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DK Battlegrounds XIV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Rudskogen (ranked 1896 p4p, 260 weight class) and Tom Ofenloch (ranked 2634 p4p, 339 weight class). Jon Rudskogen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Rudskogen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Ofenloch!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudskogen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ofenloch moves into the clinch successfully.
Ofenloch told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Ofenloch misses with a knee to the head.
Ofenloch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Rudskogen.
A short right from Rudskogen on the inside.
Rudskogen blocks an elbow strike from Ofenloch.
Ofenloch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rudskogen blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Rudskogen.
Ofenloch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ofenloch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rudskogen lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Rudskogen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rudskogen scores with a hook to the body.
Ofenloch tries to land knees in the clinch but Rudskogen avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ofenloch tries to land a knee to the head but Rudskogen blocks with his arms.
Rudskogen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ofenloch tries to land a knee to the head but Rudskogen blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Rudskogen as the two fighters clinch.
Rudskogen tries a body shot but Ofenloch blocks it.
Rudskogen tries a body shot but Ofenloch blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudskogen has a couple of punches blocked by Ofenloch.
Ofenloch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rudskogen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ofenloch missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Rudskogen.
Ofenloch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ofenloch throws an elbow that misses.
Rudskogen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ofenloch misses with a knee to the head.
Ofenloch misses with a knee to the head.
Ofenloch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rudskogen lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rudskogen - that landed with a thud.
Rudskogen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ofenloch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rudskogen tries to work over Ofenloch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ofenloch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ofenloch looking to throw knees to the head but Rudskogen is blocking nicely.
Ofenloch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen lands an uppercut.
Rudskogen can't find room to land a body shot as Ofenloch controls the action.
Rudskogen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ofenloch's elbow.
Rudskogen misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ofenloch landing knees to the head.
Ofenloch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rudskogen blocks it with crossed arms.
Rudskogen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ofenloch blocks a body shot from Rudskogen.
Ofenloch takes a shot to the head.
Ofenloch is looking to control Rudskogen's arms but Rudskogen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ofenloch has his back to the cage.
Rudskogen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rudskogen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ofenloch - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Rudskogen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rudskogen.
Ofenloch tries to land knees in the clinch but Rudskogen avoids the damage to the body.
Ofenloch misses with a knee strike.
Ofenloch prevents a body shot from Rudskogen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rudskogen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ofenloch tries to land knees in the clinch but Rudskogen avoids the damage to the body.
Rudskogen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ofenloch.
Rudskogen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rudskogen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ofenloch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rudskogen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rudskogen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ofenloch is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rudskogen. Ofenloch shrugs it off though.
Ofenloch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ofenloch takes a shot to the head.
Rudskogen lands a nice uppercut.
Ofenloch tries to land a knee to the head but Rudskogen blocks with his arms.
Rudskogen can't find room to land a body shot as Ofenloch controls the action.
Rudskogen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ofenloch looking to throw knees to the head but Rudskogen is blocking nicely.
Rudskogen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rudskogen slows down the pace here.
Ofenloch throws an elbow but it misses.
Ofenloch tries to land a knee to the head but Rudskogen blocks with his arms.
Rudskogen jumps guard but Ofenloch stands there with Rudskogen around his waist. Rudskogen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rudskogen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ofenloch tries to land a knee to the head but Rudskogen blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rudskogen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ofenloch blocking some punches.
Rudskogen is stalling here.
Rudskogen misses with a body punch.
Rudskogen lands with a left to the head.
Rudskogen misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Rudskogen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rudskogen avoids the head kick by Ofenloch.
It looked like Rudskogen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ofenloch.
Ofenloch wants to clinch.
Ofenloch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ofenloch tries to clinch but Rudskogen is having none of it.
Tom Ofenloch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ofenloch throws a sloppy head kick
letting Rudskogen counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Ofenloch misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rudskogen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rudskogen avoids the head kick by Ofenloch.
Rudskogen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ofenloch moves out of range as Rudskogen throws a body kick.
Rudskogen throws out a powerful jab.
Ofenloch is rocked!
Rudskogen lunges at Ofenloch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ofenloch's hand.
Ofenloch is still on wobbly legs! Can Rudskogen finish him?
Rudskogen circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Ofenloch tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Rudskogen wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Rudskogen!
Jon Rudskogen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lei Makana (ranked 1870 p4p, 212 weight class) and Rocky Horror (ranked 1403 p4p, 165 weight class). Rocky Horror has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lei Makana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Horror!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horror takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Makana's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Horror lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horror gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Makana wants to stand back up but Horror manages to pass into side control.
Makana regains half guard there - taking advantage of Horror's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Horror is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Makana trying to control from the bottom.
Horror drops an elbow to the side of Makana's head.
Horror is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makana is looking to control Horror's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Makana avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horror lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Horror wants to take a breather but Makana is having none of it.
Horror prevents Makana from standing back up.
Horror lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Horror looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Horror is working for a kimura but Makana is defending it quite comfortably.
Horror tries to pass to full mount but Makana defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makana is trying to stand up here but Horror is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horror is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Makana flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Makana is in trouble now - Horror has advanced to mount!
Horror landing shots from mount.
Horror landing punches.
Makana is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Horror! Makana is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rocky Horror!
Rocky Horror decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne King (ranked 852 p4p, 89 weight class) and Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 2252 p4p, 212 weight class). Marcelo Costa De Andrade is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a hook but De Andrade avoids it easily.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Andrade throws out the jab.
King throws out a loose jab but De Andrade uses good head movement to avoid it.
King works the jab nicely.
De Andrade ducks under a wild hook from King.
De Andrade tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Andrade walks into a left hand.
Good shot there by King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade misses with a hook
letting King counter with a right hand.
King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and De Andrade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Andrade.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Andrade lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Dwayne King has been cut.
King throws a leg kick but De Andrade sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from De Andrade on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King misses with an uppercut
and De Andrade counters with a nice body shot.
King tries to work over De Andrade's front leg with a kick but De Andrade checks it.
De Andrade is clearly trying to counter these attacks from King with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Andrade takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Andrade misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a nice body shot.
De Andrade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Andrade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
De Andrade throws a predictable looking body shot
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped De Andrade's head back.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade misses with a right hand
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
De Andrade scores with a nice strike.
De Andrade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Andrade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decent striking displayed by De Andrade there.
Oooooh!!! De Andrade has knocked King down with a huge combo! De Andrade steps away and waves a wobbly King back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
De Andrade throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King swings for the body but De Andrade moves out of range.
De Andrade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
De Andrade misses with a right hand
and King counters with a straight right hand.
De Andrade tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
King scores with a sloppy right hand. De Andrade should have avoided that one.
De Andrade slips under a jab from King.
De Andrade lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A low kick from King misses
and De Andrade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dwayne King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwayne King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
King misses with a hook
and De Andrade counters with a stiff right hand.
King ducks under a wild hook from De Andrade.
De Andrade looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
King throws a leg kick but De Andrade sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by De Andrade as he connects with a hook.
De Andrade misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook.
De Andrade misses with a left hand
and De Andrade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade lands the left hand.
King tries to work over De Andrade's front leg with a kick but De Andrade checks it.
De Andrade throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
De Andrade smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
King is rocked!
De Andrade drops King with a big left hand! King is injured, injured bad! De Andrade jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
Marcelo Costa De Andrade is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Marcelo Costa De Andrade made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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