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HEROES 38 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hit em up 2pac kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Will McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ray Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCarthy, pushing him back against the cage.
Lewis working McCarthy over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Will McCarthy has been cut.
McCarthy is breathing heavily.
Lewis lands an elbow inside that McCarthy shrugs off.
McCarthy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lewis lands a nice knee to the body.
Lewis connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCarthy's face.
Lewis lands a big knee to the head and McCarthy goes down! Lewis is looking to finish!
Lewis stands up and beckons McCarthy to his feet.
Lewis drives through and clinches with McCarthy against the cage.
Lewis lands a big knee! That's hurt McCarthy! Oh, he's all over the place! Lewis lands another knee that sends McCarthy to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Lewis!
Ray Lewis bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mika Kovalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoffrey Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mika Kovalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Geoffrey Powell!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Powell.
Powell misses with a wild combination.
Kovalainen tries to clinch there but Powell circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Powell.
Powell throws a series of punches but Kovalainen avoids them all with ease.
Kovalainen dodges the punch combination from Powell.
Kovalainen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Powell avoids it really well and circles away.
Powell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kovalainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kovalainen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Powell chips away with some ground and pound.
Oh Kovalainen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Powell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Powell gets to his feet and stands over Kovalainen, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Kovalainen felt that one! Powell unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Kovalainen from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geoffrey Powell!
A relieved looking Geoffrey Powell 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James's entrance music is Psycho. A fine choice. Tyson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. God save the Queen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Benny James had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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246 lbs
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195 cm
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bo Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson stuffs the takedown attempt from James. James gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyson dips to his left and cracks James with an uppercut!
Nice body punch from Tyson.
Tyson lands a nice shot that snaps James's head back.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James shoots in but no luck this time.
Tyson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benny James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James misses with an uppercut.
James is breathing heavily.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
Tyson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyson lands a jab to James's midsection.
A jab lands there for Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson lands with an overhand left.
Tyson lands with a hook. James tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
James finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Tyson's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and James falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Tyson!
During a confident post fight interview, Bo Tyson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Drwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Franklin Marshall was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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224 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Drwal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Franklin Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Drwal. Those never looked like landing.
Drwal scores with a nice strike.
Drwal throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall misses with a takedown
and Marshall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drwal's corner calls for a 1-2. Drwal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drwal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marshall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drwal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tomasz Drwal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Marshall.
Drwal looks to land a left hand but Marshall moved out of range nicely.
Marshall shoots in looking for a takedown but Drwal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marshall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marshall misses with a takedown attempt - Drwal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drwal bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Marshall! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Marshall looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Drwal is defending well. Marshall quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Drwal has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Marshall celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Franklin Marshall!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Franklin Marshall made sure he mentioned KAISER, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chip Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Munsy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 lbs
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chip Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Munsy!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas dives in and grabs Munsy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Munsy pushes down on Douglas's head and hops out.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Munsy.
Munsy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Douglas's guard.
Munsy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Douglas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Munsy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Douglas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munsy is sitting in close to Douglas's body. Douglas has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Munsy is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Munsy is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Douglas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chip Douglas!
Chip Douglas gave a mention to Non-Stop Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tadas Menelaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristen Oy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kristen Oy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Brown 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tadas Menelaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kristen Oy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menelaos throws a jab when Oy was well out of range.
Oy walks into a left hand.
Menelaos feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Oy sprawling to the canvas! Oy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Menelaos finish him?!
It looks like Kristen Oy 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!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Menelaos! Oy is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tadas Menelaos!
During a confident post fight interview, Tadas Menelaos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radar Salter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fratelli D'Italia. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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173 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Giovanni Balboa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Radar Salter!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa throws a jab but it's blocked by Salter.
Salter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Salter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Balboa's calf.
Salter works over Balboa's head and body with a nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Balboa misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A right-left combo lands from Salter.
Salter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balboa clinches.
Salter is trying to force a seperation but Balboa has the dominant position.
Balboa misses with the head strike.
Balboa trying to control the position but instead, Salter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Balboa into the cage.
Balboa keeps control of Salter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Salter is trying to break the clinch but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Salter can't break the clinch.
Salter blocks an uppercut.
Salter breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa slips a jab and a cross from Salter.
A swing and a miss from Balboa.
Balboa throws a right hand that Salter ducks under and follows up with a left that Salter also avoids with ease.
Balboa tries to clinch up.
Balboa moves forwards but Salter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Balboa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Salter finds it's way through Balboa's defenses.
Salter staying out of range there.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Salter catches Balboa right on the button with a cross.
Salter moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Salter.
Balboa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Salter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Salter throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa loads up on a big right hand but Salter slips the punch.
Salter looks to land a combination. Balboa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Balboa is rocked!
Salter drops Balboa with a huge uppercut! Balboa drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Salter is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Radar Salter! Radar Salter retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Radar Salter 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between BitchFace PoopyPants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar has chosen Brock Lesnar Entrance as his entrance music. The key to victory for BitchFace PoopyPants has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BitchFace PoopyPants!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Lesnar !
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
PoopyPants stuffs the takedown attempt from Lesnar . Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
PoopyPants lands a nice shot that snaps Lesnar 's head back.
Lesnar moves forwards but PoopyPants connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lesnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lesnar .
Lesnar walks into a straight right hand from PoopyPants.
PoopyPants defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lesnar .
BitchFace PoopyPants has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar .
Lesnar dives in and grabs PoopyPants's left leg, looking for a takedown. PoopyPants pushes down on Lesnar 's head and hops out.
A jab from PoopyPants does it's job there.
PoopyPants connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lesnar is trying desperately to land a takedown but PoopyPants is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lesnar .
PoopyPants throws a monster overhand right that drops Lesnar ! PoopyPants follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BitchFace PoopyPants!
BitchFace PoopyPants retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, BitchFace PoopyPants gave a big smile as he said 'That's one step closer to being the baddest man alive! If anyone out there wants a crack at either of my belts, the line starts around the corner, but you'd better bring a lunch! '.
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