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TGC 8: Shakhbulatov vs Kulina PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris White has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jon Florian's chin.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris White!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with the combination.
White moves into range and clinches up with Florian.
Florian has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics White uses from the top position.
White gets to his feet. Florian looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Florian throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Florian explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sloppy strikes from Florian. Those never looked like landing.
White tries to counter by closing the distance.
Some wild striking there from Florian.
White shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Florian is trying to defend but White finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a head shot. Florian uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White throws a strike but Florian rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
White throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Florian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Florian gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
White swings for the body but Florian moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Florian stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Florian looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
White pushes Florian up against the cage in a clinch.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Florian is landing a low percentage of strikes.
White has managed to clinch.
Florian jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Florian gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
White lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Florian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Florian slips a jab and a cross from White.
Florian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chris White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Florian circles away quickly and effectively.
White throws a hook but Florian avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from White.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Florian jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Florian.
White looks to throw a body kick
enabling Florian to counter with a crisp jab.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Florian sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Florian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Florian fails to land with a series of punches.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Florian looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Florian looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
White walks into a stiff left hand from Florian.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Florian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Florian throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White slips a straight right by Florian.
Florian throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
White takes the fight into the clinch.
Florian is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jon Florian will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
White dodges the punch combination from Florian.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Florian scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
White thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Florian if he has to take too many more of those.
A kick lands to the mid section there for White.
Jon Florian is winning the standup battle so far.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Florian.
Florian lands a body shot.
White defending well as Florian loads up on a big left hand.
White throws a right hand that Florian ducks under and follows up with a left that Florian also avoids with ease.
As White looks to move away, Florian throws a big counter combo but White just gets out of the way.
Florian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Florian takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Florian misses with a two punch combination.
White is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Florian throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Florian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Florian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Florian tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
White manages to break the clinch.
White scores with a three punch combo!
Florian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Florian moves out of range of the body kick from White.
White clinches with his opponent.
White breaks the clinch.
Florian throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Florian takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Florian throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White takes a swing at Florian's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Florian misses.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Florian pinned against the cage. Florian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White clinches with his opponent.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Florian misses the jab.
Jon Florian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Florian moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
White has managed to clinch.
Florian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Florian regains guard immediately.
White prevents Florian from getting back to his feet.
Florian pushes White off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Florian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Florian is looking to land body kicks.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Florian tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And White tries to counter it with a takedown but Florian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Florian throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Florian.
A decent looking body kick lands there for White.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Florian counters with a nice body shot.
Florian listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jon Florian will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by White.
White scoring with punches and elbows.
White decides to take the fight back to the feet.
White is looking to clinch.
White pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Florian back to the cage. White follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Florian throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
As Florian backs off White throws a huge counter combo but Florian manages to avoid it all.
White is looking to clinch but Florian is avoiding it.
White throws a hook but Florian avoids it easily.
White clinches up with Florian and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - White lands in his opponent's guard.
Florian pushes White off and scrambles back to his feet.
Florian throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Florian thinking.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Florian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Florian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Florian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Florian fails to land with a series of punches.
Florian misses with a leg kick.
White shoots for a takedown but Florian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Florian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Florian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Florian has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Florian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Florian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White throws a counter combo.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Florian.
Florian throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White lets loose with a powerful body kick. Florian will feel that in the morning.
White lands a really nice looking cross but Florian seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florian uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
White gets a takedown into half guard.
Florian pushes White off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick from White lands but Florian takes it in his stride.
Florian throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Florian is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Florian circles away and we're back to standing.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from White does no damage.
Florian misses with a wild combination.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Florian connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
Florian throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jon Florian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris White.
Florian throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a body kick that stops Florian in his tracks momentarily.
Florian scores with a three punch combo!
Chris White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jon Florian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch combination from Florian misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jon Florian.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Florian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Florian!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Philo Beddoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Joseph Proudhon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philo Beddoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beddoe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Proudhon with a jab.
Beddoe throws a looping overhand right but Proudhon ducks down to avoid it.
Proudhon lands with an uppercut that bounces Beddoe off the cage and back into range.
Beddoe misses with a series of wild punches.
Beddoe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Proudhon misses with a body shot.
Beddoe misses with the combination.
Beddoe looks to land a combination but Proudhon avoids it well.
Beddoe drops his hands momentarily and Proudhon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Proudhon there.
Proudhon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beddoe misses with a double jab.
Proudhon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Proudhon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beddoes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Beddoe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beddoe swinging wildly here.
Proudhon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Proudhon connects with a jab.
Proudhon scores with the left hand. Beddoe knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudhon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good shot there by Proudhon.
Proudhon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Proudhon fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Beddoe to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Beddoe looks to clinch but Proudhon throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Beddoe taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
Pierre Joseph Proudhon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Philo Beddoe had this to say: 'I'll be back stronger'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karelin Pripyat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin Pripyat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karelin Pripyat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Vega!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pripyat has his takedown stuffed
and Vega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vega leaves Pripyat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pripyat doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vega counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pripyat! Vega lets Pripyat back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Karelin Pripyat has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karelin Pripyat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vega circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Pripyat to the canvas! Pripyat doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Vega keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Vega!
Randy Vega got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suga Night (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Detrious Seterdahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Suga Night!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Detrious Seterdahl!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seterdahl misses with a body shot
and Night counters with a nice right hand that sends Seterdahl toppling to the canvas! Seterdahl scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Night finish him?!
It looks like Detrious Seterdahl has been cut.
Seterdahl walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Seterdahl limp body while Night jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Suga Night!
A very excited looking Suga Night 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.
The defeated Detrious Seterdahl had this to say: 'Him punch good, me no feel my feets'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Welington Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Routh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Routh will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Welington Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Routh!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva rushes Routh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Routh has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Routh keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Routh breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Routh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Routh misses with a head kick.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Welington Silva has been cut.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Routh throws a head kick that misses.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Routh, pushing him back against the cage.
Routh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Routh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Routh circles away from the clinch attempt
and as Silva loses concentration momentarily, Routh counters with a picture perfect head kick! Silva goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Steve Routh!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dulles Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by ATL. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dulles Bush!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bush tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
Bush blocking some punches.
Bush looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Bush has him pressed against the cage.
Bush avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Bush looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Bush.
Bush wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnes won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Bush blocks with his arms.
Bush tries to break free but Barnes pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bush.
A shot in the inside from Bush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes wants a takedown but no success here.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bush.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barnes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bush gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Bush.
Bush breaks the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Barnes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bush drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
Barnes misses with an elbow strike.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Bush managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bush gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bush lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barnes throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barnes throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bush lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses.
Barnes is trying to stall.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Bush controls his hands.
Barnes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barnes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barnes taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barnes tries a body shot but Bush blocks it.
Bush tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Bush.
Bush is trying to break free.
Bush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barnes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bush lands with a hook. Barnes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bush stuffs the takedown attempt from Barnes. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bush slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnes is rocked!
Bush feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Barnes sprawling to the canvas! Barnes rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bush finish him?!
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bush lands a big uppercut and Barnes crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Barnes looks OK. Bush waves Barnes back to his feet!
Bush closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses.
Bush wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Bush is trying to break free.
Bush lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barnes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bush's brow.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
A body shot lands from Barnes.
Bush lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Bush on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bush has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dulles Bush dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bush 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.
Bush moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barnes.
It looks like Dulles Bush has been cut.
Barnes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bush is keeping busy.
Barnes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barnes has Bush pressed against the cage, preventing Bush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barnes throws an elbow but misses.
Bush avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses.
Barnes misses with an elbow over the top.
Barnes misses with an elbow over the top.
Barnes trying to control the position but instead, Bush has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barnes into the cage.
Barnes pushes off an throws an elbow but Bush leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Bush avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes is trying to pull guard but Bush has him pressed against the cage.
Bush avoids the elbow strike from Barnes, against the cage.
Barnes taking a breather.
Barnes misses with an elbow over the top.
Bush is trying to break free.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bush connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bush fakes the body blow, causing Barnes to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Barnes goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dulles Bush!
A relieved looking Dulles Bush 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cock Chestner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro De Pacas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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25
165 lbs
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163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cock Chestner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro De Pacas!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Pacas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chestner.
De Pacas clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from De Pacas fails to land.
De Pacas scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Pacas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Pacas lands a shoulder strike.
De Pacas lands with a right to the head.
De Pacas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Pacas gets through Chestner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by De Pacas.
De Pacas lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
A head punch on the inside from De Pacas fails to land.
De Pacas misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, De Pacas scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Pacas lands a nice uppercut.
De Pacas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Pacas lands with a right to the head.
De Pacas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from De Pacas.
A nice left hand lands by De Pacas.
Chestner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Pacas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chestner backwards.
Chestner is trying to pull guard but De Pacas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
De Pacas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from De Pacas.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Pacas.
Chestner is breathing heavily.
De Pacas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chestner backwards.
De Pacas lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Pacas.
Chestner is rocked!
De Pacas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chestners head.
Oh Chestner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from De Pacas.
Still in the clinch, De Pacas scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Pacas lands a big right hand that drops Chestner! The killer instinct kicks in and De Pacas finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by De Pacas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro De Pacas!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Pedro De Pacas waved his t-shirt featuring Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$185's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Knocksville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krag Dahrhaamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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285 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
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265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Bob Knocksville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krag Dahrhaamer!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahrhaamer throws a series of punches but Knocksville avoids them all with ease.
Dahrhaamer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Dahrhaamer.
Krag Dahrhaamer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dahrhaamer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knocksville drops his shoulder and cracks Dahrhaamer with a huge uppercut! Dahrhaamer goes down! Can Knocksville finish him?
Dahrhaamer is rocked!
It looks like Krag Dahrhaamer has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knocksville postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Dahrhaamer's head off the mat! Dahrhaamer is out! He's out! Knocksville jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bob Knocksville!
Bob Knocksville seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Krag Dahrhaamer was interviewed post fight and said 'Rumplestiltskin!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Top Shelf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Tatum could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Top Shelf's chin.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Tatum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Top Shelf!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shelf misses with a series of wild punches.
Shelf thuds his right hand into Tatum's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shelf lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shelf has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tatum is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tatum misses with a wild body shot.
Shelf falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tatum counters with a crisp one two that drops Shelf! Tatum thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Shelf to his feet! Shelf is in big trouble!
Shelf is rocked!
Tatum clinches up with Shelf and pushes him back against the cage.
Shelf is still on wobbly legs! Can Tatum finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum dips a shoulder and cracks Shelf with a mighty uppercut! Shelf falls back against the cage and Tatum unloads with a barrage of strikes! Shelf is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Tatum screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Tatum!
Terry Tatum retains his welterweight title!
Terry Tatum thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rustam Shakhbulatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Kulina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shakhbulatov comes to the cage accompanied by Sabina Saidova - Dagestan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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160 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rustam Shakhbulatov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Kulina!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulina gets a clinch.
Shakhbulatov jumps guard but Kulina stands there with Shakhbulatov around his waist. Shakhbulatov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shakhbulatov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shakhbulatov is trying to drag Kulina to the mat but Kulina just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Shakhbulatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kulina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shakhbulatov blocks an uppercut.
Kulina lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kulina throws a punch but it's blocked by Shakhbulatov.
Kulina tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shakhbulatov's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulina.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakhbulatov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kulina to keep the fight standing.
I was talking to Shakhbulatov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulina.
Shakhbulatov blocks a body shot from Kulina.
Kulina lands a body punch.
Kulina misses with a punch on the inside.
Shakhbulatov wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakhbulatov fails to pull guard.
Kulina scores with a shot to the side of Shakhbulatov's head.
A short left from Kulina.
Shakhbulatov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kulina to keep the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Kulina scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kulina scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kulina has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Shakhbulatov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kulina can turn it around.
Shakhbulatov drags the fight down to the ground.
Kulina's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shakhbulatov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shakhbulatov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kulina can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kulina is sitting in close to Shakhbulatov's body. Shakhbulatov has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kulina is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kulina is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Shakhbulatov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rustam Shakhbulatov!
Rustam Shakhbulatov is the new lightweight champion!
Rustam Shakhbulatov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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