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WPFC 35 : Cesare vs. Manners 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Bullock (ranked 5009 p4p, 398 weight class) and Thor Neiumen (ranked 16291 p4p, 499 weight class). Neiumen has chosen Viking as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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272 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Bullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Neiumen!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bullock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bullock. That's going to slow Neiumen down.
Neiumen tries to keep at a distance but Bullock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bullock tries to pull guard but Neiumen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Neiumen decides to pull guard.
Neiumen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bullock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bullock is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Neiumen has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bullock is looking to defend but Neiumen has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bullock! Neiumen pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bullock taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Thor Neiumen!
Thor Neiumen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willem Korsemann (ranked 3382 p4p, 407 weight class) and Taga Sundo (ranked 5320 p4p, 524 weight class). The key to victory for Willem Korsemann has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willem Korsemann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taga Sundo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Korsemann.
Korsemann lands a big head kick that sends Sundo tumbling to the mat! Korsemann takes a step backwards and waves Sundo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Korsemann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sundo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sundo misses with an uppercut
and Korsemann counters with a nice right hand that sends Sundo toppling to the canvas! Sundo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Korsemann finish him?!
Sundo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sundo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Korsemann can pounce on him.
Sundo is still on wobbly legs! Can Korsemann finish him?
Korsemann with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sundo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sundo seems to have recovered his senses.
Korsemann ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sundo with a poor takedown
and Korsemann counters with a hugh head kick that removes Sundo from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Willem Korsemann!
After winning the bout, Willem Korsemann 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Richard (ranked 2861 p4p, 323 weight class) and Bubba James Jr (ranked 7194 p4p, 530 weight class). Richard comes to the cage accompanied by Rocket Man - Elton John. James Jr has chosen Biscuits & Gravy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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193 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba James Jr!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James Jr manages to avoid it.
James Jr gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Richard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Richard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richard controlling the action here.
Richard moves into full mount! James Jr won't be happy about that!
Richard landing punches.
Richard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of James Jr's face.
Richard landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Richard looking to finish James Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for James Jr!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard controlling from the full mount.
Richard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. James Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Richard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Richard 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.
Richard lands a heavy elbow.
Richard controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Richard content just to control the position here.
Richard quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Richard but it's paid off an James Jr is forced to tap! Nice work by Richard.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Richard!
Matt Richard 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 Vasiliy Kulik (ranked 2396 p4p, 280 weight class) and Ben Stone (ranked 6090 p4p, 491 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vasiliy Kulik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Stone!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kulik misses with a two punch combination.
Stone changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stone closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kulik did well to prevent Stone getting side control.
Stone wants to work for an arm triangle but Kulik is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stone is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kulik has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kulik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kulik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kulik defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kulik looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kulik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kulik moves into full guard.
Kulik working a defensive guard here.
Stone trying to control but Kulik is working from the bottom.
Kulik trying to control the position here.
Stone stands and throws Kulik's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kulik is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone working away.
Kulik tries to bench press Stone off him but Stone keeps the position.
Kulik struggling a bit here.
Kulik tries to buck Stone off but Stone is having none of it.
Kulik is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Forge that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Kulik wants to control but Stone postures up.
Kulik really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stone working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stone taking a breather here.
Kulik struggling a bit here.
Kulik is looking to regain half guard here but Stone keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stone's best efforts.
Stone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stone in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stone looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kulik trying to hold on to Stone's head to control him but Stone postures up.
Kulik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stone is looking to take a break and control but Kulik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kulik wants to improve his position but Stone is controlling well.
Kulik is pressing down on Stone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've been informed that Stone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kulik trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Stone passes Kulik's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kulik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stone pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stone is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Kulik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Vasiliy Kulik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stone has time to react.
Stone has his takedown stuffed
and Kulik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but Kulik shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kulik tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stone manages to circle out of the way.
Stone goes for a double leg but Kulik avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kulik continues to drive forward.
Vasiliy Kulik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Stone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone fails with the takedown
and Kulik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ben Stone has been cut.
Kulik swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone walks into a left hand.
Kulik throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kulik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kulik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vasiliy Kulik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kulik throws out a powerful jab.
Kulik is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kulik seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stone misses with a takedown
and Kulik counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kulik scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kulik clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stone blocks a body shot from Kulik.
Stone wants a takedown but no success here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulik controlling the action here for a moment.
Kulik stalls.
Stone blocking some punches.
Kulik lands with a short shot to the head.
Stone is working for takedown but Kulik is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stone goes for a takedown attempt but Kulik pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik stuffs the takedown attempt from Stone. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
Kulik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stone drops his hands momentarily and Kulik takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kulik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Kulik clinches up with Stone and pushes him back against the cage.
Kulik presses Stone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Kulik.
Kulik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Kulik - that landed with a thud.
Stone is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulik misses with a punch to the body.
Kulik taking a breather.
Kulik is struggling to control the position.
Kulik holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kulik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kulik lands with a short shot to the head.
Stone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kulik pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kulik can't find room to land a body shot as Stone controls the action.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasiliy Kulik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Stone's cut.
That's time! Kulik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kulik.
Kulik fails to land with a series of punches.
Stone doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kulik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice sprawl there from Kulik as Stone shoots in.
Kulik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stone, pushing him back against the cage.
Stone blocks a body shot from Kulik.
Kulik tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kulik takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kulik misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kulik tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Kulik back against the cage.
Kulik gets underhooks to prevent Stone's takedown attempt.
Vasiliy Kulik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Stone.
Kulik stalling in the clinch but Stone improves position.
Kulik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kulik avoiding damage.
Kulik struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
Stone blocking some punches.
Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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.
Kulik is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kulik tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Stone.
Kulik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kulik effectively controlling the action here.
Kulik lands a body shot.
Kulik misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulik lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kulik.
Kulik tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stone lands a takedown into guard.
Kulik is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ben Stone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kulik working for submissions but it's allowed Stone to get to half guard.
Kulik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kulik does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kulik is looking to improve his position.
Kulik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is working for a submission of some sort.
Kulik is trying to maintain the position but Stone is very close to passing his half guard.
Stone controlling the action here.
Kulik is refusing to be controlled, as Stone sits in half guard.
Kulik is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kulik won't allow Stone to pass to mount.
Stone prevents Kulik from improving his position.
Stone is looking for a kimura but Kulik is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stone to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasiliy Kulik showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kulik has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasiliy Kulik!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wulfgar Beornegar (ranked 2775 p4p, 273 weight class) and Sting Fire (ranked 3546 p4p, 324 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sting Fire enters 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wulfgar Beornegar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sting Fire!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beornegar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fire tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Beornegar is in Fire's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fire is controlling Beornegar's posture.
Beornegar postures up.
Beornegar working some strikes from top position.
Beornegar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fire has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fire is trying to control the position but Beornegar postures up.
Fire keeping full guard, as Beornegar tries to pass.
Beornegar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fire keeping moving, preventing Beornegar from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beornegar postures up.
Fire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fire really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beornegar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fire controlling the position.
Fire controls Beornegar momentarily but Beornegar frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Beornegar prevents Fire from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Beornegar rushes Fire and presses him up against the cage.
Beornegar lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Sting Fire has been cut.
Beornegar wants to take the fight to the mat but Fire manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fire lands an elbow just above Beornegar 's eye.
Beornegar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fire avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fire gets through Beornegar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Fire.
Fire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beornegar tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wulfgar Beornegar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fire gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beornegar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beornegar gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fire pushes Beornegar off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beornegar 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.
Beornegar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beornegar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Fire releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Beornegar lands a nice hook to Fire's body. Fire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beornegar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beornegar swings widly with a right hand
and Fire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Wulfgar Beornegar has been cut.
Beornegar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Fire to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beornegar throws the left hand but Fire avoids the punch easily.
Fire wants to counter the offense by Beornegar and move into the clinch position.
Beornegar goes for a double leg but Fire avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fire continues to drive forward.
Beornegar fails to land the takedown.
Beornegar misses with a takedown attempt
and Fire counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Beornegar is breathing heavily.
Beornegar misses with a double jab
and Fire counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Fire.
A shot in the inside from Fire.
Fire lands a shoulder strike.
Fire landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beornegar takes a shot to the head.
Fire lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fire lands a right hand.
Fire lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fire connects with a knee to the head.
Fire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fire lands a hook that snaps the head of Beornegar backwards.
Fire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beornegar backwards.
Fire is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fire has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Beornegar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fire can turn it around.
Fire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fire with a knee to the head.
Fire drops Beornegar with a big knee straight up the middle! Beornegar is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Beornegar is rocked!
Beornegar tries to clinch up
and Fire counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Beornegar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sting Fire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beornegar moves to clinch but Fire breaks away
and Fire counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sting Fire!
Sting Fire 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Pryce (ranked 2726 p4p, 313 weight class) and Bruenor Battlehammer (ranked 3460 p4p, 365 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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185 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joshua Pryce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruenor Battlehammer!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pryce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Battlehammer 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.
Pryce takes a swing at Battlehammer's ribcage but misses.
Pryce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battlehammer manages to avoid it.
Pryce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battlehammer manages to avoid it.
Pryce avoids the head kick by Battlehammer.
Pryce punishes Battlehammer's body with a nice straight punch.
Pryce lands with a nice body punch.
Battlehammer clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pryce.
Battlehammer can't get the takedown.
Battlehammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battlehammer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Battlehammer goes for a takedown attempt but Pryce pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Battlehammer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Pryce misses the shot to the body.
Pryce lands a slapping body shot.
Battlehammer darts in and clinches Pryce up against the cage.
Battlehammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Pryce uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battlehammer misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pryce displaying some good clinch control by pressing Battlehammer up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Battlehammer fails to land.
Battlehammer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Battlehammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Pryce.
Battlehammer has a couple of punches blocked by Pryce.
Battlehammer misses with a body punch.
Battlehammer has Pryce pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battlehammer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Battlehammer continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Battlehammer has hold of one of Pryce's legs. Pryce is fighting the takedown attempt but Battlehammer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pryce controls Battlehammer momentarily but Battlehammer frees himself.
Pryce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Battlehammer.
Pryce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pryce has Battlehammer pulled in close to control his posture.
Battlehammer distracts Pryce with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Battlehammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Pryce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pryce trying to keep a closed guard but Battlehammer is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battlehammer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pryce tests Battlehammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pryce scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pryce lands with a nice body punch.
Pryce looks to score with a jab to the body but Battlehammer is just out of range.
Pryce is looking to wear down Battlehammer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pryce punishes Battlehammer's body with a nice straight punch.
Pryce looks to score with a jab to the body but Battlehammer is just out of range.
Pryce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pryce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battlehammer manages to avoid it.
Battlehammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pryce takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Pryce dips to his left and cracks Battlehammer with an uppercut!
Pryce misses the shot to the body.
Battlehammer with the counter takedown but Pryce avoids it easily.
Pryce looks to score with a jab to the body but Battlehammer is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pryce keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for Pryce.
Battlehammer is rocked!
Battlehammer walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Pryce swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joshua Pryce!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ivanov (ranked 3074 p4p, 329 weight class) and Nelson Iron (ranked 2125 p4p, 245 weight class). Ivan Ivanov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ivanov!
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, Nelson Iron!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron lands with a nice combination. Ivanov backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Ivan Ivanov has been cut.
Iron connects with a looping right hand.
Ivanov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron.
Iron lands a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ivanov is defended easily by Iron.
Nelson Iron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov takes one to the side of the head.
Iron throws a poor cross that misses
and Ivanov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov content to stall in guard here.
Iron is looking to sweep but instead, Ivanov has passed into half guard.
Iron really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ivanov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Iron wants to get back to full guard but Ivanov has mounted him!
Ivanov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Iron's face.
Iron manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've been hearing that Ivanov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Iron throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Ivanov manages to pass to side control.
Ivanov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Iron tries to buck Ivanov off but Ivanov is having none of it.
Ivanov controls the position.
Iron is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ivanov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Iron told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Ivanov trying to control from half guard but Iron is working away.
Ivanov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ivanov working over Iron with some ground and pound. Iron looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is taking a breather. Iron says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ivanov'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.
Nice strikes from Ivanov there.
Iron is in trouble now - Ivanov has advanced to mount!
Iron is desperately trying to improve his position but Ivanov has a good base and remains in mount.
Ivanov looking to secure an arm triangle but Iron defends it well.
Iron keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ivanov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Iron is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ivanov working Iron over with strikes here.
Ivanov with good strikes from the mount here!
Ivanov with shots to the head and body - Iron looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ivanov lands a big elbow.
Iron is rocked!
Iron is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ivanov landing strikes from the mount and Iron is in trouble!
Iron is still in real trouble! Can Ivanov finish him?
Ivanov postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Iron bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ivanov and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Ivanov!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Ivanov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Lund (ranked 2035 p4p, 241 weight class) and Nick Tropper (ranked 2335 p4p, 273 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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190 lbs
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188 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Lund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Tropper!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tropper misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Lund.
Lund is looking to slow Tropper down with leg kicks.
Tropper jabs Lund right on the nose. Lund blinks but takes it well.
Lund throws a jab when Tropper was well out of range.
Tropper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tropper tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lund 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.
Tropper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tropper misses with the combination.
Tropper throws a series of punches but Lund moves out of range.
Lund cracks the inside of Tropper's front leg.
Tropper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tropper misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Lund misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lund darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tropper 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tropper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lund looks to throw the jab but Tropper is out of range.
Tropper looks to land a combination but Lund avoids it well.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tropper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tropper moves forwards but Lund connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tropper throws a body punch but Lund moves out of range.
Lund misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lund looks to score with a jab to the body but Tropper is just out of range.
Lund misses the jab.
Lund cracks Tropper with a good jab.
Lund throws a hook but Tropper blocks it.
Tropper throws a counter combo.
Lund takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lund lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lund lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tropper takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tropper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tropper throws a nice looking combination but Lund bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lund takes a swing at Tropper's ribcage but misses.
Tropper doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tropper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lund is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lund lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lund lands with a good body shot.
Lund looks to throw the jab but Tropper is out of range.
As Lund backs off Tropper throws a huge counter combo but Lund manages to avoid it all.
Tropper ducks under a wild hook from Lund.
Lund with a nice cross.
Lund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tropper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tropper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lund lands a jab to the nose.
Tropper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lund feints and then cracks Tropper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tropper down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund looks to land a right hand but Tropper moved out of range.
Lund throws a body shot but no joy.
Tropper changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lund fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tropper is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lund darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lund lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Tropper misses its intended target.
Tropper shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lund eats them both and turns towards Tropper to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A left and a right from Tropper both land. Nice combination.
Tropper throws a body punch but Lund moves out of range.
Tropper checks a leg kick nicely.
Lund with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lund darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lund moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tropper misses.
Tropper ducks right into an uppercut from Lund.
Lund lands a really nice looking cross but Tropper seems unphased.
Lund fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tropper on the side of the head.
Tropper looks to score with a jab to the body but Lund is just out of range.
Tropper has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lund.
Tropper misses the shot to the body.
Tropper misses with a few strikes there.
Lund dodges the punch combination from Tropper.
Lund slips a jab and a cross from Tropper.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Lund.
Tropper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lund thows a body kick. Tropper tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Lund dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tropper swings for the body but Lund moves out of range.
Lund scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aaron Lund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lund swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tropper counters with a series of strikes. Lund will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lund is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tropper can do to turn this around?
Tropper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lund to score with a decent uppercut.
Tropper 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.
A good leg kick by Lund.
Lund throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tropper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Lund.
Lund missing with a left hand there. Tropper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Tropper misses.
A big right from Lund misses.
Lund is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tropper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tropper tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lund loads up on a big right hand but Tropper slips the punch.
Tropper is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tropper misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund throws a hook to the side of Tropper's head but Tropper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aaron Lund is winning the standup battle so far.
Lund tries to clinch up
and Tropper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lund thinking.
Lund lands with a right hand.
Tropper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Lund misses the target.
Tropper defending well as Lund loads up on a big left hand.
Tropper throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lund.
Lund throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tropper counters with a two punch combo.
Lund lands a head shot.
Lund misses with a hook
and Tropper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lund lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund is pushing Tropper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lund lands an uppercut.
Lund lands an elbow inside.
Tropper prevents a body shot from Lund.
Lund lands an elbow that stopped Tropper in his tracks for a moment.
Tropper struggles to land a body shot inside as Lund controls his hands.
Tropper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tropper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tropper stalling against the cage.
Lund gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tropper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lund lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Lund - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lund lands an elbow that stopped Tropper in his tracks for a moment.
Lund lands with a right to the head.
Lund misses with an elbow over the top.
Tropper blocks a body shot from Lund.
Lund creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lund misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lund.
A left hand lands to the body for Tropper.
Lund lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tropper backwards.
Lund lands an elbow inside that Tropper shrugs off.
It looks like Nick Tropper has been cut.
Lund gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Lund as the two fighters clinch.
Lund lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lund pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lund lands a nice elbow.
Tropper blocks a body shot from Lund.
Tropper blocks an elbow strike.
Tropper takes an elbow to the temple.
Tropper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lund smiles and moves away.
Lund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Lund.
Tropper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lund rather than just go for the knockout.
Lund wants to clinch up but Tropper keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tropper! But no joy.
Tropper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lund throws out the jab.
Tropper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A good leg kick by Lund.
A combination from Tropper does no damage.
Lund throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Lund dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Tropper's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lund slips a jab from Tropper.
Lund stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Lund.
Lund closes the distance and clinches.
Lund lands with a light punch inside.
Tropper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tropper tries to break the clinch but Lund is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Lund.
Lund prevents a body shot from Tropper.
Lund comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lund lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lund comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tropper blocks an elbow strike.
Lund lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tropper dodges an elbow strike from Lund.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lund.
The referee calls for Tropper to work.
Tropper blocks a body shot from Lund.
Lund scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tropper blocks the elbow strike.
Lund looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lund pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lund lands an elbow that stopped Tropper in his tracks for a moment.
Lund throws an elbow that misses.
Lund has Tropper pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tropper blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Lund.
Lund creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tropper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aaron Lund has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lund working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lund throws an elbow but misses.
Tropper working hard to break the clinch.
Tropper slows down the pace here.
Lund tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tropper's elbow.
Lund lands a body punch.
Tropper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lund comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Lund stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lund.
Lund lands a damaging elbow.
Lund taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lund.
Aaron Lund is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lund.
Lund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lund misses with a body punch.
Tropper effectively controlling the action here.
Lund lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Nick Tropper's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lund.
Lund keeps control of Tropper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tropper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tropper takes an elbow to the temple.
Tropper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lund pushes Tropper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tropper is trying to break free.
Tropper tries to pull guard but Lund forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lund has Tropper pressed against the cage.
Lund lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Lund showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lund has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Lund!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Villanueva (ranked 1977 p4p, 255 weight class) and Everett Arroyo (ranked 3437 p4p, 411 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Villanueva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Everett Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo throws a head kick but Villanueva moves out of range.
Villanueva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arroyo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Villanueva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arroyo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Arroyo keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Arroyo with that takedown attempt.
Villanueva throws a hook but Arroyo avoids it easily.
Arroyo connects with a solid leg kick.
Villanueva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Villanueva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Everett Arroyo has been cut.
Villanueva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arroyo avoids it.
Arroyo successfully pulls guard.
Arroyo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arroyo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Arroyo pushes a forearm under Villanueva's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Villanueva is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Everett Arroyo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesare Tiramanti (ranked 750 p4p, 113 weight class) and Matt Manners (ranked 1727 p4p, 231 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cesare Tiramanti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Manners!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiramanti throws a hook to the side of Manners's head but Manners sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiramanti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manners at a distance.
Tiramanti sizes up Manners with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Matt Manners has been cut.
Matt Manners seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manners thumps Tiramanti with a low kick.
Manners lands with a nice body punch.
Tiramanti throws a big shot that misses.
Manners takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Manners tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiramanti throwing a counter right hand but Manners manages to avoid it.
Tiramanti cracks Manners with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tiramanti takes one to the side of the head.
Tiramanti drops Manners with a big left hand! Manners is injured, injured bad! Tiramanti jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cesare Tiramanti!
Cesare Tiramanti retains his light heavyweight title!
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