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HONOR Wednesday Warfare XIX PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between bj Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusaka Gono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gono comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nas- Take It In The Blood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! bj Ferguson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rusaka Gono's chin.
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135 lbs
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141 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, bj Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rusaka Gono!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gono fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ferguson.
Ferguson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gono fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gono throws a right and a left that Ferguson avoids nicely.
Gono misses with a double jab
so Ferguson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ferguson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gono swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferguson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferguson looking to pass the guard.
Ferguson advances position into side control!
Gono prevents Ferguson from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gono is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ferguson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gono on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ferguson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gono is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ferguson landing a few strikes.
Ferguson is chipping away with strikes.
Gono wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ferguson working the body and head with strikes.
Gono is rocked!
Gono prevents Ferguson from moving into mount.
Gono is still in real trouble! Can Ferguson finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gono wants to get back to his feet.
Ferguson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Gono is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Ferguson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). bj Ferguson!
Post fight, an emotional bj Ferguson said 'I keep putting these good guys away. I'm 34 boys. wheres ethan harris at?'.
Rusaka Gono was interviewed post fight and said 'I loss to the Ferguson family. Isaiah , and now bj. I would like to get back on the win column. If I lose my next fight, I will retire. Good job bj.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darc Von Hayek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscralo De Santiuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Santiuya's choice of entrance music: Nas - The Message. 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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180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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182 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darc Von Hayek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscralo De Santiuya!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Hayek misses with a head kick.
Von Hayek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Von Hayek lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Oscralo De Santiuya has been cut.
Von Hayek connects with a nice looking jab.
Von Hayek stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Von Hayek wants it to stay on the feet.
Von Hayek connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Hayek thows a body shot but no joy.
De Santiuya on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Santiuya shoots for a takedown but Von Hayek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Santiuya shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Von Hayek as he jumps to the side.
Darc Von Hayek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscralo De Santiuya.
Von Hayek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Santiuya. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hayek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Von Hayek throws a head kick that misses.
Von Hayek is looking to chop away at De Santiuya's legs.
Von Hayek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Hayek lands with a kick to the temple. De Santiuya shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Von Hayek is looking to land body kicks.
Whack! Von Hayek lands a heavy head kick that drops De Santiuya. The ref tackles Von Hayek to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because De Santiuya was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Darc Von Hayek!
Darc Von Hayek decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Oscralo De Santiuya had this to say: 'Darc Von Hayek beat me tonight! I would like to get back on the win column. I feel like a true veteran for the Honor FC. Dan Monk, one of the best people that I have met. Honor FC will be the greatest MMA promotion.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Descharme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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176 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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183 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Descharme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oberyn Martell!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Descharme tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Descharme somewhat.
Martell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Descharme.
A head kick misses from Martell.
Descharme throws a series of punches but Martell moves out of range.
Descharme is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Martell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Descharme dips to his left and cracks Martell with an uppercut!
Descharme throws out a loose jab but Martell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Descharme tries for a takedown but Martell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Descharme throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Descharme misses with a body punch.
Descharme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Descharme misses with an uppercut
and Martell counters by clinching up.
Descharme creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Descharme goes for a takedown in the clinch but Martell prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Descharme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Descharme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Martell fails to land.
Martell lands a damaging elbow.
Martell blocks a body shot from Descharme.
Descharme prevents a body shot from Martell.
Descharme breaks from the clinch.
Descharme throws a leg kick
and Martell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martell.
Descharme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been hearing reports that Descharme has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Martell ducks under a wild hook from Descharme.
Descharme swings widly with a right hand
and Martell counters by clinching up.
Descharme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Descharme works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Descharme is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martell is keeping busy.
Descharme misses with a body punch.
Martell blocks a body shot from Descharme.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Descharme manages to break the clinch.
Martell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Descharme looks to land a body kick but Martell moved away.
Martell checks the leg kick.
Martell slips a jab and a cross from Descharme.
Descharme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martell was well out of range. Poor timing from Descharme.
Martell lands a nice looking body kick.
Descharme tries a low kick but Martell avoids it.
Martell throws a head kick but Descharme moves out of range.
Descharme throws a sloppy body shot
and Martell counters by clinching up.
Martell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Descharme goes for a takedown attempt but Martell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Descharme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martell moves away.
Martell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Descharme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Descharme looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martell is fending him off so far but Descharme persists. Nope, Martell circles away and we're back to standing.
Descharme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martell's sensitive parts.
Martell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Descharme throws the left hand but Martell avoids the punch easily.
Descharme takes one on the button.
Descharme thows a body shot but no joy.
Descharme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Descharme misses the target.
Martell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Descharme pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Descharme takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Descharme is breathing heavily.
Martell connects with a right hand. Descharme shakes it off.
Descharme with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Descharme. Martell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martell scores with a spinning back kick!
Martell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Descharme under the eye.
It looks like Jean Descharme has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Descharme swings widly with a right hand
and Martell counters by clinching up.
Descharme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oberyn Martell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Descharme's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Martell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martell slips under a jab.
Descharme takes a swing at Martell's ribcage but misses.
Martell punishes Descharme's body with a nice straight punch.
Martell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Descharme misses with a wild combination.
Descharme misses with an uppercut. Martell saw that one coming.
Oberyn Martell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Descharme misses with a low kick.
Descharme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martell moves away.
Descharme misses with a body shot.
Martell blocks a low kick nicely.
Descharme swings widly with a right hand
and Martell counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Descharme tries to throw a body punch but Martell avoids it by throwing Descharme back against the cage.
Descharme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Descharme backwards.
Martell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Descharme's defenses.
Martell lands an elbow that stopped Descharme in his tracks for a moment.
Descharme working aggressively here.
Descharme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martell lands an elbow that stopped Descharme in his tracks for a moment.
Martell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martell lands an elbow inside.
Descharme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martell has Descharme pressed against the cage, preventing Descharme from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martell.
Descharme scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Martell.
Martell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Descharme has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Descharme is trying to break the clinch but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
Martell lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Descharme looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Descharme is looking to break free of the clinch but Martell has double underhooks.
Descharme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Descharme breaks the clinch.
Martell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Descharme.
Oberyn Martell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martell lands a brutal head kick. Descharme looks out on his feet and Martell throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Oberyn Martell!
An out of breath Oberyn Martell 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dack Fayden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Irwin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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177 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dack Fayden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fayden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fayden throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin lands with a nice body punch.
We've been hearing reports that Fayden has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Irwin misses with a left hand
and Fayden counters with a nice low kick that buckles Irwin's knee momentarily.
Fayden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irwin throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Irwin misses the target.
Irwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fayden circles away quickly and effectively.
Irwin scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fayden moves forwards but Irwin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fayden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
Fayden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Irwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Fayden controls his hands.
Irwin tries a body shot but Fayden blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fayden.
Irwin misses with a body punch.
Irwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Faydens head.
Irwin can't find room to land a body shot as Fayden controls the action.
Irwin misses with a body punch.
Fayden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Irwin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fayden lands an elbow inside that Irwin shrugs off.
Fayden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Irwin or not.
Irwin misses with a punch to the body.
Fayden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fayden's elbow.
Irwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fayden's elbow.
Fayden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Irwin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Irwin blocks it with crossed arms.
Fayden lands a shoulder strike.
Fayden lands a good knee to the midsection. Irwin won't want to take too many of those.
Fayden blocks a body shot from Irwin.
Irwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fayden's elbow.
Irwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Irwin is looking to control Fayden's arms but Fayden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Irwin has his back to the cage.
Irwin throws a head punch that misses.
Irwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fayden's elbow.
Irwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Irwin as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fayden throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fayden has clasped his hands together around Irwin's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Irwin being controlled for a moment.
Irwin parries the strikes from Fayden easily there. Fayden is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Irwin to escape.
Fayden cracks Irwin with a big elbow.
Fayden moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayden in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Irwin is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dack Fayden!
A relieved looking Dack Fayden thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between K The Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Hallick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - Don't Get It Twisted. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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157 lbs
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223 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, K The Rad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Hallick!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rad misses with a wild body shot.
Hallick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hallick lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the body from Hallick misses
and Rad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rad avoids the head kick by Hallick.
Hallick throws a sloppy head kick and Rad moves out of range easily.
Rad throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick by Hallick misses
and Rad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hallick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hallick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rad is out of range and Hallick settles back down.
Rad seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hallick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallick throws a head kick that misses.
Rad blocks a head kick by Hallick.
Hallick misses with a wild body shot.
Hallick misses with a jab to the body
and Hallick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rad defending well as Hallick loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad lands a slapping body shot.
Rad lunges at Hallick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hallick's hand.
A head kick by Hallick misses
enabling Rad to counter with a crisp jab.
Rad takes a swing at Hallick's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Rad does no damage.
Hallick throws a leg kick
and Hallick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rad throws a front kick aimed at Hallick's knee but Hallick avoids it well.
Hallick thows a leg kick but Rad checks it
and Rad counters with a low kick, right behind Hallick 's knee.
Rad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Hallick finds it's way through Rad's defenses.
Hallick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hallick throws a looping overhand right but Rad ducks down to avoid it.
Rad throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rad manages to avoid it.
Rad throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Al Hallick has been cut.
A big left from Hallick misses.
Rad plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hallick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hallick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Hallick.
Rad keeps the fight on the outside.
Hallick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rad moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Rad finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hallick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad delivers a nice body kick.
Al Hallick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rad, right into the meat.
Hallick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A cross from Rad lands.
Hallick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rad. Rad obviously looking to wear him down.
Rad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rad lunges at Hallick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hallick's hand.
Hallick throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hallick looks winded!
Rad blocks a jab.
Hallick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rad rather than just go for the knockout.
Hallick throws a poor cross that misses
and Rad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rad ducks under a wild hook from Hallick.
Hallick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hallick throws a sloppy head kick
and Rad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallick misses with a hook.
Rad scores with a spinning back kick!
A slow jab from Hallick misses its intended target.
Hallick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hallick misses with a looping right.
Rad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Rad.
Hallick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hallick throws a poor cross that misses
and Rad counters with a solid body kick.
Rad cracks Hallick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hallick throws a sloppy head kick and Rad moves out of range easily.
Rad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hallick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rad lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
K The Rad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Hallick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Danga de danga de dang - Rad scores with a four punch combination!
Hallick has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rad.
Hallick doesn't manage to clinch there - Rad circles away.
Rad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hallick.
Rad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hallick misses with a hook. Rad ducked under it nicely.
Rad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hallick. That did some damage!
Rad lands a nice looking body shot.
Hallick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hallick connects with a looping right hand.
A good leg kick by Rad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rad. Rad obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of Hallick 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hallick misses with an uppercut
enabling Rad to counter with a crisp jab.
Rad lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rad duly obliges.
Hallick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hallick is rocked!
Hallick instigates a clinch.
Rad can't break the clinch.
Rad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rad works on Hallick's body with a couple of short punches.
Hallick misses with a body punch.
A short right from Rad on the inside.
The referee calls for Hallick to work.
Hallick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hallick throws a punch but it's blocked by Rad.
Rad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rad scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad feints and then cracks Hallick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hallick down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallick takes one to the chin there.
K The Rad is winning the standup battle so far.
Hallick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rad dips to his left and cracks Hallick with an uppercut!
Hallick is still on wobbly legs! Can Rad finish him?
Hallick jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hallick seems to have recovered his senses.
Hallick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hallick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rad looks to throw the jab but Hallick is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Rad.
Rad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hallick can do to turn this around?
Rad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hallick.
Rad connects with a solid leg kick.
Hallick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rad's head backwards.
Rad lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallick misses with a left hand
and Rad counters with a left to the body.
Hallick is breathing heavily.
Rad lands with a hook. Hallick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hallick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rad.
Good shot there by Rad.
That has opened up Al Hallick's cut even more.
Rad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rad feints and then cracks Hallick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hallick down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hallick throws out a powerful jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rad here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rad scores with a body shot.
Rad scores with a jab to the body.
Rad lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hallick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallick walks into a stiff left hand from Rad.
Hallick misses with a leg kick
and Rad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rad scores with a hook to the body. Hallick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Rad. That snapped Hallick's head back.
Rad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hallick's sensitive parts.
Rad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hallick misses with a low kick.
Rad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hallick has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hallick takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rad lunges at Hallick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hallick's hand.
Rad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hallick. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
K The Rad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Al Hallick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hallick throws a head kick that misses.
Hallick tries a head kick but it misses.
Hallick throws a sloppy head kick
and Rad counters with a low kick, right behind Hallick 's knee.
Rad scores with a body shot.
Rad moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rad throws a shot to the body.
Hallick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rad finds it's way round the side to connect with Hallick's head.
Rad drops Hallick with a beautiful combination! Hallick stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rad is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad throws a sloppy head kick and Hallick moves out of range easily.
Rad steps in with a hook that catches Hallick right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Rad follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hallick looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). K The Rad!
A relieved looking K The Rad thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michal Kucharski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi Watanabe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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144 lbs
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135 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michal Kucharski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeshi Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe gets caught flat footed, as Kucharski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Watanabe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Watanabe wants to sweep but no luck.
Watanabe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kucharski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kucharski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Watanabe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kucharski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kucharski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kucharski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Watanabe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Watanabe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kucharski wants to control from the top but Watanabe keeps moving.
Kucharski content to stall in guard here.
Watanabe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kucharski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watanabe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe keeping moving, preventing Kucharski from controlling successfully.
Kucharski drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Kucharski seems to have locked his on tight now - Watanabe screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Kucharski, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Michal Kucharski!
Michal Kucharski was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaito Rin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belmont comes into the arena with 2pac feat. Ice Cube - Bow Down blaring out of the sound system. Rin has chosen Death Before Dishonor as his entrance music. The key to victory for Augustus Belmont has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Augustus Belmont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaito Rin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Belmont. That one must have hurt.
Belmont connects with a leg kick. Rin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Belmont lands with an uppercut that bounces Rin off the cage and back into range.
Belmont moves away from the strike by Rin.
Rin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Belmont pinned against the cage. Belmont gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Belmont with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rin throws a wild body kick that Belmont sees coming a mile off.
Belmont throws a big shot that misses.
Augustus Belmont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belmont throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belmont jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belmont lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belmont, right into the meat.
Belmont lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Kaito Rin has been cut.
Rin misses with a left hand
and Belmont counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Belmont slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rin is holding his hands too far apart here. Belmont throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Rin is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Augustus Belmont!
Augustus Belmont thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rik Spahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Turnbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turnbull has chosen 2Pac: When We Ride ft. Outlawz as his entrance music. Rik Spahn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Turnbull's chin.
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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
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rik Spahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Turnbull. No joy for Spahn on that attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turnbull, right into the meat.
That kick from Turnbull tenderised Spahn's leg. Spahn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spahn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turnbull swivels and escapes.
Turnbull ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turnbull scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spahn shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rik Spahn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spahn is breathing heavily.
Spahn fails with the takedown
and Turnbull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turnbull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spahn needs to keep his hands up - Turnbull had a free shot at his head there.
Turnbull bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Turnbull dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spahn. That did some damage!
Spahn moves out of range of the strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Spahn. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Turnbull.
Turnbull scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Rik Spahn has been cut.
Turnbull bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnbull scores with a decent looking hook.
Turnbull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spahn misses with a takedown
and Turnbull makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spahn really felt that one!
Turnbull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jack Turnbull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spahn with a poor takedown
enabling Turnbull to counter with a crisp jab.
Spahn with a poor takedown
and Turnbull counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turnbull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spahn at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turnbull throws a low kick, looking for Spahn's leg but Spahn calmly moves out of range.
Turnbull is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turnbull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turnbull's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spahn under the eye.
Turnbull scores with a jab. Spahn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turnbull lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spahn has been working on his balance at SS Elite 15 ELITE Coaches **ALWAYS CLEAN**VENDING*, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Turnbull.
Turnbull tests Spahn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spahn with a poor takedown
and Turnbull counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turnbull cracks Spahn with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Spahn looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Turnbull finish him?
Spahn is rocked!
Nice body kick from Turnbull.
Oh Spahn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spahn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Turnbull counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Spahn seems to have got his legs back now.
Turnbull drops Spahn with a big left hand! Spahn is injured, injured bad! Turnbull jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Turnbull!
An out of breath Jack Turnbull 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Arshnoor Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bilbo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - Hit 'Em Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arshnoor Singh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bilbo Baggins!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baggins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Singh avoids it really well and circles away.
Baggins looking to score a takedown here. Singh is defending well but Baggins drives through and ends up in Singh's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Baggins is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Singh is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Singh has escaped and now he's on top!
Singh has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Baggins wants to sweep here but Singh controlling him for the moment.
Baggins is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Singh frees his head nicely. Oh but Baggins has switched to an armbar! Singh is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Bilbo Baggins!
Bilbo Baggins is the new middleweight champion!
In defeat, Arshnoor Singh stepped up to the mic, saying 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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