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Open Weight Grand Prix S01E07 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Theo Christofi (ranked 6921 p4p, 565 weight class) and Bruce Schlimen (ranked 4342 p4p, 428 weight class). Schlimen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wavey. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bruce Schlimen enters the cage!
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175 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theo Christofi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Schlimen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christofi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schlimen misses with a kick to the body.
Christofi lands with a shot to the body.
Christofi throws out a powerful jab.
Schlimen stuns Christofi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Christofi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christofi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schlimen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Christofi throws a shot to the body.
Christofi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schlimen misses with a hook
and Schlimen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schlimen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christofi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schlimen manages to avoid it.
Christofi lands a nice shot that snaps Schlimen's head back.
Schlimen is rocked!
Christofi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schlimen is still on wobbly legs! Can Christofi finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christofi drops Schlimen with a naaaaasty hook - Schlimen is in real trouble here! Christofi dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theo Christofi!
Theo Christofi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Bludgeon (ranked 3648 p4p, 78 weight class) and Rogerio De Souza (ranked 3564 p4p, 73 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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196 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza misses with a two punch combination.
Bludgeon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Souza looks to land a right hand but Bludgeon moved out of range.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Souza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bludgeon on his heels. He'll look to pass Bludgeon's guard now, I'm sure.
De Souza drops back looking for a leg! Bludgeon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bludgeon manages to kick De Souza off! De Souza jumps back into Bludgeon's guard.
De Souza wants to control from the top but Bludgeon keeps moving.
De Souza looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Bludgeon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bludgeon trying to keep a closed guard but De Souza is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Bludgeon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Souza drops back looking for a leg! Bludgeon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bludgeon manages to kick De Souza off! De Souza jumps back into Bludgeon's guard.
De Souza slips nicely into half guard.
De Souza tries to pass to full mount but Bludgeon defends it.
De Souza 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.
De Souza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bludgeon sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza is looking for a kimura here.
De Souza prevents Bludgeon from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Souza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Souza trying to control from half guard but Bludgeon is working away.
De Souza is working for a kimura but Bludgeon is defending it quite comfortably.
Bludgeon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bludgeon tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bludgeon is controlling De Souza's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bludgeon tries to roll over but De Souza keeps him under control.
Bludgeon wants to control but De Souza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Souza trying to pass the guard but Bludgeon defending well.
Bludgeon is defending against the submission attempts here by De Souza.
De Souza 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.
De Souza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Souza seems to be working for a kimura but Bludgeon defends the submission attempt.
De Souza is looking for a kimura here.
De Souza passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bludgeon!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bludgeon prevents De Souza from taking his back.
De Souza looking to secure an arm triangle but Bludgeon defends it well.
De Souza looking for a guillotine from mount but Bludgeon is having none of it.
De Souza looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bludgeon wants to control but De Souza is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Souza wants to finish this one by submission but Bludgeon is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from De Souza.
De Souza looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bludgeon tries to hold on but De Souza postures up.
De Souza working for a guillotine from mount but Bludgeon is in no mood to give up.
De Souza looking for a guillotine from mount but Bludgeon is having none of it.
De Souza is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bludgeon is surviving well by controlling De Souza's body position as best he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Souza is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bludgeon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bludgeon tries to hold on but De Souza postures up.
De Souza looking to secure an arm triangle but Bludgeon defends it well.
Bludgeon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
De Souza looking to secure an arm triangle but Bludgeon defends it well.
De Souza looking for a guillotine from mount but Bludgeon is having none of it.
Bludgeon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Souza on the ground.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Souza looking to secure an arm triangle but Bludgeon defends it well.
De Souza takes Bludgeon's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Bludgeon is in trouble.
De Souza trying to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Souza has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Souza is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bludgeon defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
De Souza looking for the choke from the back.
De Souza tightening his grip on Bludgeon, looking for the choke.
De Souza is looking for a choke. Bludgeon gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Bludgeon manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
De Souza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Souza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bludgeon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio De Souza dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Souza takes a swing at Bludgeon's ribcage but misses.
De Souza dives in and grabs Bludgeon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bludgeon pushes down on De Souza's head and hops out.
Bludgeon misses with a wild combination.
De Souza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
De Souza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bludgeon.
It looks like Rogerio De Souza has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bludgeon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been told by Bludgeon's head coaches at Martial Arts Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bludgeon stuns De Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bludgeon throws a one two combo.
De Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bludgeon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Souza walks into a left hand.
De Souza is rocked!
De Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bludgeon lands with a big left! De Souza is wobbled badly! Bludgeon comes in with a flurry of punches and drops De Souza to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gargan Morus (ranked 1939 p4p, 53 weight class) and Kenji Kozlov (ranked 2203 p4p, 59 weight class). Gargan Morus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gargan Morus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenji Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morus digs a good hook to Kozlov's body.
Morus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kozlov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kozlov gets a clinch.
Morus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kozlov keeps control of Morus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morus swings wildly with an uppercut but Kozlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozlov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kozlovs head.
A short body shot lands from Kozlov as the two fighters clinch.
Morus misses with the head strike.
Kozlov lands a nice uppercut.
Kozlov lands with a short shot to the head.
Morus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Morus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Morus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozlov takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov blocks a body shot from Morus.
Kozlov blocks a body shot from Morus.
Kozlov tries a body shot but Morus blocks it.
A short right from Kozlov.
Kozlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kozlov.
Morus is rocked!
Morus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oh Morus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Morus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kozlov drops Morus with a huge uppercut! Morus drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kozlov is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Kozlov!
A relieved looking Kenji Kozlov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Gargan Morus spoke after the fight, saying 'I lose...I learn....I'll be back!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Early Grayce (ranked 1816 p4p, 50 weight class) and Dreamiest Panda (ranked 1941 p4p, 85 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dreamiest Panda!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda tries to clinch up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Grayce .
Grayce lands an elbow.
Panda tries to bench press Grayce off him but Grayce keeps the position.
Grayce working the ground and pound from side control.
Panda is looking to reverse the position.
Grayce lands an elbow.
Grayce landing strikes.
Panda tries to improve position but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Panda on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
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!
Panda takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Panda on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Grayce landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Grayce scoring with punches and elbows.
Grayce cracks Panda with a big elbow.
Panda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grayce wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Panda is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Grayce 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Grayce drops an elbow to the side of Panda's head.
Panda is not content to let Grayce control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Panda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Panda punching from the bottom.
Panda has hold of Grayce 's hands but Grayce slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Panda tries to get to full guard but Grayce has control of the leg.
Grayce drops an elbow to the side of Panda's head.
Panda on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grayce 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.
Grayce working over Panda with some ground and pound. Panda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Panda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grayce working over Panda with some ground and pound. Panda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grayce works his foot free and advances to mount.
Grayce unloading with bombs!
Panda is trying desperately to improve position.
Grayce in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two 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!
Panda gets back to half guard.
Panda is trying to get back to full guard.
Grayce is looking to take a break and control but Panda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panda is looking for a sweep. Grayce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grayce slips a nice elbow through Panda's hands, connecting with Panda's forehead.
Grayce 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.
Grayce works his way into full mount!
Grayce will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Panda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grayce lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Panda hang on?
Panda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grayce breaks from Panda's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Grayce lands with some strikes.
Panda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grayce lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Panda is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda is looking to get to half guard.
A big strike lands for Grayce ! That's really hurt Panda and he's turned his back - Grayce keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Grayce jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Early Grayce !
During a confident post fight interview, Early Grayce thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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