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ABW Title Tour. QF 170 & +265 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rex Madson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cicero Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madson comes to the cage accompanied by U got knockout . Rex Madson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cicero Santos's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Madson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cicero Santos!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madson misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
Madson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Madson misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Santos connects with a solid leg kick.
Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Madson misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Santos. That's going to slow Madson down.
Santos lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Madson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos scores with a head kick. Madson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Santos scoring well with a low kick there.
Madson misses with the combination.
Madson misses with a few strikes there.
Madson throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Madson. Those never looked like landing.
Madson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Madson's sensitive parts.
Madson avoids the head kick by Santos.
Madson throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Madson misses with the combination.
Madson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Madson throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santos.
Madson misses with a double jab.
Santos throws a big counter head kick but Madson avoids it with no problem.
Madson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Santos.
A head kick from Santos lands but Madson takes it in his stride.
Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circle, before Santos throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Madson's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Santos lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Cicero Santos!
Rex Madson spoke after the fight, saying 'Nice work dude.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jared Williams!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Kent Conner has been cut.
Conner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Conner looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams lands a left and a right that send Conner crashing to the mat, dazed. Williams thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Williams engages and cracks Conner with a massive lead left hook - Conner tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Williams is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jared Williams!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeda Shingen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shingen has chosen Swarrrm - Scilence as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucas Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeda Shingen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne walks into a stiff left hand from Shingen.
Browne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Browne darts in and clinches Shingen up against the cage.
Browne is trying to break free.
We've been informed that Shingen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Shingen jumps into guard, dragging Browne to the mat.
Browne postures up in Shingen's guard and throws a big left but Shingen blocks it.
Browne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shingen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Browne has managed to get both his arms back between Shingen's legs - danger averted.
Shingen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Browne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Browne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Browne is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shingen keeping moving, preventing Browne from controlling successfully.
Browne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shingen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shingen has his foot on Browne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Browne works his way back into a safe position though.
Shingen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Browne is stalling in the full guard.
Browne postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shingen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Browne, into his guard.
Shingen is looking to stand up but Browne won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne wants to sweep but no luck.
Browne looking to control.
Browne has a closed guard, preventing Shingen from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Browne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shingen controls the pace.
Shingen is looking to stand up but Browne won't let him.
Browne escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shingen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Browne is pulling down on Shingen's head. It's preventing any offense from Shingen, at least for the moment.
Browne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shingen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shingen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shingen stands up and waves to Browne to follow him.
Browne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Browne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shingen scores with a jab to the body.
Shingen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shingen lands a two punch combo.
Shingen throws a shot to the body.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Shingen! Browne is backing up but he can't get away as Shingen lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Browne and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Takeda Shingen!
Takeda Shingen very nearly forgot to thank //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Tomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomson comes into the arena with R-Swift- Awesome God blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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290 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Tomson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floyd Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mayweather.
Tomson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tomson darts in looking for a takedown but Mayweather gets double underhooks and turns Tomson into the cage.
Tomson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mayweather.
Tomson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mayweather to the mat! Mayweather manages to get full guard.
Mayweather trying to keep a closed guard but Tomson is proving a slippery customer.
Mayweather throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayweather trying to keep a closed guard but Tomson is proving a slippery customer.
Mayweather is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Tomson frees his head nicely. Oh but Mayweather has switched to an armbar! Tomson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Floyd Mayweather!
Floyd Mayweather really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Strong Suplementos 159Q/$200 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tuomas Lampinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Colemen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colemen has chosen I don't give up as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tyson Colemen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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177 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuomas Lampinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Colemen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lampinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Colemen counters with a series of strikes. Lampinen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lampinen misses with a hook.
Colemen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lampinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Colemen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lampinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colemen tries to clinch there but Lampinen circles away.
Lampinen connects with a body shot.
Colemen moves in looking to clinch but Lampinen pushes him off.
Colemen tries to clinch but Lampinen is having none of it.
Lampinen lands a right hook to the body.
Lampinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Colemens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lampinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lampinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Colemen tries to clinch but Lampinen is having none of it.
Lampinen is looking to counter punch.
Lampinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lampinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampinen thuds his right hand into Colemen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Colemen is rocked!
Lampinen lands a brutal uppercut that launches Colemen off his feet! Colemen tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tuomas Lampinen!
Tyson Colemen spoke after the fight, saying 'I don't give up like that so there needs to be a rematch.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bashaad Al Hammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Lewis has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bashaad Al Hammad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Al Hammad circles away.
Lewis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Al Hammad's guard.
Al Hammad tries to strike from the bottom.
Lewis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Al Hammad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis is trying to maintain the position but Al Hammad is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Hammad blocks the strikes from Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Hammad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lewis looking for submissions off his back.
Lewis wants to control but Al Hammad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lewis is not content to let Al Hammad control the position.
Lewis has hold of Al Hammad's hands but Al Hammad slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Al Hammad is nestled in close to Lewis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Al Hammad is controlling the pace.
Al Hammad prevents Lewis from improving his position.
Lewis wants to control but Al Hammad is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Al Hammad lands with a punch from half guard.
Al Hammad trying to control the action but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Lewis is positioning himself well to prevent Al Hammad advancing to mount.
Lewis is trying to control but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Al Hammad dives in and scores a takedown into Lewis's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad with a nice head shot there.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Al Hammad controls the pace.
Al Hammad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lewis's head.
Al Hammad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Al Hammad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Al Hammad from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Hammad with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bashaad Al Hammad dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lewis has his takedown stuffed
and Al Hammad counters with a three punch combo that has Lewis backing up. Lewis nods at Al Hammad to acknowledge the strikes.
Lewis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Al Hammad swivels and escapes.
Lewis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lewis wants it to stay on the feet.
Al Hammad misses with a takedown
and Lewis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Al Hammad's guard.
Lewis trying to control but Al Hammad is working from the bottom.
Al Hammad throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Hammad lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Al Hammad looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lewis passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to work for a kimura but Al Hammad is defending well.
Lewis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Al Hammad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lewis.
Al Hammad trying to control but Lewis postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Al Hammad flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lewis tries to pass to full mount but Al Hammad defends it.
Al Hammad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around?
Lewis is keen to just control but Al Hammad is a slippery customer.
Al Hammad tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lewis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Al Hammad attempts a counter takedown but Lewis avoids it well and moves away.
Bashaad Al Hammad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Lewis.
Al Hammad shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lewis defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Al Hammad's waist but Al Hammad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lewis off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Lewis as Al Hammad shoots in.
Lewis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Al Hammad shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Al Hammad was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Al Hammad controlling from side mount.
Lewis is trying to control Al Hammad's posture but Al Hammad avoids it.
Check out the look on Al Hammad's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad working away.
Al Hammad lands some shots froms side control.
Lewis is not content to let Al Hammad control the position.
Lewis struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bashaad Al Hammad dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Al Hammad. No joy for Lewis on that attempt.
Lewis shoots for a takedown but Al Hammad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Al Hammad looking to score a takedown here. Lewis is defending well but Al Hammad drives through and ends up in Lewis's guard.
Lewis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Al Hammad passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Hammad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
Al Hammad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis moves into full guard.
Lewis pulls Al Hammad in close to prevent any damage.
Lewis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lewis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Al Hammad defends well.
Al Hammad has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Al Hammad postures up in Lewis's guard and throws a big left but Lewis blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Al Hammad working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Hammad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lewis has momentary wrist control but Al Hammad slips an elbow through the middle.
Bashaad Al Hammad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Al Hammad wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Al Hammad works over Lewis with some ground and pound from guard.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Al Hammad controls the pace.
Al Hammad is looking to work some ground and pound but Lewis has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad scoring with punches to the head and body.
Al Hammad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Al Hammad forces his way into half guard.
Al Hammad lands strikes from half guard.
Lewis missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lewis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Al Hammad tries for a takedown but Lewis circles away easily
so Lewis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lewis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Al Hammad working for a triangle but Lewis defends it easily.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Hammad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bashaad Al Hammad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Hammad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bashaad Al Hammad!
After the big win, Bashaad Al Hammad made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Strong Suplementos 159Q/$200 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pazdowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pazdowski has chosen Wzorowy anon - Siedze na kurahenie as his entrance music. Mariusz Pazdowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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23
296 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mariusz Pazdowski!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Mariusz Pazdowski has been cut.
Pazdowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pazdowski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pazdowski moves nicely into side control.
King wants to get back to his feet but Pazdowski drags him back down.
King bucks up and tries to throw Pazdowski off but instead Pazdowski has got his back!
Pazdowski cracks King with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing King from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
King trying to get back to his feet but Pazdowski is in full control for now.
Pazdowski controlling the position well here. King rolled but Pazdowski kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pazdowski is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! King is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mariusz Pazdowski!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Skrarski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Riverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Skrarski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Riverson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrarski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Riverson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Riverson is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riverson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Riverson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Skrarski wants to control but Riverson is keeping him busy.
Skrarski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Riverson 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.
Riverson is looking for a sweep. Skrarski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riverson is not content to let Skrarski control the position.
Riverson looking for submissions off his back.
Riverson is looking for a sweep. Skrarski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrarski 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.
Skrarski 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 one minute gone in the round.
Riverson is pressing down on Skrarski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Skrarski has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Riverson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Skrarski is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Riverson pulls down on the head and he's put Skrarski to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Riverson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Hobbes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilbert Hobbes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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22
181 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Logan Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gilbert Hobbes!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hobbes doesn't seem bothered though.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Hobbes moved out of range.
And Hobbes tries to counter it with a takedown but Scott pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Hobbes is just out of range.
Hobbes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Scott throws a series of punches but Hobbes avoids them all with ease.
Hobbes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hobbes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scott misses with a looping left.
Hobbes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hobbes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hobbes.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hobbes was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Scott as he connects with a hook.
Scott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scott works on Hobbes's body with a couple of short punches.
Hobbes drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Scott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hobbes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scott has managed to get both his arms back between Hobbes's legs - danger averted.
Scott throws a big elbow that misses.
Hobbes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scott sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hobbes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scott manages to get himself to full guard.
Scott managing to control the position.
Hobbes trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hobbes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hobbes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hobbes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott wants to improve his position but Hobbes is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbes wants to take a breather but Scott is having none of it.
Scott is looking to improve his position.
Scott on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Scott tries to get out of the position.
Hobbes is working for a submission of some sort.
Hobbes throwing shots but Scott is blocking nicely.
That's four 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.
Hobbes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Scott keeping hold of Hobbes's head, controlling as best he can.
Hobbes tries to pass to full mount but Scott defends it.
Scott is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hobbes is looking to take a break and control but Scott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Logan Scott will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hobbes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hobbes's coach down at 3Band MMA ($500/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hobbes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Scott misses with a looping right.
Scott lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Scott misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by Scott as he connects with a hook.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hobbes.
We've been told by Scott's head coaches at Double XX that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Scott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Hobbes is just out of range.
Logan Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott lands with a big left! Hobbes is wobbled badly! Scott comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Hobbes to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Logan Scott!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Omalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
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290 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Omalley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Bush!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omalley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bush can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bush is trying to stand back up but Omalley is controlling him
Bush has hold of Omalley's hands but Omalley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bush is trying to control but can't.
Omalley is looking to take a break and control but Bush is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Omalley thows a huge punch but Bush dodges it nicely.
We've been hearing that Omalley has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Omalley thows a huge punch but Bush dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omalley prevents Bush from standing back up.
Omalley trying to control the action but Bush is working from the bottom.
Omalley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush wants to control but Omalley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Omalley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bush doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Omalley.
Omalley is looking to stall here but Bush recovers full guard.
Omalley stopping the sweep attempt from Bush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bush throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Omalley throws a big right hand that misses.
Omalley trying to control the position from guard on top but Bush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Omalley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bush tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Omalley is in Bush's guard.
Bush pushes Omalley off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Omalley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bush manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bush is on top in guard.
Bush slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush slips a nice elbow through Omalley's hands, connecting with Omalley's forehead.
Bush is nestled in close to Omalley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bush landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Omalley defending well though.
Bush winds up and cracks Omalley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bush is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Omalley!
Bush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bush lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like John Omalley has been cut.
Omalley is breathing heavily.
Bush is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Omalley to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Omalley shrugs it off.
Bush working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Omalley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bush landing shots from mount.
John Omalley's cut is getting worse.
Bush with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Bush breaks from Omalley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jeez, John Omalley's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Omalley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Bush!
Jumping up and down and very excited, George Bush waved his t-shirt featuring Juggernaut And Gladiators's logo in front of the cameras.
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