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Dominance 26 - The rematch PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiro Chida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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209 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoshiro Chida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bishop misses with a few strikes there.
Good leg kick by Chida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chida blocks a head kick by Bishop.
Chida lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Andre Bishop has been cut.
Chida has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Bishop is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chida.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right-left combo lands from Chida.
Chida works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bishop's sensitive parts.
Yoshiro Chida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chida throws a left that rocks Bishop and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Chida dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Bishop regain composure!
Bishop is rocked!
That has opened up Andre Bishop's cut even more.
Chida has an Americana. Bishop didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Chida is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Chida hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Yoshiro Chida!
Yoshiro Chida gave a mention to Elite Canadian Threads in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Sexyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sexyama has chosen Sexy Singing as his entrance music. Brandon Helix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Sexyama!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sexyama throws a leg kick but Helix moved away.
Helix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sexyama.
Helix on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Helix fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Sexyama as he connects with a hook.
Helix definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sexyama is looking to slow Helix down with leg kicks.
Sexyama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Helix throws the left hand but Sexyama avoids the punch easily.
Sexyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helix moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helix has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sexyama regains guard immediately.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sexyama working a defensive guard here.
Helix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sexyama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Helix 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.
Sexyama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Helix is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Helix postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Helix won't allow Sexyama to sweep him here.
Sexyama trying to control the position.
Sexyama told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix distracts Sexyama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Helix trying to control the position from guard on top but Sexyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helix distracts Sexyama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sexyama throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Helix escapes and throws Sexyama's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sexyama on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama can't do much from the bottom here.
Helix sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sexyama is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Helix wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sexyama, who protects the arm well.
Sexyama taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama is trying to control Helix's posture but Helix avoids it.
Helix misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Helix working the ground and pound.
Helix advances nicely into full mount.
Sexyama is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sexyama regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sexyama is trying to control but can't.
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 Brandon Helix will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
An inside leg kick from Sexyama misses.
Helix takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sexyama darts in and clinches Helix up against the cage.
Helix blocks a body shot from Sexyama.
Helix lands a takedown into guard.
Sexyama is trying to hold Helix in close to prevent damage but Helix has managed to pass into half guard.
Helix content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sexyama is refusing to be controlled, as Helix sits in half guard.
Sexyama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Helix pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Helix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sexyama with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Helix thows a huge punch but Sexyama dodges it nicely.
Helix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sexyama's head.
Helix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sexyama trying to control but Helix postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama is holding on to half guard well.
Helix has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sexyama can't escape the position.
Brandon Helix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sexyama taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix with good strikes from the mount here!
Helix lands a heavy elbow.
Sexyama taking shots to the head.
Helix lands a heavy elbow.
Sexyama is rocked!
Sexyama is squirming around, avoiding Helix's attempts to control the action.
Helix looking to finish Sexyama with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sexyama!
Sexyama is still in real trouble! Can Helix finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sexyama is desperately trying to improve his position but Helix has a good base and remains in mount.
Sexyama seems to have recovered his senses.
Sexyama takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Helix's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Helix!
Yoshihiro Sexyama was interviewed post fight and said 'It was obviousl...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles has chosen Good Times as his entrance music. Shane Ripgut had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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260 lbs
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275 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Ripgut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Styles!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripgut stuffs the takedown attempt from Styles. Styles gets slowly back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Styles.
David Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles shoots for a double leg takedown but Ripgut sprawls well. He's pushed Styles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Styles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Styles shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Styles showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Styles thows a huge punch but Ripgut dodges it nicely.
Styles lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Styles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ripgut defending well though.
Ripgut is trying to maintain the position but Styles is very close to passing his half guard.
Styles seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ripgut does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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. Styles connects with a nice short shot to Ripgut's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ripgut is looking to escape.
Styles wants to take a breather but Ripgut is having none of it.
Styles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Styles throwing shots but Ripgut is blocking nicely.
Styles not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Styles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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. Styles connects with a nice short shot to Ripgut's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ripgut knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Styles on the ground.
Styles landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Styles lands strikes from half guard.
Ripgut wants to get back to full guard.
Ripgut is not content to let Styles control the position.
Ripgut is looking to escape.
Ripgut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Styles.
Styles not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styles lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styles looks to land a strike but Ripgut avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Styles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ripgut trying to keep a closed guard but Styles is proving a slippery customer.
Styles postures up and lands a big shot to Ripgut's brow.
Styles tries to free his leg and advance position but Ripgut is retaining full guard.
Styles throws a big right hand that misses.
Styles throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles throws a big right hand that misses.
Styles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Styles postures up.
Ripgut is really struggling to control Styles but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Shane Ripgut wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Styles closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Styles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ripgut defending well though.
Ground and pound from Styles.
Ground and pound from Styles.
Ripgut has hold of Styles's hands but Styles slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Styles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ripgut's head.
Styles slows the pace down in half guard.
Styles working over Ripgut with some ground and pound. Ripgut looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Styles lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ripgut trying to control from the bottom.
Styles is looking to advance position but Ripgut won't allow it.
Styles not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Styles moves into full mount! Ripgut won't be happy about that!
Styles working the ground and pound effectively.
Styles lands a nice shot to the head.
Styles tries to control but Ripgut wriggling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ripgut takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ripgut is bucking up trying to escape but Styles cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Styles with the ground and pound from mount.
Styles lands a heavy elbow.
Ripgut is rocked!
Styles lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Ripgut! Styles sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Ripgut and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). David Styles!
David Styles thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Boreling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Trap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boreling comes into the arena with More than meets the eye blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jon Trap enters the cage!
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210 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Boreling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Trap!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Boreling coming out on top.
Boreling works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boreling closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Trap's guard.
Boreling working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boreling cracks Trap with a solid left hand.
Trap is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boreling postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Trap covers up, he's hurt! Boreling keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Boreling and the ref steps in to end the fight! Boreling can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Boreling!
An out of breath Karl Boreling thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Jon Trap had this to say: 'its not my fault!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Storms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storms is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stratovarius - Stratofortress. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Storms!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storms looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Schultz tries a head kick but it misses.
Schultz scores with a nice body kick.
Schultz lands an overhand right.
Schultz thuds his shin into the meat of Storms's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schultz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schultz misses with a wild body shot.
Storms blocks the body kick.
Storms displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schultz throws out the jab.
Storms moves out of range of the leg kick from Schultz.
Schultz lands with a kick to the temple. Storms shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Schultz fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Storms to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Storms looks to clinch but Schultz throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Storms taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). King Schultz!
An out of breath King Schultz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Travoltavich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Blahyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travoltavich comes to the cage accompanied by Power in the Blood. Blahyi has chosen Cowards by American Head Charge as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Travoltavich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milton Blahyi!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Blahyi.
Blahyi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blahyi connects with a leg kick. Travoltavich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blahyi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blahyi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blahyi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Travoltavich counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Blahyi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Travoltavich cracks Blahyi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Travoltavich walks into a straight right hand from Blahyi.
Travoltavich thuds a left hand into Blahyi's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blahyi misses with a head kick.
Travoltavich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Travoltavich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travoltavich throws a low kick but Blahyi avoids it.
Nice shot by Travoltavich.
Travoltavich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Blahyi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Blahyi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blahyi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blahyi wants to clinch up but Travoltavich keeps it at a distance.
Blahyi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Travoltavich doesn't seem bothered though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Travoltavich.
Blahyi slips a jab and a cross from Travoltavich.
John Travoltavich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blahyi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Travoltavich.
Blahyi tries to close the distance and clinch but Travoltavich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blahyi tries to bum rush Travoltavich with a series of wild strikes but Travoltavich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Travoltavich stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Travoltavich wants it to stay on the feet.
John Travoltavich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milton Blahyi.
Travoltavich misses with a left hand
and Blahyi counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Travoltavich there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Travoltavich connects with the punch.
Blahyi throws a series of punches but Travoltavich avoids them all with ease.
Travoltavich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blahyi moves away.
Blahyi shoots in looking for a takedown. Travoltavich tries to sprawl out of it but Blahyi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Travoltavich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A clash of legs there as Blahyi blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi misses with a leg kick.
Travoltavich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Travoltavich coming out on top.
Blahyi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blahyi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Travoltavich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blahyi missing with a left hand there. Travoltavich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blahyi moves out of range of the body kick.
Travoltavich scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Travoltavich just misses with a punch to the body.
Blahyi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Travoltavich sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travoltavich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Travoltavich lands a jab-cross combination.
Blahyi misses the shot to the body.
Travoltavich lands a nice hook to Blahyi's body. Blahyi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blahyi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Travoltavich. That one must have hurt.
Blahyi tries to clinch up but Travoltavich circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Travoltavich.
Blahyi looks winded!
Travoltavich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blahyi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Travoltavich is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Blahyi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Travoltavich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blahyi's calf.
A punch lands to the side of Blahyi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blahyi shoots in for a takedown but Travoltavich shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Travoltavich dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blahyi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Travoltavich. That one must have hurt.
Travoltavich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blahyi is rocked!
Travoltavich ducks under a wild hook from Blahyi.
Blahyi is still on wobbly legs! Can Travoltavich finish him?
Travoltavich connects with a solid leg kick.
Blahyi seems to have recovered his senses.
Blahyi walks straight into a right hand from Travoltavich - that's dropped him! Travoltavich jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Blahyi from any more punishment! Blahyi complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Travoltavich!
A very excited looking John Travoltavich 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Vinetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andraej Drakorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Vinetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andraej Drakorov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinetto misses with a wild body shot.
Vinetto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Drakorov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Drakorov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vinetto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drakorov thumps Vinetto with a low kick.
Drakorov throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Drakorov misses
and Vinetto counters with a nice body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Vinetto. Those never looked like landing.
Drakorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinetto is just out of range.
Drakorov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vinetto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vinetto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drakorov.
Drakorov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinetto misses with a low kick.
Drakorov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vinetto checks the leg kick.
Vincent Vinetto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drakorov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vinetto checks the leg kick.
Vinetto moves out of range of the body kick.
Drakorov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vinetto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Drakorov misses.
Drakorov tries to score with a low kick but Vinetto moves his leg out of the way.
Vinetto thows a body shot but no joy.
Andraej Drakorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinetto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vinetto, pushing him back against the cage.
Vinetto misses with some punches.
Drakorov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinetto working aggressively here.
Drakorov takes a shot to the head.
Drakorov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drakorov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinetto.
Vinetto blocks a body shot from Drakorov.
Vinetto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Vinetto.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vinetto.
Vinetto swings wildly with an uppercut but Drakorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drakorov blocks an uppercut.
Drakorov blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Vinetto.
Drakorov prevents a body shot from Vinetto.
Drakorov swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinetto uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto has a couple of punches blocked by Drakorov.
Vinetto swings wildly with an uppercut but Drakorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinetto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drakorov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drakorov throws a series of punches but Vinetto moves out of range.
Drakorov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drakorov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drakorov.
Drakorov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinetto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drakorov. Drakorov obviously looking to wear him down.
Vinetto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drakorov manages to avoid it.
Vinetto is looking to clinch but Drakorov is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov is looking to clinch.
Vinetto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Drakorov.
Drakorov swinging wildly here.
Drakorov moves into the clinch.
Vinetto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drakorov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinetto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drakorov takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Drakorov is trying to drag Vinetto to the mat but Vinetto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
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 Vincent Vinetto will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vinetto misses with a body shot.
Good work by Vinetto as he checks the leg kick.
Vinetto throws a right hand that Drakorov ducks under and follows up with a left that Drakorov also avoids with ease.
Vinetto checks a leg kick.
Drakorov tries to clinch up.
Vinetto checks a leg kick.
Drakorov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vinetto checks it well.
Andraej Drakorov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drakorov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Vinetto. No joy for Drakorov on that attempt.
Vinetto is looking to wear down Drakorov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vinetto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinetto checks a leg kick.
Vinetto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vinetto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drakorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinetto.
Drakorov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vinetto counters with a head kick that drops Drakorov to the mat! Drakorov scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinetto misses with a two punch combination.
Drakorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinetto was well out of range. Poor timing from Drakorov.
Drakorov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vinetto swivels and escapes.
Vinetto loads up on a big right hand but Drakorov slips the punch.
Drakorov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Vinetto as he checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Drakorov blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov misses with a head kick.
Drakorov tries to clinch but Vinetto is having none of it.
Drakorov takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Andraej Drakorov has been cut.
Vinetto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drakorov. Vinetto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinetto throws a monster overhand right that drops Drakorov! Vinetto follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Vinetto!
Our winner, Vincent Vinetto, 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.
In defeat, Andraej Drakorov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fucking Hell, Like to apologise to my camp for this god awful performance, I suck, I have no where to go after losing to a mediocre fighter like Wisk. Jeeesus, I'm a fucking disgrace and I'm off to top myself.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Aragus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aragus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kill of the Night - Gin Wigmore kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kip Aragus!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman lands a left and a right that send Aragus crashing to the mat, dazed. Hoffman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Kip Aragus has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman drops Aragus with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Aragus looks back up at him and smiles so Hoffman waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Aragus is rocked!
Hoffman measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Aragus! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jack Hoffman!
Jack Hoffman very nearly forgot to thank Elite Canadian Threads amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niacisse Kenmoghn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hale's choice of entrance music: Pillar - For Love Of The Game. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niacisse Kenmoghn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Hale!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Kenmoghn with that takedown attempt.
Kenmoghn throws a big shot that misses.
Hale lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kenmoghn's sensitive parts.
Hale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kenmoghn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Hale.
Hale thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenmoghn misses with a wild combination.
Kenmoghn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hale.
Kenmoghn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kenmoghn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale cracks Kenmoghn with an open hand slap.
Kenmoghn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hale connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kenmoghn scrambles back to his feet.
Kenmoghn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slow jab from Kenmoghn misses its intended target.
Brandon Hale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hale dodges the punch combination from Kenmoghn.
Kenmoghn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hale is looking to clinch but Kenmoghn is avoiding it.
Hale scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Niacisse Kenmoghn has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hale looks to land a right hand but Kenmoghn moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn throws a shot from downtown. Hale moves away and avoids it.
Hale staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Hale. Those never looked like landing.
Hale lands a jab to Kenmoghn's midsection.
Hale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenmoghn.
Hale tries to bum rush Kenmoghn with a series of wild strikes but Kenmoghn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kenmoghn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kenmoghn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kenmoghn looks to throw the jab but Hale is out of range.
Hale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses with a series of wild punches.
Hale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hale works Kenmoghn's body with a nice hook.
Kenmoghn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hale swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niacisse Kenmoghn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hale misses with a hook. Kenmoghn ducked under it nicely.
Kenmoghn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hale.
Hale connects with a right hand. Kenmoghn shakes it off.
Kenmoghn throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kenmoghn circles away quickly and effectively.
Hale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hale takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hale moves away from the strike by Kenmoghn.
Hale lands a right hook to the body.
Kenmoghn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for Kenmoghn. That snapped Hale's head back.
Hale keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Kenmoghn catches Hale right on the button with a cross.
Hale goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Hale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niacisse Kenmoghn's cut.
That's time! Kenmoghn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kenmoghn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenmoghn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice shot lands for Hale.
Kenmoghn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hale.
Hale punishes Kenmoghn's body with a nice straight punch.
Hale slips a jab from Kenmoghn.
Hale lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hale throws a hook to the side of Kenmoghn's head but Kenmoghn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale takes one to the chin there.
Kenmoghn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenmoghn moves away.
Kenmoghn misses with a wild body shot.
Hale misses with a right hand
enabling Kenmoghn to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenmoghn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hale lands a glancing blow to the side of Kenmoghn's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenmoghn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kenmoghn defending well as Hale loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale stuffs the takedown attempt from Kenmoghn. Kenmoghn gets slowly back to his feet.
Hale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenmoghn.
Hale moves away from the strike by Kenmoghn.
Brandon Hale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hale lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kenmoghn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hale pinned against the cage. Hale gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kenmoghn dives in and grabs Hale's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hale pushes down on Kenmoghn's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niacisse Kenmoghn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hale. Kenmoghn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenmoghn blocks a jab.
Hale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenmoghn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kenmoghn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been told by Kenmoghn's head coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hale misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kenmoghn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hale.
Hale throws a series of strikes that have Kenmoghn backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenmoghn lands with an uppercut that bounces Hale off the cage and back into range.
Hale moves away from the strike by Kenmoghn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenmoghn takes one on the button.
Hale throws a looping overhand right but Kenmoghn ducks down to avoid it.
Hale works Kenmoghn's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Hale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Niacisse Kenmoghn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hale connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Kenmoghn! He's out on his feet! Hale rushes in and drops Kenmoghn with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brandon Hale!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Schroeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zangief has chosen Metallica - Some Kind Of Monster as his entrance music. Ivan Zangief is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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280 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Schroeder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Zangief!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zangief uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schroeder.
Schroeder throws an off balance right hand
and Zangief counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zangief explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zangief scores with a hook.
Zangief darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Schroeder misses.
Schroeder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zangief does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Schroeder throws a series of punches but Zangief avoids them all with ease.
Franklin Schroeder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zangief throws a jab but it's blocked by Schroeder.
Zangief displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schroeder throws out the jab.
Zangief loads up on a big right hand but Schroeder slips the punch.
A jab from Zangief does it's job there.
Zangief fakes the leg kick and cracks Schroeder in the body.
Schroeder misses the shot to the body.
Schroeder misses with a low kick as Zangief jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief throws a body kick that misses.
Zangief has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Schroeder is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Schroeder loads up on a big right hand but Zangief slips the punch.
Schroeder has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Farrell Pikey Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Schroeder throws a sloppy body shot
and Zangief counters with a solid body kick.
Zangief scores with a shot to the body.
Schroeder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zangief counters with a nice right hand that sends Schroeder toppling to the canvas! Schroeder scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Zangief finish him?!
Schroeder is rocked!
Schroeder is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schroeder throws a right hand that misses
and Zangief counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schroeder thinking.
Oh Schroeder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zangief, right into the meat.
Zangief is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zangief drops Schroeder with a huge uppercut! Schroeder drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Zangief is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Zangief!
Ivan Zangief is the new heavyweight champion!
Ivan Zangief bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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