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CCF 38 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Pacheco (ranked 3941 p4p, 180 weight class) and Mako Takaziko (ranked 21699 p4p, 278 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mako Takaziko!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaziko tries to sprawl but Pacheco drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pacheco controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacheco seems to be looking for submissions.
Takaziko is trying to stand up here but Pacheco is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pacheco trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco seems to be working for a kimura but Takaziko defends the submission attempt.
Pacheco sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pacheco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pacheco wants to work for an arm triangle but Takaziko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pacheco stalling.
Takaziko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pacheco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pacheco seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Takaziko for as long as he can get away with.
Takaziko is trying to control but can't.
Pacheco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Takaziko is trying to stand up here but Pacheco is controlling him well.
Pacheco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pacheco is looking for a kimura here.
Pacheco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pacheco has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco is looking for a kimura but Takaziko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pacheco to get the leverage.
Pacheco is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pacheco continues to stall.
Takaziko looking for submissions off his back.
Pacheco is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Takaziko sees it coming and defends easily.
Pacheco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Takaziko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pacheco is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pacheco seems to be looking for submissions.
Pacheco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takaziko defending well though.
Pacheco takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pacheco gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Takaziko shoots in for a takedown but Pacheco shows good takedown defense.
Pacheco darts in looking for a takedown but Takaziko gets double underhooks and turns Pacheco into the cage.
Takaziko wants to counter the offense by Pacheco and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Pacheco dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pacheco.
Pacheco tries for a kimura but Takaziko is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Takaziko's face as Pacheco controls the position.
Takaziko tries to escape but Pacheco is in control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Takaziko parries the strikes from Pacheco easily there. Pacheco is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Takaziko to escape.
Pacheco throws a strike aimed at the side of Takaziko's head but Takaziko avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Pacheco's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pacheco in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Takaziko is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Pacheco!
Our winner, Jose Pacheco, 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.
The defeated Mako Takaziko had this to say: 'Sorry About My Loss Fans'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borg Sonnen (ranked 5657 p4p, 206 weight class) and Seamus Johnson (ranked 5653 p4p, 205 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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254 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borg Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seamus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson pulls Sonnen into guard.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Sonnen tries to pass.
Johnson working for a triangle but Sonnen defends it easily.
Johnson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Sonnen defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sonnen is posturing up here but Johnson has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Sonnen tries to roll out but it's too tight and Sonnen has to tap! Slick submission there by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seamus Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Bulletzowich (ranked 798 p4p, 102 weight class) and Sam Assad (ranked 1471 p4p, 168 weight class). Sam Assad will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Bulletzowich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Assad!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulletzowich avoids the body shot from Assad.
No luck for Bulletzowich with that takedown attempt.
Bulletzowich takes a swing at Assad's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assad. Bulletzowich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bulletzowich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Assad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich blocks a jab.
Bulletzowich goes for a double leg but Assad avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Assad continues to drive forward.
Assad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Assad cracks a nice hook into Bulletzowich's ribs.
Assad throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Assad as he connects with a hook.
Assad lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich walks into a jab.
Bulletzowich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Assad sprawls well. Assad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bulletzowich gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Bulletzowich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assad missing with a left hand there. Bulletzowich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bulletzowich feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulletzowich postures up and lands a big shot to Assad's brow.
Bulletzowich is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Assad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bulletzowich defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bulletzowich connects with a couple of short punches.
Bulletzowich landing with the ground and pound.
Bulletzowich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bulletzowich throws a big elbow that misses.
Bulletzowich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Assad is keeping the position for now.
Assad keeping moving, preventing Bulletzowich from controlling successfully.
Bulletzowich is in close to Assad's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Assad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Assad manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bulletzowich wants to sweep but no luck.
Bulletzowich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Assad throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bulletzowich is on top in guard.
Assad can't keep his opponent in guard - Bulletzowich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bulletzowich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bulletzowich lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assad is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bulletzowich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bulletzowich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bulletzowich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Assad defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich is nestled in close to Assad, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bulletzowich lands with a punch from half guard.
Assad is trying to maintain the position but Bulletzowich is very close to passing his half guard.
Assad on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bulletzowich moves into full mount! Assad won't be happy about that!
Bulletzowich with shots to the head and body - Assad looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bulletzowich with the ground and pound from mount.
Assad is rocked!
Bulletzowich lands a heavy elbow.
Assad is still in real trouble! Can Bulletzowich finish him?
Bulletzowich lands a big shot to the head and Assad winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Boris Bulletzowich!
Boris Bulletzowich seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ibbe Ribbler (ranked 447 p4p, 54 weight class) and Raymond Donde (ranked 859 p4p, 94 weight class). Ribbler's entrance music is Bad Religion - Infected. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ibbe Ribbler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Donde!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donde shoots for a takedown but Ribbler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Donde gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ribbler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donde with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Ribbler counter with a right hand.
Donde fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Ribbler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ibbe Ribbler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Donde.
Ribbler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Donde.
Donde shoots in for a takedown but Ribbler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ribbler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ribbler wants it to stay on the feet.
Ribbler throwing a counter right hand but Donde manages to avoid it.
Donde tries to clinch but Ribbler moves out of range.
Donde fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Donde shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ribbler sprawls well. Ribbler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Donde gets slowly back to his feet.
Ribbler is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donde slips a jab and a cross from Ribbler.
Donde dives in and scores a takedown into Ribbler's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribbler keeping full guard, as Donde tries to pass.
Donde works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler is looking to improve his position.
Ribbler works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ribbler looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ribbler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Donde advances position into side control!
Donde looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Donde in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ribbler is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raymond Donde!
Raymond Donde 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Calacon (ranked 1206 p4p, 147 weight class) and Jesus Sanchez (ranked 1454 p4p, 167 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Duele El Carazon as his entrance music. 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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188 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conrad Calacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calacon clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calacon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calacon ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Calacon is looking to counter the offense by Sanchez and move into the clinch.
Calacon misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calacon.
Calacon throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanchez postures up in Calacon's guard and throws a big left but Calacon blocks it.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez trying to control but Calacon is working from the bottom.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
Sanchez stands and throws Calacon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calacon wants to control but Sanchez postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calacon stops Sanchez from passing to mount.
An elbow from Sanchez crashes against the mat.
Sanchez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sanchez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Calacon tries to bench press Sanchez off him but Sanchez keeps the position.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez throws a strike aimed at the side of Calacon's head but Calacon avoids it well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sanchez working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Calacon defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sanchez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Calacon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Calacon's coaches at Double XX have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez in side control, throwing shots but Calacon defends.
Sanchez landing a few strikes.
Sanchez trying to control the position but Calacon is working away.
Sanchez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Calacon is trying to get back to half guard.
Sanchez has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Calacon is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Sanchez yanks on the arm and Calacon is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Sanchez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jesus Sanchez!
An out of breath Jesus Sanchez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Manowaru (ranked 7591 p4p, 471 weight class) and Jan Schrijber (ranked 1014 p4p, 107 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Manowaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Schrijber!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manowaru blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Manowaru wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manowaru blocks an uppercut.
Manowaru working aggressively here.
Manowaru can't find room to land a body shot as Schrijber controls the action.
Manowaru prevents a body shot from Schrijber.
Schrijber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schrijber looking to throw knees to the head but Manowaru is blocking nicely.
Schrijber blocks a body shot from Manowaru.
Manowaru definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Schrijber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schrijber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manowaru is defending well for now.
Manowaru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manowaru lands a nice uppercut.
Manowaru working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manowaru scores with a shoulder strike.
Schrijber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manowaru.
Schrijber misses with a body punch.
Manowaru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schrijber tries a body shot but Manowaru blocks it.
Schrijber pushes Manowaru back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schrijber prevents a body shot from Manowaru.
Manowaru throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrijber misses with a punch to the body.
Schrijber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manowaru tries to throw a body punch but Schrijber avoids it by throwing Manowaru back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schrijber.
Schrijber tries to work over Manowaru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schrijber missing with knees to the body.
Manowaru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manowaru pushes Schrijber back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schrijber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manowaru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manowaru misses with the head strike.
Schrijber has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Manowaru seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Schrijber can turn it around.
Schrijber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manowaru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manowaru tries to throw a body punch but Schrijber avoids it by throwing Manowaru back against the cage.
Manowaru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Schrijber.
Schrijber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manowaru is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schrijber is keeping busy.
Schrijber is leaning against Manowaru and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schrijber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manowaru tries a body shot but Schrijber blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru can't find room to land a body shot as Schrijber controls the action.
Manowaru tries a body shot but Schrijber blocks it.
Schrijber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Manowaru misses with a punch to the body.
Manowaru wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Manowaru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schrijber.
Schrijber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schrijber struggles to land a body shot inside as Manowaru controls his hands.
Schrijber lands a knee to the body.
Schrijber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manowaru slowing the pace effectively.
Manowaru lands a left hand.
Manowaru cracks Schrijber with a nice body shot.
Manowaru lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Manowaru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manowaru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manowaru throws a shot from downtown. Schrijber moves away and avoids it.
Schrijber finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber scores with a three punch combo!
Schrijber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manowaru's sensitive parts.
Schrijber tries to close the distance and clinch but Manowaru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manowaru misses with a looping right.
Manowaru misses with a body shot.
Schrijber is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Schrijber tries to score with a low kick but Manowaru moves his leg out of the way.
Manowaru is looking to counter punch.
Schrijber delivers a nice body kick.
Schrijber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schrijber fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manowaru is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Manowaru tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manowaru throws a right hand that misses
and Manowaru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schrijber throws a leg kick but Manowaru sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schrijber scores with a hook to the body. Manowaru takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schrijber.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schrijber tries to close the distance and clinch but Manowaru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manowaru swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schrijber connects with a leg kick. Manowaru looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Manowaru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schrijber.
Schrijber tried to score with a low kick but Manowaru checks it.
Schrijber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schrijber feints and then cracks Manowaru's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manowaru down.
Schrijber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Jan Schrijber has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schrijber.
Schrijber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manowaru.
Schrijber scores with a punch to the head.
Manowaru pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Schrijber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Schrijber's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schrijber.
Manowaru checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Schrijber misses with a low kick as Manowaru jumps back.
Manowaru throws a jab when Schrijber was well out of range.
Schrijber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Manowaru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schrijber feints and then cracks Manowaru's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manowaru down.
Manowaru on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schrijber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schrijber tries to clinch but Manowaru moves away
and Manowaru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schrijber tests Manowaru's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schrijber fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrijber tries to score with a low kick but Manowaru moves his leg out of the way.
Manowaru is looking to counter punch.
Manowaru tries to work over Schrijber's front leg with a kick but Schrijber checks it.
Schrijber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manowaru throwing a counter right hand but Schrijber manages to avoid it.
Schrijber thows a body kick. Manowaru tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Schrijber scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manowaru takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Schrijber. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Schrijber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schrijber throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manowaru.
Manowaru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schrijber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schrijber throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Schrijber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manowaru on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Schrijber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manowaru throws a jab but it's blocked by Schrijber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Manowaru throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schrijber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Schrijber. That snapped Manowaru's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manowaru throws a shot from downtown. Schrijber moves away and avoids it.
Schrijber throws a body shot but no joy.
Manowaru throws a jab but it's blocked by Schrijber.
Manowaru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manowaru walks into a jab.
Schrijber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schrijber tries to clinch but Manowaru is having none of it.
Schrijber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schrijber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Manowaru. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manowaru.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schrijber. That's going to slow Manowaru down.
Manowaru throws a big shot that misses.
Schrijber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Manowaru checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Manowaru takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manowaru misses with a double jab.
Manowaru throws a right hand that misses
and Schrijber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Schrijber doesn't manage to clinch there - Manowaru circles away.
Manowaru throwing a counter right hand but Schrijber manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Schrijber misses the target.
Schrijber throws a shot from downtown. Manowaru moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schrijber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru throws a body punch but Schrijber moves out of range.
Manowaru closes the distance and clinches.
Schrijber crunches a lovely knee into Manowaru's ribcage.
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!
Schrijber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Manowaru - that landed with a thud.
Manowaru lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schrijber backwards.
Manowaru lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manowaru.
Schrijber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manowaru misses with a body punch.
Schrijber trying to land knees to the body.
Manowaru struggles to land a body shot inside as Schrijber controls his hands.
Manowaru lands an uppercut.
Jan Schrijber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schrijber misses with a punch to the body.
Manowaru avoiding damage as Schrijber throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Manowaru.
Schrijber is breathing heavily.
Manowaru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schrijber tries to bum rush Manowaru with a series of wild strikes but Manowaru uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Schrijber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jan Schrijber'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. This is the final round!
Manowaru digs a good hook to Schrijber's body.
Manowaru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manowaru misses with a straight left.
Schrijber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manowaru throws out the jab.
Manowaru throws the left hand but Schrijber avoids the punch easily.
Manowaru lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schrijber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schrijber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schrijber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manowaru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manowaru is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Schrijber.
Schrijber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schrijber lands with a straight right. Manowaru didn't see that one coming.
Manowaru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manowaru swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrijber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schrijber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schrijber wants to clinch up but Manowaru keeps it at a distance.
Manowaru is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Schrijber tries to clinch up
and Manowaru counters with a crisp one two that drops Schrijber! Manowaru thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Schrijber to his feet! Schrijber is in big trouble!
Schrijber is rocked!
Schrijber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manowaru staying out of range there.
Schrijber throws a solid leg kick but Manowaru takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schrijber.
Schrijber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manowaru at a distance.
Manowaru misses the shot to the body.
Schrijber slips under a jab from Manowaru.
Manowaru throws a shot from downtown. Schrijber moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hiro Manowaru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manowaru scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schrijber doesn't seem bothered though.
Manowaru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Schrijber misses.
Manowaru takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schrijber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manowaru's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schrijber under the eye.
Manowaru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manowaru misses the body punch
and Schrijber counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Schrijber does it's job there.
Manowaru lands a body shot.
Manowaru misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manowaru. Schrijber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jan Schrijber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manowaru has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schrijber.
Schrijber chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manowaru throws a jab when Schrijber was well out of range.
Schrijber on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Manowaru takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manowaru is looking to counter with a body kick.
Manowaru lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Schrijber is still on wobbly legs! Can Manowaru finish him?
Manowaru misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schrijber.
Schrijber seems to have recovered his senses.
Schrijber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manowaru was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Schrijber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schrijber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru takes one to the chin there.
Manowaru blocks a low kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Manowaru checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Manowaru swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manowaru fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schrijber finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jan Schrijber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Schrijber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manowaru.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schrijber.
Schrijber connects with a leg kick. Manowaru looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Manowaru lands a big right hand that sends Schrijber crashing to the mat! Manowaru stays standing though and waves Schrijber back to his feet!
Manowaru throws a right hand that misses
and Schrijber makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Schrijber is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hiro Manowaru.
I think Schrijber has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Schrijber!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stone Cold (ranked 7954 p4p, 476 weight class) and Carlos Ruas (ranked 929 p4p, 99 weight class). The key to victory for Stone Cold 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stone Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Ruas!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold tries to sprawl but Ruas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cold kicks off Ruas and gets to his feet.
Cold lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruas at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Cold as Ruas shoots in.
Ruas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruas trying to pass the guard but Cold defending well.
Cold tries to kick Ruas off but Ruas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ruas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cold doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ruas.
Ruas trying to pass the guard but Cold defending well.
Ruas wants to control but Cold is keeping him busy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ruas is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ruas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cold pushes Ruas off, looking to escape but Ruas dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Cold is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlos Ruas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Turturro (ranked 289 p4p, 41 weight class) and Chadwin De Chandler (ranked 1666 p4p, 189 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 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chadwin De Chandler!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Turturro lands in his opponent's guard.
De Chandler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turturro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turturro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Chandler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turturro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Turturro 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.
Turturro wants to control from the top but De Chandler keeps moving.
Turturro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Turturro trying to control the position from guard on top but De Chandler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Chandler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Chandler has his feet on Turturro's thighs here. He's pushed Turturro off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Turturro screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chadwin De Chandler!
After winning the bout, Chadwin De Chandler thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azizi Camara (ranked 3631 p4p, 463 weight class) and Max Mason (ranked 1672 p4p, 258 weight class). Max Mason will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azizi Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Mason!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason lands a nice hook to Camara's body. Camara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Camara shoots in looking for a takedown but Mason manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Camara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Camara scores with a takedown into Mason's guard.
Camara might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Camara wants to control from the top but Mason keeps moving.
Camara content to stall in guard here.
Mason looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Camara drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Camara jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mason can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Camara trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camara 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason keeping moving, preventing Camara from controlling successfully.
Mason avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Camara drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Camara seems to have locked his on tight now - Mason screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Camara, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Azizi Camara!
Azizi Camara 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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