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SSSD 16: Neer vs Striker 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Aspirin (ranked 4134 p4p, 5446 weight class) and Canc Dobrong (ranked 526 p4p, 594 weight class). Canc Dobrong struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Canc Dobrong is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Aspirin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Canc Dobrong!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobrong staying out of range there.
Dobrong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aspirin doesn't seem bothered though.
Aspirin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aspirin closes the distance and clinches up with Dobrong, looking for a takedown. Aspirin pushes Dobrong against the cage but Dobrong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aspirin walks into a stiff left hand from Dobrong.
Aspirin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dobrong has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Aspirin misses with a takedown
and Dobrong counters with a two punch combo.
Dobrong scores with a one two! Aspirin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dobrong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Aspirin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dobrong.
A right-left combo lands from Dobrong.
Aspirin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aspirin feints and as Dobrong raises his hands in defense, Aspirin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dobrong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aspirin controls the pace.
Aspirin passes Dobrong's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aspirin stops Dobrong from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspirin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aspirin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aspirin 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.
Aspirin working Dobrong over with strikes.
Aspirin is taking a breather. Dobrong says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Aspirin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aspirin trying to control the pace.
Dobrong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aspirin working Dobrong over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Aspirin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrong wants to get back to his feet.
Aspirin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Aspirin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Aspirin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dobrong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dobrong is trying to stand up here but Aspirin is controlling him well.
Aspirin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Aspirin.
 Dobrong is rocked!
Dobrong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aspirin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aspirin slips a nice elbow through Dobrong's hands, connecting with Dobrong's forehead.
Dobrong is still in real trouble! Can Aspirin finish him?
Aspirin lands strikes from half guard.
Aspirin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Aspirin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspirin controlling the pace.
Aspirin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aspirin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Aspirin working over Dobrong with some ground and pound. Dobrong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aspirin slows the pace down in half guard.
Aspirin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspirin lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Aspirin there.
Ground and pound from Aspirin.
Aspirin prevents Dobrong from standing back up.
Aspirin not doing much here.
Dobrong tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Aspirin manages to move to mount!
Aspirin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dobrong seems to have recovered his senses.
Aspirin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Aspirin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aspirin fails with a takedown attempt.
Aspirin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aspirin throws a lazy right hand but Dobrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aspirin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dobrong can do to turn this around?
Aspirin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dobrong.
Dobrong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aspirin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Aspirin is putting a hurting on Dobrong here, landing some big shots from side control.
Aspirin prevents Dobrong from escaping the position.
Aspirin controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspirin lands a nice forearm strike.
Aspirin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Aspirin wants to control but Dobrong is keeping him busy.
Aspirin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Aspirin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dobrong is trying to buck Aspirin off.
Aspirin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Aspirin cracks Dobrong with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspirin scores with punches from side control.
Aspirin cracks Dobrong with a big right hand but Dobrong just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Aspirin taking a breather here.
Aspirin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Aspirin slows the pace down.
Dobrong is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dobrong takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Aspirin working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobrong takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ben Aspirin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aspirin working the ground and pound.
Aspirin controls the position.
Aspirin is working to tighten his grip on Dobrong's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Dobrong has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Aspirin is really squeezing tight and eventually Dobrong passes out! Aspirin breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ben Aspirin!
After the fight, Ben Aspirin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lustak Nemogedov (ranked 6563 p4p, 7172 weight class) and Vosu Saase (ranked 716 p4p, 759 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lustak Nemogedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vosu Saase!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saase throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nemogedov throws a body punch but Saase moves out of range.
Saase lunges at Nemogedov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nemogedov's hand.
 It looks like Lustak Nemogedov has been cut.
Nemogedov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saase fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nemogedov manages to avoid it.
Saase feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nemogedovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Saase throws a body shot but no joy.
Nemogedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nemogedov missing with a left hand there. Saase was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nemogedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nemogedov misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nemogedov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saase keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saase swings for the body but Nemogedov moves out of range.
Nemogedov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Saase staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saase. Nemogedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lustak Nemogedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nemogedov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Nemogedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saase swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saase. Nemogedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nemogedov misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemogedov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saase missing with a left hand there. Nemogedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nemogedov swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Saase misses.
Nemogedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nemogedov looks to land a combination but Saase avoids it well.
Saase throws a counter combo.
Nemogedov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saase rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nemogedov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nemogedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saase drops Nemogedov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nemogedov looks back up at him and smiles so Saase waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Nemogedov is rocked!
Lustak Nemogedov's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saase closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Nemogedov! Saase dives in looking to finish! Nemogedov is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vosu Saase!
Vosu Saase 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 Michael Sizemore (ranked 24598 p4p, 6284 weight class) and Carlo Pedersoli Jr (ranked 776 p4p, 691 weight class). Sizemore's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Go Get It. Pedersoli Jr has chosen Notte Blu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Carlo Pedersoli Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Sizemore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlo Pedersoli Jr!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedersoli Jr blocks a head kick by Sizemore.
Pedersoli Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sizemore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Michael Sizemore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pedersoli Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sizemore.
Sizemore shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sizemore throwing strikes but missing.
Sizemore is pushing down on Pedersoli Jr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pedersoli Jr is fighting to maintain full guard but Sizemore has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pedersoli Jr has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad Amsterdam. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Sizemore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sizemore winds up and cracks Pedersoli Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pedersoli Jr looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sizemore thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sizemore wants to take a breather but Pedersoli Jr is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sizemore throwing shots but Pedersoli Jr is blocking nicely.
Pedersoli Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizemore seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pedersoli Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sizemore thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pedersoli Jr's head.
Sizemore is looking to take a break and control but Pedersoli Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sizemore is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sizemore thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sizemore decides to return to a standing position.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sizemore is defended easily by Pedersoli Jr.
Sizemore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slow jab from Pedersoli Jr misses its intended target.
We've been told by Sizemore's head coaches at Hotrod Express MMA Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sizemore has his takedown stuffed
and Pedersoli Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Sizemore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sizemore looks up at the clock. Bad move! Pedersoli Jr lands a right hand from hell, dropping Sizemore. Pedersoli Jr pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlo Pedersoli Jr!
In his post fight interview, Carlo Pedersoli Jr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Michael Sizemore stepped up to the mic, saying 'You know we came and gave our all, just wasn't enough or a bad plan. We'll head back train harder and return better. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between TS Elliot (ranked 5216 p4p, 2782 weight class) and AU ST (ranked 414 p4p, 274 weight class). TS Elliot 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, TS Elliot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, AU ST!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliot closes the distance and clinches.
Elliot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ST takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Excellent takedown into side control there by ST.
Elliot tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Elliot is looking to get to half guard.
ST tries to take Elliot's back but instead Elliot uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Elliot is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but ST pulls his head out easily.
Elliot wants to get back to full guard.
ST takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ST's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Elliot trying to control here.
Elliot is trying to get back to full guard.
ST tries to pass the half guard into mount. Elliot knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
ST is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Elliot is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). AU ST!
An out of breath AU ST thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Cholley (ranked 4165 p4p, 6494 weight class) and Izanagi Machi (ranked 453 p4p, 577 weight class). Gerard Cholley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Izanagi Machi's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerard Cholley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izanagi Machi!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ron Honeybunn and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cholley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at JAG Battle Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Cholley with a nice cross.
Sloppy strikes from Machi. Those never looked like landing.
Machi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Machi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cholley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cholley is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Machi has his hands clasped together but Cholley extends and breaks Machi's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Cholley.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gerard Cholley!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Briet Neer (ranked 6392 p4p, 6073 weight class) and Ewan Striker (ranked 585 p4p, 569 weight class). Ewan Striker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Briet Neer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ewan Striker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Neer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Striker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Neer is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Briet’s Fight Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Neer is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Striker is tapping! Great win for Neer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Briet Neer!
Briet Neer is the new lightweight champion!
Briet Neer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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