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L.V.P. - Beethoven vs. Serlal PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makebono Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mountain Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makebono Bowen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
26 - 71 - 0 |
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274 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Powerful |
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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
26 - 71 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makebono Bowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 64 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mountain Rivera!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rivera showed some decent athleticism there.
Bowen looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rivera connects with a nice short shot to Bowen's temple.
Rivera is pressing down on Bowen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bowen is holding on for now.
Rivera prevents Bowen from standing back up.
Bowen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rivera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowen has hold of Rivera's hands but Rivera slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rivera is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bowen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Still in half guard, Rivera seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera trying to control from half guard but Bowen is working away.
Bowen is trying to stand up here but Rivera is controlling him well.
Rivera working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rivera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rivera prevents Bowen from standing back up.
Bowen has one foot on Rivera's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bowen wants to clinch.
Rivera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bowen is fending him off so far but Rivera persists. Nope, Bowen circles away and we're back to standing.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bowen as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries for a takedown but Bowen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Makebono Bowen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mountain Rivera.
Look low, kick high! Bowen uses the oldest trick in the book to send Rivera tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Bowen is absolutely delighted - when Rivera wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Makebono Bowen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarkis Terteryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terteryan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Röyksopp - The Fear 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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247 lbs
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262 lbs
31 - 37 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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
36 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sarkis Terteryan!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Collins.
Collins scores with a punch to the head.
Terteryan throws a lazy right hand but Collins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Collins misses.
Collins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Collins wants it to stay on the feet.
Collins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fred Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terteryan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Collins lands a head shot.
Terteryan fails with the takedown.
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terteryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
As Collins backs off Terteryan throws a huge counter combo but Collins manages to avoid it all.
Terteryan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A left lands for Collins.
Terteryan is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins finds Terteryan's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Terteryan flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Collins lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Terteryan will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred Collins!
A less than humble Fred Collins misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark McCain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valdet Berisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCain comes to the cage accompanied by Hate by Jay-Z. Valdet Berisha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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299 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark McCain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valdet Berisha!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCain misses with a body shot
and Berisha counters with a left and a right that stings McCain.
Berisha misses the shot to the body.
McCain closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Berisha to the mat! Berisha manages to get full guard.
McCain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Berisha looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCain is one step ahead there.
Berisha is controlling McCain's posture.
McCain trying to control but Berisha is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain is really struggling to control Berisha but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berisha is trying to keep McCain in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain throws a big elbow that misses.
McCain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McCain trying to control but Berisha is working from the bottom.
McCain controls from within his opponent's guard.
Berisha is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCain is aware though and is defending well.
Berisha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McCain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McCain is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Berisha seems keen to control McCain's posture.
McCain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berisha trying to control the position.
McCain seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Berisha wants to sweep but no luck.
McCain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McCain trying to control the position from guard on top but Berisha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McCain moves into the clinch.
McCain works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Berisha manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McCain manages to get himself to full guard.
Berisha wanted to stand there but McCain had control of the position.
Berisha content to stall in guard here.
McCain looking to control.
Berisha looking to sit in guard and control but McCain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Our spies down at at Immortal Technique 13 Elite Coaches inform us that Berisha has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Berisha looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCain preventing the sweep.
McCain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McCain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berisha is keeping the position for now.
Berisha has momentary wrist control but McCain slips an elbow through the middle.
McCain is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McCain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCain slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berisha wants to get back to full guard.
McCain is trying to work for a kimura but Berisha is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark McCain dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McCain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berisha tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McCain scores with a shot to the body.
McCain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Valdet Berisha has been cut.
McCain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Berisha's waist but Berisha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCain off to one side.
And Berisha tries to counter it with a takedown but McCain pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Berisha moves in looking to clinch but McCain pushes him off.
McCain shoots for a takedown but Berisha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McCain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Berisha circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark McCain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berisha is trying to drag McCain to the mat but McCain just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Berisha goes for a takedown attempt but McCain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berisha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Berisha is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McCain shoots in and gets a takedown into Berisha's guard.
McCain looking to sit in guard and control but Berisha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Berisha trying to control but McCain is working from the bottom.
Berisha engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Berisha is looking to advance position but McCain has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCain looking to finish Berisha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Berisha!
McCain wants to control the pace but Berisha is squirming around nicely.
Berisha is bucking up trying to escape but McCain cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCain unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Berisha wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! McCain celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark McCain!
Mark McCain 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mutant Morais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Witczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Witczak's choice of entrance music: NA LAZARSKIM. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
290 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mutant Morais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Piotr Witczak!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morais shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Morais was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Morais stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Morais lands a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Morais has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Morais closes the distance and clinches up with Witczak, looking for a takedown. Morais pushes Witczak against the cage but Witczak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morais is defended easily by Witczak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witczak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morais has his takedown stuffed
and Witczak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mutant Morais. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morais shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Witczak but Witczak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little jabbing left from Witczak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morais lands a jab to Witczak's midsection.
Morais with a lazy takedown attempt
and Witczak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Witczak misses with a lunging right hand
and Morais counters with a two punch combo.
Morais will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morais looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Witczak is fending him off so far but Morais persists. Nope, Witczak circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morais ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morais drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morais stands up and waves to Witczak to follow him.
Morais misses with a takedown attempt - Witczak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morais looks for a takedown but Witczak sprawls well.
Witczak closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Mutant Morais has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morais moves out of range as Witczak strikes.
A big left from Witczak misses.
Morais goes for a double leg but Witczak avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Witczak continues to drive forward.
Witczak connects with a body shot that sends Morais's belly button to the back.
Witczak throws a right and a left that Morais avoids nicely.
Morais shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Witczak but Witczak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Witczak lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Piotr Witczak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Witczak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morais.
Morais shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morais takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morais is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witczak misses with a two punch combination.
Morais changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Morais misses with a takedown attempt - Witczak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A cross from Witczak lands.
Witczak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Morais shoots in but Witczak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Morais backs off Witczak throws a huge counter combo but Morais manages to avoid it all.
Witczak looks to land a left hand but Morais moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Witczak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mutant Morais'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.
Morais shoots for a double leg takedown but Witczak sprawls well. He's pushed Morais's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Witczak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morais shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Witczak counters with a stiff right hand.
Morais tries for a takedown but Witczak circles away easily
and Witczak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mutant Morais. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Morais or perhaps it was just good defense by Witczak, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witczak scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morais misses with a wild body shot.
Morais misses with a hook
and Witczak counters with a straight right hand.
Witczak throws a nice looking combination but Morais bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Witczak might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Morais fails with a takedown attempt.
Witczak throws a counter combo.
Morais is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Witczak's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morais decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Morais throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Witczak throws a counter combo.
Morais misses with the combination.
Mutant Morais is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morais shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Witczak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morais's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Witczak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morais scrambles back to his feet.
Witczak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice takedown defense from Witczak. No joy for Morais on that attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Witczak! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morais throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Witczak's waist but Witczak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morais off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morais with a lazy takedown attempt
and Witczak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morais needs to keep his hands up - Witczak had a free shot at his head there.
Mutant Morais's cut is getting worse.
Witczak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morais. Morais circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morais fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It seemed like Witczak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morais throws a combination that misses
and Witczak counters with a crisp one two that drops Morais! Witczak thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Morais to his feet! Morais is in big trouble!
Morais is rocked!
Morais drops his hands momentarily. Witczak doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Morais staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Morais doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Piotr Witczak!
Piotr Witczak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Epeli Nailatikau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brogan Kearney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nailatikau's entrance music is Number of the Bollywood. A fine choice. 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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162 lbs
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165 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Epeli Nailatikau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brogan Kearney!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nailatikau tries a head kick but it misses.
Nailatikau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nailatikau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kearney lands with an uppercut that bounces Nailatikau off the cage and back into range.
Some wild striking there from Kearney.
Brogan Kearney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kearney looks to land a combination but Nailatikau avoids it well.
Nailatikau slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kearney throws a jab but it's blocked by Nailatikau.
Nailatikau throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kearney.
Kearney throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kearney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nailatikau throws a head kick but Kearney moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kearney throws out a loose jab but Nailatikau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Kearney there.
Kearney throws a combination that misses
and Nailatikau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nailatikau throws a low kick but Kearney moves out of range easily.
Nailatikau scoring well with a low kick there.
Kearney throws a big shot that misses.
Kearney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nailatikau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kearney throws out the jab.
Kearney clinches.
Nailatikau blocks a body shot from Kearney.
Nailatikau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kearney can't break the clinch.
Kearney swings wildly with an uppercut but Nailatikau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kearney managing to block the knees to the body from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nailatikau wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kearney has him pressed against the cage.
Nailatikau missing with knees to the body.
Kearney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nailatikau moves away from the strike by Kearney.
Kearney lands a jab-cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Nailatikau.
Kearney moves out of range of the body kick from Nailatikau.
Kearney fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nailatikau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kearney takes a swing at Nailatikau's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kearney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kearney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nailatikau circles away quickly and effectively.
Nailatikau throws a poor cross that misses
and Kearney counters with a nice body kick.
Kearney stuns Nailatikau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nailatikau slips a jab from Kearney.
Nailatikau ducks under a wild hook from Kearney.
Nailatikau moves out of range as Kearney throws a body kick.
Nailatikau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nailatikau misses with a straight left.
Kearney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nailatikau walks into a left hand.
Kearney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nailatikau.
Nailatikau closes the distance and pushes Kearney back into the cage.
Nailatikau lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nailatikau.
Nailatikau blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau has Kearney pressed against the cage, preventing Kearney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nailatikau.
I was talking to Nailatikau's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nailatikau just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kearney's brow.
Kearney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nailatikau's elbow.
Kearney avoiding damage as Nailatikau throws knees to the body.
Kearney misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Nailatikau.
Nailatikau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kearney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kearney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nailatikau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kearney gets through Nailatikau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nailatikau scores with a knee to the head.
Kearney manages to break the clinch.
Kearney tries to clinch up.
Kearney takes the fight into the clinch.
Kearney tries to circle away but Nailatikau has him pinned against the cage.
Kearney throws a punch but it's blocked by Nailatikau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nailatikau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nailatikau misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kearney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nailatikau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kearney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kearney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kearney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kearney blocks the body kick.
Nailatikau throws a big shot that misses.
Nailatikau throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nailatikau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nailatikau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kearney throws a jab but it's blocked by Nailatikau.
A little feinted left hand from Nailatikau on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nailatikau tries to work over Kearney's front leg with a kick but Kearney checks it.
Kearney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nailatikau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kearney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nailatikau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kearney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brogan Kearney will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nailatikau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kearney checks a leg kick nicely.
Kearney misses with a wild combination.
Nailatikau scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kearney is rocked!
Nailatikau feints a jab and as Kearney dips his head, Nailatikau unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Kearney right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Kearney falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Nailatikau smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Epeli Nailatikau!
A relieved looking Epeli Nailatikau 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 Arana Kahui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard B Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahui comes into the arena with Mustasch - Dogwash blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Riddick's choice of entrance music: I Am Hell. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arana Kahui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard B Riddick!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kahui.
Sloppy strikes from Riddick. Those never looked like landing.
Kahui gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Riddick counters with a stiff right hand.
Riddick throws a poor cross that misses
and Kahui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Kahui.
Kahui fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Riddick is out of range.
Riddick moves out of range of the body kick.
Kahui connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kahui misses with a looping right.
Riddick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Kahui misses the target.
Kahui misses with a straight left.
Riddick lands with a kick to the ribs.
Riddick lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Kahui goes down and covers up as Riddick starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard B Riddick!
A very excited looking Richard B Riddick made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titan Boma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Skrumbellos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boma's entrance music is Evan Jones - Domination. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Skrumbellos 's choice of entrance music: CANT BE TOUCHED!!!. 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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295 lbs
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276 lbs
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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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titan Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Skrumbellos !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skrumbellos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Titan Boma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Devin Skrumbellos has been cut.
Boma falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skrumbellos counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Titan Boma has been cut.
Boma cracks Skrumbellos with an open hand slap.
Boma misses with a wild body shot.
Skrumbellos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Skrumbellos .
A looping hook to the body misses from Boma. Skrumbellos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skrumbellos was well out of range. Poor timing from Boma.
Skrumbellos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boma lands a nice shot that snaps Skrumbellos 's head back.
Skrumbellos thuds his right hand into Boma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Skrumbellos .
Boma misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Boma does no damage.
Skrumbellos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boma circles away quickly and effectively.
Boma throws a right and a left that Skrumbellos avoids nicely.
Skrumbellos throws a nice looking combination but Boma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbellos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boma doesn't seem bothered though.
A cross from Boma lands.
Skrumbellos with a hook.
Titan Boma's cut is getting worse.
Skrumbellos lands a big uppercut and Boma crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Boma looks OK. Skrumbellos waves Boma back to his feet!
Boma is rocked!
We've been told by Boma's head coaches at B.P.A.: 3220+ SKILL PTS COACHES + 160Q SUPPLEMENT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boma throws a lazy uppercut
and Skrumbellos counters with a right hand from hell and Boma is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Devin Skrumbellos !
A victorious Devin Skrumbellos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Van Beethoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbermat Serlal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Beethoven comes into the arena with Beethoven-Symphony 7 blaring out of the sound system. Serlal has chosen Mortal Kombat as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Van Beethoven !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zbermat Serlal!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serlal swings for the body but Van Beethoven moves out of range.
Serlal shoots in and gets a takedown into Van Beethoven 's guard.
Serlal wants to pass the guard but Van Beethoven is keeping the position.
Van Beethoven tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Serlal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Van Beethoven won't allow Serlal to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serlal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Beethoven is trying to maintain the position but Serlal is very close to passing his half guard.
Van Beethoven is looking for a sweep. Serlal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Beethoven keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Serlal works his way into full mount!
Serlal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serlal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Serlal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Beethoven bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Van Beethoven has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Serlal wants to sweep but no luck.
Serlal has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Van Beethoven has passed into side control.
Van Beethoven working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Van Beethoven tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Serlal sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serlal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Van Beethoven trying to control the position from guard on top but Serlal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Van Beethoven is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Serlal is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Serlal is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serlal connects with a couple of short punches.
Serlal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Serlal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Serlal passes Van Beethoven 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Van Beethoven is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van Beethoven is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Serlal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Van Beethoven is looking to improve his position.
Van Beethoven is doing well to control the position and prevent Serlal from advancing to side control.
Van Beethoven is looking for a sweep. Serlal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Beethoven is looking to control Serlal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Beethoven avoid being mounted?
Serlal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Serlal passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Van Beethoven !
Serlal with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Serlal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Serlal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Van Beethoven ?
Van Beethoven is trying to escape the mount.
Van Beethoven is bucking up trying to escape but Serlal cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serlal with the ground and pound from mount.
Serlal loads up with a big shot that hurts Van Beethoven ! He's pulled Serlal in close but Serlal has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Van Beethoven survive? More strikes from Serlal and Van Beethoven is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zbermat Serlal!
An out of breath Zbermat Serlal 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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