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145 Showdown Semi Finals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Sitanggang (ranked 24950 p4p, 4192 weight class) and Tyson Fury (ranked 605 p4p, 491 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Sitanggang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Fury!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitanggang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitanggang misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Sitanggang misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Fury.
Fury lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitanggang walks into a jab.
Sitanggang tries for a takedown but Fury sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sitanggang misses with a hook.
Fury lands with a good body shot.
Sitanggang throws a body shot but no joy.
Fury misses with a hook. Sitanggang ducked under it nicely.
Sitanggang misses with a hook
and Sitanggang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitanggang misses with a left hand
and Fury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Richard Sitanggang has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Fury lands a beautiful left hook that drops Sitanggang. Sitanggang tries to recover but Fury is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Sitanggang lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Fury!
A victorious Tyson Fury 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 Tanjiro Izuku (ranked 4112 p4p, 3930 weight class) and Muto Ryuuji (ranked 488 p4p, 472 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanjiro Izuku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Muto Ryuuji!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryuuji moves into the clinch successfully.
Izuku lands with a light punch inside.
Ryuuji blocks a body shot from Izuku.
Ryuuji tries to throw a body punch but Izuku avoids it by throwing Ryuuji back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Izuku's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ryuuji lands a nice uppercut.
Ryuuji looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Izuku has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Izuku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryuuji's elbow.
Ryuuji is working Izuku over against the cage.
Izuku swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryuuji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryuuji scores with a nice hook to the head.
Izuku looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ryuuji lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ryuuji lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ryuuji softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ryuuji lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Izuku is breathing heavily.
Izuku has a couple of punches blocked by Ryuuji.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryuuji lands with a right to the head.
Ryuuji lands a right hand.
Ryuuji is working Izuku over against the cage.
Ryuuji lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryuuji.
Ryuuji makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryuuji presses Izuku against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ryuuji digs a right hand into Izuku's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Izuku's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Ryuuji.
Ryuuji lands with a right to the head.
Ryuuji lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryuuji lands a shot to the body.
Ryuuji lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Izuku backwards.
Ryuuji lands with a short shot to the head.
 Izuku is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izuku.
Oh Izuku is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryuuji throws a head punch that misses.
Ryuuji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izuku.
Ryuuji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Izuku seems to have got his legs back now.
Ryuuji lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Izuku to his knees! Ryuuji keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muto Ryuuji!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Hubble (ranked 3949 p4p, 2206 weight class) and Georges MacDonald (ranked 374 p4p, 232 weight class). MacDonald has chosen Forty Six & 2 as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edwin Hubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges MacDonald!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacDonald connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hubble takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Edwin Hubble has been cut.
Hubble shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. MacDonald defends it nicely.
Hubble looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hubble working over MacDonald with some ground and pound. MacDonald looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
MacDonald wants to improve his position but Hubble is controlling well.
Hubble drops an elbow to the side of MacDonald's head.
Hubble working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hubble passes the guard and advances to mount!
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.
Hubble working the ground and pound effectively.
MacDonald tries to lock up and control but Hubble gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
MacDonald is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
MacDonald is still trying to improve position.
Hubble scoring with strikes but MacDonald is staying in there.
MacDonald wants to hold on but Hubble pushes him away.
Hubble tries to control but MacDonald wriggling away.
Hubble controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hubble scores with a couple of good head shots there.
MacDonald wants to hold on but Hubble pushes him away.
Hubble cracks MacDonald with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hubble lands with some strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if MacDonald can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hubble scoring with strikes but MacDonald is staying in there.
 MacDonald is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hubble looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has MacDonald covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edwin Hubble!
After winning the bout, Edwin Hubble thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Smif (ranked 2585 p4p, 1880 weight class) and Colton Wilder (ranked 323 p4p, 268 weight class). Wilder is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly. Will Smif could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Colton Wilder's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Smif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colton Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wilder showed some decent athleticism there.
Wilder stalling.
Wilder stops Smif from getting back to his feet.
Wilder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wilder with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder thows a huge punch but Smif dodges it nicely.
Wilder is nestled in close to Smif, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Wilder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder trying to mount his opponent but Smif defends it.
Nice strikes from Wilder there.
Smif tries to kick Wilder off but Wilder keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Wilder.
Wilder tries to pass to full mount but Smif defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wilder connects with a nice short shot to Smif's temple.
Wilder throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilder passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Smif!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilder controlling the position easily from mount.
Smif really wants to buck Wilder off and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wilder landing shots from mount.
Wilder landing punches.
It looks like Will Smif has been cut.
Smif is bucking up trying to escape but Wilder cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wilder lands a big elbow - Smif is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Smif is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Colton Wilder!
Colton Wilder thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Dustfinger (ranked 1822 p4p, 3490 weight class) and Garth Brooks (ranked 260 p4p, 430 weight class). Dustfinger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Bull Rider- Johnny Cash. The crowd seem to be enjoying Brooks's choice of entrance music: Standing outside the fire. Garth Brooks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Dustfinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Garth Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dustfinger stuffs the takedown attempt from Brooks. Brooks gets slowly back to his feet.
Brooks cracks Dustfinger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dustfinger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Garth Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks throws a body punch but Dustfinger moves out of range.
Brooks moves into the clinch.
Dustfinger lands with a light punch inside.
Dustfinger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dustfinger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dustfinger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dustfinger lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dustfinger.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dustfinger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dustfinger works on Brooks's body with a couple of short punches.
Brooks looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Dustfinger.
Dustfinger lands an elbow just above Brooks 's eye.
 It looks like Garth Brooks has been cut.
Dustfinger lands with a right to the head.
Dustfinger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brooks is rocked!
Dustfinger pushes Brooks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks is still on wobbly legs! Can Dustfinger finish him?
Good body shot from Dustfinger.
Brooks seems to have recovered his senses.
Dustfinger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dustfinger.
Dustfinger lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Dustfinger.
Dustfinger lands an elbow just above Brooks 's eye.
A right hand to the body from Dustfinger.
Brooks takes a shot to the head.
Dustfinger lands a big uppercut and Brooks is down! He's in big trouble - Dustfinger follows him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dustfinger seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dustfinger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brooks trying to control here.
Dustfinger slips a nice elbow through Brooks's hands, connecting with Brooks's forehead.
Dustfinger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dustfinger seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dustfinger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dustfinger drops an elbow to the side of Brooks's head.
Ground and pound from Dustfinger.
Brooks tries to get to full guard but Dustfinger has control of the leg.
Brooks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dustfinger is working away from the top position though.
Dustfinger sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dustfinger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dustfinger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dustfinger in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dustfinger tries to pass to full mount but Brooks defends it.
Dustfinger is taking a breather. Brooks 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.
Nice strikes from Dustfinger there.
Dustfinger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Dustfinger seems content to control.
Brooks wants to control but Dustfinger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dustfinger throwing shots but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Dustfinger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dustfinger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dustfinger content to control rather than advance.
Brooks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dustfinger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dustfinger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brooks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brooks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brooks's head.
Dustfinger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dustfinger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Dustfinger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Garth Brooks's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brooks misses with an uppercut
and Dustfinger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dustfinger cracks Brooks with an open hand slap.
Dustfinger darts in and clinches Brooks up against the cage.
Dustfinger lands a body shot.
Dustfinger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dustfinger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dustfinger pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Brooks out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Dustfinger!
Henry Dustfinger 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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