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MMANIAK 23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brother Firetribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez has chosen Trap Door as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
38 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Brother Firetribe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 33 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Mendez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Firetribe defends it nicely.
Firetribe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Firetribe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Firetribe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Firetribe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mendez is trying to drag Firetribe to the mat but Firetribe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firetribe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mendez looks winded!
Firetribe effectively controlling the action here.
Firetribe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mendez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firetribe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Firetribe landing knees to the head.
Firetribe lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendez won't want to take too many of those.
Firetribe is working Mendez over against the cage.
Firetribe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mendez's face.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Firetribe slowing the pace effectively.
A body shot lands from Firetribe.
Firetribe avoiding damage.
Mendez takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Tiago Mendez has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Firetribe.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Firetribe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Firetribe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Firetribe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mendez's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Firetribe.
Firetribe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Firetribe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Firetribe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mendez is rocked!
Mendez jumps guard.
Mendez is still in real trouble! Can Firetribe finish him?
Mendez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mendez seems to have recovered his senses.
Firetribe gets to his feet. Mendez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Firetribe scores with a jab to the body.
Firetribe dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
A left lands for Firetribe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe lands a jab to the head.
Brother Firetribe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendez pushes Firetribe up against the cage in a clinch.
Firetribe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Firetribe - that landed with a thud.
Firetribe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Firetribe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mendez letting Firetribe take a breather here.
Firetribe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Firetribe effectively controlling the action here.
Firetribe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brother Firetribe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Mendez.
Firetribe lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mendez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Firetribe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendez or not.
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!
Firetribe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Firetribe lands a damaging elbow.
Firetribe drops Mendez with a big knee straight up the middle! Mendez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mendez circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Firetribe. Mendez falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Firetribe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brother Firetribe!
A very excited looking Brother Firetribe 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Borys Mankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mankowski comes to the cage accompanied by Kękę -Wyjebane. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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186 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
13 - 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
16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamidovich Saitiev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mankowski is looking for a sweep. Hamidovich Saitiev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mankowski missing with punches from the bottom.
Hamidovich Saitiev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mankowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hamidovich Saitiev pulls his head out easily.
Mankowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mankowski is looking for a sweep. Hamidovich Saitiev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mankowski trying to hold on to Hamidovich Saitiev's head to control him but Hamidovich Saitiev postures up.
Mankowski punching from the bottom.
Mankowski has hold of Hamidovich Saitiev's hands but Hamidovich Saitiev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hamidovich Saitiev lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamidovich Saitiev working the head and body with strikes.
Mankowski wants to control but Hamidovich Saitiev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hamidovich Saitiev lands strikes from half guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mankowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mankowski gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mankowski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hamidovich Saitiev has managed to get both his arms back between Mankowski's legs - danger averted.
Hamidovich Saitiev trying to control the position from guard on top but Mankowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Mankowski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hamidovich Saitiev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hamidovich Saitiev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mankowski's head.
Mankowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mankowski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mankowski keeping full guard, as Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pass.
Hamidovich Saitiev is posturing up here but Mankowski has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Hamidovich Saitiev tries to roll out but it's too tight and Hamidovich Saitiev has to tap! Slick submission there by Mankowski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Borys Mankowski!
An out of breath Borys Mankowski 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Sullivan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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292 lbs
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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
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong slaps away a takedown attempt from Sullivan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sullivan moves in looking to clinch but Armstrong pushes him off.
Armstrong is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Armstrong throws out a powerful jab.
Armstrong tries to keep at a distance but Sullivan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sullivan tries to land knees in the clinch but Armstrong avoids the damage to the body.
Sullivan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Armstrong breaks the clinch.
Armstrong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sullivan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sullivan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Armstrong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches up with Sullivan, looking for a takedown. Armstrong pushes Sullivan against the cage but Sullivan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sullivan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Armstrong is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
Armstrong has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sullivan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sullivan sets himself, and Armstrong steps forward looking for the clinch! Sullivan avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan slips a jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sullivan sprawls well initially but Armstrong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sullivan has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Armstrong is on him like a limpet, forcing Sullivan back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan breaks the clinch.
Armstrong darts in looking for a takedown but Sullivan gets double underhooks and turns Armstrong into the cage.
Robert Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Armstrong.
Armstrong has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan tries for a takedown but Armstrong manages to get underhooks.
Armstrong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sullivans head.
A bit of stalling here from Sullivan.
Sullivan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sullivan is trying to drag Armstrong to the mat but Armstrong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Armstrong gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sullivan wants to stand up but Armstrong is controlling him.
Armstrong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Armstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sullivan looking for a sweep. Not yet Sullivan, not yet.
Armstrong passes Sullivan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Armstrong connects with a nice short shot to Sullivan's temple.
Armstrong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sullivan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Armstrong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sullivan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Armstrong wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.
Armstrong landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sullivan's head.
Armstrong landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Armstrong throws a big elbow that misses.
Sullivan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sullivan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sullivan wants to stand but Armstrong is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is in close to Sullivan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Armstrong stands up over Sullivan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sullivan wants to stand and escape but Armstrong is having none of it.
Armstrong postures up in Sullivan's guard and throws a big left but Sullivan blocks it.
Armstrong trying to control but Sullivan is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Armstrong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Armstrong throws a big right hand that misses.
Armstrong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sullivan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Armstrong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Armstrong wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.
Sullivan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sullivan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Armstrong is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sullivan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sullivan closes the distance and clinches up with Armstrong, looking for a takedown. Sullivan pushes Armstrong against the cage but Armstrong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Armstrong feints and as Sullivan raises his hands in defense, Armstrong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Armstrong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sullivan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Armstrong is controlling him.
Armstrong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Armstrong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Armstrong is in close to Sullivan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Armstrong lands a couple of elbows.
Armstrong postures up and lands a big shot to Sullivan's brow.
Armstrong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sullivan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Armstrong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Armstrong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sullivan's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Armstrong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
Armstrong throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sullivan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Armstrong is in Sullivan's guard.
Sullivan has his feet on Armstrong's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Armstrong moves out of range easily.
Armstrong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Armstrong looking for a takedown here - he's got 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!
Armstrong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sullivan is rocked!
Armstrong distracts Sullivan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Armstrong working some strikes from top position.
Oh Sullivan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Armstrong cracks Sullivan with a solid left hand.
Armstrong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Armstrong prevents Sullivan from getting back to his feet.
Armstrong arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Sullivan's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eddie Armstrong!
A relieved looking Eddie Armstrong 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 Wayde West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Sober. Huber has chosen Enter Sandman 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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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayde West!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Huber!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber dives in and grabs West's left leg, looking for a takedown. West pushes down on Huber's head and hops out.
Huber dives in for a single leg takedown but West sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Huber fails with the takedown.
Wayde West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Huber.
Huber shoots in for a takedown but West shows good takedown defense.
West drops Huber with a beautiful combination! Huber stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - West is looking for the KO!
Huber is rocked!
It looks like Mario Huber has been cut.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from West! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wayde West!
Wayde West is the new heavyweight champion!
Wayde West 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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