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All-Valley Karate Tournament PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan No Hair (ranked 4152 p4p, 24589 weight class) and Bobby Brix (ranked 481 p4p, 562 weight class). Bobby Brix is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan No Hair !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Brix!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No Hair drives through with a takedown into guard.
No Hair drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and No Hair jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
No Hair drops back looking for a leg! Brix is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brix manages to kick No Hair off! No Hair jumps back into Brix's guard.
Brix wants to get back to his feet but No Hair is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
No Hair 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.
No Hair drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and No Hair jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
No Hair will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brix wants to get back to his feet but No Hair is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
No Hair drops back looking for a leg! Brix is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brix manages to kick No Hair off! No Hair jumps back into Brix's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
No Hair postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brix is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of No Hair , into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brix stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jonathan No Hair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No Hair gets a double leg takedown into Brix's guard.
No Hair drops back looking for a leg! Brix is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brix manages to kick No Hair off! No Hair jumps back into Brix's guard.
No Hair prevents Brix from getting back to his feet.
No Hair drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brix dives on top into guard.
Brix has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of No Hair is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brix stands up from guard. Let's bang!
No Hair will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No Hair dives in and grabs Brix's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brix pushes down on No Hair 's head and hops out.
No Hair shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Brix counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan No Hair . That's going to take a lot out of him.
No Hair is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No Hair takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oooooh!!! Brix has knocked No Hair down with a huge combo! Brix steps away and waves a wobbly No Hair back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 No Hair is rocked!
 It looks like Jonathan No Hair has been cut.
Brix keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brix is looking for the big counter here.
Oh No Hair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brix throws a monster overhand right that drops No Hair ! Brix follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Brix!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Resin Wicked (ranked 4143 p4p, 6036 weight class) and Taistelu Jaska (ranked 486 p4p, 554 weight class). Jaska comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Taistelu Jaska Theme from youtube kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Taistelu Jaska 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Resin Wicked !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taistelu Jaska!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wicked shoots in and bounces Jaska off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jaska scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wicked bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jaska is looking to regain half guard here but Wicked keeps moving and retains side control.
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!
Wicked tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wicked has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wicked tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wicked thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wicked in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Jaska is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Resin Wicked !
In defeat, Taistelu Jaska stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well.. atleast I have h*es.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sting Ray Flawless Skill (ranked 4142 p4p, 5696 weight class) and Phillip Coles (ranked 485 p4p, 543 weight class). Phillip Coles is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sting Ray Flawless Skill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phillip Coles!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flawless Skill misses with a takedown
and Coles counters with a nice body shot.
Flawless Skill fails with a takedown attempt.
Flawless Skill misses with a takedown attempt
and Coles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sting Ray Flawless Skill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flawless Skill gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Coles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coles looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Coles jabs Flawless Skill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Coles cracks Flawless Skill with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Coles has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Flawless Skill to stand back up!
Flawless Skill is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coles scores with a body shot.
Oh Flawless Skill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flawless Skill is breathing heavily.
Coles lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Flawless Skill up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Coles from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Flawless Skill's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phillip Coles!
In his post fight interview, Phillip Coles started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Praust (ranked 4924 p4p, 4068 weight class) and Darth Vader Lord (ranked 508 p4p, 478 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marshall Praust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darth Vader Lord!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Praust finds it's way round the side to connect with Lord's head.
Lord tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Praust swivels and escapes.
Lord is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A shot to the liver by Praust. Beautiful body shot.
Praust dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lord fails with the takedown.
A nice leg kick from Praust, right into the meat of the thigh.
Praust digs a good hook to Lord's body.
Lord goes for a double leg but Praust avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Praust continues to drive forward.
Marshall Praust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Vader Lord.
Praust stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Praust wants it to stay on the feet.
Praust moves into range and clinches up with Lord.
Lord is looking to take this one to the mat.
A right hand to the body from Praust.
Praust prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lord looks winded!
Praust has picked Lord up - he's going for a ride! Praust dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Praust perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Praust trying to control from half guard but Lord is working away.
Praust moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord is trying to get back to half guard.
Praust wants to control but Lord is keeping him busy.
Lord tries to improve position but can't.
Praust wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lord keeps working.
Lord tries to bench press Praust off him but Praust keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Praust takes a little break here. Lord wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lord tries to bench press Praust off him but Praust keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lord taking a bit of punishment here - Praust scoring with strikes.
Lord is trying to improve his position.
Praust tries to move to mount but Lord blocks the move with his legs.
Praust wants to control but Lord is keeping him busy.
Lord taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Praust taking a breather here.
Praust trying to control the action but Lord is working from the bottom.
Lord sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lord looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lord actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lord makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lord.
Lord looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Praust passes into half guard.
Praust with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lord looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lord is refusing to be controlled, as Praust sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Praust perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Praust trying to control from half guard but Lord is working away.
Lord is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Praust's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Praust's back!
Lord is looking for the choke from the back position but Praust is controlling his hands well.
Lord keeps control of the position as Praust tries to break free.
Lord has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Praust is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lord gets his hands free as Praust looks to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Praust dominated that round.
That's time! Praust's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Praust drives through and clinches with Lord against the cage.
Praust is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Praust breaks from the clinch.
Praust displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lord.
Praust scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lord has a takedown stuffed.
Marshall Praust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darth Vader Lord.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lord enables Praust to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lord manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lord looking for subs off his back but Praust has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lord looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Praust is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lord doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Praust.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praust lands with a punch from half guard.
Lord has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Praust escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Praust!
Lord manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Praust is trying to get back to full guard.
Praust regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lord thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lord is breathing heavily.
Praust seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Praust is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praust has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lord can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lord drops back, looking for a kneebar! Praust looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Praust looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Praust!
Praust trying to control the action but Lord is working from the bottom.
Praust is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lord can do to turn this around?
Lord is trying to get back to half guard.
Praust wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lord keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord is trying to improve his position.
Lord is trying to work for a sweep but Praust has mounted him!
Praust wants to control the pace but Lord is squirming around nicely.
Lord is desperately trying to improve his position but Praust has a good base and remains in mount.
Lord is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lord is squirming around, avoiding Praust's attempts to control the action.
Lord is desperately trying to improve his position but Praust has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praust looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Praust content just to control the position here.
Praust tries to control but Lord wriggling away.
Lord really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Praust cracks Lord with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lord tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Praust dominated that second round.
That's time! Praust's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lord.
Praust darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lord misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marshall Praust is winning the standup battle so far.
Praust shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lord looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lord has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Praust escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Praust!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Praust wants to control but Lord is keeping him busy.
Lord is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lord takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praust happy to just control the position for now.
Praust has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Praust works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Praust taking a breather here.
Lord is trying to get back to half guard.
Praust working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lord looks to move to half guard but instead Praust has passed into mount! Damn!
Lord is wriggling around trying to escape.
Praust tries to control but Lord wriggling away.
Praust with shots to the head and body - Lord looks very uncomfortable down there.
Praust looking to control and managing it successfully.
Praust landing strikes from the mount and Lord is in trouble!
Lord tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praust fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lord keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Praust with good strikes from the mount here!
Praust controlling the pace for now.
Marshall Praust overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lord takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Praust working for a guillotine from mount but Lord is in no mood to give up.
Praust looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lord tries to reverse the position but Praust maintains control.
Lord regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Praust seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lord looking for subs from the bottom but Praust mounts him!
Praust cracks Lord with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lord is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord taking shots to the head.
Lord is bucking up trying to escape but Praust cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lord is looking to improve his position but Praust isn't that keen on the idea.
Darth Vader Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Praust showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Praust has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Praust!
During a confident post fight interview, Marshall Praust thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Arkamus (ranked 4153 p4p, 24537 weight class) and Rogier Moura (ranked 484 p4p, 605 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Noah Arkamus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogier Moura!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moura shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Arkamus is trying to defend but Moura finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Arkamus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arkamus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moura is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Arkamus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Arkamus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Arkamus wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Arkamus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moura is looking for a kimura but Arkamus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Moura to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura wants to pass to mount but Arkamus is defending the position.
Arkamus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Arkamus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Arkamus is breathing heavily.
Moura is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Arkamus sees it coming and defends easily.
Moura is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Arkamus has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moura seems to be looking for submissions.
Arkamus looking for submissions off his back.
Arkamus looking for submissions off his back.
Moura is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkamus is refusing to be controlled, as Moura sits in half guard.
Arkamus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Arkamus looking for submissions off his back.
Moura wants to control but Arkamus is keeping him busy.
Arkamus actively working from the bottom here.
Arkamus looking for submissions off his back.
Moura is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura trying to mount his opponent but Arkamus defends it.
Moura is trying to work for a kimura but Arkamus is defending well.
Arkamus wants to improve his position but Moura is controlling well.
Arkamus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Arkamus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Moura is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Arkamus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moura pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkamus actively working from the bottom here.
Moura uses his free foot to push down on Arkamus's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Arkamus.
Moura looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Arkamus sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Arkamus actively working from the bottom here.
Arkamus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moura is looking for a kimura but Arkamus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Moura to get the leverage.
Arkamus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moura wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rogier Moura dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arkamus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moura's guard.
Moura looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Moura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arkamus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Moura dives on top into guard.
Arkamus throws his legs up looking for a submission but Moura uses it to pass to side control.
Moura looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Arkamus sneaks back into half guard.
Arkamus looking for submissions off his back.
Arkamus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura winds up and cracks Arkamus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Arkamus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moura pulls his head out easily.
Moura works his foot free and advances to mount.
Arkamus is desperately trying to improve his position but Moura has a good base and remains in mount.
Moura working for a submission but Arkamus is keeping him at bay.
Moura has hold of Arkamus's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Arkamus manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Moura is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Arkamus to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Arkamus shrugs it off.
Arkamus tries to improve his position but instead Moura has taken his back!
Rogier Moura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moura sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Arkamus taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rogier Moura!
Our winner, Rogier Moura, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Stricter (ranked 3852 p4p, 5435 weight class) and Mirbek Nogoyev (ranked 412 p4p, 470 weight class). Stricter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Katrina And The Waves - Walking On Sunshine. Nigel Stricter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mirbek Nogoyev's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Stricter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirbek Nogoyev!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stricter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stricter showed some decent athleticism there.
Stricter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Well, if Stricter is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stricter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nogoyev flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Stricter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stricter lands strikes from half guard.
Stricter 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.
Nogoyev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stricter is working away from the top position though.
Stricter prevents Nogoyev from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogoyev taking some punishment here, with Stricter in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogoyev is trying to get back to full guard.
Nogoyev is looking to control Stricter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nogoyev avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogoyev tries to get to full guard but Stricter has control of the leg.
Nogoyev wants to get back to full guard but Stricter has mounted him!
Stricter is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nogoyev can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Stricter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nogoyev is looking to get to half guard.
Stricter landing shots from mount.
Stricter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nogoyev can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Stricter! Nogoyev is hurt baaadly! Stricter is firing away with more strikes - Nogoyev is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Stricter!
During a confident post fight interview, Nigel Stricter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laugh Out Loud Murderous (ranked 4151 p4p, 4507 weight class) and John Nafeel (ranked 482 p4p, 498 weight class). Nafeel has chosen This is his fight song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Laugh Out Loud Murderous !
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, John Nafeel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murderous shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Murderous showed some decent athleticism there.
Murderous really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murderous is trying to work for a kimura but Nafeel is defending well.
Murderous has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nafeel defend it? Murderous steps over the head and cranks it - Nafeel is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Murderous !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Laugh Out Loud Murderous !
The defeated John Nafeel had this to say: 'I am the coolest guy to ever live, I will always loose fights.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kong (ranked 4150 p4p, 2934 weight class) and Jason Voorhees (ranked 480 p4p, 391 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Voorhees!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voorhees lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kong circles away quickly and effectively.
Kong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Voorhees connects with a single shot there.
Voorhees lands a nice shot to the body.
Kong takes one to the chin there.
It looks like King Kong has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Kong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Voorhees sends Kong crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Voorhees is motioning to the referee to let Kong up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kong is rocked!
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!
Voorhees drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Kong's head, knocking him out cold! Voorhees is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Voorhees!
Jason Voorhees thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Homer Simpson (ranked 5175 p4p, 3015 weight class) and Corbin Phelps (ranked 457 p4p, 349 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Homer Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corbin Phelps!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phelps throws a nice looking combination but Simpson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simpson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Phelps throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Phelps looks to move away, Simpson throws a big counter combo but Phelps just gets out of the way.
Simpson throws a series of punches but Phelps moves out of range.
Simpson misses with a lunging right hand
and Phelps counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Homer Simpson has been cut.
Simpson wants to clinch.
Phelps is looking for the big counter here.
Simpson with a hook.
Simpson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simpson throws a nice looking combination but Phelps bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simpson doesn't manage to clinch there - Phelps circles away.
Simpson throws a hook but Phelps avoids it easily.
Phelps takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Phelps! Simpson is out on his feet! Phelps rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Simpson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Simpson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corbin Phelps!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Captain Master Daddy High (ranked 4323 p4p, 3013 weight class) and Ranganathan Iyer (ranked 495 p4p, 401 weight class). King Captain Master Daddy High 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Captain Master Daddy High!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ranganathan Iyer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
High looking to score a takedown here. Iyer is defending well but High drives through and ends up in Iyer's guard.
Iyer working a defensive guard here.
High drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and High jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
High postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Iyer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of High, into his guard.
Iyer is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but High has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Iyer is looking to defend but High has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Iyer! High pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Iyer taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). King Captain Master Daddy High!
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