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Trials By Fire III PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Haggus (ranked 8191 p4p, 611 weight class) and Andreas Adamou (ranked 6150 p4p, 541 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Haggus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andreas Adamou!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggus lands with a straight right. Adamou didn't see that one coming.
Adamou shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Adamou showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adamou wants to control but Haggus is keeping him busy.
Haggus tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Adamou really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haggus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haggus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Haggus working for a triangle but Adamou defends it easily.
Haggus pulls Adamou in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggus lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Haggus pushes down on Adamou's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Haggus is looking to take a break and control but Adamou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haggus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Adamou doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Haggus.
Haggus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Adamou sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggus seems to be looking for submissions.
Haggus wants to work for an arm triangle but Adamou is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Haggus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Adamou defends it well.
Haggus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Adamou defends it well.
Adamou is defending against the submission attempts here by Haggus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggus is looking for a kimura here.
Haggus content to control rather than advance.
Haggus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haggus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Haggus working for a submission but Adamou is keeping him at bay.
Haggus breaks from Adamou's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haggus is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Adamou has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Adamou!
Haggus trying to keep a closed guard but Adamou is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Haggus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've been informed that Adamou has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Adamou goes for a takedown in the clinch but Haggus prevents it.
Adamou prevents a body shot from Haggus.
Adamou tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Haggus just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggus has Adamou pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Haggus pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Adamou tumbling to the mat - Haggus dives into Adamou's guard.
Adamou working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggus.
Haggus pushing down on Adamou's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haggus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adamou defending well though.
Haggus is working for a kimura but Adamou is defending it quite comfortably.
Haggus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adamou keeps working.
Haggus seems to be working for a kimura but Adamou defends the submission attempt.
Haggus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Adamou sees it coming and defends easily.
Haggus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Adamou sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Adamou sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Haggus is trying for a kimura here. Adamou looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Haggus wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Larry Haggus!
A very excited looking Larry Haggus 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 Shinksuke Nakamura (ranked 6393 p4p, 542 weight class) and Jack Nasty (ranked 5364 p4p, 500 weight class). Nasty has chosen Green Hell as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinksuke Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasty shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nasty looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nasty lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nasty controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nasty working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Nasty is standing up over Nakamura. Nakamura looks to escape but Nasty dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here.
Nakamura is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty is chipping away with strikes.
Nasty is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nakamura has escaped the position, nice work there.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Nakamura's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nakamura is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Nakamura's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty lands a few punches from side control.
Nasty advances to full mount.
Nasty cracks Nakamura with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nakamura wants to hold on but Nasty pushes him away.
Nasty raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nakamura is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Nasty! Nakamura is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Nasty!
A very excited looking Jack Nasty 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Pat Michaels (ranked 5199 p4p, 390 weight class) and Bryan Sall (ranked 5086 p4p, 383 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Sall!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sall was covering up waiting for the punch and Michaels finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Michaels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Michaels looking to pass the guard.
Sall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sall scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sall throws a leg kick but Michaels checks it.
Sall closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Michaels quickly recovers to half guard.
Sall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sall decides to return to a standing position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Michaels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Michaels is trying to break the clinch but Sall is controlling him.
Sall lands an elbow just above Michaels 's eye.
Michaels is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sall.
Michaels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sall has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Sall on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sall - that landed with a thud.
Michaels lands an elbow just above Sall 's eye.
Michaels is trying to force a seperation but Sall has the dominant position.
Sall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Michaels.
Michaels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michaels tried to score with a low kick but Sall checks it.
Sall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Michaels is rocked!
Sall arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Michaels's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bryan Sall!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Steve Jr (ranked 6293 p4p, 671 weight class) and Jordon Shoemaker (ranked 3881 p4p, 506 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jordon Shoemaker enters the cage!
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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, Mark Steve Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jordon Shoemaker!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoemaker blocks the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Shoemaker.
Steve Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shoemaker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shoemaker throws a counter combo.
Shoemaker misses with a wild body shot.
Shoemaker misses the jab.
Shoemaker digs a good hook to Steve Jr's body.
Jordon Shoemaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shoemaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shoemaker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shoemaker throws a big shot that misses.
Steve Jr moves out of range as Shoemaker strikes.
Steve Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steve Jr slips under a jab from Shoemaker.
Steve Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shoemaker.
Steve Jr moves out of range as Shoemaker strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Steve Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shoemaker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shoemaker gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Shoemaker takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Shoemaker working the head and body with strikes.
Steve Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shoemaker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Steve Jr pushes Shoemaker off looking to stand but Shoemaker dives back in and keeps control.
Steve Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shoemaker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Steve Jr trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Steve Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoemaker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shoemaker working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shoemaker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Steve Jr?
Steve Jr wants to hold on but Shoemaker pushes him away.
Shoemaker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Mark Steve Jr has been cut.
Steve Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Steve Jr is breathing heavily.
Shoemaker cracks Steve Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shoemaker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shoemaker breaks from Steve Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shoemaker raining down shots from the mount!
Shoemaker punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoemaker working the ground and pound effectively.
Shoemaker lands a nice shot to the head.
Shoemaker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shoemaker lands with some strikes.
Shoemaker has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Steve Jr is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jordon Shoemaker!
Our winner, Jordon Shoemaker, 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fred Linhart (ranked 6434 p4p, 286 weight class) and Martin Sedlacek (ranked 3396 p4p, 156 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Fred Linhart has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Fred Linhart seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Linhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Sedlacek!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sedlacek shoots in looking for a takedown. Linhart tries to sprawl out of it but Sedlacek keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Linhart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Linhart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sedlacek lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Linhart bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Linhart misses with a leg kick
and Sedlacek counters with a single leg into guard. Linhart didn't expect that.
Sedlacek 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.
Linhart managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhart wants to sweep here but Sedlacek controlling him for the moment.
Linhart wants to stand up but Sedlacek is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sedlacek thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Linhart is trying to keep Sedlacek in close.
Sedlacek drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sedlacek jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Linhart keeping moving, preventing Sedlacek from controlling successfully.
Linhart looking to control.
Linhart wants to stand but Sedlacek is controlling the position.
Sedlacek passes Linhart's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sedlacek seems to be working for a kimura but Linhart defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhart is in trouble now - Sedlacek has advanced to mount!
Linhart has left one of his arms exposed and Sedlacek doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Linhart screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martin Sedlacek!
Martin Sedlacek decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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