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RFN 1: Dance vs. Soldic PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Bull (ranked 4380 p4p, 440 weight class) and Aleksandar Ilic (ranked 4432 p4p, 442 weight class). Bull comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the tiger. 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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185 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Red Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aleksandar Ilic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bull counters with a head kick that drops Ilic to the mat! Ilic scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Ilic is rocked!
Ilic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ilic is still on wobbly legs! Can Bull finish him?
Crunch! Bull slams his shin into Ilic's torso.
Ilic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bull looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Crack! A monster head kick from Bull and Ilic falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Bull!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Red Bull!
A very excited looking Red Bull 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wang Li (ranked 6317 p4p, 517 weight class) and Shamil Musaev (ranked 4492 p4p, 441 weight class). Li comes to the cage accompanied by Space Cowboy. 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 Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wang Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shamil Musaev!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musaev misses with a body shot.
Li moves into the clinch.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Musaev is fending him off so far but Li persists. Nope, Musaev circles away and we're back to standing.
Musaev throws a head kick that misses
and Li counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Li looking for a takedown.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li looks to land a combination but Musaev avoids it well.
Li changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Musaev tries to avoid it but Li manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Musaev to the ground. Musaev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wang Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li throws a hook but Musaev avoids it easily.
Li throws a wild body kick that Musaev sees coming a mile off.
Li clinches up with Musaev and pushes him back against the cage.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Li rushes Musaev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li cracks Musaev with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by Musaev.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is looking to land body kicks.
Musaev is trying to counter with his kicks.
A jab from Li finds it's way through Musaev's defenses.
Li looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Li throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Musaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Li catches Musaev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Li misses with a looping right.
Li connects with a good right hand that stumbles Musaev. Musaev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Li clinches up against the cage.
Musaev is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li moves into the clinch successfully.
Musaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Musaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Li needs to keep his hands up - Musaev had a free shot at his head there.
Li is breathing heavily.
Musaev throws a leg kick but Li sees it coming and moves out of range.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musaev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Li is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li darts in looking for a takedown but Musaev gets double underhooks and turns Li into the cage.
Musaev drops Li with a beautiful combination! Li stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Musaev is looking for the KO!
Musaev is looking to chop away at Li's legs.
Li rushes Musaev and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Li taking a breather.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Musaev throws a push kick but Li slaps the foot to one side.
Musaev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Li to score with a decent uppercut.
Musaev wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
Li went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Musaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
Li backing away here, and Musaev unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Musaev throws a push kick but Li slaps the foot to one side.
Li misses with a looping right.
Li moves out of range as Musaev throws a body kick.
Musaev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musaev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Musaev takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Li closes the distance and pushes Musaev back into the cage.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Musaev misses with some punches.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Musaev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Musaev moves out of range as Li throws a body kick.
Musaev misses the shot to the body.
Li moves into range and clinches up with Musaev.
Li manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Li wriggles free and stands up.
Musaev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li fails to land the takedown.
Li drops his hands momentarily and Musaev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Musaev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Li gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Li lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Li decides to pull guard.
Li trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Musaev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musaev preventing the sweep.
Li throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Musaev trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wang Li dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Li feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Musaevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Musaev's corner calls for a 1-2. Musaev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Li misses with a takedown attempt - Musaev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Li has Musaev up against the cage in a clinch.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Musaev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li scores with a takedown into Musaev's guard.
Li preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Musaev is trying to control the position but Li postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li wants to control from the top but Musaev keeps moving.
Li postures up and lands a big shot to Musaev's brow.
Li gets to his feet. Musaev looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Musaev misses with a wild body shot.
Shamil Musaev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Musaev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Musaev moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
Musaev misses with a looping left.
Li darts in and clinches Musaev up against the cage.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Musaev can do to turn this around?
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Musaev wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.
Musaev is trying to maintain a safe position but Li gets an underhook and turns Musaev into the cage.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Shamil Musaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li clinches up with Musaev and pushes him back against the cage.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li swinging wildly here.
Li gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Musaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Musaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Musaev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Musaev.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
Musaev gets tackled into the cage by Li. Li maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li throws a series of punches but Musaev avoids them all with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Musaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li jumps guard and drags Musaev 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.
Li is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Musaev has his hands clasped together but Li extends and breaks Musaev's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Li.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wang Li!
Wang Li took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thank you to my team, thank you to my trainers, thank you to my fans, without them, I don't have this victory, now I want to share this victory with you。'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rush Lors (ranked 4640 p4p, 358 weight class) and Salahdine Parnasse (ranked 4518 p4p, 353 weight class). Lors comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing. 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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150 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rush Lors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Salahdine Parnasse!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Lors.
Parnasse throws a leg kick that misses.
Lors lands with a kick to the ribs.
Parnasse bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Parnasse looks to clinch
and Lors counters with a good low kick that Parnasse was not able to check.
Lors darts in and clinches Parnasse up against the cage.
Lors breaks the clinch.
Lors lands a big head kick that sends Parnasse tumbling to the mat! Lors takes a step backwards and waves Parnasse back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Parnasse is rocked!
It looks like Salahdine Parnasse has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lors closes the distance and clinches.
Parnasse is still on wobbly legs! Can Lors finish him?
Lors lands a damaging elbow.
Lors lands a body shot.
Nice elbow from Lors.
Lors lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Lors.
Parnasse looks winded!
Lors is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lors really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lors jerks Parnasse's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Parnasse drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Lors goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Lors because Parnasse was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Rush Lors!
Our winner, Rush Lors, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Walters (ranked 4057 p4p, 365 weight class) and Norman Parke (ranked 4544 p4p, 393 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kevin Walters has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kevin Walters seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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156 lbs
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163 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Norman Parke!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters gets a double leg takedown into Parke's guard.
Parke looking for a sweep. Not yet Parke, not yet.
Walters throws a big elbow that misses.
Parke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walters.
Parke trying to control the position.
Parke might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Walters haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Walters scoring with punches to the head and body.
Parke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walters throwing strikes from guard but Parke blocks nicely.
Walters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walters throwing strikes but missing.
Walters drops back looking for a leg! Parke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Parke manages to kick Walters off! Walters jumps back into Parke's guard.
Walters scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walters slips nicely into half guard.
Walters working the head and body with strikes.
Parke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Walters.
Walters maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Parke could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Walters has cracked it and Parke is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Walters!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kevin Walters!
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