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RISE X23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Tower (ranked 5651 p4p, 4989 weight class) and Fezzik Montoya (ranked 573 p4p, 543 weight class). Montoya has chosen The Other thing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 St Petersburg, Marcel Tower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fezzik Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Tower misses the target.
Montoya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Montoya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tower has time to react.
Montoya misses with a lunging right hand
and Tower counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Montoya 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.
Tower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montoya throws out the jab.
Montoya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tower defending well as Montoya loads up on a big left hand.
Tower lands a slapping body shot.
Montoya looks winded!
Montoya misses the jab.
Montoya throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower throws a sloppy head kick and Montoya moves out of range easily.
Montoya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tower.
Tower lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montoya misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Tower wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya misses with an uppercut.
Montoya digs a good body shot into Tower's ribs.
Tower moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Montoya misses the body punch
and Tower counters with a head kick that drops Montoya to the mat! Montoya scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
 Montoya is rocked!
Montoya throws a lazy uppercut
and Tower counters with a huge right that knocks Montoya out cold! Tower is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcel Tower!
A victorious Marcel Tower thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alioth McIntosh (ranked 5286 p4p, 5068 weight class) and Dan Horo (ranked 560 p4p, 550 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alioth McIntosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Horo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McIntosh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Horo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McIntosh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Horo lands with a good body shot.
McIntosh avoids the body shot from Horo.
McIntosh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Horo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Horo shoots for a takedown but McIntosh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dan Horo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McIntosh fails to land the takedown.
McIntosh slips under a jab from Horo.
McIntosh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McIntosh sets himself, and Horo steps forward looking for the clinch! McIntosh avoids it this time.
Horo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McIntosh.
A jab from Horo finds it's way through McIntosh's defenses.
Horo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McIntosh is trying to defend but Horo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIntosh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Horo pulls his head out easily.
Horo controlling the action here.
McIntosh tries to roll over but Horo keeps him under control.
Horo wants to pass the guard but McIntosh is defending well.
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.
McIntosh is positioning himself well to prevent Horo advancing to mount.
McIntosh wants to control but Horo is keeping busy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McIntosh actively working from the bottom here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Horo works McIntosh's body with a nice hook.
Horo tries for a takedown but McIntosh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McIntosh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Horo defends well and McIntosh ends up having to push Horo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alioth McIntosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horo misses with the head strike.
Horo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Horo.
McIntosh letting Horo take a breather here.
Horo tries a body shot but McIntosh blocks it.
Horo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Horo.
McIntosh tries for a takedown but Horo manages to get underhooks.
Horo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Horo lands a hook to the side of the head.
McIntosh is trying to drag Horo to the mat but Horo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McIntosh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Horo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Horo lands with a short shot to the head.
McIntosh is trying to pull guard but Horo has him pressed against the cage.
Horo lands with a short shot to the head.
 McIntosh is rocked!
McIntosh blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horo misses with a punch to the body.
Horo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horo is pressed up against the cage. McIntosh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Horo down to the mat. Horo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Horo cracks McIntosh on the jaw with a powerful right hand and McIntosh falls backwards against the cage. Horo follows up with more strikes that drop McIntosh to his knees. Horo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save McIntosh! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Horo!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Garbol Sharpen (ranked 25201 p4p, 4711 weight class) and Masaki Toyota (ranked 298 p4p, 237 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Garbol Sharpen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaki Toyota!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toyota misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sharpen feinted with a counter takedown.
Toyota shoots in and drives through. Sharpen sprawls well.
Masaki Toyota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharpen swats away the attempt to clinch by Toyota.
Toyota looks to clinch
and Sharpen counters with a shoot takedown. Toyota fights it but they end up in guard.
Sharpen scoring with some ground and pound.
Sharpen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sharpen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sharpen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sharpen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Toyota really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sharpen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sharpen drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Sharpen seems to have locked his on tight now - Toyota screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Sharpen, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Garbol Sharpen!
Garbol Sharpen decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Sub (ranked 2188 p4p, 2993 weight class) and Jack Serra (ranked 281 p4p, 388 weight class). Dave Sub has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Sub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Serra!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sub is looking to counter the offense by Serra and move into the clinch.
Sub closes the distance and clinches up with Serra, looking for a takedown. Sub pushes Serra against the cage but Serra circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Sub with that takedown attempt.
Serra with the counter takedown but Sub avoids it easily.
Jack Serra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sub as he jumps to the side.
Sub looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Serra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dave Sub has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Serra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Serra clinches.
Sub gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Serra.
A head punch on the inside from Sub fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sub tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Serra just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sub tries to pull guard but Serra won't allow it.
Serra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Serra stuffs the takedown attempt from Sub. Sub gets slowly back to his feet.
Serra throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Sub as Serra shoots in.
Serra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Serra shoots in for a double leg but Sub sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sub stuffs the takedown attempt from Serra. Serra gets slowly back to his feet.
Sub wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Serra dives in and grabs Sub's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sub pushes down on Serra's head and hops out.
Serra shoots for a double leg takedown but Sub sprawls well. He's pushed Serra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Serra closes the distance and clinches up with Sub, looking for a takedown. Serra pushes Sub against the cage but Sub circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Serra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sub tries to pull guard but Serra forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Serra jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sub drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sub jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sub wants to pass the guard but Serra is keeping the position.
Sub 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sub drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sub jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sub drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Serra manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sub has Serra in his guard.
Serra is posturing up here but Sub has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Serra tries to roll out but it's too tight and Serra has to tap! Slick submission there by Sub!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Sub!
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