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UnderGround FC 45 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Wood (ranked 4939 p4p, 393 weight class) and Kenneth Wellwood (ranked 4727 p4p, 388 weight class). Wellwood has chosen Never Scared - Bone Crusher as his entrance music. Kenneth Wellwood is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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256 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenneth Wellwood!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood moves out of range of the strikes.
Wellwood scores with a jab to the head.
Wellwood lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wellwood.
Wood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Ben Wood has been cut.
Wellwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Wellwood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wood tries to clinch up but Wellwood circles away and keeps his distance.
Wood tries for a takedown but Wellwood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wellwood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wood takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wellwood digs a good hook to Wood's body.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Wellwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Wellwood listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kenneth Wellwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood walks straight into a right hand from Wellwood - that's dropped him! Wellwood jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Wood from any more punishment! Wood complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kenneth Wellwood!
Kenneth Wellwood very nearly forgot to thank Condemned amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Israel Hands (ranked 6567 p4p, 539 weight class) and Andrew Balderas (ranked 5778 p4p, 500 weight class). Hands comes into the arena with A Collection of Sea Shanties blaring out of the sound system. 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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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Israel Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Balderas!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balderas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hands was well out of range. Poor timing from Balderas.
Hands lands a head kick!
Balderas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Balderas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Andrew Balderas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balderas misses with a double jab
and Hands counters with a nice uppercut.
Balderas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hands counters with a nice uppercut.
Balderas misses the jab.
Hands ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hands lands a nice hook to Balderas's body. Balderas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balderas looks to land a combination but Hands avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hands is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hands looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Balderas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Balderas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Hands does it's job there.
Hands keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balderas.
Balderas wants to stay close but Hands steps back to make room for something. Balderas seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Hands and Balderas drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Israel Hands!
Our winner, Israel Hands, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Brown (ranked 23082 p4p, 580 weight class) and John Dee (ranked 24791 p4p, 563 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 New York, Bill Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Dee!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dee can't break the clinch.
Brown lands a right hand.
Dee jumps guard and drags Brown to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown pushes down on Dee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brown looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dee is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dee is looking to escape.
Dee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick misses from Dee.
Dee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown drops Dee with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dee looks back up at him and smiles so Brown waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dee is rocked!
Brown fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Dee out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Bill Brown!
A relieved looking Bill Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Boitsov (ranked 3672 p4p, 410 weight class) and Valentin Taneyev (ranked 3977 p4p, 435 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valentin Taneyev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boitsov throws a looping overhand right but Taneyev ducks down to avoid it.
Taneyev feints a counter leg kick.
Taneyev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boitsov lands a nice hook to Taneyev's body. Taneyev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No luck for Boitsov with that takedown attempt.
Taneyev misses with a body punch
and Boitsov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Boitsov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Taneyev manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boitsov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taneyev.
Nice sprawl there from Taneyev as Boitsov shoots in.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taneyev! But no joy.
Boitsov takes a swing at Taneyev's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taneyev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boitsov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taneyev misses with an uppercut.
Boitsov throwing a counter right hand but Taneyev manages to avoid it.
Boitsov throws a good cross that connects.
Boitsov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taneyev avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Boitsov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taneyev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boitsov connects with the punch.
Boitsov lands a jab to the nose.
Taneyev connects with a jab.
Taneyev looks to land a right hand but Boitsov moved out of range.
Boitsov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Taneyev moves out of range of the strikes.
Boitsov misses with a looping right.
Taneyev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boitsov throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boitsov misses with a hook to the body
and Taneyev counters with a nice right hand that sends Boitsov toppling to the canvas! Boitsov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Taneyev finish him?!
Taneyev staying out of range there.
Taneyev throws a lazy uppercut
and Boitsov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boitsov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taneyev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taneyev lands a big right hand that sends Boitsov crashing to the mat! Taneyev stays standing though and waves Boitsov back to his feet!
Boitsov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boitsov throws a right hand that misses
and Taneyev counters with an outside leg kick.
Oh Boitsov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taneyev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valentin Taneyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taneyev lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Boitsov crumples to the floor! Taneyev milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Valentin Taneyev!
A very excited looking Valentin Taneyev 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Busul (ranked 2564 p4p, 141 weight class) and Vip Winner (ranked 2197 p4p, 120 weight class). Busul comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - Road to Zion ft. Nas. This should be a great matchup!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Busul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vip Winner!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Busul's guard.
Winner trying to control the position from guard on top but Busul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winner tries to free his leg and advance position but Busul is retaining full guard.
Winner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Winner tries to free his leg and advance position but Busul is retaining full guard.
Winner wants to control from the top but Busul keeps moving.
Winner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Busul tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Winner 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.
Winner tries to free his leg and advance position but Busul is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner passes Busul's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Winner slows the pace down in half guard.
Winner is pressing down on Busul's thigh, looking to free his foot. Busul is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Winner seems content to control.
Winner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Busul trying to control but Winner postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Winner working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Winner wants to take a breather but Busul is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Winner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Winner is keen to just control but Busul is a slippery customer.
Winner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Busul has managed to free his arm - good work.
Winner tries to pass to full mount but Busul defends it.
Winner seems to be working for a kimura but Busul defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busul is looking to improve his position.
Winner wants to free his trapped foot but Busul is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Winner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Busul.
Busul cracks Winner with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Busul has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Winner to stand back up!
Winner is rocked!
Winner shoots in but Busul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Winner is still on wobbly legs! Can Busul finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Busul! Winner is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Busul!
Frankie Busul looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I cant believe I won. All that wresting training payed off. Yeah baby!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johny Boom (ranked 4364 p4p, 426 weight class) and Kron Gracie (ranked 1228 p4p, 151 weight class). Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ROYCE GRACIE. This should be a great matchup!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johny Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a body punch but Boom moves out of range.
Boom has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blanc Fitness Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Boom tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie swings for the body but Boom moves out of range.
Boom tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boom shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gracie defends it nicely.
Boom fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Boom.
It looks like Kron Gracie has been cut.
Boom tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boom is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Boom's thigh. Boom counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boom, who protects the arm well.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boom has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Boom is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Boom is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Boom tries to escape but Gracie is in control.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boom is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boom knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boom has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Boom is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie looks winded!
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boom is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gracie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Boom is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Boom is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boom has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boom, who protects the arm well.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boom is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gracie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boom has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Boom is defending well.
Boom has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kron Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Boom avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Boom throws a big counter combination but Gracie scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boom moves away.
Boom shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gracie defends it nicely.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Boom is defending the position.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to take his opponent's back but Boom doesn't allow it.
Gracie moves to take his opponent's back.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kron Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Boom tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gracie is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Boom is in real trouble.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boom trying to control the position but Gracie manages to sink in the hooks.
You can see the frustration on Boom's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gracie not allowing Boom to control his hands.
Boom wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Boom defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
You can see the frustration on Boom's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gracie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Boom preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gracie.
Boom just trying to survive but Gracie is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Boom defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gracie's arms.
Boom is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Boom is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom trying to control the hands but Gracie breaks the grip.
Boom tries to escape the position.
Boom showing good submission defense here.
Boom is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Boom is in bad spot here.
Boom preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gracie.
Boom trying to control the position but Gracie manages to sink in the hooks.
Boom defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gracie's arms.
Boom wants to control his opponent's hands but Gracie gets his hands free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom wants to escape the position.
Gracie is looking for the choke from the back position but Boom is controlling his hands well.
Gracie looking for the RNC.
Gracie is trying to stick to Boom's back but Boom is turning into Gracie. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gracie's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Boom.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Boom advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Boom sits in half guard.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boom is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kron Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boom has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boom rather than just go for the knockout.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Boom won't allow it.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boom is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom kicks off Gracie and gets to his feet.
Johny Boom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boom moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boom moves away.
Boom tries to counter with a takedown but Gracie is quick to defend against it.
Boom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Boom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
Gracie uses his free foot to push down on Boom's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Boom.
Gracie seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Boom is holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Boom defending well.
Boom trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Boom tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Boom pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeps trying to improve his position.
Boom is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Boom's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boom is holding on for now.
Boom flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Boom defends it.
Boom is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boom is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Boom is keeping the position.
Boom is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Kron Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Boom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Boom from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie controlling Boom's posture.
Johny Boom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom throws an elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boom's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kron Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kron Gracie!
Kron Gracie 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Beach (ranked 2785 p4p, 326 weight class) and Antonio Almeida (ranked 1582 p4p, 213 weight class). Antonio Almeida is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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19
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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27
204 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 Las Vegas, Sammy Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Beach as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Antonio Almeida has been cut.
Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beach.
Almeida tries to counter by closing the distance.
Beach cracks Almeida with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Almeida drops his hands momentarily and Beach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beach throws a hook but Almeida avoids it easily.
Beach looks to land a left hand but Almeida moved out of range nicely.
Almeida tries to keep at a distance but Beach has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beach misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach prevents a takedown attempt there.
Beach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beach definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beach pushes Almeida back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Almeida tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beach smiles and moves away.
Beach moves into the clinch successfully.
Beach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Almeida backwards.
Almeida tries to score a body lock takedown but Beach shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sammy Beach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Almeida.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beach.
Beach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Almeida backwards.
That has opened up Antonio Almeida's cut even more.
Beach breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Almeida's head.
Beach throws a monster overhand right that drops Almeida! Beach follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Beach!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Anawalla (ranked 2623 p4p, 300 weight class) and Pate Parret (ranked 1156 p4p, 153 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pate Parret enters the cage!
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190 lbs
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prince Anawalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Parret!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anawalla misses with a wild body shot.
Anawalla takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Prince Anawalla has been cut.
Parret is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anawalla.
Pate Parret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anawalla misses with a looping right.
Parret throws a looping overhand right but Anawalla ducks down to avoid it.
Anawalla takes a swing at Parret's ribcage but misses.
Anawalla doesn't manage to clinch there - Parret circles away.
Anawalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parret was well out of range. Poor timing from Anawalla.
Anawalla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parret to score with a decent uppercut.
Parret lands with a straight right. Anawalla didn't see that one coming.
Parret throws a shot from downtown. Anawalla moves away and avoids it.
Anawalla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parret circles away quickly and effectively.
Anawalla takes a swing at Parret's ribcage but misses.
Anawalla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anawalla blocks a jab.
Parret missing with a left hand there. Anawalla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parret jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Prince Anawalla's cut is getting worse.
Parret keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anawalla. Parret does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anawalla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anawalla bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anawalla throws a body punch but Parret moves out of range.
Anawalla loads up on a big right hand but Parret slips the punch.
Anawalla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anawalla is looking to wear down Parret with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anawalla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parret blocks the elbow strike.
Anawalla struggles to land a body shot inside as Parret controls his hands.
Parret displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anawalla up against the cage.
Anawalla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parret blocks an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Parret.
Anawalla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parret avoids the elbow strike from Anawalla, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anawalla throws an elbow but misses.
Parret blocks an uppercut.
Anawalla can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anawalla just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parret's brow.
Parret lands with a left to the head.
Anawalla blocks a body shot from Parret.
Parret lands with a left to the head.
Parret stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anawalla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anawalla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parret is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parret just leaning against Anawalla, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parret.
A shot in the inside from Parret.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parret blocks an uppercut.
Anawalla has a couple of punches blocked by Parret.
Parret is leaning against Anawalla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Parret avoids the elbow strike from Anawalla, against the cage.
Parret lands a nice shot to the body.
Parret is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Parret has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Anawalla seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Parret can turn it around.
Parret lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parret leaning his opponent against the cage.
Parret digs a right hand into Anawalla's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anawalla's gas tank.
Anawalla is breathing heavily.
Parret blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parret.
A right handed body shot lands from Parret.
Parret scores with a shoulder strike.
Prince Anawalla's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Parret.
Parret lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parret.
Parret lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anawalla backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Parret.
Parret softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parret is struggling to control the position.
Anawalla misses with some punches.
Parret lands a shoulder strike.
Parret leaning against his opponent.
Parret dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Parret's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Parret scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anawalla throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anawalla.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anawalla just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parret's brow.
Parret lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anawalla backwards.
Anawalla throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anawalla swings wildly with an uppercut but Parret uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parret.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anawalla throws a punch but it's blocked by Parret.
Parret lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anawalla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Parret.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anawalla.
Parret breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parret might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Parret has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anawalla misses with an elbow strike.
Anawalla has a couple of punches blocked by Parret.
Parret blocks an uppercut.
Anawalla lands a body shot in the clinch.
Parret breaks from the clinch.
Anawalla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parret throws out the jab.
Parret misses the jab.
Parret connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anawalla. Anawalla circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parret lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jeez, Prince Anawalla's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Anawalla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parret paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parret sends Anawalla crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Parret is motioning to the referee to let Anawalla up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Anawalla is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Prince Anawalla's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pate Parret!
Pate Parret thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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