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HFC 4/20 - Barbosa vs West PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Machado (ranked 25578 p4p, 664 weight class) and Rebel Sith (ranked 2621 p4p, 322 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rebel Sith!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sith throws a hook to the side of Machado's head but Machado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sith misses the jab.
Machado tries to counter with a takedown but Sith is quick to defend against it.
Sith lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Sith.
Machado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machado shoots in looking for a takedown but Sith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Machado's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Machado gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sith digs a right hand into Machado's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machado's gas tank.
Sith lands a right hand.
Sith throws a punch but it's blocked by Machado.
Machado avoids a wild elbow strike from Sith.
Sith is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sith prevents the takedown attempt.
Sith lands a hook that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Still in the clinch, Sith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Machado is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machado.
Oh Machado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sith working aggressively here.
Sith misses with the head strike.
Machado blocking some punches.
Machado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sith misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machado blocking some punches.
Sith misses with some punches.
Machado blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sith.
Sith throws a head punch that misses.
Machado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sith misses with the head strike.
Sith swings wildly with an uppercut but Machado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sith throws a punch but it's blocked by Machado.
Machado blocks an uppercut.
Sith misses with an elbow over the top.
Machado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sith misses with a punch on the inside.
Sith throws a head punch that misses.
Machado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sith misses with a punch on the inside.
Sith misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machado.
Sith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machado.
Machado blocks an uppercut.
Sith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sith working aggressively here.
Machado really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machado.
Sith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machado seems to have got his legs back now.
Sith lands a left hand.
Sith digs a right hand into Machado's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machado's gas tank.
Machado misses with the head strike.
Sith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machado's efforts to push away.
Machado looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Machado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sith lands a nice uppercut.
Sith throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Sith.
Sith pushes Machado against the cage. Sith is working some dirty boxing. Sith pushes off with a quick right hook! Machado goes down! Machado tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sith moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rebel Sith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colby Ortiz (ranked 1315 p4p, 172 weight class) and Boubacar Dembele (ranked 2450 p4p, 303 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colby Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boubacar Dembele!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz slips a jab from Dembele.
Dembele looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
Ortiz throws a quick counter head kick but Dembele was just out of range.
Dembele looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Dembele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ortiz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dembele throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz is looking to counter punch.
Dembele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Ortiz is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dembele throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
Ortiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dembele.
Ortiz is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dembele misses with a straight right.
Dembele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dembele throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortiz misses the target.
Dembele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
Dembele looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
Dembele scores with a punch to the head.
Dembele misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ortiz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dembele throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
Dembele just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromOrtiz.
Dembele slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Colby Ortiz has been cut.
Dembele throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Ortiz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dembele.
Dembele throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Ortiz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dembele.
Dembele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dembele just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromOrtiz.
A slow jab from Dembele misses its intended target.
It looked like Ortiz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dembele.
A big right from Dembele misses.
Dembele throws a shot from downtown. Ortiz moves away and avoids it.
Dembele throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Ortiz avoids the body shot from Dembele.
Ortiz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ortiz drops his hands momentarily and Dembele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ortiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Ortiz misses its target.
Dembele takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dembele scores with a sloppy right hand. Ortiz should have avoided that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dembele.
Ortiz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dembele 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.
Good shot there by Dembele.
A swing and a miss from Dembele.
Dembele looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boubacar Dembele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dembele misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortiz misses the target.
Dembele misses with a hook.
As Dembele backs away, Ortiz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dembele misses with a hook.
Ortiz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dembele throws a hook but Ortiz avoids it easily.
Ortiz thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dembele throws a hook but Ortiz avoids it easily.
Ortiz lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dembele misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dembele. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Ortiz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dembele.
Dembele throws out a powerful jab.
Dembele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ortiz counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dembele misses.
Dembele misses with a body shot.
It looked like Ortiz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dembele.
Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ortiz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dembele avoids it.
Dembele scores with a jab.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dembele.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortiz misses the target.
Dembele misses with a straight left.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dembele.
A quick step to the side and Ortiz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dembele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dembele throws out the jab.
Ortiz throwing a counter right hand but Dembele manages to avoid it.
Dembele lands a nice looking body shot.
Dembele lands with a straight right. Ortiz didn't see that one coming.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dembele misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dembele misses.
Dembele just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromOrtiz.
Dembele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Colby Ortiz's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dembele misses with a looping right.
Ortiz is looking to counter punch.
Dembele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortiz throws a counter high kick but Dembele was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Dembele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortiz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boubacar Dembele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dembele lands a big uppercut and Ortiz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ortiz looks OK. Dembele waves Ortiz back to his feet!
Ortiz is rocked!
Dembele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dembele just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Dembele misses.
Ortiz throws a quick counter head kick but Dembele was just out of range.
Dembele misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Ortiz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ortiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dembele throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Dembele throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boubacar Dembele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colby Ortiz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dembele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ortiz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dembele just misses with a punch to the body.
Dembele throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
Dembele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dembele throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortiz.
A telegraphed right hand from Dembele misses the target.
Ortiz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dembele throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz tried to counter with a leg kick but Dembele avoided it.
Ortiz slips a jab from Dembele.
Ortiz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dembele just manages to avoid it.
Dembele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz throws a counter high kick but Dembele was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dembele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dembele. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Dembele backs away, Ortiz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Dembele.
Ortiz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dembele avoids it.
Ortiz is looking to wear down Dembele with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ortiz moves out of range as Dembele strikes.
Dembele throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Ortiz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dembele just manages to avoid it.
Dembele misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Dembele misses.
Dembele looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Dembele misses with a body shot.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dembele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Ortiz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dembele moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dembele throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortiz.
A quick step to the side and Ortiz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dembele misses the jab.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
Ortiz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dembele looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortiz misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dembele swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dembele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ortiz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dembele misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Dembele misses its intended target.
Ortiz moves away from the strike by Dembele.
Dembele lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dembele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz slips a jab from Dembele.
Dembele throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Ortiz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dembele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ortiz on the side of the head.
Colby Ortiz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dembele throws a big shot that misses.
Ortiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dembele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Dembele looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Ortiz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ortiz defending well as Dembele loads up on a big left hand.
Ortiz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Dembele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Ortiz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dembele scores with a decent looking hook.
Ortiz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dembele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dembele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dembele throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Dembele looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortiz is just out of range.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Dembele.
A counter left hand to the body from Ortiz misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dembele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
Dembele scores with a jab to the body.
Dembele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dembele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz slips a straight right by Dembele.
Ortiz staying out of range there.
Dembele misses with a looping right.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
Dembele misses the jab.
Dembele throws a big shot that misses.
Dembele misses with a wild body shot.
Dembele looks to land a right hand but Ortiz moved out of range.
Ortiz throws a counter high kick but Dembele was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dembele misses with a straight left.
Ortiz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dembele just manages to avoid it.
Dembele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boubacar Dembele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colby Ortiz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circling - Dembele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dembele throws a lazy right hand but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dembele throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortiz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dembele.
Ortiz moves away from the strike by Dembele.
Ortiz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dembele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dembele throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dembele misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dembele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dembele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dembele throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Dembele misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortiz misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dembele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dembele looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dembele throws a shot from downtown. Ortiz moves away and avoids it.
Ortiz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dembele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Ortiz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dembele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Ortiz is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Dembele.
Ortiz is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Dembele misses its intended target.
Dembele misses with a straight left.
Ortiz quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Dembele. That snapped Ortiz's head back.
Dembele looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dembele just manages to avoid it.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dembele.
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dembele throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boubacar Dembele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dembele throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Dembele misses with a looping left.
Ortiz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dembele thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Ortiz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dembele.
Dembele misses with a looping right.
Dembele takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
Dembele misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ortiz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dembele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dembele thuds his right hand into Ortiz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jeez, Colby Ortiz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dembele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dembele scores with a punch to the head.
Dembele throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dembele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dembele misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ortiz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ortiz moves out of range as Dembele strikes.
Dembele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dembele scores with the left hand. Ortiz knows he should have avoided that one.
Dembele misses with a left hand
and Ortiz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dembele misses with a straight right.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dembele just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dembele finds it's way round the side to connect with Ortiz's head.
Dembele throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Ortiz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dembele.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dembele throws out the jab.
Ortiz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dembele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dembele.
Dembele misses with a looping left.
Ortiz throws a counter high kick but Dembele was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dembele missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dembele misses with a looping left.
Ortiz quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dembele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dembele with a hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Colby Ortiz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Boubacar Dembele!
Boubacar Dembele very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 2609 p4p, 311 weight class) and Asdf Fdsa (ranked 1644 p4p, 209 weight class). Michaels kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sexy Boy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asdf Fdsa!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fdsa but Fdsa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fdsa.
Fdsa remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Michaels is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fdsa wants to control but Michaels is keeping him busy.
Michaels gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Michaels tries to roll over but Fdsa keeps him under control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fdsa working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fdsa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Michaels is not content to let Fdsa control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels is looking for a sweep. Fdsa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Michaels is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fdsa pulls his head out easily.
Michaels is not content to let Fdsa control the position.
Fdsa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fdsa lands a nice short elbow.
Michaels makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Michaels.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fdsa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fdsa passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Ground and pound from Fdsa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is not content to let Fdsa control the position.
Michaels punching from the bottom.
Fdsa prevents Michaels from improving his position.
Fdsa blocks the strikes from Michaels.
Michaels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fdsa tries to pass to full mount but Michaels defends it.
Michaels has hold of Fdsa's hands but Fdsa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fdsa slips a nice elbow through Michaels's hands, connecting with Michaels's forehead.
Michaels wants to improve his position but Fdsa is controlling well.
Fdsa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Michaels with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Michaels is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fdsa pulls his head out easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels tries to roll over but Fdsa keeps him under control.
Fdsa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fdsa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Michaels's head.
Fdsa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Michaels trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Fdsa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fdsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fdsa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fdsa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Michaels has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fdsa has managed to get both his arms back between Michaels's legs - danger averted.
Fdsa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Michaels'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.
Fdsa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fdsa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fdsa stands up over Michaels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Michaels looking for a sweep. Not yet Michaels, not yet.
Fdsa wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Fdsa landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fdsa takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Fdsa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Michaels's head.
Fdsa wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Michaels had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fdsa defends it easily.
Fdsa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fdsa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Michaels's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fdsa stands up over Michaels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fdsa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Michaels looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Fdsa has picked Michaels up and slammed him! Michaels can't keep hold of the triangle and Fdsa manages to pass to side control!
Check out the look on Fdsa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fdsa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Michaels gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asdf Fdsa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Michaels decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Michaels.
Fdsa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Michaels.
Fdsa gets back to full guard.
Michaels looking to pass the guard.
Michaels working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but Fdsa is keeping the position.
Michaels throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fdsa 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michaels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fdsa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fdsa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fdsa preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fdsa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fdsa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Michaels has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fdsa has managed to get both his arms back between Michaels's legs - danger averted.
Michaels can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fdsa controls the pace.
Asdf Fdsa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fdsa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fdsa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fdsa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fdsa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fdsa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Michaels working for a triangle but Fdsa defends it easily.
Fdsa is working Michaels over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fdsa is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Michaels has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Fdsa is looking to defend but Michaels has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Fdsa! Michaels pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Fdsa taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Shawn Michaels!
Shawn Michaels was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Borris The Blade (ranked 1918 p4p, 238 weight class) and Henry Wang (ranked 2181 p4p, 257 weight class). The Blade comes to the cage accompanied by Fucking in the Bushes. 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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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Borris The Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Wang!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Blade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wang slips a jab from The Blade.
Wang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Wang throws a head kick that misses
and The Blade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Henry Wang has been cut.
Wang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wang walks into a straight right hand from The Blade.
Danga de danga de dang - Wang scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Borris The Blade has been cut.
The Blade avoids the head kick by Wang.
Wang ducks under a wild hook from The Blade.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Blade misses with an uppercut.
The Blade throws a big shot that misses.
Wang throws a big counter head kick but The Blade avoids it with no problem.
The Blade cracks Wang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wang is rocked!
The Blade lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Wang up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs The Blade from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Wang's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Borris The Blade!
Borris The Blade decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Henry Wang had this to say: 'Taekwondo is the best, It'll never lose again, god bless'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Purple Aki (ranked 1068 p4p, 129 weight class) and Shay O Donnelly (ranked 1096 p4p, 134 weight class). Aki comes into the arena with Dagestan (Remix) blaring out of the sound system. Shay O Donnelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Purple Aki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shay O Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aki misses with a wild body shot.
Aki tries to clinch but O Donnelly is having none of it.
Aki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Donnelly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aki scrambles back to his feet.
Aki is looking to clinch.
Aki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches O Donnelly napping and manages to drive through into side control!
O Donnelly can't do much from the bottom here.
Aki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Aki working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Aki has worked his way into a potential kimura here. O Donnelly is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Aki yanks on the arm and O Donnelly is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Aki.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Purple Aki!
A determined Purple Aki didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn West (ranked 334 p4p, 39 weight class) and Daniel Barbosa (ranked 536 p4p, 72 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeShawn West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by West. West obviously looking to wear him down.
West tries to keep at a distance but Barbosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
West lands with a left to the head.
West is trying to force a seperation but Barbosa has the dominant position.
West can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as West walks away with a smile on his face. Barbosa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like West wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
West clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
West looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa darts in trying to clinch
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from West.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa works over West's head and body with a nice combination.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
West throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daniel Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West pushes Barbosa away with a front kick.
Barbosa connects with the punch.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but West slips the punch.
West slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. West manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.
West throws a nice outside leg kick.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbosa misses the body punch
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
As Barbosa looks to move away, West throws a big counter combo but Barbosa just gets out of the way.
Barbosa slips a jab from West.
Barbosa rushes West and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but West won't allow it.
West manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and West counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. West sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
West takes one to the chin there.
Barbosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
Barbosa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
West lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
West jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Barbosa misses with a body shot
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa cracks West with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbosa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barbosa duly obliges.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
West cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and West counters with a nice right hand that sends Barbosa toppling to the canvas! Barbosa scrambles and gets back to his feet - can West finish him?!
Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa is still on wobbly legs! Can West finish him?
Barbosa leaves his chin hanging out and West seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Barbosa crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DeShawn West!
DeShawn West decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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