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Belos 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Drunkenbastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Swearengen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Al Swearengen is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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270 lbs
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299 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Drunkenbastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Swearengen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swearengen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drunkenbastard is breathing heavily.
Swearengen scores with a nice head shot.
Drunkenbastard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swearengen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swearengen connects with a body shot that sends Drunkenbastard's belly button to the back.
Drunkenbastard checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Swearengen.
Swearengen digs a good body shot into Drunkenbastard's ribs.
Drunkenbastard dives in and grabs Swearengen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Swearengen pushes down on Drunkenbastard's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunkenbastard misses with a hook
and Swearengen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drunkenbastard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swearengen.
Swearengen scores with a shot to the body.
Drunkenbastard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Swearengen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Drunkenbastard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Swearengen tries to land a leg kick but Drunkenbastard saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swearengen. Drunkenbastard does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swearengen sizes up Drunkenbastard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Swearengen misses.
Drunkenbastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swearengen moves away.
Swearengen lands with a nice body punch.
Drunkenbastard throws a head kick that misses.
Swearengen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drunkenbastard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Swearengen lands a nice hook to Drunkenbastard's body. Drunkenbastard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drunkenbastard.
Swearengen ducks under a wild hook from Drunkenbastard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Swearengen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Swearengen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Al Swearengen!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Al Swearengen!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Al Swearengen!
Al Swearengen wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Al Swearengen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Trucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belsey Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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277 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toni Trucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Belsey Moretti!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moretti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trucker as he jumps to the side.
Trucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moretti.
Some wild striking there from Trucker.
Trucker tries to sprawl but Moretti drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Moretti there.
Trucker wants to improve his position but Moretti is controlling well.
Trucker is breathing heavily.
Moretti is trying to control the action in half guard but Trucker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moretti tries to pass the half guard into mount. Trucker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucker is trying to get back to full guard.
Trucker is working hard here to advance position.
Moretti lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moretti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Trucker wants to improve his position but Moretti is controlling well.
Moretti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moretti is pressing down on Trucker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Trucker is holding on for now.
Moretti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trucker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Trucker.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Trucker looking for a sweep. Not yet Trucker, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Trucker controlling Moretti's posture.
Moretti with a nice head shot there.
Trucker trying to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Moretti postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.
Moretti working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trucker's head.
Moretti is working Trucker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moretti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trucker keeping moving, preventing Moretti from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Belsey Moretti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moretti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Belsey Moretti!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Belsey Moretti!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Belsey Moretti!
Belsey Moretti wins by unanimous decision!
Belsey Moretti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ari Antenni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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211 lbs
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178 cm
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Antenni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Bullock!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antenni throws a shot from downtown. Bullock moves away and avoids it.
Antenni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bullock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antenni.
Antenni doesn't manage to clinch there - Bullock circles away.
Antenni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bullock.
Antenni loads up on a big right hand but Bullock slips the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Antenni lands an elbow just above Bullock 's eye.
Bullock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bullock looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antenni trying to land knees to the body.
Bullock dodges an elbow strike from Antenni.
Antenni pushes off an throws an elbow but Bullock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Antenni misses with a knee to the head.
Bullock lands a right hand.
Antenni throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bullock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Antenni is keeping busy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Antenni.
Antenni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Antenni scores a nice knee to the body.
Antenni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bullock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bullock is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antenni misses with the head strike.
Bullock is trying to maintain a safe position but Antenni gets an underhook and turns Bullock into the ropes.
Antenni looking to throw knees to the head but Bullock is blocking nicely.
Bullock tries to work over Antenni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Antenni - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Antenni misses with a knee to the head.
Bullock is trying to force a seperation but Antenni has the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antenni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bullock is defending well for now.
Bullock can't find room to land a body shot as Antenni controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antenni lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Antenni.
Antenni tries to land knees in the clinch but Bullock avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ari Antenni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Antenni 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Ari Antenni!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Ari Antenni!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Ari Antenni!
Ari Antenni wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Ari Antenni thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pynchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Mannersormi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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193 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Pynchon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markku Mannersormi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pynchon 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.
Mannersormi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mannersormi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mannersormi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pynchon.
Pynchon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pynchon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pynchon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mannersormi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pynchon throws a big right hand that misses.
Mannersormi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pynchon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mannersormi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pynchon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pynchon landing with the ground and pound.
Mannersormi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pynchon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mannersormi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pynchon controls the pace.
Mannersormi keeping moving, preventing Pynchon from controlling successfully.
Pynchon with a nice head shot there.
Mannersormi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pynchon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mannersormi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mannersormi is trying to keep Pynchon in close.
Pynchon tries to free his leg and advance position but Mannersormi is retaining full guard.
Mannersormi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mannersormi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pynchon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pynchon connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
Mannersormi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pynchon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mannersormi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mannersormi connects with a nice short shot to Pynchon's temple.
Mannersormi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pynchon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pynchon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mannersormi.
Pynchon is looking for a sweep. Mannersormi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mannersormi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pynchon is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannersormi not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Pynchon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pynchon 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Thomas Pynchon!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Thomas Pynchon!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Thomas Pynchon!
Thomas Pynchon wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Thomas Pynchon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beaumont McHale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Utter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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177 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the super heavyweight 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 Las Vegas, Beaumont McHale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Utter!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHale throws a right and a left that both miss.
Utter throws the left hand but McHale avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Utter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Utter looks for a takedown but McHale sprawls well.
McHale throws a one two combo.
McHale misses with a takedown
so Utter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Utter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McHale works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McHale working a defensive guard here.
Utter with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McHale preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utter looking to pass the guard.
McHale trying to keep a closed guard but Utter is proving a slippery customer.
Utter lands a couple of digs.
McHale utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McHale working a defensive guard here.
Utter trying to control the position from guard on top but McHale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Utter won't allow McHale to sweep him here.
McHale is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Utter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Utter.
McHale is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Utter looking to hit a scissor sweep but McHale is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Utter can do anything to dispel that myth.
McHale postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Utter wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Utter controls McHale momentarily but McHale frees himself.
Utter thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
McHale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Utter pulls McHale in close to his closed guard and prevents McHale from doing any damage or advancing position.
McHale is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Utter wants to sweep but no luck.
McHale 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Utter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Utter 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Charlie Utter wins by unanimous decision! Charlie Utter retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Charlie Utter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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