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Belos 42 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). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. The key to victory for Darius Dravinski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
28 - 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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Hyppynaru!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dravinski cracks Hyppynaru with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hyppynaru looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dravinski finish him?
Hyppynaru is rocked!
That has opened up John Hyppynaru's cut even more.
Hyppynaru looks gassed!
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!
Dravinski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hyppynaru is still on wobbly legs! Can Dravinski finish him?
Hyppynaru ducks into an uppercut from Dravinski and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darius Dravinski!
A relieved looking Darius Dravinski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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. On his way into the ring it seems that Al Swearengen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Al Swearengen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
25 - 13 - 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 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke closes the distance but Swearengen moves to the side
and Swearengen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke looks gassed!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Swearengen, as that shot connected.
It looks like Jacques Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swearengen scores with a body shot.
Swearengen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke switches off momentarily and Swearengen cracks him with a monster right hand! Sydaenahomaanhaerpaeke topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Swearengen dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Swearengen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Al Swearengen!
A victorious Al Swearengen 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 Thomas Pynchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgars Simans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simans has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
23 - 14 - 1 |
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130 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue 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
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Pynchon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgars Simans!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simans wants to clinch
and Pynchon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Simans looks gassed!
Pynchon sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Simans! Oh, Simans is in big trouble! Pynchon lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thomas Pynchon!
Our winner, Thomas Pynchon, 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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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 Ari Antenni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antenni has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Ari Antenni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
27 - 10 - 1 |
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211 lbs
22 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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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
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markku Mannersormi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Antenni!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antenni throws a jab when Mannersormi was well out of range.
Mannersormi throws an overhand right that lands on Antenni's shoulder, as Antenni tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Mannersormi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mannersormi misses with a two punch combination.
Mannersormi misses with a body shot.
Mannersormi gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mannersormi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mannersormi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Antenni looks gassed!
Mannersormi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannersormi working Antenni over with strikes.
Mannersormi controlling the action here.
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.
Antenni is looking to improve his position.
Mannersormi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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 Antenni's temple.
Mannersormi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
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 Antenni can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mannersormi is nestled in close to Antenni, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannersormi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannersormi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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 Antenni's temple.
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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Markku Mannersormi!
Markku Mannersormi wins by unanimous decision!
Markku Mannersormi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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 Charlie Utter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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| 182 cm
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215 lbs
28 - 10 - 1 |
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175 cm
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177 lbs
21 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beaumont McHale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Utter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from McHale.
Nice defenses there by McHale.
Utter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McHale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Utter throws a nice looking combination but McHale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Utter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McHale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Utter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McHale but McHale pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Utter shoots in for a takedown but McHale shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beaumont McHale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Utter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHale slips a jab and a cross from Utter.
Horrible takedown by Utter or perhaps it was just good defense by McHale which made him look bad.
McHale feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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.
Utter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McHale.
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.
Utter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McHale working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McHale trying to control the position from guard on top but Utter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McHale slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McHale's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McHale wants to pass the guard but Utter is keeping the position.
Utter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McHale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Utter is trying to keep McHale in close.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Utter seems keen to control McHale's posture.
Utter wants to sweep but no luck.
McHale trying to control the position from guard on top but Utter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McHale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McHale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beaumont McHale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McHale 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Beaumont McHale!
Beaumont McHale wins by unanimous decision!
Beaumont McHale retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Beaumont McHale 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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