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HFA FIGHT NIGHT 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ji Hwan Bae (ranked 4999 p4p, 4613 weight class) and Stanislaw Wolecki (ranked 530 p4p, 499 weight class). Ji Hwan Bae could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stanislaw Wolecki's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ji Hwan Bae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stanislaw Wolecki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolecki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolecki pulls guard effortlessly.
Wolecki has momentary wrist control but Bae slips an elbow through the middle.
Wolecki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bae defends well.
Wolecki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bae stopping the sweep attempt from Wolecki.
Wolecki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bae defends it easily.
Wolecki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bae got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wolecki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bae has managed to get both his arms back between Wolecki's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bae is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bae looking to pass the guard.
Bae forces his way into half guard.
Wolecki is looking to improve his position.
Wolecki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bae really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bae is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wolecki sees it coming and defends easily.
Bae is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wolecki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bae pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wolecki is looking for a sweep. Bae is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolecki looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bae pushes past his half guard into mount!
Wolecki tries to reverse the position but Bae maintains control.
Wolecki tries to hold on but Bae postures up.
Wolecki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bae looking for a guillotine from mount but Wolecki is having none of it.
Bae looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bae wants to finish this one by submission but Wolecki is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bae.
Bae looking to control but Wolecki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wolecki defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bae.
Wolecki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolecki trying to control the position from guard on top but Bae is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolecki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ground and pound from Wolecki seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bae is not content to let Wolecki control the position.
You can see the frustration on Bae's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bae is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wolecki is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bae is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wolecki off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bae doesn't have the hooks in and Wolecki manages to turn into his guard.
Wolecki trying to control but Bae is working from the bottom.
Bae trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolecki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wolecki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wolecki trying to control the position from guard on top but Bae is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolecki throwing strikes from guard but Bae blocks nicely.
Wolecki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bae pulls Wolecki in close to prevent any damage.
Wolecki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bae trying to control the position.
Wolecki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bae is breathing heavily.
Wolecki drops back looking for a leg! Bae is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bae manages to kick Wolecki off! Wolecki jumps back into Bae's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stanislaw Wolecki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wolecki clinches up against the cage.
Wolecki pulls guard effortlessly.
Bae has gone for a leg lock! Wolecki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bae's guard.
Wolecki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bae pulls Wolecki in close to prevent any damage.
Stanislaw Wolecki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wolecki wants to control from the top but Bae keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolecki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bae is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bae is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wolecki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wolecki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wolecki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bae is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Wolecki has his hands clasped together but Bae extends and breaks Wolecki's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bae.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ji Hwan Bae!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sanchez (ranked 3927 p4p, 25005 weight class) and Mickey Valentino (ranked 330 p4p, 443 weight class). Paul Sanchez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mickey Valentino!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Valentino's guard.
Sanchez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Valentino is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanchez is aware though and is defending well.
Sanchez stands up over Valentino, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Valentino is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanchez is aware though and is defending well.
Sanchez cracks Valentino with a solid left hand.
Sanchez is in close to Valentino's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
 Valentino is rocked!
Sanchez is stalling in the full guard.
Valentino is still in real trouble! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Valentino's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Sanchez!
After winning the bout, Paul Sanchez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yosuke Yoshida (ranked 3803 p4p, 4046 weight class) and Kai James (ranked 111 p4p, 114 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 MT
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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 Hilo, Yosuke Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kai James!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from James on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
James blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
James slips a jab and a cross from Yoshida.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshida tries to counter by clinching up but James breaks away and moves out of range.
James misses with a body shot.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice leg kick from Yoshida, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida throws a front kick aimed at James's knee but James avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from James misses.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw.
James instigates a clinch.
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from James on the inside.
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida misses with a punch to the body.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yoshida digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries a body shot but Yoshida blocks it.
Yoshida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
James lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
Yoshida is looking to control James's arms but James gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yoshida has his back to the cage.
James takes a shot to the head.
James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida misses with the head strike.
James lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yoshida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
James is rocked!
Yoshida throws a big uppercut that drops James! More strikes from Yoshida and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! James lies dazed against the cage as Yoshida celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yosuke Yoshida!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Montegriffo (ranked 5109 p4p, 3504 weight class) and Brayden Tate (ranked 482 p4p, 389 weight class). Tate has chosen Sicko mode as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Montegriffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brayden Tate!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate instigates a clinch.
Montegriffo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Montegriffo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tate takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tate looks winded!
Tate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montegriffo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Montegriffo connects with a single shot there.
Montegriffo throws a good cross that connects.
Montegriffo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 It looks like Brayden Tate has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Montegriffo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tate takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tate is rocked!
Montegriffo closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Tate out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Montegriffo!
A less than humble Alexander Montegriffo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Brayden Tate was interviewed post fight and said 'I wanna thank all my fans for showing up I will come back stronger'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khamzat Chimaev (ranked 2493 p4p, 3214 weight class) and Lamont Sparks (ranked 325 p4p, 400 weight class). Khamzat Chimaev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lamont Sparks's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Khamzat Chimaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lamont Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks shoots in for a takedown but Chimaev shows good takedown defense.
Sparks shoots in but Chimaev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sparks checks a low kick from Chimaev.
Sparks misses with a takedown
and Chimaev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Khamzat Chimaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lamont Sparks.
Chimaev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sparks is trying to get back to full guard.
Sparks trying to get back to full guard but Chimaev takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sparks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chimaev working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Sparks turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Chimaev off and cradles Sparks's limp body as Chimaev celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Khamzat Chimaev!
Khamzat Chimaev took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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