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BANDAI 9: Rising PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duane Whittman (ranked 5882 p4p, 498 weight class) and Amaru Maita (ranked 6420 p4p, 516 weight class). Whittman comes to the cage accompanied by Best Day Ever-Mac Miller. 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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duane Whittman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Amaru Maita!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maita looks to land a combination but Whittman avoids it well.
Maita throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whittman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Maita manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Whittman fails with the takedown.
Whittman clinches up with Maita and pushes him back against the cage.
Maita wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whittman tries to pull guard but Maita forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Maita's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whittman tries to pull guard but Maita holds him up against the cage and eventually Whittman drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duane Whittman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maita has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Whittman regains guard immediately.
Maita would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittman looking for a triangle here. Maita is fighting it but it looks tight! Whittman pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Maita is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Duane Whittman!
Post fight, an emotional Duane Whittman said 'This is dedicated to Mac Miller, RIP Brother...I will win a belt for you and shove it up everybody ass for good luck and some good ole fashion fun'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Doom (ranked 3703 p4p, 325 weight class) and Dave Watson (ranked 3627 p4p, 320 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Watson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom misses with a looping right.
Doom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watson moves out of range as Doom strikes.
Doom throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson slips a jab from Doom.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doom thuds his right hand into Watson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Doom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Doom misses with an uppercut.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doom was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Watson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Doom!
Doom might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Doom's shoulder. That is not cool.
Watson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Watson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Watson lands a nice forearm strike.
Doom gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
A nice elbow there by Watson.
It looks like Jay Doom has been cut.
Watson landing strikes from the mount and Doom is in trouble!
Watson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Watson.
Jay Doom's cut is getting worse.
A nice elbow there by Watson.
Jeez, Jay Doom's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jay Doom's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dave Watson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Vonshredder (ranked 1369 p4p, 219 weight class) and Corey Parker (ranked 2239 p4p, 320 weight class). Pete Vonshredder had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Vonshredder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Parker!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vonshredder misses with an uppercut.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Corey Parker has been cut.
Parker tries for a takedown but Vonshredder sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parker.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Vonshredder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vonshredder finds it's way round the side to connect with Parker's head.
Parker 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.
Vonshredder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Parker misses.
Vonshredder misses with a looping right.
Parker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vonshredder lands a big uppercut and Parker crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Parker looks OK. Vonshredder waves Parker back to his feet!
Parker is rocked!
We've been told by Vonshredder's head coaches at Big Price MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vonshredder connects with a nice cross there... Parker is looking wobbly and Vonshredder recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Parker to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Vonshredder jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pete Vonshredder!
A very excited looking Pete Vonshredder rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rei Bourke (ranked 463 p4p, 56 weight class) and Bruce Schlimen (ranked 4461 p4p, 441 weight class). Bourke comes to the cage accompanied by Champion. Schlimen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Breaking Wave. On his way into the cage it seems that Rei Bourke has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rei Bourke 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rei Bourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Schlimen!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bourke misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Schlimen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Schlimen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bourke counters with a nice uppercut.
Schlimen moves into the clinch successfully.
Bourke breaks from the clinch.
Schlimen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schlimen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schlimen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rei Bourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Schlimen.
Schlimen has a takedown stuffed.
Bourke just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourke connects with a right hand. Schlimen shakes it off.
Schlimen is rocked!
Schlimen misses with a takedown attempt
and Bourke counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rei Bourke!
Rei Bourke 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Wong Tong Chicken (ranked 3934 p4p, 401 weight class) and Rogerio De Souza (ranked 4130 p4p, 412 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wong Tong Chicken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio De Souza!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chicken lands a nice shot that snaps De Souza's head back.
It looks like Rogerio De Souza has been cut.
De Souza closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chicken quickly recovers to half guard.
Chicken tries to get to full guard but De Souza has control of the leg.
De Souza is trying to work for a kimura but Chicken is defending well.
De Souza seems to be looking for submissions.
De Souza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chicken doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Souza.
De Souza works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Souza looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza tries to control but Chicken wriggling away.
De Souza is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chicken can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Chicken is trying to stand up.
Chicken is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Souza is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Chicken is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rogerio De Souza!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Young Lad (ranked 494 p4p, 73 weight class) and Early Grayce (ranked 773 p4p, 123 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Young Lad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Early Grayce !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayce tries to land a body kick
and Lad counters with a straight right hand.
Grayce misses with a hook to the body
and Lad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.
Lad misses the shot to the body.
Lad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grayce .
Lad works the jab nicely.
Grayce with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lad has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD London BALLS OF STEEL in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Lad as he connects with a hook.
Lad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grayce doesn't seem bothered though.
Grayce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lad throwing a counter right hand but Grayce manages to avoid it.
Grayce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lad lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce shoots and misses
and Lad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grayce misses with a hook
and Lad counters with a stiff right hand.
Lad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lad cracks Grayce with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grayce on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lad cracks Grayce with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grayce is rocked!
Grayce with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lad to score with a decent uppercut.
Grayce is still on wobbly legs! Can Lad finish him?
Lad steps in with a hook that catches Grayce right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Lad follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Grayce looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Young Lad!
Young Lad retains his light heavyweight title!
Young Lad really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that THE END 32 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragan Bakalov (ranked 6721 p4p, 469 weight class) and Chistopher Hammer (ranked 5453 p4p, 427 weight class). Bakalov's entrance music is Time for pain!. A fine choice. Hammer has chosen Arch Enemy - The world is yours as his entrance music. Chistopher Hammer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dragan Bakalov'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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dragan Bakalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chistopher Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakalov closes the distance but Hammer moves to the side
and Hammer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakalov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hammer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bakalov sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Hammer to the ground! Bakalov dives into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Chistopher Hammer has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bakalov gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Bakalov wants to clinch up but Hammer keeps it at a distance.
Hammer wants to counter the offense by Bakalov and move into the clinch position.
Hammer scores with a decent looking hook.
Bakalov drops his shoulder and cracks Hammer with a huge uppercut! Hammer goes down! Can Bakalov finish him?
Hammer is working an open guard so Bakalov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bakalov closes the distance and pushes Hammer back into the cage.
Hammer breaks the clinch.
Bakalov wants to clinch up but Hammer keeps it at a distance.
Bakalov has Hammer up against the cage in a clinch.
Bakalov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
That has opened up Chistopher Hammer's cut even more.
Hammer manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer is pulling down on Bakalov's head. It's preventing any offense from Bakalov, at least for the moment.
Bakalov stands and steps away. Hammer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bakalov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dragan Bakalov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bakalov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hammer throws a right and a left that Bakalov avoids nicely.
Hammer keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Bakalov avoids them all with ease.
Bakalov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bakalov moves into the clinch successfully.
Bakalov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hammer up against the cage.
Hammer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bakalov stalling against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Bakalov.
Bakalov lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakalov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bakalov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hammer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bakalov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hammer is in Bakalov's guard.
Bakalov keeping full guard, as Hammer tries to pass.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Bakalov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer won't allow Bakalov to get back to his feet.
Bakalov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bakalov is wriggling around but Hammer manages to pass to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bakalov is trying to stand back up but Hammer is controlling him
Hammer seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bakalov has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Hammer is on him like a limpet, forcing Bakalov back against the cage.
Hammer tries to break free but Bakalov pushes him back against the cage.
Hammer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hammer looks winded!
Bakalov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakalov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bakalov gets a clinch.
Bakalov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hammer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bakalov's elbow.
Bakalov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bakalov moves into the clinch.
Hammer has clasped his hands together around Bakalov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bakalov sneaks out the side door and pushes Hammer away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Bakalov tries a head kick but it misses.
Bakalov wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bakalov tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.
Bakalov tries to bum rush Hammer with a series of wild strikes but Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bakalov gets a clinch.
Bakalov breaks from the clinch.
Dragan Bakalov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bakalov's guard.
Hammer stops Bakalov from standing up.
Hammer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bakalov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bakalov is looking to clinch but Hammer is avoiding it.
Bakalov throws a sloppy head kick and Hammer moves out of range easily.
Bakalov takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hammer is trying to pull guard but Bakalov has him pressed against the cage.
Bakalov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragan Bakalov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chistopher Hammer'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.
Bakalov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bakalov as he avoids it easily.
Jab by Bakalov.
Bakalov gets a clinch.
Bakalov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hammer's defenses.
The cut above Chistopher Hammer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hammer is trying to break free.
Bakalov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hammer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bakalov's elbow.
Bakalov just leaning against Hammer, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakalov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hammer is keeping busy.
Hammer is trying to break free.
Hammer tries to pull guard but Bakalov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakalov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bakalov fails to land with a series of punches.
Bakalov has managed to clinch.
Bakalov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bakalov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab from Bakalov.
Chistopher Hammer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hammer keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bakalov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hammer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bakalov avoids it really well and circles away.
Dragan Bakalov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chistopher Hammer.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Hammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Bakalov.
Hammer shoots in looking for a takedown. Bakalov tries to sprawl out of it but Hammer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bakalov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer with a poor takedown
and Bakalov counters with a left to the body.
Bakalov drops Hammer with a right and a left! Bakalov comes rushing in but Hammer regains his composure and manages to keep Bakalov in guard.
Hammer is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chistopher Hammer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dragan Bakalov!
Dragan Bakalov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Cardoso (ranked 6748 p4p, 633 weight class) and Javelle Stone (ranked 5249 p4p, 586 weight class). Stone has chosen Matrimony by:Wale as his entrance music. Daniel Cardoso could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Javelle Stone's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Cardoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Javelle Stone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone misses with a series of wild punches.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Cardoso.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cardoso moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cardoso or perhaps it was just good defense by Stone, which made it look bad.
Cardoso dives in and grabs Stone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stone pushes down on Cardoso's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cardoso. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone throws a left that rocks Cardoso and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Stone dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Cardoso regain composure!
Cardoso is rocked!
It looks like Daniel Cardoso has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Cardoso looks calm but he's in trouble here. Stone gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Cardoso is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Stone lets go of the hold and Cardoso can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Javelle Stone!
Javelle Stone took some time post fight to say the following; 'I specialize in whoopin ass, what did you think was going to be the outcome!'.
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