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OFL K1 - 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Sanchez (ranked 22255 p4p, 254 weight class) and Benny Habana (ranked 24936 p4p, 253 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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177 cm
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190 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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186 cm
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215 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup |
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Sanchez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Habana! The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Habana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Habana throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A left and a right from Sanchez both land. Nice combination. Habana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanchez counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Sanchez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Habana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the ropes. Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Habana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez leaning his opponent against the ropes. Sanchez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Habana's efforts to push away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Habana's elbow. Habana trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Habana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez has Habana pressed against the ropes, preventing Habana from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Sanchez lands a nice uppercut. Habana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Habana looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Habana blocks a body shot from Sanchez. Sanchez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Habana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanchez has him pressed against the ropes. Sanchez working aggressively here.
Habana working hard to break the clinch. Sanchez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Habana tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by Habana. Sanchez has Habana pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Habana is trying to push Sanchez away but Sanchez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Sanchez pushes Habana back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut. Sanchez avoiding damage as Habana throws knees to the body.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Habana throws knees to the body.
Habana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body. Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. 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! Sanchez lands with a left to the head. Habana looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Habana working hard to break the clinch. Habana is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him. Habana tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Habana tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position. Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike. Habana tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body. Sanchez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Habana.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Habana.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Habana throws knees to the body.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Sanchez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes. Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head. Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Habana backwards. Sanchez presses Habana against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sanchez is working Habana over against the ropes. Habana looks winded! Sanchez avoiding damage as Habana throws knees to the body.
Habana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms. Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Habana.
Sanchez slowing the pace effectively. Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Sanchez holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Habana takes a shot to the head. Sanchez lands a shot to the body. Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Habana is rocked! The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanchez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Habana is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him? Sanchez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Sanchez dips a shoulder and cracks Habana with a mighty uppercut! Habana falls back against the ropes and Sanchez unloads with a barrage of strikes! Habana is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Sanchez screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Sanchez! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Miguel Sanchez made sure he mentioned Free Bands inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rangi Nui (ranked 6094 p4p, 184 weight class) and Tom Can (ranked 4523 p4p, 147 weight class). The key to victory for Rangi Nui has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
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150 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rangi Nui! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Can! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nui closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Can gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Nui knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Can on the ground. Can has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Nui. Oh but Can has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Nui goes limp - he's gone! Can jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tom Can!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamaican Jam (ranked 3438 p4p, 99 weight class) and Muhammad Khalil (ranked 24938 p4p, 255 weight class). Jam comes to the ring accompanied by Quartiere Coffee - In Jamaica. Khalil has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 cm
29
152 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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195 cm
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250 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamaican Jam! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muhammad Khalil! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khalil. Khalil looks winded! Jam scores with a decent looking hook. Jam lands with a nice body punch. Jam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Khalil takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jam digs a good body shot into Khalil's ribs. Khalil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Jam feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Khalil sprawling to the canvas! Khalil rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jam finish him?!
Khalil is rocked! 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! Jam steps in with a hook that catches Khalil right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Jam follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Khalil looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamaican Jam! Jamaican Jam 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Biglad (ranked 17521 p4p, 273 weight class) and Augusto Carvarlo (ranked 24937 p4p, 226 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 cm
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265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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245 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Biglad! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Augusto Carvarlo! The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Biglad scores with a three punch combo!
Biglad misses with a head kick.
Biglad closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Biglad really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carvarlo trying to hold on to Biglad's head to control him but Biglad postures up.
Biglad is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Biglad scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Biglad controlling the pace. Carvarlo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Biglad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carvarlo tries to get to full guard but Biglad has control of the leg. Biglad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Biglad is thwarting Carvarlo's attempts to control the position. Biglad stalling. Carvarlo wants to control but Biglad passes into side.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Carvarlo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Biglad decides to stand back up. Biglad steps back and let's Carvarlo get back to his feet. Augusto Carvarlo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Biglad connects with a body shot that sends Carvarlo's belly button to the back. Carvarlo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biglad manages to avoid it. Biglad closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Biglad is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Carvarlo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Biglad gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Carvarlo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Biglad lets go of the hold and Carvarlo can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Barry Biglad! An out of breath Barry Biglad 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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FIGHT
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