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HONOR FC WW XXI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dario Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Han Solo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakara's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm On My Way. Solo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: John Williams - Star Wars Theme. Dario Sakara has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dario Sakara! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Han Solo! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Solo forces Sakara back against the cage and clinches. Solo is trying to stall.
Solo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Solo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Sakara throws a combination. Solo tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Solo misses with a hook. Sakara ducked under it nicely. Solo closes the distance looking to clinch and Sakara counters with a shoot takedown. Solo fights it but they end up in guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Solo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sakara has passed into half guard!
Solo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Sakara sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Solo looking for submissions off his back. Solo wants to get back to full guard. Solo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Sakara passes the guard and advances to mount! Sakara looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Solo working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sakara content just to control the position here. Solo is trying to reverse the position but instead Sakara has taken his back - oops! Sakara looking for the RNC. Sakara working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Solo is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Sakara has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Solo taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dario Sakara! Dario Sakara managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BEHEMOT CLOTHING (100$), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derec Waller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waller comes to the cage accompanied by You Never Can Tell. Rose comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Above Envy - World Goes Wild kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Adam Rose has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
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215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm
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203 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Good knees
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derec Waller! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Rose! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Waller scores with a hook. Waller dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Waller sizes up Rose with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Waller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rose doesn't seem bothered though. Waller lands a big uppercut and Rose crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rose looks OK. Waller waves Rose back to his feet!
Rose is rocked!
It looks like Adam Rose has been cut. Rose walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Waller swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Derec Waller! Derec Waller bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darc Von Hayek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobuhiko Oshima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oshima has chosen CIMA Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 cm
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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168 cm
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171 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nobuhiko Oshima! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Von Hayek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Von Hayek blocks a jab. Oshima should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Oshima throws a series of punches but Von Hayek moves out of range. Oshima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Von Hayek is fending him off so far but Oshima persists. Nope, Von Hayek circles away and we're back to standing. Oshima has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Von Hayek. Oshima ducks right into an uppercut from Von Hayek.
It looks like Nobuhiko Oshima has been cut. 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! A head kick misses from Von Hayek. Von Hayek lands with a straight right. Oshima didn't see that one coming.
Oshima is rocked! A big right from Oshima misses. Oshima misses with a body punch
and Von Hayek counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Oshima badly! He tries to strike back but Von Hayek puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Oshima out cold! Oh man, Oshima will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). 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.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hilio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AC/DC - Back In Black. Van Kirkland comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DJ Vadim - The Terrorist kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 cm
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168 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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180 cm
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164 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hilio Gracie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Van Kirkland! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Van Kirkland throws a good cross that connects.
Van Kirkland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Van Kirkland slips a straight right by Gracie. Gracie swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Van Kirkland. No joy for Gracie on that attempt. Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Van Kirkland moves out of range easily. Van Kirkland with a jab. Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Kirkland manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hilio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him. Van Kirkland throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Gracie is breathing heavily. Van Kirkland lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Kirkland which made him look bad. Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Kirkland sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Van Kirkland plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Van Kirkland scores with a jab to the jaw. Van Kirkland lands with a nice body kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Both fighters circling a little - Van Kirkland finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Van Kirkland throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gracie is rocked! Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf. Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Van Kirkland walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Gracie drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Van Kirkland swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Gracie's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Van Kirkland! Vladimir Van Kirkland bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khru Maokhamphiou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mica Gavric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maokhamphiou comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Gavric has chosen Frank Zappa - Cocaine Decisions as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mica Gavric enters the cage!
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193 cm
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218 lbs
7 - 5 - 1 |
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187 cm
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210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khru Maokhamphiou! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mica Gavric! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gavric misses with a takedown and Maokhamphiou counters with a head kick. That will keep Gavric thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Maokhamphiou moves out of range of the body kick from Gavric.
and Maokhamphiou counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Gavric! He's just covering up as Maokhamphiou starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khru Maokhamphiou! Khru Maokhamphiou took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm glad to be here tonight to put on a show for all of my fans. I was the better man tonight and I will continue to improve. Special thanks to Dan Monk, the Honor FC staff and especially to my team at Monstar Training Center! '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akira Toriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toriyama comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. Queen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fat Joe - Money Over Bitches [Feat Too $hort & TA]. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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173 cm
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155 lbs
22 - 7 - 1 |
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153 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Toriyama! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Queen! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice uppercut lands for Queen. That snapped Toriyama's head back.
Toriyama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Queen can pounce on him.
Queen tries to land a body kick and Toriyama counters by clinching up. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Toriyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Queen's brow. Toriyama has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Queen uses from the top position. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Queen scoring with some ground and pound. Queen trying to control but Toriyama is working from the bottom. Queen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Toriyama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Queen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Toriyama looking for a guillotine here but Queen defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Toriyama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Queen sitting in guard, not really doing much. Queen wants to control from the top but Toriyama keeps moving. Toriyama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Toriyama is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Queen! Toriyama unloads with some shots from mount but Queen bucks and avoids them well.
Queen tries to hold on but Toriyama postures up. Queen working to try and regain half guard.
Queen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Toriyama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Queen has managed to free his arm - good work. Toriyama wants to take a breather but Queen is having none of it. Still in half guard, Toriyama seems content to control. Queen gets full guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Toriyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Queen is keeping the position for now. Toriyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Queen looking for a sweep. Not yet Queen, not yet. Toriyama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Queen 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. Queen keeping full guard, as Toriyama tries to pass. Queen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Toriyama is one step ahead there. Queen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Toriyama trying to control but Queen is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Toriyama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toriyama scores with a kick to the midsection. Queen misses with a low kick.
Toriyama tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Queen throws a shot from downtown. Toriyama moves away and avoids it. Toriyama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Toriyama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Queen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oliver Queen will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Toriyama looks to land a body kick but Queen moved away. Toriyama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. A kick lands to the mid section there for Queen. Queen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toriyama can pounce on him.
Toriyama scores with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Queen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Toriyama checks a leg kick nicely. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Queen - that will leave a mark!
Akira Toriyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Queen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Toriyama counters with a nice leg kick. Toriyama misses with a low kick as Queen jumps back. Both fighters circling a little - Toriyama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Queen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toriyama doesn't seem bothered though. Queen tests Toriyama's chin there with a solid looking shot. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Queen cracks a nice hook into Toriyama's ribs. Queen avoids a kick to the body.
Queen misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Queen slips under a jab from Toriyama. Toriyama throws a wild body kick that Queen sees coming a mile off. Toriyama throws out a loose jab but Queen uses good head movement to avoid it. Toriyama will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Toriyama tests Queen's chin there with a solid looking shot. Queen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Toriyama. Some bone on bone action there as Queen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Queen avoids the head kick by Toriyama.
Queen throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Akira Toriyama has been cut. Queen cracks a nice hook into Toriyama's ribs. Queen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Queen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Toriyama rather than just go for the knockout. A low kick from Toriyama is predictable there and Queen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Toriyama's guard now. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Toriyama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Toriyama can't keep his opponent in guard - Queen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Queen is looking to take a break and control but Toriyama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Toriyama is trying to control but Queen manages to pass to mount!
BOOM! Queen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Toriyama is looking to get to half guard. A nice elbow there by Queen.
Toriyama is rocked! BOOM! Queen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Toriyama is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Toriyama can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Toriyama is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Queen connects with a bit shot that sees Toriyama covering up! More strikes from Queen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Queen is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Queen! Oliver Queen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dack Fayden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ljuti Hrcak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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182 cm
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185 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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179 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
13 - 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
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ljuti Hrcak! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hrcak misses with a takedown attempt and Fayden counters with a nice uppercut. Nice uppercut there from Fayden. Hrcak with a lazy takedown attempt and Fayden counters with a stiff right hand. Fayden Rushes Hrcak and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Hrcak is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Fayden Piles on the pressure and Hrcak crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dack Fayden! Our winner, Dack Fayden, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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