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BFC 1 The Beginning PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Caval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and duke oates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Caval has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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283 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Caval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, duke oates!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caval wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Caval finds it's way through oates's defenses.
oates shoots in for a double leg but Caval sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Caval connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like duke oates has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Caval misses the target.
oates takes one to the side of the head.
Caval throws a series of punches but oates avoids them all with ease.
oates shoots in for a takedown but Caval shows good takedown defense.
oates looks gassed!
Nice uppercut lands for Caval. That snapped oates's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caval scores with a nice head shot.
Caval gets a takedown into half guard.
oates is rocked!
Caval lands a big elbow - oates is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Caval!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Caval!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Dada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Dada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dada drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dada sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stevenson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Stevenson is looking to regain half guard here but Dada keeps moving and retains side control.
Dada landing a few strikes.
Dada is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Stevenson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dada gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Stevenson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dada lets go of the hold and Stevenson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Dada!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Stean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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298 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Stean!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stean shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Roberts napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stean thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Roberts is looking for a sweep.
Roberts sneaks back into half guard.
Stean not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stean is looking to take a break and control but Roberts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roberts works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stean wants to stand and escape but instead Roberts has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Roberts avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stean has control of Roberts's left arm, preventing Roberts from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts trying to control but Stean is working from the bottom.
Roberts throws a big right hand that misses.
Stean has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Roberts is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Stean.
Roberts trying to control the action but Stean is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roberts stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Decent striking displayed by Stean there.
Stean defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roberts.
Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
Stean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stean misses with a takedown
and Roberts counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stean won't be happy with that.
Stean looks gassed!
Stean is not content to let Roberts control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roberts wants to control for a moment but Stean uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Roberts is looking to take a break and control but Stean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roberts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Roberts is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stean doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roberts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stean slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Roberts drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stean dives on top into guard.
Stean working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Stean's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stean gets caught flat footed, as Roberts shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stean keeping full guard, as Roberts tries to pass.
Stean keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Roberts lands a couple of digs.
Roberts is pushing down on Stean's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stean is fighting to maintain full guard but Roberts has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stean wants to control but Roberts is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stean tries to get to full guard but Roberts has control of the leg.
Stean landing rabbit punches to the side of Roberts's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Stean tries to get to full guard but Roberts has control of the leg.
Stean punching from the bottom.
Stean won't allow Roberts to pass to mount.
Roberts is trying to control the action in half guard but Stean is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stean moves into full guard.
Stean wants to sweep but no luck.
Stean has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Roberts has passed into side control.
Stean is trying to improve his position.
Stean sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts drops an elbow to the side of Stean's head.
Roberts moves into full mount! Stean won't be happy about that!
Stean working to try and regain half guard.
Roberts working Stean over with strikes here.
Stean is bucking up trying to escape but Roberts cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Roberts postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stean looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tries to control but Stean wriggling away.
Stean is bucking up trying to escape but Roberts cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Roberts stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Roberts looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stean keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Stean looking for a sweep. Not yet Stean, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Roberts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Stean's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Roberts with a poor takedown
so Stean counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Roberts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roberts looking for a sweep. Not yet Roberts, not yet.
Stean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stean wants to pass the guard but Roberts is keeping the position.
Stean content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stean wants to stand but Roberts is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stean drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Roberts dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts takes the fight into the clinch.
Roberts trying to control the position but instead, Stean has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roberts into the ropes.
Stean breaks the clinch.
Roberts takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stean tries to clinch but Roberts moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Stean.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stean.
Stean creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Roberts sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Stean are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stean's best efforts.
Stean is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Roberts wants to control but Stean is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Roberts taking some punishment here, with Stean in his half guard.
Stean wants to stand but Roberts has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Stean is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Roberts reverses the position - he's now on top in Stean's guard.
Robertsis looking to pass into half guard but Stean pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Stean is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stean wants to stand but Roberts is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stean wants to get up but he can't break Roberts's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stean throwing strikes from guard but Roberts blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stean fails with the takedown
and Roberts counters with a single leg into guard. Stean didn't expect that.
Roberts looking to sit in guard and control but Stean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts scores with a nice shot.
Roberts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roberts has an active guard here but Stean has managed to pass into half guard.
Roberts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stean is working away from the top position though.
Stean is nestled in close to Roberts, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stean lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Stean.
I think Roberts has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Nathan Roberts!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Nathan Roberts!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Nathan Roberts!
Nathan Roberts wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Rossan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Rossan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossan thuds a left hand into Bradley's body.
No luck for Bradley with that takedown attempt.
Rossan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bradley. That did some damage!
Rossan is looking to clinch but Bradley is avoiding it.
Jason Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Bradley misses.
Bradley closes the distance but Rossan moves to the side
enabling Rossan to counter with a crisp jab.
Rossan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Rossan to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rossan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley in side control, throwing shots but Rossan defends.
Bradley has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rossan looks gassed!
Rossan lands a body shot.
Bradley blocks the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bradley.
Bradley lands a big head kick that sends Rossan tumbling to the mat! Bradley takes a step backwards and waves Rossan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Paul Rossan has been cut.
Bradley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
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!
Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bradley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rossan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bradley cracks Rossan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That has opened up Paul Rossan's cut even more.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bradley landing strikes from the mount.
Paul Rossan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Rossan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jason Bradley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Kinks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Nevland (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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199 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Kinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harold Nevland!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevland gets the takedown into side control.
Kinks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nevland wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kinks is working hard here to advance position.
Kinks is trying to control Nevland's posture but Nevland avoids it.
Nevland has hold of Kinks's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kinks tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Nevland cranks the arm and Kinks screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kinks, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Harold Nevland!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between ryan mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Young (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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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ryan mac!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Young!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mac shoots in and drives through. Young sprawls well.
Young throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Young gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows mac to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
mac tries to free his leg and advance position but Young is retaining full guard.
Young wants to get back to his feet but mac is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
mac wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
mac is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
mac won't allow Young to get back to his feet.
mac works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to kick mac off but mac keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
mac takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
mac maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Young could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but mac has cracked it and Young is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by mac!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). ryan mac!
ryan mac is the new super heavyweight champion!
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