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Showtime Series 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Lukottaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera comes to the cage accompanied by Where The Hood At. Lukottaja has chosen Seed as his entrance music. Wilson Cabrera could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lasse Lukottaja's chin.
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195 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wilson Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lasse Lukottaja!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera looks to land a left hand but Lukottaja moved out of range nicely.
Lukottaja tries for a takedown but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cabrera tries to clinch up.
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch but Lukottaja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cabrera tries to clinch but Lukottaja moves out of range.
Lukottaja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lukottaja shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cabrera but Cabrera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cabrera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lukottaja changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cabrera looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lukottaja in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cabrera struggling a bit here.
Lukottaja in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cabrera is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lasse Lukottaja!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Yolden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Gabbana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gabbana's choice of entrance music: Cool. Donnie Gabbana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Yolden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donnie Gabbana!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yolden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yolden fails with the takedown.
Gabbana cracks Yolden with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Yolden tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Gabbana pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Yolden is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Gabbana!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice comes into the arena with Wipe Me Down blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy George!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George slips a jab from Slice.
George bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slice.
George looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Slice is refusing to be controlled, as George sits in half guard.
Slice wants to get back to his feet.
Slice flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
George thows a huge punch but Slice dodges it nicely.
Slice keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Slice is not content to let George control the position.
George not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slice tries to get to full guard but George has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slice lands a really nice looking cross but George seems unphased.
George has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Randy George has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George scores with a jab. Slice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Slice throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
George drops his hands momentarily and Slice takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Slice loads up on a big right hand but George slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by George.
George slips a straight right by Slice.
Slice tries to clinch there but George circles away.
George moves out of range of the strikes.
Slice thows a left - swing and a miss!
A choreographed right hand from Slice misses the target.
Slice misses the shot to the body.
Slice throws out a leg kick but George moves out of range and Slice only half commits.
George takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
George shoots in for a double leg but Slice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Slice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slice on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Slice throws a big shot that misses.
Slice is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slice.
Slice misses with a straight left.
Slice is looking to clinch but George is avoiding it.
George avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slice misses the shot to the body.
Slice is looking to clinch but George is avoiding it.
George has managed to clinch.
George pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slice tries to stand but George is controlling from the bottom.
George escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Slice gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Slice postures up in George's guard and throws a big left but George blocks it.
Slice wants to control from the top but George keeps moving.
Slice has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George pulls Slice in close to prevent any damage.
Slice wants to get up but he can't break George's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Slice postures up.
Slice trying to control but George is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Slice misses with a wild combination.
Slice tries to clinch up
and George counters with a takedown into side control.
George lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Slice down.
George wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slice keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Slice's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice is trying to get back to half guard.
George landing strikes.
Slice is looking for a sweep.
Slice defending against the ground and pound.
Slice is trying to get back to half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
George will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slice misses with an uppercut.
George fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kimbo Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy George.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Slice is predictable there
and George counters by moving into the clinch.
George gets underhooks to prevent Slice's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy George will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy George's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Slice misses with a body shot.
George has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slice finds it's way round the side to connect with George's head.
Slice throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Slice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
George ducks under a wild hook from Slice.
Slice waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract George.
George closes the distance and clinches up with Slice, looking for a takedown. George pushes Slice against the cage but Slice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Slice misses.
Slice closes the distance but George moves to the side
and George counters by clinching up.
George pulls guard effortlessly.
Slice knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for George on the ground.
George bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slice's guard.
Slice wants to sweep but no luck.
Slice doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
George trying to control but Slice is working from the bottom.
Slice has his hands on George's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George trying to control the position from guard on top but Slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice has momentary wrist control but George slips an elbow through the middle.
George pushes down on Slice's leg and manages to get into half guard.
George scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Slice tries to kick George off but George keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
George thows a huge punch but Slice dodges it nicely.
Slice is looking to improve his position.
George has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slice tries to kick George off but George keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
George lands with a punch from half guard.
George throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Slice stuffs the takedown.
Slice is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Slice's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
George is breathing heavily.
Slice throws a leg kick which misses George's front leg but catches the back leg as George tries to avoid it.
Slice darts in trying to clinch
and George counters by clinching up.
Slice can't get the takedown.
Slice is trying to maintain a safe position but George gets an underhook and turns Slice into the cage.
Slice can't break the clinch.
George gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Slice.
George successfully pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
George wants to get back to full guard.
Slice is keen to just control but George is a slippery customer.
Slice wants to stand up but George is controlling the position.
Slice trying to control the pace.
George gets full guard.
George manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Slice is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice tries to hold on but George pushes him away.
George pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
George in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
George punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by George.
Slice is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Slice is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slice wants to control but George is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy George showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy George's cut.
That's time! Slice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
George steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slice.
George slips a straight right by Slice.
Slice misses with a wild body shot.
Slice throws a looping overhand right but George ducks down to avoid it.
George throws a right hand that Slice ducks under and follows up with a left that Slice also avoids with ease.
George steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slice.
Slice looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
Slice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slice loads up on a big right hand but George slips the punch.
Slice throws a nice looking combination but George bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Slice as George shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but George moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
George showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slice.
George has managed to clinch.
Slice is trying to maintain a safe position but George gets an underhook and turns Slice into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George has Slice pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Slice manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
George decides to pull guard.
George striking off his back but it's not causing Slice any problems.
George is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Slice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. George is keeping the position for now.
George manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slice manages to get himself to full guard.
George postures up and lands a big shot to Slice's brow.
George won't allow Slice to get back to his feet.
Slice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from George.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George trying to control but Slice is working from the bottom.
George takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slice wants to stand but George is controlling the position.
George wants to control from the top but Slice keeps moving.
George works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Slice slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Slice has his hands on George's head, controlling the position.
Slice is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George is looking for a sweep. Slice is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slice is keen to just control but George is a slippery customer.
George trying to hold on to Slice's head to control him but Slice postures up.
George is staying active underneath Slice, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Slice is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Slice is tying to control. George wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Slice is really struggling to control George but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Slice has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, George works to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
George moves out of range as Slice strikes.
Kimbo Slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slice is fending him off so far but George persists. Nope, Slice circles away and we're back to standing.
Kimbo Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy George.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Slice throws a big shot that misses.
George slips a jab from Slice.
Slice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Slice tries to clinch but George moves away
and George counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
George prevents Slice from improving his position.
George is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
A nice elbow there by George.
Slice is wriggling around trying to escape.
George avoids the attempt from Slice to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy George comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got George winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy George!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson tries to clinch up.
Swanson shoots in but no luck this time.
Giovanni keeps the fight on the outside.
Swanson moves into the clinch.
Come on Swanson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Giovanni gets underhooks to prevent Swanson's takedown attempt.
Giovanni tries to work over Swanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giovanni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Swanson to work.
Giovanni can't find room to land a body shot as Swanson controls the action.
Giovanni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Swanson backwards.
Giovanni stops a takedown attempt from Swanson.
Sonny Giovanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Swanson.
Giovanni tries to work over Swanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giovanni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swanson stalling in the clinch.
Swanson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Giovanni regains guard.
Swanson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Giovanni keeps moving.
Giovanni has Swanson pulled in close to control his posture.
Swanson won't allow Giovanni to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swanson.
Swanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Swanson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Giovanni is keeping the position for now.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Giovanni keeps moving.
Giovanni trying to control the position here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Swanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swanson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Giovanni closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Joe Swanson has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Giovanni scores with a jab. Swanson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Giovanni lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Swanson is rocked!
Giovanni lands with a big left! Swanson is wobbled badly! Giovanni comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Swanson to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sonny Giovanni!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato has chosen IF I DIE TONIGHT as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sun Kato!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kato.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kato is looking to slow Alves down with leg kicks.
Kato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick lands from Kato that sends Alves to the canvas. Alves tries to scramble back to his feet but Kato brings him back down into side control.
Alves is rocked!
Kato stands up.
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Kato lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Alves crumples to the floor! Kato milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sun Kato!
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