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Iron Fist Championship V PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damjan Hernandez (ranked 24743 p4p, 4651 weight class) and Levion Arthur (ranked 658 p4p, 544 weight class). Damjan Hernandez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Levion Arthur's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Damjan Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Levion Arthur!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arthur feints the counter takedown.
Arthur slips a jab and a cross from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
Arthur feints the counter takedown.
Hernandez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arthur feints the counter takedown.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
Arthur feints the counter takedown.
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Hernandez scores with a sloppy right hand. Arthur should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but Arthur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hernandez sets himself, and Arthur steps forward looking for the clinch! Hernandez avoids it this time.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Arthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arthur slips a jab from Hernandez.
Arthur tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Arthur gets tackled into the cage by Hernandez. Hernandez maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez lands a left hand.
Hernandez breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Hernandez.
Arthur feints the counter takedown.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arthur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Hernandez does no damage.
Arthur is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A punch combination from Hernandez misses.
Hernandez misses with a two punch combination.
Hernandez has managed to clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Arthur tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hernandez just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hernandez walks away with a smile on his face. Arthur gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Arthur moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Hernandez misses its intended target.
Arthur slips a jab and a cross from Hernandez.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Arthur prevents Hernandez from breaking the clinch.
Hernandez jumps guard and drags Arthur to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Arthur passes Hernandez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Arthur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
Arthur is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Arthur 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. Hernandez tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Arthur!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Levion Arthur!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julio Van Der Villar (ranked 5314 p4p, 5573 weight class) and Khinso Oliveira (ranked 428 p4p, 435 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Van Der Villar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khinso Oliveira !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Villar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oliveira will feel that in the morning.
Van Der Villar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Der Villar blocks a jab.
Oliveira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Der Villar!
Oliveira misses with the combination.
A big left from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Van Der Villar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oliveira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Oliveira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Villar.
A good leg kick by Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira .
Van Der Villar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Der Villar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliveira .
Oliveira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Der Villar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oliveira takes a step back to recover.
Van Der Villar connects with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Der Villar - that will leave a mark!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oliveira swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Der Villar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Oliveira just manages to avoid it.
Julio Van Der Villar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Villar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Der Villar - that will leave a mark!
Oliveira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Der Villar staying out of range there.
Van Der Villar connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Der Villar throws a leg kick which misses Oliveira 's front leg but catches the back leg as Oliveira tries to avoid it.
Oliveira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Der Villar lands an overhand right.
Oliveira throws a jab when Van Der Villar was well out of range.
Van Der Villar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Der Villar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Der Villar avoids the body shot from Oliveira .
Oliveira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Villar connects with an inside leg kick.
Oliveira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Villar.
Oliveira 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oliveira duly obliges.
Oliveira has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Der Villar lands a glancing blow to the side of Oliveira 's head.
 Oliveira is rocked!
Van Der Villar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oliveira looks winded!
Van Der Villar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Der Villar delivers a nice body kick.
Van Der Villar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Der Villar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Van Der Villar.
Oliveira lands with a cross.
Van Der Villar connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oliveira walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oliveira sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
Oliveira tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oliveira is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Der Villar finish him?
Van Der Villar throws a leg kick which misses Oliveira 's front leg but catches the back leg as Oliveira tries to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Van Der Villar.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Der Villar - that will leave a mark!
Oliveira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Villar. Van Der Villar obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Der Villar. That's going to slow Oliveira down.
Oliveira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Der Villar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Der Villar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Der Villar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Der Villar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Der Villar drops Oliveira with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Oliveira ! Van Der Villar dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Van Der Villar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Smoove Jr (ranked 4899 p4p, 5801 weight class) and Quentain Martell (ranked 548 p4p, 597 weight class). Martell has chosen I Pledge Allegiance (Nate Dogg ft. Pharoahe Monch) as his entrance music. Quentain Martell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Smoove Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quentain Martell!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martell moves out of range of the body kick.
Smoove Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smoove Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smoove Jr moves forwards but Martell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smoove Jr misses with a double jab
and Martell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martell has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Smoove Jr is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Martell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smoove Jr looks to land a left hand but Martell moved out of range nicely.
Martell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martell dodges the punch combination from Smoove Jr.
Martell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smoove Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Smoove Jr misses the target.
Martell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smoove Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 It looks like Quentain Martell has been cut.
Mustafa Smoove Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martell digs a good body shot into Smoove Jr's ribs.
Martell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martell lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoove Jr slips a jab and a cross from Martell.
Martell connects with a body shot that sends Smoove Jr's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smoove Jr. Martell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smoove Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smoove Jr misses with a hook
and Smoove Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martell lands a two punch combo.
Smoove Jr cracks Martell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smoove Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smoove Jr.
Martell digs a good hook to Smoove Jr's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smoove Jr needs to keep his hands up - Martell had a free shot at his head there.
Martell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smoove Jr. Smoove Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Martell lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Smoove Jr misses the target.
Smoove Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smoove Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Martell scores with a hook.
Martell lands a nice looking body shot.
Smoove Jr is breathing heavily.
Martell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smoove Jr's hands.
Martell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smoove Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Martell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martell jabs Smoove Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab by Martell.
Martell lands a nice hook to Smoove Jr's body. Smoove Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smoove Jr needs to keep his hands up - Martell had a free shot at his head there.
Martell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martell lands a body shot.
Martell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smoove Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martell jabs at Smoove Jr's body.
Martell lands a nice shot to the body.
Martell clobbers Smoove Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smoove Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smoove Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smoove Jr has time to react.
 Smoove Jr is rocked!
Martell lands with a right that hurts Smoove Jr. Smoove Jr looks to clinch but Martell throws a short knee that drops Smoove Jr. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Quentain Martell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vito Romero (ranked 3945 p4p, 4541 weight class) and Dabur Ganiesh (ranked 500 p4p, 538 weight class). Ganiesh is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stach Stach. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vito Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dabur Ganiesh!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero jabs Ganiesh right on the nose. Ganiesh blinks but takes it well.
Romero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ganiesh shoots and misses
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ganiesh misses with a takedown attempt
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vito Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dabur Ganiesh.
Romero with a hook.
Romero tests Ganiesh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ganiesh is rocked!
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Ganiesh slips the punch.
Ganiesh is still on wobbly legs! Can Romero finish him?
Ganiesh lands a nice looking body shot.
Ganiesh seems to have recovered his senses.
Ganiesh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Romero lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ganiesh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ganiesh fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Romero to the ground. Ganiesh is now in Romero's guard.
Romero pushes Ganiesh off and gets back to his feet.
A big left from Romero misses.
Ganiesh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ganiesh somewhat.
A head kick by Ganiesh misses
and Romero counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganiesh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Romero prevents it.
Ganiesh looks winded!
Ganiesh is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Romero to keep the fight standing.
Ganiesh successfully pulls guard.
Romero gets to his feet. Ganiesh looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ganiesh tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ganiesh throws a body kick that misses
and Ganiesh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Romero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ganiesh is looking to clinch but Romero is avoiding it.
Jab by Romero.
Ganiesh blocks a jab.
Romero throws a right and a left that Ganiesh avoids nicely.
Romero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ganiesh's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dabur Ganiesh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ganiesh gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Romero gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ganiesh is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vito Romero!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Patryk (ranked 4139 p4p, 4650 weight class) and Kalvin Krooks (ranked 480 p4p, 509 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukasz Patryk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kalvin Krooks!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patryk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Patryk moves into the clinch successfully.
Krooks pushes Patryk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Patryk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Patryk gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Patryk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krooks is looking to stand up but Patryk isn't so interested in that idea.
Krooks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patryk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patryk trying to control the position from guard on top but Krooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patryk wants to pass the guard but Krooks is keeping the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patryk being controlled here momentarily.
Patryk 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.
Patryk won't allow Krooks to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Patryk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Krooks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Patryk somewhat.
Patryk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Patryk there as he acknowledges the shot.
 It looks like Lukasz Patryk has been cut.
Patryk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Krooks scores with a hook.
Kalvin Krooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krooks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krooks throws a one two combo.
Krooks scores with a sloppy right hand. Patryk should have avoided that one.
Krooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patryk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patryk drops down looking for a counter takedown but Krooks sprawls and moves away.
Patryk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krooks pinned against the cage. Krooks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Patryk misses with a kick to the body.
Krooks throws out a counter right but Patryk avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krooks misses the jab.
A punch combination from Patryk misses.
Krooks steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Patryk.
A nice combination there by Krooks.
Patryk is rocked!
Lukasz Patryk's cut is getting worse.
Krooks flashes Patryk a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Patryk's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Patryk crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Krooks punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalvin Krooks!
The defeated Lukasz Patryk had this to say: 'I will never give up! '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Han Wulong (ranked 2834 p4p, 25032 weight class) and Tim Manger (ranked 357 p4p, 613 weight class). Han Wulong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Han Wulong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Manger!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wulong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Manger sprawls well. Manger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wulong gets slowly back to his feet.
Wulong 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.
Wulong scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wulong working away.
Wulong tries for a kimura but Manger is defending well.
Wulong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Manger, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manger is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manger looks like he's trying to stand up.
Manger is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manger should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wulong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Manger doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wulong.
Wulong seems to be working for a kimura but Manger defends the submission attempt.
Wulong is trying to work for a kimura but Manger is defending well.
Manger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wulong tries to free his leg and advance position but Manger is retaining full guard.
Manger trying to keep a closed guard but Wulong is proving a slippery customer.
Wulong preventing the sweep.
Wulong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Manger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wulong defends well.
Manger wants to sweep here but Wulong controlling him for the moment.
Wulong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wulong has gone for a leg lock! Manger slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wulong's guard.
Wulong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Manger trying to control the position from guard on top but Wulong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Manger passes into side control.
Wulong is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Manger's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wulong has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Manger. Oh but Wulong has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Manger goes limp - he's gone! Wulong jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Han Wulong!
Han Wulong very nearly forgot to thank Seventh Circle Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stick Figure Uno (ranked 3065 p4p, 24897 weight class) and Aeson Beckley (ranked 311 p4p, 473 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 Aeson Beckley was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stick Figure Uno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aeson Beckley!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Figure Uno napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Figure Uno controls the position for a moment.
Figure Uno really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Beckley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Figure Uno keeps working.
Figure Uno on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Figure Uno tries to get out of the position.
Beckley prevents Figure Uno from escaping the position.
Figure Uno is looking for a sweep.
Figure Uno regains half guard.
Beckley stalling away here and it's allowed Figure Uno to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Figure Uno keeping moving, preventing Beckley from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beckley looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckley trying to control the position from guard on top but Figure Uno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beckley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Beckley trying to control the position from guard on top but Figure Uno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Figure Uno slaps away a takedown attempt from Beckley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beckley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Figure Uno connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beckley scrambles back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Figure Uno.
Beckley has his takedown stuffed
and Figure Uno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Figure Uno drops Beckley with a straight right hand, right on the button! Figure Uno follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stick Figure Uno!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luuk Benjamin (ranked 2413 p4p, 2718 weight class) and Mickey Doolan (ranked 248 p4p, 281 weight class). Doolan has chosen Fight Dirty as his entrance music. 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
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luuk Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Doolan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doolan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No joy there for Doolan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doolan misses with a double jab.
Benjamin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doolan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benjamin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Doolan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benjamin thuds his right hand into Doolan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benjamin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doolan.
Benjamin with a nice calf kick.
Doolan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Doolan 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doolan moves forwards but Benjamin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doolan lands a two punch combo.
Benjamin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benjamin connects with a body shot.
Doolan throws a jab but it's blocked by Benjamin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doolan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benjamin.
Doolan walks into a stiff left hand from Benjamin.
Benjamin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doolan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benjamin counters with a nice body shot.
Doolan looks winded!
Benjamin drops Doolan with a straight right hand, right on the button! Benjamin follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luuk Benjamin!
Mickey Doolan spoke after the fight, saying 'Man this game is tough. You lose a fight and it sits there on your record to remind you. I only hope we get to run it back.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cruz Domizkic (ranked 2911 p4p, 4000 weight class) and Danny Blake (ranked 387 p4p, 507 weight class). Blake has chosen Si Cranstoun - Dynamo as his entrance music. Danny Blake told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cruz Domizkic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Blake!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake tries to clinch there but Domizkic circles away.
Blake tries to clinch up but Domizkic circles away and keeps his distance.
Blake leaves Domizkic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Domizkic moves out of range easily.
Blake moves into range and clinches up with Domizkic.
Blake leaning against his opponent.
Blake manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Domizkic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Domizkic pulls guard effortlessly.
Blake wants to get up but he can't break Domizkic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Blake won't allow Domizkic to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Domizkic's closed guard. He's half up but Domizkic has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Domizkic pivots and extends the arm, Blake falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Domizkic! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cruz Domizkic!
Cruz Domizkic retains his middleweight title!
The defeated Danny Blake had this to say: 'This stinks.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aahad Moustaffa (ranked 1458 p4p, 2703 weight class) and Rickson Caceres (ranked 196 p4p, 309 weight class). Moustaffa comes to the cage accompanied by Robot Stop by King Gizard & The Lizard Wizard. Rickson Caceres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aahad Moustaffa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Caceres!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Caceres closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Moustaffa lands a head kick!
Moustaffa with a jab.
Caceres is rocked!
Moustaffa misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moustaffa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caceres feints the counter takedown.
Caceres on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moustaffa throws a series of punches but Caceres avoids them all with ease.
And Caceres tries to counter it with a takedown but Moustaffa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Caceres takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Moustaffa lands with an uppercut that bounces Caceres off the cage and back into range.
Caceres is still on wobbly legs! Can Moustaffa finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Moustaffa! Caceres is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aahad Moustaffa!
Aahad Moustaffa retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Aahad Moustaffa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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