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MFC-11 Independence PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Heister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DaMarcus Jones (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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188 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Heister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DaMarcus Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots and misses
and Heister decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Heister from controlling successfully.
Heister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heister postures up.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Heister doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Heister manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Heister trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Heister is one step ahead there.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Heister postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Heister stands up from Jones's guard - Heister perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jones prevents Heister from improving his position.
Heister is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Heister is trying to stand.
Heister is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Heister avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Heister is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Heister works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heister keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Heister looking for a sweep. Not yet Heister, not yet.
Heister is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Jones rolls with it to try and escape but Heister cranks on the arm and Jones is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). King Heister!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Basit Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Head Neesantows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neesantows comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Head Neesantows will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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225 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Basit Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Head Neesantows!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neesantows gets a clinch.
Neesantows lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Basit Ali has been cut.
Ali takes an elbow to the temple.
Neesantows lands a good knee to the midsection. Ali won't want to take too many of those.
Neesantows putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ali in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Neesantows working Ali over with knees to the body.
Neesantows working Ali over with knees to the body.
Neesantows working Ali over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Neesantows.
Ali is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Neesantows obliges.
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!
Neesantows content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Neesantows lands a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Neesantows takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Neesantows working Ali over with knees to the body.
Neesantows utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neesantows lands a nice knee to the body.
Neesantows working Ali over with knees to the body.
Neesantows is struggling to control the position.
Neesantows with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Neesantows lands a good knee to the midsection. Ali won't want to take too many of those.
Neesantows crunches a lovely knee into Ali's ribcage.
Neesantows crunches a lovely knee into Ali's ribcage.
Neesantows landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neesantows prevents the takedown attempt.
Neesantows lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Neesantows lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Neesantows using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Neesantows.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Neesantows.
Neesantows stalling.
Neesantows scores a nice knee to the body.
Neesantows comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Basit Ali's cut is getting worse.
Neesantows connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ali's face.
Neesantows lands a knee to the head.
Ali is rocked!
Neesantows unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ali lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Neesantows stalling.
Neesantows creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ali's defenses.
Neesantows working Ali over with knees to the body.
Neesantows lands an elbow that stopped Ali in his tracks for a moment.
Neesantows working Ali over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neesantows landing knees to the head.
Neesantows comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Neesantows utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Neesantows lands a damaging elbow.
Neesantows scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Neesantows.
Neesantows comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Basit Ali's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Neesantows is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Neesantows lands a big knee to the head and Ali goes down! Neesantows pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Head Neesantows!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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 Los Angeles, Kobe Sato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Rizal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizal with a poor takedown
and Sato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sato scores with a sloppy right hand. Rizal should have avoided that one.
Sato dips to his left and cracks Rizal with an uppercut!
It looks like Jose Rizal has been cut.
Rizal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Rizal moves out of range easily.
Sato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rizal tries for a takedown but Sato circles away easily
and Sato counters with a one-two to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
Rizal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rizal is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato scores with a jab to the body.
Rizal is still on wobbly legs! Can Sato finish him?
Rizal looks gassed!
Sato cracks Rizal with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sato has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rizal to stand back up!
Sato fakes the body blow, causing Rizal to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Rizal goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kobe Sato!
Kobe Sato retains his featherweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karl Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Canīt Be Stopped - (Roy Jones Jr). Karl Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Brawler
Determined |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Evans!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Evans looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Evans takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones cracks Evans with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jones has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Evans to stand back up!
Evans is rocked!
It looks like Ron Evans has been cut.
Jones fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Evans out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Karl Jones!
Karl Jones retains his bantamweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brady Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing - (Kanye West). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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214 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brady Long!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Long counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Long throws and elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Long's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Long is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Johnson advances to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Long can do anything to dispel that myth.
Long is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Long keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Long trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Johnson manages to pass to mount!
Long wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Johnson is looking to control Long but Long is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Long trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeps control of the position as Long tries to break free.
Johnson is working for a rear naked choke. Long is not defending it well and Johnson has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Long refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Long's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sean Johnson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pj Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn comes into the arena with BJ Penn Theme blaring out of the sound system. Pj Quinn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pj Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones gets caught napping as Quinn dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
Quinn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Quinn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Quinn.
Quinn is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quinn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones tries to roll over but Quinn keeps him under control.
Quinn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Quinn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn controlling the pace.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Quinn is very close to passing his half guard.
Quinn prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones wants to control but Quinn is keeping busy.
Jones is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Quinn is staying active.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Jones has his hands clasped together but Quinn breaks the hold and Jones is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Quinn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pj Quinn!
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