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SPFT #13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harris Benn (ranked 23811 p4p, 4983 weight class) and Tsuyoi Empi (ranked 546 p4p, 489 weight class). Tsuyoi Empi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harris Benn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tsuyoi Empi!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benn.
Benn shoots in looking for a takedown. Empi tries to sprawl out of it but Benn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Empi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Empi moves into the clinch.
Empi prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harris Benn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Empi slowing the pace effectively.
Empi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Empi.
Empi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Benn is breathing heavily.
Empi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Empi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benn's defenses.
 It looks like Harris Benn has been cut.
Empi landing knees to the body.
Empi is working Benn over against the cage.
Empi stalling the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Empi.
Harris Benn's cut is getting worse.
Benn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Empi prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Empi lands an elbow inside that Benn shrugs off.
Empi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Empi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harris Benn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Empi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Benn up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Empi.
Jeez, Harris Benn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Empi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Empi working Benn over with knees to the body.
Empi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Empi.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harris Benn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tsuyoi Empi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hristo Borisov (ranked 4860 p4p, 4663 weight class) and Daniel Pawlikowski (ranked 554 p4p, 543 weight class). Hristo Borisov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 14 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Hristo Borisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Daniel Pawlikowski!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borisov tries for a takedown but Pawlikowski circles away easily
and Pawlikowski counters by clinching up.
Pawlikowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borisov scores with a takedown into Pawlikowski's guard.
Borisov trying to control but Pawlikowski is working from the bottom.
Pawlikowski seems keen to control Borisov's posture.
Borisov wants to control from the top but Pawlikowski keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pawlikowski is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Pawlikowski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Borisov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pawlikowski is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Borisov is looking to clinch but Pawlikowski is avoiding it.
Pawlikowski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Borisov has his takedown stuffed
and Pawlikowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Pawlikowski.
Pawlikowski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pawlikowski 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pawlikowski keeping moving, preventing Borisov from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski has a closed guard, preventing Borisov from standing up.
Pawlikowski has Borisov pulled in close to control his posture.
Pawlikowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Borisov is controlling him.
Borisov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pawlikowski on the ground.
Borisov trying to control the position from guard on top but Pawlikowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pawlikowski has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Borisov has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pawlikowski clinches with his opponent.
Borisov avoids the elbow strike from Pawlikowski, against the cage.
Pawlikowski jumps guard and drags Borisov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pawlikowski is pulling down on Borisov's head to control his posture.
Pawlikowski has a closed guard, preventing Borisov from standing up.
Pawlikowski scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pawlikowski gets a clinch.
Pawlikowski manages to break the clinch.
Borisov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pawlikowski counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski successfully pulls guard.
Borisov wants to control from the top but Pawlikowski keeps moving.
Pawlikowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Borisov trying to control but Pawlikowski is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pawlikowski is on top in guard.
Pawlikowski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Borisov, up you get!
Pawlikowski blocks a head kick by Borisov.
Borisov misses with a shot to the body
and Pawlikowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Pawlikowski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pawlikowski rushes Borisov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pawlikowski crunches a lovely knee into Borisov's ribcage.
Pawlikowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borisov misses with a takedown
and Pawlikowski moves into the clinch.
Pawlikowski gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Borisov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pawlikowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Borisov keeping moving, preventing Pawlikowski from controlling successfully.
Daniel Pawlikowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pawlikowski lands a couple of digs.
Pawlikowski is working Borisov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pawlikowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov is looking for a triangle here but Pawlikowski uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pawlikowski is working Borisov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pawlikowski tries for a kimura but Borisov is defending well.
Pawlikowski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pawlikowski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pawlikowski connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Borisov some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pawlikowski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pawlikowski lands a few punches from side control.
Borisov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pawlikowski works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski scores with a nice shot.
Borisov trying to control but Pawlikowski is working from the bottom.
Pawlikowski is pulling down on Borisov's head. It's preventing any offense from Borisov, at least for the moment.
Pawlikowski is trying to keep Borisov in close.
Pawlikowski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Borisov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pawlikowski throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
That's four 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.
Pawlikowski is adopting a defensive guard.
Borisov won't allow Pawlikowski to sweep him here.
Pawlikowski keeping moving, preventing Borisov from controlling successfully.
Pawlikowski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pawlikowski manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Pawlikowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pawlikowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pawlikowski is looking to land body kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Pawlikowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Borisov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pawlikowski's head.
Borisov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pawlikowski regains half guard.
Borisov stalling away here and it's allowed Pawlikowski to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Borisov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pawlikowski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Borisov has Pawlikowski in his guard.
Pawlikowski is working Borisov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pawlikowski wants to control from the top but Borisov keeps moving.
Borisov is trying to hold Pawlikowski in close to prevent damage but Pawlikowski has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlikowski stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Borisov fails with the takedown
and Pawlikowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pawlikowski clinches up with Borisov and pushes him back against the cage.
Pawlikowski pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pawlikowski controlling Borisov's posture.
Pawlikowski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Borisov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Borisov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pawlikowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski is working for a kimura but Borisov is defending it quite comfortably.
Borisov trying to control but Pawlikowski postures up.
Pawlikowski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nice strikes from Pawlikowski there.
Borisov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Borisov tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov looking for submissions off his back.
Pawlikowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pawlikowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pawlikowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Borisov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Borisov manages to get to full guard.
Pawlikowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pawlikowski drops back looking for a leg! Borisov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Borisov manages to kick Pawlikowski off! Pawlikowski jumps back into Borisov's guard.
Borisov 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.
Borisov is trying to control the position but Pawlikowski postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pawlikowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pawlikowski pushes down on Borisov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hristo Borisov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Pawlikowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pawlikowski working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Pawlikowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pawlikowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Pawlikowski!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tater Salad (ranked 3404 p4p, 1467 weight class) and Scotty T Bone (ranked 431 p4p, 227 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tater Salad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scotty T Bone!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salad shoots and misses
and T Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with T Bone but T Bone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Salad backs off T Bone throws a huge counter combo but Salad manages to avoid it all.
Salad tries to score a power double leg takedown but T Bone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salad somewhat.
T Bone feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tater Salad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from T Bone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salad shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. T Bone is trying to defend but Salad finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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.
T Bone won't allow Salad to pass to mount.
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.
T Bone is not content to let Salad control the position.
T Bone wants to get back to his feet.
Salad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Salad stalling away here and it's allowed T Bone to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Salad is looking to work some ground and pound but T Bone has wrist control.
T Bone being controlled here, momentarily.
Salad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. T Bone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Salad gets to his feet - T Bone follows without any prompting.
Salad closes the distance and clinches up with T Bone, looking for a takedown. Salad pushes T Bone against the cage but T Bone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And T Bone tries to counter it with a takedown but Salad pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Salad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts T Bone as he jumps to the side.
Salad misses with a takedown attempt
and T Bone counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by T Bone there.
Salad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Salad with a poor takedown
and T Bone counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salad fails with the takedown
and T Bone counters with a stiff right hand.
Salad tries to clinch but T Bone moves away
and T Bone counters with a straight right hand.
Salad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and T Bone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
T Bone breaks from the clinch.
T Bone cracks Salad with a good jab.
Tater Salad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salad shoots in for a double leg but T Bone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Salad shoots and misses
and T Bone counters with a crisp one two that drops Salad! T Bone thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Salad to his feet! Salad is in big trouble!
Salad is breathing heavily.
Salad fails in his attempt to clinch.
T Bone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salad. Salad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
T Bone lands a big right hand that sends Salad crashing to the mat! T Bone stays standing though and waves Salad back to his feet!
 Salad is rocked!
Salad tries to close the distance and clinch but T Bone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scotty T Bone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
T Bone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
T Bone lands an overhand right.
Oh Salad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around T Bone's waist but T Bone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salad off to one side.
Salad seems to have got his legs back now.
Oooooh!!! T Bone has knocked Salad down with a huge combo! T Bone steps away and waves a wobbly Salad back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Salad throws out a loose jab but T Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
And T Bone tries to counter it with a takedown but Salad pushes his down on his head and steps out.
T Bone might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Salad throws a wild hook but T Bone just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Salad gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - T Bone raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scotty T Bone!
In defeat, Tater Salad stepped up to the mic, saying 'You May Have Defeated Tater Salad, But You Will Pay For It In A Few Hours, Mark My Words!!. Check Out Your Fighters Injury!! Probably Shitting His Guts Out. Tater Salad Happens To Us All Sometimes. Lets Have A Moment Of Silence For Tater Salad.'.
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