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LKO5 Rehearsal PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank LA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank LA!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragnar Lodbrok!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok cracks a nice hook into LA's ribs.
LA fails with the takedown
and Lodbrok counters with a nice right hand that sends LA toppling to the canvas! LA scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lodbrok finish him?!
LA misses the body punch
and Lodbrok rattles LA with a well-timed uppercut counter. - LA tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Lodbrok dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving LA stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ragnar Lodbrok!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hershel Hasselhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hershel Hasselhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Khan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hasselhoff.
Khan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hasselhoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hasselhoff throws a head kick that misses.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hasselhoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Khan throws a right and a left that Hasselhoff avoids nicely.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan looks winded!
Hasselhoff looking to score a takedown here. Khan is defending well but Hasselhoff drives through and ends up in Khan's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hasselhoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but Hasselhoff is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hasselhoff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff looking to sit in guard and control but Khan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hasselhoff is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Khan rolls with it to try and escape but Hasselhoff cranks on the arm and Khan is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hershel Hasselhoff!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brain Buro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buro comes to the cage accompanied by Brian Boro`s March. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brain Buro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Bowman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman scores with a body shot.
Bowman misses with a takedown
and Buro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowman manages to avoid it.
Bowman throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Buro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Buro catches Bowman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Tom Bowman has been cut.
We've been informed that Bowman 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.
Bowman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buro lands a right hook to the body.
Bowman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Buro as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Buro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buro was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowman.
Buro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowman.
Bowman fails with the takedown
and Buro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bowman thinking.
Brain Buro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Bowman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No luck for Bowman with that takedown attempt.
Buro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bowman momentarily.
Bowman is rocked!
Buro cracks Bowman with a hook to the temple - Bowman is on wobbly legs here! Buro swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bowman falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Buro wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brain Buro!
Brain Buro really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that AnonymouS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ottis Toole Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toole Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Ring of fire. Taylor has chosen Tool - Pushit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ottis Toole Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toole Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taylor.
Taylor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Toole Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Toole Jr bucks up and tries to throw Taylor off but instead Taylor has got his back!
Taylor punches the canvas rather than the man.
Taylor lands punches and elbows.
Toole Jr covering up well under a series of strikes from Taylor.
Toole Jr covering up well under a barage of strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor missing with strikes.
Taylor throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Taylor landing with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor punches the canvas rather than the man.
Taylor lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Taylor manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Toole Jr trying to get back to his feet but Taylor is in full control for now.
Taylor punishes Toole Jr with strikes from the back mount.
Taylor is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Taylor gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Taylor gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Taylor apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Toole Jr is rocked!
Taylor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Toole Jr defends well and Taylor ends up having to push Toole Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Toole Jr is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt
and Toole Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ottis Toole Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Taylor.
Toole Jr misses with a straight left.
Taylor has his takedown stuffed
and Toole Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toole Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Toole Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor fails with the takedown
letting Toole Jr counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toole Jr dips to his left and cracks Taylor with an uppercut!
Toole Jr misses with a looping right.
Taylor has his takedown stuffed
and Toole Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Toole Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taylor thinking.
Taylor shoots and misses
and Toole Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Taylor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Toole Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taylor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Toole Jr's head.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toole Jr defending well though.
Taylor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Toole Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Toole Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taylor on the ground.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Toole Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taylor is nestled in close to Toole Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Taylor is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Taylor.
Taylor slips a nice elbow through Toole Jr's hands, connecting with Toole Jr's forehead.
Toole Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toole Jr defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toole Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor throwing shots but Toole Jr is blocking nicely.
Taylor passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean Taylor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taylor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Toole Jr did well to prevent Taylor getting side control.
Toole Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor.
Taylor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Taylor.
Taylor prevents Toole Jr from standing back up.
Taylor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toole Jr defending well though.
Taylor working Toole Jr over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Taylor in particular looking to stall.
Taylor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taylor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor drops an elbow to the side of Toole Jr's head.
Oh Toole Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Toole Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Sean Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taylor trying to control from half guard but Toole Jr is working away.
Taylor lands strikes from half guard.
Taylor throwing shots but Toole Jr is blocking nicely.
Taylor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Toole Jr pushes Taylor off looking to stand but Taylor dives back in and keeps control.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taylor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toole Jr defending well though.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor throwing shots but Toole Jr is blocking nicely.
Taylor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taylor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taylor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toole Jr defending well though.
Toole Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Toole Jr tries to get out of the position.
Ground and pound from Taylor.
Taylor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Taylor slips a nice elbow through Toole Jr's hands, connecting with Toole Jr's forehead.
Taylor lands a big elbow - Toole Jr is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Taylor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Taylor!
During a confident post fight interview, Sean Taylor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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