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IFC Tourney Finals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pirate Everett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Steller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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244 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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265 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Pirate Everett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Albert Steller!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steller lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Pirate Everett has been cut.
Steller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Everett momentarily.
Everett is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Everett shoots in looking for a takedown but Steller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Everett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pirate Everett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Everett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steller's waist but Steller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Everett off to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Everett is defended easily by Steller.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pirate Everett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Everett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Everett drops his hands momentarily. Steller doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Everett staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Everett doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Albert Steller!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Pressley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Stig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Pressley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, The Stig!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stig tries to clinch up but Pressley circles away and keeps his distance.
Stig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pressley was well out of range. Poor timing from Stig.
A telegraphed right hand from Stig misses the target.
Pressley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stig avoids it really well and circles away.
Pressley just misses with a punch to the body.
Pressley keeps the fight on the outside.
Pressley throws a body punch but Stig moves out of range.
Pressley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pressley.
The Stig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stig thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stig lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pressley looks to land a combination but Stig avoids it well.
Stig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pressley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pressley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pressley shoots in but Stig avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Pressley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pressley shoots in looking for a takedown but Stig manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pressley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stig tries to clinch up
and Pressley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stig's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressley throws a big right hand that misses.
Stig controlling Pressley's posture.
Stig working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pressley.
Pressley wants to pass the guard but Stig is keeping the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pressley throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stig is keeping the position for now.
Pressley looking to sit in guard and control but Stig gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pressley is pulling down on Stig's head. It's preventing any offense from Stig, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by The Stig.
Pressley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pressley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stig tries to clinch there but Pressley circles away.
Stig tries to close the distance and clinch but Pressley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Stig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stig closes the distance and clinches.
Pressley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stig avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stig has a couple of punches blocked by Pressley.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stig.
It looks like Darren Pressley has been cut.
Pressley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stig pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pressley checks a low kick from Stig.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darren Pressley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darren Pressley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stig tries to clinch but Pressley moves out of range.
A slow jab from Stig misses its intended target.
Pressley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stig tries to clinch but Pressley is having none of it.
Stig moves to clinch but Pressley breaks away
and Pressley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pressley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stig's waist but Stig gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pressley off to one side.
Stig misses with a right hand
and Pressley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pressley is trying to control. Stig wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pressley with the ground and pound but Stig uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pressley preventing the sweep.
Pressley is pushing down on Stig's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stig is fighting to maintain full guard but Pressley has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stig is not content to let Pressley control the position.
Pressley working Stig over with strikes.
Pressley is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressley is nestled in close to Stig, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pressley lands a nice short elbow.
Pressley is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stig!
Pressley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stig wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pressley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressley landing strikes from the mount and Stig is in trouble!
Pressley throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pressley 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.
Pressley has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stig's face.
Darren Pressley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pressley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stig is rocked!
Pressley prevents Stig from getting the reversal.
Pressley looking to ground and pound but Stig is blocking nicely.
Pressley lands a big shot there that rocks Stig but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stig is still in real trouble! Can Pressley finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pressley lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pressley drops a big elbow. That's hurt Stig! More shots from Pressley and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Pressley!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lipkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Give it Away as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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27
180 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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30
175 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Lipkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Austin Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Lipkin tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Lipkin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Lipkin. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lipkin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alexander Lipkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Smith.
Smith moves out of range as Lipkin throws a body kick.
Smith closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lipkin quickly recovers to half guard.
Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lipkin is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.
Smith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Lipkin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lipkin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith is working for a kimura but Lipkin is defending it quite comfortably.
Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Lipkin defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith is looking for a kimura but Lipkin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Lipkin is defending well.
Smith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lipkin is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking for a kimura but Lipkin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
Smith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lipkin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Smith.
Lipkin trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lipkin has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Smith. Oh but Lipkin has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Smith goes limp - he's gone! Lipkin jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alexander Lipkin!
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