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WCMMA Trials 14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Zak Four (ranked 4344 p4p, 4277 weight class) and Heavy Zak Tres (ranked 191 p4p, 190 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heavy Zak Four!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heavy Zak Tres!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Zak Four.
Zak Tres slowing the pace effectively.
Zak Four content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Zak Tres.
Zak Four is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zak Tres displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zak Four up against the cage.
Zak Tres is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zak Tres's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's 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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Heavy Zak Tres.
Zak Tres keeps the fight on the outside.
Zak Tres appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zak Four looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zak Four tries to clinch but Zak Tres moves away
and Zak Tres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Heavy Zak Four has been cut.
Zak Tres swats away the attempt to clinch by Zak Four.
Zak Four closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zak Four effectively controlling the action here.
Zak Tres content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Heavy Zak Tres.
I think Zak Tres 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 9:10
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heavy Zak Tres!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Kazak Six (ranked 4278 p4p, 4343 weight class) and Heavy Zak Dos (ranked 189 p4p, 194 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heavy Kazak Six!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heavy Zak Dos!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zak Dos throws a nice looking combination but Kazak Six bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kazak Six was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zak Dos darts in looking for a takedown but Kazak Six gets double underhooks and turns Zak Dos into the cage.
Kazak Six appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kazak Six has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zak Dos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kazak Six gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zak Dos letting Kazak Six take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazak Six taking a breather.
Kazak Six has Zak Dos pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zak Dos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kazak Six smiles and moves away.
Heavy Kazak Six has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heavy Zak Dos.
Zak Dos connects with a high kick.
Zak Dos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kazak Six as he jumps to the side.
Zak Dos is looking to clinch.
Zak Dos throws a sloppy head kick and Kazak Six moves out of range easily.
Kazak Six swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Kazak Six as Zak Dos shoots in.
It looked like Kazak Six wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zak Dos throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazak Six.
Kazak Six throwing a counter right hand but Zak Dos manages to avoid it.
Zak Dos throws a head kick but Kazak Six moves out of range.
Zak Dos doesn't manage to clinch there - Kazak Six circles away.
Zak Dos has a takedown stuffed.
An attempted straight right counter from Kazak Six misses the target.
Kazak Six displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zak Dos.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zak Dos shoots in for a double leg but Kazak Six sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kazak Six was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heavy Kazak Six showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kazak Six 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 Topper Green scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 10:9
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heavy Kazak Six!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Kazak Five (ranked 4346 p4p, 4279 weight class) and Heavy Kazak Seven (ranked 193 p4p, 188 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heavy Kazak Five!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heavy Kazak Seven!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazak Five throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kazak Five tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Kazak Seven on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kazak Seven blocks a head kick by Kazak Five.
Kazak Seven looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kazak Five shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kazak Seven sprawls well. Kazak Seven wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kazak Five gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kazak Seven! But no joy.
Kazak Five scores with a takedown into Kazak Seven's guard.
Kazak Seven is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kazak Five presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazak Five tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kazak Seven avoids it.
Kazak Five throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kazak Seven stalling in the clinch.
Kazak Five is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kazak Seven gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kazak Five is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heavy Kazak Five. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazak Five tries to pull guard but Kazak Seven holds him up against the cage and eventually Kazak Five drops back down to his feet.
Kazak Seven has Kazak Five pressed against the cage, preventing Kazak Five from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kazak Five jumps guard and drags Kazak Seven to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazak Five being controlled here, momentarily.
Kazak Five knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kazak Seven on the ground.
Let's hope that Kazak Seven has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kazak Five wants to control the position but Kazak Seven says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kazak Seven lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Heavy Kazak Seven.
I think Kazak Seven 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 9:10
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 9:10
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heavy Kazak Seven!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thibby Uno (ranked 4680 p4p, 4342 weight class) and Heavy Zak (ranked 206 p4p, 192 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Heavy Zak was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thibby Uno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heavy Zak!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uno moves into the clinch.
Uno stalls.
Zak being controlled against the cage.
Zak being controlled against the cage.
Uno controlling the action here for a moment.
Uno stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thibby Uno.
Zak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Uno as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uno defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zak.
Uno blocks the body kick.
Zak tries to keep at a distance but Uno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zak is trying to maintain a safe position but Uno gets an underhook and turns Zak into the cage.
Zak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Uno.
Zak tries to pull guard but Uno forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thibby Uno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heavy Zak.
A bit of stalling here from Uno.
Zak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Uno blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Uno takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zak letting Uno take a breather here.
Stalling in the clinch from Uno.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thibby Uno.
Uno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uno drives through and clinches with Zak against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Uno takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Uno is stalling here.
Uno seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Uno dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno just leaning against Zak, taking a breather.
Come on Uno - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thibby Uno.
Uno wants to clinch up but Zak keeps it at a distance.
Zak unleashes a big counter combination but Uno bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zak gets tackled into the cage by Uno. Uno maintains the clinch.
Uno stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Uno stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Uno for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Uno keeps control of Zak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Uno - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The referee calls for Uno to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thibby Uno.
Uno rushes Zak and presses him up against the cage.
Uno effectively controlling the action here.
Come on Uno - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thibby Uno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Uno 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 10:9
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thibby Uno!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Blade (ranked 4885 p4p, 4499 weight class) and Veteran Of The Psychic Wars (ranked 214 p4p, 199 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veteran Of The Psychic Wars!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Blade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Of The Psychic Wars lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Blade kicks Of The Psychic Wars off and gets back to his feet.
Blade gets caught flat footed, as Of The Psychic Wars shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of The Psychic Wars stands up and waves to Blade to follow him.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Of The Psychic Wars closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Of The Psychic Wars lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of The Psychic Wars decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blade forces Of The Psychic Wars back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Of The Psychic Wars is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Blade can't fight it off and eventually Of The Psychic Wars manages to take the fight to the floor. Blade looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Of The Psychic Wars gets to his feet - Blade follows without any prompting.
Blade gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Blade manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Of The Psychic Wars has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Blade is trying to keep an underhook but Of The Psychic Wars manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Of The Psychic Wars decides to stand and escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Black Blade.
I think Blade 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 10:9
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Blade!
Black Blade decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dermontti Blount (ranked 4695 p4p, 4748 weight class) and Rod Polamalu (ranked 541 p4p, 544 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dermontti Blount!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rod Polamalu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polamalu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Polamalu manages to break the clinch.
Polamalu rushes Blount and presses him up against the cage.
Polamalu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Polamalu clinches up against the cage.
Polamalu breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Polamalu.
Polamalu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Blount!
Polamalu happy to just control the position for now.
Blount struggling a bit here.
Polamalu decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polamalu throws a push kick but Blount slaps the foot to one side.
Polamalu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blount had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Polamalu defends it easily.
Polamalu stands up from Blount's guard - Polamalu perhaps looking for a knockout.
Polamalu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blount has Polamalu pressed against the cage.
Blount pushes off an throws an elbow but Polamalu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blount successfully pulls guard.
Polamalu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Polamalu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Polamalu looking to score a takedown here. Blount is defending well but Polamalu drives through and ends up in Blount's guard.
Blount is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blount pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Polamalu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blount sprawls well initially but Polamalu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Polamalu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blount defending well though.
Polamalu seems to be working for a kimura but Blount defends the submission attempt.
Polamalu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rod Polamalu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Polamalu 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 9:10
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 9:10
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod Polamalu!
Rod Polamalu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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