahead there.
Tripplet is looking to stand up but Yamamoto won't let him.
Yamamoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tripplet's guard.
Yamamoto throwing strikes but missing.
Yamamoto throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto working some strikes from top position.
Tripplet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yamamoto postures up in Tripplet's guard and throws a big left but Tripplet blocks it.
Yamamoto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yamamoto trying to control but Tripplet is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yamamoto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tripplet's head.
Tripplet pulls Yamamoto in to control the position.
Yamamoto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yamamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throwing strikes but missing.
Tripplet controls Yamamoto momentarily but Yamamoto frees himself.
Yamamoto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yamamoto is in close to Tripplet's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yamamoto postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Tripplet covers up, he's hurt! Yamamoto keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Yamamoto and the ref steps in to end the fight! Yamamoto can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kotetsu Yamamoto!
Kotetsu Yamamoto is the new featherweight champion!
Kotetsu Yamamoto looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'We are NJPW!!!'.
In defeat, Bruce Tripplet stepped up to the mic, saying 'This lose is hard to accept. Gonna step back and reevaluate my game plan and training and broaden my skill set. I will be back stronger then ever for MY BELT'.
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