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Belos 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Dravinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hyppynaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Darius Dravinski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
12 - 0 - 0 |
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150 cm
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Dravinski!
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, John Hyppynaru!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyppynaru fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dravinski lands a body shot.
Hyppynaru takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hyppynaru looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dravinski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dravinski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hyppynaru takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dravinski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hyppynaru is aggressively charging in as Dravinski backs up avoiding any damage. Dravinski tosses out a jab and Hyppynaru runs right into it face first! Hyppynaru is out cold! Dravinski dropped down on all fours and is barking in Hyppynaru's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darius Dravinski!
Darius Dravinski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Swearengen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke (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 has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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299 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Swearengen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke moves to clinch but Swearengen breaks away
and Swearengen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke looks gassed!
Good exchange - Swearengen coming out on top.
It looks like Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke has been cut.
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!
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Swearengen jabs Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Swearengen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Swearengen sends Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Swearengen is motioning to the referee to let Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke is rocked!
Swearengen drops Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke with a big left hand! Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke is injured, injured bad! Swearengen jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Swearengen!
An out of breath Al Swearengen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Utter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Antenni (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. Ari Antenni will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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177 lbs
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211 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Utter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Antenni!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antenni moves away from the strike by Utter.
Utter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antenni wants to clinch.
Antenni looks to clinch
and Utter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Antenni's guard now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Utter is looking to work some ground and pound but Antenni has wrist control.
Utter cracks Antenni with a solid left hand.
Utter throws a big elbow that misses.
Utter throwing strikes from guard but Antenni blocks nicely.
Utter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Utter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Utter cracks Antenni with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Utter connects with a couple of short punches.
Utter throwing strikes from guard but Antenni blocks nicely.
Utter wants to control from the top but Antenni keeps moving.
Antenni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Utter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Antenni's head.
Utter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Utter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Antenni has momentary wrist control but Utter slips an elbow through the middle.
Utter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Utter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Utter controlling from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Antenni can do anything to dispel that myth.
Antenni looks gassed!
Utter passes Antenni's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Utter 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.
Ground and pound from Utter.
Antenni blocking the ground and pound attempt from Utter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utter thows a huge punch but Antenni dodges it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Utter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Antenni has hold of Utter's hands but Utter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Utter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Utter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nice strikes from Utter there.
Utter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Utter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, if Utter is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Utter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Utter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Utter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Charlie Utter wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Charlie Utter 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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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 Seth Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Pynchon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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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
15 - 7 - 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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Bullock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullock leaves Pynchon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bullock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pynchon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pynchon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bullock sprawls well initially but Pynchon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bullock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pynchon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bullock wants to get back to full guard.
Pynchon is nestled in close to Bullock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pynchon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pynchon wants to pass to mount but Bullock is defending the position.
Pynchon controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pynchon is nestled in close to Bullock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bullock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pynchon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nice strikes from Pynchon there.
Bullock is rocked!
Pynchon is controlling the pace.
Pynchon prevents Bullock from improving his position.
Pynchon lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Bullock quite badly. Bullock pulls Pynchon in close trying to recover. Pynchon postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Bullock on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Bullock doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Pynchon!
A very excited looking Thomas Pynchon 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markku Mannersormi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beaumont McHale (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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215 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markku Mannersormi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beaumont McHale!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannersormi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mannersormi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McHale manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mannersormi is controlling McHale's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mannersormi is trying to control but can't.
Mannersormi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McHale tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mannersormi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McHale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mannersormi wants to control but McHale is keeping busy.
McHale prevents Mannersormi from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mannersormi is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHale is thwarting Mannersormi's attempts to control the position.
McHale winds up and cracks Mannersormi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mannersormi is trying to control but can't.
Mannersormi wants to improve his position but McHale is controlling well.
Mannersormi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mannersormi tries to get out of the position.
McHale throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McHale lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mannersormi is refusing to be controlled, as McHale sits in half guard.
McHale trying to mount his opponent but Mannersormi defends it.
McHale thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McHale thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mannersormi's head.
McHale scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McHale is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHale wants to control but Mannersormi is keeping him busy.
McHale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannersormi is looking to control McHale's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mannersormi avoid being mounted?
McHale missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McHale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mannersormi defending well though.
McHale working the head and body with strikes.
Mannersormi regains full guard. Nicely done.
McHale postures up in Mannersormi's guard and throws a big left but Mannersormi blocks it.
McHale content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McHale lands a couple of elbows.
Mannersormi trying to control the position here.
Mannersormi keeping moving, preventing McHale from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beaumont McHale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McHale 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!
Beaumont McHale wins by unanimous decision!
Beaumont McHale is the new super heavyweight champion!
Beaumont McHale thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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