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BFC 7-Splashdown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Makushimaru (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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Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Makushimaru!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre clobbers Makushimaru with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
St Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St Pierre showed some decent athleticism there.
Makushimaru works his way to full guard. Good work.
St Pierre trying to control but Makushimaru is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
St Pierre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
St Pierre postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Makushimaru has wrist control.
Makushimaru really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Makushimaru wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Makushimaru is wriggling around but St Pierre manages to pass to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. St Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Makushimaru's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control the pace.
St Pierre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Makushimaru is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
St Pierre takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
St Pierre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
St Pierre working Makushimaru over with strikes.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
St Pierre 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.
St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Makushimaru is defending against the submission attempts here by St Pierre.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pierre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Makushimaru is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makushimaru has hold of St Pierre's hands but St Pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
St Pierre drops an elbow to the side of Makushimaru's head.
St Pierre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Makushimaru is still in real trouble! Can St Pierre finish him?
St Pierre stands up and beckons Makushimaru to join him on the feet.
Makushimaru seems to have recovered his senses.
St Pierre is looking to slow Makushimaru down with leg kicks.
Makushimaru doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
Makushimaru fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makushimaru is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
Mamed Makushimaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makushimaru is looking to clinch.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Makushimaru.
St Pierre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Makushimaru looks gassed!
Good leg kick by St Pierre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St Pierre looking to score a takedown here. Makushimaru is defending well but St Pierre drives through and ends up in Makushimaru's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre cracks Makushimaru with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Makushimaru's head.
St Pierre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Makushimaru keeps moving.
St Pierre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
St Pierre working some strikes from top position.
St Pierre passes into half guard.
St Pierre passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Makushimaru!
St Pierre controlling his opponent.
St Pierre looking to control but Makushimaru is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
St Pierre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
St Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
St Pierre landing strikes, looking to finish!
St Pierre drops a big elbow. That's hurt Makushimaru! More shots from St Pierre and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Georges St Pierre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth McLellan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauli Grazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLellan comes to the cage accompanied by Soulja Boy(crank that)-Soulja Boy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Counter striker
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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 Amsterdam, Gareth McLellan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rauli Grazier!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grazier dodges the punch combination from McLellan.
McLellan stuffs the takedown attempt from Grazier. Grazier gets slowly back to his feet.
McLellan throws a head kick but Grazier moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Grazier or perhaps it was just good defense by McLellan which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLellan scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grazier drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Grazier postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grazier trying to control but McLellan is working from the bottom.
Grazier drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Grazier as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! McLellan screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Grazier! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rauli Grazier!
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Undercard bout
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Rayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kennedy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Still Remains-The Worst Is Yet To Come. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Good low kicks
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald Rayne!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rayne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kennedy.
Rayne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rayne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kennedy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rayne lands a slapping body shot.
Rayne throws a series of punches but Kennedy avoids them all with ease.
Rayne throws a combination. Kennedy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from Rayne.
Rayne throws the left hand but Kennedy avoids the punch easily.
Kennedy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rayne's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rayne keeping full guard, as Kennedy tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennedy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kennedy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rayne, up you get!
Rayne punishes Kennedy's body with a nice straight punch.
Kennedy gets a double leg takedown into Rayne's guard.
Kennedy passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy seems to be working for a kimura but Rayne defends the submission attempt.
Kennedy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kennedy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy moves into full mount! Rayne won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kennedy working for a guillotine from mount but Rayne is in no mood to give up.
Kennedy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kennedy looking for a guillotine from mount but Rayne is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy wants to take his opponent's back but Rayne doesn't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Kennedy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rayne throws a head kick that half lands.
Rayne stuffs the takedown.
Rayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rayne swings for the body but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rayne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kennedy tries for a takedown but Rayne circles away easily
enabling Rayne to counter with a crisp jab.
Rayne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kennedy's head backwards.
Kennedy avoids the body shot from Rayne.
Kennedy slips a straight right by Rayne.
A big right from Rayne misses.
Rayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kennedy manages to avoid it.
Rayne misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayne scores with a hook to the body. Kennedy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Rayne misses.
Rayne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rayne is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A swing and a miss from Kennedy.
Rayne misses with a low kick as Kennedy jumps back.
Donald Rayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rayne tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rayne. Kennedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rayne swings for the body but Kennedy moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rayne.
Kennedy throws a looping overhand right but Rayne ducks down to avoid it.
Kennedy blocks a low kick nicely.
Rayne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rayne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rayne wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Kennedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Rayne.
Kennedy misses with a takedown attempt - Rayne sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rayne jabs Kennedy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rayne throws a low kick but Kennedy moves out of range easily.
Rayne swinging wildly here.
Rayne misses with a hook.
Kennedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rayne.
Rayne is breathing heavily.
Rayne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kennedy checks it well.
Kennedy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rayne tries to avoid it but Kennedy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rayne to the ground. Rayne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rayne scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennedy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rayne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kennedy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rayne is just riding it out for now. Kennedy eventually gives up the hold.
Kennedy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rayne defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Rayne could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kennedy has cracked it and Rayne is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kennedy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Kennedy!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Farmery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaroslav Camargo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farmery comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica-Enter the sandman. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Philip Farmery!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yaroslav Camargo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camargo wants to clinch but Farmery slips to the side
and Farmery counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Camargo wants to get back to his feet.
Farmery prevents Camargo from improving his position.
Farmery has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Camargo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Farmery. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Farmery jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Camargo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Camargo and Farmery has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Farmery is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Camargo has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farmery is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Camargo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Farmery wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Camargo, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmery is looking to take a break and control but Camargo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camargo struggling a bit here.
Camargo is trying to improve his position.
Farmery working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Camargo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Camargo tries to roll over but Farmery keeps him under control.
Camargo is trying to stand up here but Farmery is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farmery stands up from half guard.
Yaroslav Camargo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farmery tries for a takedown but Camargo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Farmery circles away from the clinch attempt
and Farmery counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farmery has hold of Camargo's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Camargo tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Farmery cranks the arm and Camargo screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Camargo, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Philip Farmery!
Philip Farmery is the new light heavyweight champion!
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