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VFC 21. PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Woo Petz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woo Petz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Billy Durant's chin.
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265 lbs
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300 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Woo Petz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Durant!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant rushes Petz and presses him up against the cage.
Durant working hard to break the clinch.
Durant wants to break free but Petz has control.
Durant pulls Petz into guard.
Petz cracks Durant with a solid left hand.
Petz forces his way into half guard.
Durant controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Petz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Durant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Petz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Durant is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Durant is trying to maintain the position but Petz is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durant's head.
Petz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durant's head.
Petz tries to pass to full mount but Durant defends it.
Petz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Petz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Petz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Durant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Petz.
Petz is pressing down on Durant's thigh, looking to free his foot. Durant is holding on for now.
Petz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petz is trying to work for a kimura but Durant is defending well.
Petz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Petz wants to work for an arm triangle but Durant is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Durant wants to control but Petz is keeping busy.
Petz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Durant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Petz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Petz is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Petz trying to control from half guard but Durant is working away.
Petz seems to be working for a kimura but Durant defends the submission attempt.
Petz 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Durant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Petz.
Durant wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Petz lands a nice short elbow.
Durant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Petz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petz is trying to control the action in half guard but Durant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petz drops an elbow to the side of Durant's 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!
Durant wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woo Petz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Durant drives through and clinches with Petz against the cage.
Petz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Durant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petz has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Petz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Petz seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Durant is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Petz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Durant has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Petz uses from the top position.
Petz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Petz throwing strikes but missing.
Petz is looking to work some ground and pound but Durant has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petz trying to control but Durant is working from the bottom.
Petz postures up in Durant's guard and throws a big left but Durant blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petz throws a big right hand that misses.
Petz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Woo Petz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petz tries to free his leg and advance position but Durant is retaining full guard.
Petz wants to control from the top but Durant keeps moving.
Durant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant keeping moving, preventing Petz from controlling successfully.
Petz throws a big elbow that misses.
Petz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Durant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Durant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Petz.
Petz trying to control but Durant is working from the bottom.
Durant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Petz wants to control from the top but Durant keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petz advances to half guard.
Petz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Durant is staying active underneath Petz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Petz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Durant defending well though.
Petz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Durant defending well though.
Petz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Petz slips a nice elbow through Durant's hands, connecting with Durant's forehead.
Petz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Petz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durant's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petz drops an elbow to the side of Durant's head.
Petz is trying to control the action in half guard but Durant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Durant trying to control here.
Durant is not content to let Petz control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Petz trying to control the action but Durant is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woo Petz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Durant closes the distance and pushes Petz back into the cage.
Durant stops a takedown attempt from Petz.
Petz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Petz wants to take the fight to the mat but Durant manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Petz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Durant gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Woo Petz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Durant as Petz tries to tie him up.
Durant jumps guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Durant can do anything to dispel that myth.
Durant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Petz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Durant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Durant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Petz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Petz trying to control but Durant is working from the bottom.
Petz drops back looking for a leg! Durant is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Durant manages to kick Petz off! Petz jumps back into Durant's guard.
Petz is looking to work some ground and pound but Durant has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petz throws a big elbow that misses.
Petz 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.
Petz postures up.
Durant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Durant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Petz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Petz is looking to work some ground and pound but Durant has wrist control.
Petz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Woo Petz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petz throwing strikes but missing.
Billy Durant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petz stays in close to Durant's body and controls the position.
Durant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Petz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Petz controlling from the top position.
Petz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petz trying to control the position from guard on top but Durant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petz is really struggling to control Durant but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Petz 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.
Petz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Durant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Petz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Durant trying to keep a closed guard but Petz is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petz content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Woo Petz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Woo Petz!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Woo Petz!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Woo Petz!
Woo Petz wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chakrabongse Bhuvanath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lyoto Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chakrabongse Bhuvanath!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhuvanath misses with a kick to the body.
Parks avoids the head kick by Bhuvanath.
Parks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Chakrabongse Bhuvanath has been cut.
Parks clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Parks.
Parks scores with a shoulder strike.
Parks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bhuvanath's efforts to push away.
Parks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Parks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bhuvanath fails with the takedown.
Parks stuffs the takedown attempt from Bhuvanath. Bhuvanath gets slowly back to his feet.
Bhuvanath tries for a takedown but Parks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lyoto Parks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chakrabongse Bhuvanath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parks clinches with his opponent.
Parks lands a right hand.
Parks lands a shot to the body.
Bhuvanath looks gassed!
Parks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Parks pushes Bhuvanath back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Parks has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bhuvanath regains guard immediately.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Parks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bhuvanath's guard.
Parks is controlling the pace.
Parks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bhuvanath is in trouble now - Parks has advanced to mount!
Parks controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bhuvanath can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Parks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parks lands a big elbow.
Bhuvanath is rocked!
That has opened up Chakrabongse Bhuvanath's cut even more.
Parks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bhuvanath is still in real trouble! Can Parks finish him?
Bhuvanath has left one of his arms exposed and Parks doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Bhuvanath screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lyoto Parks!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Hatred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Every Thing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hatred might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jose Esposito - You're the best around. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Hatred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Every Thing!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatred is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thing.
The crowd cheers as Thing lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hatred doesn't seem phased though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hatred.
Thing clobbers Hatred with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hatred misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Thing does no damage.
A combination from Hatred does no damage.
Hatred shoots in but Thing avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thing misses with a hook.
Thing scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thing scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thing connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hatred goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thing throws a jab when Hatred was well out of range.
Hatred uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thing.
Thing throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Max Hatred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thing missing with a left hand there. Hatred was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thing connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Hatred! He's out on his feet! Thing rushes in and drops Hatred with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Every Thing!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe has chosen Fight to win ft. Destorm as his entrance music. John Doe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Big Daddy's chin.
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240 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daddy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Doe is trying to control but can't.
Doe is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Daddy is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Daddy looking to sit in guard and control but Doe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Daddy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Doe has passed into half guard!
Doe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Doe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daddy's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Daddy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Doe lands with a punch from half guard.
Doe is trying to control. Daddy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Doe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Doe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Daddy looking for submissions off his back.
Doe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Daddy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Daddy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Doe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Doe is looking for a kimura but Daddy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Doe to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doe throwing shots but Daddy is blocking nicely.
Doe is looking to take a break and control but Daddy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Doe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daddy defending well though.
Nice strikes from Doe there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daddy tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Doe has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Doe with a couple of short strikes.
Daddy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Doe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daddy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Daddy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe landing punches.
Doe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Daddy is rocked!
Doe is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Daddy goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Doe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Doe!
John Doe got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Powerful |
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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
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Fedor Barnett !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Durant!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Durant looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Durant stops a takedown attempt from Barnett .
Barnett has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Durant is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barnett takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Fedor Barnett has been cut.
Durant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnett avoids it.
Durant throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Durant lands an elbow just above Barnett 's eye.
Come on Barnett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Durant looking to slow down the pace here.
Durant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnett .
Durant lands an elbow inside that Barnett shrugs off.
Durant lands an elbow that stopped Barnett in his tracks for a moment.
Durant lands an elbow just above Barnett 's eye.
Durant holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Durant creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnett 's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Barnett . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durant.
Barnett manages to break the clinch.
Barnett could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Durant cracks a nice hook into Barnett 's ribs.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
Durant gets tackled into the cage by Barnett . Barnett maintains the clinch.
Durant lands an elbow that stopped Barnett in his tracks for a moment.
Durant lands an elbow that stopped Barnett in his tracks for a moment.
Barnett takes a shot to the head.
Durant lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barnett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Durant just stands there and leans against the cage.
Durant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnett shoots in looking for a takedown. Durant tries to sprawl out of it but Barnett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Durant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Durant has Barnett up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Durant trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Durant.
Durant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
Durant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barnett .
Nice elbow from Durant.
Barnett takes an elbow to the temple.
Fedor Barnett 's cut is getting worse.
Durant lands an elbow inside that Barnett shrugs off.
Durant avoiding damage.
Durant lands an elbow just above Barnett 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant stalls.
Durant lands a damaging elbow.
Durant lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fedor Barnett 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barnett takes an elbow to the temple.
Durant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnett doesn't seem bothered though.
Joe Durant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Durant.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Durant tenderised Barnett 's leg. Barnett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Durant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durant scores with a leg kick.
Durant scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barnett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Durant thows a body kick. Barnett tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Durant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnett doesn't seem phased though.
Durant clinches up with Barnett and pushes him back against the cage.
Durant lands an elbow inside.
Durant manages to break the clinch.
Durant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnett momentarily.
Durant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Durant cracks a nice hook into Barnett 's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Durant, right into the meat.
Jab from Durant.
Jeez, Fedor Barnett 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That kick from Durant tenderised Barnett 's leg. Barnett is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Durant throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barnett .
Durant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnett momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Durant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Barnett 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Durant digs a good body shot into Barnett 's ribs.
Durant connects with a crisp jab.
Durant lands a big uppercut and Barnett crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Barnett looks OK. Durant waves Barnett back to his feet!
Barnett is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durant sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Barnett 's defenses. It connects perfectly with Barnett 's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Durant!
Joe Durant took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hilo Nutrition (video proof) & Laundry 95 % for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gica Ionescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylo Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray has chosen Derek and the Dominos - Layla as his entrance music. Taylo Ray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gica Ionescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taylo Ray!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ionescu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Gica Ionescu has been cut.
A big left from Ray misses.
Ray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ionescu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ionescu checks a low kick from Ray.
Ionescu shoots for a double leg takedown but Ray sprawls well. He's pushed Ionescu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ionescu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ionescu is breathing heavily.
Ionescu slips a jab from Ray.
Ray drops Ionescu with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ionescu! Ray dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taylo Ray!
Post fight, an emotional Taylo Ray said 'I'm glad I could come out here and redeem myself to my fans and get a solid win. I will continue to train hard.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher comes to the cage accompanied by I Put a Spell On You. Daniel Reyes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Butcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Reyes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes feints a jab promting Butcher to slip. Reyes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Butcher slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Jim Butcher has been cut.
Reyes misses with a few strikes there.
Reyes scores with a spinning back kick!
Reyes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Butcher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reyes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Butcher.
Reyes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Butcher, pushing him back against the cage.
Butcher tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reyes lands a nice elbow.
Reyes misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reyes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Butcher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reyes smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reyes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Butcher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reyes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reyes scores with a one two! Butcher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reyes thows a body shot but no joy.
Reyes drops Butcher with a beautiful combination! Butcher stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Reyes is looking for the KO!
Butcher is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Butcher to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Butcher just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daniel Reyes!
Daniel Reyes is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Daniel Reyes thanked Milwaukee's Best 160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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