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MMANIAK 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Arcuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy comes into the arena with Chamillionaire - Ridin' ft. Krayzie Bone blaring out of the sound system. 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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184 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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176 cm
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168 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Arcuri!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arcuri throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCarthy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab by Arcuri.
McCarthy misses with the combination.
McCarthy misses with a series of wild punches.
Arcuri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arcuri scores with a hook.
Arcuri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCarthy lands with a nice combination. Arcuri backs away looking to recover.
Arcuri scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from McCarthy misses.
McCarthy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McCarthy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCarthy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Arcuri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arcuri bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops McCarthy! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
McCarthy is rocked!
Arcuri gets to his feet and stands over McCarthy, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! McCarthy felt that one! Arcuri unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save McCarthy from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Arcuri!
Phil Arcuri was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Em (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrestlefuck Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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179 lbs
6 - 12 - 0 |
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177 lbs
19 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Em!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Wrestlefuck Wrestling!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestling throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wrestling stuffs the takedown attempt from Em. Em gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been told by Em's head coaches at Cozad MMA London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wrestling scores with the left hand. Em knows he should have avoided that one.
Wrestling closes the distance and clinches.
Wrestling lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestling lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Wrestling.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wrestling.
Wrestling gets underhooks to prevent Em's takedown attempt.
Em is breathing heavily.
Wrestling lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestling pushes Em back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrestling lands a nice knee to the body.
Wrestling with a knee to the head.
Wrestling lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wrestling lands a shoulder strike.
Wrestling lands a left hand.
Wrestling has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Em seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wrestling can turn it around.
Wrestling lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Em or not.
Wrestling lands a body shot.
Wrestling pushes Em back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wrestling.
Wrestling lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wrestling utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Em takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Wrestling.
Wrestling lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wrestling digs a right hand into Em's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Em's gas tank.
Wrestling stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wrestling scores with a hook to the body.
Wrestling lands a good knee to the midsection. Em won't want to take too many of those.
Wrestling softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wrestling lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Wrestling.
Wrestling connects with a nasty looking knee right to Em's face.
Wrestling scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Em takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wrestling throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ems head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Wrestling.
Wrestling lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wrestling working Em over with knees to the body.
Wrestling digs a right hand underneath Em's ribcage. Em let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wrestling lands a shoulder strike.
Wrestling lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Em.
Wrestling lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wrestling lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Em.
A short right from Wrestling.
A right hand to the body from Wrestling.
Wrestling lands a shot to the body.
Wrestling scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrestling lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wrestling digs a right hand into Em's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Em's gas tank.
A short right from Wrestling.
A right hook to the body lands for Wrestling.
Wrestling gets through Em's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Wrestling.
Em is rocked!
Wrestling lands with a left to the head.
Oh Em is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wrestling landing knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Wrestling.
Em takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wrestling works on Em's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrestling lands a right hand that snaps the head of Em backwards.
Wrestling unloads a knee to the mid-section. Em lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wrestling crunches a lovely knee into Em's ribcage.
Wrestling is leaning against Em and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wrestling lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestlefuck Wrestling dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wrestling throws an overhand right that drops Em like a sack of potatoes! Wrestling dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wrestlefuck Wrestling!
After winning the bout, Wrestlefuck Wrestling 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, warrior. 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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| 210 cm
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251 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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200 lbs
10 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, James Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Davis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis gets the takedown into side control.
Davis tries for a kimura but Ross is defending well.
Davis has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ross is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Davis yanks on the arm and Ross is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Davis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hector Davis!
Hector Davis tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Borys Mankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mankowski comes to the cage accompanied by Kękę -Wyjebane. The crowd seem to be enjoying Couture's choice of entrance music: Mama said knock you out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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174 lbs
57 - 39 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borys Mankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
57 - 39 - 2, fighting out of London, Brandon Couture!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture throws an off balance right hand
and Mankowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mankowski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mankowski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Couture defends it well.
Couture is trying to stand back up but Mankowski is controlling him
Mankowski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Couture has managed to free his arm - good work.
Couture is looking to escape.
Mankowski is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Couture!
Couture is squirming around, avoiding Mankowski's attempts to control the action.
Couture wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Couture takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mankowski seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Couture is holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Mankowski locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Couture is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Borys Mankowski!
A relieved looking Borys Mankowski 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Voodoo People as his entrance music. Thomas Johnson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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| 220 cm
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277 lbs
32 - 33 - 1 |
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
32 - 33 - 1, fighting out of London, Zbigniew Ciosek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 43 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ciosek. That did some damage!
Johnson looks for a takedown but Ciosek sprawls well.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Ciosek stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Ciosek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ciosek pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zbigniew Ciosek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Johnson.
Johnson rushes Ciosek and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciosek lands a body punch.
Ciosek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ciosek prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice left hand lands by Ciosek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ciosek.
It looks like Thomas Johnson has been cut.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Ciosek turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ciosek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ciosek breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ciosek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ciosek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ciosek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ciosek feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Johnson crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zbigniew Ciosek!
Zbigniew Ciosek made sure to mention his sponsor, Sun-Tzu in his post fight interview.
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