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TUF Tests 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jethro Sigalingging (ranked 4076 p4p, 3742 weight class) and Back Up (ranked 442 p4p, 409 weight class). Sigalingging's entrance music is 반야심경. A fine choice. Jethro Sigalingging has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jethro Sigalingging!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Back Up!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Up is looking to clinch but Sigalingging is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sigalingging misses the target.
Back Up seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Up fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Sigalingging wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Up takes the fight into the clinch.
Up lands a nice uppercut.
Up should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sigalingging blocking some punches.
Sigalingging escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sigalingging lands an overhand right.
Up tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sigalingging manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Up tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Up misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Up throws a head punch that misses.
Sigalingging blocking some punches.
Sigalingging is trying to force a seperation but Up has the dominant position.
Up looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sigalingging is trying to push Up away but Up has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sigalingging tries to circle away but Up has him pinned against the cage.
Sigalingging wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Up keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sigalingging's efforts to push away.
Sigalingging tries to break free but Up pushes him back against the cage.
Sigalingging blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sigalingging has had enough of the clinch but Up keeps him there for the moment.
Sigalingging breaks from the clinch.
Up wants to clinch up but Sigalingging keeps it at a distance.
Up tries to clinch but Sigalingging moves out of range.
Sigalingging swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Up forces Sigalingging back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Up has Sigalingging pressed against the cage, preventing Sigalingging from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sigalingging working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Up on the inside.
Sigalingging can't break the clinch.
Up tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Up lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Up fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sigalingging can't break the clinch.
Up misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sigalingging blocking some punches.
Up has Sigalingging pressed against the cage, preventing Sigalingging from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Up misses with a hook from the clinch.
Up lands a shoulder strike.
Up scores with a nice hook to the head.
Up tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Up lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigalingging being controlled against the cage.
Sigalingging blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Back Up dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Up is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Back Up is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sigalingging misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Sigalingging throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Sigalingging there.
Sigalingging looks to throw the jab but Up is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigalingging misses with a looping left.
Up wants to clinch.
It looked like Sigalingging wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Up uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sigalingging.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Up has eaten all the pies!
Up tries to clinch up.
Sigalingging avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sigalingging throwing a counter right hand but Up manages to avoid it.
Sigalingging throws a head kick that misses
and Up counters with a straight right hand.
Sigalingging throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Up was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Up avoids the head kick by Sigalingging.
Up gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sigalingging wants to get back to striking at distance but Up won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigalingging has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sigalingging wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sigalingging's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Up gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Up tries to clinch but Sigalingging is having none of it.
Up closes the distance and pushes Sigalingging back into the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sigalingging looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sigalingging manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jethro Sigalingging showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 19:19
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 19:19
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 19:19
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Farva (ranked 4432 p4p, 4052 weight class) and Gabriel Pasquier (ranked 467 p4p, 437 weight class). Pasquier has chosen Walk as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Farva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Pasquier!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farva tries to clinch up.
Pasquier keeps the fight on the outside.
Farva avoids the head kick by Pasquier.
Farva is looking to clinch.
Farva tries to clinch there but Pasquier circles away.
Farva wants to clinch up but Pasquier keeps it at a distance.
Farva looks to clinch
and Pasquier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Rodney Farva has been cut.
Farva wants to clinch up but Pasquier keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Farva tries to clinch but Pasquier moves out of range.
Farva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farva tries to clinch up.
Farva tries to clinch there but Pasquier circles away.
Pasquier scores with a shot to the body.
Pasquier cracks Farva with a hook to the temple - Farva is on wobbly legs here! Pasquier swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Farva falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Pasquier wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gabriel Pasquier!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Lemaigre (ranked 4053 p4p, 4103 weight class) and Niklos Hammer (ranked 439 p4p, 448 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lemaigre might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bolide allemand. 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
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Lemaigre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niklos Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemaigre lands with a right hand.
 It looks like Niklos Hammer has been cut.
Lemaigre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammer.
Lemaigre dips to his left and cracks Hammer with an uppercut!
Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lemaigre.
Lemaigre scores with a nice strike.
Hammer misses with a straight left.
Hammer throws a body shot but no joy.
Lemaigre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That has opened up Niklos Hammer's cut even more.
Lemaigre is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lemaigre walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hammer drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lemaigre swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hammer's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Lemaigre!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazu Yamasaki (ranked 3994 p4p, 4041 weight class) and Boniface Picard (ranked 434 p4p, 436 weight class). Picard has chosen A Different World (feat. Corey Taylor) as his entrance music. 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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Good wrestling
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Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazu Yamasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boniface Picard!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamasaki shoots in and gets a takedown into Picard's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yamasaki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yamasaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Picard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yamasaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yamasaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yamasaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yamasaki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Yamasaki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Picard's head.
Yamasaki landing some decent shots from guard.
Yamasaki prevents Picard from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamasaki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yamasaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Picard wants to get back to his feet but Yamasaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Picard manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boniface Picard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamasaki takes one to the side of the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yamasaki.
Yamasaki cracks Picard with a big elbow.
Yamasaki working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamasaki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Yamasaki scoring with punches and elbows.
Picard wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Yamasaki working the head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamasaki lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Picard down.
Picard takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yamasaki could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Picard on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yamasaki lands a few punches from side control.
Picard taking a bit of punishment here - Yamasaki scoring with strikes.
Picard on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yamasaki working the body and head with strikes.
Yamasaki 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picard takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Yamasaki controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yamasaki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Yamasaki lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Picard down.
Yamasaki scores with a couple of short elbows.
Yamasaki cracks Picard with a big elbow.
Picard is not content to let Yamasaki control the position.
Picard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Picard tries to escape but Yamasaki is in control.
Check out the look on Yamasaki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Picard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yamasaki working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Picard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
 Picard is rocked!
Yamasaki working the head with strikes.
Picard is still in real trouble! Can Yamasaki finish him?
Yamasaki lands a nice forearm strike.
Yamasaki cracks Picard with a big elbow.
Yamasaki lands a nice forearm strike.
Yamasaki cracks Picard with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Yamasaki immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Picard is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Yamasaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazu Yamasaki!
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