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Skrap Fights 74 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric De Boise (ranked 4923 p4p, 47 weight class) and Chuck Bomba (ranked 5513 p4p, 49 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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, Cedric De Boise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Bomba!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Boise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bomba shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches De Boise napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bomba passes to full mount! That's big trouble for De Boise!
Bomba is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. De Boise can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bomba working for a submission but De Boise is keeping him at bay.
Bomba working for a submission but De Boise is keeping him at bay.
Bomba prevents De Boise from getting the reversal.
Bomba controlling his opponent.
Bomba working for a guillotine from mount but De Boise is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De Boise is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba controlling the pace for now.
Bomba with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bomba content just to control the position here.
De Boise could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bomba with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
De Boise is trying desperately to improve position.
Bomba is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but De Boise is surviving well by controlling Bomba's body position as best he can.
Bomba is working for a guillotine from mount but De Boise frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba wants to finish this one by submission but De Boise is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bomba.
Bomba jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but De Boise manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Boise looks to move to half guard but instead Bomba has passed into mount! Damn!
Bomba has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! De Boise is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chuck Bomba!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Dazzler (ranked 21960 p4p, 545 weight class) and Gino Trecozze (ranked 4064 p4p, 409 weight class). Bobby Dazzler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gino Trecozze's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Dazzler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gino Trecozze!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trecozze closes the distance and clinches up with Dazzler, looking for a takedown. Trecozze pushes Dazzler against the ropes but Dazzler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Dazzler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trecozze drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Trecozze in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dazzler is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gino Trecozze!
Gino Trecozze looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Yes guys!
Thanks Skull for this incredible fight.
Most of all I want to say thank you to all my supporters! I promise you the belt!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Sunruz (ranked 2218 p4p, 285 weight class) and Jimmy Zen (ranked 22263 p4p, 571 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Jay Sunruz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jay Sunruz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Sunruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Zen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunruz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zen's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sunruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zen lands with a slapping head kick.
Sunruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zen at a distance.
Sunruz misses with a wild body shot.
Zen throws a head kick but Sunruz moves out of range.
Sunruz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sunruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sunruz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zen!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sunruz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zen to see if he's OK.
Zen is looking to reverse the position.
Sunruz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zen down.
Sunruz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sunruz scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunruz trying to control the position but Zen is working away.
You can see the frustration on Zen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sunruz working the ground and pound.
Zen can't do much from the bottom here.
Zen is trying to improve his position.
Zen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sunruz is looking to improve his position.
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.
Zen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sunruz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sunruz.
Zen stops Sunruz from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunruz is trying to control the position but Zen postures up.
Sunruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zen is one step ahead there.
Sunruz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sunruz is working Zen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sunruz with a nice head shot there.
Sunruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sunruz passes into half guard.
Sunruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zen taking some punishment here, with Sunruz in his half guard.
Sunruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zen has hold of Sunruz's hands but Sunruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sunruz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sunruz's back!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Zen looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sunruz tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Zen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sunruz is now in Zen's guard. A big mistake from Zen there, giving up the dominant position!
Sunruz distracts Zen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sunruz is pushing down on Zen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zen is fighting to maintain full guard but Sunruz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sunruz slips a nice elbow through Zen's hands, connecting with Zen's forehead.
Zen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sunruz pulls his head out easily.
Zen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sunruz lands strikes from half guard.
Zen looking for submissions off his back.
Zen wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunruz working over Zen with some ground and pound. Zen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sunruz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sunruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sunruz working Zen over with strikes.
Zen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sunruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zen is still in real trouble! Can Sunruz finish him?
Zen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sunruz is working for a kimura but Zen is defending it quite comfortably.
Sunruz is keen to just control but Zen is a slippery customer.
Sunruz uses his free foot to push down on Zen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Zen.
Sunruz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sunruz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sunruz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sunruz loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Zen scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sunruz land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sunruz stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Sunruz!
Jay Sunruz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Martynov (ranked 1966 p4p, 224 weight class) and Arminia Bielefeld (ranked 2946 p4p, 301 weight class). Bielefeld has chosen Crowder as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Arminia Bielefeld has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mikhail Martynov's chin.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Martynov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arminia Bielefeld !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bielefeld shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Martynov but Martynov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice body punch from Martynov.
A solid body kick from Bielefeld .
Bielefeld tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martynov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bielefeld somewhat.
No luck for Bielefeld with that takedown attempt.
Mikhail Martynov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arminia Bielefeld .
Bielefeld throws a head kick but Martynov moves out of range.
Martynov is looking to counter punch.
Arminia Bielefeld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bielefeld shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Martynov but Martynov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bielefeld connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bielefeld wants to clinch but Martynov slips to the side
and Martynov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bielefeld is looking to clinch but Martynov is avoiding it.
Bielefeld fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bielefeld misses with a two punch combination.
Bielefeld has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martynov lands an elbow that stopped Bielefeld in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Arminia Bielefeld has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martynov lands a shoulder strike.
Bielefeld throws a punch but it's blocked by Martynov.
Bielefeld throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bielefeld misses with the head strike.
Martynov pushes Bielefeld back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martynov stalling.
Martynov breaks from the clinch.
Martynov looks to land a combination but Bielefeld avoids it well.
Martynov clinches with his opponent.
Our sources have told us that Martynov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Martynov lands a damaging elbow.
Bielefeld misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Martynov.
A shot in the inside from Martynov.
Bielefeld misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Martynov.
Bielefeld looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martynov breaks from the clinch.
Martynov lands a left and a right that send Bielefeld crashing to the mat, dazed. Martynov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bielefeld is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Martynov engages and cracks Bielefeld with a massive lead left hook - Bielefeld tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Martynov is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikhail Martynov!
Mikhail Martynov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Batts Jr (ranked 1115 p4p, 149 weight class) and Michael Jai White (ranked 1664 p4p, 209 weight class). Michael Jai White has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Billy Batts Jr's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Batts Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Jai White!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batts Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Batts Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White missing with a left hand there. Batts Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Batts Jr dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Batts Jr scores with a punch to the head.
White thuds a left hand into Batts Jr's body.
White scores with a jab to the body.
Batts Jr scores with a nice strike.
White scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White stuns Batts Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
White throws a shot to the body.
Batts Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Batts Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that White has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Batts Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Batts Jr connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts Jr looks to land a combination. White sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Batts Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Batts Jr cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Batts Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Batts Jr throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batts Jr.
Batts Jr throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White swinging wildly here.
Batts Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Batts Jr's head.
White has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Batts Jr.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batts Jr manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Batts Jr misses the target.
White drops his hands momentarily and Batts Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Batts Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No joy there for Batts Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Batts Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Batts Jr misses with a right hand
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Batts Jr is rocked!
White blocks a head kick by Batts Jr.
Oh Batts Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Batts Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Batts Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Batts Jr swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Batts Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Batts Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batts Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Batts Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Batts Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
White moves out of range as Batts Jr strikes.
Batts Jr throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
White misses with a hook. Batts Jr ducked under it nicely.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Batts Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White misses with a straight left.
White moves away from the strike by Batts Jr.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batts Jr.
Some wild striking there from Batts Jr.
Batts Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Batts Jr lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
White looks to land a left hand but Batts Jr moved out of range nicely.
Batts Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White thuds a left hand into Batts Jr's body.
Batts Jr scores with a push kick.
White scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White looks to land a left hand but Batts Jr moved out of range nicely.
Batts Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice body punch from Batts Jr.
Batts Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White throws a lazy right hand but Batts Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Batts Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batts Jr moves out of range as White strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Batts Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Batts Jr misses the shot to the body.
White throws a body punch but Batts Jr moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Batts Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Batts Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
White throws the left hand but Batts Jr avoids the punch easily.
Batts Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the ropes and back into range.
Batts Jr throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but White might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Batts Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Batts Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Batts Jr throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Batts Jr.
Both fighters circling a little - Batts Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batts Jr.
Batts Jr is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Batts Jr.
Batts Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a right hand
and Batts Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White lands a body shot.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batts Jr.
It looks like Batts Jr has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Batts Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White avoids the body shot from Batts Jr.
Batts Jr throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Batts Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Batts Jr misses its intended target.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Batts Jr is just out of range.
Batts Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Batts Jr swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Batts Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Batts Jr misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batts Jr moves away.
As White looks to move away, Batts Jr throws a big counter combo but White just gets out of the way.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Batts Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batts Jr. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batts Jr throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batts Jr catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White is rocked!
Batts Jr throws an overhand right that drops White like a sack of potatoes! Batts Jr dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Batts Jr!
A very excited looking Billy Batts Jr 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Buriak (ranked 537 p4p, 75 weight class) and Wilky Pierre (ranked 1861 p4p, 229 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitri Buriak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilky Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilky Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buriak scores with a jab.
Buriak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierre manages to avoid it.
Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buriak.
Pierre dives in and grabs Buriak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Buriak pushes down on Pierre's head and hops out.
Pierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into 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.
Pierre wants to take a breather but Buriak is having none of it.
Pierre is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pierre is looking for a kimura but Buriak is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pierre to get the leverage.
Pierre looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pierre is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buriak tries to roll over but Pierre keeps him under control.
Buriak holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Pierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Buriak sees it coming and defends easily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pierre working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Buriak trying to control here.
Pierre is looking for a kimura here.
Buriak has his hands clasped together around Pierre's back. He's all about the action.
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.
Pierre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Buriak wants to get back to full guard.
Pierre wants to free his trapped foot but Buriak is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pierre looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Buriak keeping control of the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Buriak is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Buriak tries to get to full guard but Pierre has control of the leg.
Pierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Buriak has his hands clasped together around Pierre's back. He's all about the action.
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.
Buriak is defending against the submission attempts here by Pierre.
Pierre is trying to work for a kimura but Buriak is defending well.
Buriak is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Runts Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Pierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Buriak sees it coming and defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Buriak sees it coming and defends easily.
Pierre is trying to work for a kimura but Buriak is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilky Pierre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Buriak cracks a nice hook into Pierre's ribs.
Pierre goes for a double leg but Buriak avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Buriak continues to drive forward.
Buriak lands an overhand right.
Buriak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pierre under the eye.
Pierre darts in and clinches Buriak up against the ropes.
Pierre wants a takedown.
Buriak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Buriak presses Pierre against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pierre is looking for a takedown.
Dimitri Buriak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilky Pierre.
Pierre has Buriak pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Buriak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pierre wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Buriak.
A short body shot lands from Buriak as the two fighters clinch.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Buriak lands a right hand.
Buriak scores with a shot to the side of Pierre's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierre prevents a body shot from Buriak.
Buriak lands a shot to the body.
Buriak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pierres head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre wants to take the fight to the mat but Buriak manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Buriak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buriak struggles to land a body shot inside as Pierre controls his hands.
Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Buriak fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Buriak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Buriak stuns Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Pierre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pierre is rocked!
Buriak drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Pierre's head, knocking him out cold! Buriak is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dimitri Buriak!
After the fight, Dimitri Buriak was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Mailic (ranked 288 p4p, 43 weight class) and Nikola Jokic (ranked 3488 p4p, 333 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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272 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stan Mailic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nikola Jokic!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mailic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Nikola Jokic has been cut.
Mailic drops Jokic with a huge uppercut! Jokic drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Mailic is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Mailic!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio Regueiro (ranked 286 p4p, 46 weight class) and Welter Weight (ranked 796 p4p, 128 weight class). Welter Weight will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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174 lbs
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177 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Regueiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Welter Weight!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro takes the fight into the clinch.
Regueiro blocks a body shot from Weight.
Weight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Weight.
Regueiro fails to pull guard.
Regueiro gets control of Weight's arms and successfully pulls guard. Regueiro will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Regueiro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Weight would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Regueiro is trying to keep Weight in close.
Weight must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Regueiro has a closed guard, preventing Weight from standing up.
Regueiro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regueiro working for a triangle but Weight defends it easily.
Weight tries to stand but Regueiro is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Weight is one step ahead there.
Weight is looking to stand up but Regueiro won't let him.
Regueiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Weight doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Weight manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Weight trying to stand up but can't free himself from Regueiro's guard.
Weight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Regueiro. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Weight walks into a straight right hand from Regueiro.
Weight drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Weight takes the fight into the clinch.
Regueiro blocking some punches.
Weight throws a punch but it's blocked by Regueiro.
Regueiro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Weight to keep the fight standing.
Regueiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Weight backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weight backwards.
Regueiro tries to pull guard but Weight won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Regueiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weight misses with some punches.
Weight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Regueiro prevents a body shot from Weight.
Regueiro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Regueiro fails to pull guard.
Regueiro has a couple of punches blocked by Weight.
Regueiro working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Regueiro.
Regueiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Weight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Regueiro or not.
A short uppercut from Weight.
Weight swings wildly with an uppercut but Regueiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weight lands a hook that snaps the head of Regueiro backwards.
It looks like Julio Regueiro has been cut.
Regueiro jumps guard but Weight turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Weight misses with some punches.
Weight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Regueiro takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Regueiro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Weight.
Regueiro jumps into guard, dragging Weight to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Weight gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Weight has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Regueiro is proving hard to escape from.
Weight got a little sloppy there for a moment and Regueiro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Weight has managed to get both his arms back between Regueiro's legs - danger averted.
Regueiro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Weight is looking to stand up but Regueiro won't let him.
Weight is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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 Julio Regueiro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Weight scores with a jab. Regueiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Regueiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Weight misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Regueiro lands a two punch combo.
Weight lands with an uppercut that bounces Regueiro off the ropes and back into range.
Weight swats away the attempt to clinch by Regueiro.
Regueiro tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Weight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Regueiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Weight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Regueiro slips under a jab.
Regueiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Weight has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Regueiro finds it's way round the side to connect with Weight's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Regueiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Regueiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weight manages to avoid it.
Regueiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Weight, pushing him back against the ropes.
Weight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Regueiro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Weight walks away with a smile on his face. Regueiro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weight. Regueiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Regueiro is looking to clinch but Weight is avoiding it.
Regueiro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weight misses with a hook. Regueiro ducked under it nicely.
Regueiro avoids the body shot from Weight.
Nice shot lands for Regueiro.
Weight avoids a punch combination nicely.
Weight unleashes a big counter combination but Regueiro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Julio Regueiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Weight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weight ducks right into an uppercut from Regueiro.
Regueiro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Regueiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Weight looks to land a right hand but Regueiro moved out of range.
Weight tries to clinch up.
Weight misses with an uppercut. Regueiro saw that one coming.
Regueiro throwing a counter right hand but Weight manages to avoid it.
Regueiro tries to clinch up.
Regueiro thuds his right hand into Weight's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Weight walks into a jab.
Regueiro moves into range and connects 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!
Regueiro blocks a jab.
Weight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Regueiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weight throws out the jab.
Weight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight misses with an uppercut.
Regueiro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Weight has time to react.
Weight stuffs the takedown.
Regueiro scores with a one two! Weight had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Regueiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weight.
A telegraphed right hand from Weight misses the target.
Regueiro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Regueiro. That snapped Weight's head back.
Regueiro misses with a straight right.
Weight takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Regueiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Weight circles away.
Weight tries to counter by closing the distance.
Regueiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Regueiro shoots for a double leg takedown but Weight sprawls well. He's pushed Regueiro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Regueiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weight scores with a hook to the body. Regueiro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Weight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weight looks to land a combination but Regueiro avoids it well.
Weight throws the left hand but Regueiro avoids the punch easily.
Regueiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weight.
Weight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Weight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Weight.
Weight throws a lazy right hand but Regueiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weight clinches up against the ropes.
Regueiro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Weight avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Regueiro trying to control the position.
Regueiro has his foot on Weight's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Weight works his way back into a safe position though.
Weight wants to stand but Regueiro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Regueiro has his foot on Weight's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Weight works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weight has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Regueiro is proving hard to escape from.
Regueiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Regueiro has his foot on Weight's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Weight works his way back into a safe position though.
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 Julio Regueiro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Weight tries to clinch up but Regueiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Weight connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Regueiro's hands.
Regueiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weight.
Weight misses with an uppercut
and Weight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Weight misses.
Regueiro is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Weight throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Regueiro throws a hook but Weight blocks it.
Weight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Weight slips under a jab from Regueiro.
Weight throws a lazy right hand but Regueiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Regueiro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Weight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Weight keeps the fight on the outside.
Weight moves forwards but Regueiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Donk. Regueiro catches Weight right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Regueiro lands with a straight right. Weight didn't see that one coming.
Regueiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Regueiro. That snapped Weight's head back.
Weight darts in and clinches Regueiro up against the ropes.
Regueiro tries to pull guard but Weight holds him up against the ropes and eventually Regueiro drops back down to his feet.
Weight misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Weight as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Regueiro.
Weight lands with a light punch inside.
Weight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Regueiro lands with a left to the head.
Weight lands with a short shot to the head.
Regueiro blocking some punches.
Weight has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Regueiro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Weight can turn it around.
Weight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Regueiros head.
Weight lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Regueiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weight lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Weight.
Regueiro jumps guard.
Julio Regueiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weight wanted to stand there but Regueiro had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Weight is aware though and is defending well.
Regueiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Weight gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Weight would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weight has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Regueiro to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Weight is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Regueiro pulls down on the head and he's put Weight to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julio Regueiro!
Julio Regueiro retains his welterweight title!
Julio Regueiro 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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