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GAMMA: Contenders #184 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holliday fails to land with a series of punches.
Holliday misses with a double jab
and Walters counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holliday scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Holliday misses with a series of wild punches.
Walters fails to land with a series of punches.
Walters slips a jab and a cross from Holliday.
Holliday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Holliday.
Walters throws a hook but Holliday avoids it easily.
Holliday misses with a double jab
and Walters counters with a nice right hand that sends Holliday toppling to the canvas! Holliday scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Walters finish him?!
It looks like John Holliday has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holliday cracks Walters with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Holliday. Those never looked like landing.
Holliday misses with the combination.
Walters scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holliday looks gassed!
Walters lands a big uppercut and Holliday crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Holliday looks OK. Walters waves Holliday back to his feet!
Holliday is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Holliday limp body while Walters jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Walters!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Forbes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Mcpherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forbes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Israels Son. 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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206 lbs
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213 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Forbes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Mcpherson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes darts in trying to clinch
and Mcpherson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Forbes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Forbes closes the distance and clinches up with Mcpherson, looking for a takedown. Forbes pushes Mcpherson against the cage but Mcpherson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mcpherson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mcpherson showed some decent athleticism there.
Mcpherson prevents Forbes from improving his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Forbes actively working from the bottom here.
Mcpherson prevents Forbes from improving his position.
Mcpherson is trying to control. Forbes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Forbes tries to get to full guard but Mcpherson has control of the leg.
Forbes wants to get back to full guard but Mcpherson has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcpherson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Forbes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Forbes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mcpherson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Forbes is staying active underneath Mcpherson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Forbes desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mcpherson thows a huge punch but Forbes dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes kicks Mcpherson off and gets back to his feet.
Mcpherson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Forbes!
Forbes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Forbes blocks a jab.
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!
Mcpherson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Forbes's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcpherson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Forbes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mcpherson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Forbes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Forbes is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mcpherson is aware though and is defending well.
Forbes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mcpherson defends it easily.
Forbes has his foot on Mcpherson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mcpherson works his way back into a safe position though.
Forbes keeping moving, preventing Mcpherson from controlling successfully.
Mcpherson wants to stand but Forbes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Forbes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mcpherson wants to control from the top but Forbes keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes trying to keep a closed guard but Mcpherson is proving a slippery customer.
Mcpherson stops Forbes from standing up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mcpherson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mcpherson wants to pass the guard but Forbes is keeping the position.
Forbes is looking for a triangle but Mcpherson pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Forbes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Forbes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mcpherson defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcpherson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Forbes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mcpherson feints and as Forbes raises his hands in defense, Mcpherson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Forbes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mcpherson defends it easily.
Mcpherson preventing the sweep.
Forbes working for a triangle but Mcpherson defends it easily.
Forbes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mcpherson passes into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Forbes is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcpherson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Forbes's legs.
Forbes can't do much from the bottom here.
Forbes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Forbes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mcpherson winds up and cracks Forbes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Forbes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcpherson stands up out of the half guard.
Thomas Mcpherson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcpherson moves in looking to clinch but Forbes pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcpherson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Forbes wants to get back to full guard.
Mcpherson passes into side control, despite Forbes's attempt to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcpherson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Forbes, who protects the arm well.
Forbes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Forbes gets back to half guard.
Forbes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcpherson is looking to take a break and control but Forbes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Forbes is trying to get back to full guard.
Mcpherson slips a nice elbow through Forbes's hands, connecting with Forbes's forehead.
Forbes is not content to let Mcpherson control the position.
Forbes tries to get to full guard but Mcpherson has control of the leg.
Mcpherson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Forbes is looking to sinch up a triangle. Mcpherson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Forbes's body to avoid the submission. Forbes has instead reached around Mcpherson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Forbes arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anthony Forbes!
Anthony Forbes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Xavier Stankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Xavier Stankowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Berry !
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, William Xavier Stankowski!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry slips a jab and a cross from Stankowski.
Stankowski throws a combination that misses
and Berry counters with a leg kick.
Berry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Berry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stankowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Berry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stankowski defends it nicely.
Stankowski lands a jab to Berry 's midsection.
Berry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stankowski defends it nicely.
Berry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
William Xavier Stankowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stankowski measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Berry ! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). William Xavier Stankowski!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darcus Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waylon James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington's entrance music is Oh, Death . A fine choice. Waylon James has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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259 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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260 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darcus Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Waylon James!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Washington.
Washington takes one to the side of the head.
James turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Washington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
James staying out of range there.
A combination from Washington does no damage.
James cracks Washington with a right hand 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!
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington.
James moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
Washington is rocked!
Washington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Washington loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
Darcus Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from James.
Washington is breathing heavily.
Washington has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Washington there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh Washington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Washington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Washington moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
James is stalking Washington. Washington circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from James, and it's lights out! Washington really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Waylon James!
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