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TBD#7 ROY vs. SORIANO PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between August Casque (ranked 9424 p4p, 579 weight class) and Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 5255 p4p, 439 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, August Casque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongchai Phetboonme!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Casque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Casque does no damage.
Phetboonme keeps the fight on the outside.
Phetboonme connects with a leg kick. Casque looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Casque takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Casque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Casque tries to clinch there but Phetboonme circles away.
Phetboonme scores with a punch to the head.
Phetboonme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phetboonme lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Phetboonme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Phetboonme buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Phetboonme getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Casque throws a body kick that misses.
Casque throws a body punch but Phetboonme moves out of range.
Casque stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phetboonme.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Casque!
Casque throws a sloppy head kick and Phetboonme moves out of range easily.
Phetboonme lands with a nice body punch.
Phetboonme fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Casque on the side of the head.
Casque misses with a kick to the body.
Casque throws a right and a left that Phetboonme avoids nicely.
Casque misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casque misses with a double jab
and Phetboonme counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Casque thinking.
Casque throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Casque is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme scores with a jab.
Casque takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Phetboonme lands a leg kick that knocks Casque off balance momentarily.
Phetboonme swats away the attempt to clinch by Casque.
Phetboonme lands a nice shot to the body.
Casque takes a jab right on the kisser.
Phetboonme digs a good hook to Casque's body.
Phetboonme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Casque chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phetboonme can pounce on him.
Phetboonme has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casque stalks Phetboonme and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Phetboonme's face. Phetboonme staggers backwards, shaken.
Phetboonme lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phetboonme connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Phetboonme connects with a jab.
Casque has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme lands with a nice body kick.
Phetboonme lands with a good body shot.
Phetboonme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Casque tries to clinch up but Phetboonme circles away and keeps his distance.
Casque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phetboonme.
Casque rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phetboonme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phetboonme works Casque's body with a nice hook.
Casque takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Casque takes one to the chin there.
Phetboonme lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Casque has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Casque there as he acknowledges the shot.
Phetboonme is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Casque had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Phetboonme throws out a powerful jab.
Phetboonme smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Phetboonme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Casque's sensitive parts.
Phetboonme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phetboonme has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Phetboonme lands a nice shot to the body.
Casque chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phetboonme can pounce on him.
Casque is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Phetboonme lands with a right hand.
Phetboonme throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Casque on the side of the head.
Phetboonme connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Phetboonme. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme lands with a shot to the body.
Phetboonme thumps Casque with a low kick.
Casque throws a leg kick
and Phetboonme counters with a right hand to the body.
Casque gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Casque throws a right and a left that both miss.
Casque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phetboonme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phetboonme fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Casque takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Phetboonme throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phetboonme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Casque. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Phetboonme.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Casque takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been told by Casque's head coaches at Iron mikes that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Phetboonme lands with a straight right. Casque didn't see that one coming.
Phetboonme scores with a nice body kick.
Phetboonme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phetboonme lands with a nice body punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Casque gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands with a straight right. Casque didn't see that one coming.
Phetboonme connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme scores with a hook to the body. Casque takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Phetboonme with a jab.
Phetboonme uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Casque has time to react.
Phetboonme jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Casque is rocked!
Phetboonme closes the distance and pushes Casque back into the cage.
Oh Casque is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hand to the body from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phetboonme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phetboonme lands a body shot.
Phetboonme lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Casque or not.
Phetboonme pushes Casque against the cage. Phetboonme is working some dirty boxing. Phetboonme pushes off with a quick right hook! Casque goes down! Casque tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Phetboonme moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kongchai Phetboonme!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kongchai Phetboonme made sure he mentioned Freebok (85% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lalama Amana (ranked 5279 p4p, 461 weight class) and DiAngelo Greenwood (ranked 8834 p4p, 588 weight class). Greenwood has chosen Big for your boots - Stormzy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lalama Amana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, DiAngelo Greenwood!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amana lands a jab-cross combination.
Greenwood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Greenwood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Amana on the side of the head.
Greenwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amana.
Greenwood lands a left and a right that send Amana crashing to the mat, dazed. Greenwood thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greenwood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've been told by Amana's head coaches at White's ELITE Fitness Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Greenwood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Greenwood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Greenwood misses with a left hand
and Amana counters with a series of strikes. Greenwood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Greenwood is rocked!
It looks like DiAngelo Greenwood has been cut.
Amana sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Greenwood's defenses. It connects perfectly with Greenwood's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lalama Amana!
A less than humble Lalama Amana misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Griffin (ranked 9873 p4p, 756 weight class) and Queen Elsa (ranked 3501 p4p, 381 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Queen Elsa!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Elsa with that takedown attempt.
Griffin rushes Elsa and presses him up against the cage.
Elsa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Griffin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Griffin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Griffin turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Griffin manages to end up in side control.
We've been hearing that Griffin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Griffin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Elsa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Griffin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Elsa has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elsa tries to improve position but can't.
Elsa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Elsa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Elsa looking for submissions off his back.
Elsa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Griffin pulls his head out easily.
Elsa desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griffin.
Griffin wants to work for an arm triangle but Elsa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Elsa is trying to control but can't.
Griffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Elsa on the ground.
Griffin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Elsa is just riding it out for now. Griffin eventually gives up the hold.
Elsa wants to control but Griffin is keeping busy.
Elsa gets full guard.
Griffin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Griffin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Elsa is looking to cinch up a triangle. Griffin throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Elsa's body to avoid the submission. Elsa has instead reached around Griffin's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Elsa arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Queen Elsa!
During a confident post fight interview, Queen Elsa 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Yen Askren (ranked 3089 p4p, 364 weight class) and Tony Fry (ranked 4016 p4p, 457 weight class). Askren's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hello from the Askren Side. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yen Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Fry!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Askren knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Askren wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Askren bucks up and tries to throw Fry off but instead Fry has got his back!
I really don't envy Askren right now.
Fry misses with an elbow to the head.
Askren covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Askren might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren rolls, trying to escape but Fry keeps control of the position.
Fry patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Fry punishes Askren with strikes from the back mount.
Fry lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Askren hold on?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fry lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Fry.
Fry looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren trying to get back to his feet but Fry is in full control for now.
Fry has the hooks in. Askren is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Fry lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Fry.
Fry misses with a punch to the head.
Will Fry go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Fry throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Askren is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
I really don't envy Askren right now.
Askren is trying to get back to his feet but Fry has full control of the position and if anything, Askren has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Askren tries to escape but Fry has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Askren wants to control his opponent's hands but Fry gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Fry is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Askren up.
Askren is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Askren trying to control the hands but Fry breaks the grip.
Fry struggling to land strikes to the head as Askren covers up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
You can see the frustration on Askren's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Fry lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Askren tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Askren is trying to get back to his feet but Fry has full control of the position and if anything, Askren has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Fry lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Fry lands shots from the back.
Can Askren hold on?! Fry is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Askren is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren tries to break free.
Oh Askren is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fry lands with a hammerfist to the side of Askren's head.
Fry is hanging on to Askren's back as he tries to escape.
Fry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fry gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Fry is raining down hard shots and and Askren has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tony Fry!
Tony Fry made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Im not calling the champion for a title shot. Infact Im the one that should do the calling. But Im not interested for that one at the moment. but for the meantime. Im calling for a challenger. YOU WANT SOME THEN COME AND GET SOME!!! '.
Yen Askren spoke after the fight, saying 'I blame Bjorn and the Egg.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Adder (ranked 24279 p4p, 779 weight class) and Kurt Smith (ranked 8550 p4p, 703 weight class). Kurt Smith told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Adder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kurt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith thuds a left hand into Adder's body.
Adder gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith distracts Adder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Adder is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Adder is rocked!
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oh Adder is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith trying to control but Adder is working from the bottom.
Adder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adder seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith is in close to Adder's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith is working Adder over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith stands up over Adder, holding on to his feet. Smith throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Adder is out cold! Smith lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kurt Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Romero (ranked 2817 p4p, 379 weight class) and Dan Tasker (ranked 3200 p4p, 420 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yoel Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Tasker!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasker has a takedown stuffed.
Tasker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Romero as he avoids it easily.
Romero tries to counter with a takedown but Tasker is quick to defend against it.
Tasker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Romero looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Romero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Romero keeping moving, preventing Tasker from controlling successfully.
Tasker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romero is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tasker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Romero has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tasker has managed to get both his arms back between Romero's legs - danger averted.
Tasker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Romero struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasker is looking to take a break and control but Romero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Romero struggling a bit here.
Romero is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tasker's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Tasker! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Romero has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dan Tasker!
Dan Tasker gave a mention to Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Yoel Romero was interviewed post fight and said 'He is good fighter. I wish him luck!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Alvarez (ranked 3125 p4p, 305 weight class) and Edgy Brah (ranked 3360 p4p, 327 weight class). Brah is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dropped by Smoke Serpent. 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 Edgy Brah was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Alvarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edgy Brah!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez has his takedown stuffed
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brah lands an overhand right.
Brah leaves Alvarez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brah as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brah misses with a two punch combination.
Alvarez is looking for a counter combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez takes one on the button.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alvarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brah scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've been told by Alvarez's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brah tries to avoid it but Alvarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brah to the ground. Brah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brah lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvarez momentarily.
Brah has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brah stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvarez. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Brah is avoiding it.
Alvarez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brah scores with a nice right hand.
Alvarez darts in looking for a takedown but Brah gets double underhooks and turns Alvarez into the cage.
Alvarez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brah scores with a shot to the body.
Brah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez goes for a double leg but Brah avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brah continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alvarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brah works Alvarez's body with a nice hook.
Brah is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alvarez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alvarez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brah cracks a nice hook into Alvarez's ribs.
Brah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brah lands with a nice body punch.
Alvarez tries to clinch up.
Alvarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alvarez has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah scores with a decent looking hook.
Brah punishes Alvarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice sprawl there from Brah as Alvarez shoots in.
Alvarez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brah scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvarez dodges the punch combination from Brah.
Brah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Brah.
Alvarez moves forwards but Brah connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brah misses with a series of wild punches.
Brah displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarez.
Alvarez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brah stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvarez. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Brah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brah digs a good hook to Alvarez's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez shoots in but Brah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgy Brah dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brah's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brah duly obliges.
Brah scores with a hook.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Brah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alvarez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Brah finds it's target.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brah jabs at Alvarez's body.
Brah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body punch from Brah.
Brah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brah throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Alvarez tries to counter with a takedown but Brah is quick to defend against it.
Alvarez looks for a takedown but Brah sprawls well.
Brah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alvarez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brah avoids it really well and circles away.
Edgy Brah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Brah stops a takedown attempt from Alvarez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brah's guard.
Brah manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Alvarez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brah's waist but Brah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alvarez off to one side.
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvarez takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Brah finds it's target.
Alvarez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown but Brah manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alvarez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It seemed like Brah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brah.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown. Brah tries to sprawl out of it but Alvarez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown but Brah manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alvarez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brah sprawls well. Brah wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brah scores with a jab to the head.
Brah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Brah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah lands a body shot.
Alvarez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brah throws a combination. Alvarez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Alvarez is rocked!
Brah connects with a body shot.
Alvarez tries to clinch up
and Brah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alvarez thinking.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Brah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvarez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvarez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brah scores with the left hand. Alvarez knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez wants to clinch
and Brah counters with a nice body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Brah. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez shoots for a takedown but Brah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Brah sprawls well. He's pushed Alvarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brah! But no joy.
Brah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brah!
Alvarez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alvarez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brah slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brah stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvarez. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgy Brah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alvarez shoots for a takedown but Brah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brah lands a nice hook to Alvarez's body. Alvarez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brah moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brah tries to kick Alvarez off but Alvarez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Alvarez is looking for a kimura but Brah is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alvarez to get the leverage.
Brah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brah is trying to stand.
Alvarez in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Brah tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Alvarez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Alvarez!
Ricardo Alvarez is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Ricardo Alvarez 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.
Edgy Brah spoke after the fight, saying 'You probably get your information from the library!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter (ranked 1564 p4p, 212 weight class) and Martin Taylor (ranked 3656 p4p, 417 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Taylor misses with a hook.
Martin Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Carter.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Carter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Carter appears to be looking for a big counter.
Taylor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Taylor misses
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Martin Taylor has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - Carter scores with a four punch combination!
Taylor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taylor's head.
Carter jabs at Taylor's body.
Taylor misses with a body shot
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taylor is rocked!
Carter flashes Taylor a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Taylor's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Taylor crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Carter punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Carter!
Michael Carter retains his middleweight title!
Michael Carter was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Roy (ranked 2663 p4p, 296 weight class) and Angel Soriano (ranked 7697 p4p, 688 weight class). Angel Soriano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roy Roy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Soriano!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy scores with a jab to the head.
Roy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roy lands a big uppercut and Soriano crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Soriano looks OK. Roy waves Soriano back to his feet!
It looks like Angel Soriano has been cut.
Roy Roy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roy closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Soriano out cold! Soriano corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roy Roy!
Roy Roy retains his heavyweight title!
Roy Roy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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