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WCF 5: Uno vs Andrews PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pollo Sanchez (ranked 5184 p4p, 458 weight class) and Ki A Jani (ranked 6627 p4p, 501 weight class). Ki A Jani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pollo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ki A Jani!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez clinches.
Sanchez is leaning against A Jani and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of A Jani backwards.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A Jani tries for a takedown. No joy.
A Jani is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sanchez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Sanchez as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sanchez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is working A Jani over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanchez.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to control A Jani's arms but A Jani gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchez has his back to the cage.
A Jani has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sanchez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if A Jani can turn it around.
Sanchez is leaning against A Jani and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanchez.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Sanchez leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of A Jani backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sanchez leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pollo Sanchez.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
A Jani chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but A Jani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez rushes A Jani and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sanchez gets through A Jani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez digs a right hand into A Jani's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on A Jani's gas tank.
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of A Jani backwards.
Sanchez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanchez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
A Jani wants a takedown but no success here.
Pollo Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ki A Jani.
Sanchez lands a body shot in the clinch.
A Jani tries to score a body lock takedown but Sanchez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A Jani looks winded!
Sanchez stops a takedown attempt from A Jani.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
Sanchez tries a body shot but A Jani blocks it.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with A Jani's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Sanchez is leaning against A Jani and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A Jani blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanchez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez presses A Jani against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pollo Sanchez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sanchez throws a powerful right kick. A Jani tried to block low but the kick was high! A Jani was taken right off of his feet! Sanchez jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pollo Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Petrov (ranked 4256 p4p, 221 weight class) and Alessio Da Santiago (ranked 24112 p4p, 286 weight class). Petrov comes to the cage accompanied by They want too see me fall. On his way into the cage it seems that Viktor Petrov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Viktor Petrov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alessio Da Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Santiago shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Petrov as he avoids it easily.
Petrov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Petrov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Petrov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Da Santiago manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Petrov is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Da Santiago has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Petrov is looking to defend but Da Santiago has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Petrov! Da Santiago pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Petrov taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alessio Da Santiago!
Alessio Da Santiago really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that UnderGround Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amadeus Gunnarsson (ranked 5788 p4p, 501 weight class) and Marcellus Legionarius (ranked 5224 p4p, 483 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amadeus Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcellus Legionarius!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Legionarius.
Gunnarsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Legionarius circles away.
Amadeus Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legionarius throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Amadeus Gunnarsson has been cut.
No luck for Gunnarsson with that takedown attempt.
Gunnarsson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amadeus Gunnarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunnarsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Legionarius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Legionarius slaps away a takedown attempt from Gunnarsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gunnarsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Legionarius's waist but Legionarius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gunnarsson off to one side.
Legionarius appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gunnarsson is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson misses with a takedown attempt - Legionarius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Legionarius feints and then cracks Gunnarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gunnarsson down.
Legionarius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gunnarsson.
Legionarius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson 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 solid body kick from Legionarius.
Legionarius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Legionarius lands a big head kick that sends Gunnarsson tumbling to the mat! Legionarius takes a step backwards and waves Gunnarsson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gunnarsson is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Legionarius uses the oldest trick in the book to send Gunnarsson tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Legionarius is absolutely delighted - when Gunnarsson wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marcellus Legionarius!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kriss (ranked 5586 p4p, 403 weight class) and Justin Purcell (ranked 24001 p4p, 457 weight class). Justin Purcell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Kriss!
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, Justin Purcell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Purcell scores with a takedown into Kriss's guard.
Purcell controlling from the top position.
Kriss controlling the position.
Purcell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kriss's guard.
Kriss on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kriss tries to get out of the position.
Kriss wants to get back to his feet.
Purcell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purcell's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Kriss. Those never looked like landing.
Purcell throws a leg kick which misses Kriss's front leg but catches the back leg as Kriss tries to avoid it.
Chris Kriss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Purcell cracks the inside of Kriss's front leg.
Chris Kriss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Purcell has Kriss up against the cage in a clinch.
Purcell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kriss smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purcell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kriss throwing a counter right hand but Purcell manages to avoid it.
Purcell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kriss tries to keep at a distance but Purcell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Purcell tries to pull guard but Kriss won't allow it.
Kriss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kriss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Purcell moves away.
Purcell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kriss did well to prevent Purcell getting side control.
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!
Purcell slows the pace down in half guard.
Kriss is positioning himself well to prevent Purcell advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purcell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
More stalling from Purcell.
Kriss pushes Purcell off looking to stand but Purcell dives back in and keeps control.
Purcell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kriss defends it well.
Purcell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.
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.
Purcell is looking for a kimura here.
Purcell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kriss gets full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kriss has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Purcell is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Purcell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kriss avoids it.
Purcell ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Purcell no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Purcell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kriss throws a head kick that misses
and Purcell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Kriss finds it's way through Purcell's defenses.
Purcell doesn't manage to clinch there - Kriss circles away.
Purcell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kriss takes one to the chin there.
Purcell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Purcell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Purcell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kriss avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Purcell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Purcell is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chris Kriss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Purcell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriss is pushing Purcell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Purcell misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purcell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Purcell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kriss avoids it.
Purcell throws a punch but it's blocked by Kriss.
Kriss missing with knees to the body.
Kriss misses with a punch on the inside.
Purcell jumps guard but Kriss stands there with Purcell around his waist. Purcell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Purcell working Kriss over with knees to the body.
Purcell throws a punch but it's blocked by Kriss.
Purcell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kriss pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Purcell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kriss pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kriss stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purcell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kriss gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Purcell has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kriss seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Purcell can turn it around.
Kriss is pushing Purcell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Purcell has Kriss pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kriss manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Purcell looking for a takedown.
Kriss dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kriss holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kriss stalling in the clinch.
Purcell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriss avoiding damage as Purcell throws knees to the body.
Purcell has Kriss pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kriss manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Purcell tries to pull guard but Kriss holds him up against the cage and eventually Purcell drops back down to his feet.
Kriss prevents a takedown attempt there.
Purcell is breathing heavily.
Kriss stalling against the cage.
Purcell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Purcell has Kriss pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kriss manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kriss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Purcell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kriss avoids it.
Purcell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kriss is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Purcell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Purcell gets control of Kriss's arms and successfully pulls guard. Purcell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kriss gets to his feet. Purcell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kriss wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kriss lands with a good body shot.
Purcell avoids the head kick by Kriss.
Purcell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kriss scores with a nice strike.
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!
Kriss fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Purcell on the side of the head.
Purcell moves away from the strike by Kriss.
Purcell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kriss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Kriss misses the target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kriss!
It looks like Justin Purcell has been cut.
Kriss throws the left hand but Purcell avoids the punch easily.
Kriss misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kriss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Purcell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kriss looks to land a combination but Purcell avoids it well.
Kriss misses with a straight left.
Kriss scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Purcell doesn't seem bothered though.
Purcell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kriss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Purcell tries to clinch up.
Purcell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kriss.
Kriss throws a right and a left that Purcell avoids nicely.
Kriss throws an overhand right that lands on Purcell's shoulder, as Purcell tries to avoid the shot.
Purcell pushes Kriss up against the cage in a clinch.
Purcell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kriss gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Purcell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kriss walks away with a smile on his face. Purcell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Purcell doesn't manage to clinch there - Kriss circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Purcell finds it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kriss.
Purcell dodges the punch combination from Kriss.
Kriss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Purcell circles away quickly and effectively.
Purcell tries to close the distance and clinch but Kriss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Purcell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kriss.
Purcell staying out of range there.
Kriss throws a head kick that misses.
Purcell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chris Kriss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Purcell.
Kriss stuffs the takedown attempt from Purcell. Purcell gets slowly back to his feet.
Purcell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Purcell moves away from the strike by Kriss.
The fighters circling - Kriss throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriss just misses with a punch to the body.
Purcell misses with a takedown
and Kriss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kriss misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Purcell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Purcell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kriss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Purcell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kriss's waist but Kriss gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Purcell off to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kriss misses with a straight right.
Kriss misses with a body shot.
Kriss bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Purcell's head backwards.
Kriss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Purcell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Purcell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kriss as he avoids it easily.
Purcell delivers a nice body kick.
Purcell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kriss defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purcell slips a jab and a cross from Kriss.
Purcell tries to clinch but Kriss moves out of range.
Kriss throws a looping overhand right but Purcell ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Kriss does it's job there.
Kriss throws a series of punches but Purcell avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Kriss does no damage.
Kriss displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Purcell.
Purcell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kriss.
Kriss 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.
Kriss 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.
Kriss cracks Purcell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kriss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriss takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Purcell moves out of range as Kriss strikes.
Purcell tries to clinch up but Kriss circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Purcell moves into the clinch.
Purcell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kriss avoids it.
Kriss taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Purcell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Purcell is looking to take this one to the mat.
Purcell is trying to pull guard but Kriss turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Purcell can't get the takedown.
Kriss breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Kriss showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kriss 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Kriss!
In his post fight interview, Chris Kriss started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abubakar Camara (ranked 3028 p4p, 273 weight class) and Jack Tupp (ranked 3942 p4p, 339 weight class). Tupp has chosen Black No. 1 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jack Tupp has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Abubakar Camara's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abubakar Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Tupp!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Tupp.
It looks like Abubakar Camara has been cut.
Tupp looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Camara fails to pull guard.
Camara jumps guard.
Tupp trying to stand up but can't free himself from Camara's guard.
Camara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tupp defends well.
Tupp tries to stand but Camara is controlling from the bottom.
Tupp being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tupp defends it easily.
Camara is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Tupp rolls with it to try and escape but Camara cranks on the arm and Tupp is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abubakar Camara!
During a confident post fight interview, Abubakar Camara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teiji Uno (ranked 3553 p4p, 380 weight class) and Nash Andrews (ranked 6000 p4p, 505 weight class). Nash Andrews is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Teiji Uno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nash Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uno tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrews tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good exchange - Uno coming out on top.
It looks like Nash Andrews has been cut.
Uno rushes Andrews and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Andrews tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Uno just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Uno.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Uno.
A hook to the body from Uno.
Uno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Andrews looks winded!
Uno crunches a lovely knee into Andrews's ribcage.
Uno scores a nice knee to the body.
Uno landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Uno.
Uno scores with a shot to the side of Andrews's head.
Uno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno connects with a knee to the head.
Andrews is rocked!
Uno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Andrews in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Uno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Andrews is still on wobbly legs! Can Uno finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Uno.
Uno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Nash Andrews's cut even more.
Uno lands an elbow just above Andrews 's eye.
Clinched against the cage, Uno lands a big elbow that drops Andrews! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Andrews is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teiji Uno!
Teiji Uno retains his light heavyweight title!
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