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CFC 13: Chayem vs Bat Man PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riko Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Severyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riko Rodriguez!
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, Dan Severyn!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Severyn circles away.
Severyn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rodriguez is trying to defend but Severyn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Severyn throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rodriguez to regain full guard.
Severyn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rodriguez keeping full guard, as Severyn tries to pass.
Severyn advances position into side control!
Rodriguez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Severyn tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rodriguez's legs.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rodriguez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Severyn looks up at the clock and then as Rodriguez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Severyn smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rodriguez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Rodriguez's face as Severyn controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severyn trying to control the position but Rodriguez is working away.
Severyn in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Severyn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Severyn cracks Rodriguez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rodriguez is looking for a sweep.
Rodriguez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Severyn's best efforts.
Severyn works his way into side control.
Severyn advances to full mount.
Severyn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rodriguez is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Severyn tries to control but Rodriguez wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Severyn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Severyn.
Severyn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rodriguez is rocked!
Severyn lands a big elbow - Rodriguez is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Rodriguez is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dan Severyn!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Pipinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pipinger comes into the arena with On Wings of Integrity- Mychildren Mybride blaring out of the sound system. Worner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. lets go by lil john kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Austin Worner will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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141 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Pipinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Worner!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pipinger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Worner looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Worner wants to clinch.
Pipinger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Worner.
Worner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pipinger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Worner to the mat! Worner manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pipinger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pipinger has hold of Worner's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Worner tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Pipinger cranks the arm and Worner screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Worner, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nick Pipinger!
Our winner, Nick Pipinger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craigie Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nelson's choice of entrance music: AFI - Totalimmortal. The key to victory for Craigie Bee has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craigie Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee stuffs the takedown.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Bee.
Bee lands a jab to the nose.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bee. That's going to slow Nelson down.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Bee's shoulder, as Bee tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson lands a jab to the head.
Bee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nelson did well to prevent Bee getting side control.
Bee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nelson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nelson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nelson wants to sweep here but Bee controlling him for the moment.
Nelson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bee manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ground and pound from Nelson.
Nelson is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson tries to pass to full mount but Bee defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to work for an arm triangle but Bee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nelson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nelson wants to free his trapped foot but Bee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bee is trying to get back to full guard.
Nelson seems to be looking for submissions.
Bee manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bee is keeping the position for now.
Bee looking for a sweep. Not yet Bee, not yet.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Bee keeps moving.
Bee keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Bee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nelson defends it easily.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Bee keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bee working for a triangle but Nelson defends it easily.
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson advances position into side control!
Nelson cracks Bee with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Nelson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Bee.
Bee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nelson.
Bee shoots in and gets a takedown into Nelson's guard.
Nelson looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bee postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.
Bee connects with a couple of short punches.
Nelson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
Bee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bee tries to move to mount but Nelson blocks the move with his legs.
Bee goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nelson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bee but great work by Nelson.
Nelson wants to control but Bee is keeping him busy.
Nelson is trying to get an arm triangle but Bee is defending well.
Nelson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nelson has an Americana. Bee didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Nelson is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Nelson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jimmy Nelson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Abbott Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray has chosen Can't be Touched as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Abbott Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Gray!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gray looks for a takedown but Abbott Jr sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Abbott Jr scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Ethan Gray has been cut.
Gray scores a takedown into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbott Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Abbott Jr squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Abbott Jr working to try and regain half guard.
Gray trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Abbott Jr sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Abbott Jr won't allow Gray to pass to mount.
Abbott Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Abbott Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gray wants to get up but he can't break Abbott Jr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray is posturing up here but Abbott Jr has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Gray tries to roll out but it's too tight and Gray has to tap! Slick submission there by Abbott Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Abbott Jr!
David Abbott Jr managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Knockout Nutrition (150Q $25), into his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Areski Chayem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bat Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chayem's entrance music is 3 6 mafia -Some bodies gonna get it. A fine choice. 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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177 lbs
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179 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Areski Chayem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bat Man!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man shoots in but Chayem avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Man shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chayem moves into the clinch.
Chayem is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Man to keep the fight standing.
Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chayem shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Man counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Man is looking for a kimura here.
Chayem looks like he's trying to stand up.
Man is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chayem doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Man.
Man wants to take a breather but Chayem is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man seems to be looking for submissions.
Chayem is refusing to be controlled, as Man sits in half guard.
Man is trying to work for a kimura but Chayem is defending well.
Chayem is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Man winds up and cracks Chayem with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chayem kicks off Man and gets to his feet.
Chayem looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chayem wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chayem trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Chayem lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chayem cracks Man with a solid left hand.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Man has his foot on Chayem's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chayem works his way back into a safe position though.
Chayem with a flurry of punches that miss.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Man keeping moving, preventing Chayem from controlling successfully.
Man is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Man looks gassed!
Chayem won't allow Man to sweep him here.
Man keeping moving, preventing Chayem from controlling successfully.
Chayem working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Man's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chayem's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chayem trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Chayem 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.
Chayem landing some decent shots from guard.
Chayem stopping the sweep attempt from Man.
Chayem scoring with some ground and pound.
Chayem landing with the ground and pound.
Man is trying to control the position but Chayem postures up.
Chayem scoring with some ground and pound.
Chayem trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Chayem looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chayem trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Man looking to sit in guard and control but Chayem gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chayem is aware though and is defending well.
Chayem wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chayem is aware though and is defending well.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chayem is working Man over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Man had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chayem defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chayem can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Man is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Areski Chayem will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chayem shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Man looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chayem wants to take a breather but Man is having none of it.
Man on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Man tries to roll over but Chayem keeps him under control.
Man actively working from the bottom here.
Man on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chayem lands a nice short elbow.
Chayem slips a nice elbow through Man's hands, connecting with Man's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chayem lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is staying active underneath Chayem, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Man is breathing heavily.
Chayem is nestled in close to Man, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chayem looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Man with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chayem working Man over with strikes.
Chayem trying to control from Man's half guard. Man has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Chayem postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chayem defends well.
Chayem working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Man is trying to control the position but Chayem postures up.
Man keeping moving, preventing Chayem from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chayem 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chayem forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man tries to get to full guard but Chayem has control of the leg.
Chayem slips a nice elbow through Man's hands, connecting with Man's forehead.
Chayem trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Chayem is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Man wants to control but Chayem is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Man actively working from the bottom here.
Chayem is nestled in close to Man, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chayem scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chayem works his way into full mount!
Chayem lands a nice shot to the head.
Man is rocked!
Chayem working the ground and pound effectively.
Man is still in real trouble! Can Chayem finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chayem breaks from Man's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chayem lands a big elbow - Man is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Man is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Areski Chayem!
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