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Battle of the Beef Cakes RD2A PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Android Fourteen (ranked 7586 p4p, 237 weight class) and Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 7486 p4p, 211 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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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Android Fourteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gennady Mikhasevich!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fourteen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fourteen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fourteen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mikhasevich was covering up waiting for the punch and Fourteen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mikhasevich looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fourteen is posturing up here but Mikhasevich has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fourteen tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fourteen has to tap! Slick submission there by Mikhasevich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gennady Mikhasevich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ohhhh Mylanta (ranked 7403 p4p, 234 weight class) and Lew Rockwell (ranked 7671 p4p, 241 weight class). The key to victory for Ohhhh Mylanta has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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280 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ohhhh Mylanta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lew Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mylanta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rockwell throws out the jab.
Mylanta throws a shot from downtown. Rockwell moves away and avoids it.
Rockwell throws a lazy uppercut
and Mylanta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rockwell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mylanta.
Rockwell misses with an uppercut.
Mylanta connects with a nice looking jab.
Mylanta throws the left hand but Rockwell avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Rockwell misses.
Rockwell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rockwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rockwell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rockwell takes the fight into the clinch.
Mylanta is trying to break the clinch but Rockwell has him pressed against the cage.
Rockwell pulls Mylanta into guard.
Rockwell has his foot on Mylanta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mylanta works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mylanta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rockwell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rockwell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mylanta defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylanta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mylanta throws a big elbow that misses.
Mylanta throws a big elbow that misses.
Rockwell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mylanta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mylanta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rockwell has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Mylanta doesn't defend quickly enough and Rockwell has managed to lock this one up! Can Mylanta escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rockwell on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lew Rockwell!
Our winner, Lew Rockwell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohsen Shakouri (ranked 7392 p4p, 208 weight class) and Reinhard Stiglitz (ranked 7458 p4p, 235 weight class). Stiglitz has chosen Warriors Call by Volbeat as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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245 lbs
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298 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Brawler
Determined |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohsen Shakouri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reinhard Stiglitz!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiglitz wants to clinch up but Shakouri keeps it at a distance.
Stiglitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stiglitz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shakouri with a body shot.
Shakouri closes the distance and clinches up with Stiglitz, looking for a takedown. Shakouri pushes Stiglitz against the cage but Stiglitz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stiglitz drops Shakouri with a beautiful combination! Shakouri stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stiglitz is looking for the KO!
Shakouri looking to score a takedown here. Stiglitz is defending well but Shakouri drives through and ends up in Stiglitz's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stiglitz trying to keep a closed guard but Shakouri is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shakouri is working Stiglitz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shakouri won't allow Stiglitz to sweep him here.
Shakouri chips away with some ground and pound.
Shakouri lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stiglitz is trying to keep Shakouri in close.
Stiglitz keeping moving, preventing Shakouri from controlling successfully.
Shakouri working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stiglitz's head.
Shakouri might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shakouri wants to control from the top but Stiglitz keeps moving.
Stiglitz looking to control.
Shakouri chips away with some ground and pound.
Shakouri lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiglitz wants to control the position but Shakouri says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Shakouri looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shakouri is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stiglitz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shakouri scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shakouri lands a nice short elbow.
Shakouri scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shakouri drops an elbow to the side of Stiglitz's head.
Stiglitz is rocked!
Shakouri lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Stiglitz! More strikes land and this one is all over! Shakouri jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohsen Shakouri!
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Undercard bout
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Fredrick (ranked 2056 p4p, 299 weight class) and Gerrald James (ranked 1922 p4p, 281 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fredrick might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz: Throw It Up. 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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215 lbs
20 - 20 - 0 |
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206 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronald Fredrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrald James!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredrick shoots in looking for a takedown. James tries to sprawl out of it but Fredrick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. James manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fredrick 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.
James with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fredrick dives in and grabs James's left leg, looking for a takedown. James pushes down on Fredrick's head and hops out.
James swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
James displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fredrick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Fredrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fredrick drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fredrick's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James pushes Fredrick off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fredrick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fredrick wants to clinch.
James throws out a counter right but Fredrick avoids it with no problem.
Fredrick is looking to clinch.
Fredrick backing away here, and James unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fredrick to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fredrick is looking to advance position but James has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Fredrick is looking to get to half guard.
James controlling from mount.
Fredrick tries to hold on but James pushes him away.
Fredrick can't escape the position.
Fredrick is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ronald Fredrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James lands a jab to the head.
Fredrick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredrick moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
Fredrick shoots for a double leg takedown but James sprawls well. He's pushed Fredrick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fredrick moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
Fredrick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but James swivels and escapes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
Fredrick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around James's waist but James gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fredrick off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fredrick tries to clinch there but James circles away.
Fredrick closes the distance looking to clinch
and James counters with a left to the body.
Fredrick looks to clinch
and James counters with an outside leg kick.
James lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
James cracks Fredrick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Ronald Fredrick has been cut.
Fredrick wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fredrick or perhaps it was just good defense by James, which made it look bad.
James now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fredrick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice shot by James.
Fredrick darts in trying to clinch
and James counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fredrick! James lets Fredrick back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fredrick is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fredrick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James drops Fredrick with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fredrick looks back up at him and smiles so James waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Fredrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fredrick tries a head kick but it misses.
James has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fredrick is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fredrick walks straight into a right hand from James - that's dropped him! James jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Fredrick from any more punishment! Fredrick complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gerrald James!
Gerrald James decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Ronald Fredrick was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll see you soon!!!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adolfo Fernando (ranked 2255 p4p, 326 weight class) and Leon Montana (ranked 1590 p4p, 236 weight class). Adolfo Fernando has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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219 lbs
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adolfo Fernando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leon Montana!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana clinches up with Fernando and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.
Fernando misses with a punch on the inside.
Montana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fernando scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Our sources have told us that Fernando has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Fernando gets through Montana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Montana digs a right hand into Fernando's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fernando's gas tank.
Montana misses with a punch to the body.
Fernando tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montana swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernando uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Fernando fails to land.
Montana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montana misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fernando's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Fernando fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Fernando fails to land.
Fernando is looking to break free of the clinch but Montana has double underhooks.
Montana cracks Fernando with a nice body shot.
Montana blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fernando blocks an uppercut.
Fernando has had enough of the clinch but Montana keeps him there for the moment.
Montana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fernando tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montana's elbow.
Montana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Montana tries a body shot but Fernando blocks it.
Montana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Montana.
Fernando blocking some punches.
Fernando is trying to break the clinch but Montana is controlling him.
Fernando is trying to break the clinch but Montana has him pressed against the cage.
Fernando is trying to break free.
Fernando tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montana lands with a short shot to the head.
Fernando misses with some punches.
Montana lands a body punch.
Montana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fernando is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fernando lands with a left to the head.
Montana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Montana.
A left hand lands to the body for Montana.
A short right from Montana on the inside.
Fernando tries to break free but Montana pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Montana on the inside.
Montana lands a right hand.
Fernando misses with the head strike.
Montana stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Montana lands with a right to the head.
Montana drops Fernando onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Fernando is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fernando is rocked!
Montana blocking some punches.
Oh Fernando is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montana lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Montana.
Montana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fernando.
Montana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Montana lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Fernando to his knees! Montana keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Montana!
During a confident post fight interview, Leon Montana thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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