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WeInSyd 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Dunlop (ranked 8333 p4p, 731 weight class) and King Yelats (ranked 24940 p4p, 822 weight class). Mick Dunlop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mick Dunlop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Yelats!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunlop closes the distance and clinches up with Yelats, looking for a takedown. Dunlop pushes Yelats against the cage but Yelats circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dunlop wants to land a leg kick but Yelats is out of range.
Dunlop throws a combination. Yelats tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like King Yelats has been cut.
Dunlop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yelats moves away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yelats 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.
Yelats looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dunlop is fending him off so far but Yelats persists. Nope, Dunlop circles away and we're back to standing.
Yelats tries for a takedown but Dunlop sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dunlop lands a nice hook to Yelats's body. Yelats takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dunlop gets a clinch.
Dunlop tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dunlop lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yelats is defending against the submission attempts here by Dunlop.
Dunlop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dunlop perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dunlop is trying to control. Yelats wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yelats avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dunlop.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yelats can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dunlop prevents Yelats from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlop is thwarting Yelats's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dunlop in particular looking to stall.
Dunlop is nestled in close to Yelats, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dunlop works his way into full mount!
Dunlop trying to control but Yelats is having none of it.
Dunlop has control of Yelats's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Yelats regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Yelats avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dunlop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop throwing strikes here but Yelats is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dunlop throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dunlop is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Yelats is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mick Dunlop!
A very excited looking Mick Dunlop made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Korotkiy (ranked 8438 p4p, 616 weight class) and Itzhak Weinstein (ranked 8735 p4p, 628 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Korotkiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Itzhak Weinstein!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korotkiy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Weinstein avoids it really well and circles away.
Weinstein only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Korotkiy shoots in and gets a takedown into Weinstein's guard.
Weinstein wants to stand up but Korotkiy is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weinstein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Weinstein has his hands on Korotkiy's head, controlling the position.
Weinstein looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korotkiy postures up in Weinstein's guard and throws a big left but Weinstein blocks it.
Korotkiy stands up over Weinstein, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korotkiy is in close to Weinstein's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Korotkiy landing some decent shots from guard.
Korotkiy 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.
Korotkiy stands up over Weinstein, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Korotkiy wants to control from the top but Weinstein keeps moving.
Weinstein really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Korotkiy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Weinstein trying to control the position.
Weinstein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Korotkiy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Korotkiy works over Weinstein with some ground and pound from guard.
Korotkiy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Weinstein is pulling down on Korotkiy's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korotkiy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Korotkiy postures up.
Korotkiy stands up over Weinstein, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Weinstein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Weinstein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Weinstein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Korotkiy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Korotkiy throws an elbow that misses. Weinstein uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Korotkiy's guard. Nice move by Weinstein!
Korotkiy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Korotkiy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Weinstein is one step ahead there.
We've been hearing good reports from Korotkiy's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weinstein trying to stand up but can't free himself from Korotkiy's guard.
Weinstein being controlled here momentarily.
Korotkiy keeping full guard, as Weinstein tries to pass.
Korotkiy pulls Weinstein in close to his closed guard and prevents Weinstein from doing any damage or advancing position.
Weinstein controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Weinstein wants to get up but he can't break Korotkiy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Weinstein slips under a jab.
Korotkiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weinstein.
Korotkiy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Weinstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korotkiy moves away.
Korotkiy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Weinstein counters with a stiff right hand.
Weinstein misses the jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Korotkiy sizes up Weinstein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Korotkiy throws a shot from downtown. Weinstein moves away and avoids it.
Weinstein throws a fast counter high kick but Korotkiy manages to duck under it in time.
Korotkiy misses with a shot to the body
and Weinstein counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Korotkiy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Korotkiy swings widly with a right hand
and Weinstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Weinstein moves away from the strike by Korotkiy.
Korotkiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Weinstein.
Weinstein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Korotkiys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Korotkiy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Weinstein keeping moving, preventing Korotkiy from controlling successfully.
Korotkiy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Weinstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Weinstein working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korotkiy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Weinstein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Korotkiy.
Korotkiy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korotkiy is working Weinstein over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Korotkiy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Korotkiy trying to control but Weinstein is working from the bottom.
Weinstein is trying to control the position but Korotkiy postures up.
Korotkiy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Korotkiy passes Weinstein's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Korotkiy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Weinstein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Korotkiy connects with a nice short shot to Weinstein's temple.
Korotkiy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weinstein is staying active underneath Korotkiy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Korotkiy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Korotkiy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Korotkiy lands a nice short elbow.
Korotkiy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Weinstein's head.
Weinstein taking some punishment here, with Korotkiy in his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Weinstein can do anything to dispel that myth.
Korotkiy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Weinstein is rocked!
Korotkiy lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Weinstein! More strikes land and this one is all over! Korotkiy jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Korotkiy!
Sergey Korotkiy 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Arthur (ranked 8213 p4p, 610 weight class) and Trent Kluger (ranked 5914 p4p, 531 weight class). Arthur comes to the cage accompanied by Waskelly Wuniverse.. Trent Kluger has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isaac Arthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Kluger!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluger tries a head kick but it misses.
Arthur punishes Kluger's body with a nice straight punch.
Kluger shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Arthur counters with a nice right hand that sends Kluger toppling to the canvas! Kluger scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Arthur finish him?!
It looks like Trent Kluger has been cut.
Kluger looks winded!
Arthur lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arthur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kluger.
Kluger leaves his chin hanging out and Arthur seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kluger crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Isaac Arthur!
A very excited looking Isaac Arthur made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivar The Boneless (ranked 5362 p4p, 189 weight class) and Zenzo Hosoi (ranked 8968 p4p, 248 weight class). The Boneless kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Valhallas March-by HEAVEN SHALL BURN . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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298 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivar The Boneless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zenzo Hosoi!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hosoi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hosoi has his takedown stuffed
and The Boneless counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hosoi walks into a straight right hand from The Boneless.
The Boneless scores with a punch to the head.
Hosoi darts in looking for a takedown but The Boneless gets double underhooks and turns Hosoi into the cage.
The Boneless lands with an uppercut that bounces Hosoi off the cage and back into range.
The Boneless connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Boneless tests Hosoi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hosoi is rocked!
The Boneless listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hosoi is still on wobbly legs! Can The Boneless finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Boneless fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Hosoi out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ivar The Boneless!
Ivar The Boneless very nearly forgot to thank Hellraiser FightGear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Zenzo Hosoi was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck you. Suck my cock.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Edwards (ranked 8655 p4p, 245 weight class) and Cat Fhin (ranked 4864 p4p, 173 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cat Fhin!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Topper Green and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fhin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fhin wants it to stay on the feet.
Edwards could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Edwards throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fhin's waist but Fhin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Edwards off to one side.
Fhin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fhin lands a jab-cross combination.
Fhin throws a series of strikes that have Edwards backpedaling.
Edwards takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fhin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edwards circles away quickly and effectively.
Fhin jabs Edwards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fhin scores with a jab.
Good shot there by Fhin.
Edwards clinches up with Fhin and pushes him back against the cage.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
I was talking to Edwards's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fhin is trying to force a seperation but Edwards has the dominant position.
Fhin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fhin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edwards has him pressed against the cage.
Fhin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fhin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edwards throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fhin blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fhin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fhin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Edwards.
Fhin tests Edwards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fhin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fhin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Edwards fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fhin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fhin lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Anthony Edwards has been cut.
Fhin lands a nice shot that snaps Edwards's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards shoots and misses
and Fhin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
Oooooh!!! Fhin has knocked Edwards down with a huge combo! Fhin steps away and waves a wobbly Edwards back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Edwards is rocked!
Edwards darts in trying to clinch
and Fhin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edwards thinking.
Oh Edwards is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fhin lands with a right that hurts Edwards. Edwards looks to clinch but Fhin throws a short knee that drops Edwards. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Cat Fhin!
Cat Fhin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nilo Putsok (ranked 4820 p4p, 470 weight class) and Conor Henderson (ranked 8416 p4p, 623 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nilo Putsok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conor Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putsok drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Putsok moves into full mount!
Henderson is looking to get to half guard.
Henderson regains half guard.
Henderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Putsok.
Putsok is taking a breather. Henderson 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.
Henderson wants to get back to full guard.
Putsok not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Putsok trying to mount his opponent but Henderson defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henderson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Putsok jumps into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries to buck Putsok off but Putsok is having none of it.
Henderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Putsok just content to control the position.
Henderson tries to bench press Putsok off him but Putsok keeps the position.
Putsok trying to control the position but Henderson is working away.
Henderson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Henderson is looking to improve his position but Putsok isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Putsok controlling from mount.
Henderson is controlling an arm, preventing Putsok from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Henderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Putsok can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henderson is looking to escape.
Henderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Putsok controlling the position easily from mount.
Henderson is trying to reverse the position but instead Putsok has taken his back - oops!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is really stuck here.
Putsok is cranking Henderson's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Henderson! He's tightened the choke and Henderson is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nilo Putsok!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 4788 p4p, 506 weight class) and Phillip Baroni (ranked 6587 p4p, 603 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Phillip Baroni enters the cage!
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185 lbs
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199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Baroni!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroni's corner calls for a 1-2. Baroni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Baroni enables Zero to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Baroni manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zero wants to pass the guard but Baroni is keeping the position.
Baroni wants to stand up but Zero is controlling him.
Zero trying to control but Baroni is working from the bottom.
Zero has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Zero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baroni is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zero trying to control but Baroni is working from the bottom.
Baroni wants to stand up but Zero is controlling him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero wants to control from the top but Baroni keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baroni has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Baroni missing with a left hand there. Zero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Baroni. Beautiful body shot.
Zero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baroni.
Baroni misses with a looping left.
Zero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baroni finds it's way round the side to connect with Zero's head.
Baroni takes a swing at Zero's ribcage but misses.
Phillip Baroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baroni missing with a left hand there. Zero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zero attempts a counter takedown but Baroni avoids it well and moves away.
Zero ducks under a wild hook from Baroni.
Baroni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zero.
Zero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zero half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zero shoots and misses
and Zero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zero appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Baroni missing with a left hand there. Zero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baroni looks to throw the jab but Zero is out of range.
Baroni throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zero shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Baroni looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zero seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Baroni is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sub Zero!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 3738 p4p, 407 weight class) and Pit Canthropus Jr (ranked 5197 p4p, 511 weight class). Filipovic comes to the cage accompanied by The Wild Boys - Duran Duran. Canthropus Jr has chosen Daddy Wasn't There as his entrance music. Pit Canthropus Jr acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 Las Vegas, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pit Canthropus Jr!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic throws a wild body kick that Canthropus Jr sees coming a mile off.
Filipovic avoids a kick to the body.
Canthropus Jr drives through and clinches with Filipovic against the cage.
Canthropus Jr scores with a shot to the side of Filipovic's head.
Filipovic misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
I was talking to Filipovic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Filipovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canthropus Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Filipovic misses the jab.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Canthropus Jr moves out of range.
Filipovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Filipovic backs off Canthropus Jr throws a huge counter combo but Filipovic manages to avoid it all.
Canthropus Jr scores with a jab.
It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
Canthropus Jr looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Filipovic misses with a left hand
and Canthropus Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Canthropus Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Canthropus Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Canthropus Jr stuns Filipovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Filipovic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Canthropus Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Canthropus Jr digs a good hook to Filipovic's body.
Filipovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Canthropus Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body punch from Canthropus Jr.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Filipovic - that will leave a mark!
Canthropus Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Canthropus Jr moves out of range easily.
Canthropus Jr slips under a jab from Filipovic.
An inside leg kick lands from Canthropus Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Filipovic.
Filipovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Canthropus Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Filipovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Canthropus Jr swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus Jr avoids the body shot from Filipovic.
Canthropus Jr lands a big head kick that sends Filipovic tumbling to the mat! Canthropus Jr takes a step backwards and waves Filipovic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Filipovic is rocked!
Canthropus Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Filipovic at a distance.
Oh Filipovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Filipovic gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Canthropus Jr gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Filipovic is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pit Canthropus Jr!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brain Fog (ranked 3938 p4p, 186 weight class) and Zac Hendal (ranked 3965 p4p, 188 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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145 lbs
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137 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brain Fog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zac Hendal!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fog rushes Hendal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fog softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Fog.
Fog lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fog is working for takedown but Hendal is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice left hand lands by Fog.
Hendal looking to stall.
Hendal is trying to force a seperation but Fog has the dominant position.
Fog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fog scores with a shot to the side of Hendal's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fog.
Fog drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hendal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fog lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Fog scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fog lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fog.
Fog jumps guard and drags Hendal to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fog looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hendal is defending well. Fog quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hendal has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Fog celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brain Fog!
An intense looking Brain Fog took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Determined, so-so chin.'.
Zac Hendal spoke after the fight, saying 'This was so much fun. I'll definitely be back, and better.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Silva (ranked 3674 p4p, 414 weight class) and Travis Mitchell (ranked 3231 p4p, 370 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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189 lbs
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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, Jon Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mitchell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitchell's waist but Mitchell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mitchell stuffs the takedown.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the head.
Good shot there by Mitchell.
We've been informed that Mitchell has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mitchell jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva feints and as Mitchell raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mitchell is on top in guard.
Mitchell working some strikes from top position.
Mitchell trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Mitchell pushes his legs off easily.
Mitchell cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mitchell is aware though and is defending well.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva controls Mitchell momentarily but Mitchell frees himself.
Mitchell is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mitchell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mitchell works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Mitchell pushes his legs off easily.
Mitchell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mitchell is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mitchell advances to mount.
Mitchell dominating with strikes here.
Mitchell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mitchell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mitchell lands a big elbow.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Mitchell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Mitchell landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva wants to control but Mitchell is having none of it.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Mitchell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva is rocked!
Mitchell lands a big shot to the head and Silva winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Travis Mitchell!
Our winner, Travis Mitchell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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