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VFC 23 Sunday Slaughter PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Rose (ranked 6212 p4p, 25307 weight class) and Gaby Dangus (ranked 664 p4p, 759 weight class). Brandon Rose 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gaby Dangus!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose moves into the clinch.
Rose drops Dangus with a big knee straight up the middle! Dangus is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Dangus is rocked!
 It looks like Gaby Dangus has been cut.
Rose definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rose shoots and scores a devastating slam takedown! Dangus is unconscious as Rose celebrates over his stricken foe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Brandon Rose!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silly Munky (ranked 4953 p4p, 5940 weight class) and Jonah Gray (ranked 172 p4p, 200 weight class). Munky comes to the cage accompanied by Cold to the core by- PERMAFROST. 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 Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Silly Munky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonah Gray!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gray takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Munky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gray misses with a looping right.
Gray throws a combination that misses
letting Munky counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jonah Gray has been cut.
Munky feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gray sprawling to the canvas! Gray rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Munky finish him?!
Gray is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munky works Gray's body with a nice hook.
Gray is still on wobbly legs! Can Munky finish him?
Gray looks winded!
Munky finds Gray's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Gray flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Munky lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Gray will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Silly Munky!
An out of breath Silly Munky 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Keiron Murillo (ranked 4549 p4p, 4519 weight class) and Charle Gomes (ranked 566 p4p, 561 weight class). Charle Gomes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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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 The Island, Keiron Murillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charle Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murillo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gomes's guard.
Murillo passes into half guard.
Gomes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murillo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gomes has hold of Murillo's hands but Murillo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murillo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gomes sees it coming and defends easily.
Murillo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Murillo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gomes defending well though.
Murillo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murillo moves into full mount! Gomes won't be happy about that!
Murillo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Charle Gomes has been cut.
Murillo softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Gomes is out cold! Murillo jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keiron Murillo!
Post fight, Keiron Murillo stared into the camera and said 'Surprise Surprise'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Fish (ranked 4331 p4p, 4982 weight class) and Bong Ripper (ranked 150 p4p, 176 weight class). Fish's entrance music is Straight Ahead by PENNYWISE. A fine choice. Ripper has chosen Day dreaming fazes by KOTTONMOUTHKINGS as his entrance music. 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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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bong Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish lands a jab to the nose.
Ripper moves out of range as Fish strikes.
Ripper takes a swing at Fish's ribcage but misses.
Fish throwing a counter right hand but Ripper manages to avoid it.
Ripper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fish to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ripper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fish working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fish scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ripper wants to stand and escape but Fish is having none of it.
Fish definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fish accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish cracks Ripper with a solid left hand.
Fish throwing strikes but missing.
Fish is in close to Ripper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ripper's head.
Fish throwing strikes but missing.
Fish distracts Ripper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fish throws a big right hand that misses.
Fish scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ripper wants to stand but Fish is controlling the position.
Fish working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fish not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ripper can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fish controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fish throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fish postures up in Ripper's guard and throws a big left but Ripper blocks it.
Fish keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ripper's head.
Ripper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fish.
Fish scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fish connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Ripper covers up, he's hurt! Fish keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Fish and the ref steps in to end the fight! Fish can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Fish!
Our winner, Bobby Fish, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akil Paschal (ranked 3772 p4p, 4925 weight class) and Dick Trickle (ranked 127 p4p, 170 weight class). Trickle has chosen Boom boom out goes the lights by TED NUGENT as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Akil Paschal is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Akil Paschal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Trickle!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trickle lands with a kick to the temple. Paschal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
 It looks like Akil Paschal has been cut.
Trickle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Paschal to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Paschal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trickle is keeping the position for now.
Paschal postures up in Trickle's guard and throws a big left but Trickle blocks it.
Trickle can't keep his opponent in guard - Paschal advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Paschal controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paschal moves into full mount! Trickle won't be happy about that!
Paschal lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paschal cracks Trickle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Paschal 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.
Paschal moves to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paschal is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Trickle taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Paschal.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akil Paschal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Azevedo Souza (ranked 3878 p4p, 4678 weight class) and Gera GOl (ranked 480 p4p, 562 weight class). Raphael Azevedo Souza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gera GOl 's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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KO power |
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raphael Azevedo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gera GOl !
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
GOl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza looks to throw the jab but GOl is out of range.
GOl moves into the clinch successfully.
Azevedo Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
GOl rushes Azevedo Souza and presses him up against the cage.
Azevedo Souza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
GOl is trying to maintain a safe position but Azevedo Souza gets an underhook and turns GOl into the cage.
GOl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Azevedo Souza avoids it.
GOl trying to land knees to the body.
Azevedo Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azevedo Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
GOl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azevedo Souza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
GOl closes the distance but Azevedo Souza moves to the side
and Azevedo Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
GOl gets a clinch.
GOl tries to land knees in the clinch but Azevedo Souza avoids the damage to the body.
Azevedo Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
GOl moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azevedo Souza breaks from the clinch.
GOl tries to clinch but Azevedo Souza moves out of range.
GOl pushes Azevedo Souza up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Azevedo Souza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
GOl wants to clinch up but Azevedo Souza keeps it at a distance.
Azevedo Souza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Azevedo Souza lands a big uppercut and GOl crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but GOl looks OK. Azevedo Souza waves GOl back to his feet!
GOl is rocked!
It looks like Gera GOl has been cut.
GOl drops his hands momentarily. Azevedo Souza doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. GOl staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. GOl doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raphael Azevedo Souza!
Raphael Azevedo Souza 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 Ryu Uska (ranked 3134 p4p, 3893 weight class) and Clayton Christenssen (ranked 424 p4p, 500 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Clayton Christenssen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Brawler
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryu Uska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clayton Christenssen!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christenssen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Christenssen misses with the combination.
Uska misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Christenssen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uska seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Uska drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Christenssen avoids the head kick by Uska.
Uska misses with a combination
and Christenssen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uska fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Christenssen checks it well.
Christenssen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Uska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uska shoots in and bounces Christenssen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Christenssen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Uska. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uska 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.
Uska is pushing down on Christenssen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Christenssen is fighting to maintain full guard but Uska has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uska in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Christenssen tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Uska!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryu Uska!
Ryu Uska managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Monkey Business, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Von Erick (ranked 2583 p4p, 3614 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 332 p4p, 459 weight class). Frank Castle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rick Von Erick's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Von Erick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Erick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Castle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Erick moves away.
Castle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Erick.
Castle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Erick was well out of range. Poor timing from Castle.
Von Erick darts in and clinches Castle up against the cage.
Von Erick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Erick looking to throw knees to the head but Castle is blocking nicely.
Von Erick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Von Erick throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Von Erick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castle looking to throw knees to the head but Von Erick is blocking nicely.
Von Erick lands a shot to the body.
Von Erick throws an elbow that misses.
Castle tries a knee to the head but Von Erick blocks it.
Castle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Von Erick tries a knee to the head but Castle blocks it.
Von Erick tries to throw a body punch but Castle avoids it by throwing Von Erick back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Von Erick.
Von Erick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castle is defending well for now.
Von Erick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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!
Von Erick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Erick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Von Erick tries a knee to the head but Castle blocks it.
Castle missing with knees to the body.
Castle avoiding damage as Von Erick throws knees to the body.
Castle crunches a lovely knee into Von Erick's ribcage.
Von Erick is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Castle.
Castle tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Erick avoids the damage to the body.
Castle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Erick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Castle misses with a knee to the head.
Castle stalling in the clinch but Von Erick improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castle swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Erick uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castle missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castle.
Castle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Erick backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Erick blocks an uppercut.
Von Erick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Erick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Castle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Castle lands a good knee to the midsection. Von Erick won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Erick.
Von Erick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Von Erick avoiding damage as Castle throws knees to the body.
Castle tries to work over Von Erick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Castle fails to land.
Von Erick tries to work over Castle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Erick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castle's elbow.
Castle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Castle tries a knee to the head but Von Erick blocks it.
Castle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Von Erick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle digs a right hand into Von Erick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Von Erick's gas tank.
Castle tries a knee to the head but Von Erick blocks it.
Von Erick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Erick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Von Erick swings wildly with an uppercut but Castle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Von Erick trying to land knees to the body.
Von Erick blocks an uppercut.
Von Erick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castle misses with a knee to the head.
Castle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Erick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castle's elbow.
Castle lands a shoulder strike.
Castle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Von Erick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've been informed that Castle has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Castle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Erick's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Castle.
Castle avoiding damage as Von Erick throws knees to the body.
Castle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Erick backwards.
Von Erick looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Castle misses with a knee to the head.
Castle pushes Von Erick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Erick can't find room to land a body shot as Castle controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castle.
Castle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Erick.
Castle misses with a knee strike.
Castle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Erick.
Castle misses with some punches.
Castle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castle swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Erick uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castle.
Von Erick misses with a punch on the inside.
Castle is looking to control Von Erick's arms but Von Erick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Castle has his back to the cage.
Castle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Von Erick tries to work over Castle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Castle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Castle misses with a wild body shot.
Von Erick has managed to clinch.
Von Erick lands a left hand.
Castle lands a nice shot to the body.
Castle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Von Erick backwards.
Castle avoids a wild elbow strike from Von Erick.
Castle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Erick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castle tries to stall but Von Erick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Von Erick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Erick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Erick avoids it.
Castle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Erick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castle misses with a body punch.
Castle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Von Erick blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Castle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Erick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castle misses with some punches.
Von Erick tries a body shot but Castle blocks it.
Von Erick misses with a punch to the body.
Castle lands a good knee to the midsection. Von Erick won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 Von Erick is rocked!
Castle taking a breather.
Oh Von Erick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castle misses with a knee strike.
Von Erick blocks an uppercut.
Von Erick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castle's elbow.
Von Erick seems to have got his legs back now.
Von Erick throws a punch but it's blocked by Castle.
Castle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Erick.
Castle avoiding damage as Von Erick throws knees to the body.
Castle tries to land a knee to the head but Von Erick blocks with his arms.
Castle misses with a punch to the body.
Von Erick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castle.
Castle misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Castle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle tries a body shot but Von Erick blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Von Erick missing with knees to the body.
Von Erick tries to work over Castle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Erick avoids it.
Castle working Von Erick over with knees to the body.
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!
Von Erick blocks an uppercut.
Von Erick pushes off an throws an elbow but Castle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castle misses with a knee to the head.
Castle digs a right hand underneath Von Erick's ribcage. Von Erick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Castle trying to land knees to the body.
Castle landing knees to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Castle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frank Castle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Erick is defending well for now.
Von Erick avoiding damage as Castle throws knees to the body.
Castle misses with a knee strike.
Von Erick avoiding damage as Castle throws knees to the body.
Castle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Castle.
Castle prevents a body shot from Von Erick.
Von Erick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castle prevents a body shot from Von Erick.
Castle landing knees to the body.
Castle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Von Erick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castle tries a knee to the head but Von Erick blocks it.
Castle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Castle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Erick managing to block the knees to the body from Castle.
Von Erick takes a shot to the head.
Von Erick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Von Erick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle can't find room to land a body shot as Von Erick controls the action.
Castle has a couple of punches blocked by Von Erick.
Von Erick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Castle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Castle trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Erick managing to block the knees to the body from Castle.
Castle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castle misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Erick trying to land knees to the body.
Castle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Von Erick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Castle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Castle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Castle throws a head punch that misses.
Castle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Erick.
Castle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Von Erick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Castle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Castle scores with a hook to the body. Von Erick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Von Erick rushes Castle and presses him up against the cage.
Castle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castle is trying to maintain a safe position but Von Erick gets an underhook and turns Castle into the cage.
Von Erick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Von Erick throws a punch but it's blocked by Castle.
Castle blocks an elbow strike from Von Erick.
Castle managing to block the knees to the body from Von Erick.
Castle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Erick avoids it.
Von Erick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Von Erick blocks a body shot from Castle.
Von Erick cracks Castle with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Erick tries to throw a body punch but Castle avoids it by throwing Von Erick back against the cage.
Von Erick tries to land knees in the clinch but Castle avoids the damage to the body.
Castle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Erick is defending well for now.
Castle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Erick blocking some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Von Erick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Erick avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Von Erick fails to land.
Von Erick tries to land knees in the clinch but Castle avoids the damage to the body.
Castle misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castle.
Von Erick missing with knees to the body.
Castle misses with a body punch.
Castle swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Erick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Von Erick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Castle misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Castle swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Erick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castle avoids the elbow strike from Von Erick, against the cage.
Castle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Ericks head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Erick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Erick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castle avoids it.
Castle throws a head punch that misses.
Von Erick pushes Castle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Castle.
Von Erick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Erick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castle is defending well for now.
Von Erick blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Erick throws a head punch that misses.
Castle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Castle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Castle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Von Erick blocks it with crossed arms.
Von Erick throws a punch but it's blocked by Castle.
Von Erick avoiding damage as Castle throws knees to the body.
Von Erick throws an elbow that misses.
Castle misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Castle as the two fighters clinch.
Castle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Come on Castle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Castle avoiding damage as Von Erick throws knees to the body.
Castle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Castle taking a breather.
Castle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Erick is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Frank Castle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Von Erick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Von Erick.
Von Erick tries to land knees in the clinch but Castle avoids the damage to the body.
Castle tries to land a knee to the head but Von Erick blocks with his arms.
Castle blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle dodges an elbow strike from Von Erick.
Castle avoiding damage as Von Erick throws knees to the body.
Castle working aggressively here.
Von Erick misses with a knee to the head.
Von Erick looking to throw knees to the head but Castle is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castle obliges.
Von Erick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castle's elbow.
Von Erick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castle avoids it.
Castle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Erick working aggressively here.
Von Erick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rick Von Erick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Erick swings wildly with an uppercut but Castle uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Castle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Castle 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Castle!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willis Smith (ranked 3181 p4p, 3395 weight class) and Neil Parker (ranked 405 p4p, 428 weight class). Parker has chosen Bring Me The Horizon - Obey as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Willis Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neil Parker!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith is looking to counter punch.
Willis Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Parker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Parker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice jab there from Parker.
Parker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot by Parker.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Parker moved away.
Smith misses the body punch
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Parker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Parker's head.
It looks like Neil Parker has been cut.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Parker is rocked!
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parker seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parker lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Parker cracks Smith with a good jab.
Parker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Jab from Smith.
Parker looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Parker scores with a nice right hand.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Parker scores with a counter punch that sends Smith to the canvas! Parker smells blood - he's punishing Smith with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Smith has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neil Parker!
A victorious Neil Parker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Ponce (ranked 2408 p4p, 2570 weight class) and Sale Says (ranked 311 p4p, 330 weight class). Ponce comes to the cage accompanied by Fast Car. Sale Says 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruno Ponce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sale Says!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Says gets caught napping as Ponce dives in and scores a takedown. Says manages to retain guard.
Says has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ponce has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Ponce has hold of one of Says's legs. Says is fighting the takedown attempt but Ponce gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ponce got a little sloppy there for a moment and Says has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ponce has managed to get both his arms back between Says's legs - danger averted.
Ponce postures up.
Ponce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Says keeping moving, preventing Ponce from controlling successfully.
Ponce is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Says is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ponce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Says is keeping the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ponce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Says trying to keep a closed guard but Ponce is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponce has gone for a leg lock! Says slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ponce's guard.
Says got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ponce has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Says has managed to get both his arms back between Ponce's legs - danger averted.
Ponce working a defensive guard here.
Ponce had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Says defends it easily.
Ponce definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ponce has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Says can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ponce is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Says defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ponce had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Says defends it easily.
Ponce keeping moving, preventing Says from controlling successfully.
Says trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ponce has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Says can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ponce throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Says trying to control the position from guard on top but Ponce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ponce looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Says passes into side control.
Ponce wants to get back to his feet.
Ponce is looking for a sweep.
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.
Says in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ponce is looking to regain half guard here but Says keeps moving and retains side control.
Ponce is pushing Says's head away, looking to escape. Says manages to hold on to the position though.
Says tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ponce's legs.
Says wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ponce keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Says wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ponce, who protects the arm well.
Ponce is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Says asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bruno Ponce will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab from Says.
Says lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ponce shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Says napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ponce is trying to get an arm triangle but Says is defending well.
Ponce tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ponce has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Says is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponce working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ponce wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Says, who protects the arm well.
Says wants to control but Ponce postures up.
Says is trying to improve his position.
Ponce throws a strike aimed at the side of Says's head but Says avoids it well.
Ponce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Says keeps working.
Ponce creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Says sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Says rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ponce's guard! Nice work there by Says!
Ponce is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Says is aware though and is defending well.
Ponce throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ponce throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Says trying to control the position from guard on top but Ponce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Says might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ponce haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Says stopping the sweep attempt from Ponce.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponce is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Says postures up in Ponce's guard and throws a big left but Ponce blocks it.
Ponce keeping moving, preventing Says from controlling successfully.
Ponce has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Says has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Says scores with a shoulder strike.
Ponce has hold of one of Says's legs. Says is fighting the takedown attempt but Ponce gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ponce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ponce is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Says is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Says has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Says drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Says as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Ponce screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Says! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Sale Says!
A victorious Sale Says thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
40% |
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