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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hershel Hasselhoff (ranked 7169 p4p, 600 weight class) and Dick Johnson (ranked 8941 p4p, 648 weight class). Johnson has chosen What What (In the Butt) by Samwell as his entrance music. Hershel Hasselhoff has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hershel Hasselhoff! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Johnson! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into Hasselhoff's guard. Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hasselhoff is keeping the position for now. Johnson 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. It looks like Johnson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it. Hasselhoff keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully. Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hasselhoff has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though. Hasselhoff is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hasselhoff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hasselhoff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hasselhoff swivels though and keeps the full guard. Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Hasselhoff has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though. Hasselhoff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace. Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Hasselhoff keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully. Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hasselhoff has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Hasselhoff's legs - danger averted. Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much. Johnson is looking to advance position but Hasselhoff has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hasselhoff looking to secure an arm triangle but Johnson defends it well. Johnson tries to lock up and control but Hasselhoff gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Johnson holds on, trying desperately to control. Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hasselhoff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Hasselhoff punching from mount but Johnson doing a good job of avoiding damage. Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Hasselhoff working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay. Johnson can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson wants to hold on but Hasselhoff pushes him away. Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson. Hasselhoff wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather. Hasselhoff postures up.
Johnson is pulling down on Hasselhoff's head to control his posture. Hasselhoff preventing the sweep. Hasselhoff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Hasselhoff postures up.
Hasselhoff drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Hasselhoff off! Hasselhoff jumps back into Johnson's guard. Hasselhoff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hasselhoff is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Hasselhoff stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Johnson has eaten all the pies! Johnson managing to control the position. Hasselhoff drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Hasselhoff off! Hasselhoff jumps back into Johnson's guard. Hasselhoff wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving. Hasselhoff drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Hasselhoff off! Hasselhoff jumps back into Johnson's guard. Hasselhoff thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Johnson is pulling down on Hasselhoff's head. It's preventing any offense from Hasselhoff, at least for the moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hershel Hasselhoff dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hasselhoff feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Hasselhoff changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Hasselhoff drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hasselhoff jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Hasselhoff is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hasselhoff won't allow Johnson to sweep him here. Hasselhoff landing with the ground and pound. Johnson controlling Hasselhoff's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson 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. Hasselhoff drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hasselhoff jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Hasselhoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Johnson managing to control the position. Hasselhoff postures up.
Hasselhoff drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Hasselhoff off! Hasselhoff jumps back into Johnson's guard. Johnson trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Hasselhoff thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Johnson managing to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Johnson gets a takedown into half guard. Hasselhoff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Hasselhoff is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily. Johnson trying to pass the guard but Hasselhoff defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hasselhoff is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily. Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Hasselhoff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Hasselhoff trying to control here.
Johnson controlling the action here. Hasselhoff regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Hasselhoff looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! 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 Hershel Hasselhoff will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hasselhoff gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Hasselhoff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hasselhoff is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well. Hasselhoff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hasselhoff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Johnson wants to pass the guard but Hasselhoff is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson 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. Hasselhoff is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Hasselhoff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Hasselhoff throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hasselhoff can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Let's hope that Johnson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Hasselhoff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Johnson trying to control from half guard but Hasselhoff is working away. Hasselhoff is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily. Johnson prevents Hasselhoff from improving his position. Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Johnson. Hasselhoff is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily. Well, if Johnson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Johnson is continuing to stall. Yet more stalling tactics from Johnson. Hasselhoff actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Hasselhoff actively working from the bottom here. Hasselhoff is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard. Johnson content to control rather than advance. The adventures of Johnson the control monster continue. Boring. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Hasselhoff is holding on for dear life with his legs. Dick Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hershel Hasselhoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that's the end of the fight! Dick Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Hasselhoff has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hershel Hasselhoff!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (ranked 3275 p4p, 384 weight class) and Franky Ebb (ranked 8017 p4p, 621 weight class). Ebb comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Running away kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Djamolidine Abdoujaparov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franky Ebb! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Abdoujaparov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ebb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abdoujaparov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Ebb 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. Abdoujaparov misses with a body kick. Abdoujaparov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Ebb misses with a lunging right hand
and Abdoujaparov moves into the clinch. Ebb breaks the clinch.
Ebb throws a right hand that misses
and Abdoujaparov counters with a nice body shot. Abdoujaparov shoots in looking for a takedown. Ebb tries to sprawl out of it but Abdoujaparov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Ebb manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Ebb misses with a left hand and Abdoujaparov counters with a nice body shot. Ebb looks winded! Ebb misses with a left hand and Abdoujaparov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Abdoujaparov darts in and clinches Ebb up against the ropes. Abdoujaparov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Abdoujaparov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A left hand lands to the body for Abdoujaparov.
Abdoujaparov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Still in the clinch, Abdoujaparov scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Abdoujaparov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ebb or not. Abdoujaparov is looking to control Ebb's arms but Ebb gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abdoujaparov has his back to the ropes. Abdoujaparov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Abdoujaparov is working Ebb over against the ropes. Abdoujaparov taking a breather. Abdoujaparov digs a right hand into Ebb's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ebb's gas tank. Abdoujaparov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ebbs head. Ebb letting Abdoujaparov take a breather here. Abdoujaparov working some nice short punches in the clinch. Abdoujaparov lands an uppercut. Abdoujaparov lands a shot to the body. Abdoujaparov is pushing Ebb up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. A body shot lands from Abdoujaparov.
Abdoujaparov lands a hook that snaps the head of Ebb backwards. Abdoujaparov lands a nice uppercut. Still in the clinch, Abdoujaparov scores with a nice short uppercut. Ebb is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. This has been an exciting period of action! Abdoujaparov presses Ebb against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Abdoujaparov lands with a short shot to the head. Abdoujaparov lands with a right to the head. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. A short left from Abdoujaparov. Abdoujaparov avoiding damage.
Ebb is trying to push Abdoujaparov away but Abdoujaparov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Abdoujaparov lands a shot to the body. Abdoujaparov has Ebb pushed against the ropes. Abdoujaparov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ebbs head. Abdoujaparov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ebbs head. Ebb being controlled against the ropes. A left hand lands to the body for Abdoujaparov.
Abdoujaparov holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Abdoujaparov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Abdoujaparov pressing his opponent against the ropes. Abdoujaparov digs a right hand into Ebb's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ebb's gas tank. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Abdoujaparov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A nice right hand lands inside from Abdoujaparov. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Both guys are working to get underhooks. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Djamolidine Abdoujaparov. Abdoujaparov with a body punch. A glancing blow. Abdoujaparov wants to slow Ebb down by chopping away at his legs. Ebb throws a looping overhand right but Abdoujaparov ducks down to avoid it. Abdoujaparov throws a head kick but Ebb moves out of range.
Ebb drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Abdoujaparov defends it well. Ebb throws a poor cross that misses
and Abdoujaparov counters with a crisp one two that drops Ebb! Abdoujaparov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ebb to his feet! Ebb is in big trouble!
Ebb is rocked! Ebb walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Ebb limp body while Abdoujaparov jumps on to the ropes and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Djamolidine Abdoujaparov! An out of breath Djamolidine Abdoujaparov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Osterberg (ranked 7540 p4p, 280 weight class) and Kazushi Kazuraba (ranked 6187 p4p, 256 weight class). James Osterberg 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 bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Osterberg! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Kazuraba! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Osterberg scores with a push kick. Kazuraba tries to clinch but Osterberg moves away and Osterberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Osterberg scores with a nice body kick.
Kazuraba darts in trying to clinch and Osterberg counters with a solid body kick. Osterberg lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kazuraba takes a step back to recover. Osterberg is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Kazuraba like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Kazuraba from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Osterberg!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kannissa Kaki (ranked 6684 p4p, 555 weight class) and Super Akhmed (ranked 8228 p4p, 595 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Akhmed's choice of entrance music: Allahu Trapbar . Kannissa Kaki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kannissa Kaki! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Super Akhmed! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Akhmed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaki swats him away and circles back towards the center. Akhmed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaki cracks a nice hook into Akhmed's ribs. Akhmed takes one on the button.
It looks like Super Akhmed has been cut. Akhmed shoots and misses and Kaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akhmed is rocked! Akhmed looks winded! Akhmed throws a right and a left that both miss. Akhmed is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaki finish him? Kaki throws a body punch but Akhmed moves out of range. Akhmed seems to have recovered his senses. Kaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kaki throws a body punch but Akhmed moves out of range. Akhmed throws a sloppy head kick and Kaki counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Akhmed! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kannissa Kaki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huma Krynn (ranked 9531 p4p, 718 weight class) and David Dupuis (ranked 5122 p4p, 506 weight class). Dupuis has chosen Out for a Rip by Brendan Richmond as his entrance music. Huma Krynn 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 heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
33 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Huma Krynn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Dupuis! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dupuis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krynn throws out the jab. Dupuis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Krynn defends it well. Krynn looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Dupuis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Dupuis trying to control but Krynn is working from the bottom. Dupuis postures up in Krynn's guard and throws a big left but Krynn blocks it. Krynn keeping moving, preventing Dupuis from controlling successfully. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dupuis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Krynn throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Dupuis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Krynn keeping moving, preventing Dupuis from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dupuis gets the takedown into side control. Dupuis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Dupuis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Check out the look on Dupuis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dupuis scoring with punches from side control. Dupuis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Krynn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Dupuis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Krynn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Dupuis trying to control the position but Krynn is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dupuis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Dupuis taking a breather here. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Let's hope that Dupuis has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Dupuis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Krynn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dupuis tries to score with some ground and pound. Krynn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Dupuis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Dupuis throws an elbow but Krynn slips to the side and avoids it well. Dupuis has an Americana. Krynn didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Dupuis is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Dupuis hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). David Dupuis! Post fight, an emotional David Dupuis said 'I win this time, Huma!... Wait, that wasn't him I fought, but Bato? Sheeeeit... I'm smokin' too much herb!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Strummer (ranked 24624 p4p, 689 weight class) and Hamdi Shabani (ranked 25197 p4p, 710 weight class). Shabani has chosen Hammer Time by Lecrae (ft. 1K. Phew) as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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26
175 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Strummer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hamdi Shabani! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Strummer misses with a low kick. Strummer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Strummer misses with a double jab.
Shabani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strummer was well out of range. Poor timing from Shabani. Strummer throws a big counter combination but Shabani scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Strummer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Horrible takedown attempt by Shabani or perhaps it was just good defense by Strummer, which made it look bad. Shabani fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Some wild striking there from Strummer.
Strummer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shabani circles away quickly and effectively. Strummer slips under a jab. Shabani connects with a nice looking jab.
Strummer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shabani misses with a looping right. Shabani throws an overhand right that lands on Strummer's shoulder, as Strummer tries to avoid the shot. Strummer connects with the punch. Oooooh!!! Strummer has knocked Shabani down with a huge combo! Strummer steps away and waves a wobbly Shabani back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Hamdi Shabani has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Strummer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shabani circles away quickly and effectively. Hamdi Shabani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Strummer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Strummer throws a right and a left that Shabani avoids nicely. Shabani throws a nice looking combination but Strummer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. As Shabani looks to move away, Strummer throws a big counter combo but Shabani just gets out of the way. Shabani is looking to clinch but Strummer is avoiding it.
Strummer tries to move into range but Shabani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Strummer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shabani is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Shabani misses with a hook. Strummer ducked under it nicely. Shabani tries to clinch there but Strummer circles away.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Shabani got wobbled bad by a big combination! Strummer presses forward with punches and knees until Shabani stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Shabani closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Strummer! Joe Strummer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Wild Rio Nutrition - 90% Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fuckya Mother (ranked 8322 p4p, 517 weight class) and Evan Page (ranked 4995 p4p, 438 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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176 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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18
150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fuckya Mother! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Page! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mother decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Page is trying to escape back to his feet but Mother uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Mother trying to control the position but Page is working away. Mother misses with the ground and pound. Page wants to get back to his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mother tries for a kimura but Page is defending well. Mother working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round. Page is not content to let Mother control the position. Mother is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Page is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Mother wants to control but Page is keeping him busy. Mother thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Page is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mother asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mother is trying to get an arm triangle but Page is defending well. Mother tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Mother lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mother wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Page, who protects the arm well. Mother has hold of Page's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Page tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mother cranks the arm and Page screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Page, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Fuckya Mother!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaggy Shank (ranked 24782 p4p, 642 weight class) and Sledge Harrison (ranked 25188 p4p, 652 weight class). Harrison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sex Machine by James Brown kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
188 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shaggy Shank! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sledge Harrison! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Harrison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shank lands a left and a right that send Harrison crashing to the mat, dazed. Shank thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Sledge Harrison has been cut. We've been told by Shank's head coaches at Jitsu Jim that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Shank throws a body shot but no joy. Shank is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Shank shuts the power down on Harrison. Lights out, game over! Shank is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shaggy Shank! The defeated Sledge Harrison had this to say: 'I'm just gonna get right back up! Ain't nothing stopping the groovy lovin' sex machine! Right on baby!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sara McSlamm (ranked 9487 p4p, 218 weight class) and Arvo Ulpukka (ranked 9206 p4p, 197 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 Arvo Ulpukka was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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49
285 lbs
47 - 25 - 1 |
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19
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
47 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sara McSlamm! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arvo Ulpukka! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ulpukka shoots in for a takedown but McSlamm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. McSlamm misses with a hook. Ulpukka ducked under it nicely. Ulpukka looks for a takedown but McSlamm sprawls well. Ulpukka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. It looked like McSlamm wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Sara McSlamm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvo Ulpukka. McSlamm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McSlamm wants it to stay on the feet. Ulpukka shoots in looking for a takedown but McSlamm manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ulpukka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Ulpukka shoots in for a takedown but McSlamm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Ulpukka darts in looking for a takedown but McSlamm gets double underhooks and turns Ulpukka into the ropes. Ulpukka blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ulpukka doesn't succeed with the takedown and McSlamm counters with a straight right hand. McSlamm could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Ulpukka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McSlamm pinned against the ropes. McSlamm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. McSlamm drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ulpukka sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. McSlamm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ulpukka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Arvo Ulpukka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ulpukka shoots for a double leg takedown but McSlamm sprawls well. He's pushed Ulpukka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Ulpukka looks winded! Ulpukka fails with a takedown attempt. Ulpukka tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McSlamm defends well and Ulpukka ends up having to push McSlamm into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch. McSlamm feinted with a counter takedown. McSlamm scores with a jab. Ulpukka fails with a takedown attempt from distance. McSlamm tried to counter with a leg kick but Ulpukka avoided it. Ulpukka avoids the head kick by McSlamm.
Ulpukka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and McSlamm counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ulpukka! Ulpukka tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! McSlamm has got one arm under Ulpukka's chin. This could be trouble... Ulpukka trying to control the other hand but McSlamm gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Ulpukka has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sara McSlamm! Sara McSlamm is the new super heavyweight champion! A very excited looking Sara McSlamm rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Turturro (ranked 139 p4p, 19 weight class) and Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco (ranked 4795 p4p, 507 weight class). Paulino Alfredo Francesco is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Little Italy. Frank Turturro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
177 lbs
16 - 1 - 0 |
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18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Turturro! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco ! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Turturro dodges the punch combination from Paulino Alfredo Francesco .
Paulino Alfredo Francesco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Paulino Alfredo Francesco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulino Alfredo Francesco gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Turturro advances to half guard. Turturro wants to take a breather but Paulino Alfredo Francesco is having none of it. Turturro is looking for a kimura here.
Turturro is looking for a kimura here.
Turturro is trying to control. Paulino Alfredo Francesco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Turturro is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round. Turturro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paulino Alfredo Francesco is looking to escape. Turturro looking to isolate an arm here. Paulino Alfredo Francesco doesn't see it coming and as Turturro extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Turturro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Turturro! Frank Turturro retains his welterweight title! Frank Turturro thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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