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Open Weight Grand Prix S01E02 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Burner (ranked 7849 p4p, 134 weight class) and Richard Volg (ranked 7898 p4p, 135 weight class). Richard Volg will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Burner!
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, Richard Volg!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Robert Burner has been cut.
Burner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Volg to the ground. Burner is now in Volg's guard.
Volg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burner postures up in Volg's guard and throws a big left but Volg blocks it.
Burner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Volg looking to control.
Volg is trying to hold Burner in close to prevent damage but Burner has managed to pass into half guard.
Burner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burner drops an elbow to the side of Volg's head.
Volg has hold of Burner's hands but Burner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Volg is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volg trying to control here.
Burner 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.
Burner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Volg trying to control but Burner postures up.
Burner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Burner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Burner content to control rather than advance.
Burner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Volg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burner is working away from the top position though.
Burner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Volg's head.
Burner prevents Volg from standing back up.
Volg wants to improve his position but Burner is controlling well.
Burner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Volg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Burner slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volg pushes Burner off looking to stand but Burner dives back in and keeps control.
Volg is looking to control Burner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Volg avoid being mounted?
Burner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Volg wants to control but Burner is keeping busy.
Burner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Burner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burner winds up and cracks Volg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Burner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Burner.
Volg tries to get to full guard but Burner has control of the leg.
Burner 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burner is taking a breather. Volg 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.
Burner working Volg over with strikes.
We've been informed that Volg has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Burner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Burner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Volg wants to get back to full guard but Burner has passed into side control.
Burner has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Volg!
Volg is looking to get to 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!
Volg tries to hold on but Burner postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burner lands a big elbow.
We've been hearing that Burner has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Burner working Volg over with strikes here.
BOOM! Burner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Volg is wriggling around trying to escape.
Burner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Volg hang on?
Burner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Burner raining down shots from the mount!
Volg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Burner is landing with some decent strikes but Volg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Burner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Volg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice elbow there by Burner.
Volg is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burner controlling the pace for now.
Burner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Volg is still in real trouble! Can Burner finish him?
Burner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Volg seems to have recovered his senses.
Burner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Volg's face.
Burner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Volg tries to reverse the position but Burner maintains control.
Burner with good strikes from the mount here!
Burner cracks Volg 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 7:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Burner!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blaise Cailloux (ranked 6299 p4p, 116 weight class) and Rogerio De Souza (ranked 25383 p4p, 152 weight class). Rogerio De Souza will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blaise Cailloux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cailloux defending well as De Souza loads up on a big left hand.
De Souza tries to bum rush Cailloux with a series of wild strikes but Cailloux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cailloux drops down looking for a counter takedown but De Souza sprawls and moves away.
De Souza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cailloux's hands.
De Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cailloux.
A telegraphed right hand from Cailloux misses the target.
And De Souza tries to counter it with a takedown but Cailloux pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Souza misses with a wild body shot.
De Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cailloux throws a body punch but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza slips a jab from Cailloux.
Cailloux drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cailloux remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
De Souza is looking to reverse the position.
Cailloux working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cailloux scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza prevents Cailloux from moving into mount.
Cailloux controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Souza manages to get back to half guard.
De Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Souza is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Cailloux is tapping! Great win for De Souza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rogerio De Souza!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manager Yanic (ranked 6385 p4p, 119 weight class) and Ben Reed (ranked 7986 p4p, 137 weight class). Ben Reed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manager Yanic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanic misses with a hook
enabling Reed to counter with a crisp jab.
Reed tries a head kick but it misses.
Yanic throws a right hand that misses
and Reed counters with a two punch combo.
Reed blocks a leg kick.
Reed gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yanic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yanic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yanic lands a couple of elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reed can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reed wants to stand and escape but Yanic is having none of it.
Yanic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Reed taking punishment in the form of punches.
Reed is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yanic crunches a massive hammerfist down on Reed - he's out! Yanic Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Manager Yanic!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Wood (ranked 6222 p4p, 114 weight class) and Check Conga (ranked 7823 p4p, 133 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Check Conga!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Conga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Conga throws a leg kick but Wood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Conga tries to get set, Wood tries to push him back and clinch up but Conga manages to avoid the attempt.
Wood avoids the head kick by Conga.
Conga looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Conga looks to land a combination. Wood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Conga misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Check Conga has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Conga.
A jab from Wood misses.
Wood feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Conga sprawling to the canvas! Conga rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Wood finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conga lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Conga scores with a shot to the body.
Conga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Conga misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conga. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice combination there by Conga.
Conga throws a head kick that misses.
Conga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Conga.
A shot to the body from Conga misses
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Check Conga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood moves into the clinch successfully.
Wood lands a hook that snaps the head of Conga backwards.
That has opened up Check Conga's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood scores with a shot to the side of Conga's head.
Conga is rocked!
Wood pushes Conga against the cage. Wood is working some dirty boxing. Wood pushes off with a quick right hook! Conga goes down! Conga tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Wood moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Wood!
Ed Wood 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Bludgeon (ranked 6377 p4p, 120 weight class) and Piotr Maczynski (ranked 6682 p4p, 125 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super 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, Barry Bludgeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Maczynski!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maczynski misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Bludgeon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bludgeon scores with a nice strike.
Maczynski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maczynski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bludgeon clobbers Maczynski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maczynski throws a series of punches but Bludgeon avoids them all with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bludgeon breaks the clinch.
Maczynski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Bludgeon.
Maczynski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bludgeon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maczynski counters by moving into the clinch.
Bludgeon scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maczynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bludgeon working aggressively here.
Maczynski has a couple of punches blocked by Bludgeon.
Maczynski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maczynski is leaning against Bludgeon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bludgeon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maczynski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maczynski tries to throw a body punch but Bludgeon avoids it by throwing Maczynski back against the cage.
Bludgeon throws a punch but it's blocked by Maczynski.
Maczynski misses with a punch to the body.
Maczynski tries to throw a body punch but Bludgeon avoids it by throwing Maczynski back against the cage.
Maczynski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bludgeon manages to break the clinch.
Bludgeon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Maczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maczynski slips a straight right by Bludgeon.
Bludgeon throws a jab when Maczynski was well out of range.
Maczynski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bludgeon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bludgeon misses with a body shot.
Barry Bludgeon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maczynski throws out a loose jab but Bludgeon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maczynski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bludgeon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice cross by Bludgeon.
Bludgeon lands a lovely overhand right.
Maczynski is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Bludgeon finds it's target.
Maczynski is still on wobbly legs! Can Bludgeon finish him?
Maczynski drops his hands momentarily. Bludgeon doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Maczynski staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Maczynski doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barry Bludgeon!
A very excited looking Barry Bludgeon 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 Antoine Pierre (ranked 5544 p4p, 108 weight class) and Violet Dawson (ranked 7964 p4p, 136 weight class). Antoine Pierre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Violet Dawson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antoine Pierre!
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, Violet Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre clinches with his opponent.
Pierre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dawson walks away with a smile on his face. Pierre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dawson moves into range and clinches up with Pierre.
Pierre gets control of Dawson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pierre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dawson is one step ahead there.
Pierre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dawson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dawson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pierre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dawson has managed to get both his arms back between Pierre's legs - danger averted.
Dawson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Pierre to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Dawson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Pierre pulls down on the head and he's put Dawson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antoine Pierre!
After the fight, Antoine Pierre was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Violet Dawson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have failed you father please forgive me'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Early Grayce (ranked 5298 p4p, 103 weight class) and Ruud Huisbrink (ranked 7705 p4p, 218 weight class). Ruud Huisbrink told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Early Grayce !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ruud Huisbrink!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huisbrink wants to clinch up but Grayce keeps it at a distance.
Grayce definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grayce throws a hook but Huisbrink avoids it easily.
A big left from Huisbrink misses.
Nice uppercut there from Huisbrink.
Ruud Huisbrink seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grayce blocks a jab.
Grayce closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Grayce is staying tight to Huisbrink's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Grayce lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Huisbrink is trying to buck Grayce off.
Grayce working the body and head with strikes.
Huisbrink tries to improve position but can't.
Grayce scoring with punches and elbows.
It looks like Ruud Huisbrink has been cut.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Huisbrink can do anything to dispel that myth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayce lands a decent elbow from side control.
Grayce working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Huisbrink is working to avoid the ground and pound but Grayce connects with a decent elbow.
Grayce cracks Huisbrink with a big right hand but Huisbrink just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Huisbrink can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grayce working the head with strikes.
Grayce happy to just control the position for now.
Huisbrink taking a bit of punishment here - Grayce scoring with strikes.
The cut above Ruud Huisbrink's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grayce working the ground and pound from side control.
Ruud Huisbrink's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruud Huisbrink's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Early Grayce !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bug Turd (ranked 3571 p4p, 413 weight class) and Shaggy Shank (ranked 4207 p4p, 466 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bug Turd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaggy Shank!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turd ducks under a wild hook from Shank.
Shank throws a hook but Turd avoids it easily.
Turd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turd swings for the body but Shank moves out of range.
Turd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shank swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shank misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turd.
Shank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Shank does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shank.
Turd tries to move into range but Shank moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shank looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Turd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shank tries to move into range but Turd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turd.
Turd slips a jab from Shank.
Turd takes a swing at Shank's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Shank misses.
Shank ducks under a wild hook from Turd.
Turd has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turd.
Shank catches Turd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shank swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turd throws a body shot but no joy.
Shank will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shank blocks a jab.
Shank swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shank slips a straight right by Turd.
Turd throws an overhand right that lands on Shank's shoulder, as Shank tries to avoid the shot.
Turd throws out a loose jab but Shank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shank takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shank.
Turd throws an overhand right that lands on Shank's shoulder, as Shank tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shank! But no joy.
Turd throws out a loose jab but Shank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turd missing with a left hand there. Shank was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shank misses with a low kick.
Shank lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shank scores with a three punch combo!
Turd is rocked!
It looks like Bug Turd has been cut.
Turd backs away from a small jab... but Shank lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Turd crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Shank with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Shaggy Shank!
Shaggy Shank thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Bug Turd was interviewed post fight and said 'Gran Chin'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thierry Paulin (ranked 835 p4p, 93 weight class) and Bobby Pickledoo (ranked 726 p4p, 80 weight class). Pickledoo has chosen Butthole Surfers - Who Was in My Room Last Night as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Pickledoo!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickledoo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pickledoo throws a leg kick but Paulin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pickledoo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Paulin doesn't seem bothered though.
Pickledoo throws a hook but Paulin avoids it easily.
Paulin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pickledoo momentarily.
It looks like Bobby Pickledoo has been cut.
Paulin just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pickledoo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
The fighters circling - Paulin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pickledoo! But no joy.
Paulin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Paulin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pickledoo on the side of the head.
Paulin moves out of range of the strikes.
Paulin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Paulin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pickledoo is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Paulin Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Pickledoo is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thierry Paulin!
A very excited looking Thierry Paulin 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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