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MFC - 64 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amari Howell (ranked 1796 p4p, 21340 weight class) and Diego Hageman (ranked 181 p4p, 507 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Amari Howell has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Amari Howell seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amari Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 44 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Hageman!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hageman looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Howell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
 It looks like Diego Hageman has been cut.
Howell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hageman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Howell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Howell uses his free foot to push down on Hageman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hageman.
Howell controlling the position easily from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howell looking to finish Hageman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hageman!
Howell has isolated one of Hageman's arms. Hageman looking to fight him off but Howell twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amari Howell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jin Devil (ranked 2407 p4p, 2071 weight class) and Naruesorn Chaiyachue (ranked 207 p4p, 180 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jin Devil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruesorn Chaiyachue!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaiyachue misses with an uppercut. Devil saw that one coming.
Devil goes for a double leg but Chaiyachue avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chaiyachue continues to drive forward.
Still in the clinch, Chaiyachue scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chaiyachue breaks the clinch.
Chaiyachue rushes Devil and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Devil tries to pull guard but Chaiyachue won't allow it.
Chaiyachue crunches a lovely knee into Devil's ribcage.
Chaiyachue prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Devil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Devil is looking for a takedown.
Chaiyachue lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaiyachue lands a right hand that snaps the head of Devil backwards.
Chaiyachue manages to break the clinch.
Chaiyachue looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Devil!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Devil gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil is trying to control but can't.
Devil is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Chaiyachue content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Devil trying to control from the bottom.
Devil regains full guard. Nicely done.
Devil will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Devil looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Devil is adopting a defensive guard.
Devil trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chaiyachue not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chaiyachue scores with a head kick.
Chaiyachue closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Devil did well to prevent Chaiyachue getting side control.
Devil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Devil manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Devil has a closed guard, preventing Chaiyachue from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Devil is on top in guard.
Devil wants to control from the top but Chaiyachue keeps moving.
Devil thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chaiyachue wants to sweep but no luck.
Devil passes Chaiyachue's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Devil wants to work for an arm triangle but Chaiyachue is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chaiyachue wants to get back to his feet.
Devil maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Chaiyachue could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Devil has cracked it and Chaiyachue is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Devil!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jin Devil!
Naruesorn Chaiyachue spoke after the fight, saying 'I wanna thank the fans who watch our fight today, I didn't get the win today but I will be back stronger on my next fight.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 1135 p4p, 22017 weight class) and Karter Carey (ranked 147 p4p, 578 weight class). Shima's entrance music is The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. A fine choice. Karter Carey has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 53 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Carey!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shima has Carey up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shima.
Shima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shima pushes Carey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carey is looking to break free of the clinch but Shima has double underhooks.
Shima scores with a shoulder strike.
Shima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shima is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Shima for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima prevents the takedown attempt.
Shima scores with a shot to the side of Carey's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima has Carey pressed against the cage.
Carey is trying to break free.
Shima lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carey takes a shot to the head.
Shima drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carey pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick by Carey misses
letting Shima counter with a right hand.
Carey has his takedown stuffed
and Shima counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shima thuds his right hand into Carey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shima goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carey fails with the takedown
and Shima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karter Carey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shima lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carey looks to clinch
and Shima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Carey is rocked!
Shima lands a right hook to the body.
Carey is still on wobbly legs! Can Shima finish him?
Carey looks winded!
Shima drops Carey with a naaaaasty hook - Carey is in real trouble here! Shima dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tetsuo Shima!
An intense looking Tetsuo Shima took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thanks for the chance to become champion, it feels great ,looking forward to my first defense.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Bjurstrom (ranked 858 p4p, 2457 weight class) and Frendy Saputra (ranked 108 p4p, 287 weight class). Saputra has chosen Truckin' as his entrance music. Frendy Saputra has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marco Bjurstrom's chin.
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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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Bjurstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frendy Saputra!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saputra misses with an uppercut
and Bjurstrom counters with a three punch combo that has Saputra backing up. Saputra nods at Bjurstrom to acknowledge the strikes.
Saputra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bjurstrom manages to avoid it.
Saputra takes a swing at Bjurstrom's ribcage but misses.
Bjurstrom throws a right hand that Saputra ducks under and follows up with a left that Saputra also avoids with ease.
Saputra tests Bjurstrom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saputra throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bjurstrom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saputra blocks a head kick by Bjurstrom.
Saputra misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saputra dodges the punch combination from Bjurstrom.
Saputra misses with a straight right.
Bjurstrom looks to score with a jab to the body but Saputra is just out of range.
Saputra looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bjurstrom with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjurstrom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saputra looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjurstrom is just out of range.
Saputra looks to land a left hand but Bjurstrom moved out of range nicely.
Bjurstrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saputra gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Frendy Saputra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bjurstrom ducks under a wild hook from Saputra.
Saputra misses with a body punch
and Bjurstrom counters with a two punch combo.
Bjurstrom looks to land a right hand but Saputra moved out of range.
Saputra has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bjurstrom throws a head kick but Saputra moves out of range.
Bjurstrom connects with an inside leg kick.
Saputra fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bjurstrom checks it well.
Bjurstrom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saputra stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saputra shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bjurstrom eats them both and turns towards Saputra to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saputra looks to land a combination but Bjurstrom avoids it well.
Bjurstrom seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bjurstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saputra.
Bjurstrom lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bjurstrom misses the target.
Saputra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bjurstrom throws a lazy uppercut
and Saputra counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bjurstrom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bjurstrom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saputra.
As Saputra looks to move away, Bjurstrom throws a big counter combo but Saputra just gets out of the way.
Bjurstrom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bjurstrom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saputra tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saputra shoots in for a takedown but Bjurstrom shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Bjurstrom.
Bjurstrom scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saputra! But no joy.
Bjurstrom cracks Saputra with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saputra lands a head kick. Bjurstrom smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Saputra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bjurstrom counters with a straight right hand.
Bjurstrom shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bjurstrom showed some decent athleticism there.
Saputra is trying to escape back to his feet but Bjurstrom uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Saputra gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjurstrom seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Saputra is holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saputra tries to improve his position but Bjurstrom has taken his back! Bjurstrom has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Saputra tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Bjurstrom pushes Saputra away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marco Bjurstrom!
A relieved looking Marco Bjurstrom thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Gayweather (ranked 705 p4p, 977 weight class) and Vahid Gangster (ranked 88 p4p, 119 weight class). Gangster has chosen 2Pac - The Warriors Way as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Floyd Gayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahid Gangster!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gayweather throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Gangster to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Gayweather.
The fighters circling - Gangster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gayweather's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gangster under the eye.
Gayweather throws an overhand right that lands on Gangster's shoulder, as Gangster tries to avoid the shot.
Gayweather connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gayweather walks into a jab.
Gangster misses with a body punch
and Gayweather counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gangster lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Gayweather misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Gangster. Those never looked like landing.
Gayweather looks to throw the jab but Gangster is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gayweather throws a series of punches but Gangster moves out of range.
Gangster misses with an uppercut.
Gayweather throws a series of punches but Gangster moves out of range.
Gayweather misses with a body shot.
Gangster scores with a hook to the body. Gayweather takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gangster connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Gayweather to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Gangster!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vahid Gangster!
Vahid Gangster bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastion Lynar (ranked 336 p4p, 593 weight class) and Bobby Mercer (ranked 36 p4p, 58 weight class). Mercer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR. Bobby Mercer 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastion Lynar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lynar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mercer to score with a decent uppercut.
No joy there for Mercer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lynar throws a right hand that misses
and Mercer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mercer.
Mercer throws a combination that misses
and Lynar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Bobby Mercer has been cut.
Lynar throws an overhand right that lands on Mercer's shoulder, as Mercer tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynar takes a swing at Mercer's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Mercer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lynar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynar misses with a body shot
letting Mercer counter with a right hand.
Lynar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mercer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lynar's knee momentarily.
Mercer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mercer content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercer throws a big right hand that misses.
Mercer stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Lynar has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Mercer manages to get his head free but now Lynar has transitioned to an armbar! Mercer grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Lynar! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sebastion Lynar!
Sebastion Lynar retains his lightweight title!
Sebastion Lynar tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Bobby Mercer had this to say: 'I was kind of looking forward to a rubber match Diogo, but I'll take it as a sign. I am officially retiring from fighting. What a ride it's been Dynasty! The best org out there! They're at the tippy top, but really they're only half way up! Thank you for the opportunities & thank you to the fans'.
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