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Death Squad 130:Hrolf vs Silvera PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigbird Blast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blast is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cash Money I Made it. Henry Morgan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bigbird Blast!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Morgan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Bigbird Blast has been cut.
Morgan throws a head kick but Blast moves out of range.
Blast fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morgan on the side of the head.
Blast misses with a body kick.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morgan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses
and Blast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan wants to clinch
and Blast counters with a left and a right that stings Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blast dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Blast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blast.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blast takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morgan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blast counters with a left and a right that stings Morgan.
Blast misses with the combination.
Morgan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blast slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blast shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan wants to stand but Blast is controlling the position.
Blast engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Blast isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blast stands and throws Morgan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blast decides to stand up, so the ref orders Morgan to his feet.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Blast moves away and avoids it.
Blast avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan misses with a combination
and Blast counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a combination that misses
and Blast cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Blast.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Blast is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Morgan throws a lazy head kick
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blast tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blast dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blast manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan tries to clinch but Blast is having none of it.
Blast scores with a takedown into Morgan's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bigbird Blast will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bigbird Blast'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.
Blast avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blast.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blast moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Blast bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Blast catches Morgan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morgan throws a combination that misses
and Blast counters with a crisp one two that drops Morgan! Blast thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Morgan to his feet! Morgan is in big trouble!
Morgan is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Blast blocks the leg kick.
Oh Morgan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan throws a combination that misses
and Blast counters by clinching up.
Morgan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blast has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morgan seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Blast using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blast throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Blast breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blast.
Blast throws a leg kick but Morgan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blast avoids a kick to the body.
Henry Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Blast moves out of range easily.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blast lands with a nice combination. Morgan backs away looking to recover.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blast circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a lazy head kick
and Blast counters with a crisp one two that drops Morgan! Blast thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Morgan to his feet! Morgan is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blast slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Blast tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blast.
Morgan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blast content to stall in guard here.
Blast prevents Morgan from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blast stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morgan.
Blast has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Blast feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
Morgan misses with a combination
and Blast counters with a three punch combo that has Morgan backing up. Morgan nods at Blast to acknowledge the strikes.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blast throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Blast sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Morgan lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick
and Blast counters with a nice uppercut.
Morgan misses with the body kick
and Blast cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan moves in looking to clinch but Blast pushes him off.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses
and Blast counters with a crisp one two that drops Morgan! Blast thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Morgan to his feet! Morgan is in big trouble!
Morgan scores with a three punch combo!
Henry Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blast moves out of range of the leg kick from Morgan.
Morgan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blast counters with a left hand that sends Morgan to the canvas!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blast sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Blast stops Morgan from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bigbird Blast showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bigbird Blast's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Blast swinging wildly here.
A head kick from Morgan lands but Blast takes it in his stride.
Blast moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blast checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Blast dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Morgan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blast cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blast lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bigbird Blast seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morgan wants to clinch
and Blast counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Blast looks at the referee who does nothing so Blast lands a crushing right that sends Morgan to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bigbird Blast!
A pretty intense looking Bigbird Blast took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Mercurious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercurious has chosen 2pac feat. Ice Cube - Bow Down as his entrance music. David James could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rocky Mercurious's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Mercurious!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mercurious circles away quickly and effectively.
James takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
James darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mercurious is looking to improve his position.
James is trying to control. Mercurious wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
James seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mercurious is looking to control James's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mercurious avoid being mounted?
James looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mercurious with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mercurious has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at GreatWall MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
James has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mercurious is trying to get back to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercurious avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
James perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
James seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mercurious is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). David James!
David James bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Rocky Mercurious spoke after the fight, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tallak Hrolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tallak Hrolf could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joey Silvera's chin.
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tallak Hrolf !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silvera tries to keep at a distance but Hrolf has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hrolf wants a takedown but no success here.
Silvera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Tallak Hrolf has been cut.
I was talking to Hrolf 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silvera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hrolf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hrolf avoiding damage.
Hrolf pushes Silvera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvera.
Hrolf looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Silvera.
Silvera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hrolf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hrolf holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silvera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silvera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Hrolf on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hrolf dodges an elbow strike from Silvera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrolf holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silvera misses with a knee to the head.
Silvera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hrolf avoids it.
Hrolf blocks an elbow strike from Silvera.
Hrolf blocks an elbow strike from Silvera.
Hrolf is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hrolf can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tallak Hrolf . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hrolf misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silvera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hrolf 's brow.
Hrolf has had enough of the clinch but Silvera keeps him there for the moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hrolf - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silvera throws an elbow that misses.
Silvera gets underhooks to prevent Hrolf 's takedown attempt.
Hrolf lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hrolf .
A head punch on the inside from Hrolf fails to land.
Silvera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hrolf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hrolf .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvera lands an elbow just above Hrolf 's eye.
Hrolf dodges an elbow strike from Silvera.
Hrolf lands a right hand.
Hrolf avoids the elbow strike from Silvera, against the cage.
Silvera throws an elbow that misses.
Hrolf blocks the elbow strike.
Hrolf is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silvera gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hrolf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silvera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silvera pushes off an throws an elbow but Hrolf leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silvera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvera prevents a body shot from Hrolf .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hrolf dodges an elbow strike from Silvera.
Silvera misses with the head strike.
Hrolf throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvera.
Hrolf turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Silvera is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hrolf is controlling him well.
Hrolf tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hrolf in side control, throwing shots but Silvera defends.
Hrolf looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silvera is avoiding damage well.
Silvera is holding Hrolf down, trying to stall.
Silvera gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silvera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hrolf .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera is trying to stand up here but Hrolf is controlling him well.
Hrolf content to control rather than advance.
Hrolf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hrolf stops Silvera from getting back to his feet.
Hrolf is keen to just control but Silvera is a slippery customer.
Hrolf thows a huge punch but Silvera dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hrolf thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hrolf looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ground and pound from Hrolf .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tallak Hrolf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tallak Hrolf 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hrolf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hrolf tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hrolf has a couple of punches blocked by Silvera.
Silvera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hrolf tries to work over Silvera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvera blocks a body shot from Hrolf .
Hrolf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hrolf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hrolf stalling in the clinch.
Hrolf blocks an elbow strike.
Hrolf leaning against his opponent.
Hrolf is looking for a takedown.
Hrolf drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silvera pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tallak Hrolf . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hrolf misses with a wild body shot.
Silvera's coach down at CEC Underdark was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Silvera's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera throws the left hand but Hrolf avoids the punch easily.
Silvera blocks a jab.
Silvera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silvera moves away from the strike by Hrolf .
Tallak Hrolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvera avoids the body shot from Hrolf .
Joey Silvera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hrolf sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Silvera to the ground! Hrolf dives into full mount looking to finish!
Silvera is rocked!
It looks like Joey Silvera has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvera tries to hold on but Hrolf postures up.
Hrolf thowing shots but they're missing.
Hrolf cracks Silvera with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tallak Hrolf !
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