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TBD#15 COCO vs. WOLFF PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Agapov (ranked 8709 p4p, 672 weight class) and Jason Reynolds (ranked 8378 p4p, 664 weight class). Bogdan Agapov 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bogdan Agapov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agapov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Agapov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reynolds throws out a counter right but Agapov avoids it with no problem.
Agapov misses with the combination.
Reynolds lands a head kick. Agapov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reynolds fails to land with a series of punches.
Agapov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Agapov avoids the head kick by Reynolds.
Reynolds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reynolds fails to land with a series of punches.
Reynolds throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Agapov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reynolds darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Reynolds.
Agapov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds loses concentration momentarily and Agapov pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Reynolds crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Agapov finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bogdan Agapov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Nakambo (ranked 5724 p4p, 588 weight class) and Simon Waters (ranked 9154 p4p, 707 weight class). Abdul Nakambo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Simon Waters's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Nakambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Waters!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakambo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Waters shoots in looking for a takedown but Nakambo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Waters's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nakambo, as that shot connected.
Nakambo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakambo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakambo throws a right hand that Waters ducks under and follows up with a left that Waters also avoids with ease.
Jab, jab by Nakambo - just one landing.
Nakambo lands a nice looking body shot.
Nakambo lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Waters can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Nakambo and Waters drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Nakambo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdul Nakambo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yen Askren (ranked 4392 p4p, 485 weight class) and Treylin Clark (ranked 5334 p4p, 555 weight class). Askren kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hello from the Askren Side. Clark has chosen Many Men By 50 cent as his entrance music. Treylin Clark will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yen Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Treylin Clark!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Askren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clark gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Clark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Askren is stalling in the full guard.
Clark is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Askren throwing strikes from guard but Clark blocks nicely.
Askren trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Askren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Askren.
Askren content to stall in guard here.
Askren 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.
Askren postures up in Clark's guard and throws a big left but Clark blocks it.
Askren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Askren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Askren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Askren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Askren not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Clark misses with a straight right.
Clark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Askren.
Yen Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark looks to land a right hand but Askren moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Clark as Askren shoots in.
Askren scores with a sloppy right hand. Clark should have avoided that one.
Clark defending well as Askren loads up on a big left hand.
Clark throws a hook but Askren blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Askren pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Clark back to the cage. Askren follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Treylin Clark has been cut.
Askren throws a poor cross that misses
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Askren bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Askren fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Clark dodges the ground and pound from Askren.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Clark is looking for a sweep.
Clark dodges the ground and pound from Askren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Askren working away.
Askren throws a strike aimed at the side of Clark's head but Clark avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Askren working the body and head with strikes.
Askren throws a strike aimed at the side of Clark's head but Clark avoids it well.
Clark manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Askren trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yen Askren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Treylin Clark's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Askren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
It seemed like Clark was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Askren lands a really nice looking cross but Clark seems unphased.
Askren throws a poor cross that misses
and Clark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark swings widly with a right hand
and Askren counters with a stiff right hand.
Askren slips under a jab.
Askren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clark defending well as Askren loads up on a big left hand.
Yen Askren is winning the standup battle so far.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Askren was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Askren misses.
Askren moves away from the strike by Clark.
Askren throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Askren shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Askren was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Clark explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Askren to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Clark is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Clark working aggressively here.
Clark tries to throw a body punch but Askren avoids it by throwing Clark back against the cage.
Askren turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!
Askren postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sloppy strikes there by Askren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark sneaks back into half guard.
Askren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Askren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Clark is not content to let Askren control the position.
Askren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Askren perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Askren throwing shots but Clark is blocking nicely.
Askren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clark's head.
Yen Askren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Askren throws a strike but Clark avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Askren slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Askren working some strikes from top position.
Askren engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Askren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Askren keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clark's head.
Askren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?
Clark controls Askren momentarily but Askren frees himself.
Askren with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Askren makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Askren won't allow Clark to sweep him here.
Askren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Askren stays in close to Clark's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren throws a big right hand that misses.
Askren postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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 Yen Askren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Treylin Clark's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Clark misses with a hook to the body
and Askren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Askren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Clark gets caught flat footed, as Askren shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Askren with a nice head shot there.
Askren is in close to Clark's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Askren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Askren scoring with punches to the head and body.
Askren wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren throwing strikes from guard but Clark blocks nicely.
Clark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Askren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Askren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Askren throws a big elbow that misses.
Askren postures up in Clark's guard and throws a big left but Clark blocks it.
Askren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Askren throws a big elbow that misses.
Askren is looking to work some ground and pound but Clark has wrist control.
Askren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clark wants to control but Askren passes easily into half guard.
Clark won't allow Askren to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren throwing shots but Clark is blocking nicely.
Clark is trying to control but Askren manages to pass to mount!
Clark is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Askren scoring with strikes but Clark is staying in there.
Askren controlling from the full mount.
Askren thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Askren throws some wild stikes that Clark manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Askren sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Askren landing strikes from the mount and Clark is in trouble!
Clark tries to reverse the position but Askren maintains control.
Askren lands a big elbow.
Clark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Askren putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Askren sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Askren misses with a head shot.
Askren controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Askren.
Askren scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Askren lands a big shot there that rocks Clark but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Treylin Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askren dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Clark that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Askren looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Clark covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yen Askren!
Yen Askren really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Freebok (85% Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Trump (ranked 1546 p4p, 175 weight class) and Top Heavy (ranked 2745 p4p, 304 weight class). Trump comes to the cage accompanied by Caveman. The key to victory for Donald Trump has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donald Trump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Top Heavy!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Trump misses.
Trump tries to clinch but Heavy moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Trump - just one landing.
It looks like Top Heavy has been cut.
Heavy dives in for a single leg takedown but Trump sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Trump is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Heavy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heavy blocks a jab.
Trump misses with a takedown
and Heavy counters with a stiff right hand.
Trump fails with a takedown attempt.
Heavy connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Donald Trump has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump throws a good cross that connects.
Trump fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heavy, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
I was talking to Trump's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Trump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heavy's elbow.
Trump breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trump there as he acknowledges the shot.
Trump is looking to clinch but Heavy is avoiding it.
Heavy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Trump wants to clinch
enabling Heavy to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Heavy. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot by Trump.
Heavy lands an overhand right.
Heavy ducks under a wild hook from Trump.
Heavy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trump closes the distance but Heavy moves to the side
and Heavy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heavy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trump gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trump lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trump pulls guard effortlessly.
Trump keeping moving, preventing Heavy from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump is striking but Heavy is not phased and passes to half guard.
Heavy thows a huge punch but Trump dodges it nicely.
Heavy is stalling here. Trump is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Heavy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Trump has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Trump in side control, throwing shots but Heavy defends.
Trump has hold of Heavy's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Heavy seems comfortable defending it but Trump has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Heavy is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Heavy is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Trump couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Donald Trump!
After winning the bout, Donald Trump thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Wallace (ranked 5302 p4p, 561 weight class) and RJ Barakus (ranked 4449 p4p, 494 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, RJ Barakus!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barakus shoots and misses
and Wallace counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wallace lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wallace.
It looks like RJ Barakus has been cut.
Barakus throws an off balance right hand
and Wallace counters with a left right combination that sends Barakus crashing to the mat - Wallace wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Barakus out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Wallace!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ben Wallace made sure he mentioned Vikai Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DiAngelo Greenwood (ranked 5056 p4p, 421 weight class) and TopOf FoodChain (ranked 3507 p4p, 326 weight class). Greenwood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Big for your boots - Stormzy. TopOf FoodChain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, DiAngelo Greenwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TopOf FoodChain!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenwood missing with a left hand there. FoodChain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
FoodChain ducks under a wild hook from Greenwood.
FoodChain has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Greenwood is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Greenwood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. FoodChain tries to avoid it but Greenwood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag FoodChain to the ground. FoodChain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
FoodChain tries to counter with a clinch but Greenwood shakes him off and moves away.
Greenwood moves forwards but FoodChain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Greenwood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
FoodChain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Greenwood.
FoodChain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Greenwood avoids it really well and circles away.
FoodChain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greenwood throws out the jab.
FoodChain is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Greenwood.
FoodChain lands with a nice body punch.
Greenwood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Greenwood misses with a looping right.
FoodChain tries to counter with a clinch but Greenwood shakes him off and moves away.
FoodChain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
FoodChain lands with a right hand.
FoodChain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenwood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab, jab by FoodChain - just one landing.
Greenwood scores with a nice strike.
Good exchange - FoodChain coming out on top.
Greenwood is rocked!
FoodChain circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Greenwood to the canvas! Greenwood doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - FoodChain keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). TopOf FoodChain!
TopOf FoodChain seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Fry (ranked 3300 p4p, 392 weight class) and Young Blood (ranked 3662 p4p, 418 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Fry!
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, Young Blood!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fry swivels and escapes.
Fry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fry wants it to stay on the feet.
Fry went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Blood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've been told by Fry's head coaches at The Zoo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tony Fry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Blood.
Blood misses with a jab to the body
and Fry counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Fry does no damage.
Blood shoots in looking for a takedown. Fry tries to sprawl out of it but Blood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Young Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood thows a leg kick but Fry checks it
and Fry counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fry postures up and lands a big shot to Blood's brow.
Fry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blood being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Blood looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blood keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
Blood has momentary wrist control but Fry slips an elbow through the middle.
Fry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fry works over Blood with some ground and pound from guard.
Fry lands a couple of elbows.
Fry looking to pass the guard.
Blood keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
Blood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blood trying to keep a closed guard but Fry is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blood is keeping the position for now.
Blood controls Fry momentarily but Fry frees himself.
Blood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fry postures up and lands a big shot to Blood's brow.
Fry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fry chips away with some ground and pound.
Fry wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
Fry won't allow Blood to sweep him here.
Fry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fry has managed to get both his arms back between Blood's legs - danger averted.
Fry wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blood looking for a guillotine here but Fry defends easily.
Fry postures up and lands a big shot to Blood's brow.
Blood is rocked!
Blood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fry scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fry is in close to Blood's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blood is still in real trouble! Can Fry finish him?
Fry sitting in guard here, content to control.
Blood seems to have recovered his senses.
Blood escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fry has managed to get both his arms back between Blood's legs - danger averted.
Fry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fry trying to control but Blood is working from the bottom.
Fry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blood has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Fry doesn't defend quickly enough and Blood has managed to lock this one up! Can Fry escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Blood on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Young Blood!
Young Blood thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Tony Fry was interviewed post fight and said 'I thought Im Tony FRYguson. hahaha'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Roy (ranked 2763 p4p, 307 weight class) and Maikel Fortuyn (ranked 2637 p4p, 291 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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285 lbs
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255 lbs
4 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Maikel Fortuyn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortuyn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fortuyn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fortuyn walks into a jab.
It looks like Maikel Fortuyn has been cut.
Fortuyn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Fortuyn does it's job there.
Fortuyn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fortuyn throws a lazy head kick
and Roy counters with a straight right hand.
Roy walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Fortuyn drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Roy swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Fortuyn's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Roy!
Our winner, Roy Roy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Hall (ranked 7758 p4p, 642 weight class) and Ed ONeill (ranked 4347 p4p, 476 weight class). Ed ONeill will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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19
191 lbs
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196 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincenzo Hall !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ed ONeill!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from ONeill as Hall shoots in.
Hall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by ONeill.
The fighters circling - ONeill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ed ONeill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall misses with a body shot
and ONeill counters with a straight right hand.
Hall swings widly with a right hand
enabling ONeill to counter with a crisp jab.
Hall takes one to the chin there.
ONeill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
ONeill dives in and scores a takedown into Hall 's guard.
ONeill told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
ONeill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
ONeill trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill slips nicely into half guard.
ONeill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
ONeill trying to pass the guard but Hall defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and ONeill has latched onto it... Big trouble! ONeill pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Hall is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from ONeill!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ed ONeill!
During a confident post fight interview, Ed ONeill thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fanta Coco (ranked 1217 p4p, 138 weight class) and Bartholomäus Wolff (ranked 3037 p4p, 328 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fanta Coco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bartholomäus Wolff!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coco misses with an uppercut
and Wolff counters with an outside leg kick.
Coco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Fanta Coco has been cut.
Coco pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wolff back to the cage. Coco follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Coco misses with a wild body shot.
Wolff on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Coco throws an off balance right hand
and Wolff counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wolff.
Wolff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coco backwards.
Wolff digs a right hand underneath Coco's ribcage. Coco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Coco is trying to break the clinch but Wolff is controlling him.
Wolff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolff lands a nice shot to the body.
Coco is breathing heavily.
Wolff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Wolff.
Wolff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coco backwards.
A right hand to the body from Wolff.
Coco tries a body shot but Wolff blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco has had enough of the clinch but Wolff keeps him there for the moment.
Coco wants to get back to striking at distance but Wolff won't allow it.
Coco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wolff works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coco can't break the clinch.
Coco is trying to force a seperation but Wolff has the dominant position.
Coco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wolff keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coco's efforts to push away.
Coco is looking to break free of the clinch but Wolff has double underhooks.
Wolff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wolff scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wolff lands with a light punch inside.
Wolff lands an uppercut.
Fanta Coco's cut is getting worse.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wolff.
Coco is rocked!
Wolff creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Coco with a big uppercut! Coco tries to clinch up but Wolff pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Coco to the mat! Coco covers up and Wolff unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bartholomäus Wolff!
Bartholomäus Wolff is the new heavyweight champion!
Bartholomäus Wolff bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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