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BANDAI 11: Tapout PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sir Reginald Beefcake (ranked 4459 p4p, 374 weight class) and Brian Mills (ranked 4343 p4p, 360 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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270 lbs
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229 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sir Reginald Beefcake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Mills!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beefcake defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mills.
Mills gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beefcake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Brian Mills has been cut.
Beefcake throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Beefcake. No joy for Mills on that attempt.
Sir Reginald Beefcake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Mills.
Mills misses with a takedown
and Beefcake counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mills! Beefcake lets Mills back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mills is rocked!
Brian Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills misses with a takedown
and Beefcake 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 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sir Reginald Beefcake!
During a confident post fight interview, Sir Reginald Beefcake thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zach Alexander (ranked 3859 p4p, 334 weight class) and Dek Tanningfield (ranked 4062 p4p, 345 weight class). Zach Alexander has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Basic striking
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dek Tanningfield!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanningfield gets a takedown into half guard.
Alexander is trying to stand up here but Tanningfield is controlling him well.
Tanningfield is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Tanningfield.
Tanningfield working over Alexander with some ground and pound. Alexander looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tanningfield perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alexander has hold of Tanningfield's hands but Tanningfield slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Tanningfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanningfield content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Alexander has hold of Tanningfield's hands but Tanningfield slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alexander is rocked!
Tanningfield uses his free foot to push down on Alexander's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Alexander.
Tanningfield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanningfield drops a big elbow. That's hurt Alexander! More shots from Tanningfield and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dek Tanningfield!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 1823 p4p, 188 weight class) and Harvey Smithson (ranked 3260 p4p, 294 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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265 lbs
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245 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harvey Smithson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Banner throws a jab when Smithson was well out of range.
A cross from Smithson lands.
Smithson 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.
Smithson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smithson wants it to stay on the feet.
Smithson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banner.
Smithson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Banner fails to land with a series of punches.
Smithson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Banner seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Some wild striking there from Smithson.
Banner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Banner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smithson catches Banner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smithson avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smithson lands a jab.
Banner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smithson sprawls well. Smithson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Banner gets slowly back to his feet.
Smithson steps in with a hook that catches Banner right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Smithson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Banner looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harvey Smithson!
A very excited looking Harvey Smithson 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Plouman (ranked 3818 p4p, 392 weight class) and Jose Tapia (ranked 3881 p4p, 395 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jose Tapia enters the cage!
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Brawler
Powerful |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Plouman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Tapia!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Plouman.
Plouman lands a nice looking body shot.
Tapia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Plouman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Plouman connects with a body shot that sends Tapia's belly button to the back.
Plouman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Plouman scores with the left hand. Tapia knows he should have avoided that one.
Plouman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tapia takes one to the chin there.
Tapia gets the takedown into side control.
Plouman tries to buck Tapia off but Tapia is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tapia trying to control the action but Plouman is working from the bottom.
Plouman is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouman is working hard here to advance position.
Tapia tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Plouman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tapia off and has taken his back!
Tapia really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Plouman's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Plouman is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Tapia is defending well though. Plouman let's go of the attempt for now.
Tapia trying to control but not successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plouman patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Plouman struggling to keep hold of the position.
Tapia is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Plouman.
Plouman looking for the choke but no joy.
Plouman is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Tapia has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Plouman has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Tapia taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Plouman doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Victor Plouman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Deschencko (ranked 4154 p4p, 415 weight class) and Victor Kowalevitz (ranked 6921 p4p, 534 weight class). Victor Kowalevitz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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164 lbs
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180 cm
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148 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Deschencko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Kowalevitz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deschencko throws a right hand that Kowalevitz ducks under and follows up with a left that Kowalevitz also avoids with ease.
Kowalevitz shoots in for a double leg but Deschencko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Deschencko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Deschencko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deschencko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kowalevitz's sensitive parts.
Deschencko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Deschencko scoring well with a low kick there.
Kowalevitz dives in and grabs Deschencko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Deschencko pushes down on Kowalevitz's head and hops out.
Kowalevitz fails with the takedown.
Vladimir Deschencko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Kowalevitz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deschencko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Deschencko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalevitz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschencko is trying to buck Kowalevitz off.
Kowalevitz is working to tighten his grip on Deschencko's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Deschencko has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Kowalevitz is really squeezing tight and eventually Deschencko passes out! Kowalevitz breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Victor Kowalevitz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Collis (ranked 8324 p4p, 568 weight class) and Davion Motley (ranked 5573 p4p, 488 weight class). Max Collis looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful |
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Collis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Davion Motley!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Collis circles away.
Motley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Motley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Collis down.
Motley working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Motley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Collis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Collis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Motley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Motley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motley is trying to get an arm triangle but Collis is defending well.
Motley lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Motley lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motley works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Collis is rocked!
Collis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oh Collis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Motley! That's hurt Collis! Will he recover? Motley fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davion Motley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Hickings (ranked 3282 p4p, 345 weight class) and Dom Franzen (ranked 5255 p4p, 482 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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191 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Likes comics |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie Hickings!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dom Franzen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franzen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hickings finds it's way round the side to connect with Franzen's head.
Franzen takes one to the chin there.
Hickings connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Franzen throws a push kick but Hickings slaps the foot to one side.
Franzen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hickings counters with a stiff right hand.
Hickings looks to land a right hand but Franzen moved out of range.
Dom Franzen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hickings is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hickings scores with a jab to the body.
Franzen wants to clinch up but Hickings keeps it at a distance.
Hickings connects with a looping right hand.
Franzen is rocked!
Franzen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Franzen is still on wobbly legs! Can Hickings finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hickings fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Franzen misses with a takedown
and Hickings connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Are you kidding me?! Hickings ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Franzen clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charlie Hickings!
Charlie Hickings is the new middleweight champion!
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