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Tradition XLIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Alterdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamkhalaev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, CoCo (MAKJ Remix) - O.T. Genasis. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Alterdale!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alterdale clinches up with Shamkhalaev and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamkhalaev.
It looks like Austin Alterdale has been cut.
Shamkhalaev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shamkhalaev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shamkhalaev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alterdale takes an elbow to the temple.
Shamkhalaev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shamkhalaev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamkhalaev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alterdale wants a takedown.
Alterdale blocks an elbow strike from Shamkhalaev.
Alterdale tries to throw a body punch but Shamkhalaev avoids it by throwing Alterdale back against the cage.
Shamkhalaev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Austin Alterdale's cut even more.
Alterdale is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shamkhalaev is defending well.
Alterdale is trying to break the clinch but Shamkhalaev is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow inside that Alterdale shrugs off.
Alterdale is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Alterdale.
Shamkhalaev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev scores with a shot to the side of Alterdale's head.
Shamkhalaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alterdales head.
Shamkhalaev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shamkhalaev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shamkhalaev lands with a right to the head.
The cut above Austin Alterdale's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shamkhalaev lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamkhalaev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alterdale prevents a body shot from Shamkhalaev.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev cracks Alterdale with a nice body shot.
Shamkhalaev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alterdale tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shamkhalaev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alterdale or not.
Shamkhalaev lands a damaging elbow.
Shamkhalaev lands a damaging elbow.
Austin Alterdale's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Alterdale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow just above Alterdale 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Austin Alterdale's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
An out of breath and clearly excited Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev thanked Mohito Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zsolt Plouman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sutherland is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2Pac - Keep Ya Head Up. Joe Sutherland will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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143 lbs
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130 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zsolt Plouman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plouman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sutherland pinned against the cage. Sutherland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Plouman fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plouman fails with a takedown attempt.
Sutherland is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zsolt Plouman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plouman shoots for a double leg takedown but Sutherland sprawls well. He's pushed Plouman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sutherland lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouman fails with a takedown attempt.
Plouman fails with the takedown
and Sutherland counters with a two punch combo.
Plouman fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Sutherland as Plouman shoots in.
Sutherland is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Plouman misses with a takedown
and Sutherland counters with a crisp one two that drops Plouman! Sutherland thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Plouman to his feet! Plouman is in big trouble!
Plouman is rocked!
Plouman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sutherland is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Plouman shoots in but Sutherland avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sutherland unleashes a big counter combination but Plouman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Plouman dives in for a single leg takedown but Sutherland sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zsolt Plouman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plouman shoots in and bounces Sutherland off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plouman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sutherland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plouman trying to control but Sutherland is working from the bottom.
Sutherland has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Plouman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Plouman is pushing down on Sutherland's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sutherland is fighting to maintain full guard but Plouman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Plouman trying to mount his opponent but Sutherland defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sutherland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Plouman pulls his head out easily.
Plouman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sutherland defends it well.
Sutherland avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Plouman.
Plouman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sutherland has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sutherland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Plouman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Sutherland dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Plouman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sutherland tries to avoid it but Plouman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sutherland to the ground. Sutherland escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sutherland slaps away a takedown attempt from Plouman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Plouman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sutherland defends well and Plouman ends up having to push Sutherland into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zsolt Plouman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plouman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sutherland stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouman tries for a takedown but Sutherland circles away easily
and Sutherland counters with a left and a right... And another left! Plouman is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Sutherland!
An out of breath and clearly excited Joe Sutherland thanked Cripplers Corner (starting at $25) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between St Pre James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pre James is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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188 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, St Pre James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Silva !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Silva .
James swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva misses the body punch
and James counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva dives in and grabs James's left leg, looking for a takedown. James pushes down on Silva 's head and hops out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Silva catches James right on the button with a cross.
James pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and James settles back down.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
James takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva cracks James with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
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!
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to James's brow.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! James is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! James has escaped and now he's on top!
Silva looking for a triangle here. James is fighting it but it looks tight! Silva pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, James is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Karl Silva !
A very excited looking Karl Silva 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Stenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Monroe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
152 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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149 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Good knees
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredrik Stenberg!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe slips a straight right by Stenberg.
Monroe throws a body shot but no joy.
Stenberg feints the counter takedown.
Monroe lands with a shot to the body.
Stenberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stenberg misses with a takedown attempt - Monroe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Monroe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stenberg.
Monroe slips under a jab from Stenberg.
Monroe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stenberg throws a hook to the side of Monroe's head but Monroe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stenberg moves out of range as Monroe throws a body kick.
Monroe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe throws a body punch but Stenberg moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe slips under a jab.
Monroe misses with a wild combination.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Stenberg misses the target.
Stenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monroe manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stenberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monroe throws a body punch but Stenberg moves out of range.
Stenberg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monroe. Monroe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Monroe slips a straight right by Stenberg.
Monroe throws a jab but it's blocked by Stenberg.
Monroe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stenberg lands a head shot.
Kyle Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stenberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Monroe.
Monroe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stenberg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Monroe counters with a stiff right hand.
Monroe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Monroe looks to land a left hand but Stenberg moved out of range nicely.
Monroe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Monroe defending well as Stenberg loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stenberg scores with a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Stenberg.
Stenberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monroe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stenberg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monroe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monroe tries to clinch there but Stenberg circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stenberg looking to throw knees to the head but Monroe is blocking nicely.
Monroe looking to throw knees to the head but Stenberg is blocking nicely.
Stenberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monroe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stenberg.
Stenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monroe lands a right hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Monroe. Those never looked like landing.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Monroe misses with a knee to the head.
Monroe misses with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Monroe has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Monroe missing with knees to the body.
Stenberg breaks from the clinch.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Stenberg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Monroe is looking to wear down Stenberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stenberg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Monroe circles away.
Monroe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stenberg, pushing him back against the cage.
Stenberg looking for a takedown.
Kyle Monroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Stenberg.
Stenberg fails to pull guard.
Monroe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stenberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stenberg.
Monroe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stenberg, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg avoiding damage as Monroe throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stenberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monroe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stenberg.
Monroe avoiding damage.
Stenberg wants a takedown.
Stenberg jumps guard but Monroe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stenberg jumps into guard, dragging Monroe to the mat.
Stenberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monroe is one step ahead there.
Monroe trying to control the position from guard on top but Stenberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Monroe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stenberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
Stenberg throws the left hand but Monroe avoids the punch easily.
Stenberg cracks Monroe with a good jab.
Stenberg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stenberg looks to throw the jab but Monroe is out of range.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenberg.
Stenberg darts in looking for a takedown but Monroe gets double underhooks and turns Stenberg into the cage.
Monroe swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stenberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe loads up on a big right hand but Stenberg slips the punch.
Monroe tries to clinch but Stenberg is having none of it.
A lazy left from Stenberg finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Monroe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stenberg.
Stenberg catches Monroe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Monroe misses.
Stenberg 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stenberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Monroe.
Stenberg has a takedown stuffed.
Monroe clinches.
Stenberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stenberg swings for the body but Monroe moves out of range.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monroe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Stenberg does no damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stenberg fails to land the takedown.
Kyle Monroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Stenberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Monroe throws an elbow but it misses.
Monroe trying to land knees to the body.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the head but Stenberg blocks with his arms.
Stenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monroe throws a head punch that misses.
Stenberg wants a takedown but no success here.
Stenberg has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Monroe clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stenberg biding his time, looking for the opening.
Stenberg missing with punches from the back.
Stenberg controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Monroe is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Stenberg has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Monroe taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fredrik Stenberg!
After winning the bout, Fredrik Stenberg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sprawl Brawl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen Kanye West - Homecoming as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sprawl Brawl has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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24
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sprawl Brawl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawl lands a really nice looking cross but Roberts seems unphased.
Brawl scores with a jab to the body.
Brawl moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brawl tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roberts takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roberts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brawl's head backwards.
It looks like Sprawl Brawl has been cut.
Roberts throws a looping overhand right but Brawl ducks down to avoid it.
Roberts takes a swing at Brawl's ribcage but misses.
Roberts looks to throw the jab but Brawl is out of range.
Roberts lunges at Brawl with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brawl's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brawl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
No joy there for Roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts cracks Brawl with an open hand slap.
Roberts lands with an overhand left.
Brawl misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts looks to land a combination but Brawl avoids it well.
Brawl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roberts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Roberts releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Brawl.
A telegraphed right hand from Roberts misses the target.
Roberts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brawl's head.
Nice shot by Roberts.
Sprawl Brawl's cut is getting worse.
Brawl on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roberts digs a good hook to Brawl's body.
Brawl staying out of range there.
Brawl lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roberts has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Roberts moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberts.
Brawl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brawl scores with a shot to the side of Roberts's head.
Roberts lands a right hand.
Roberts misses with a body punch.
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Brawl takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brawl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roberts throws a nice looking combination but Brawl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roberts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brawl takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roberts fails to land with a series of punches.
Roberts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roberts is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brawl had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Roberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawl moves out of range as Roberts strikes.
Roberts throws a nice looking combination but Brawl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brawl walks into a straight right hand from Roberts.
Roberts swings for the body but Brawl moves out of range.
Brawl darts in and clinches Roberts up against the cage.
Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brawl lands with a good body shot.
Brawl takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roberts lands a lovely overhand right.
Brawl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roberts.
Roberts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sprawl Brawl's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Brawl connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts closes the distance and pushes Brawl back into the cage.
Brawl blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts cracks Brawl with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roberts.
Brawl is breathing heavily.
Roberts tries to work over Brawl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberts swings wildly with an uppercut but Brawl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberts lands a left hand.
I was talking to Brawl's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Roberts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brawl's elbow.
Brawl struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberts controls his hands.
Roberts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roberts manages to break the clinch.
Roberts feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Brawl sprawling to the canvas! Brawl rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Roberts finish him?!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Roberts! Brawl is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Roberts!
An out of breath Ray Roberts 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Fretwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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212 lbs
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Hate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyle Fretwell!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fretwell dodges the punch combination from Hate.
Hate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've been informed that Fretwell has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Harry Hate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hate delivers a nice body kick.
Hate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fretwell moves away.
Fretwell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fretwell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fretwell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fretwell trying to control but Hate is working from the bottom.
Hate is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fretwell is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hate keeping moving, preventing Fretwell from controlling successfully.
Fretwell 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fretwell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hate's guard.
Fretwell is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hate is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Fretwell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fretwell wants to control the pace but Hate is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fretwell forces the positional change into back control.
Fretwell has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Hate! Can he survive? No! He's out! Fretwell gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lyle Fretwell!
A pretty intense looking Lyle Fretwell took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ngoc Bamh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Taparzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ngoc Bamh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ngoc Bamh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luca Taparzo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taparzo is looking to clinch but Bamh is avoiding it.
Taparzo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taparzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Taparzo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taparzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Taparzo misses.
Taparzo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taparzo throws a big shot that misses.
Bamh appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bamh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taparzo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taparzo checks a low kick from Bamh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taparzo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bamh avoids the body shot from Taparzo.
Bamh half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Taparzo misses with a hook.
Bamh appears to be looking for a big counter.
A combination from Taparzo does no damage.
Bamh walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taparzo is fending him off so far but Bamh persists. Nope, Taparzo circles away and we're back to standing.
Bamh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Taparzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Taparzo fails to land with a series of punches.
Taparzo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taparzo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bamh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taparzo throws out the jab.
Taparzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Taparzo misses with a body shot.
Luca Taparzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taparzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bamh is just out of range.
Taparzo swings for the body but Bamh moves out of range.
Bamh changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Taparzo throws the left hand but Bamh avoids the punch easily.
Bamh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taparzo.
Bamh feinted with a counter takedown.
Bamh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taparzo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bamh scrambles back to his feet.
Taparzo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Taparzo misses its intended target.
Bamh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taparzo.
Taparzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Taparzo.
Bamh is rocked!
Taparzo cracks Bamh with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Bamh tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Taparzo pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Bamh is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Taparzo!
Luca Taparzo is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Luca Taparzo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Ngoc Bamh stepped up to the mic, saying 'No worries, folks. Given my opponent's history of repeatedly testing positive for performance enhancing drugs, I'm confident this fight will be ruled a No-Contest and he'll be suspended yet again.'.
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