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Torcida 37- Snowdon Vs Calvero PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patriciano Pelosi (ranked 24421 p4p, 696 weight class) and Claudio Manzoni Jr (ranked 24657 p4p, 715 weight class). Manzoni Jr has chosen Wily wily- ghali as his entrance music. 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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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patriciano Pelosi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Manzoni Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelosi wants to clinch up but Manzoni Jr keeps it at a distance.
Pelosi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manzoni Jr.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pelosi.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pelosi.
Manzoni Jr is rocked!
Pelosi lands with a right and another and another! Manzoni Jr is in big trouble! Pelosi lands again and this time it's lights out for Manzoni Jr! A quality knockout there for Pelosi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Patriciano Pelosi!
After the fight, Patriciano Pelosi 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.
Claudio Manzoni Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'I can do better, shit can happened. Torcida gimme a Rematch plz'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles Bridges (ranked 24110 p4p, 720 weight class) and Nico Amadeus (ranked 5771 p4p, 557 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles Bridges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nico Amadeus!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amadeus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amadeus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bridges. That did some damage!
Amadeus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Amadeus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Amadeus slaps away a takedown attempt from Bridges, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Amadeus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bridges gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Amadeus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bridges if he has to take too many more of those.
Amadeus delivers a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Amadeus. That's going to slow Bridges down.
Amadeus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bridges, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amadeus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Amadeus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bridges avoids it.
Amadeus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bridges is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadeus looking to throw knees to the head but Bridges is blocking nicely.
Amadeus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bridges lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amadeus with a knee to the head.
Amadeus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Amadeus landing knees to the head.
Amadeus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bridges lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amadeus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Amadeus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bridges has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amadeus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amadeus has closed the distance and engaged Bridges in a clinch.
Amadeus tries to land a knee to the head but Bridges blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amadeus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Amadeus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bridges in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Amadeus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amadeus connects with a knee to the head.
Bridges wants to take the fight to the mat but Amadeus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Amadeus scores with a knee to the head.
Amadeus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bridges takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bridges is rocked!
Amadeus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Amadeus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Amadeus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Amadeus landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Amadeus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amadeus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amadeus looking to throw knees to the head but Bridges is blocking nicely.
Amadeus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bridges's face.
Amadeus landing knees to the head.
Bridges drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles Bridges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amadeus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bridges blocks it with crossed arms.
Amadeus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bridges blocks it with crossed arms.
Amadeus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bridges blocks it with crossed arms.
Amadeus with a knee to the head.
Bridges drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Amadeus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A knee to the head by Amadeus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Amadeus.
Knees to the body from Amadeus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amadeus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bridges lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amadeus looking to throw knees to the head but Bridges is blocking nicely.
Amadeus working Bridges over with knees to the body.
Amadeus working Bridges over with knees to the body.
Amadeus landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amadeus misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Amadeus.
Knees in the clinch landing for Amadeus.
Amadeus with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nico Amadeus 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.
Amadeus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Amadeus thuds his shin into the meat of Bridges's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Amadeus. That's going to slow Bridges down.
Amadeus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bridges, pushing him back against the cage.
Bridges fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Amadeus connects with a knee to the head.
Amadeus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amadeus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bridges takes a knee to the side of the body.
Amadeus landing knees to the head.
Amadeus breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amadeus lands with an uppercut that bounces Bridges off the cage and back into range.
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!
Bridges walks into a jab.
Oh Bridges is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Amadeus throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Amadeus backs up against the cage.
Amadeus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bridges takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Amadeus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bridges will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bridges walks forward, straight into a front kick from Amadeus.
Bridges takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Amadeus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bridges if he has to take too many more of those.
Nico Amadeus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amadeus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bridges seems to have got his legs back now.
Amadeus lands a brutal head kick. Bridges looks out on his feet and Amadeus throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Nico Amadeus!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nico Amadeus thanked Real Men Supplements for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Beaubois (ranked 4493 p4p, 356 weight class) and Rodrigo Gracie (ranked 4847 p4p, 378 weight class). Rodrigo Gracie 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lionel Beaubois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrigo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Beaubois is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Beaubois's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is trying for a kimura here. Beaubois looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gracie wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo Gracie!
A relieved looking Rodrigo Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lashley (ranked 5319 p4p, 512 weight class) and Master Splinter (ranked 4411 p4p, 442 weight class). Splinter has chosen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theme Song as his entrance music. Master Splinter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bobby Lashley's chin.
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Splinter!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lashley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Splinter breaks from the clinch.
Lashley dives in and grabs Splinter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Splinter pushes down on Lashley's head and hops out.
A little jabbing left from Splinter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Splinter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Splinter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lashley's head backwards.
It looks like Bobby Lashley has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Splinter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Splinter.
Lashley with a poor takedown
and Splinter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lashley is rocked!
Splinter is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lashley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Splinter.
Oh Lashley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lashley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lashley gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Master Splinter!
Post fight, Master Splinter took to the microphone: 'I AM no longer the weak gatekeeper I'm hitting my prime and I'm ready to make my mark!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Seshomaru (ranked 2341 p4p, 245 weight class) and Drew Carvalho (ranked 2868 p4p, 297 weight class). Seshomaru comes to the cage accompanied by PRIDE NEVER DIES THEME SONG. Carvalho is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wrecked-by PARKWAY DRIVE. The key to victory for Lord Seshomaru has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lord Seshomaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drew Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho has closed the distance and engaged Seshomaru in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carvalho has a couple of punches blocked by Seshomaru.
Seshomaru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seshomaru blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Carvalho.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carvalho.
Carvalho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carvalho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carvalho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carvalho struggles to land a body shot inside as Seshomaru controls his hands.
Seshomaru wants to get back to striking at distance but Carvalho won't allow it.
Carvalho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seshomaru can't break the clinch.
Carvalho misses with some punches.
Carvalho scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seshomaru tries to break free but Carvalho pushes him back against the cage.
Carvalho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carvalho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carvalho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carvalho lands a right hand.
Carvalho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Seshomaru tries to throw a body punch but Carvalho avoids it by throwing Seshomaru back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seshomaru tries to circle away but Carvalho has him pinned against the cage.
Carvalho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carvalho lands a nice uppercut.
Seshomaru is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carvalho is keeping busy.
Carvalho lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Carvalho.
Carvalho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Seshomaru is breathing heavily.
Carvalho lands a shoulder strike.
Carvalho breaks the clinch.
Carvalho moves into the clinch.
Carvalho swings wildly with an uppercut but Seshomaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Seshomaru fails to land.
Carvalho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seshomaru backwards.
Carvalho blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carvalho scores with a shot to the side of Seshomaru's head.
Carvalho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seshomaru tries to circle away but Carvalho has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carvalho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carvalho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carvalho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Seshomaru ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
Carvalho has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Carvalho lands a big uppercut and Seshomaru crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Seshomaru looks OK. Carvalho waves Seshomaru back to his feet!
Seshomaru is rocked!
A lazy body kick from Seshomaru
and Carvalho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carvalho.
Oh Seshomaru is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seshomaru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seshomaru seems to have got his legs back now.
Carvalho misses with a low kick.
Carvalho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab, jab by Carvalho - just one landing.
Carvalho thows a leg kick but Seshomaru checks it
and Seshomaru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carvalho tries a head kick but it misses.
Seshomaru looks to land a right hand but Carvalho moved out of range.
Seshomaru takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Seshomaru seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Carvalho shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Seshomaru is backing up but Carvalho catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Seshomaru covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Carvalho Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Carvalho!
Post fight, Drew Carvalho stared into the camera and said 'I've been training hard really hitting my stride as of late.Never give up on your dreams kids just keep going.Thx to Torcida'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Egon Graumuller (ranked 2408 p4p, 296 weight class) and Rafal Mazur (ranked 2561 p4p, 307 weight class). Mazur has chosen Nothing More - Here's to Heartache as his entrance music. Rafal Mazur has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Egon Graumuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafal Mazur!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graumuller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mazur drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Graumuller defends it well.
Mazur throws a head kick that Graumuller semi-blocks.
Mazur misses with a head kick.
Mazur lands with a cross.
Mazur misses with a head kick.
Mazur has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Graumuller is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Graumuller has Mazur up against the cage in a clinch.
Graumuller prevents Mazur from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Mazur.
Mazur prevents a takedown attempt there.
Graumuller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mazur working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graumuller taking a breather.
Mazur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graumuller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mazur tries to avoid it but Graumuller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mazur to the ground. Mazur escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Graumuller gets a takedown into half guard.
Mazur wants to stand back up but Graumuller manages to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graumuller trying to control the position but Mazur is working away.
Mazur wants to control but Graumuller postures up.
Mazur is not content to let Graumuller control the position.
The referee asks Graumuller politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Graumuller prefers to stall for the moment though.
Graumuller working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Graumuller tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Graumuller has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graumuller is trying to get an arm triangle but Mazur is defending well.
Graumuller wants to control but Mazur is keeping him busy.
Mazur tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graumuller has managed to slip his arm under Mazur's chin. This could be all over... yep, Mazur is tapping out! Submission win for Graumuller.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Egon Graumuller!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Samedov (ranked 3316 p4p, 434 weight class) and Piston Honda (ranked 1324 p4p, 194 weight class). Honda has chosen Sakura as his entrance music. Zabit Samedov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zabit Samedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Piston Honda!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda lands a really nice looking cross but Samedov seems unphased.
Samedov is looking to clinch.
Honda looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Honda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Samedov throws a head kick that misses
and Honda counters with a nice body kick.
Honda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Samedov misses with a shot to the body
and Honda counters with a head kick. That will keep Samedov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Honda's coach down at Ninja Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Honda's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Honda swats away the attempt to clinch by Samedov.
A lazy body kick from Samedov
and Honda counters with a good, hard body kick but Samedov shrugs it off.
Zabit Samedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samedov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Samedov.
Samedov tries to clinch but Honda moves away
and Honda counters with a good low kick that Samedov was not able to check.
Samedov avoids the head kick by Honda.
Samedov wants to clinch but Honda slips to the side
and Honda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Samedov's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samedov throws a head kick that misses.
Honda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Samedov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Honda.
Samedov wants to clinch
and Honda counters with a body kick that stops Samedov in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samedov tries to clinch
and Honda counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Samedov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Samedov. That did some damage!
Honda scores with a head kick.
It looks like Zabit Samedov has been cut.
Samedov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Honda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samedov tries a head kick but it misses.
Honda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Honda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Samedov's head.
Samedov takes the fight into the clinch.
Honda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Samedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Honda shapes to counter with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honda swats away the attempt to clinch by Samedov.
Samedov avoids a kick to the body.
Samedov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samedov rushes Honda and presses him up against the cage.
Honda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samedov tries to clinch up but Honda circles away and keeps his distance.
Samedov tries to clinch there but Honda circles away.
Honda doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Samedov blocks the body kick.
Samedov is looking to clinch.
Samedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Samedov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Samedov tries to clinch but Honda moves away
and Honda counters with a leg kick.
Samedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Samedov throws a combination that misses
and Honda counters with a good, hard body kick but Samedov shrugs it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Honda.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Honda, right into the meat.
Samedov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Honda counters with a good low kick that Samedov was not able to check.
Honda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Samedov jumps guard but Honda stands there with Samedov around his waist. Samedov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Honda fails to land.
Samedov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Samedov gets control of Honda's arms and successfully pulls guard. Samedov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Honda is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Samedov is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samedov throwing strikes from guard but Honda blocks nicely.
Samedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samedov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Honda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Samedov.
Honda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Honda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Samedov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Honda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Samedov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Samedov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Honda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Samedov throwing strikes but missing.
Samedov throws a big right hand that misses.
Samedov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Samedov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samedov throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zabit Samedov's cut.
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.
Samedov tries to clinch up but Honda circles away and keeps his distance.
Samedov tries to move into range but Honda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Samedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Samedov.
Samedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Honda steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Honda explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Samedov clinches with his opponent.
Honda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Samedov tries to pull guard but Honda holds him up against the cage and eventually Samedov drops back down to his feet.
Samedov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Honda just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda breaks from the clinch.
Crunch! Honda slams his shin into Samedov's torso.
Samedov wants to clinch
and Honda counters with a body kick that stops Samedov in his tracks momentarily.
Samedov misses with a shot to the body
and Honda counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samedov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Honda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Samedov's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samedov lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samedov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Honda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Samedov moves out of range of the body kick from Honda.
Samedov moves to clinch but Honda breaks away
and Honda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Honda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Samedov looks to clinch
and Honda counters with a leg kick.
A head kick by Samedov misses
and Honda counters with a nice leg kick.
Samedov moves to clinch but Honda breaks away
and Honda counters with an inside leg kick.
Honda connects with an inside leg kick.
Samedov tries to clinch
and Honda counters with a big head kick but Samedov shrugs it off.
Zabit Samedov's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samedov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Honda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Honda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda scoring well with a low kick there.
Honda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Honda lands with a nice body kick.
Honda lands a nice looking body kick.
Honda throws a head kick that half lands.
Honda lands with a kick to the ribs.
Samedov misses with an uppercut
and Honda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samedov tries to clinch
and Honda counters with an outside leg kick.
Honda keeps the fight on the outside.
Samedov scores with a head kick.
Samedov closes the distance but Honda moves to the side
and Honda counters with an outside leg kick.
Honda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Samedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samedov tries to clinch
and Honda makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Samedov really felt that one!
Samedov darts in trying to clinch
and Honda counters with a thumping low kick.
Honda connects with an inside leg kick.
Samedov tries to clinch but Honda is having none of it.
Samedov tries to clinch but Honda is having none of it.
Samedov darts in and clinches Honda up against the cage.
Samedov gets control of Honda's arms and successfully pulls guard. Samedov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Honda controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda wants to pass the guard but Samedov is keeping the position.
Honda preventing the sweep.
Honda wants to stand but Samedov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Honda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Samedov controlling Honda's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zabit Samedov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Honda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Samedov wants to clinch
and Honda counters with a nice leg kick.
Samedov avoids a kick to the body.
Honda throws a leg kick which misses Samedov's front leg but catches the back leg as Samedov tries to avoid it.
Samedov wants to clinch
and Honda counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Samedov moves in looking to clinch but Honda pushes him off.
A clash of legs there as Honda blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samedov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Honda counters with a good low kick that Samedov was not able to check.
Samedov tries to clinch up but Honda circles away and keeps his distance.
Honda replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Samedov blocks it well.
Samedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Samedov tries to bum rush Honda with a series of wild strikes but Honda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samedov darts in trying to clinch
and Honda counters with a head kick.
Samedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Honda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samedov is looking to clinch.
Samedov misses with a wild combination.
Honda flicks out a counter leg kick but Samedov steps away.
Honda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Samedov wants to clinch up but Honda keeps it at a distance.
Samedov tries to clinch
and Honda counters with an outside leg kick.
Piston Honda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Honda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Samedov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Samedov tries to clinch up
and Honda counters with a good low kick that Samedov was not able to check.
Samedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Honda replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Samedov blocks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samedov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Honda counters with an inside leg kick.
Samedov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Honda moves away from the strike by Samedov.
Samedov tries to clinch up.
Samedov doesn't manage to clinch there - Honda circles away.
Honda moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Honda!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honda thuds his shin into the meat of Samedov's side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Honda.
Samedov wants to clinch up but Honda keeps it at a distance.
Samedov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Honda counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Honda connects with an inside leg kick.
Honda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Honda.
Honda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Honda finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Honda.
Honda scores with a head kick.
Honda connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Honda lands with a kick to the ribs.
Samedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Samedov tries to clinch
and Honda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zabit Samedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samedov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Honda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Samedov throws a head kick that misses
and Honda counters with a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Honda.
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!
Samedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Honda.
Honda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Samedov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Honda counters with a good, hard body kick but Samedov shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda scores with a kick to the body.
Samedov throws a leg kick
and Honda counters with a solid body kick.
Samedov misses with a double jab
and Honda counters with a solid body kick.
Honda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Samedov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Piston Honda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Honda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Honda scores with a head kick.
Samedov's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A solid body kick from Honda.
Honda scores with a push kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Honda.
Samedov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Honda counters with a head kick. That will keep Samedov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that's the end of the fight!
Piston Honda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Honda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piston Honda!
A very excited looking Piston Honda 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between William Snowdon (ranked 1133 p4p, 150 weight class) and Finn Calvero (ranked 1243 p4p, 161 weight class). Calvero is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm a Gnome. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Snowdon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Finn Calvero!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Snowdon. Calvero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calvero steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Snowdon.
Snowdon just misses with a punch to the body.
Snowdon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Snowdon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Calvero rushes Snowdon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Snowdon lands a hook that snaps the head of Calvero backwards.
Calvero misses with a punch on the inside.
Snowdon working aggressively here.
Snowdon is working for takedown but Calvero is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snowdon.
A head punch on the inside from Calvero fails to land.
Calvero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Calvero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snowdon struggles to land a body shot inside as Calvero controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snowdon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Calvero throws a punch but it's blocked by Snowdon.
Calvero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snowdon backwards.
Snowdon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snowdon misses with a punch to the body.
Snowdon scores with a shoulder strike.
Calvero working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowdon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Calvero is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Snowdon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snowdon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Calvero gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Snowdon jumps guard.
Calvero would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Calvero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Snowdon trying to control the position.
Calvero wants to stand but Snowdon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Snowdon is trying to keep Calvero in close.
Snowdon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Calvero is one step ahead there.
Calvero trying to stand up but can't free himself from Snowdon's guard.
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.
Snowdon has his foot on Calvero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Calvero works his way back into a safe position though.
Calvero has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Snowdon to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Calvero is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Snowdon pulls down on the head and he's put Calvero to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). William Snowdon!
William Snowdon retains his welterweight title!
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