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QFC Tournament 341 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serik Zatijev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Walter High!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Serik Zatijev!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zatijev cracks High with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
High scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zatijev doesn't seem bothered though.
High scores with the left hand. Zatijev knows he should have avoided that one.
High uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zatijev.
High comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zatijev misses with a jab, cross combination.
High moves out of range of the leg kick from Zatijev.
High ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
High swats away the attempt to clinch by Zatijev.
Some wild striking there from High.
Zatijev misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from High.
Zatijev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot by High.
Zatijev wants to clinch.
Zatijev throws a head kick that misses.
Zatijev tries to clinch there but High circles away.
Zatijev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatijev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zatijev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zatijev tries to clinch up but High circles away and keeps his distance.
Zatijev slips a straight right by High.
Zatijev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
High lands a big shot that drops Zatijev! Can he finish him?
Zatijev is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
High stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Zatijev is still on wobbly legs! Can High finish him?
Zatijev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. High manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
High wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zatijev looks winded!
High lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Zatijev falls backwards - clearly groggy! High dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter High!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Predator Predator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Worrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Predator Predator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Worrington!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Predator avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Predator takes the fight into the clinch.
Worrington wants to get back to striking at distance but Predator won't allow it.
Predator is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Worrington pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Predator pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Worrington looking to score a takedown here. Predator is defending well but Worrington drives through and ends up in Predator's guard.
Predator is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Worrington is in close to Predator's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Predator looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Predator wants to sweep here but Worrington controlling him for the moment.
Worrington keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Predator's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Predator has momentary wrist control but Worrington slips an elbow through the middle.
Worrington has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Predator is proving hard to escape from.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Worrington accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrington with a nice head shot there.
Predator is rocked!
Predator is trying to hold Worrington in close to prevent damage but Worrington has managed to pass into half guard.
Oh Predator is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Predator avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Worrington.
Worrington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Worrington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Predator defending well though.
Worrington working the head and body with strikes.
Worrington lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Predator! More strikes land and this one is all over! Worrington jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Worrington!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Abensur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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KO power |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dennis Abensur!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws a head kick but Abensur moves out of range.
Abensur misses with a wild combination.
Joe closes the distance and clinches.
Joe manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abensur.
Joe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joe fails with the takedown.
Joe throws a head kick that half lands.
Abensur shoots in but Joe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Abensur has eaten all the pies!
Abensur tries to keep at a distance but Joe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joe breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Joe or perhaps it was just good defense by Abensur which made him look bad.
Abensur dives in and grabs Joe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Joe pushes down on Abensur's head and hops out.
Joe Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Abensur.
Joe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Joe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abensur swivels and escapes.
Abensur tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Joe swivels and escapes.
Abensur tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Abensur scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abensur misses with a takedown attempt - Joe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abensur dives in for a single leg takedown but Joe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Joe looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abensur is trying to stall.
Joe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Abensur tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Joe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Joe breaks from the clinch.
Joe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abensur but Abensur pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Abensur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abensur pinned against the cage. Abensur gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joe darts in looking for a takedown but Abensur gets double underhooks and turns Joe into the cage.
Joe is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe stalling against the cage.
Joe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Joe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abensur moves to clinch but Joe breaks away
and Joe counters with a nice body kick.
Abensur doesn't manage to clinch there - Joe circles away.
Abensur closes the distance looking to clinch
and Joe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Abensur is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Joe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Joe gets control of Abensur's arms and successfully pulls guard. Joe will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe controlling Abensur's posture.
Abensur must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Abensur wants to get up but he can't break Joe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Joe is looking for a triangle but Abensur pushes his legs off easily.
Joe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Joe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abensur content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Joe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abensur is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Joe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abensur's head.
Abensur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abensur avoids the head kick by Joe.
Abensur shoots for a takedown but Joe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Joe tries to clinch but Abensur moves out of range.
Joe scoring well with a low kick there.
Abensur has a takedown stuffed.
Abensur stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Abensur wants it to stay on the feet.
Abensur feints a jab promting Joe to slip. Abensur then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Joe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abensur sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
No luck for Abensur with that takedown attempt.
Joe Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Abensur.
Abensur is breathing heavily.
Abensur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joe shoots in for a takedown but Abensur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joe Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abensur is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abensur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abensur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abensur blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe wants to clinch up but Abensur keeps it at a distance.
Abensur shoots in and drives through. Joe sprawls well.
Joe wants to clinch up but Abensur keeps it at a distance.
Abensur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abensur fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abensur as he jumps to the side.
Abensur stuffs the takedown.
Joe Joe is winning the standup battle so far.
Joe slips a jab and a cross from Abensur.
Abensur tries to clinch but Joe moves out of range.
Abensur keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abensur shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Joe pinned against the cage. Joe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice body kick there by Joe.
Joe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Joe passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abensur wants to hold on but Joe pushes him away.
Joe is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Abensur is surviving well by controlling Joe's body position as best he can.
Joe is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Joe shoots in for a takedown but Abensur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Abensur misses.
Joe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joe wants it to stay on the feet.
Joe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Abensur takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Joe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Joe shoots in but no luck this time.
Joe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Abensur sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Abensur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abensur dodges the punch combination from Joe.
Abensur wants to clinch.
Abensur tries for a takedown but Joe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Abensur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Abensur shoots for a double leg takedown but Joe sprawls well. He's pushed Abensur's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abensur misses with a takedown attempt - Joe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Joe Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Abensur.
Abensur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danga de danga de dang - Joe scores with a four punch combination!
Abensur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Abensur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Joe has Abensur up against the cage in a clinch.
Joe manages to break the clinch.
Joe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joe wants it to stay on the feet.
Joe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joe wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Joe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abensur avoids the head kick by Joe.
Joe goes for a double leg but Abensur avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Abensur continues to drive forward.
Abensur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Joe jumps guard and drags Abensur to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Abensur is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Joe tries to strike from the bottom.
Abensur tries to stand but Joe is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abensur wants to pass the guard but Joe is keeping the position.
Joe has his hands on Abensur's head, controlling the position.
Abensur seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Joe has his foot on Abensur's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Abensur works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abensur sitting in guard here, content to control.
Abensur got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abensur has managed to get both his arms back between Joe's legs - danger averted.
Abensur not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dennis Abensur.
Joe shoots in and drives through. Abensur sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Joe.
Well Joe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Joe Joe!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Joe Joe!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Joe Joe!
Joe Joe wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Teste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Binge ll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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266 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sheldon Teste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Binge ll!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teste tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. ll manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
ll shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Teste napping and manages to drive through into side control!
ll has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Teste!
Teste is in all sorts of trouble here.
Teste is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
ll takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
ll with the ground and pound from mount.
ll content just to control the position here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ll's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teste keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Binge ll.
Teste wants to clinch but ll slips to the side
and ll counters with a single leg into guard. Teste didn't expect that.
ll showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teste knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for ll on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Binge ll.
Teste displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from ll.
ll closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Teste to the mat! Teste manages to get full guard.
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!
ll slips nicely into half guard.
ll performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Teste tries to roll over but ll keeps him under control.
Teste is breathing heavily.
ll passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Teste!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teste wants to hold on but ll pushes him away.
ll controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teste is working to get back to half guard.
ll controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ll landing shots from mount.
ll with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by ll.
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!
ll sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
ll lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ll lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Teste hang on?
Teste is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. ll locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Teste is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Binge ll!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cena is defended easily by Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Cena takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cenas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like John Cena has been cut.
John Cena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cena has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cena is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Cena.
Cena goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Cena.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Cena looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Cena has eaten all the pies!
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cena is rocked!
That has opened up John Cena's cut even more.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cena is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva pushes Cena against the cage. Silva is working some dirty boxing. Silva pushes off with a quick right hook! Cena goes down! Cena tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Silva moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wanderlei Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hentes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Beats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oliver Hentes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jay Beats!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Hentes or perhaps it was just good defense by Beats which made him look bad.
Hentes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hentes working Beats over with strikes.
Beats is looking to control Hentes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beats avoid being mounted?
Hentes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Beats wants to get back to full guard.
Hentes blocks the strikes from Beats.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beats is looking for a sweep. Hentes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hentes lands a nice short elbow.
Hentes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hentes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hentes is looking for a kimura but Beats is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hentes to get the leverage.
Ground and pound from Hentes.
Beats wants to improve his position but Hentes is controlling well.
Beats looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hentes wants to free his trapped foot but Beats is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hentes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Beats trying to hold on to Hentes's head to control him but Hentes postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beats wants to get back to full guard.
Hentes is trying to work for a kimura but Beats is defending well.
Beats trying to hold on to Hentes's head to control him but Hentes postures up.
Hentes working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hentes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hentes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Beats avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hentes.
Hentes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hentes lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hentes is looking for a kimura but Beats is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hentes to get the leverage.
Hentes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beats trying to hold on to Hentes's head to control him but Hentes postures up.
Hentes prevents Beats from improving his position.
Hentes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Beats is looking for a sweep. Hentes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hentes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Beats trying to hold on to Hentes's head to control him but Hentes postures up.
Hentes 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.
Hentes stops Beats from getting back to his feet.
Hentes is working for a kimura but Beats is defending it quite comfortably.
Hentes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beats trying to control but Hentes postures up.
Hentes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Beats sees it coming and defends easily.
Beats throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hentes winds up and cracks Beats with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Beats keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beats is looking for a sweep. Hentes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hentes is pressing down on Beats's thigh, looking to free his foot. Beats is holding on for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hentes seems to be looking for submissions.
Hentes is breathing heavily.
Beats blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hentes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Hentes 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.
Beats tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hentes swivels and escapes.
Hentes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Beats!
Beats takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Beats's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beats is trying to improve his position.
Hentes lands a strong strike to the head of Beats. That's dazed him! Hentes looking to finish here. Beats is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Hentes lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Hentes!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reece Manutai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Sherman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reece Manutai!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manutai is looking to clinch but Sherman is avoiding it.
Sherman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sherman there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Richard Sherman has been cut.
Manutai fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sherman sprawls well initially but Manutai persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sherman looking for submissions off his back.
Manutai wants to control but Sherman is keeping him busy.
Sherman is holding on to half guard well.
Sherman is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Manutai is tapping! Great win for Sherman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Richard Sherman!
After winning the bout, Richard Sherman 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 Luca Diamanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Dankner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luca Diamanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leandro Dankner!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamanti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diamanti fails to land the takedown.
Dankner shoots for a double leg takedown but Diamanti sprawls well. He's pushed Dankner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diamanti shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dankner is looking for a sweep. Diamanti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diamanti prevents Dankner from standing back up.
Diamanti wants to pass the guard but Dankner is defending well.
Diamanti tries to stand and escape but Dankner is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dankner.
Dankner wants to stand but Diamanti is controlling the position.
Diamanti stands and steps away. Dankner gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dankner moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamanti has a couple of punches blocked by Dankner.
Dankner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dankner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dankner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horrible takedown by Diamanti or perhaps it was just good defense by Dankner which made him look bad.
Dankner scoring well with a low kick there.
Dankner throws a leg kick which misses Diamanti's front leg but catches the back leg as Diamanti tries to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Dankner. Those never looked like landing.
Dankner clinches up with Diamanti and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diamanti tries to land knees in the clinch but Dankner avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dankner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diamanti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dankner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diamanti's head backwards.
Dankner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dankner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dankner closes the distance and clinches.
Diamanti jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dankner walks away with a smile on his face. Diamanti gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luca Diamanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diamanti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dankner.
Diamanti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dankner's waist but Dankner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diamanti off to one side.
Dankner closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamanti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dankner keeps control of Diamanti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dankner manages to break the clinch.
Dankner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dankner stops a takedown attempt from Diamanti.
Dankner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diamanti.
Dankner successfully pulls guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diamanti won't allow Dankner to get back to his feet.
Diamanti trying to control but Dankner is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Dankner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dankner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diamanti tries to pull guard but Dankner won't allow it.
Diamanti tries to land knees in the clinch but Dankner avoids the damage to the body.
Dankner managing to block the knees to the body from Diamanti.
Diamanti jumps guard but Dankner stands there with Diamanti around his waist. Diamanti gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dankner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dankner throws a nice looking combination but Diamanti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diamanti leaves Dankner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diamanti wants to clinch.
Luca Diamanti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dankner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dankner shoots in looking for a takedown but Diamanti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dankner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diamanti misses with a head kick.
Diamanti shoots in and drives through. Dankner sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luca Diamanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dankner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diamanti will feel that in the morning.
Dankner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dankner cracks Diamanti with a good jab.
Dankner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diamanti's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dankner misses with a wild combination.
Dankner is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Dankner.
Diamanti wants to clinch.
Diamanti shoots for a double leg takedown but Dankner sprawls well. He's pushed Diamanti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dankner has closed the distance and engaged Diamanti in a clinch.
Diamanti trying to land knees to the body.
Dankner lands a good knee to the midsection. Diamanti won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dankner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diamanti tries a head kick but it misses.
Diamanti goes for a double leg but Dankner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dankner continues to drive forward.
Dankner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dankner misses with a takedown attempt - Diamanti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dankner fails with a takedown attempt.
Dankner clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamanti missing with knees to the body.
Dankner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diamanti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dankner avoids it.
Diamanti really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diamanti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dankner moves into the clinch.
Dankner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diamanti blocks it with crossed arms.
Diamanti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dankner avoids it.
Dankner pulls guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dankner wriggles free and stands up.
Diamanti wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Dankner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dankner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diamanti sprawls well. Diamanti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dankner gets slowly back to his feet.
Dankner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diamanti is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamanti working aggressively here.
Diamanti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dankner is defending well for now.
Diamanti throws a punch but it's blocked by Dankner.
Dankner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamanti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dankner but Dankner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diamanti misses with a takedown attempt - Dankner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leandro Dankner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dankner drives through and clinches with Diamanti against the cage.
Diamanti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dankner is trying to push Diamanti away but Diamanti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dankner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dankner moves into the clinch.
Diamanti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dankner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diamanti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dankner is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamanti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dankner is trying to break free.
Diamanti throws an elbow that misses.
Dankner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dankner clinches with his opponent.
Dankner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diamanti fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luca Diamanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diamanti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diamanti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diamanti trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diamanti misses with a punch on the inside.
Diamanti misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diamanti.
A nice left hand lands by Dankner.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diamanti.
Diamanti is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dankner to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dankner avoiding damage as Diamanti throws knees to the body.
Diamanti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dankner avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dankner.
Leandro Dankner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diamanti throws a head punch that misses.
Diamanti tries to pull guard but Dankner holds him up against the cage and eventually Diamanti drops back down to his feet.
Dankner avoiding damage as Diamanti throws knees to the body.
Diamanti pulls guard effortlessly.
Dankner works over Diamanti with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dankner content to stall in guard here.
Diamanti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dankner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Dankner has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Leandro Dankner has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Diamanti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dankner.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leandro Dankner.
Well Dankner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Leandro Dankner!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Leandro Dankner!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Leandro Dankner!
Leandro Dankner wins by unanimous decision!
Leandro Dankner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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