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BBD in a C - 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yaser Khalafa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Shermann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yaser Khalafa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Shermann!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shermann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khalafa as he jumps to the side.
Khalafa lands a left and a right that send Shermann crashing to the mat, dazed. Khalafa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Harold Shermann has been cut.
Khalafa jabs at Shermann's body.
Khalafa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shermann looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khalafa feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Shermann sprawling to the canvas! Shermann rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Khalafa finish him?!
Shermann is rocked!
Shermann tries to get into range but Khalafa steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Shermann! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Khalafa scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yaser Khalafa!
Yaser Khalafa really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Island's Forbidden Fruits logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Kita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kita comes to the cage accompanied by Aleja Gwiazd. Damian Kita could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Bean's chin.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damian Kita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Bean!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Bean finds it's way through Kita's defenses.
Nice body punch from Bean.
Nice uppercut lands for Kita. That snapped Bean's head back.
Kita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kita takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bean misses with an uppercut
and Kita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Bean.
Kita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Bean. That snapped Kita's head back.
Bean lands a glancing blow to the side of Kita's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean throws out a loose jab but Kita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kita misses with a two punch combination.
Kita could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bean rushes Kita and presses him up against the cage.
Kita tries to pull guard but Bean holds him up against the cage and eventually Kita drops back down to his feet.
Kita taking a breather.
Bean lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean lands with a short shot to the head.
Bean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kita backwards.
Bean scores with a hook to the body.
Kita is breathing heavily.
Bean manages to break the clinch.
Bean cracks Kita with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bean throws a body shot but no joy.
Bean rushes Kita and presses him up against the cage.
Bean lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Bean.
Bean scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bean is leaning against Kita and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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!
Bean lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bean scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bean's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kita under the eye.
Bean fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Kita to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Kita looks to clinch but Bean throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Kita taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Johnny Bean!
Damian Kita was interviewed post fight and said 'I will be back!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krigniv Oalognov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Dumont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francois Dumont has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Krigniv Oalognov's chin.
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265 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Krigniv Oalognov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Francois Dumont!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumont lands a big head kick that sends Oalognov tumbling to the mat! Dumont takes a step backwards and waves Oalognov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oalognov is rocked!
It looks like Krigniv Oalognov has been cut.
Dumont has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Oalognov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dumont scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Oalognov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oalognov is breathing heavily.
Crack! A monster head kick from Dumont and Oalognov falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Dumont!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Francois Dumont!
Our winner, Francois Dumont, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Poro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
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290 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pekka Poro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eddie Newton!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Newton wants to clinch
and Poro counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Eddie Newton has been cut.
Newton moves out of range of the strikes.
Newton tries to counter with a clinch but Poro shakes him off and moves away.
Newton lands a really nice looking cross but Poro seems unphased.
Poro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Poro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Newton tries to clinch but Poro is having none of it.
Poro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Newton blocking some punches.
Poro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newton's elbow.
Newton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Poro misses with the head strike.
Newton lands a nice shot to the body.
Poro has Newton pressed against the cage.
Poro throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poro lands with a light punch inside.
Poro tries to work over Newton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Newton.
Poro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Newton.
Poro slows down the pace here.
Poro pushes Newton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Poro has a couple of punches blocked by Newton.
Newton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poro taking a breather.
Newton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Poro is working Newton over against the cage.
A short right from Newton on the inside.
Poro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poro tries a body shot but Newton blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Poro as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Poro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Newton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Newton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Newton throws a head punch that misses.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newton misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton lands a nice uppercut.
Poro misses with a body punch.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Newton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Poro or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
Poro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Newton.
Newton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Newton pushes Poro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Newton fails to land.
Poro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Newton misses with the head strike.
Poro misses with a body punch.
Poro blocks a body shot from Newton.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Newton lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
Newton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poro.
Newton tries to throw a body punch but Poro avoids it by throwing Newton back against the cage.
Newton lands a shoulder strike.
Newton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Newton lands a big right hand that drops Poro! The killer instinct kicks in and Newton finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Newton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Newton!
A relieved looking Eddie Newton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salomon Nevalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Brennan Gordon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brennan Gordon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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223 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brennan Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Salomon Nevalainen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevalainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gordon.
Nevalainen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nevalainen cracks Gordon with a solid left hand.
Nevalainen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nevalainen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gordon trying to control the position.
Nevalainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gordon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nevalainen on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon is trying to keep Nevalainen in close.
Nevalainen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gordon's head.
Gordon seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Nevalainen stands up over Gordon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevalainen is pushing down on Gordon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gordon is fighting to maintain full guard but Nevalainen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gordon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gordon tries to get out of the position.
Gordon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nevalainen.
Gordon wants to control but Nevalainen is keeping busy.
Nevalainen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nevalainen working over Gordon with some ground and pound. Gordon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nevalainen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gordon wants to control but Nevalainen is keeping busy.
Nevalainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nevalainen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nevalainen working the head and body with strikes.
Gordon is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nevalainen lands a nice short elbow.
Nevalainen is thwarting Gordon's attempts to control the position.
Nevalainen lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is looking to control Nevalainen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gordon avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordon taking some punishment here, with Nevalainen in his half guard.
Nevalainen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gordon wants to improve his position but Nevalainen is controlling well.
Nevalainen wants to control but Gordon is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Nevalainen there.
Gordon wants to get back to his feet.
Nevalainen lands with a punch from half guard.
Gordon is rocked!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gordon taking some punishment here, with Nevalainen in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nevalainen lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Gordon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nevalainen sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Gordon! Oh, Gordon is in big trouble! Nevalainen lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Salomon Nevalainen!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Kopylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thor's Hammer!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrei Kopylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luther Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kopylov letting Anderson take a breather here.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Anderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anderson controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Anderson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kopylov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anderson after a bit of a struggle.
Kopylov has been working on his balance at Harambe Remembrance Hall, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Anderson.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Luther Anderson.
Anderson slips a jab from Kopylov.
Anderson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Kopylov from controlling successfully.
Anderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopylov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kopylov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Anderson dives on top into guard.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kopylov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Anderson has his hands clasped together but Kopylov extends and breaks Anderson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kopylov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrei Kopylov!
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