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Flair 58 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jax Thomas (ranked 18586 p4p, 23396 weight class) and Morrison Dickson (ranked 548 p4p, 577 weight class). Thomas has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 48 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morrison Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Dickson catches Thomas right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Dickson.
Dickson drops Thomas with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Thomas looks back up at him and smiles so Dickson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Thomas is rocked!
 It looks like Jax Thomas has been cut.
Dickson throws a pinpoint strike between Thomas's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Thomas crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Dickson scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Morrison Dickson!
Morrison Dickson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Major Pain (ranked 23743 p4p, 23784 weight class) and Sebastian Burger (ranked 655 p4p, 683 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Burger!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger throws a shot from downtown. Pain moves away and avoids it.
Pain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pain has his takedown stuffed
and Burger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burger keeps Pain at a distance using the push kick.
Pain tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Burger defends well and Pain ends up having to push Burger into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burger scores with a head kick.
Pain rushes Burger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pain breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger lands with a kick to the temple. Pain shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Burger with a nice cross.
Pain dives in for a single leg takedown but Burger sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Major Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Burger throws a nice head kick!
Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pain instigates a clinch.
Pain pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pain throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Burger stopping the sweep attempt from Pain.
Pain keeping full guard, as Burger tries to pass.
Pain pulls Burger in to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pain keeping moving, preventing Burger from controlling successfully.
Pain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pain rushes Burger and presses him up against the cage.
Pain tries to pull guard but Burger holds him up against the cage and eventually Pain drops back down to his feet.
Burger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the cage.
Burger can't break the clinch.
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sebastian Burger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burger thumps Pain with a low kick.
Burger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Burger as Pain shoots in.
Burger jabs Pain right on the nose. Pain blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain with a lazy takedown attempt
and Burger counters with a nice uppercut.
Pain clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pain looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pain is trying to pull guard but Burger has him pressed against the cage.
Pain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pain is looking to clinch but Burger is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Burger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burger throws a nice head kick!
Pain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Burger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burger leaves Pain with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pain moves into the clinch.
Burger wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Burger letting Pain take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain struggles to land a body shot inside as Burger controls his hands.
Burger is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.
Pain breaks the clinch.
Pain blocks a head kick by Burger.
Burger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pain.
Major Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burger. Burger obviously looking to wear him down.
Burger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pain takes the fight into the clinch.
Burger is trying to break the clinch but Pain is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Burger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burger being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Pain gets a clinch.
Pain jumps guard but Burger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Major Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain tries a body shot but Burger blocks it.
Pain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burger smiles and moves away.
Pain is looking to clinch.
Pain throws a head kick that misses.
Pain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burger avoids it really well and circles away.
Burger throws a sloppy head kick and Pain moves out of range easily.
Pain appears to be looking for a big counter.
Decent striking displayed by Burger there.
Burger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pain throws a lazy head kick
and Burger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pain goes for a double leg but Burger avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Burger continues to drive forward.
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Sebastian Burger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pain tries for a takedown but Burger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Burger lands a big head kick that sends Pain tumbling to the mat! Burger takes a step backwards and waves Pain back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pain is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pain sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oh Pain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
and Burger counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Pain! He's just covering up as Burger starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Burger!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macho Camacho (ranked 23322 p4p, 23728 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 563 p4p, 575 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 12 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate just misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Camacho throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Camacho moves out of range as Tate strikes.
Camacho throws a hook but Tate avoids it easily.
Tate is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Camacho gets tackled into the cage by Tate. Tate maintains the clinch.
Camacho landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tate takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Camacho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camacho connects with a knee to the head.
Camacho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Camacho takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Camacho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tate backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Camacho.
Camacho landing knees to the body.
Camacho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camacho unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Camacho scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho lands with a left to the head.
Camacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camacho is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tate can't fight it off and eventually Camacho manages to take the fight to the floor. Tate looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Camacho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Camacho working some strikes from top position.
Tate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Camacho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Camacho connects with a couple of short punches.
Camacho is in close to Tate's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Camacho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Camacho's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Camacho postures up and lands a big shot to Tate's brow.
Camacho scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tate's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho works over Tate with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Camacho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
 Tate is rocked!
Camacho works over Tate with some ground and pound from guard.
Tate is still in real trouble! Can Camacho finish him?
Camacho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tate seems to have recovered his senses.
Camacho postures up and lands a big shot to Tate's brow.
Camacho stands and throws Tate's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Camacho is working Tate over with some ground and pound from side control.
Camacho lands a few punches from side control.
Camacho landing strikes.
Camacho lands a big left to the face of Tate, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Camacho and another - Tate is out! Camacho stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Macho Camacho!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Braddock (ranked 23561 p4p, 10819 weight class) and Sota Sankari (ranked 165 p4p, 172 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Braddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sota Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Braddock counters with a single leg into guard. Sankari didn't expect that.
Sankari looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Braddock is pushing down on Sankari's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sankari is fighting to maintain full guard but Braddock has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Braddock lands a nice short elbow.
Braddock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sankari taking some punishment here, with Braddock in his half guard.
Braddock working over Sankari with some ground and pound. Sankari looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Braddock is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Braddock is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Sankari is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Braddock!
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