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The BFC 9-The New Beginning PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald Rayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald Rayne has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Rayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Crazy!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayne lands with a good body shot.
Rayne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crazy.
Rayne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rayne jabs at Crazy's body.
Crazy tries to clinch but Rayne moves out of range.
Crazy tries to land a front kick but Rayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rayne throws out a loose jab but Crazy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rayne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crazy's head.
A shot to the liver by Rayne. Beautiful body shot.
Rayne misses with a low kick.
Rayne scores with a hook to the body. Crazy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crazy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rayne really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crazy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crazy tries to pull guard but Rayne won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayne misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Rayne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rayne is trying to break free.
Rayne throws a head punch that misses.
Rayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rayne tries to work over Crazy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rayne is trying to push Crazy away but Crazy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crazy prevents Rayne from breaking the clinch.
Crazy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rayne walks away with a smile on his face. Crazy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Donald Rayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rayne misses with a low kick as Crazy jumps back.
Rayne scores with a nice strike.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crazy.
Rayne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crazy in his tracks.
Donald Rayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy drives through and clinches with Rayne against the cage.
Rayne misses with the head strike.
Rayne swings wildly with an uppercut but Crazy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crazy fails to pull guard.
Donald Rayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Crazy.
Rayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crazy's elbow.
Crazy is trying to pull guard but Rayne turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Crazy jumps guard but Rayne turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rayne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rayne breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crazy.
Rayne scores with a head kick. Crazy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Crazy slips a straight right by Rayne.
Rayne scores with a leg kick.
Crazy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rayne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crazy slips under a jab.
Crazy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rayne throws out the jab.
Rayne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crazy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crazy avoids the body shot from Rayne.
Crazy clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy blocking some punches.
Crazy manages to pull guard.
Crazy looking for a sweep. Not yet Crazy, not yet.
Crazy has control of Rayne's left arm, preventing Rayne from doing any damage.
Donald Rayne has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Rayne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crazy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rayne.
Crazy tries to clinch up but Rayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Rayne misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Rayne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rayne throws a low kick, looking for Crazy's leg but Crazy calmly moves out of range.
Rayne throws a leg kick
and Crazy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rayne!
Crazy controlling from the full mount.
Rayne wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy controlling from mount.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Igor Crazy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rayne misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayne lands a glancing blow to the side of Crazy's head.
Rayne throws out a leg kick but Crazy moves out of range and Rayne only half commits.
Rayne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crazy's head.
Rayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rayne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crazy counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Crazy looking to finish!
Rayne is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crazy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oh Rayne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rayne seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Donald Rayne.
Rayne lands a lovely overhand right.
Crazy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rayne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rayne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rayne is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crazy.
Rayne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crazy blocks a jab.
Crazy takes the fight into the clinch.
Rayne misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayne scores with a shoulder strike.
Rayne has had enough of the clinch but Crazy keeps him there for the moment.
Crazy drags the fight down to the ground.
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.
Rayne is looking to stand up but Crazy won't let him.
Crazy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Crazy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rayne's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Crazy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Crazy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rayne misses with a low kick as Crazy jumps back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rayne.
Crazy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crazy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rayne throws a leg kick but Crazy checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rayne misses the target.
Rayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crazy.
Crazy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Rayne lands.
Rayne scores with a head kick.
Rayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Crazy.
Rayne swings for the body but Crazy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rayne. Crazy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donald Rayne is winning the standup battle so far.
Crazy rushes Rayne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rayne.
Rayne working aggressively here.
Rayne working hard to break the clinch.
Crazy drags the fight down to the ground.
Crazy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crazy has control of Rayne's left arm, preventing Rayne from doing any damage.
Rayne will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Donald Rayne.
Crazy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch combination from Rayne misses.
Rayne misses with a low kick as Crazy jumps back.
Rayne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crazy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crazy moves out of range of the leg kick from Rayne.
Rayne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rayne throws a sloppy head kick and Crazy moves out of range easily.
Crazy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crazy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crazy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Donald Rayne just wasn't active enough.
Crazy blocks a head kick by Rayne.
Rayne throws a series of punches but Crazy avoids them all with ease.
Rayne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crazy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Both fighters circling a little - Crazy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rayne looks to land a combination but Crazy avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy throws the left hand but Rayne avoids the punch easily.
Rayne throws a series of punches but Crazy avoids them all with ease.
Crazy lands a front kick.
Crazy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rayne!
Crazy content just to control the position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Crazy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crazy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Crazy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andelko Antun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gatto Pantilones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antun comes to the cage accompanied by Your Decision. Gatto Pantilones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andelko Antun's chin.
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165 lbs
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andelko Antun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gatto Pantilones!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pantilones stalks Antun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Antun's face. Antun staggers backwards, shaken.
Antun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antun throws a leg kick that misses.
Pantilones with a jab.
Antun wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Antun.
Antun fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pantilones digs a good hook to Antun's body.
Pantilones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pantilones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pantilones misses with a wild combination.
A jab lands there for Pantilones.
Pantilones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antun wants to clinch.
Pantilones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Antun. Antun circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pantilones keeps the fight on the outside.
Antun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Antun.
Antun thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pantilones. Antun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antun moves in looking to clinch but Pantilones pushes him off.
Antun ducks right into an uppercut from Pantilones.
Pantilones throws a right hand that Antun ducks under and follows up with a left that Antun also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Pantilones misses the target.
Antun fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pantilones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Antun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pantilones lands a right hook to the body.
Antun clinches up with Pantilones and pushes him back against the cage.
Pantilones lands with a light punch inside.
Pantilones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antun unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Antun trying to land knees to the body.
Pantilones misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pantilones managing to block the knees to the body from Antun.
Come on Pantilones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pantilones has Antun pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pantilones pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Antun tumbling to the mat - Pantilones dives into Antun's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pantilones postures up.
Pantilones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pantilones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pantilones wants to control from the top but Antun keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Antun is on top in guard.
Antun wants to stand but Pantilones is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pantilones is looking for a triangle but Antun pushes his legs off easily.
Antun content to stall in guard here.
Pantilones keeping moving, preventing Antun from controlling successfully.
Pantilones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Antun manages to get himself to full guard.
Antun keeping full guard, as Pantilones tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pantilones is pushing down on Antun's leg trying to pass to half guard. Antun is fighting to maintain full guard but Pantilones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pantilones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pantilones wants to control but Antun is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gatto Pantilones dominated that round.
That's time! Antun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Antun forces Pantilones back against the cage and clinches.
Antun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pantilones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
Antun with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Pantilones.
A short right from Pantilones on the inside.
Pantilones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Antun backwards.
Antun scores with a knee to the head.
Antun missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pantilones.
Pantilones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Antun prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pantilones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Antun is rocked!
Pantilones pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Antun! Pantilones unloads with more strikes and Antun sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gatto Pantilones!
Gatto Pantilones decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hippity Hop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abayo Bokhari Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hippity Hop has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hippity Hop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abayo Bokhari Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bokhari Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hop circles away.
Hop stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hop wants it to stay on the feet.
Bokhari Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Hippity Hop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abayo Bokhari Jr.
Bokhari Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Hop sprawls well. He's pushed Bokhari Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hop lands with a straight right. Bokhari Jr didn't see that one coming.
Hop scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hop lands with an uppercut that bounces Bokhari Jr off the cage and back into range.
Hop drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bokhari Jr right on the button. Bokhari Jr goes down! Hop follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hop gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hippity Hop!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Brasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alpha has chosen Sub Focus - Rock It as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luca Brasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Project Alpha!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasi misses with a takedown attempt - Alpha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alpha looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brasi!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Alpha connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brasi regains half guard.
Alpha thows an elbow strike that misses. Brasi gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Alpha doesn't seem too bothered but Brasi quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Alpha is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Alpha really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Luca Brasi!
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