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Pride Heavyweight Final PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Les Ferdinand (ranked 5634 p4p, 5979 weight class) and Micky Quinn (ranked 199 p4p, 204 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Les Ferdinand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Micky Quinn!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferdinand counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Quinn is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Quinn walks into a jab.
Ferdinand cracks Quinn with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Quinn looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ferdinand finish him?
 Quinn is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quinn is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferdinand finish him?
Good exchange - Quinn coming out on top.
Quinn seems to have recovered his senses.
Ferdinand throws a lazy right hand but Quinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quinn throws an overhand right that lands on Ferdinand's shoulder, as Ferdinand tries to avoid the shot.
Quinn is looking to clinch but Ferdinand is avoiding it.
Ferdinand looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ferdinand misses with a body shot.
Quinn moves out of range of the strikes.
Quinn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferdinand takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferdinand throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Quinn as he connects with a hook.
 It looks like Les Ferdinand has been cut.
Quinn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quinn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ferdinand, pushing him back against the ropes.
Quinn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferdinand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quinn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Quinn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quinn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Ferdinand.
Quinn throws out a counter right but Ferdinand avoids it with no problem.
Ferdinand moves out of range as Quinn strikes.
Ferdinand thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quinn throws a body punch but Ferdinand moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand's corner calls for a 1-2. Ferdinand obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferdinand bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quinn's head.
Ferdinand moves out of range as Quinn strikes.
Quinn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferdinand.
Quinn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quinn tries to bum rush Ferdinand with a series of wild strikes but Ferdinand uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferdinand swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Quinn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferdinand swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ferdinand takes a swing at Quinn's ribcage but misses.
Quinn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ferdinand counters by clinching up.
Ferdinand holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Quinn tries to break the clinch but Ferdinand is controlling the position.
Quinn breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand throws a right and a left that Quinn avoids nicely.
Ferdinand loads up on a big right hand but Quinn slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Quinn. Those never looked like landing.
Ferdinand moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferdinand is just out of range.
Ferdinand tries to counter by clinching up but Quinn breaks away and moves out of range.
A combination from Ferdinand does no damage.
Ferdinand misses with a looping right.
Quinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferdinand manages to avoid it.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferdinand moves away.
Ferdinand misses with a hook. Quinn ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Quinn misses.
Quinn throws a big shot that misses.
Quinn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ferdinand stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn misses with an uppercut. Ferdinand saw that one coming.
Quinn moves out of range of the strikes.
Quinn tries to clinch but Ferdinand moves out of range.
Ferdinand throwing a counter right hand but Quinn manages to avoid it.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferdinand is just out of range.
As Quinn tries to get set, Ferdinand tries to push him back and clinch up but Quinn manages to avoid the attempt.
Quinn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ferdinand counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Quinn misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ferdinand lands a jab to the nose.
Ferdinand throws an off balance right hand
and Quinn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Quinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferdinand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferdinand moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ferdinand clinches up against the ropes.
A short right from Ferdinand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ferdinand tries to throw a body punch but Quinn avoids it by throwing Ferdinand back against the ropes.
Ferdinand lands a body shot.
Ferdinand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quinn misses with a straight left.
Ferdinand drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Quinn misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Ferdinand. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ferdinand.
Quinn throws a shot from downtown. Ferdinand moves away and avoids it.
Ferdinand lands a jab.
Ferdinand swings for the body but Quinn moves out of range.
Quinn misses with an uppercut.
Ferdinand is looking for a counter combo.
Ferdinand moves out of range of the strikes.
Quinn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ferdinand counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quinn looks winded!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Ferdinand.
A slow jab from Quinn misses its intended target.
Quinn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ferdinand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quinn throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferdinand counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Quinn misses with the combination.
Ferdinand digs a good body shot into Quinn's ribs.
Ferdinand lands a left and a right that send Quinn crashing to the mat, dazed. Ferdinand thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Quinn looks to land a left hand but Ferdinand moved out of range nicely.
Quinn throws a right hand that misses
and Ferdinand counters with a crisp right that sends Quinn to the canvas! Ferdinand follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Les Ferdinand!
Les Ferdinand bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gascoigne (ranked 5514 p4p, 4069 weight class) and Peter Beardsley (ranked 197 p4p, 166 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 White Belt
World class boxer
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Gascoigne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Beardsley!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beardsley throws a shot from downtown. Gascoigne moves away and avoids it.
Gascoigne takes a swing at Beardsley's ribcage but misses.
Gascoigne misses with a hook. Beardsley ducked under it nicely.
Beardsley tries to counter with a clinch but Gascoigne shakes him off and moves away.
Beardsley misses with a few strikes there.
Gascoigne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beardsley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beardsley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gascoigne.
Gascoigne looks to land a left hand but Beardsley moved out of range nicely.
Gascoigne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gascoigne throws a body punch but Beardsley moves out of range.
Beardsley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gascoigne slips under a jab from Beardsley.
Gascoigne misses with a right hand
and Beardsley counters with a left and a right that stings Gascoigne.
Gascoigne swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gascoigne slips under a jab.
Gascoigne is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Gascoigne misses its intended target.
Beardsley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gascoigne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oooooh!!! Beardsley has knocked Gascoigne down with a huge combo! Beardsley steps away and waves a wobbly Gascoigne back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Gascoigne is rocked!
It looks like Paul Gascoigne has been cut.
Gascoigne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gascoigne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beardsley counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Gascoigne out cold! What a finish! Beardsley is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Beardsley!
Peter Beardsley is the new super heavyweight champion!
Peter Beardsley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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