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IFC XVII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shigeru Miyamoto (ranked 24832 p4p, 169 weight class) and Pero Kostolomac (ranked 24474 p4p, 313 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 White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shigeru Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pero Kostolomac!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostolomac just misses with a punch to the body.
Kostolomac misses with a wild combination.
Kostolomac throws a combination that misses
and Miyamoto counters with a left and a right that stings Kostolomac.
Miyamoto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Miyamoto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miyamoto throws a right hand that Kostolomac ducks under and follows up with a left that Kostolomac also avoids with ease.
Kostolomac misses with a takedown
and Miyamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Miyamoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kostolomac's head.
Miyamoto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostolomac has a takedown stuffed.
Kostolomac has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Pero Kostolomac has been cut.
Miyamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kostolomac is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Miyamoto with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostolomac steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Miyamoto. That one must have hurt.
Kostolomac looks winded!
Kostolomac manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Miyamoto on his heels. He'll look to pass Miyamoto's guard now, I'm sure.
Miyamoto pushes Kostolomac off and gets back to his feet.
That kick from Miyamoto tenderised Kostolomac's leg. Kostolomac is trying to keep his angry face on.
A combination from Miyamoto does no damage.
Miyamoto misses with a double jab.
Miyamoto feints a jab promting Kostolomac to slip. Miyamoto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kostolomac slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Miyamoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miyamoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kostolomac circles away quickly and effectively.
Kostolomac shapes to counter with a head kick.
Miyamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands with a good body shot.
Kostolomac avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miyamoto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Miyamoto. Kostolomac shrugs it off though.
Miyamoto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kostolomac's head backwards.
Miyamoto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Miyamoto lands with a big left! Kostolomac is wobbled badly! Miyamoto comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Kostolomac to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shigeru Miyamoto!
Shigeru Miyamoto managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Beerus (ranked 9441 p4p, 148 weight class) and Dream Panda (ranked 8807 p4p, 139 weight class). Beerus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Judas by Fozzy. Dream Panda has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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158 lbs
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254 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lord Beerus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dream Panda!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda gets a double leg takedown into Beerus's guard.
Panda controls from within his opponent's guard.
Beerus has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Panda doesn't defend quickly enough and Beerus has managed to lock this one up! Can Panda escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Beerus on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lord Beerus!
A victorious Lord Beerus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Lamb (ranked 5854 p4p, 83 weight class) and Yoshihiro Sexyama (ranked 6779 p4p, 96 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yoshihiro Sexyama was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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245 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoshihiro Sexyama!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Lamb finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sexyama misses with a hook.
Lamb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamb throws a combination that misses
and Sexyama holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sexyama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sexyama has Lamb pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sexyama pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lamb tumbling to the mat - Sexyama dives into Lamb's guard.
Sexyama with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lamb knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sexyama on the ground.
Sexyama tries to free his leg and advance position but Lamb is retaining full guard.
Sexyama slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexyama works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sexyama is looking to pass Lamb's guard but actually Lamb recovers to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexyama slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sexyama wants to pass the guard but Lamb is keeping the position.
Sexyama not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sexyama stops Lamb from standing up.
Lamb is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sexyama throws a right and a left that Lamb avoids nicely.
Lamb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sexyama gets caught napping as Lamb dives in and scores a takedown. Sexyama manages to retain guard.
Lamb will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lamb has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sexyama to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Lamb is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sexyama pulls down on the head and he's put Lamb to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yoshihiro Sexyama!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Bradbrook (ranked 6021 p4p, 88 weight class) and Taz Bandichoo (ranked 9074 p4p, 143 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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160 lbs
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240 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimbo Bradbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandichoo throws a right and a left that Bradbrook avoids nicely.
Bandichoo lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Bradbrook out cold! Bradbrook is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Taz Bandichoo!
After the big win, Taz Bandichoo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors IniTech Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chong Tay (ranked 6799 p4p, 97 weight class) and Alex Stefanovic (ranked 5858 p4p, 85 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Stefanovic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stefanovic is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Stefanovic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stefanovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Tay.
Tay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stefanovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Tay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stefanovic lands an elbow that stopped Tay in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stefanovic.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stefanovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tay's brow.
Tay takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic prevents Tay from breaking the clinch.
Tay is trying to force a seperation but Stefanovic has the dominant position.
Tay is trying to break the clinch but Stefanovic is controlling him.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow.
Stefanovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefanovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Tay has had enough of the clinch but Stefanovic keeps him there for the moment.
Stefanovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tay's defenses.
Stefanovic keeps control of Tay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tay takes an elbow to the temple.
Tay is trying to break the clinch but Stefanovic has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stefanovic lands an elbow just above Tay 's eye.
Tay wants to break free but Stefanovic has control.
Tay is trying to break the clinch but Stefanovic has him pressed against the cage.
Stefanovic keeps control of Tay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Stefanovic.
Tay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stefanovic has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stefanovic.
Tay is trying to break the clinch but Stefanovic is controlling him.
Stefanovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tay blocks the elbow strike.
Stefanovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tay's defenses.
Stefanovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stefanovic lands an elbow inside that Tay shrugs off.
It looks like Chong Tay has been cut.
Stefanovic lands an elbow inside that Tay shrugs off.
Tay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tay manages to break the clinch.
Tay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Stefanovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stefanovic throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic lands a jab to the head.
Tay misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tay throws a head kick but Stefanovic moves out of range.
Tay throws a leg kick
and Stefanovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stefanovic lands an elbow that stopped Tay in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow.
Tay is trying to break the clinch but Stefanovic has him pressed against the cage.
Stefanovic has Tay pressed against the cage, preventing Tay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tay is trying to push Stefanovic away but Stefanovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tay's efforts to push away.
Stefanovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tay tries to break the clinch but Stefanovic is controlling the position.
Tay wants to get back to striking at distance but Stefanovic won't allow it.
Tay tries to circle away but Stefanovic has him pinned against the cage.
Tay takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic lands a damaging elbow.
Stefanovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tay's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Stefanovic.
Tay trying to control the position but instead, Stefanovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tay into the cage.
Stefanovic lands an elbow inside that Tay shrugs off.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tay's defenses.
Stefanovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Tay dodges an elbow strike from Stefanovic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stefanovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stefanovic lands an elbow inside that Tay shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stefanovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stefanovic.
Tay takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Stefanovic.
Tay takes an elbow to the temple.
Stefanovic keeps control of Tay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tay tries to break the clinch but Stefanovic is controlling the position.
Stefanovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tay's defenses.
Nice elbow from Stefanovic.
Tay has had enough of the clinch but Stefanovic keeps him there for the moment.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow.
Tay blocks the elbow strike.
Tay wants to get back to striking at distance but Stefanovic won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Tay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tay is looking to break free of the clinch but Stefanovic has double underhooks.
Stefanovic lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Tay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tay working hard to break the clinch.
Stefanovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Stefanovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chong Tay's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stefanovic.
Tay motions for Stefanovic to come forward. Tay throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tay swinging wildly here.
Stefanovic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tay misses with a low kick.
Tay tries to land a leg kick but Stefanovic saw it coming and moves away.
Chong Tay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tay throws a chopping leg kick but Stefanovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stefanovic rushes Tay and presses him up against the cage.
Stefanovic has Tay pressed against the cage, preventing Tay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Stefanovic.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stefanovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefanovic lands an elbow inside.
Tay blocks the elbow strike.
Tay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stefanovic has him pressed against the cage.
Stefanovic lands an elbow that stopped Tay in his tracks for a moment.
Stefanovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tay's efforts to push away.
Stefanovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stefanovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tay's efforts to push away.
Stefanovic lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stefanovic.
Tay is trying to force a seperation but Stefanovic has the dominant position.
Tay can't break the clinch.
Stefanovic lands an elbow inside that Tay shrugs off.
Chong Tay's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from Stefanovic.
Tay is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stefanovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tay takes an elbow to the temple.
Tay manages to break the clinch.
Stefanovic moves into the clinch.
Stefanovic lands an elbow that stopped Tay in his tracks for a moment.
Tay tries to break free but Stefanovic pushes him back against the cage.
Tay is trying to force a seperation but Stefanovic has the dominant position.
Stefanovic landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefanovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tay takes an elbow to the temple.
Stefanovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stefanovic lands an elbow inside.
Stefanovic lands an elbow inside.
Stefanovic prevents Tay from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Stefanovic.
Tay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stefanovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tay has had enough of the clinch but Stefanovic keeps him there for the moment.
Stefanovic lands a damaging elbow.
Tay tries to break the clinch but Stefanovic is controlling the position.
Stefanovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tay tries to circle away but Stefanovic has him pinned against the cage.
Stefanovic lands a damaging elbow.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stefanovic lands an elbow inside that Tay shrugs off.
Stefanovic lands an elbow inside.
Tay tries to break free but Stefanovic pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stefanovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stefanovic lands an elbow just above Tay 's eye.
Chong Tay's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stefanovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stefanovic lands an elbow just above Tay 's eye.
Nice elbow from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic lands a damaging elbow.
Stefanovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tay's defenses.
Alex Stefanovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tay is looking to break free of the clinch but Stefanovic has double underhooks.
Tay tries to break the clinch but Stefanovic is controlling the position.
Stefanovic lands an elbow inside that Tay shrugs off.
Stefanovic lands an elbow that stopped Tay in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefanovic lands an elbow that stopped Tay in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Chong Tay's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tay wants to get back to striking at distance but Stefanovic won't allow it.
Stefanovic lands a damaging elbow.
Tay is trying to push Stefanovic away but Stefanovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stefanovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chong Tay's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex Stefanovic!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between En Esch (ranked 5227 p4p, 80 weight class) and Heath Bace (ranked 9395 p4p, 286 weight class). Esch's entrance music is Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). A fine choice. Bace has chosen All the single ladies as his entrance music. En Esch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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238 lbs
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300 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, En Esch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heath Bace!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch but Bace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bace looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Esch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bace, pushing him back against the cage.
Bace stalling in the clinch but Esch improves position.
Esch avoids the elbow strike from Bace, against the cage.
Esch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bace's face.
Esch lands a nice elbow.
Esch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bace's defenses.
Esch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Esch with a knee to the head.
Bace takes a knee to the side of the body.
Esch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bace's face.
A right hook to the body lands for Esch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bace misses with a takedown
and Esch counters with a nice uppercut.
Bace looks winded!
Bace gets tackled into the cage by Esch. Esch maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esch working Bace over with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bace fails to land.
Esch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Esch.
Esch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Esch.
Bace takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bace has a couple of punches blocked by Esch.
I was talking to Esch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Esch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bace in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Esch landing knees to the body.
Esch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esch connects with a knee to the head.
Esch lands an elbow that stopped Bace in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Esch obliges.
Esch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bace or not.
Bace takes a knee right on the jaw!
Esch lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Esch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bace in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Esch scores a nice knee to the body.
Esch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baces head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Esch obliges.
Esch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Esch lands a knee to the head.
Esch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bace's defenses.
Esch pushes Bace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bace is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Esch obliges.
Bace is still on wobbly legs! Can Esch finish him?
Esch has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Bace - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Esch, and another! Bace is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). En Esch!
En Esch spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Heath Bace had this to say: 'Fuck Trump, Bernie Sanders is the true president and he was cheated like i was here tonight black lives matter'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bogard (ranked 4713 p4p, 73 weight class) and Battle Ram (ranked 4031 p4p, 62 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Bogard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Battle Ram!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bogard was well out of range. Poor timing from Ram.
Jab from Bogard.
Bogard throws the kick towards the body but Ram avoids it.
Bogard misses with a wild body shot.
Terry Bogard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bogard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bogard throws a body kick that misses
and Ram connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bogard is looking to slow Ram down with leg kicks.
Bogard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ram sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Ram. Those never looked like landing.
Bogard throws a right hand that misses
enabling Ram to counter with a crisp jab.
Bogard throws a combination that misses
and Ram counters with a left to the body.
Bogard throws a lazy right hand but Ram sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ram looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bogard thows a leg kick but Ram checks it
and Ram counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ram throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bogard moves away from the strike by Ram.
We've been told by Bogard's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bogard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard throws a lazy body kick
and Ram connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ram throws a body punch but Bogard moves out of range.
Ram looks to score with a jab to the body but Bogard is just out of range.
Bogard misses with a straight left.
Bogard tries to land a leg kick but Ram saw it coming and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Ram blocks the leg kick.
Ram misses with a few strikes there.
Ram takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bogard jabs at Ram's body.
Ram looks winded!
Ram chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bogard can pounce on him.
Bogard throws a leg kick which misses Ram's front leg but catches the back leg as Ram tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bogard.
Ram avoids the body shot from Bogard.
Bogard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bogard misses with a shot to the body
and Ram counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ram avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ram is looking for the big counter here.
Bogard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ram if he has to take too many more of those.
Ram throws a series of punches but Bogard moves out of range.
Bogard misses with a body kick.
Ram has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bogard finds it's way round the side to connect with Ram's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bogard.
Bogard scores with a leg kick.
Bogard batters Ram with a massive right followed by a huge left! Ram is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Bogard lands a final crushing right hand to drop Ram to the mat with a gruesome thud! Bogard is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Terry Bogard!
After the big win, Terry Bogard made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors IniTech Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schmorgen Biscuit (ranked 3406 p4p, 49 weight class) and Jan Schrijber (ranked 3374 p4p, 48 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schmorgen Biscuit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Schrijber!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biscuit moves out of range as Schrijber throws a body kick.
Biscuit drops down looking for a counter takedown but Schrijber sprawls and moves away.
A low kick from Biscuit is predictable there
enabling Schrijber to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Schmorgen Biscuit has been cut.
Schrijber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Biscuit thows a leg kick but Schrijber checks it
and Schrijber counters with a low kick, right behind Biscuit 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schrijber. Biscuit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biscuit throws a leg kick that misses.
Biscuit tries for a takedown but Schrijber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schrijber clobbers Biscuit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schrijber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schrijber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Biscuit shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrijber wants to control but Biscuit is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biscuit is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Biscuit controlling the pace.
Biscuit working the head and body with strikes.
Schrijber is looking for a sweep. Biscuit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Biscuit working over Schrijber with some ground and pound. Schrijber looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Biscuit seems to be working for a kimura but Schrijber defends the submission attempt.
Schrijber wants to improve his position but Biscuit is controlling well.
Biscuit is controlling the pace.
Biscuit is trying to control the action in half guard but Schrijber is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Biscuit is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Biscuit connects with a nice short shot to Schrijber's temple.
Schrijber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Biscuit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Biscuit working Schrijber over with strikes.
Biscuit is thwarting Schrijber's attempts to control the position.
Biscuit performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Schrijber tries to roll over but Biscuit keeps him under control.
Biscuit is looking for a kimura but Schrijber is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Biscuit to get the leverage.
Biscuit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schrijber wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Biscuit there.
Schrijber slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Biscuit chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biscuit makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Biscuit keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schrijber's head.
Schrijber wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Biscuit has taken Schrijber's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Schrijber has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Schmorgen Biscuit!
Schmorgen Biscuit took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cattan Engoria (ranked 2606 p4p, 44 weight class) and Dave Brooksbank (ranked 4136 p4p, 64 weight class). Engoria comes to the cage accompanied by Run this town. Cattan Engoria could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dave Brooksbank's chin.
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215 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Cattan Engoria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brooksbank!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooksbank throws a head kick that misses.
Brooksbank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brooksbank misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Engoria shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brooksbank's guard.
Engoria engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brooksbank looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brooksbank controls Engoria momentarily but Engoria frees himself.
Engoria has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooksbank has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Engoria can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brooksbank can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Engoria controls the pace.
Engoria wants to pass the guard but Brooksbank is keeping the position.
Brooksbank working a defensive guard here.
Brooksbank is looking for a triangle but Engoria pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Engoria stopping the sweep attempt from Brooksbank.
Engoria controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brooksbank looking to hit a scissor sweep but Engoria is one step ahead there.
Engoria pushes down on Brooksbank's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Engoria trying to control the pace.
Engoria passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooksbank is trying to escape the mount but Engoria keeps good control and instead manages to take Brooksbank's back.
Brooksbank wants to escape the position.
Engoria is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Brooksbank up.
What can Brooksbank do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Engoria looking to break Brooksbank's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Brooksbank remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Engoria will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Brooksbank rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Engoria content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooksbank is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Engoria jumps into side control!
Brooksbank is not content to let Engoria control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Engoria working the ground and pound.
Brooksbank is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cattan Engoria dominated that round.
That's time! Engoria's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brooksbank walks into a jab.
Brooksbank misses with a body shot.
Engoria manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brooksbank on his heels. He'll look to pass Brooksbank's guard now, I'm sure.
We've been hearing that Engoria has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Engoria trying to control but Brooksbank is working from the bottom.
Engoria looking to sit in guard and control but Brooksbank gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Engoria wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooksbank pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Engoria is keeping the position for now.
Engoria is controlling Brooksbank's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooksbank won't allow Engoria to sweep him here.
Engoria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brooksbank can do to turn this around?
Engoria has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brooksbank has passed into side control.
Engoria manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brooksbank's best efforts.
Engoria is not content to let Brooksbank control the position.
Engoria controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Engoria tries to roll over but Brooksbank keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brooksbank is working for a submission of some sort.
Engoria gets full guard.
Brooksbank tries to free his leg and advance position but Engoria is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engoria is trying to keep Brooksbank in close.
Engoria is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Engoria keeps the fight on the outside.
Engoria drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brooksbank sprawls and moves away.
Engoria shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brooksbank as he jumps to the side.
Brooksbank tries to counter with a clinch but Engoria shakes him off and moves away.
Brooksbank tries to close the distance and clinch but Engoria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brooksbank is looking to land body kicks.
Engoria looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cattan Engoria overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Engoria trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooksbank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Engoria will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engoria is really struggling to control Brooksbank but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Brooksbank wants to sweep here but Engoria controlling him for the moment.
Brooksbank throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brooksbank is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooksbank wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cattan Engoria dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Engoria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brooksbank gets caught napping as Engoria dives in and scores a takedown. Brooksbank manages to retain guard.
Engoria trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooksbank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooksbank is looking to cinch up a triangle. Engoria throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Brooksbank's body to avoid the submission. Brooksbank has instead reached around Engoria's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Brooksbank arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dave Brooksbank!
Dave Brooksbank decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Cattan Engoria spoke after the fight, saying 'Life knocks me back many times before, my past. I be back strong next show!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Walcott (ranked 2112 p4p, 35 weight class) and Evgeni Lomachenko (ranked 3225 p4p, 47 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeni Lomachenko!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomachenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walcott avoids it really well and circles away.
Lomachenko closes the distance but Walcott moves to the side
and Walcott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walcott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lomachenko with a poor takedown
and Walcott counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Walcott lands with a good body shot.
Lomachenko with a poor takedown
and Walcott counters with a straight right hand.
Tommy Walcott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeni Lomachenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Lomachenko misses
and Walcott counters with a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Walcott both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walcott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walcott lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko tries for a takedown but Walcott circles away easily
and Walcott counters with a right hand to the body.
Lomachenko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Walcott.
Lomachenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lomachenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walcott counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lomachenko moves to clinch but Walcott breaks away
and Walcott counters with a left to the body.
Lomachenko misses with a takedown
and Lomachenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lomachenko looks winded!
A low kick from Lomachenko is predictable there
and Walcott counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott lands a left and a right that send Lomachenko crashing to the mat, dazed. Walcott thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lomachenko is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Lomachenko to the canvas! Lomachenko doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Walcott keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Walcott!
Tommy Walcott took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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