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FFS 16: Okeechobee PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Rogers (ranked 7795 p4p, 25163 weight class) and Robin Van Doen (ranked 612 p4p, 649 weight class). Robin Van Doen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emilio Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robin Van Doen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Doen throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Van Doen misses with a two punch combination.
Rogers throws a lazy right hand but Van Doen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Doen works the jab nicely.
Rogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Doen.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches.
Rogers misses with an elbow strike.
Rogers misses with an elbow strike.
Van Doen blocks an elbow strike from Rogers.
Rogers pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Doen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rogers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rogers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Doen's defenses.
I was talking to Rogers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Van Doen dodges an elbow strike from Rogers.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses.
Van Doen avoids a wild elbow strike from Rogers.
Van Doen misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Doen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Doen misses with a punch on the inside.
Rogers throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Doen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Van Doen tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.
Van Doen blocks an elbow strike.
Rogers lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Doen blocks the elbow strike.
Van Doen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Doen takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Doen avoids a wild elbow strike from Rogers.
Rogers throws an elbow but it misses.
Rogers avoiding damage as Van Doen throws knees to the body.
Van Doen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rogers is defending well for now.
Van Doen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Doen is trying to break the clinch but Rogers is controlling him.
Van Doen blocks the elbow strike.
Rogers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rogers avoids the elbow strike from Van Doen, against the ropes.
Van Doen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Doen avoids a wild elbow strike from Rogers.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses.
Van Doen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Van Doen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rogers seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Doen can turn it around.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rogers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Doen's brow.
Van Doen tries a body shot but Rogers blocks it.
Rogers misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Doen misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers avoids the elbow strike from Van Doen, against the ropes.
Rogers lands an elbow just above Van Doen 's eye.
Van Doen blocks an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Doen avoids a wild elbow strike from Rogers.
Rogers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Doen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rogers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Doen's efforts to push away.
Rogers lands an elbow inside.
Van Doen is trying to maintain a safe position but Rogers gets an underhook and turns Van Doen into the ropes.
Van Doen misses with an elbow over the top.
Rogers misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Doen avoids the elbow strike from Rogers, against the ropes.
Rogers managing to block the knees to the body from Van Doen.
Rogers lands an elbow inside that Van Doen shrugs off.
Van Doen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Van Doen blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Doen blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rogers throws an elbow but misses.
Rogers avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Doen.
Rogers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rogers throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rogers 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 10:9
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 10:9
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Rogers!
Emilio Rogers 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 Peter Silie (ranked 25447 p4p, 6651 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 731 p4p, 626 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Silie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silie misses with a straight left.
White pushes Silie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silie goes for a takedown attempt but White pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
Silie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
White moves into range and clinches up with Silie.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silie backwards.
Silie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables White to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Silie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White pushes Silie back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White lands a left hand.
Silie takes a shot to the head.
White lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silies head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
White lands with a right to the head.
 Silie is rocked!
Silie jumps guard but White stands there with Silie around his waist. Silie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oh Silie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White lands with a left to the head.
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White pushes Silie against the ropes. White is working some dirty boxing. White pushes off with a quick right hook! Silie goes down! Silie tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! White moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter White!
After the fight, Walter White was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boleslav Makarenko (ranked 6769 p4p, 5664 weight class) and Jake Smith (ranked 569 p4p, 524 weight class). Jake Smith told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boleslav Makarenko!
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, Jake Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Makarenko misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Makarenko didn't expect that.
Makarenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Makarenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith is in close to Makarenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Makarenko has wrist control.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Makarenko's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Makarenko has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Makarenko has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Makarenko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Makarenko dives on top into guard.
Smith pushes Makarenko off and scrambles back to his feet.
Makarenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Makarenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makarenko lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makarenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
It looked like Makarenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Makarenko throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makarenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith lands a right hand.
Makarenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith is trying to trip Makarenko. He has hold of a leg but Makarenko is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Smith persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smith works over Makarenko with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 9:10
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 9:10
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Smith!
Jake Smith very nearly forgot to thank Cayman Islands Clothiers amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Boleslav Makarenko had this to say: '4.95'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Powell (ranked 3495 p4p, 25020 weight class) and Mark Callaway (ranked 363 p4p, 604 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Andre Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Callaway!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callaway has taken the fight to the clinch.
Callaway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Callaway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Callaway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Powell's brow.
Callaway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Powell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Callaway clinches with his opponent.
Callaway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Callaway comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Callaway misses with an elbow over the top.
Callaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Callaway breaks the clinch.
Powell seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callaway doesn't manage to clinch there - Powell circles away.
Callaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Powell.
Andre Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Callaway, as that shot connected.
Callaway scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaway moves into range and clinches up with Powell.
Callaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Callaway gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Callaway pushes Powell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Callaway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Powell lands a left and a right that send Callaway crashing to the mat, dazed. Powell thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Callaway is rocked!
 It looks like Mark Callaway has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powell lands with a nice body punch.
Callaway is still on wobbly legs! Can Powell finish him?
Callaway looks winded!
Powell jabs Callaway to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Powell scores with a shot to the body.
Callaway walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Callaway limp body while Powell jumps on to the ropes and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andre Powell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Warren Jackson (ranked 6890 p4p, 4006 weight class) and David Jepsen (ranked 679 p4p, 504 weight class). Warren Jackson 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 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Jepsen!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jepsen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson tightens his grip and picks Jepsen up, before dumping him to the ground. Jepsen manages to land in guard.
Jackson pushes down on Jepsen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but Jepsen is defending well.
Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jepsen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
Jepsen trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jepsen defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but Jepsen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jepsen defends it well.
Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jepsen is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but Jepsen is defending well.
Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but Jepsen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson wants to control but Jepsen is keeping him busy.
Jepsen is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but Jepsen is defending well.
Jackson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jepsen sees it coming and defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jepsen is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Warren Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 10:9
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Warren Jackson!
Our winner, Warren Jackson, 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Silva (ranked 3325 p4p, 6896 weight class) and Bobby Minnagh (ranked 435 p4p, 680 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lil Uzi Vert - Myron . Frankie Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Minnagh!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minnagh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Minnagh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Minnagh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Minnagh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Minnagh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Minnagh is controlling the position.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Minnagh keeps him there for the moment.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Minnagh is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minnagh ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Minnagh tries to clinch up
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
It looks like Bobby Minnagh has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Minnagh throws a lazy head kick
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva tests Minnagh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Minnagh is rocked!
Silva circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Minnagh to the canvas! Minnagh doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Silva keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Frankie Silva 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 William Bonny (ranked 2731 p4p, 7224 weight class) and Fred Barnes (ranked 358 p4p, 642 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Bonny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred Barnes!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonny darts in and clinches Barnes up against the ropes.
Bonny lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonny lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Bonny tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonny is struggling to control the position.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Bonny has the dominant position.
Barnes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bonny lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonny lands with a nice body punch.
Bonny moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonny tried to counter with a leg kick but Barnes avoided it.
Bonny feints a jab promting Barnes to slip. Bonny then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barnes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good exchange - Bonny coming out on top.
Bonny looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
William Bonny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws a hook but Bonny avoids it easily.
Bonny jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bonny darts in and clinches Barnes up against the ropes.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Bonny lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnes wants to stall.
Bonny lands a shoulder strike.
Bonny lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Barnes looking to slow down the pace here.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonny has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Bonny lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Bonny.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Bonny is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonny gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bonny - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bonny presses Barnes against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bonny stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bonny lands a shoulder strike.
Bonny lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bonny prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Bonny prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonny has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Bonny - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonny working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bonny makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Bonny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonny 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 10:9
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Bonny!
William Bonny bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sunshine Okafor (ranked 3178 p4p, 3943 weight class) and Paulo Bonito (ranked 354 p4p, 432 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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 Sydney, Sunshine Okafor!
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, Paulo Bonito!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor connects with a crisp jab.
Bonito moves out of range as Okafor strikes.
Okafor looks to land a right hand but Bonito moved out of range.
Okafor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bonito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okafor.
Bonito appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bonito tries to move into range but Okafor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Okafor misses the jab.
Okafor loads up on a big right hand but Bonito slips the punch.
Okafor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonito.
Okafor throws a shot from downtown. Bonito moves away and avoids it.
Okafor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bonito connects with a leg kick.
Okafor moves away from the strike by Bonito.
Bonito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonito lands a jab to the head.
Okafor blocks a jab.
Okafor looks to land a right hand but Bonito moved out of range.
Sunshine Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okafor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okafor blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonito pushes Okafor away with a front kick.
Okafor throws a good cross that connects.
Bonito moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Okafor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonito tries to score with a low kick but Okafor moves his leg out of the way.
Bonito throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Okafor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonito.
Bonito throws out a powerful jab.
Bonito throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
Bonito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonito looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Okafor scores with a sloppy right hand. Bonito should have avoided that one.
Okafor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bonito misses with a hook. Okafor ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Okafor.
Bonito on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Okafor misses.
Okafor motions for Bonito to come forward. Okafor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Okafor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Okafor looks to land a left hand but Bonito moved out of range nicely.
Okafor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bonito is out of range and Okafor settles back down.
Okafor misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonito. Okafor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonito throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonito.
Bonito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bonito misses the shot to the body.
Bonito slips under a jab from Okafor.
Okafor misses with a straight right.
Okafor motions for Bonito to come forward. Okafor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okafor thows a leg kick but Bonito checks it
and Bonito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bonito cracks Okafor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Okafor lands a jab to the nose.
Okafor throws an off balance right hand
and Bonito counters with a low kick, right behind Okafor 's knee.
Bonito feints and then cracks Okafor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okafor down.
Bonito tried to score with a low kick but Okafor checks it.
Bonito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Okafor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Bonito.
Bonito scores with a nice right hand.
Okafor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonito. Bonito obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonito takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bonito takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Okafor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Okafor walks into a stiff left hand from Bonito.
Okafor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonito.
Okafor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Bonito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonito has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 9:10
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 9:10
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Bonito!
A relieved looking Paulo Bonito thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 2946 p4p, 5333 weight class) and Mario Albertini (ranked 383 p4p, 558 weight class). Philippe comes to the ring accompanied by Chant vaudou haitien. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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 London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Albertini!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albertini throws a body punch but Philippe moves out of range.
Philippe throws a hook but Albertini blocks it.
Philippe lands a jab to Albertini's midsection.
Philippe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Albertini moves away from the strike by Philippe.
Philippe drops Albertini with a nice combination! Philippe dives into Albertini's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Mario Albertini has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philippe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Philippe gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Albertini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Albertini appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Philippe walks into a stiff left hand from Albertini.
Albertini slips a straight right by Philippe.
Philippe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Philippe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Philippe feints with a jab and clips Albertini right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Albertini is sent crashing into the canvas and Philippe leaps in for the kill! Albertini tries to get to his feet but Philippe is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Albertini is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peguero Jean Philippe!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Peguero Jean Philippe made sure he mentioned Altitude Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Piper (ranked 5808 p4p, 2426 weight class) and William Riker (ranked 491 p4p, 261 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roddy Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Riker!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riker shoots in for a takedown but Piper shows good takedown defense.
Piper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riker.
Piper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riker.
Riker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Piper cracks Riker with a good jab.
Piper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piper throws the kick towards the body but Riker avoids it.
Riker moves out of range of the body kick from Piper.
Riker shoots in and drives through. Piper sprawls well.
Roddy Piper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Riker.
Piper stuns Riker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Piper cracks Riker with an open hand slap.
Piper stuns Riker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Piper missing with a left hand there. Riker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Riker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Piper's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Riker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riker slips nicely into half guard.
My spies in The House Of Pain inform me that Riker has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Riker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Piper defending well though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Riker tries to pass to full mount but Piper defends it.
Piper trying to control but Riker postures up.
Piper is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Riker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Riker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two 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.
Riker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Piper is just riding it out for now. Riker eventually gives up the hold.
Riker is trying to work for a kimura but Piper is defending well.
Piper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Riker working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roddy Piper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Piper 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 10:9
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 10:9
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roddy Piper!
Roddy Piper made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Just when you think you know the questions, I change the answers. '.
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