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Hurley Fight Night PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giba Negrao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giba Negrao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodgers. Negrao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodgers lands with a shot to the body.
Rodgers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodgers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rodgers showed some decent athleticism there.
Rodgers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Negrao keeps working.
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.
Rodgers wants to pass the guard but Negrao is defending well.
Rodgers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Negrao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Negrao moves into full guard.
Rodgers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Negrao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers stops Negrao from standing up.
Rodgers sitting in guard here, content to control.
Negrao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rodgers manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Negrao won't allow Rodgers to sweep him here.
Negrao tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodgers is retaining full guard.
Negrao throwing strikes but missing.
Negrao trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodgers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodgers controlling the position.
Negrao is looking to work some ground and pound but Rodgers has wrist control.
Negrao trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Negrao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rodgers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Negrao's guard.
Rodgers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rodgers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Negrao keeping moving, preventing Rodgers from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rodgers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Negrao trying to control the position.
Negrao uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Rodgers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Negraos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Rodgers misses.
Negrao misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodgers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodgers lands with a hook. Negrao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Negrao tries to clinch
and Rodgers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rodgers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rodgers trying to control from Negrao's half guard. Negrao has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rodgers cracks Negrao with a solid left hand.
Rodgers looking to pass the guard.
Rodgers trying to control but Negrao is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negrao wants to stand and escape but Rodgers is having none of it.
Negrao wants to sweep here but Rodgers controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rodgers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rodgers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Negrao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rodgers is controlling him.
Rodgers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodgers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Rodgers 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.
Rodgers lands an overhand right.
Rodgers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rodgers counters with a shoot takedown. Negrao fights it but they end up in guard.
Rodgers landing with the ground and pound.
Rodgers postures up.
Negrao is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Negrao trying to keep a closed guard but Rodgers is proving a slippery customer.
Rodgers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodgers throws a sloppy strike and Negrao has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Rodgers is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Negrao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giba Negrao!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gullane Sattar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeru Allianz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gullane Sattar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeru Allianz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allianz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Allianz wants to control from the top but Sattar keeps moving.
Allianz pushes down on Sattar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sattar is looking to improve his position.
Sattar trying to control here.
Allianz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sattar is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allianz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sattar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Allianz controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Allianz has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sattar's face.
Sattar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allianz is working for a guillotine from mount but Sattar frees his head quite easily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Allianz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Allianz unloading with bombs!
Allianz landing shots from mount.
Sattar is squirming around, avoiding Allianz's attempts to control the action.
Allianz with a couple of short strikes.
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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allianz avoids the attempt from Sattar to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Allianz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Allianz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Allianz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sattar is just holding on here. Allianz manages to take his back.
Sattar trying to control the position but Allianz manages to sink in the hooks.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Allianz.
Allianz is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Allianz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allianz has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Sattar.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Allianz's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Allianz has the hooks in. Sattar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sattar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allianz is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Sattar is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jeru Allianz!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesare Batisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cesare Batisti will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan St Pierre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cesare Batisti!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Batisti quickly recovers to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. St Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Batisti's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. St Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Batisti's temple.
Batisti trying to control but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre controlling the action here.
St Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Batisti on the ground.
St Pierre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Batisti is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Batisti is looking to land body kicks.
Batisti shoots and misses
and St Pierre counters with a takedown into side control.
St Pierre looks up at the clock and then as Batisti takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, St Pierre smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
St Pierre throws an elbow but Batisti slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Batisti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St Pierre creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Batisti is letting St Pierre control him for a moment.
Batisti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
St Pierre in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre slows the pace down.
You can see the frustration on Batisti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St Pierre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Batisti, who protects the arm well.
St Pierre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Batisti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
St Pierre working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Batisti lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
St Pierre wants to control but Batisti is having none of it.
St Pierre is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Batisti is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Batisti misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Batisti.
Batisti throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
St Pierre wants to hold on but Batisti pushes him away.
Batisti misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Batisti trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan St Pierre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Batisti misses with a takedown
and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Batisti fights it but they end up in guard.
Batisti can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as St Pierre controls the pace.
Batisti controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
Batisti is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and St Pierre dives into side control.
Dan St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Batisti, who protects the arm well.
Batisti being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batisti takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Batisti is trying to control St Pierre's posture but St Pierre avoids it.
St Pierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
St Pierre is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Batisti's shoulder. That is not cool.
St Pierre landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batisti gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Batisti dodges it nicely.
Batisti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Pierre.
St Pierre passes the guard and advances to mount!
St Pierre lands with some strikes.
St Pierre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Batisti wants to hold on but St Pierre pushes him away.
Batisti is looking to improve his position but St Pierre isn't that keen on the idea.
St Pierre controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batisti working to try and regain half guard.
St Pierre looking to control and managing it successfully.
St Pierre landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batisti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
St Pierre lands a big shot there that rocks Batisti but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
St Pierre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Batisti tries to reverse the position but St Pierre maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, St Pierre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
St Pierre working Batisti over with strikes here.
Batisti is rocked!
Batisti is breathing heavily.
St Pierre connects with a bit shot that sees Batisti covering up! More strikes from St Pierre and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! St Pierre is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan St Pierre!
Dan St Pierre is the new welterweight champion!
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