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TL Fight Night 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bennett Knightley (ranked 24697 p4p, 3324 weight class) and Bjorn Asby (ranked 544 p4p, 397 weight class). Knightley comes to the cage accompanied by Hang ‘Em High - NCR. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bennett Knightley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bjorn Asby!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knightley staying out of range there.
Knightley misses with a body shot.
Asby is looking for the big counter here.
Asby moves out of range of the body kick.
Knightley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Asby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knightley. Asby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knightley misses with an uppercut. Asby saw that one coming.
Asby throws a counter combo.
Asby misses with a lunging right hand
and Knightley counters with a straight right hand.
Knightley throws a jab but it's blocked by Asby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asby throws a hook but Knightley blocks it.
Knightley tried to counter with a leg kick but Asby avoided it.
Asby looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Asby lands with a hook. Knightley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Asby with a jab.
Knightley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett Knightley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley is looking to slow Asby down with leg kicks.
Asby throws the left hand but Knightley avoids the punch easily.
Knightley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knightley slips under a jab from Asby.
Knightley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knightley scores with the left hand. Asby knows he should have avoided that one.
Knightley lands a really nice looking cross but Asby seems unphased.
Knightley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knightley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asby circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Asby.
Asby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knightley thinks about countering with a body kick.
Knightley lands a head kick!
A clash of legs there as Asby blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asby tries to bum rush Knightley with a series of wild strikes but Knightley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knightley is looking to score with low kicks.
Asby lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Knightley thumps Asby with a low kick.
Knightley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knightley lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Knightley misses its intended target.
Knightley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knightley throws a chopping leg kick but Asby manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Asby! But no joy.
Knightley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knightley throws a solid leg kick but Asby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Knightley.
Knightley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knightley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Asby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Knightley.
Knightley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Knightley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knightley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knightley misses with a leg kick.
Asby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knightley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asby manages to avoid it.
Asby unleashes a big counter combination but Knightley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Asby.
Asby 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.
Knightley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Asby. That did some damage!
Asby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knightley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knightley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asby cracks Knightley with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Asby has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Knightley to stand back up!
Asby misses with a wild body shot.
Knightley throwing a counter right hand but Asby manages to avoid it.
Knightley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Asby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Asby checks a leg kick.
Knightley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Knightley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knightley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bennett Knightley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knightley swings for the body but Asby moves out of range.
Asby swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bennett Knightley is winning the standup battle so far.
Knightley lands with a kick to the temple. Asby shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Knightley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asby can do to turn this around?
Asby bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knightley's head.
Knightley misses with a hook. Asby ducked under it nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Asby might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Knightley has got the better of the exchanges.
Knightley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Asby misses the shot to the body.
Asby misses with an uppercut. Knightley saw that one coming.
Knightley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Asby under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knightley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Asby throws out a counter right but Knightley avoids it with no problem.
Asby works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knightley has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A telegraphed right hand from Knightley misses the target.
Knightley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asby feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Knightley sprawling to the canvas! Knightley rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Asby finish him?!
 Knightley is rocked!
Knightley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little jabbing left from Asby on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oh Knightley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asby checks the leg kick nicely there.
Asby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knightley seems to have got his legs back now.
Asby gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knightley.
Knightley with a nice cross.
Knightley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Asby doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knightley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asby.
Asby misses with a left hand
and Knightley counters with a good, hard body kick but Asby shrugs it off.
Asby throws a shot from downtown. Knightley moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knightley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Asby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Asby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Asby is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knightley with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knightley manages to avoid it.
Knightley misses with a hook. Asby ducked under it nicely.
Knightley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asby.
Knightley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asby is out of range and Knightley settles back down.
Asby throws a good cross that connects.
Knightley lands a nice shot to the body.
Asby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knightley.
Knightley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Asby does no damage.
Knightley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Asby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asby moves out of range of the body kick from Knightley.
Asby doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley misses with a lunging right hand
and Asby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knightley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Asby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knightley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Asby moves away from the strike by Knightley.
Knightley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knightley.
Knightley throws a right hand that misses
and Asby counters with a nice uppercut.
Asby throws a jab but it's blocked by Knightley.
Asby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knightley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knightley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Asby closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Knightley! Asby dives in looking to finish! Knightley is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Asby!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Santoro (ranked 697 p4p, 2386 weight class) and Jah Nino (ranked 88 p4p, 264 weight class). Santoro's entrance music is MERCURY. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Santoro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jah Nino!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nino clinches with his opponent.
Nino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nino pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Santoro avoids the elbow strike from Nino, against the cage.
Santoro blocking some punches.
Santoro gets through Nino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santoro lands with a left to the head.
Nino struggles to land a body shot inside as Santoro controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Santoro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santoro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Santoro scores with a shoulder strike.
Santoro lands a body shot.
Knees to the body from Santoro.
Nino looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santoro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Santoro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nino backwards.
Santoro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Santoro.
Santoro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santoro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Santoro blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Santoro.
 Nino is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro lands a nice knee to the body.
Nino is still on wobbly legs! Can Santoro finish him?
Santoro lands a big right hand that drops Nino! The killer instinct kicks in and Santoro finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Santoro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Santoro!
Tommy Santoro retains his middleweight title!
Tommy Santoro decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Jah Nino was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Archibald Schwarzenegger (ranked 610 p4p, 1588 weight class) and Oscar Guterrez (ranked 50 p4p, 128 weight class). The key to victory for Archibald Schwarzenegger has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Archibald Schwarzenegger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Guterrez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzenegger rushes Guterrez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schwarzenegger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guterrez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guterrez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Schwarzenegger avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Guterrez misses with a punch on the inside.
Schwarzenegger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guterrez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Guterrez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Schwarzenegger to regain full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Guterrez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Guterrez wants to control from the top but Schwarzenegger keeps moving.
Schwarzenegger looking for a guillotine here but Guterrez defends easily.
Guterrez controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guterrez throwing strikes from guard but Schwarzenegger blocks nicely.
Guterrez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Funky Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Schwarzenegger looking for a sweep. Not yet Schwarzenegger, not yet.
Guterrez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guterrez stopping the sweep attempt from Schwarzenegger.
Guterrez looking to sit in guard and control but Schwarzenegger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Schwarzenegger drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Guterrez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Schwarzenegger has Guterrez in his guard.
Guterrez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger struggling a bit here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Guterrez is trying to get an arm triangle but Schwarzenegger is defending well.
Schwarzenegger is trying to get back to half guard.
Guterrez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Guterrez is trying to get an arm triangle but Schwarzenegger is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Schwarzenegger's face as Guterrez controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger sneaks back into half guard.
Schwarzenegger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guterrez stays in close to Schwarzenegger's body and controls the position.
Schwarzenegger looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Guterrez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schwarzenegger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Schwarzenegger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Guterrez manages to get himself to full guard.
Schwarzenegger looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guterrez is trying to keep Schwarzenegger in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guterrez wants to sweep here but Schwarzenegger controlling him for the moment.
Schwarzenegger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Guterrez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schwarzenegger has managed to get both his arms back between Guterrez's legs - danger averted.
Guterrez has his foot on Schwarzenegger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Schwarzenegger works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schwarzenegger pushes down on Guterrez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Guterrez is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oscar Guterrez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Guterrez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick from Schwarzenegger, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guterrez scores with a takedown into Schwarzenegger's guard.
Schwarzenegger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Schwarzenegger really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guterrez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Schwarzenegger drops back, looking for a kneebar! Guterrez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Guterrez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Guterrez!
Guterrez scores with punches from side control.
Guterrez is looking to take a break and control but Schwarzenegger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Guterrez off and has taken his back!
Schwarzenegger is not going to allow Guterrez to sit and survive in this position.
Guterrez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Guterrez trying to control the hands but Schwarzenegger won't let him.
Schwarzenegger tightening his grip on Guterrez, looking for the choke.
Guterrez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guterrez is pressing down on Schwarzenegger's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Guterrez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schwarzenegger manages to get himself to full guard.
Guterrez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guterrez chips away with some ground and pound.
Guterrez stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Schwarzenegger throws up his legs and catches Guterrez in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Guterrez tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Schwarzenegger! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Archibald Schwarzenegger!
Archibald Schwarzenegger is the new featherweight champion!
Archibald Schwarzenegger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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