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WW#5 VIEIRA vs. ODLA PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Haywood Jablowme (ranked 9155 p4p, 596 weight class) and Edmond Moore (ranked 5624 p4p, 476 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jablowme might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kill it with kindness. The key to victory for Haywood Jablowme has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haywood Jablowme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edmond Moore!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore tries to sprawl but Jablowme drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Moore wants to improve his position but Jablowme is controlling well.
Moore 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.
Jablowme thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moore wants to get back to full guard.
Jablowme trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore wants to improve his position but Jablowme is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jablowme is looking to pass Moore's guard but actually Moore recovers to full guard.
Moore is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jablowme has his hands clasped together but Moore extends and breaks Jablowme's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Moore.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edmond Moore!
The defeated Haywood Jablowme had this to say: 'He was a very good fighter and outperformed me I hope to see him again '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hud Vash (ranked 4763 p4p, 416 weight class) and Edward Soriano (ranked 5515 p4p, 469 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hud Vash!
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, Edward Soriano!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vash checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vash lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soriano throws a sloppy head kick and Vash moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Vash.
A swing and a miss from Vash.
Vash takes a swing at Soriano's ribcage but misses.
Soriano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soriano moves away.
And Soriano tries to counter it with a takedown but Vash pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vash looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A cross from Vash lands.
Vash scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vash misses with an uppercut. Soriano saw that one coming.
Soriano moves forwards but Vash connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soriano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vash cracks Soriano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vash throws a looping overhand right but Soriano ducks down to avoid it.
Vash is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vash swings for the body but Soriano moves out of range.
Soriano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vash.
Vash throws a right hand that misses
and Soriano counters with a stiff right hand.
Soriano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vash moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vash lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vash throws a wild body kick that Soriano sees coming a mile off.
Soriano walks into a left hand.
Soriano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vash displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vash is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soriano.
Soriano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vash finds it's way round the side to connect with Soriano's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vash avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vash moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vash.
Soriano struggles to land a body shot inside as Vash controls his hands.
Soriano lands with a right to the head.
Vash throws a punch but it's blocked by Soriano.
Soriano tries to break the clinch but Vash is controlling the position.
Vash lands a body shot.
Vash wants to take the fight to the mat but Soriano manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vash prevents Soriano from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Vash.
Vash lands an uppercut.
Soriano has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vash is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vash keeps control of Soriano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Soriano is trying to break the clinch but Vash has him pressed against the cage.
Soriano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vash throws a big shot that misses.
Soriano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vash throws out the jab.
Soriano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soriano is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vash is looking to clinch.
Soriano unleashes a big counter combination but Vash bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vash works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vash moves in looking to clinch but Soriano pushes him off.
Vash's corner calls for a 1-2. Vash obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vash fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Soriano is out of range.
Soriano unleashes a big counter combination but Vash bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vash keeps the fight on the outside.
Vash jabs Soriano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Soriano defending well as Vash loads up on a big left hand.
Vash avoids the head kick by Soriano.
Soriano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vash throws a hook but Soriano blocks it.
Hud Vash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Vash.
Vash misses with a body kick.
Soriano throws a counter combo.
Vash is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Soriano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vash. Soriano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soriano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vash scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soriano tries a low kick but Vash avoids it.
Soriano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Soriano staying out of range there.
Vash has taken the fight to the clinch.
Soriano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soriano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vash scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vash's jab looks to have found its range, popping Soriano under the eye.
Soriano slips a straight right by Vash.
Soriano moves away from the strike by Vash.
Vash takes a swing at Soriano's ribcage but misses.
Soriano unleashes a big counter combination but Vash bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hud Vash dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vash misses the jab.
Soriano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vash throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Soriano's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vash scores with a jab.
Vash misses with a looping right.
Vash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Vash misses the target.
Soriano is looking for the big counter here.
Soriano lands with a nice combination. Vash backs away looking to recover.
Vash throws a push kick but Soriano slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Vash misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soriano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vash connects with a jab.
Vash lands with an overhand left.
Hud Vash is winning the standup battle so far.
Vash scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soriano throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vash throws a jab but it's blocked by Soriano.
Vash misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Soriano's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vash closes the distance and clinches.
Soriano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Vash scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soriano breaks the clinch.
Soriano blocks a jab.
Vash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soriano lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soriano.
Vash misses with a hook
and Soriano counters with a two punch combo.
Vash is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soriano can do to turn this around?
Vash ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soriano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soriano tries to close the distance and clinch but Vash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vash looks to throw the jab but Soriano is out of range.
Soriano closes the distance and clinches up with Vash, looking for a takedown. Soriano pushes Vash against the cage but Vash circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vash is looking to counter punch.
Soriano drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vash trying to control the position here.
Vash's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Soriano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vash lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Vash pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soriano is keeping the position for now.
Vash controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Soriano controls Vash momentarily but Vash frees himself.
Vash sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Soriano wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vash wants to pass the guard but Soriano is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vash connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Soriano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soriano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hud Vash dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Vash.
Vash tries to clinch up but Soriano circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Vash misses.
Vash misses with a looping right.
Soriano is looking for the big counter here.
Vash throws an overhand right that lands on Soriano's shoulder, as Soriano tries to avoid the shot.
Vash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vash throws a good cross that connects.
Vash misses with a body shot.
Vash misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vash misses with a wild body shot.
Soriano ducks under a wild hook from Vash.
Vash missing with a left hand there. Soriano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soriano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soriano lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soriano moves away.
Vash looks to land a right hand but Soriano moved out of range.
Soriano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vash fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vash throws an overhand right that lands on Soriano's shoulder, as Soriano tries to avoid the shot.
Soriano raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Soriano defending well as Vash loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Soriano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Soriano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soriano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vash looks to land a left hand but Soriano moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Vash.
Vash lands a glancing blow to the side of Soriano's head.
Vash waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soriano.
Hud Vash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vash misses with an uppercut.
Vash bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Soriano's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vash looks to throw the jab but Soriano is out of range.
Vash misses with a right hand
and Soriano counters with a single leg into guard. Vash didn't expect that.
Soriano wanted to stand there but Vash had control of the position.
Vash controlling Soriano's posture.
Further stalling from Vash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vash on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vash tries to get out of the position.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Vash is stinking the place up with his stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vash avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Vash misses.
Vash jabs Soriano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Soriano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soriano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vash looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Edward Soriano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vash needs to keep his hands up - Soriano had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hud Vash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vash, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hud Vash!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noam Dar (ranked 7715 p4p, 747 weight class) and Rod Marchand (ranked 24835 p4p, 876 weight class). Marchand has chosen Daisy as his entrance music. Noam Dar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 London, Noam Dar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rod Marchand!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marchand sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marchand is looking for a sweep. Dar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Dar seems content to control.
Marchand holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Marchand wants to get back to full guard.
Dar wants to pass the guard but Marchand is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marchand is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dar pulls his head out easily.
Dar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchand regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marchand is keeping the position for now.
Dar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dar postures up.
Marchand is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marchand is trying to keep Dar in close.
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.
Dar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dar swats away the attempt to clinch by Marchand.
Dar tried to counter with a leg kick but Marchand avoided it.
Marchand has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Marchand to the ground. Dar is now in Marchand's guard.
Dar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marchand looking for a guillotine here but Dar defends easily.
Dar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dar won't allow Marchand to get back to his feet.
Dar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dar trying to control the position from guard on top but Marchand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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.
Marchand is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marchand defends it nicely.
Marchand wants to counter with a clinch but Dar pushes him away.
Marchand fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dar to the ground. Marchand is now in Dar's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marchand is controlling him.
Marchand postures up.
Dar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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 Noam Dar will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marchand closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marchand lands in his opponent's guard.
Dar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marchand is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marchand has gone for a leg lock! Dar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Marchand's guard.
Dar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The referee asks Dar politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dar prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marchand is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dar trying to control the position but Marchand is working away.
Dar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Marchand tries to buck Dar off but Dar is having none of it.
Marchand is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchand regains full guard. Nicely done.
Marchand being controlled here, momentarily.
Dar is pushing down on Marchand's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marchand is fighting to maintain full guard but Dar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Marchand is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dar lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dar wants to pass the guard but Marchand is defending well.
Marchand wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Dar seems content to control.
Noam Dar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dar working over Marchand with some ground and pound. Marchand looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marchand wants to control but Dar is keeping busy.
Dar is looking to advance position but Marchand won't allow it.
Dar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dar is working for a submission of some sort.
Dar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Marchand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchand is trying desperately to improve position.
Dar controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noam Dar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dar shoots in for a double leg but Marchand sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marchand doesn't manage to clinch there - Dar circles away.
Dar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marchand is fending him off so far but Dar persists. Nope, Marchand circles away and we're back to standing.
Marchand tries to clinch there but Dar circles away.
Marchand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noam Dar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marchand fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dar sprawls well initially but Marchand persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dar is looking to get back to is feet but Marchand passes into side control.
Marchand is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dar wants to get back to his feet but Marchand drags him back down.
Dar tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Dar is trying to get back to half guard.
Marchand wants to control but Dar is keeping him busy.
Marchand postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dar wants to control but Marchand postures up.
Marchand has hold of Dar's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Dar tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Marchand cranks the arm and Dar screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Dar, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rod Marchand!
Rod Marchand bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Top Heavy (ranked 4839 p4p, 500 weight class) and Reginald Velvet (ranked 24825 p4p, 771 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Top Heavy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Reginald Velvet!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velvet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velvet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velvet throws a nice looking combination but Heavy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Velvet tries to bum rush Heavy with a series of wild strikes but Heavy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Velvet misses.
Reginald Velvet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velvet throws a series of punches but Heavy moves out of range.
Heavy throws a hook but Velvet blocks it.
Velvet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Velvet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heavy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Velvet with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heavy to score with a decent uppercut.
Velvet misses with a two punch combination.
Heavy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Velvet on the side of the head.
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!
Velvet misses with a few strikes there.
Velvet throws a combination that misses
and Heavy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Velvet looks winded!
Velvet is trying to break the clinch but Heavy has him pressed against the cage.
Heavy tries to score a body lock takedown but Velvet shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Velvet throws a head punch that misses.
Velvet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velvet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heavy is working for takedown but Velvet is calmly controlling the position for now.
Velvet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Velvet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heavy.
Velvet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Velvet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velvet misses with a punch on the inside.
Velvet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Velvet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Velvet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Velvet has a couple of punches blocked by Heavy.
Heavy wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Top Heavy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heavy has Velvet pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Heavy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Velvet tumbling to the mat - Heavy dives into Velvet's guard.
Heavy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velvet wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velvet is trying to stand and escape. In the scramble, Heavy has locked hold of an arm and he's managed to lock on an armbar - Velvet taps out instantly and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Top Heavy!
Top Heavy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Wolfe (ranked 4154 p4p, 526 weight class) and RJ Barakus (ranked 7131 p4p, 722 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, RJ Barakus!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barakus fails with a takedown attempt.
Wolfe stuffs the takedown attempt from Barakus. Barakus gets slowly back to his feet.
Wolfe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barakus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolfe but Wolfe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wolfe is looking for a counter combo.
Ivan Wolfe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RJ Barakus.
Barakus fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barakus shoots and misses
and Wolfe counters with a single leg into guard. Barakus didn't expect that.
Wolfe connects with a couple of short punches.
Wolfe landing with the ground and pound.
Barakus is looking for a triangle but Wolfe pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe stands up over Barakus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wolfe is looking to work some ground and pound but Barakus has wrist control.
Wolfe wants to pass the guard but Barakus is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barakus working for a triangle but Wolfe defends it easily.
Wolfe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wolfe stands up over Barakus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barakus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barakus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wolfe works over Barakus with some ground and pound from guard.
Wolfe postures up and lands a big shot to Barakus's brow.
Wolfe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wolfe is in close to Barakus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wolfe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wolfe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wolfe distracts Barakus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wolfe lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wolfe works over Barakus with some ground and pound from guard.
Barakus is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barakus looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Wolfe is defending well. Barakus quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Wolfe has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Barakus celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). RJ Barakus!
RJ Barakus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Ivan Wolfe was interviewed post fight and said 'He's 4 years older than me people. What do you expect to see?!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cory Dillon (ranked 5688 p4p, 480 weight class) and Vlad Black (ranked 4889 p4p, 428 weight class). Vlad Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cory Dillon!
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, Vlad Black!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Black throws a counter combo.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Dillon misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dillon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Black.
It looks like Cory Dillon has been cut.
Black lands with a nice body punch.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black slips a straight right by Dillon.
Dillon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dillon shoots in but no luck this time.
Dillon misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Dillon scores with a takedown into Black's guard.
Dillon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dillon 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.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black looking to control.
Dillon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Black can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dillon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Black is trying to keep Dillon in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Black cracks a nice hook into Dillon's ribs.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black lands with a good body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Black.
Dillon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillon gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Black gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Dillon is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Black!
Vlad Black spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Cory Dillon spoke after the fight, saying 'I would like a rematch to prove this loss was a fluke!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duke Tyme (ranked 25326 p4p, 774 weight class) and Jason Reynolds (ranked 24118 p4p, 776 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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20
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duke Tyme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Reynolds.
Tyme fails with the takedown.
Reynolds is looking for the big counter here.
Reynolds tries to keep at a distance but Tyme has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tyme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyme closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reynolds gets underhooks to prevent Tyme's takedown attempt.
Reynolds breaks from the clinch.
Tyme fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Tyme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds works over Tyme's head and body with a nice combination.
Tyme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reynolds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reynolds - that will leave a mark!
Reynolds cracks Tyme with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Reynolds.
A left and a right from Reynolds both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Duke Tyme has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reynolds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reynolds!
Tyme drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reynolds lands a high kick!
Reynolds lands with a kick to the temple. Tyme shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tyme is rocked!
Tyme throws a wild hook but Reynolds just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Tyme gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Reynolds raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Vieira (ranked 2571 p4p, 358 weight class) and Aldo Odla (ranked 4196 p4p, 508 weight class). Odla has chosen Bob Marley - Is This Love as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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23
170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Vieira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aldo Odla!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odla misses with a double jab.
Odla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vieira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Vieira was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vieira misses the jab.
As Vieira backs off Odla throws a huge counter combo but Vieira manages to avoid it all.
Odla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vieira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Odla slips under a jab from Vieira.
Vieira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Aldo Odla has been cut.
Vieira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Odla lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Some wild striking there from Odla.
Vieira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vieira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Odla. Odla circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vieira has taken the fight to the clinch.
Odla working hard to break the clinch.
Vieira presses Odla against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Odla uses from the top position.
Vieira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Odla looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vieira wants to free his trapped foot but Odla is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vieira trying to control the action but Odla is working from the bottom.
Odla won't allow Vieira to pass to mount.
Vieira frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vieira takes Odla's back.
Vieira has managed to slip his arm under Odla's chin. This could be all over... yep, Odla is tapping out! Submission win for Vieira.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eduardo Vieira!
Eduardo Vieira retains his welterweight title!
Eduardo Vieira spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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