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Cobra Kai: No Mercy 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Mesquita (ranked 6373 p4p, 24494 weight class) and Sam Guinness (ranked 490 p4p, 497 weight class). Vitor Mesquita could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sam Guinness's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitor Mesquita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Guinness!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guinness.
Guinness misses with a two punch combination.
Mesquita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Guinness feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mesquitas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mesquita defending well as Guinness loads up on a big left hand.
Guinness stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guinness wants it to stay on the feet.
A lazy left from Guinness finds it's target.
Mesquita ducks right into an uppercut from Guinness.
Guinness throws an overhand right that lands on Mesquita's shoulder, as Mesquita tries to avoid the shot.
Mesquita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guinness.
Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guinness.
Guinness cracks Mesquita with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Guinness shoots for a double leg takedown but Mesquita sprawls well. He's pushed Guinness's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Guinness. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt.
Guinness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Guinness misses.
Mesquita attempts a counter takedown but Guinness avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown but Guinness shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Guinness unleashes a big counter combination but Mesquita bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guinness misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness misses with a two punch combination.
Mesquita tries to counter with a takedown but Guinness is quick to defend against it.
Guinness drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Guinness wants to stand but Mesquita has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Guinness must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mesquita pulls Guinness in close to his closed guard and prevents Guinness from doing any damage or advancing position.
Guinness wants to stand but Mesquita has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Guinness got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mesquita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Guinness has managed to get both his arms back between Mesquita's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Guinness from controlling successfully.
Mesquita is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mesquita looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guinness is one step ahead there.
Guinness tries to stand but Mesquita is controlling from the bottom.
Mesquita looking to control.
Guinness would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mesquita lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mesquita passes Guinness's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mesquita tries to pass to full mount but Guinness defends it.
Guinness tries to kick Mesquita off but Mesquita keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mesquita is stalling here. Guinness is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mesquita seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Guinness has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Guinness tries to stand but Mesquita is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mesquita's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mesquita is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Guinness's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Guinness seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Guinness with the ground and pound but Mesquita uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mesquita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guinness's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mesquita is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Guinness is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Guinness has escaped and now he's on top!
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Guinness dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Guinness throws a hook but Mesquita avoids it easily.
Guinness feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mesquita lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Vitor Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mesquita is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mesquita stops Guinness from standing up.
Mesquita showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mesquita won't allow Guinness to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Guinness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita looking to sit in guard and control but Guinness gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mesquita striking off his back but it's not causing Guinness any problems.
Guinness wanted to stand there but Mesquita had control of the position.
Mesquita has his hands on Guinness's head, controlling the position.
Mesquita is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Guinness rolls with it to try and escape but Mesquita cranks on the arm and Guinness is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vitor Mesquita!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Abramovicz (ranked 5967 p4p, 18121 weight class) and Ronfeiro Talvares (ranked 260 p4p, 271 weight class). Ronfeiro Talvares has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ruslan Abramovicz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruslan Abramovicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronfeiro Talvares!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abramovicz misses with an uppercut. Talvares saw that one coming.
Abramovicz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Abramovicz throws a hook but Talvares blocks it.
Abramovicz misses with a two punch combination.
Talvares goes for a double leg but Abramovicz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Abramovicz continues to drive forward.
Talvares shoots for a double leg takedown but Abramovicz sprawls well. He's pushed Talvares's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Abramovicz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Talvares fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ruslan Abramovicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronfeiro Talvares.
Abramovicz works Talvares's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Abramovicz. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot lands for Abramovicz.
Abramovicz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talvares.
Abramovicz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
 Talvares is rocked!
Abramovicz weaves into range and cracks Talvares right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Talvares goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Abramovicz is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ruslan Abramovicz!
Ruslan Abramovicz very nearly forgot to thank Silverguard Outfitters 🛡 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francis McLaughlin (ranked 5685 p4p, 25323 weight class) and Punch Power (ranked 372 p4p, 397 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francis McLaughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Punch Power!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Power or perhaps it was just good defense by McLaughlin, which made it look bad.
Power moves into the clinch.
McLaughlin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Power is looking to work his way out of this bad position but McLaughlin is controlling him well.
McLaughlin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McLaughlin tries for a kimura but Power is defending well.
McLaughlin is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin working away.
Power is trying to get back to half guard.
Power wants to get back to his feet but McLaughlin drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Power is trying to control McLaughlin's posture but McLaughlin avoids it.
McLaughlin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power tries to escape but McLaughlin is in control.
McLaughlin lands a decent elbow from side control.
McLaughlin has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
McLaughlin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McLaughlin lands a few punches from side control.
Power can't do much from the bottom here.
Power takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Power takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
McLaughlin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McLaughlin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Power, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Power is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McLaughlin off and has taken his back!
Power wants to control but McLaughlin is keeping busy.
Power might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McLaughlin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLaughlin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Power looking to control but McLaughlin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McLaughlin is looking to improve his position but Power isn't that keen on the idea.
McLaughlin 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.
McLaughlin regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McLaughlin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McLaughlin keeping moving, preventing Power from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McLaughlin pulls Power in close to prevent any damage.
Power tries to free his leg and advance position but McLaughlin is retaining full guard.
McLaughlin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Power manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Power really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McLaughlin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McLaughlin drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. McLaughlin seems to have locked his on tight now - Power screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for McLaughlin, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Francis McLaughlin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Dawson (ranked 5765 p4p, 4128 weight class) and Levi Sam (ranked 480 p4p, 433 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Michael Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Levi Sam!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sam counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dawson wants to get back to his feet.
Sam is trying to work for a kimura but Dawson is defending well.
Sam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dawson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sam on the ground.
Sam not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dawson defends it well.
Dawson kicks Sam off and gets back to his feet.
Sam dodges the punch combination from Dawson.
Dawson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dawson.
Dawson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dawson throws a series of punches but Sam avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawson throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sam is looking to clinch but Dawson is avoiding it.
Dawson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dawson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Dawson scores with a four punch combination!
Sam fails with a takedown attempt.
Dawson scores with a leg kick.
Dawson throws a right and a left that Sam avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sam.
Dawson cracks Sam with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sam eats them both and turns towards Dawson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dawson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Michael Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawson.
Dawson is breathing heavily.
Dawson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sam.
Dawson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dawson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sam controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sam trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.
Sam is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sam trying to move into half guard but instead Dawson has managed to sweep!
Sam controlling Dawson's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Dawson dominated that round.
That's time! Dawson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dawson throws a series of strikes that have Sam backpedaling.
Dawson throws a nice head kick!
Dawson lands a nice shot that snaps Sam's head back.
Dawson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sam chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dawson can pounce on him.
Dawson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sam shoots in and drives through. Dawson sprawls well.
Dawson misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sam gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dawson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch but Sam keeps him there for the moment.
Sam has had enough of the clinch but Dawson keeps him there for the moment.
Sam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dawson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dawson working hard to break the clinch.
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.
Sam fails to pull guard.
Michael Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Levi Sam.
Sam tries to pull guard but Dawson holds him up against the cage and eventually Sam drops back down to his feet.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dawson is trying to break free.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Sam has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sam - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sam has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dawson after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is trying to force a seperation but Sam has the dominant position.
Sam looking for a takedown.
Sam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Dawson does no damage.
We've been told by Dawson's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Dawson as Sam shoots in.
Sam takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dawson misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sam takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dawson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Michael Dawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dawson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sam moves into the clinch.
Dawson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sam tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sam has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sam slips a jab and a cross from Dawson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sam.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Dawson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dawson misses with a few strikes there.
Sam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sam is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dawson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sam fails to land the takedown.
Sam fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dawson sprawls well initially but Sam persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dawson pushes Sam off but Sam dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sam throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sam is looking to take a break and control but Dawson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam has an Americana. Dawson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sam is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sam hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Levi Sam!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donatello Purple (ranked 4006 p4p, 4228 weight class) and Gregor Frieberg (ranked 505 p4p, 519 weight class). Donatello Purple has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donatello Purple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gregor Frieberg!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frieberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Purple misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Purple really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Frieberg dives in and scores a takedown into Purple's guard.
Frieberg throwing strikes from guard but Purple blocks nicely.
Purple keeping moving, preventing Frieberg from controlling successfully.
Frieberg lands a couple of elbows.
Frieberg is working Purple over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Frieberg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Frieberg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Frieberg is pushing down on Purple's leg trying to pass to half guard. Purple is fighting to maintain full guard but Frieberg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Frieberg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frieberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Frieberg is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Frieberg slips a nice elbow through Purple's hands, connecting with Purple's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frieberg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Purple sees it coming and defends easily.
Frieberg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
 Purple is rocked!
Purple wants to improve his position but Frieberg is controlling well.
Purple keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Frieberg is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Frieberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Frieberg is nestled in close to Purple, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Frieberg is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Purple is just riding it out for now. Frieberg eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frieberg has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Purple defend it? Frieberg steps over the head and cranks it - Purple is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Frieberg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gregor Frieberg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Cruz (ranked 4511 p4p, 3463 weight class) and Saul Taylot (ranked 446 p4p, 396 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saul Taylot!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Taylot.
Taylot ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Taylot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taylot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick lands for Taylot.
Taylot throws a head kick that Cruz semi-blocks.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylot.
Taylot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taylot is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taylot.
Cruz throws the left hand but Taylot avoids the punch easily.
Cruz misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Taylot misses.
Taylot slips a jab from Cruz.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Taylot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Taylot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylot slips under a jab from Cruz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taylot.
Taylot misses with a hook.
Taylot staying out of range there.
Taylot lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Taylot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cruz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Taylot flicks out a counter leg kick but Cruz steps away.
Taylot connects with a looping right hand.
Taylot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Taylot ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Taylot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Taylot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Cruz backing away here, and Taylot unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Taylot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cruz has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylot throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taylot with a nice calf kick.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Taylot is out of range.
Taylot is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taylot.
Good exchange - Cruz coming out on top.
Taylot moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Taylot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taylot thuds his shin into the meat of Cruz's side.
Cruz connects with a jab.
Taylot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taylot throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz throws a series of strikes that have Taylot backpedaling.
Taylot is rocked!
Cruz shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Taylot takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Cruz sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Taylot bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathan Cruz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Dias (ranked 3341 p4p, 4295 weight class) and Luke Muller (ranked 190 p4p, 225 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Muller !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Muller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dias circles away quickly and effectively.
That kick from Dias tenderised Muller 's leg. Muller is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dias.
Muller throws a series of punches but Dias avoids them all with ease.
Dias instigates a clinch.
Muller tries to break free but Dias pushes him back against the cage.
Muller breaks the clinch.
Dias has managed to clinch.
Dias is leaning against Muller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dias manages to break the clinch.
Dias throws a head kick that Muller semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Muller misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dias.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dias delivers a nice body kick.
Dias lands a big head kick that sends Muller tumbling to the mat! Dias takes a step backwards and waves Muller back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Muller is rocked!
 It looks like Luke Muller has been cut.
Dias throws a quick inside leg kick.
Muller is still on wobbly legs! Can Dias finish him?
Dias throws an overhand right that drops Muller like a sack of potatoes! Dias dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Dias!
Bruno Dias really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Furnace Performance 🔥 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyreece Sterling (ranked 25032 p4p, 3217 weight class) and Helio De Lima (ranked 603 p4p, 434 weight class). Helio De Lima 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyreece Sterling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio De Lima!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterling changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Lima tries to avoid it but Sterling manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Lima to the ground. De Lima escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Lima gets a double leg takedown into Sterling's guard.
De Lima is stalling in the full guard.
De Lima landing some decent shots from guard.
 It looks like Tyreece Sterling has been cut.
Sterling is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
De Lima is working Sterling over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De Lima lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Lima must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Lima postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sterling is rocked!
De Lima postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Sterling covers up, he's hurt! De Lima keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from De Lima and the ref steps in to end the fight! De Lima can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helio De Lima!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vtnom Snake (ranked 25640 p4p, 2670 weight class) and Loki Seb (ranked 414 p4p, 223 weight class). Snake comes to the cage accompanied by wae. Loki Seb looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vtnom Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Loki Seb!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seb wants to clinch but Snake slips to the side
and Snake counters with a shoot takedown. Seb fights it but they end up in guard.
Seb working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Snake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Snake is looking to stand up but Seb won't let him.
Snake wants to stand and escape but instead Seb has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Snake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Snake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Seb gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Seb with a nice head shot there.
Snake has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Seb doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Seb manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Snake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snake managing to control the position.
Snake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seb.
Snake pulls Seb in close to prevent any damage.
Seb would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Snake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snake pulls Seb in close to prevent any damage.
Snake wants to sweep here but Seb controlling him for the moment.
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.
Snake is pulling down on Seb's head. It's preventing any offense from Seb, at least for the moment.
Seb with a flurry of punches that miss.
Seb cracks Snake with a solid left hand.
Seb looks winded!
Snake controlling Seb's posture.
Seb wants to stand but Snake has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Snake is on top in guard.
Snake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake has gone for a leg lock! Seb slips out almost immediately though and dives into Snake's guard.
Snake is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Seb has his hands clasped together but Snake extends and breaks Seb's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Snake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vtnom Snake!
Vtnom Snake spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bing Bang (ranked 2546 p4p, 3775 weight class) and Roronoa Zoro (ranked 216 p4p, 295 weight class). Roronoa Zoro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bing Bang's chin.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bing Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roronoa Zoro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoro darts in looking for a takedown but Bang gets double underhooks and turns Zoro into the cage.
Zoro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zoro tries to sprawl but Bang drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bang frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zoro tries to reverse the position but Bang maintains control.
BOOM! Bang connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bang punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zoro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bang avoids the attempt from Zoro to control.
Bang 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.
Zoro working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang looking to control but Zoro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bang is landing with some decent strikes but Zoro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bang wants to finish this one by submission but Zoro is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bang.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bang trying to control but Zoro is having none of it.
Bang has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zoro's face.
Zoro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zoro wants to control but Bang is having none of it.
Zoro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to finish this one by submission but Zoro is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bang.
Zoro is squirming around, avoiding Bang's attempts to control the action.
Zoro tries to lock up and control but Bang gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoro is trying desperately to improve position.
Bang in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bang prevents Zoro from getting the reversal.
Bang scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bang cracks Zoro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zoro regains half guard.
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. Bang connects with a nice short shot to Zoro's temple.
Bang working the head and body with strikes.
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. Bang connects with a nice short shot to Zoro's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoro is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Bang is tapping! Great win for Zoro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Roronoa Zoro!
An out of breath Roronoa Zoro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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