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EVOLUTION 2 BIG BANG PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lan Mandragoran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Box!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Box walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mandragoran.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Box.
Mandragoran connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Box has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mandragoran connects with a body shot that sends Box's belly button to the back.
Box has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mandragoran.
Box looks winded!
Mandragoran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mandragoran cracks a nice hook into Box's ribs.
Mandragoran lands a big head kick that sends Box tumbling to the mat! Mandragoran takes a step backwards and waves Box back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Box is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandragoran jabs at Box's body.
Box is still on wobbly legs! Can Mandragoran finish him?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mandragoran.
Box takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mandragoran finds Box's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Box flops back against the ropes, eyes gazing into the distance. Mandragoran lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Box will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lan Mandragoran!
Lan Mandragoran is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Lan Mandragoran, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steely Eyed The Night (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polly Mascot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Steely Eyed The Night has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Steely Eyed The Night seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steely Eyed The Night!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Polly Mascot !
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! The Night has knocked Mascot down with a huge combo! The Night steps away and waves a wobbly Mascot back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Polly Mascot has been cut.
The Night is pawing at Mascot , trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Mascot 's nose. Mascot is badly hurt! The Night pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Mascot tries desperately to hold on but The Night is relentless in his assault! As Mascot receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls The Night away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steely Eyed The Night!
Steely Eyed The Night is the new heavyweight champion!
Steely Eyed The Night made sure to mention his sponsor, EVOLUTION Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rembrandt Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tate comes to the ring accompanied by Engine No. 9. Schmidt has chosen red barchetta- rush as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Jackson Tate has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jackson Tate seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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170 lbs
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181 lbs
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Good takedowns
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Tate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rembrandt Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Jackson Tate has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Schmidt as Tate shoots in.
Schmidt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tate shoots and misses
and Schmidt counters with a nice body shot.
Tate looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Schmidt!
Tate works to advance to full mount. Schmidt defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tate with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt tries to hold on but Tate pushes him away.
Tate is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Schmidt has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Schmidt tries to improve his position but Tate has taken his back! Tate has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Schmidt tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Tate pushes Schmidt away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jackson Tate!
Jackson Tate is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Jackson Tate 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sprint Asap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sprint Asap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paddy Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Asap throws a jab when Bateman was well out of range.
Bateman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Asap napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Asap has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bateman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Asap is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bateman wants to control but Asap is keeping him busy.
Bateman tries for a kimura but Asap is defending well.
Bateman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Asap is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bateman tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Asap keeps working.
Bateman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bateman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Asap wants to control but Bateman postures up.
Asap is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bateman trying to control the action but Asap is working from the bottom.
Asap trying to remain calm as Bateman controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bateman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bateman taking a break here but Asap is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bateman trying to control from half guard but Asap is working away.
Asap looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bateman has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Samran Muay Thai. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bateman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Asap doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bateman.
Bateman wants to pass to mount but Asap is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman trying to control from Asap's half guard. Asap has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bateman trying to control the position from guard on top but Asap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bateman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Asap is keeping the position for now.
Bateman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bateman trying to control the position from guard on top but Asap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Asap closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Asap fails to land.
Bateman can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bateman.
Asap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bateman blocks it with crossed arms.
Asap throws a punch but it's blocked by Bateman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bateman.
Asap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Asap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asap swings wildly with an uppercut but Bateman uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sprint Asap dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Asap scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bateman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Asap tries to clinch there but Bateman circles away.
Bateman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Asap did well to prevent Bateman getting side control.
Bateman is working for a submission of some sort.
Bateman moves nicely into side control.
Bateman wants to control but Asap is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bateman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Asap's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Asap is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bateman trying to control the position but Asap is working away.
Bateman is trying to get an arm triangle but Asap is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Asap is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Bateman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bateman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bateman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bateman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Asap knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bateman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Asap is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bateman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Asap!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Asap is working to get back to half guard.
Bateman moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Asap has worked his arm free - good work by Asap!
Bateman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Asap rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bateman's guard! Nice work there by Asap!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bateman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Asap is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bateman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Asap defends well.
Bateman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Asap avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bateman looking for a guillotine here but Asap defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Bateman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bateman connects with a crisp jab.
Bateman walks into a stiff left hand from Asap.
Asap has Bateman up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bateman is looking to control Asap's arms but Asap gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bateman has his back to the ropes.
Bateman misses with a punch to the body.
Asap is trying to stall.
Bateman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bateman wants the takedown. Asap is fighting it off but Bateman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Asap's guard against the ropes.
Bateman looking to sit in guard and control but Asap gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bateman working for a triangle but Asap defends it easily.
Paddy Bateman has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman looking for a sweep. Not yet Bateman, not yet.
Asap decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bateman, up you get!
Bateman fails to land with a series of punches.
Bateman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asap misses with a straight left.
Bateman works the jab nicely.
Asap looks to throw the jab but Bateman is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Bateman there.
Bateman ducks under a wild hook from Asap.
Asap with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asap.
Asap thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asap throws the left hand but Bateman avoids the punch easily.
Bateman throws a shot to the body.
Bateman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bateman is working for a submission of some sort.
Bateman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Asap is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap tries to roll over but Bateman keeps him under control.
Bateman seems to be looking for submissions.
Bateman wants to take a breather but Asap is having none of it.
Asap tries to kick Bateman off but Bateman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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.
Asap is refusing to be controlled, as Bateman sits in half guard.
Bateman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Asap takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bateman throws a hook to the side of Asap's head but Asap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bateman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Asap defends well and Bateman ends up having to push Asap into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sprint Asap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bateman slips under a jab.
Bateman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Asap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bateman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bateman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Asap's half guard.
Bateman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Asap defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paddy Bateman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bateman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paddy Bateman!
Paddy Bateman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevaughn Aldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldridge's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Smooth Criminal By Michael Jackson. O Conghaile has chosen The Deer's Cry by Angelina as his entrance music. 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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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevaughn Aldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 29 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oisin O Conghaile!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldridge avoids the head kick by O Conghaile.
Aldridge moves out of range of the strikes.
O Conghaile lands with an uppercut that bounces Aldridge off the ropes and back into range.
Aldridge looks for the body kick but O Conghaile saw that one coming.
O Conghaile's coach down at WildBoar's Pig Pen (Strength and Conditioning) $40 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on O Conghaile's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
O Conghaile with a nice cross.
Aldridge takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aldridge misses with the combination.
Aldridge takes a kick to the side of the head.
O Conghaile lands a head kick. Aldridge smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aldridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldridge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
O Conghaile closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
O Conghaile is pushing Aldridge up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
O Conghaile misses with a body punch.
O Conghaile leaning against his opponent.
Aldridge looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Conghaile trying to control the position but instead, Aldridge has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Conghaile into the ropes.
O Conghaile breaks the clinch.
O Conghaile jabs at Aldridge's body.
Aldridge avoids a kick to the body.
Aldridge tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from O Conghaile.
O Conghaile lands a two punch combo.
Aldridge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldridge avoids a kick to the body.
Aldridge moves out of range of the body kick.
Aldridge takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Aldridge throws a series of punches but O Conghaile avoids them all with ease.
Aldridge looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Conghaile blocks a head kick by Aldridge.
A lazy body kick from Aldridge
and O Conghaile counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Conghaile thows a body kick. Aldridge tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Aldridge connects with a solid leg kick.
Kevaughn Aldridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldridge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aldridge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldridge smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Conghaile listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aldridge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O Conghaile looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aldridge throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aldridge looks to throw a body kick
and O Conghaile counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldridge misses with a low kick.
O Conghaile on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aldridge. Aldridge obviously looking to wear him down.
O Conghaile throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aldridge feinted with a counter takedown.
Aldridge avoids the head kick by O Conghaile.
O Conghaile tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aldridge is able to avoid easily.
Aldridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aldridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Conghaile scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldridge avoids the head kick by O Conghaile.
O Conghaile lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aldridge is rocked!
Aldridge misses with a wild body shot.
O Conghaile missing with a left hand there. Aldridge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aldridge appears to be looking for a big counter.
Aldridge throws a head kick that misses.
O Conghaile connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Aldridge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Conghaile cracks Aldridge with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Aldridge falls to his knees and O Conghaile doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oisin O Conghaile!
An out of breath Oisin O Conghaile 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 Wayne Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Castilho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conner's entrance music is The Man Who Sold The World. A fine choice. Wayne Conner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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221 lbs
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209 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cesar Castilho!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conner cracks Castilho with an open hand slap.
Conner lands a jab to the nose.
Castilho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Conner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch combination from Castilho misses.
Castilho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conner throws out the jab.
Castilho is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Conner lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Castilho crumples to the floor! Conner milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wayne Conner!
Wayne Conner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Cesar Castilho stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tough Opponent, Ill Be Back Thanks Again '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnie Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Sykes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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26
273 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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26
270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arnie Armstrong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Sykes!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sykes blocks a head kick by Armstrong.
Arnie Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Armstrong. That snapped Sykes's head back.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sykes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Armstrong lands an overhand right.
Sykes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sykes jabs Armstrong right on the nose. Armstrong blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Arnie Armstrong has been cut.
Armstrong motions for Sykes to come forward. Armstrong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Armstrong tenderised Sykes's leg. Sykes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sykes throws a lazy right hand but Armstrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Armstrong cracks a nice hook into Sykes's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong throws a hook but Sykes avoids it easily.
Sykes replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Armstrong blocks it well.
Sykes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Armstrong 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.
Armstrong slips a jab and a cross from Sykes.
Armstrong lands a leg kick that knocks Sykes off balance momentarily.
Armstrong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Armstrong throws a leg kick which misses Sykes's front leg but catches the back leg as Sykes tries to avoid it.
Armstrong connects with a crisp jab.
Armstrong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Armstrong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Armstrong thows a body kick. Sykes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Armstrong throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Armstrong jabs at Sykes's body.
Armstrong throws out a loose jab but Sykes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armstrong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sykes throws a head kick that misses.
Armstrong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Armstrong.
Sykes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Armstrong's hands.
Nice uppercut lands for Armstrong. That snapped Sykes's head back.
Armstrong lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Sykes falls backwards - clearly groggy! Armstrong dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnie Armstrong!
Arnie Armstrong is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Arnie Armstrong 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Ritzik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Escobar De Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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39
265 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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36
231 lbs
18 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rupert Ritzik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Escobar De Vega!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritzik rushes De Vega and presses him up against the ropes.
Ritzik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ritzik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ritzik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ritzik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Vega throws a body shot but no joy.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Vega!
De Vega throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid body kick from De Vega.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Vega drives through with a takedown into Ritzik's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ritzik is looking to stand up but De Vega isn't so interested in that idea.
De Vega is looking to work some ground and pound but Ritzik has wrist control.
De Vega throws a strike but Ritzik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritzik tries to stand but De Vega is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Vega is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritzik is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Vega works over Ritzik with some ground and pound from guard.
Ritzik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Vega.
De Vega with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Vega throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Vega has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Vega wants to control from the top but Ritzik keeps moving.
De Vega trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Vega working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Vega trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
My spies in Mist Of Pandaria inform me that De Vega has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
De Vega wants to control from the top but Ritzik keeps moving.
De Vega throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ritzik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ritzik pushes De Vega off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
De Vega bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Vega lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ritzik takes a step back to recover.
Ritzik tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Vega closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ritzik's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Vega's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Vega is standing up over Ritzik. Ritzik looks to escape but De Vega dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vega tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
De Vega wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ritzik, who protects the arm well.
De Vega prevents Ritzik from escaping the position.
De Vega throws a strike aimed at the side of Ritzik's head but Ritzik avoids it well.
De Vega cracks Ritzik with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
De Vega wants to control but Ritzik is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Vega tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Vega has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ritzik defending against the ground and pound.
De Vega misses with the ground and pound.
Ritzik is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but De Vega has just dragged him back down to the mat.
De Vega lands a few punches from side control.
De Vega in side control lands a decent elbow.
An elbow from De Vega crashes against the mat.
De Vega wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ritzik keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Escobar De Vega dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Vega moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Vega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Vega throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Vega drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Vega stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ritzik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Vega throws a big right hand that misses.
Ritzik is looking to stand up but De Vega isn't so interested in that idea.
De Vega wants to control from the top but Ritzik keeps moving.
Ritzik looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Vega's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ritzik keeping moving, preventing De Vega from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Vega accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Vega working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ritzik wants to get back to his feet but De Vega is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
De Vega makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ritzik has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes De Vega off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
De Vega connects with an inside leg kick.
De Vega moves out of range of the strikes.
Ritzik walks into a straight right hand from De Vega.
De Vega lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Vega closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vega digs a right hand into Ritzik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ritzik's gas tank.
A short right from De Vega.
De Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by Ritzik.
De Vega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Vega has Ritzik pressed against the ropes, preventing Ritzik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ritzik is trying to break free.
De Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Vega lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De Vega softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
De Vega lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Vega misses with a body punch.
Ritzik looking to stall.
De Vega lands a left hand.
It looks like Rupert Ritzik has been cut.
De Vega lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ritzik backwards.
De Vega gets through Ritzik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ritzik is trying to break the clinch but De Vega has him pressed against the ropes.
De Vega presses Ritzik against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Vega taking a breather.
Ritzik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Vega is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Vega lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Vega misses with a body punch.
De Vega lands a right hand.
De Vega lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from De Vega - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Vega.
De Vega throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Vega scores with a shot to the side of Ritzik's head.
De Vega cracks Ritzik with a nice body shot.
De Vega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ritzik backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for De Vega.
A right handed body shot lands from De Vega.
A short right from De Vega on the inside.
De Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritzik tries to circle away but De Vega has him pinned against the ropes.
De Vega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ritzik backwards.
De Vega lands with a right to the head.
De Vega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ritzik is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritzik blocks an uppercut.
Oh Ritzik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Vega lands a big right hand that drops Ritzik! The killer instinct kicks in and De Vega finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by De Vega!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Escobar De Vega!
After winning the bout, Escobar De Vega 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Busta Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Black might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ready or Not. Davison has chosen Not Today by Sevendust as his entrance music. Chris Davison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
219 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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29
211 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Busta Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Davison!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davison drives through with a takedown into Black's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Davison passes Black's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Davison working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Davison is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Davison there.
Black has a hand on Davison's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Davison takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Davison working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Davison landing strikes from the mount.
Black is rocked!
It looks like Busta Black has been cut.
Davison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Black can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Black is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davison is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davison postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Black out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Davison goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Davison!
After winning the bout, Chris Davison 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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