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HFC 10 - Kung vs Rodrigues PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tun Tun Kho Sitsongrit (ranked 3682 p4p, 347 weight class) and Togachi Nakamoto (ranked 5973 p4p, 440 weight class). Togachi Nakamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tun Tun Kho Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Togachi Nakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Nakamoto.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nakamoto misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nakamoto tries to kick Sitsongrit off in order to stand up. Sitsongrit Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Sitsongrit is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Nakamoto looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sitsongrit gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Nakamoto is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sitsongrit lets go of the hold and Nakamoto can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tun Tun Kho Sitsongrit!
A victorious Tun Tun Kho Sitsongrit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Finland (ranked 4960 p4p, 385 weight class) and Julius Reed (ranked 3934 p4p, 350 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Finland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julius Reed!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Finland to the ground. Reed is now in Finland's guard.
Reed is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Reed drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Reed jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reed is looking to work some ground and pound but Finland has wrist control.
Reed decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Finland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Finland lands with a light punch inside.
Finland lands a body shot in the clinch.
Finland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reed blocks a body shot from Finland.
Finland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reed's elbow.
Finland manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reed dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Finland cracks Reed with a nice body shot.
Finland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finland.
Finland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finland struggles to land a body shot inside as Reed controls his hands.
Finland tries to work over Reed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finland moves into the clinch.
Reed prevents a body shot from Finland.
A right hook to the body lands for Finland.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Finland pushes Reed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finland working aggressively here.
Reed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reed wants to break free but Finland has control.
Finland lands a nice uppercut.
Reed prevents a body shot from Finland.
Finland lands a nice shot to the body.
Finland working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Finland pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finland working aggressively here.
Finland swings wildly with an uppercut but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Finland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Finland is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Finland can't find room to land a body shot as Reed controls the action.
Finland misses with the head strike.
Finland lands a body punch.
Finland tries to work over Reed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Finland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bobby Finland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Reed.
Finland pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Finland - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A bit of stalling here from Finland.
Finland lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reed blocks an uppercut.
Reed blocking some punches.
Finland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Finland lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Finland 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.
Reed goes for a double leg but Finland avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Finland continues to drive forward.
Finland swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reed counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reed decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Finland fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reed on the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Finland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finland lands a nice uppercut.
Finland is working Reed over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Finland fails to land.
Finland is leaning against Reed and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed is looking to break free of the clinch but Finland has double underhooks.
Reed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Finland lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Finland.
Finland misses with a punch to the body.
Finland lands a nice uppercut.
Finland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reed tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Finland smiles and moves away.
Finland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Finland is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finland lands a body shot in the clinch.
Finland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reed can do to turn this around?
Reed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Finland tries to work over Reed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Finland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
A body shot lands from Finland.
Finland working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Finland makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reed.
Finland misses with a body punch.
Finland throws a head punch that misses.
Finland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bobby Finland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finland throws a jab when Reed was well out of range.
Finland moves into the clinch.
Reed is working for takedown but Finland is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bobby Finland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Reed.
Finland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finland lands with a right to the head.
Finland misses with a body punch.
Finland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reed backwards.
Finland is working Reed over against the cage.
Finland misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Finland presses Reed against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Finland.
Reed is breathing heavily.
Finland lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Finland on the inside.
Finland lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reed is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finland lands a big right hand that drops Reed! The killer instinct kicks in and Finland finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Finland!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Finland!
Bobby Finland 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Balkan (ranked 3417 p4p, 321 weight class) and Gumby Lane (ranked 3160 p4p, 304 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boris Balkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gumby Lane!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balkan takes a swing at Lane's ribcage but misses.
Lane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lane slips a straight right by Balkan.
Lane lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balkan.
Lane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Balkan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lane under the eye.
Balkan misses with an uppercut. Lane saw that one coming.
Boris Balkan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balkan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Balkan lands a nice hook to Lane's body. Lane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lane gets the takedown into side control.
Balkan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lane.
Lane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balkan can't do much from the bottom here.
Lane fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkan manages to get back to half guard.
Balkan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Balkan.
Lane is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Balkan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lane postures up.
Lane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lane wants to control from the top but Balkan keeps moving.
Balkan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Balkan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lane trying to control but Balkan is working from the bottom.
Lane would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A shot to the liver by Balkan. Beautiful body shot.
Boris Balkan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balkan misses with a hook
and Lane counters with a series of strikes. Balkan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Balkan swings for the body but Lane moves out of range.
Balkan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lane misses with a wild combination.
Balkan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lane appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Balkan misses with a body shot.
Balkan misses with a looping left.
Lane unleashes a big counter combination but Balkan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lane misses with a left hand
enabling Balkan to counter with a crisp jab.
Balkan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lane. Lane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Balkan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balkan looks to throw the jab but Lane is out of range.
Balkan scores with a shot to the body.
Balkan ducks under a wild hook from Lane.
Balkan lands a big uppercut and Lane crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lane looks OK. Balkan waves Lane back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lane misses with a straight left.
Balkan is looking to counter the offense by Lane and move into the clinch.
Balkan avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lane.
Lane shoots in and bounces Balkan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lane trying to control the position from guard on top but Balkan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balkan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lane throws an elbow that misses. Balkan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lane's guard. Nice move by Balkan!
Lane keeping moving, preventing Balkan from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Balkan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Balkan staying out of range there.
Lane shoots in and gets a takedown into Balkan's guard.
Balkan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Balkan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lane gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balkan is trying to control the position but Lane postures up.
Lane looking to pass the guard.
Balkan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Balkan. 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 one minute gone in the round.
Lane is trying to get back to full guard.
Lane wants to get back to his feet.
Balkan is trying to control. Lane wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Balkan prevents Lane from standing back up.
Balkan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lane tries to roll over but Balkan keeps him under control.
Balkan not doing much here.
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.
Lane wants to get back to his feet.
Lane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Balkan.
Balkan is trying to control the action in half guard but Lane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lane is looking for a sweep. Balkan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lane looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lane is looking for a sweep. Balkan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Balkan scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Balkan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Balkan does no damage.
Lane lands a really nice looking cross but Balkan seems unphased.
Lane lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Lane misses.
Lane throws a combination that misses
and Balkan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balkan lands a head shot.
Lane misses with a two punch combination.
Lane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balkan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Balkan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lane can do to turn this around?
Balkan cracks Lane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lane is rocked!
Balkan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Balkan.
Lane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lane takes one to the side of the head.
Lane is still on wobbly legs! Can Balkan finish him?
Lane closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Balkan quickly recovers to half guard.
Lane seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balkan actively working from the bottom here.
Balkan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Balkan trying to keep a closed guard but Lane is proving a slippery customer.
Lane postures up in Balkan's guard and throws a big left but Balkan blocks it.
Lane working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Boris Balkan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lane drops his hands momentarily and Balkan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lane misses with a few strikes there.
Balkan scores with a shot to the body.
Balkan throws an overhand right that lands on Lane's shoulder, as Lane tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Balkan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lane doesn't seem phased though.
Balkan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Balkan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balkan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balkan sends Lane crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Balkan is motioning to the referee to let Lane up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lane shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Balkan is trying to defend but Lane finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Balkan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Balkan controls Lane momentarily but Lane frees himself.
Balkan pushes a forearm under Lane's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Lane is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boris Balkan!
Boris Balkan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vince Hollaway (ranked 2019 p4p, 246 weight class) and Henry Wang (ranked 4621 p4p, 443 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vince Hollaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Wang!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Vince Hollaway has been cut.
Hollaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollaway.
Hollaway seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A head kick from Wang lands but Hollaway takes it in his stride.
Hollaway throws a lazy head kick
and Wang makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hollaway really felt that one!
Hollaway throws a body punch but Wang moves out of range.
Hollaway fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wang on the side of the head.
It looks like Henry Wang has been cut.
Hollaway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hollaway has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hollaway there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hollaway digs a good hook to Wang's body.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Hollaway misses with a looping right.
Hollaway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wang.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Hollaway moves out of range easily.
Hollaway misses with a combination
enabling Wang to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollaway stalks Wang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wang's face. Wang staggers backwards, shaken.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wang.
Wang knocks Hollaway to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Hollaway is rocked!
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!
Hollaway is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wang is controlling him well.
Oh Hollaway is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hollaway on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hollaway tries to get out of the position.
Wang decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hollaway to his feet.
Wang throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Hollaway colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Wang as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Hollaway is left battered and dazed whilst Wang and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Wang!
A victorious Henry Wang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Frost (ranked 2826 p4p, 276 weight class) and Brock Means (ranked 3324 p4p, 313 weight class). Frost comes to the cage accompanied by I WIll Go To War. Brock Means 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Means!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Means feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Frost crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brock Means!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mild Paplano (ranked 3355 p4p, 328 weight class) and Vico Firenze (ranked 2676 p4p, 279 weight class). Vico Firenze is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mild Paplano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vico Firenze!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paplano closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Firenze to the mat! Firenze manages to get full guard.
Paplano pushing down on Firenze's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Paplano is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Firenze!
Paplano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Firenze is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Paplano has isolated one of Firenze's arms. Firenze looking to fight him off but Paplano twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mild Paplano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 3318 p4p, 326 weight class) and John Henry (ranked 2553 p4p, 261 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Henry!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry scores with a nice strike.
Tarlah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henry sprawls well. Henry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tarlah gets slowly back to his feet.
Henry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tarlah defends it well.
Tarlah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Balink Tarlah has been cut.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Tarlah slips the punch.
Tarlah shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Henry napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Henry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarlah controls the position.
Tarlah in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tarlah controls the position.
Tarlah in side control, throwing shots but Henry defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Tarlah seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Henry looking for a sweep but Tarlah has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Tarlah takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tarlah with shots to the head and body - Henry looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tarlah scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henry wants to control but Tarlah is having none of it.
Tarlah thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tarlah breaks from Henry's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah lands a big shot there that rocks Henry but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Henry is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarlah lands a big shot to the head and Henry winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Balink Tarlah!
Balink Tarlah thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated John Henry had this to say: 'Hang down your head John Henry'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Borris The Blade (ranked 2830 p4p, 334 weight class) and Jorge Galvao (ranked 2524 p4p, 307 weight class). The Blade comes to the cage accompanied by Fucking in the Bushes. The key to victory for Borris The Blade has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Borris The Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorge Galvao!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Blade throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Jorge Galvao has been cut.
Galvao shoots for a double leg takedown but The Blade sprawls well. He's pushed Galvao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Blade definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The Blade lands a really nice looking cross but Galvao seems unphased.
The Blade lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Galvao falls backwards - clearly groggy! The Blade dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borris The Blade!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Borris The Blade made sure he mentioned Threads of HARDCORE, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 2183 p4p, 271 weight class) and Joseph Jantan (ranked 1476 p4p, 183 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by URSO O INVENCÍVEL. Jantan has chosen Ramstein- Du Hast as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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197 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Jantan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves out of range as Jantan strikes.
Jantan looking to score a takedown here. Silva is defending well but Jantan drives through and ends up in Silva's guard.
Jantan 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.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jantan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jantan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Jantan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jantan keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Jantan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jantan tries to escape but Silva is in control.
Jantan tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jantan tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Jantan wants to control but Silva postures up.
Jantan is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jantan tries to improve position but can't.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Jantan is defending well.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jantan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva tries for a kimura but Jantan is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Jantan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jantan can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva scores with punches from side control.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jantan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Silva is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Jantan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Silva gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Jantan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Silva lets go of the hold and Jantan can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rickson Silva!
Our winner, Rickson Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 678 p4p, 93 weight class) and Samuel Rodrigues (ranked 390 p4p, 56 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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26
170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manolito Tai Kung!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tai Kung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodrigues closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rodrigues fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A shot in the inside from Tai Kung.
Rodrigues ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rodrigues no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rodrigues has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tai Kung can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tai Kung is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rodrigues looking for subs off his back but Tai Kung has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues looking for submissions off his back.
Rodrigues looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tai Kung seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rodrigues looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tai Kung is trying to control. Rodrigues wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tai Kung wants to pass to mount but Rodrigues is defending the position.
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.
Rodrigues actively working from the bottom here.
Rodrigues looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tai Kung is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodrigues wants to get back to full guard.
Tai Kung knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodrigues on the ground.
Rodrigues is not content to let Tai Kung control the position.
Rodrigues is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tai Kung pulls his head out easily.
Rodrigues actively working from the bottom here.
Rodrigues looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tai Kung passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rodrigues!
Rodrigues slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tai Kung sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigues is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Tai Kung is tapping! Great win for Rodrigues!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Samuel Rodrigues! Samuel Rodrigues retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Samuel Rodrigues rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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