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WFC 12:Teller vs Saunders PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Ohaire (ranked 9570 p4p, 582 weight class) and Zeke Zooralangui (ranked 7954 p4p, 536 weight class). Zeke Zooralangui has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seamus Ohaire!
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, Zeke Zooralangui!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zooralangui shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zooralangui was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ohaire throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Ohaire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zooralangui swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ohaire shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zooralangui sprawls well. Zooralangui wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ohaire gets slowly back to his feet.
Ohaire shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zooralangui sprawls well. Zooralangui wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ohaire gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ohaire.
Zooralangui doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamus Ohaire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zooralangui on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ohaire is defended easily by Zooralangui.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zooralangui throws a head kick that misses.
Ohaire pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zooralangui back to the cage. Ohaire follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zooralangui drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zooralangui looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zooralangui working the body and head with strikes.
Ohaire is trying to improve his position.
Zooralangui stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohaire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ohaire looks to land a combination but Zooralangui avoids it well.
Ohaire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ohaire instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohaire is trying to stall.
Zooralangui should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Zooralangui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ohaire breaks from the clinch.
Zooralangui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ohaire swats away the attempt to clinch by Zooralangui.
Ohaire is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zooralangui showed some decent athleticism there.
Ohaire has one foot on Zooralangui's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ohaire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice takedown defense from Zooralangui. No joy for Ohaire on that attempt.
Zooralangui is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ohaire is breathing heavily.
Zooralangui misses with a head kick.
Zooralangui looking to score a takedown here. Ohaire is defending well but Zooralangui drives through and ends up in Ohaire's guard.
Zooralangui won't allow Ohaire to sweep him here.
Zooralangui trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ohaire's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zooralangui lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ohaire is trying to control the position but Zooralangui postures up.
Zooralangui stays in close to Ohaire's body and controls the position.
Ohaire keeping full guard, as Zooralangui tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zooralangui pushes down on Ohaire's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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 Seamus Ohaire will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ohaire gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ohaire kicks Zooralangui off and gets to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ohaire.
Zooralangui looking to score a takedown here. Ohaire is defending well but Zooralangui drives through and ends up in Ohaire's guard.
Zooralangui is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohaire is trying to keep Zooralangui in close.
Zooralangui lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zooralangui trying to control but Ohaire is working from the bottom.
Zooralangui working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zooralangui trying to control the position from guard on top but Ohaire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ohaire can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zooralangui controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ohaire closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zooralangui circles away.
Zooralangui decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ohaire trying to hold on to Zooralangui's head to control him but Zooralangui postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zooralangui is looking for a kimura but Ohaire is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zooralangui to get the leverage.
Zooralangui gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Zooralangui drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zooralangui distracts Ohaire with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ohaire is working an open guard so Zooralangui takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Seamus Ohaire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zooralangui shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ohaire's guard.
Zooralangui postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zooralangui is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zooralangui showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zooralangui landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohaire keeping moving, preventing Zooralangui from controlling successfully.
Ohaire being controlled here, momentarily.
Zooralangui wants to pass the guard but Ohaire is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zooralangui trying to control the position from guard on top but Ohaire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zooralangui is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Zooralangui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Zooralangui misses with a straight right.
Zooralangui fails to land the takedown.
Ohaire shoots in but Zooralangui avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ohaire tries to clinch up.
Zooralangui fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohaire tries to close the distance and clinch but Zooralangui swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seamus Ohaire is winning the standup battle so far.
Ohaire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zooralangui paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ohaire misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zooralangui tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ohaire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ohaire enables Zooralangui to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ohaire manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ohaire looking to control but Zooralangui passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zooralangui wants to stand but Ohaire has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Zooralangui controlling the action here.
Ohaire is refusing to be controlled, as Zooralangui sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Zooralangui decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ohaire trying to control from the bottom.
Zooralangui trying to control the pace.
Ohaire has hold of Zooralangui's hands but Zooralangui slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zooralangui is taking a breather. Ohaire says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zooralangui scores with a takedown into Ohaire's guard.
Zeke Zooralangui has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ohaire is keeping the position for now.
Ohaire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zooralangui is stalling in the full guard.
Zooralangui postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ohaire looking to control but Zooralangui passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeke Zooralangui comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zooralangui has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Zooralangui!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 9244 p4p, 260 weight class) and MIke Fernandes (ranked 8152 p4p, 243 weight class). Brock Lesnar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to MIke Fernandes's chin.
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290 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, MIke Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Lesnar.
Fernandes unleashes a big counter combination but Lesnar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lesnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesnar looks to land a right hand but Fernandes moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Lesnar. Those never looked like landing.
Fernandes rushes Lesnar and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lesnar.
Fernandes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lesnar.
Lesnar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fernandes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fernandes blocks an uppercut.
Fernandes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lesnar lands with a good tight uppercut to 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!
Lesnar misses with the head strike.
Lesnar throws a head punch that misses.
Lesnar misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fernandes.
Lesnar throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar working aggressively here.
Lesnar misses with some punches.
Fernandes breaks from the clinch.
Fernandes avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Lesnar misses.
Lesnar throws an overhand right that lands on Fernandes's shoulder, as Fernandes tries to avoid the shot.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that Fernandes avoids nicely.
Lesnar throws a combination that misses
and Fernandes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lesnar won't be happy with that.
Lesnar tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Fernandes presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar tries to improve his position but Fernandes has taken his back! Fernandes has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Lesnar tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Fernandes pushes Lesnar away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). MIke Fernandes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Dandy (ranked 5376 p4p, 553 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 5620 p4p, 569 weight class). Joe Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Randy Dandy's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Dandy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dandy throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dandy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dandy lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith avoids the body shot from Dandy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dandy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dandy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dandy lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dandy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dandy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dandy sets himself, and Smith steps forward looking for the clinch! Dandy avoids it this time.
A big left from Smith misses.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Dandy misses with a straight right.
Smith drops Dandy with a left right combo! Smith follows him down to the ground into side control.
Dandy tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to advance to mount but can't.
Dandy tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Dandy struggling a bit here.
Dandy is looking for a sweep.
Smith content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dandy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Smith content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Smith tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
What's Dandy going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Smith staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dandy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Smith prevents Dandy from standing back up.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Dandy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Dandy has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Dandy controlling the position.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dandy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Dandy throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Dandy slips the punch.
Dandy throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith takes a swing at Dandy's ribcage but misses.
Dandy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dandy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dandy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Dandy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith tries to bum rush Dandy with a series of wild strikes but Dandy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dandy avoids the body shot from Smith.
Dandy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dandy walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Crunch! Dandy slams his shin into Smith's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith misses with a body punch
and Dandy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith misses the jab.
Joe Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice combo by Smith! Oh, that's hurt him - Dandy falls to the canvas and Smith follows him into side control.
Dandy is rocked!
Dandy is being controlled here.
Oh Dandy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dandy prevents Smith from improving position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Smith lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Dandy - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Smith!
Joe Smith is the new middleweight champion!
Joe Smith 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jin Ravek (ranked 5380 p4p, 180 weight class) and Mr McDonald (ranked 4732 p4p, 156 weight class). Mr McDonald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Ravek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald has Ravek up against the cage in a clinch.
McDonald comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jin Ravek has been cut.
McDonald prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ravek tries to score a body lock takedown but McDonald shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ravek takes an elbow to the forehead.
McDonald avoiding damage.
McDonald slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on McDonald's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
McDonald prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Ravek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald lands a good knee to the midsection. Ravek won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from McDonald.
Jin Ravek's cut is getting worse.
McDonald is pressed up against the cage. Ravek has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McDonald down to the mat. McDonald avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald pushes Ravek up against the cage in a clinch.
McDonald landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ravek is breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McDonald takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McDonald lands an elbow just above Ravek 's eye.
Jeez, Jin Ravek's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jin Ravek's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mr McDonald!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Couture (ranked 3017 p4p, 347 weight class) and Howlin Wolf (ranked 8495 p4p, 708 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randall Couture!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howlin Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture pushes Wolf up against the cage in a clinch.
Wolf lands an uppercut.
Wolf misses with the head strike.
Wolf scores with a shoulder strike.
Wolf lands a right hand.
Wolf lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Couture blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Wolf.
Wolf lands an uppercut.
Wolf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wolf pushes Couture back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolf gets through Couture's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wolf works on Couture's body with a couple of short punches.
Couture is breathing heavily.
Couture's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Couture working aggressively here.
Wolf lands an uppercut that drops Couture! Wolf follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Couture is rocked!
Wolf crunches a massive hammerfist down on Couture - he's out! Wolf Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Howlin Wolf!
Howlin Wolf is the new heavyweight champion!
Howlin Wolf thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fubar Teller (ranked 2441 p4p, 257 weight class) and Kasper Saunders (ranked 1316 p4p, 140 weight class). Kasper Saunders 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fubar Teller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kasper Saunders !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Saunders misses
and Teller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Teller slips nicely into half guard.
Teller lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Saunders keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saunders is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saunders trying to hold on to Teller's head to control him but Teller postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders is looking to get back to is feet but Teller passes into side control.
Teller 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.
Teller fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Saunders is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Saunders taking a bit of punishment here - Teller scoring with strikes.
Teller landing a few strikes.
Teller trying to control the action but Saunders is working from the bottom.
Saunders gets back to half guard.
Teller passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teller looking to control but Saunders is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders is in all sorts of trouble here.
Teller lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Teller lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Saunders that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saunders wants to hold on but Teller pushes him away.
Saunders is bucking up trying to escape but Teller cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Saunders takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Teller landing strikes from the mount.
Saunders is rocked!
Saunders really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Teller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Teller! Saunders is hurt baaadly! Teller is firing away with more strikes - Saunders is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fubar Teller!
Fubar Teller is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Fubar Teller thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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