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TBD#18 ANDERSON vs. ROMERO PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Smith (ranked 23728 p4p, 664 weight class) and John Adder (ranked 23179 p4p, 718 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
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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 Hilo, Kurt Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Adder!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smith cracks Adder with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adder defending against the ground and pound.
Smith controls the position from side control.
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Adder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith is working to tighten his grip on Adder's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Adder has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Smith is really squeezing tight and eventually Adder passes out! Smith breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kurt Smith!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrice Pothier (ranked 8242 p4p, 668 weight class) and Roddy Piper (ranked 2629 p4p, 304 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pothier might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Numb. Piper has chosen Roddy entrance as his entrance music. Roddy Piper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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239 lbs
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237 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Counter fighter
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrice Pothier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roddy Piper!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pothier gets caught napping as Piper dives in and scores a takedown. Pothier manages to retain guard.
Piper preventing the sweep.
Piper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Piper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pothier is proving hard to escape from.
Pothier looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pothier lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pothier throws a strike but Piper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Piper engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pothier pulls Piper in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper trying to control but Pothier is working from the bottom.
Piper throwing strikes from guard but Pothier blocks nicely.
Pothier definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but Pothier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but Pothier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pothier on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pothier tries to get out of the position.
Piper throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Piper wants to control from the top but Pothier keeps moving.
Pothier can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Piper controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Piper has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Piper closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pothier did well to prevent Piper getting side control.
Pothier is refusing to be controlled, as Piper sits in half guard.
Pothier has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Piper is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper 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.
Piper trying to control the action but Pothier is working from the bottom.
Piper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Piper trying to control the action but Pothier is working from the bottom.
Pothier is trying to control but can't.
Piper is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Pothier as he works his way to full guard.
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but Pothier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pothier pulls Piper in to control the position.
Piper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Piper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pothier's head.
Piper sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pothier's guard.
Piper is taking a breather. Pothier says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Piper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Piper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pothier's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Piper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pothier feinted with a counter takedown.
Pothier tries to clinch up.
Piper closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Piper is keen to just control but Pothier is a slippery customer.
Piper trying to control from Pothier's half guard. Pothier has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Piper throws a big elbow that misses.
Piper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pothier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Piper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pothier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Piper.
Pothier controls Piper momentarily but Piper frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pothier is working an open guard so Piper takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Piper shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pothier manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pothier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Piper wants to control from the top but Pothier keeps moving.
Piper gets to his feet. Pothier looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pothier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Patrice Pothier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Piper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pothier napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Piper tries for a kimura but Pothier is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pothier rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Piper's guard! Nice work there by Pothier!
Pothier advances to half guard.
Piper is looking for a sweep. Pothier is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pothier's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pothier's back!
Piper really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Pothier.
Pothier trying to control the hands but Piper breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pothier is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Piper is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
What can Pothier do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Pothier fending off the submission attempt from Piper.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piper is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Pothier defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Will Piper go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pothier haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Piper is looking for the choke from the back position but Pothier is controlling his hands well.
Piper is controlling the position but Pothier somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Piper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pothier is refusing to be controlled, as Piper sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Piper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Piper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Piper shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Piper was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Piper wants to control but Pothier is keeping him busy.
Piper looking to control but instead Pothier has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Piper working the head and body with strikes.
Piper trying to control the action but Pothier is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pothier keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pothier tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Piper tries to stand and escape but Pothier actually recovers to full guard.
Piper is looking to work some ground and pound but Pothier has wrist control.
Pothier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piper preventing the sweep.
Piper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pothier's head.
Piper wants to control from the top but Pothier keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Roddy Piper has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Piper content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Piper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pothier tries to get to full guard but Piper has control of the leg.
Piper content to control rather than advance.
Piper looks to land a strike but Pothier avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pothier keeping moving, preventing Piper from controlling successfully.
Piper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pothier is proving hard to escape from.
Piper throwing strikes but missing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Piper advances to half guard.
Piper lands strikes from half guard.
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.
Pothier is refusing to be controlled, as Piper sits in half guard.
Piper is looking for a kimura but Pothier is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Piper to get the leverage.
Piper is trying to control the action in half guard but Pothier is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Piper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pothier is just riding it out for now. Piper eventually gives up the hold.
Pothier works his way to full guard. Good work.
Patrice Pothier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roddy Piper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Piper has gone for a leg lock! Pothier slips out almost immediately though and dives into Piper's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roddy Piper.
Well Piper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roddy Piper!
Roddy Piper decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Draken Porter (ranked 8086 p4p, 664 weight class) and Akili Webb (ranked 8800 p4p, 684 weight class). Akili Webb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Draken Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akili Webb!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter moves into the clinch.
Porter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Porter prevents Webb from breaking the clinch.
Porter pulls guard successfully.
Webb content to stall in guard here.
Webb wants to stand and escape but instead Porter has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Porter looking to pass the guard.
Webb has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Fight Club FC. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Porter won't allow Webb to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter throws a big right hand that misses.
Porter stopping the sweep attempt from Webb.
Porter postures up in Webb's guard and throws a big left but Webb blocks it.
Porter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Webb swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Webb wants to get back to his feet but Porter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Webb can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Porter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Porter 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.
Porter preventing the sweep.
Porter drops back looking for a leg! Webb is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Webb manages to kick Porter off! Porter jumps back into Webb's guard.
Porter preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Porter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Porter tries to free his leg and advance position but Webb is retaining full guard.
Porter trying to control but Webb is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Porter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Webb misses with a leg kick.
Porter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Porter looks for the body kick but Webb saw that one coming.
Porter scoring well with a low kick there.
Porter forces Webb back against the cage and clinches.
Webb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Webb is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Porter tries for a takedown but Webb manages to get underhooks.
Porter jumps into guard, dragging Webb to the mat.
Porter is pulling down on Webb's head. It's preventing any offense from Webb, at least for the moment.
Webb would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb looking to sit in guard and control but Porter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Porter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Porter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Porter drops back looking for a leg! Webb is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Webb manages to kick Porter off! Porter jumps back into Webb's guard.
Webb keeping moving, preventing Porter from controlling successfully.
Porter sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Webb wants to stand but Porter is controlling the position.
Porter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Porter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Porter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Webb is just riding it out for now. Porter eventually gives up the hold.
Webb is holding on to half guard well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, if Porter is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draken Porter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Porter connects with a jab.
Porter throws out a leg kick but Webb moves out of range and Porter only half commits.
Webb misses with a straight right.
Porter attempts a counter takedown but Webb avoids it well and moves away.
Porter fails to land with a series of punches.
Webb stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Porter misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Webb misses.
Porter throws a push kick but Webb slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Porter.
As Porter backs off Webb throws a huge counter combo but Porter manages to avoid it all.
Draken Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porter tries for a takedown but Webb circles away easily
and Webb counters with an outside leg kick.
Porter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Webb tries to avoid it but Porter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Webb to the ground. Webb escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Akili Webb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porter moves into range and clinches up with Webb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Webb's efforts to push away.
Porter keeps control of Webb as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Webb is trying to push Porter away but Porter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Porter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Webb pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Draken Porter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Webb lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Porter misses with a leg kick
and Webb counters with a left and a right that stings Porter.
Porter throws a leg kick but Webb sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Webb with a hook.
Porter is rocked!
Akili Webb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Webb lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Porter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Porter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Webb counters with a huge right that knocks Porter out cold! Webb is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akili Webb!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Wolfe (ranked 3501 p4p, 432 weight class) and RJ Barakus (ranked 5391 p4p, 573 weight class). Ivan Wolfe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, RJ Barakus!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barakus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Barakus looks to move away, Wolfe throws a big counter combo but Barakus just gets out of the way.
Barakus throws a jab when Wolfe was well out of range.
Wolfe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wolfe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barakus throws a hook but Wolfe avoids it easily.
Wolfe slips under a jab.
Wolfe rushes Barakus and presses him up against the cage.
Wolfe has clasped his hands together around Barakus's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wolfe cracks Barakus with a big right hand but Barakus just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barakus gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wolfe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barakus on the ground.
Ground and pound from Wolfe.
Wolfe is thwarting Barakus's attempts to control the position.
Wolfe slips a nice elbow through Barakus's hands, connecting with Barakus's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barakus wants to improve his position but Wolfe is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wolfe 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.
Wolfe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Wolfe.
Wolfe working over Barakus with some ground and pound. Barakus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wolfe working the head and body with strikes.
Wolfe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barakus's head.
Wolfe is nestled in close to Barakus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wolfe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wolfe thows a huge punch but Barakus dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barakus is pressing down on Wolfe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wolfe working some strikes from top position.
Wolfe postures up.
Wolfe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barakus looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolfe throws a strike but Barakus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barakus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wolfe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barakus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barakus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barakus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wolfe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barakus slips nicely into half guard.
Barakus is looking for submissions but instead, Wolfe has regained full guard.
Barakus passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakus is working for a submission of some sort.
Barakus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barakus 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. Wolfe tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Barakus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). RJ Barakus!
A relieved looking RJ Barakus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Ivan Wolfe had this to say: 'He's 4 years older than me people. What do you expect to see?!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald J Trump (ranked 6389 p4p, 583 weight class) and Ryan Griffin (ranked 23060 p4p, 740 weight class). Trump comes to the cage accompanied by Trumpwave. The key to victory for Donald J Trump has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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240 lbs
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245 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald J Trump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trump's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses
and Griffin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trump jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Griffin throws out a leg kick but Trump moves out of range and Griffin only half commits.
Trump uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Griffin has time to react.
Griffin gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trump can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin tries for a kimura but Trump is defending well.
Griffin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Trump takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Trump on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Trump tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Trump looks calm but he's in trouble here. Griffin gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Trump is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Griffin lets go of the hold and Trump can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Griffin!
A victorious Ryan Griffin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Tyme (ranked 2300 p4p, 232 weight class) and Roronoa Soro (ranked 3392 p4p, 294 weight class). Tyme kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Here Comes The Money. Roronoa Soro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Tyme !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roronoa Soro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyme is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Soro.
Tyme shoots in and gets a takedown into Soro's guard.
Tyme drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Soro dives on top into guard.
Soro would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tyme has his foot on Soro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Soro works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyme is trying to keep Soro in close.
Tyme working for a triangle but Soro defends it easily.
Soro gets to his feet. Tyme looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soro blocks a low kick nicely.
Roronoa Soro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyme is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Soro.
Tyme shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tyme showed some decent athleticism there.
Tyme is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Soro has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tyme is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Soro has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tyme is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Soro is just riding it out for now. Tyme eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyme wants to work for an arm triangle but Soro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tyme passes to side control.
Soro told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyme advances to mount.
Tyme won't let Soro get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyme controlling from the full mount.
Soro defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tyme .
Tyme working for a guillotine from mount but Soro is in no mood to give up.
Tyme is working for a guillotine from mount but Soro frees his head quite easily.
Tyme looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tyme working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Soro turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Tyme off and cradles Soro's limp body as Tyme celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Mark Tyme !
Mark Tyme gave a mention to KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thybault Paredes (ranked 2957 p4p, 293 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 3056 p4p, 305 weight class). Conor McGregor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thybault Paredes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Conor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paredes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGregor's head backwards.
Paredes misses with an uppercut.
Paredes throws a series of punches but McGregor moves out of range.
Paredes lands with a good body shot.
Paredes throws a body shot but no joy.
McGregor tries a head kick but it misses.
Paredes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGregor. That did some damage!
Paredes cracks McGregor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McGregor tries a head kick but it misses.
Paredes digs a good hook to McGregor's body.
McGregor ducks under a wild hook from Paredes.
Paredes misses with a takedown attempt - McGregor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paredes throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paredes avoids the head kick by McGregor.
Paredes misses with a leg kick
and McGregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paredes lunges at McGregor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGregor's hand.
Paredes tests McGregor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGregor checks the leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Paredes as McGregor shoots in.
Paredes scoring well with a low kick there.
McGregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Paredes swings widly with a right hand
and McGregor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Paredes throws a good cross that connects.
Paredes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paredes clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Paredes is leaning against McGregor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Paredes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McGregor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paredes keeps control of McGregor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGregor is looking for a takedown.
Paredes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paredes slows down the pace here.
Paredes has McGregor pushed against the cage.
Paredes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paredes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paredes lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paredes stalling.
Paredes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paredes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paredes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGregor is rocked!
Paredes pushes McGregor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGregor is still on wobbly legs! Can Paredes finish him?
Paredes lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Nice body punch from Paredes - that landed with a thud.
Paredes lands with a right to the head.
Paredes lands a big right hand that drops McGregor! The killer instinct kicks in and Paredes finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Paredes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thybault Paredes!
An out of breath Thybault Paredes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Queen Elsa (ranked 4318 p4p, 453 weight class) and Fletch Brandis (ranked 1642 p4p, 192 weight class). Brandis has chosen Voodoo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
250 lbs
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238 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Queen Elsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fletch Brandis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandis lands a big right hand that sends Elsa crashing to the mat! Brandis stays standing though and waves Elsa back to his feet!
Elsa is rocked!
It looks like Queen Elsa has been cut.
Brandis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Elsa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oh Elsa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Elsa walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Elsa limp body while Brandis jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fletch Brandis!
Fletch Brandis opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Anderson (ranked 3864 p4p, 452 weight class) and Yoel Romero (ranked 3885 p4p, 454 weight class). Yoel Romero will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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184 lbs
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159 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yoel Romero!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Romero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Romero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Romero lands a nice shot that snaps Anderson's head back.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Romero's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Romero swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up with Romero, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes Romero against the cage but Romero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Romero defends well and Anderson ends up having to push Romero into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Romero moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Romero manages to get underhooks.
Romero tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Romero gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson has picked Romero up - he's going for a ride! Anderson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Romero actively working from the bottom here.
Romero slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Romero can do anything to dispel that myth.
Romero looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Anderson passes into half guard.
Anderson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Romero is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is working for a submission of some sort.
Anderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Romero looking for submissions off his back.
Romero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson is thwarting Romero's attempts to control the position.
Anderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working Romero over with strikes.
Anderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Romero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson seems to be looking for submissions.
Romero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Romero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Anderson wants to free his trapped foot but Romero is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Romero is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Romero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anderson trying to mount his opponent but Romero defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero trying to control from the bottom.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Romero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anderson wants to work for an arm triangle but Romero is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Anderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Romero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Romero does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anderson prevents Romero from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Romero stuffs the takedown.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Anderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson is looking for a kimura but Romero is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anderson to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Anderson is trying to control. Romero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Romero is pressing down on Anderson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Romero has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Romero's legs - danger averted.
Romero is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Romero's guard.
Romero is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anderson in particular looking to stall.
Romero works his way to full guard. Good work.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romero has momentary wrist control but Anderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Anderson passes Romero's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mark Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romero actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anderson seems to be working for a kimura but Romero defends the submission attempt.
Romero looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Romero wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anderson winds up and cracks Romero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Romero is in trouble now - Anderson has advanced to mount!
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Romero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Romero tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Romero tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson scoring with strikes but Romero is staying in there.
Romero is rocked!
Anderson looking to control but Romero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Romero is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson working the ground and pound effectively.
Anderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Anderson cracks Romero with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Anderson!
Mark Anderson is the new welterweight champion!
The defeated Yoel Romero had this to say: 'He is good fighter. I wish him luck!'.
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