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GAMMA #22 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Faustino Ronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherman Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faustino Ronan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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267 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Faustino Ronan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sherman Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronan cracks Bradley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ronan has closed the distance and engaged Bradley in a clinch.
Ronan breaks from the clinch.
Bradley avoids the head kick by Ronan.
Ronan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bradley takes a step back to recover.
A head kick from Ronan lands but Bradley takes it in his stride.
A solid body kick from Ronan.
Bradley clinches but Ronan breaks the clinch
and Ronan counters with a big head kick but Bradley shrugs it off.
Whack! Ronan lands a heavy head kick that drops Bradley. The ref tackles Ronan to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Bradley was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Faustino Ronan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymund Tueres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Farva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raymund Tueres could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rod Farva's chin.
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymund Tueres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rod Farva!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tueres throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Farva crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Raymund Tueres!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Syd Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Souza looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Syd Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper closes the distance and clinches up with Souza, looking for a takedown. Pepper pushes Souza against the cage but Souza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pepper changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Souza looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Souza is looking to regain half guard here but Pepper keeps moving and retains side control.
Pepper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souza keeps working.
Souza is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pepper's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pepper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pepper is trying to work for a kimura but Souza is defending well.
Pepper is looking to take a break and control but Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pepper takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Souza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pepper's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pepper's back!
Souza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Souza throwing sloppy strikes.
Pepper breaks Souza's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Souza throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Souza looks gassed!
Pepper trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pepper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Souza is keeping the position for now.
Pepper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pepper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Souza has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pepper doesn't defend quickly enough and Souza has managed to lock this one up! Can Pepper escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Souza on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sergio Souza!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marques Ellison (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marques Ellison!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch misses with a takedown attempt - Ellison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ellison scores with a takedown into Finch's guard.
Ellison won't allow Finch to get back to his feet.
Finch throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Finch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Finch 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.
Ellison wants to control from the top but Finch keeps moving.
Ellison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ellison throws a big right hand that misses.
Finch working a defensive guard here.
Finch is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ellison swats away the attempt to clinch by Finch.
No luck for Finch with that takedown attempt.
Finch takes the fight into the clinch.
Ellison controlling the action here for a moment.
Ellison manages to break the clinch.
Finch throws a head kick that misses.
Ellison tries for a takedown but Finch circles away easily
and Finch counters by clinching up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ellison.
Ellison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ellison circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Finch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ellison throws a series of punches but Finch avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Finch with that takedown attempt.
Finch is breathing heavily.
Finch just misses with a punch to the body.
Ellison closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ellison lands in his opponent's guard.
Ellison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ellison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ellison wants to control from the top but Finch keeps moving.
Finch keeping full guard, as Ellison tries to pass.
Ellison throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ellison stops Finch from standing up.
Ellison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ellison shoots for a double leg takedown but Finch sprawls well. He's pushed Ellison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Finch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ellison tests Finch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marques Ellison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finch instigates a clinch.
Finch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ellison just stands there and leans against the cage.
Finch breaks the clinch.
Finch lands with a cross.
Finch pushes Ellison up against the cage in a clinch.
Finch keeps control of Ellison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Finch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ellison to the mat! Ellison manages to get full guard.
Finch slips nicely into half guard.
Finch wants to take a breather but Ellison is having none of it.
Ellison wants to get back to full guard.
Ellison gets full guard.
Ellison wants to get back to his feet but Finch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ellison keeping moving, preventing Finch from controlling successfully.
Ellison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Finch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Finch wants to control from the top but Ellison keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marques Ellison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ellison shoots and misses
so Finch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ellison working for a triangle but Finch defends it easily.
Finch won't allow Ellison to sweep him here.
Finch stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ellison fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryan Finch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finch misses with a takedown attempt
letting Ellison counter with a right hand.
Finch rushes Ellison and presses him up against the cage.
Finch keeps control of Ellison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ellison is breathing heavily.
Finch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finch shoots for a takedown but Ellison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Finch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ellison.
Finch misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryan Finch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marques Ellison.
Finch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Finch.
Ellison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ellison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ellison gets to his feet. Finch looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ellison misses with a combination
and Finch counters with a single leg into guard. Ellison didn't expect that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Finch is in close to Ellison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finch distracts Ellison with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ellison throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Finch advances position into side control!
Ryan Finch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finch lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch trying to control the action but Ellison is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Finch stalls from top position.
Ellison is not content to let Finch control the position.
Ellison wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ellison is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ellison should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ellison is not content to let Finch control the position.
You can see the frustration on Ellison's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ellison lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ellison throws the kick towards the body but Finch avoids it.
Ellison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Finch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Finch stands and steps away. Ellison gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Finch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ellison lands with a big right hook that stumbles Finch - he's out on his feet here! Ellison follows up with another monster hook that separates Finch from consciousness! Finch falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Ellison stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marques Ellison!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crimson Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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Counter striker
Very confident |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crimson Lee!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooh a lovely combination from Lee sends Walker down but not out. Lee dives into side control looking to finish.
Walker is rocked!
Walker is looking to regain half guard here but Lee keeps moving and retains side control.
Oh Walker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker misses with a strike from the bottom.
Lee tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lee connects with a decent elbow.
A big shot lands for Lee! That's hurt Walker! Will he recover? Lee fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crimson Lee!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Chompers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lennon Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chompers comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Lewis has chosen House Of pain - Jump Around as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Chompers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lennon Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by Chompers.
Chompers tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Chompers doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lewis misses with a wild combination.
Lewis throws a hook but Chompers avoids it easily.
Lewis scores with the left hand. Chompers knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chompers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Chompers tumbling to the canvas! Lewis pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Chompers was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lennon Lewis!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nico Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alocke Grenado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alocke Grenado has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nico Munoz's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nico Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alocke Grenado!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grenado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Munoz is rocked!
Grenado throws a monster overhand right that drops Munoz! Grenado follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alocke Grenado!
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