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BFC FN 1: Lehma vs. Schiff PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lindsay Apollo (ranked 5203 p4p, 411 weight class) and Rubicon Jay (ranked 5161 p4p, 410 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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 Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rubicon Jay!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay scores with a sloppy right hand. Apollo should have avoided that one.
It looks like Lindsay Apollo has been cut.
Apollo misses with an uppercut
enabling Jay to counter with a crisp jab.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Apollo throws the left hand but Jay avoids the punch easily.
Jay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jay darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab by Apollo.
Jay digs a good body shot into Apollo's ribs.
Jay shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay connects with a looping right hand.
Apollo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jay.
It looks like Rubicon Jay has been cut.
Jay cracks Apollo with an open hand slap.
Jay throws a body punch but Apollo moves out of range.
Jay lands a lovely overhand right.
Apollo misses with a straight left.
Jay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Apollo.
Jay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Apollo jabs at Jay's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jay walks into a straight right hand from Apollo.
Apollo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Apollo slips a straight right by Jay.
Apollo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice jab there from Apollo.
Jay slips under a jab from Apollo.
Jay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Apollo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jay manages to avoid it.
Jay takes one on the button.
Apollo misses the body punch
and Jay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Apollo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Apollo momentarily.
Jay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Apollo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay lands a really nice looking cross but Apollo seems unphased.
Apollo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Apollo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jay moves out of range as Apollo strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jay.
Jay throws a jab but it's blocked by Apollo.
Apollo misses the shot to the body.
Jay's jab looks to have found its range, popping Apollo under the eye.
Apollo misses with a hook
and Jay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rubicon Jay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jay has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 9:10
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 9:10
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubicon Jay!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robby Glumpkins (ranked 7494 p4p, 676 weight class) and Dagger Sith (ranked 4549 p4p, 520 weight class). Robby Glumpkins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robby Glumpkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dagger Sith!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sith scores with a jab. Glumpkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Robby Glumpkins has been cut.
Glumpkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sith lands a big right hand that sends Glumpkins crashing to the mat! Sith stays standing though and waves Glumpkins back to his feet!
Glumpkins is rocked!
Glumpkins switches off momentarily and Sith cracks him with a monster right hand! Glumpkins topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Sith dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Sith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dagger Sith!
Our winner, Dagger Sith, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Brown (ranked 4208 p4p, 405 weight class) and Bernard Sunday (ranked 5973 p4p, 478 weight class). Bernard Sunday will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernard Sunday !
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunday pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown attempts a counter takedown but Sunday avoids it well and moves away.
Sunday looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sunday misses with a double jab
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Sunday will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sunday throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.
Brown just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sunday for as long as he can get away with.
Brown works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Brown scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sunday to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Brown politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Brown prefers to stall for the moment though.
Brown scores with punches from side control.
Brown cracks Sunday with a big elbow.
Brown could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Brown taking a breather here.
Brown has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Brown lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunday trying to remain calm as Brown controls from the top position.
Brown working the body and head with strikes.
Brown controlling the position from side mount.
Brown lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brown landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brown grinds an elbow into Sunday 's temple.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brown 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.
Brown landing strikes.
Brown looks up at the clock and then as Sunday takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brown smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown 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.
Sunday taking a bit of punishment here - Brown scoring with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Brown stalls from top position.
Brown continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Brown works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Brown just content to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sunday tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
Brown is working Sunday over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
More hug and hope from Brown.
Sunday is breathing heavily.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brown looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Brown.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Brown here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sunday swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Sunday 's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Sunday 's brow.
Brown works over Sunday with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown is stalling in the full guard.
Brown stands up from Sunday 's guard - Brown perhaps looking for a knockout.
Brown drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brown scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with punches from side control.
Brown slows the pace down.
Brown in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brown is putting a hurting on Sunday here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sunday is trying to escape the position but Brown is controlling the position.
Sunday prevents Brown from moving into mount.
Brown controls the position.
Brown scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sunday to see if he's OK.
Alex Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sunday takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brown working the ground and pound.
Brown controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunday prevents Brown from moving into mount.
Brown scoring with punches and elbows.
Brown is working Sunday over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sunday is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brown connects with a decent elbow.
Brown controlling the position.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Brown grinds an elbow into Sunday 's temple.
Brown moves into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown landing shots from mount.
Sunday is rocked!
Brown punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sunday takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown feints and as Sunday raises his hands in defense, Brown changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Sunday 's brow.
Sunday is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him?
Brown cracks Sunday with a solid left hand.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown pushes down on Sunday 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brown content to control rather than advance.
Sunday seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sunday taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.
Sunday takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Brown slows the pace down in half guard.
Sunday throws a strike from the bottom but Brown passes into side control!
Brown taking a breather here.
Sunday tries to escape but Brown is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brown connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sunday some visible discomfort.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Brown stands up and beckons Sunday to his feet.
Oooooh!!! Brown has knocked Sunday down with a huge combo! Brown steps away and waves a wobbly Sunday back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Brown closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sunday to the mat! Sunday manages to get full guard.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bernard Sunday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Sunday is keeping the position.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown gets a takedown into half guard.
Brown slows the pace down in half guard.
Brown's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Brown!
Alex Brown seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Luc Jalbert (ranked 4317 p4p, 470 weight class) and Chris Smith (ranked 5380 p4p, 529 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Luc Jalbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalbert misses the body punch
and Jalbert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jalbert has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Smith moves out of range as Jalbert strikes.
Jean Luc Jalbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jalbert looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Jalbert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Jalbert counters with a stiff right hand.
Jalbert scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jalbert misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Jalbert works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Jalbert lands with a good body shot.
Smith takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jalbert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jalbert is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good exchange - Jalbert coming out on top.
Jalbert throws a good cross that connects.
Jalbert lands a big uppercut and Smith crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Smith looks OK. Jalbert waves Smith back to his feet!
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Chris Smith has been cut.
Jalbert throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Jalbert finish him?
Smith gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Jalbert points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Smith wakes up just in time to hear Jalbert thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jean Luc Jalbert!
Jean Luc Jalbert managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Norris Chow (ranked 4262 p4p, 372 weight class) and Jake Drake (ranked 3394 p4p, 309 weight class). Drake is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Snake Bit. The key to victory for Norris Chow has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norris Chow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Drake!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Chow is predictable there
and Drake counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chow!
Chow is trying to improve his position.
Drake is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Chow looks calm but he's in trouble here. Drake gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Chow is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Drake lets go of the hold and Chow can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Drake!
Jake Drake took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Threads of HARDCORE for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao Lopez (ranked 5314 p4p, 448 weight class) and Xavier Lane (ranked 3685 p4p, 366 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xavier Lane!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez tries to clinch up.
Lane now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Xavier Lane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lane connects with a looping right hand.
Lopez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lane's waist but Lane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lopez off to one side.
Lopez looks to clinch
and Lane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopez tries to clinch but Lane is having none of it.
Lopez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lane lands a jab to Lopez's midsection.
Lane moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez pulls guard.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez being controlled here, momentarily.
Lane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lopez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lane passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane tries to stand and escape but Lopez actually recovers to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lopez is on top in guard.
Lopez won't allow Lane to get back to his feet.
Lane pulls Lopez in to control the position.
Lopez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez gets to his feet - Lane follows without any prompting.
Lane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopez, pushing him back against the cage.
Lane scores with a shoulder strike.
Lane breaks the clinch.
Lane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lane sizes up Lopez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lane closes the distance and clinches.
Lane lands a shot to the body.
Lopez takes a shot to the head.
Lopez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lane.
Oh Lopez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Lane breaks from the clinch.
Lane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
Lopez seems to have got his legs back now.
Lane clinches up with Lopez and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lane clinches with his opponent.
Lane breaks the clinch.
A jab from Lane does it's job there.
Lane lands a lovely overhand right.
Lane cracks Lopez with a hook to the temple - Lopez is on wobbly legs here! Lane swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lopez falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Lane wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Xavier Lane!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 2515 p4p, 325 weight class) and Jackie Wackie (ranked 2703 p4p, 344 weight class). Mike Smith has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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177 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Smith !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jackie Wackie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Jackie Wackie has been cut.
Wackie dodges the punch combination from Smith .
Smith misses with an uppercut. Wackie saw that one coming.
Wackie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith .
Wackie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Wackie walks into a straight right hand from Smith .
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Wackie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wackie walks into a jab.
Wackie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wackie.
It looks like Smith has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wackie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wackie.
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wackie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith .
Nice body punch from Smith .
Nice uppercut there from Smith .
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Wackie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Wackie moved out of range.
Wackie lands a nice hook to Smith 's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wackie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wackie.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wackie in particular looking to stall.
Wackie trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wackie working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wackie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wackie is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A swing and a miss from Wackie.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Wackie looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wackie.
Wackie tries to counter by closing the distance.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wackie.
Wackie lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wackie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Wackie's head but Wackie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Smith .
Smith catches Wackie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wackie avoids a punch combination nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wackie.
Wackie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wackie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wackie throws a good cross that connects.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wackie moves away.
Wackie misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Smith .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Wackie moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Wackie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wackie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wackie fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Smith cracks Wackie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That has opened up Jackie Wackie's cut even more.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Wackie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wackie.
Wackie dodges the punch combination from Smith .
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Wackie's shoulder, as Wackie tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Wackie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackie Wackie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice uppercut there from Smith .
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Wackie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wackie throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Wackie.
Wackie throws a right hand that misses
and Wackie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wackie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Smith .
Wackie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wackie lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Smith .
Smith is looking to counter punch.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A leg kick checked by Smith .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wackie in his tracks.
Wackie is rocked!
Wackie loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Wackie is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith steps in with a hook that catches Wackie right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Smith follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Wackie looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Smith !
Mike Smith took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kapy Lehma (ranked 1922 p4p, 256 weight class) and Adan Schiff (ranked 2100 p4p, 285 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kapy Lehma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adan Schiff!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehma just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Schiff misses the target.
It looked like Lehma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lehma throws a right hand that misses
and Schiff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lehma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schiff has time to react.
We've been informed that Schiff has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Schiff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lehma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lehma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adan Schiff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Lehma misses.
Schiff misses with an uppercut. Lehma saw that one coming.
Lehma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schiff.
A countering left hand to the body from Schiff misses.
A swing and a miss from Lehma.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schiff! But no joy.
Lehma moves out of range as Schiff strikes.
Lehma throws a looping overhand right but Schiff ducks down to avoid it.
Schiff takes a swing at Lehma's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Schiff misses.
Lehma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schiff.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schiff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lehma misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehma avoids the body shot from Schiff.
Nice body punch from Schiff.
Schiff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schiff throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schiff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schiff moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lehma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schiff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Lehma misses the target.
Schiff loads up on a big right hand but Lehma slips the punch.
Lehma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehma slips under a jab from Schiff.
Lehma tests Schiff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schiff throws a jab but it's blocked by Lehma.
Schiff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schiff looks to land a right hand but Lehma moved out of range.
Schiff misses with a hook.
Schiff throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Lehma crashing down! Lehma tries to stagger back to his feet but Schiff just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Lehma asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adan Schiff!
Adan Schiff is the new light heavyweight champion!
Adan Schiff took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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