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CNF 1 The Beginning PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Wentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dak Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishii has chosen Insane in the membrane by Cypress Hill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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165 lbs
11 - 9 - 1 |
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31
144 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Al Wentworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dak Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wentworth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wentworth counters with a thumping low kick.
Ishii staying out of range there.
Dak Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wentworth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ishii tries to clinch but Wentworth moves away
and Wentworth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wentworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
Wentworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wentworth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ishii doesn't manage to clinch there - Wentworth circles away.
Ishii tries a head kick but it misses.
Wentworth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wentworth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wentworth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii throws a head kick that half lands.
Ishii darts in trying to clinch
and Wentworth counters with a right hand to the body.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wentworth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ishii wants to clinch up but Wentworth keeps it at a distance.
Ishii moves to clinch but Wentworth breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ishii moves in looking to clinch but Wentworth pushes him off.
Ishii is looking to clinch.
Wentworth misses with a body shot.
Wentworth thows a body shot but no joy.
Ishii tries to clinch but Wentworth moves away
and Wentworth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ishii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wentworth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wentworth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ishii moves to clinch but Wentworth breaks away
and Wentworth counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wentworth is looking to wear down Ishii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ishii tries to clinch
and Wentworth counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii moves in looking to clinch but Wentworth pushes him off.
Ishii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wentworth counters with a left to the body.
Wentworth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ishii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
Ishii tries to clinch but Wentworth moves away
and Wentworth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ishii's knee momentarily.
Ishii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wentworth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wentworth lands with a kick to the temple. Ishii shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ishii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wentworth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Wentworth circles away.
Wentworth connects with a leg kick. Ishii looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wentworth lands a leg kick that knocks Ishii off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wentworth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wentworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
Wentworth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ishii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wentworth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wentworth throws a shot to the body.
Ishii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wentworth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wentworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
Ishii darts in trying to clinch
and Wentworth counters with a nice body shot.
Ishii moves in looking to clinch but Wentworth pushes him off.
Ishii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ishii darts in trying to clinch
and Wentworth counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishii 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.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wentworth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wentworth connects with a body shot.
Ishii misses with a head kick.
Ishii is looking to clinch but Wentworth is avoiding it.
Ishii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wentworth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii tries to clinch but Wentworth is having none of it.
Ishii tries to clinch but Wentworth moves out of range.
Wentworth throws a hook but Ishii blocks it.
Ishii tries to clinch but Wentworth moves away
and Wentworth counters with a straight right hand.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Wentworth circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wentworth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ishii closes the distance but Wentworth moves to the side
and Wentworth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wentworth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Wentworth dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wentworth looks to land a right hand but Ishii moved out of range.
Wentworth digs a good hook to Ishii's body.
Ishii is looking to clinch but Wentworth is avoiding it.
Ishii tries to clinch but Wentworth moves out of range.
Wentworth scores with a punch to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishii tries to clinch but Wentworth moves out of range.
Ishii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wentworth scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Ishii's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wentworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishii.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ishii blocks a body shot from Wentworth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentworth missing with knees to the body.
Wentworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishii.
Wentworth stalling the fight.
Wentworth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishii avoids it.
Wentworth lands an elbow inside.
Ishii wants to break free but Wentworth has control.
Wentworth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ishii blocks it with crossed arms.
Wentworth misses with a knee strike.
Wentworth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishii avoids it.
Wentworth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ishii is trying to break free.
Wentworth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wentworth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishii avoids it.
Wentworth scores a nice knee to the body.
Ishii avoiding damage as Wentworth throws knees to the body.
Wentworth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ishii controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wentworth obliges.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wentworth displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ishii up against the cage.
Wentworth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ishii blocks it with crossed arms.
Wentworth tries to stall but Ishii uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Wentworth.
Wentworth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wentworth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ishii takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Wentworth.
Wentworth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ishii blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Ishii's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii blocks an elbow strike from Wentworth.
Wentworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishii.
Wentworth taking a breather.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Wentworth dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ishii moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Wentworth.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wentworth controlling the action here for a moment.
Ishii avoiding damage.
Wentworth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ishii stalling the fight.
Ishii avoiding damage as Wentworth throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentworth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ishii being controlled against the cage.
Wentworth missing with knees to the body.
Wentworth misses with a knee to the head.
Al Wentworth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ishii working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth trying to land knees to the body.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ishii pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wentworth landing knees to the body.
Wentworth is looking to control Ishii's arms but Ishii gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wentworth has his back to the cage.
Wentworth missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Wentworth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Al Wentworth.
Ishii tries to clinch up
and Wentworth counters with a nice leg kick.
Ishii tries to clinch
and Wentworth counters with a nice body shot.
Wentworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishii.
Al Wentworth is winning the standup battle so far.
Ishii checks a leg kick.
Ishii tries to clinch up but Wentworth circles away and keeps his distance.
Ishii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wentworth counters with a thumping low kick.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ishii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wentworth can pounce on him.
Ishii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wentworth avoids the head kick by Ishii.
Wentworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Ishii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ishii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishii walks into a left hand.
Wentworth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ishii looks to clinch
and Wentworth counters with an inside leg kick.
Wentworth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ishii tries to clinch there but Wentworth circles away.
Wentworth looks to throw the jab but Ishii is out of range.
Ishii darts in trying to clinch
and Wentworth counters with a left to the body.
Al Wentworth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wentworth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Wentworth.
Ishii doesn't manage to clinch there - Wentworth circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii tries to clinch up.
Ishii closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ishii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Wentworth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wentworth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Wentworth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda Bare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bare might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ashes of the Wake. Filipovic has chosen Rammstein - Sonne as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
275 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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230 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panda Bare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic tries to clinch
and Filipovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bare throws a right and a left that both miss.
Filipovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Filipovic tries to clinch up.
Filipovic throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheers as Bare lands an impressive looking overhand right. Filipovic doesn't seem phased though.
Bare rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filipovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bare throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bare throws a right and a left that Filipovic avoids nicely.
Bare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filipovic moves away.
Filipovic wants to clinch up but Bare keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Bare does it's job there.
Bare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filipovic moves away.
Bare misses with a hook. Filipovic ducked under it nicely.
Bare is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bare scores with a body shot.
Bare throws a shot from downtown. Filipovic moves away and avoids it.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bare cracks Filipovic with an open hand slap.
Bare with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Filipovic looks gassed!
Bare throws a leg kick but Filipovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Filipovic.
Bare connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Filipovic's hands.
Filipovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good shot there by Bare.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bare connects with a body shot that sends Filipovic's belly button to the back.
Filipovic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bare.
Bare is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Filipovic tries to clinch
and Bare counters with a low kick, right behind Filipovic 's knee.
Bare throws a right hand that Filipovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Filipovic also avoids with ease.
Bare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Filipovic wants to clinch
and Filipovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bare.
Filipovic slips under a jab.
Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filipovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bare throws out the jab.
Bare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filipovic manages to avoid it.
Filipovic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bare counters with a straight right hand.
Bare looks to land a combination but Filipovic avoids it well.
Bare tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Filipovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Filipovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bare manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Bare misses.
Bare throws a series of punches but Filipovic avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic wants to clinch.
Bare swinging wildly here.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bare swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Filipovic.
Bare circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bare scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bare turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Filipovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Bare misses.
Filipovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bare.
Bare's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bare duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bare pushes Filipovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bare has Filipovic pushed against the cage.
Bare softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bare lands a shot to the body.
Bare leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bare for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bare tries a body shot but Filipovic blocks it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Panda Bare dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Filipovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bare scores with a jab to the jaw.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Bare moves out of range.
Bare lands a jab to Filipovic's midsection.
Filipovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Bare circles away.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Filipovic avoids the body shot from Bare.
Bare lands with an overhand left.
Filipovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Bare circles away.
Bare digs a good body shot into Filipovic's ribs.
A big right from Bare misses.
Bare misses with a two punch combination.
Bare throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filipovic.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Bare paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bare closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Filipovic to the mat! Filipovic manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bare won't allow Filipovic to get back to his feet.
Bare working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Filipovic's head.
Bare loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Bare is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bare stands up and waves to Filipovic to follow him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bare lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Filipovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Filipovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Filipovic 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.
Filipovic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bare counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Filipovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bare manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Bare.
Panda Bare is winning the standup battle so far.
Bare shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bare showed some decent athleticism there.
Bare is keen to just control but Filipovic is a slippery customer.
Filipovic is trying to stand up here but Bare is controlling him well.
Bare perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bare decides to stand up.
Bare scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bare just misses with a punch to the body.
Bare throws a lazy right hand but Filipovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Filipovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Filipovic slips a jab from Bare.
Bare throws the left hand but Filipovic avoids the punch easily.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Bare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bare gets a takedown into half guard.
Bare stands up from half guard.
Bare fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bare connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filipovic tries to clinch up.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bare swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filipovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bare connects with a body shot that sends Filipovic's belly button to the back.
Bare looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bare perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bare escapes and gets back to his feet.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bare tried to score with a low kick but Filipovic checks it.
Bare catches Filipovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Filipovic needs to keep his hands up - Bare had a free shot at his head there.
Filipovic darts in trying to clinch
and Bare counters with a two punch combo.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Panda Bare dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Filipovic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Filipovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bare connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Filipovic scrambles back to his feet.
Bare throws out a loose jab but Filipovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bare throws a looping overhand right but Filipovic ducks down to avoid it.
Bare scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Filipovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Filipovic has Bare up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bare as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Bare on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bare.
Bare lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bare stalling.
Filipovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Filipovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Bare on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Filipovic prevents a body shot from Bare.
Bare throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bare is working Filipovic over against the cage.
Bare is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filipovic can do to turn this around?
Filipovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filipovic's elbow.
Filipovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bare throws the left hand but Filipovic avoids the punch easily.
A left and a right from Bare both land. Nice combination.
Bare throws a low kick but Filipovic avoids it.
Filipovic slips under a jab from Bare.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Bare moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bare connects with a body shot that sends Filipovic's belly button to the back.
Filipovic drops his hands momentarily and Bare takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Filipovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bare to score with a decent uppercut.
Bare connects with a nice looking jab.
Filipovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Filipovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Filipovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bare connects with a nice looking jab.
Bare fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Filipovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bare lands a head kick!
A punch combination from Bare misses.
Bare scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Bare to counter with a crisp jab.
Bare pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bare tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Filipovic moves forwards but Bare connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Filipovic is looking to clinch.
Bare swings for the body but Filipovic moves out of range.
Bare throws a body kick that misses.
Filipovic is looking to clinch.
Filipovic looks to land a combination but Bare avoids it well.
Filipovic avoids the body shot from Bare.
Bare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panda Bare is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Filipovic is looking to clinch but Bare is avoiding it.
Bare throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Bare misses.
Filipovic works over Bare's head and body with a nice combination.
Bare throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Filipovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bare sizes up Filipovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bare avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bare circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bare swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Filipovic tries to move into range but Bare moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mirko Filipovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filipovic manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Panda Bare showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bare has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Panda Bare!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Fitts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Venture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitts comes to the cage accompanied by Alice In Chains - No Excuses. Hank Venture has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
184 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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172 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Fitts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Venture!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venture shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Venture looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Venture missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Venture content to control rather than advance.
Fitts with the active half guard here but Venture passes nicely into side control.
Fitts is looking to regain half guard here but Venture keeps moving and retains side control.
Fitts is working hard here to advance position.
Fitts knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Venture on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venture wants to control but Fitts is keeping him busy.
Fitts tries to bench press Venture off him but Venture keeps the position.
Venture trying to control the position but Fitts is working away.
Fitts tries to improve position but can't.
Fitts on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fitts tries to buck Venture off but Venture is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Venture trying to control the action but Fitts is working from the bottom.
Fitts gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fitts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venture working over Fitts with some ground and pound. Fitts looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Venture looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Venture throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fitts on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fitts tries to get out of the position.
Fitts looking for submissions off his back.
Venture scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitts has hold of Venture's hands but Venture slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fitts looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Venture is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Venture scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fitts?
Venture unloading with bombs!
Fitts is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venture lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Fitts is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Venture! Fitts is hurt baaadly! Venture is firing away with more strikes - Fitts is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Venture!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Mantiega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gisilbert Justus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mantiega comes into the arena with Gimme Shelter blaring out of the sound system. Pedro Mantiega has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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282 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Mantiega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gisilbert Justus !
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantiega is looking to clinch but Justus is avoiding it.
Mantiega avoids the body shot from Justus .
Justus misses with a shot to the body
and Mantiega counters by clinching up.
Mantiega blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mantiega.
Justus trying to control the position but instead, Mantiega has worked for underhooks and has pushed Justus into the cage.
Mantiega has Justus pressed against the cage, preventing Justus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Justus gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mantiega regains guard.
Mantiega will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Justus wants to pass the guard but Mantiega is keeping the position.
Justus trying to control the position from guard on top but Mantiega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mantiega wants to get back to his feet but Justus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mantiega keeping full guard, as Justus tries to pass.
Justus prevents Mantiega from getting back to his feet.
Justus looking to pass the guard.
Justus stops Mantiega from standing up.
Justus throwing strikes from guard but Mantiega blocks nicely.
Mantiega is looking to stand back up but Justus counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mantiega.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantiega taking some punishment here, with Justus in his half guard.
Mantiega is trying to stand back up but Justus is controlling him
Justus trying to pass the guard but Mantiega defending well.
Mantiega wants to get back to his feet.
Justus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Justus prevents Mantiega from standing back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mantiega does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mantiega tries to kick Justus off in order to stand up. Justus Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justus in side control lands a decent elbow.
Justus cracks Mantiega with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Justus is looking to take a break and control but Mantiega is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mantiega wants to get back to his feet but Justus drags him back down.
Justus grinds an elbow into Mantiega's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mantiega is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Justus has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Justus wants to control but Mantiega is keeping him busy.
Mantiega takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mantiega taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mantiega sneaks out the side door and pushes Justus away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Mantiega misses with a few strikes there.
Pedro Mantiega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mantiega's guard.
Mantiega working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Justus .
Mantiega wants to stand and escape but Justus is having none of it.
Mantiega is breathing heavily.
Justus looking to pass the guard.
Justus trying to control but Mantiega is working from the bottom.
Justus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mantiega is wriggling around but Justus manages to pass to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mantiega pushes Justus off looking to stand but Justus dives back in and keeps control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gisilbert Justus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Justus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Justus misses with a hook.
Justus catches Mantiega with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pedro Mantiega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Justus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mantiega.
Mantiega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justus .
Mantiega tries to clinch but Justus is having none of it.
Justus throws a right hand that misses
and Mantiega counters by clinching up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Justus is trying to force a seperation but Mantiega has the dominant position.
Justus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Justus looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Justus .
Justus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Justus fails to land.
Justus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Justus misses with some punches.
Justus lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mantiega is trying to stand back up but Justus is controlling him
Mantiega scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Justus manages to mount him!
Justus won't let Mantiega get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Justus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justus with shots to the head and body - Mantiega looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mantiega's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Justus lands a nice shot to the head.
Mantiega wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mantiega takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mantiega is rocked!
Justus tries to control but Mantiega wriggling away.
Justus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mantiega hang on?
Oh Mantiega is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mantiega is bucking up trying to escape but Justus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mantiega is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
Justus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Justus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mantiega's face.
Justus loads up with a big shot that hurts Mantiega! He's pulled Justus in close but Justus has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Mantiega survive? More strikes from Justus and Mantiega is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gisilbert Justus !
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