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PFL 1: Big Sluggers PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khumbo Khumbo Iii (ranked 5400 p4p, 4256 weight class) and Tashi Tsering (ranked 230 p4p, 201 weight class). Tashi Tsering 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Khumbo Khumbo Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tashi Tsering!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsering shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Khumbo Iii's guard.
Tsering postures up.
Tsering trying to control but Khumbo Iii is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khumbo Iii is on top in guard.
Khumbo Iii wants to control from the top but Tsering keeps moving.
Tsering can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Khumbo Iii controls the pace.
Tsering looking for a sweep. Not yet Tsering, not yet.
Tsering wants to stand and escape but Khumbo Iii is having none of it.
Tsering is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsering being controlled here, momentarily.
Khumbo Iii won't allow Tsering to get back to his feet.
Tsering pulls Khumbo Iii in close to prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tsering can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khumbo Iii trying to control but Tsering is working from the bottom.
Tsering wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Khumbo Iii wants to control from the top but Tsering keeps moving.
Khumbo Iii works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tsering wants to get back to his feet.
Tsering has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khumbo Iii is working away from the top position though.
Tsering is refusing to be controlled, as Khumbo Iii sits in half guard.
Tsering wants to get back to full guard.
Khumbo Iii is trying to control. Tsering wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Khumbo Iii wants to clinch
and Tsering counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khumbo Iii wants to control but Tsering is keeping busy.
Khumbo Iii might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tsering seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Khumbo Iii is concentrating on defense, preventing Tsering from advancing position.
Tsering wants to free his trapped foot but Khumbo Iii is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Khumbo Iii wants to control but Tsering is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tsering throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Khumbo Iii has hold of Tsering's hands but Tsering slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tsering seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khumbo Iii does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Khumbo Iii makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khumbo Iii.
Tsering trying to control the position from guard on top but Khumbo Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsering landing with the ground and pound.
Khumbo Iii not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khumbo Iii is controlling Tsering's posture.
Tsering trying to control but Khumbo Iii is working from the bottom.
Khumbo Iii is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khumbo Iii is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tsering is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tsering postures up and lands a big shot to Khumbo Iii's brow.
 It looks like Khumbo Khumbo Iii has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khumbo Iii looking for a sweep. Not yet Khumbo Iii, not yet.
Tsering wants to control from the top but Khumbo Iii keeps moving.
Tsering must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tsering scoring with some ground and pound.
Tsering is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Khumbo Khumbo Iii's cut is getting worse.
Tsering not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Khumbo Iii keeping moving, preventing Tsering from controlling successfully.
Tsering missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tsering postures up in Khumbo Iii's guard and throws a big left but Khumbo Iii blocks it.
Khumbo Iii looking to control.
Tsering engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Khumbo Iii manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tsering manages to get himself to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tashi Tsering dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khumbo Khumbo Iii's cut.
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.
Khumbo Iii is looking to clinch.
Khumbo Iii darts in trying to clinch
and Tsering counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tsering is trying to control the action in half guard but Khumbo Iii is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tsering wants to free his trapped foot but Khumbo Iii is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Khumbo Iii is looking to improve his position.
Khumbo Iii is looking to control Tsering's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khumbo Iii avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsering wants to control but Khumbo Iii is keeping him busy.
Khumbo Iii is positioning himself well to prevent Tsering advancing to mount.
Khumbo Iii trying to control but Tsering postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsering wants to free his trapped foot but Khumbo Iii is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tsering has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khumbo Iii could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tsering working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Khumbo Khumbo Iii's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tsering is trying to control the action in half guard but Khumbo Iii is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Khumbo Iii trying to control here.
Tsering is nestled in close to Khumbo Iii, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jeez, Khumbo Khumbo Iii's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Khumbo Khumbo Iii's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tashi Tsering!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tenzin Tsering (ranked 4759 p4p, 4468 weight class) and Jose Salazar (ranked 213 p4p, 475 weight class). Tsering kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Мен – тыва мен. Jose Salazar told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tenzin Tsering!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsering drops Salazar with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Salazar looks back up at him and smiles so Tsering waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Salazar is rocked!
 It looks like Jose Salazar has been cut.
Salazar bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Tsering comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Salazar falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Salazar was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tenzin Tsering!
Tenzin Tsering is the new super heavyweight champion!
Tenzin Tsering took some time post fight to say the following; 'I want to thank ENIGMA and John Daugherty for this great opportunity. I hope for a long career with ENIGMA and a title shot when I am deemed worthy.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sangye Tsering (ranked 4380 p4p, 4445 weight class) and Roberto Colina (ranked 204 p4p, 205 weight class). Tsering comes to the ring accompanied by Мен – тыва мен. Sangye Tsering has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sangye Tsering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Colina!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colina get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Colina stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Tsering runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sangye Tsering!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Drago (ranked 4257 p4p, 4254 weight class) and DeShaun Darious (ranked 465 p4p, 466 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Drago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShaun Darious!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Darious has knocked Drago down with a huge combo! Darious steps away and waves a wobbly Drago back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Drago is rocked!
It looks like Igor Drago has been cut.
Darious lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Drago falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). DeShaun Darious!
DeShaun Darious is the new heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Baltimore (ranked 4243 p4p, 4190 weight class) and Charles Silva (ranked 199 p4p, 198 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Baltimore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Silva!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Baltimore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Baltimore moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Baltimore.
Baltimore rushes Silva and presses him up against the ropes.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baltimore cracks Silva with a hook to the temple - Silva is on wobbly legs here! Baltimore swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Silva falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Baltimore wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jonny Baltimore!
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