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WCF 13: Uno vs Ohoulihan PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamse Jordon (ranked 4463 p4p, 363 weight class) and Jacob Richardson (ranked 5204 p4p, 393 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 New York, Jamse Jordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Richardson !
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson shoots for a double leg takedown but Jordon sprawls well. He's pushed Richardson 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Richardson or perhaps it was just good defense by Jordon, which made it look bad.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jordon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jordon looks to land a left hand but Richardson moved out of range nicely.
Jordon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richardson , pushing him back against the cage.
Richardson is trying to pull guard but Jordon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jamse Jordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Richardson .
Jordon breaks the clinch.
Richardson shoots in looking for a takedown but Jordon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Richardson 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Richardson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jordon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jordon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Richardson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jordon throws a head kick that misses.
Richardson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Jamse Jordon has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson scores with a nice head shot.
Richardson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Richardson connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Jordon tumbling to the canvas! Richardson pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Jordon was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jacob Richardson !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Mereani (ranked 6206 p4p, 485 weight class) and Islam Makhacevov (ranked 23381 p4p, 534 weight class). Islam Makhacevov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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186 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Mereani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Islam Makhacevov!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mereani drives through with a takedown into Makhacevov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Makhacevov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mereani trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mereani drops back, looking for a kneebar! Makhacevov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Makhacevov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Makhacevov!
Makhacevov lands an elbow.
Mereani taking a bit of punishment here - Makhacevov scoring with strikes.
Mereani tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mereani wants to control but Makhacevov postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mereani is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Mereani's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mereani is trying to escape the position but Makhacevov is controlling the position.
Mereani tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhacevov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mereani tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mereani is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Makhacevov off and has taken his back!
Mereani is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Makhacevov with him. Makhacevov is trying to defend but Mereani has an arm under the chin now! Makhacevov grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lucas Mereani!
Lucas Mereani 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 Uraya Berrio (ranked 22612 p4p, 475 weight class) and Pimpis Tramps (ranked 6579 p4p, 436 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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277 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uraya Berrio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pimpis Tramps!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tramps throws a head kick that misses.
Berrio half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Berrio doesn't manage to clinch there - Tramps circles away.
Tramps follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tramps stuffs the takedown.
Berrio gets the takedown into side control.
Berrio cracks Tramps with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tramps sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Berrio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tramps on the ground.
Tramps preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tramps manages to get to full guard.
Berrio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tramps wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berrio throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berrio trying to control the position from guard on top but Tramps is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berrio tries to free his leg and advance position but Tramps is retaining full guard.
Berrio wants to control from the top but Tramps keeps moving.
Berrio looking to pass the guard.
Berrio trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tramps manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tramps controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tramps working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Berrio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tramps controls the pace.
Berrio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berrio wants to take a breather but Tramps is having none of it.
Tramps is controlling Berrio's trapped leg to prevent Berrio from advancing to side control.
Berrio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tramps does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Berrio is working for a submission of some sort.
Tramps works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tramps trying to strike off his back.
Tramps not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tramps is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Berrio has his hands clasped together but Tramps extends and breaks Berrio's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Tramps.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pimpis Tramps!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Hallaway (ranked 3086 p4p, 344 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 5203 p4p, 454 weight class). Mathew Hallaway is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mathew Hallaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hallaway scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Svensson manages to mount him!
Hallaway is trying to stand.
Svensson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Svensson controlling the position easily from mount.
Svensson working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Hallaway looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Svensson! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sven Svensson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Jackson (ranked 23781 p4p, 271 weight class) and Rashid Khan (ranked 4957 p4p, 223 weight class). Terrance Jackson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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142 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrance Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rashid Khan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Khan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Terrance Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khan wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrance Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Khan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Khan is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khan down to the mat. Khan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Khan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khan sprawls well. Khan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khan! But no joy.
Khan has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a big counter combination but Khan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jackson fails with the takedown
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Khan is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Khan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khan lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khan.
Jackson is rocked!
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jackson up against the cage.
Khan lands a big knee to the head and Jackson goes down! Khan pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashid Khan!
During a confident post fight interview, Rashid Khan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Striker (ranked 23509 p4p, 489 weight class) and Jett Denovan (ranked 4166 p4p, 354 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jett Denovan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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255 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ken Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jett Denovan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Denovan.
Striker darts in and clinches Denovan up against the cage.
Denovan managing to block the knees to the body from Striker.
Denovan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Striker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Denovan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Striker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Denovan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Striker's efforts to push away.
Striker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Denovan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Striker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denovan darts in trying to clinch
and Striker counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Denovan!
Denovan sneaks out the side door and pushes Striker away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denovan misses with a combination
and Striker counters by moving into the clinch.
Denovan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Striker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Denovan smiles and moves away.
Denovan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Denovan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Striker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Striker is breathing heavily.
Striker has closed the distance and engaged Denovan in a clinch.
Denovan lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Striker leaning his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denovan misses with some punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Denovan 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.
Striker is trying to pull guard but Denovan has him pressed against the cage.
Denovan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Denovan catches Striker with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Striker forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jett Denovan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Piccio (ranked 6255 p4p, 453 weight class) and Jake Tate (ranked 6118 p4p, 450 weight class). Luciano Piccio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Luciano Piccio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Tate!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Piccio swivels and escapes.
Piccio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Piccio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Piccio is in close to Tate's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Piccio stands up over Tate, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tate working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Piccio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Piccio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tate keeping moving, preventing Piccio from controlling successfully.
Piccio lands a couple of digs.
Piccio throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piccio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Piccio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Tate's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piccio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tate keeps working.
Piccio in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Piccio in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tate wants to control but Piccio postures up.
Piccio scores with punches from side control.
Piccio lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Piccio wants to control but Tate is keeping him busy.
Tate dodges the ground and pound from Piccio.
Piccio trying to control the position but Tate is working away.
Tate is working to avoid the ground and pound but Piccio connects with a decent elbow.
Tate is working to avoid the ground and pound but Piccio connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate is trying to improve his position.
Piccio working the ground and pound but Tate is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Tate's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Piccio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tate keeps working.
Piccio lands some shots froms side control.
Piccio landing strikes.
Tate taking a bit of punishment here - Piccio scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piccio throws an elbow but Tate slips to the side and avoids it well.
Piccio lands some shots froms side control.
Piccio trying to control the position but Tate is working away.
Piccio is really struggling to control Tate but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate can't do much from the bottom here.
Tate is looking for a sweep.
Piccio working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Piccio scoring with punches and elbows.
Tate tries to buck Piccio off but Piccio is having none of it.
Piccio working the ground and pound.
Tate is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Piccio asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piccio cracks Tate with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to bench press Piccio off him but Piccio keeps the position.
Piccio trying to control the action but Tate is working from the bottom.
Piccio lands some shots froms side control.
Piccio working the ground and pound from side control.
Tate manages to get back to half guard.
Piccio working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tate flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Piccio scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Piccio trying to pass the guard but Tate defending well.
Tate is looking for a sweep. Piccio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Piccio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Piccio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tate misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tate misses with a takedown attempt
and Piccio counters with a left and a right that stings Tate.
Piccio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Piccio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Piccio distracts Tate with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Piccio trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piccio throws a strike but Tate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Piccio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Piccio tries to get out of the position.
Piccio keeping full guard, as Tate tries to pass.
Tate trying to control but Piccio is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate throws a strike but Piccio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tate is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Piccio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Piccio connects with a couple of short punches.
Piccio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Luciano Piccio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Piccio trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
Piccio works over Tate with some ground and pound from guard.
Tate throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Piccio wants to pass the guard but Tate is keeping the position.
Tate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Piccio's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate prevents Piccio from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tate's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Piccio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tate wants to control from the top but Piccio keeps moving.
Piccio has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tate off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Piccio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tate as he jumps to the side.
Tate shoots in but Piccio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Luciano Piccio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Tate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Piccio's waist but Piccio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tate off to one side.
Piccio tries to counter with a takedown but Tate is quick to defend against it.
Tate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Piccio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Piccio looks for a takedown but Tate sprawls well.
Piccio tries for a takedown but Tate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tate decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Piccio kicks Tate off and gets back to his feet.
Piccio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tate but Tate pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate dives in and grabs Piccio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Piccio pushes down on Tate's head and hops out.
Piccio tries to counter with a takedown but Tate is quick to defend against it.
Tate drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tate is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate wants to control but Piccio is keeping him busy.
Piccio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tate connects with a decent elbow.
Piccio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tate trying to control the action but Piccio is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Tate seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Piccio dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Piccio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tate is fending him off so far but Piccio persists. Nope, Tate circles away and we're back to standing.
Piccio shoots for a takedown but Tate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tate shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Piccio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Piccio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tate is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Piccio is refusing to be controlled, as Tate sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tate lands a nice short elbow.
Tate lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piccio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Piccio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piccio wants to get back to full guard but Tate has mounted him!
Tate takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tate landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tate looking to finish Piccio with some ground and pound. This is bad for Piccio!
Tate landing strikes, looking to finish!
Piccio is bucking up trying to escape but Tate cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tate controlling from mount.
Piccio wants to hold on but Tate pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate landing shots from mount.
Tate landing punches.
Piccio trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tate has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Piccio's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate with shots to the head and body - Piccio looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tate trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Piccio takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tate punishing his opponent with strikes.
Piccio is squirming around, avoiding Tate's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Piccio?
Piccio is squirming around, avoiding Tate's attempts to control the action.
Tate scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tate takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Piccio is trying to escape the mount.
Piccio is squirming around, avoiding Tate's attempts to control the action.
Tate raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate working Piccio over with strikes here.
Piccio manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tate uses his free foot to push down on Piccio's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Piccio.
Tate lands a heavy elbow.
Jake Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tate has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Piccio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tate is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Piccio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Luciano Piccio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Piccio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Golden Sage Lll (ranked 3683 p4p, 330 weight class) and Tylonal Jones (ranked 3716 p4p, 331 weight class). Sage Lll comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the jungle. Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rubber band man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Golden Sage Lll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tylonal Jones!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sage Lll takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jones lands a body shot.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Sage Lll was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Sage Lll is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sage Lll. Sage Lll obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Sage Lll appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sage Lll with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones drops Sage Lll with a beautiful combination! Sage Lll stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!
It looks like Golden Sage Lll has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sage Lll looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Golden Sage Lll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sage Lll closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Sage Lll pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Sage Lll in a clinch.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sage Lll tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sage Lll is breathing heavily.
Sage Lll keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sage Lll is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jones is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sage Lll to the mat. Sage Lll regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sage Lll pushes Jones off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones wants to break free but Sage Lll has control.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Sage Lll slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sage Lll shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sage Lll fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones darts in and clinches Sage Lll up against the cage.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sage Lll tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sage Lll is struggling to control the position.
Sage Lll slows down the pace here.
Sage Lll seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jones breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sage Lll shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sage Lll is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've been hearing good reports from Sage Lll'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.
Sage Lll is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sage Lll defends it well.
Sage Lll wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sage Lll looking for submissions off his back.
Jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jones wants to stand up but Sage Lll has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sage Lll wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Sage Lll is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tylonal Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Golden Sage Lll's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones lands a left and a right that send Sage Lll crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sage Lll is rocked!
Sage Lll shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sage Lll gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Sage Lll is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones dances in with a quick combination. Sage Lll is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Jones snaps Sage Lll's head back. Sage Lll stumbles backwards against the cage. Jones steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Sage Lll's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Sage Lll just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tylonal Jones!
Post fight, Tylonal Jones stared into the camera and said 'Fedor Petrov. Where you at ho?'.
Golden Sage Lll was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll come back better and ready to strangle the rest of the division into there Graves'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Blakemond (ranked 3152 p4p, 349 weight class) and Kobe Covington (ranked 4134 p4p, 414 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Covington's choice of entrance music: Starboy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Spencer Blakemond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Covington!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Covington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blakemond avoids it really well and circles away.
Blakemond throws a series of punches but Covington moves out of range.
Blakemond drops Covington with a beautiful combination! Covington stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blakemond is looking for the KO!
Covington is rocked!
Blakemond knocks out Covington with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Blakemond before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Blakemond picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spencer Blakemond!
The defeated Kobe Covington had this to say: 'I fought this bum with the Corona virus I think I still take the W'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teiji Uno (ranked 1978 p4p, 237 weight class) and Seamus Ohoulihan (ranked 2110 p4p, 259 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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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Teiji Uno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seamus Ohoulihan!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohoulihan gets the takedown into side control.
Ohoulihan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ohoulihan with the ground and pound from mount.
Uno is trying to stand.
Ohoulihan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ohoulihan working Uno over with strikes here.
Ohoulihan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ohoulihan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Uno tries to reverse the position but Ohoulihan maintains control.
Ohoulihan raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ohoulihan loads up with a big shot that hurts Uno! He's pulled Ohoulihan in close but Ohoulihan has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Uno survive? More strikes from Ohoulihan and Uno is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Seamus Ohoulihan!
Seamus Ohoulihan is the new light heavyweight champion!
Seamus Ohoulihan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fist MMA Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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