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BFC 32: Tournament - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Regan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Valentin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Regan comes into the arena with Thrift shop blaring out of the sound system. Ricardo Valentin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taylor Regan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Valentin!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valentin misses with a low kick as Regan jumps back.
Regan goes for a double leg but Valentin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Valentin continues to drive forward.
Valentin misses with some punches.
Valentin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentin.
Valentin gets through Regan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Regan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Regan working aggressively here.
Regan is trying to pull guard but Valentin has him pressed against the cage.
Regan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Valentin walks away with a smile on his face. Regan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taylor Regan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Regan shoots in for a takedown but Valentin shows good takedown defense.
Jab by Valentin.
Valentin misses with a leg kick.
Regan tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Regan gets full guard.
Valentin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Regan looking for a guillotine here but Valentin defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Valentin has passed into half guard!
Regan wants to control but Valentin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Regan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Regan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valentin.
Valentin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Regan defending well though.
Regan trying to control here.
Valentin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Regan's head.
Valentin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Regan is not content to let Valentin control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Regan defending well though.
Regan tries to roll over but Valentin keeps him under control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Valentin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valentin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Regan defending well though.
Valentin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Regan defending well though.
Valentin throwing shots but Regan is blocking nicely.
Valentin wants to control but Regan is keeping him busy.
Valentin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Regan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Regan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Regan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valentin scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Regan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Regan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Valentin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Regan is not content to let Valentin control the position.
Valentin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Regan is trying to get back to full guard.
Valentin is just content to waste time from the top position. Regan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Regan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valentin throwing strikes but missing.
Valentin throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regan trying to control the position.
Regan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valentin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valentin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Valentin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valentin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Regan looking for a triangle here. Valentin is fighting it but it looks tight! Regan pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Valentin is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Taylor Regan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandro Poletto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Martin Connor enters the cage!
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260 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ White 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sandro Poletto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Connor!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poletto throws a quick head kick that knocks Connor silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Poletto is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sandro Poletto!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Lidl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel Lidl has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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226 lbs
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275 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manuel Lidl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James White!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lidl closes the distance and clinches.
Lidl tries to circle away but White has him pinned against the cage.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lidl is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
Lidl misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lidl's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lidl is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. White can't fight it off and eventually Lidl manages to take the fight to the floor. White looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lidl can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lidl has picked White up and slammed him! White can't keep hold of the triangle and Lidl manages to pass to side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to improve position but can't.
Lidl wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Lidl moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lidl stands up and beckons White to his feet.
Lidl misses with a kick to the body.
Lidl looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Lidl clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
Lidl gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidl is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Lidl wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
White isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lidl stacks White on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lidl!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lidl wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Lidl decides to take the fight back to the feet.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
White misses with a double jab.
White drops Lidl with a beautiful combination! Lidl stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - White is looking for the KO!
It looks like Manuel Lidl has been cut.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lidl slips a jab and a cross from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lidl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
White is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Lidl like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Lidl from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James White!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Peri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamba Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamba Watson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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277 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Peri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tamba Watson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson cracks a nice hook into Peri's ribs.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Peri.
Watson pushes Peri away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Peri gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Peri trying to control the position but Watson is working away.
Watson is looking for a sweep.
Watson is still trying to improve position.
Peri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watson keeps working.
Peri is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Watson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Watson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peri trying to control the action but Watson is working from the bottom.
Watson wants to control but Peri postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is not content to let Peri control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Adam Peri wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Watson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Watson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peri is aware though and is defending well.
Watson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peri slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Watson is not content to let Peri control the position.
Watson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peri wants to control but Watson is keeping him busy.
Peri controls the position.
Peri wants to control but Watson is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Watson tries to improve position but can't.
Peri is looking to take a break and control but Watson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Adam Peri just wasn't active enough.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Watson lands a glancing blow to the side of Peri's head.
Peri closes the distance and clinches up with Watson, looking for a takedown. Peri pushes Watson against the cage but Watson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peri looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Watson throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Adam Peri has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peri shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Watson is trying to defend but Peri finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Peri wants to take a breather but Watson is having none of it.
Watson is trying to control but can't.
Watson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Peri is trying to control. Watson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Adam Peri just wasn't active enough.
Peri shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watson as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peri shoots in and bounces Watson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peri wants to get up but he can't break Watson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Peri is breathing heavily.
Watson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peri wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peri works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peri is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Watson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Adam Peri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Peri's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Watson as Peri shoots in.
Peri looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Peri wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peri defends it easily.
Watson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Peri controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Watson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peri defends it easily.
Watson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peri is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Peri from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Watson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Peri from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Adam Peri just wasn't active enough.
Peri shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Watson's guard.
Peri is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Peri wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Peri might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Adam Peri has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Watson gets caught napping as Peri dives in and scores a takedown. Watson manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson is looking for a triangle but Peri pushes his legs off easily.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Watson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Peri is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Peri from controlling successfully.
Peri pushes down on Watson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Peri is trying to control the action in half guard but Watson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peri content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Adam Peri wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Watson scores with a jab to the body.
Peri on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab, jab by Watson - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peri drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Watson jabs Peri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tamba Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watson lands with a shot to the body.
Watson cracks Peri with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Watson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Peri to stand back up!
Peri is rocked!
Watson throws a pinpoint strike between Peri's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Peri crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Watson scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tamba Watson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Howlingate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Cowherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Howlingate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Cowherd!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlingate lands with a nice body punch.
Howlingate drops Cowherd with a beautiful combination! Cowherd stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Howlingate is looking for the KO!
It looks like Brian Cowherd has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howlingate lands a big uppercut and Cowherd crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cowherd looks OK. Howlingate waves Cowherd back to his feet!
Cowherd is rocked!
Howlingate closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Cowherd out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roger Howlingate!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarek Glaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice comes to the cage accompanied by Last Resort-Papa Roach. 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 Jarek Glaz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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153 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdullah Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jarek Glaz!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Glaz misses with a takedown
and Slice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Slice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horrible takedown by Glaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Slice which made him look bad.
Abdullah Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarek Glaz.
Slice throws a right and a left that Glaz avoids nicely.
Glaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Slice counters with a left and a right that hurts Glaz! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Slice jumps into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Glaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Slice looking to finish Glaz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Glaz!
Slice with the ground and pound from mount.
Glaz can't escape the position.
Slice is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Glaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Glaz is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Slice! Glaz is hurt baaadly! Slice is firing away with more strikes - Glaz is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdullah Slice!
After winning the bout, Abdullah Slice 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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