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Belos 27 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 Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Darius Dravinski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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300 lbs
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150 cm
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dravinski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dravinski catches Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). 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 Charlie Utter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hyppynaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyppynaru has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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177 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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150 cm
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced |
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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
14 - 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Hyppynaru!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hyppynaru napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hyppynaru should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hyppynaru looks gassed!
Hyppynaru taking a bit of punishment here - Utter scoring with strikes.
It looks like John Hyppynaru has been cut.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hyppynaru has eaten all the pies!
Hyppynaru on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hyppynaru takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Utter scores with punches from side control.
Utter cracks Hyppynaru with an elbow. That is naaassty.
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.
Hyppynaru takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hyppynaru takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Utter working the ground and pound.
Hyppynaru is rocked!
That has opened up John Hyppynaru's cut even more.
Utter lands a huge shot from side control! Hyppynaru is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charlie Utter!
A victorious Charlie Utter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Antenni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ari Antenni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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190 cm
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211 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined |
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Bullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Antenni!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antenni looks to land a right hand but Bullock moved out of range.
Bullock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bullock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Antenni instigates a clinch.
Antenni prevents a body shot from Bullock.
Antenni missing with knees to the body.
Antenni using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Antenni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bullock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bullock managing to block the knees to the body from Antenni.
Antenni lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Seth Bullock has been cut.
Bullock misses with a body punch.
Antenni connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bullock's face.
Antenni is stalling here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Antenni obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Antenni.
Bullock tries to stall but Antenni uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Antenni obliges.
Bullock is breathing heavily.
Antenni lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Antenni.
Antenni using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Antenni lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antenni taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Antenni tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bullock.
Antenni landing knees to the head.
Antenni unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bullock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Antenni using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bullock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antenni effectively controlling the action here.
Antenni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Antenni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bullock avoids it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Antenni unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bullock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Antenni.
Bullock lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Antenni landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Antenni putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bullock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Seth Bullock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ari Antenni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bullock takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ari Antenni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Antenni 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Ari Antenni!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Ari Antenni!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Ari Antenni!
Ari Antenni wins by unanimous decision!
Ari Antenni thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-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 Al Swearengen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swearengen has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Al Swearengen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
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299 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markku Mannersormi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Swearengen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannersormi throws a body punch but Swearengen moves out of range.
Mannersormi fails with a takedown attempt.
Mannersormi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swearengen is fending him off so far but Mannersormi persists. Nope, Swearengen circles away and we're back to standing.
Swearengen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mannersormi is looking to work some ground and pound but Swearengen has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Swearengen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mannersormi 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.
Mannersormi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannersormi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mannersormi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mannersormi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Swearengen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mannersormi lands strikes from half guard.
Mannersormi 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.
Mannersormi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mannersormi passes to full mount!
Mannersormi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannersormi lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mannersormi lands a nice shot to the head.
That has opened up Al Swearengen's cut even more.
Mannersormi looking to finish Swearengen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Swearengen!
Mannersormi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mannersormi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Swearengen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swearengen wants to control but Mannersormi is having none of it.
Mannersormi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Swearengen hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Markku Mannersormi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mannersormi 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!
Markku Mannersormi wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Markku Mannersormi 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beaumont McHale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pynchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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| 182 cm
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215 lbs
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270 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
17 - 7 - 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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Pynchon!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pynchon swings for the body but McHale moves out of range.
A combination from Pynchon does no damage.
McHale shoots in but Pynchon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters circling - Pynchon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McHale tries for a takedown but Pynchon circles away easily
and Pynchon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pynchon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McHale lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pynchon!
McHale pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Thomas Pynchon has been cut.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pynchon can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pynchon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pynchon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McHale lands a heavy elbow.
Pynchon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McHale working Pynchon over with strikes here.
That has opened up Thomas Pynchon's cut even more.
The referee warns Pynchon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The cut above Thomas Pynchon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thomas Pynchon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Beaumont McHale!
Beaumont McHale retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Beaumont McHale 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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