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NSA 2: Friday Night Fights PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Bjoern Buckler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wand Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckler comes to the cage accompanied by Sick of it All - Take The Night Off. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse Bjoern Buckler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wand Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckler clinches with his opponent.
Buckler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sapp is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Buckler is trying to break the clinch but Sapp is controlling him.
Buckler breaks from the clinch.
Sapp looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sapp is pressing down on Buckler's thigh, looking to free his foot. Buckler is holding on for now.
Buckler is refusing to be controlled, as Sapp sits in half guard.
Buckler has one foot on Sapp's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Buckler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Buckler wants it to stay on the feet.
Buckler swinging wildly here.
Buckler throws a combination. Sapp tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Wand Sapp has been cut.
Buckler throws a series of punches but Sapp avoids them all with ease.
Sapp slips a jab and a cross from Buckler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp blocks a low kick nicely.
Buckler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Buckler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sapp on the side of the head.
Buckler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sapp, pushing him back against the cage.
Buckler wants to break free but Sapp has control.
Buckler is trying to break free.
Buckler tries to break the clinch but Sapp is controlling the position.
Sapp is trying to drag Buckler to the mat but Buckler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jesse Bjoern Buckler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wand Sapp.
Buckler lands a body shot.
Sapp keeps control of Buckler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sapp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Buckler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sapp tries to pull guard but Buckler holds him up against the cage and eventually Sapp drops back down to his feet.
Buckler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buckler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sapp will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Buckler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sapp counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Buckler is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Buckler has Sapp up against the cage in a clinch.
Buckler tries to circle away but Sapp has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buckler is looking to break free of the clinch but Sapp has double underhooks.
Buckler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sapp.
Sapp keeps control of Buckler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buckler tries to break the clinch but Sapp is controlling the position.
Sapp changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Buckler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sapp shoots in but Buckler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sapp looks gassed!
Sapp throws a head kick that misses.
Buckler drops Sapp with a beautiful combination! Sapp stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Buckler is looking for the KO!
Sapp is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sapp.
Sapp misses with a takedown attempt
and Buckler counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Sapp off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Buckler follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Sapp was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jesse Bjoern Buckler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamii Banana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamii Banana!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benson manages to avoid it.
Benson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Banana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banana throws a poor cross that misses
and Benson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Banana manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Benson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Banana trying to control the position here.
Benson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banana 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.
Banana has his hands on Benson's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benson misses with a few strikes there.
Benson scores with a jab. Banana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Banana throws a poor cross that misses
and Benson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Banana!
Banana is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banana tries to lock up and control but Benson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Banana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Banana wants to hold on but Benson pushes him away.
Banana holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Benson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Benson controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson wants to control the pace but Banana is squirming around nicely.
Banana is trying to escape the mount.
Benson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Banana gets back to half guard.
Benson trying to control the action but Banana is working from the bottom.
Banana is trying is best to control the position here.
Banana trying to control but Benson postures up.
Benson prevents Banana from improving his position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Banana trying to control here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Benson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Banana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Banana throws a poor cross that misses
and Benson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Banana won't be happy with that.
Banana keeps Benson under control for a moment.
Banana is looking to regain half guard here but Benson keeps moving and retains side control.
Benson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banana keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Banana's face as Benson controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banana isn't going anywhere.
Banana can't do much from the bottom here.
Who's going to make the next move?
Benson is looking to take a break and control but Banana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Banana on the ground.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Benson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Banana napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banana manages to get back to half guard.
Banana is trying to maintain the position but Benson is very close to passing his half guard.
Banana tries to get to full guard but Benson has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Banana manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Benson trying to control but Banana is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banana wants to sweep but no luck.
Banana working a defensive guard here.
Benson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Banana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jamii Banana was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Banana changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Banana works Benson's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Banana.
Banana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banana throws a lazy uppercut
and Benson counters with a takedown into side control.
Banana is not content to let Benson control the position.
Banana tries to buck Benson off but Benson is having none of it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Benson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Banana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banana swinging wildly here.
Banana looks to land a right hand but Benson moved out of range.
Benson slips under a jab from Banana.
Benson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Banana avoids it really well and circles away.
Banana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banana throws a hook but Benson avoids it easily.
Benson misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banana throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Banana throws a shot to the body.
Banana throws a poor cross that misses
and Benson counters with a low kick, right behind Banana 's knee.
Jimmy Benson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benson loads up on a big right hand but Banana slips the punch.
Banana uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benson has time to react.
Banana with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Benson.
Banana tries to land a leg kick but Benson saw it coming and moves away.
Banana misses with a left hand
and Benson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Benson.
Banana keeping moving, preventing Benson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banana looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Banana managing to control the position.
Benson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benson trying to control but Banana is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Benson trying to control but Banana is working from the bottom.
Banana trying to control the position.
Banana keeping full guard, as Benson tries to pass.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Benson is fighting to break Banana's control of his arms but Banana is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jimmy Benson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Banana throws an off balance right hand
and Benson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Banana's guard now.
Banana is trying to hold Benson in close to prevent damage but Benson has managed to pass into half guard.
Banana trying to control from the bottom.
Banana is looking to improve his position.
Banana slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Benson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Benson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaromir Jag (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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130 lbs
10 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaromir Jag!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane throws a looping overhand right but Jag ducks down to avoid it.
Crane works over Jag's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Jaromir Jag has been cut.
Crane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ichabod Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jag. That's going to slow Crane down.
Jag pushes Crane up against the cage in a clinch.
Jag looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crane stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jag wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane manages to break the clinch.
Jag has managed to clinch.
Jag wants to get back to striking at distance but Crane won't allow it.
Crane managing to block the knees to the body from Jag.
Crane'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.
Jag breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Crane.
Jag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crane misses with a hook.
Jag walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crane swings for the body but Jag moves out of range.
Crane cracks Jag with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Jag looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Crane finish him?
Jag is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jag is still on wobbly legs! Can Crane finish him?
Crane looks to throw the jab but Jag is out of range.
Jag throws a sloppy head kick and Crane moves out of range easily.
Crane connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Jag to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Crane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ichabod Crane!
Ichabod Crane is the new bantamweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axel Drago!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drago lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Nogueira falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Axel Drago!
Axel Drago is the new heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urist McDwarf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by drop the world. Rickson Rua has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rickson Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Urist McDwarf!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rua lands in his opponent's guard.
Rua drops back, looking for a kneebar! McDwarf looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McDwarf looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McDwarf!
Rua is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McDwarf's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua looking for submissions off his back.
Rua gets full guard.
Rua has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. McDwarf doesn't defend quickly enough and Rua has managed to lock this one up! Can McDwarf escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rua on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rickson Rua!
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