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MFC - 65 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Giles (ranked 25250 p4p, 3665 weight class) and Zoltan Szobo (ranked 561 p4p, 402 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Giles might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beckham. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter fighter
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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 1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dustin Giles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zoltan Szobo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Szobo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giles looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Szobo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Giles to the mat! Giles manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Szobo looking to pass the guard.
Szobo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Szobo advances to half guard.
Szobo wants to take a breather but Giles is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szobo wants to work for an arm triangle but Giles is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Szobo is looking for a kimura but Giles is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Szobo to get the leverage.
Szobo is trying for a kimura here. Giles looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Szobo wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zoltan Szobo!
Dustin Giles was interviewed post fight and said 'I just want to thank Dana White and my opponent for giving me this opportunity.. that's it.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Cross (ranked 1366 p4p, 24901 weight class) and Jugabu Batdorani (ranked 165 p4p, 534 weight class). Cross comes to the cage accompanied by Irregular God. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jugabu Batdorani!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batdorani shoots in and bounces Cross off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Batdorani wants to control from the top but Cross keeps moving.
Batdorani got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cross has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Batdorani has managed to get both his arms back between Cross's legs - danger averted.
Cross working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Batdorani doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Batdorani manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cross seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Batdorani trying to control but Cross is working from the bottom.
Cross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Batdorani can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Batdorani postures up in Cross's guard and throws a big left but Cross blocks it.
Cross is looking to cinch up a triangle. Batdorani throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Cross's body to avoid the submission. Cross has instead reached around Batdorani's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Cross arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Simon Cross!
Simon Cross 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.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cavalho Atunes (ranked 1599 p4p, 2437 weight class) and Diziz Sparta Jr (ranked 212 p4p, 297 weight class). Atunes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Makeba. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sparta Jr's choice of entrance music: Just like you imagined. Cavalho Atunes 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavalho Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diziz Sparta Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparta Jr clinches.
Sparta Jr has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Atunes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Atunes landing knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Atunes.
Atunes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sparta Jr.
A shot in the inside from Atunes.
Sparta Jr has Atunes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Atunes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cavalho Atunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diziz Sparta Jr.
Atunes landing knees to the body.
Atunes working Sparta Jr over with knees to the body.
Sparta Jr looks winded!
Atunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sparta Jr is looking to take this one to the mat.
Atunes lands a shoulder strike.
Atunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sparta Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sparta Jr wants a takedown.
Atunes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good body shot from Atunes.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Atunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Atunes scores with a shot to the side of Sparta Jr's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes slows down the pace here.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sparta Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Atunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sparta Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sparta Jr blocks a body shot from Atunes.
Atunes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sparta Jr as Atunes tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sparta Jr gets control of Atunes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sparta Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sparta Jr is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Atunes frees his head nicely. Oh but Sparta Jr has switched to an armbar! Atunes is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Diziz Sparta Jr!
Diziz Sparta Jr looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'THIS IS SPARTA !!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osmany Pizziconi (ranked 1491 p4p, 2745 weight class) and Kiandy Rakotoarisoa (ranked 183 p4p, 317 weight class). Osmany Pizziconi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Osmany Pizziconi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kiandy Rakotoarisoa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizziconi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pizziconi wants the takedown. Rakotoarisoa is fighting it off but Pizziconi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rakotoarisoa's guard against the cage.
Rakotoarisoa is wriggling around but Pizziconi manages to pass to half guard.
Rakotoarisoa missing with punches from the bottom.
Rakotoarisoa trying to hold on to Pizziconi's head to control him but Pizziconi postures up.
Rakotoarisoa is looking for a sweep. Pizziconi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pizziconi slows the pace down in half guard.
Pizziconi trying to control the action but Rakotoarisoa is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakotoarisoa throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pizziconi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizziconi is looking to advance position but Rakotoarisoa won't allow it.
Rakotoarisoa trying to hold on to Pizziconi's head to control him but Pizziconi postures up.
Pizziconi lands with a punch from half guard.
Rakotoarisoa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pizziconi is working away from the top position though.
Pizziconi decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rakotoarisoa. Pizziconi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pizziconi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rakotoarisoa sprawls well. Rakotoarisoa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pizziconi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi pushes Rakotoarisoa up against the cage in a clinch.
Rakotoarisoa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rakotoarisoa connects with a body shot.
Rakotoarisoa leaves Pizziconi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rakotoarisoa misses the shot to the body.
Rakotoarisoa looks to land a left hand but Pizziconi moved out of range nicely.
Rakotoarisoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pizziconi clobbers Rakotoarisoa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No luck for Pizziconi with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osmany Pizziconi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pizziconi gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakotoarisoa is not content to let Pizziconi control the position.
Pizziconi lands strikes from half guard.
Pizziconi thows a huge punch but Rakotoarisoa dodges it nicely.
Rakotoarisoa misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pizziconi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pizziconi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pizziconi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rakotoarisoa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pizziconi.
Rakotoarisoa is trying to maintain the position but Pizziconi is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pizziconi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rakotoarisoa trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Pizziconi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rakotoarisoa's face.
Pizziconi breaks from Rakotoarisoa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pizziconi lands a nice shot to the head.
 It looks like Kiandy Rakotoarisoa has been cut.
Pizziconi landing strikes, looking to finish!
 Rakotoarisoa is rocked!
Pizziconi is landing with some decent strikes but Rakotoarisoa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rakotoarisoa is still in real trouble! Can Pizziconi finish him?
Pizziconi lands a big shot to the head and Rakotoarisoa winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Osmany Pizziconi!
In his post fight interview, Osmany Pizziconi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Justen (ranked 929 p4p, 1316 weight class) and Turner Crocop (ranked 110 p4p, 159 weight class). Justen comes to the cage accompanied by Super Chargers. Crocop has chosen Cro Cop as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herbert Justen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of , Turner Crocop!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Justen prevents Crocop from escaping the position.
Justen is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Crocop looks calm but he's in trouble here. Justen gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Crocop is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Justen lets go of the hold and Crocop can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Herbert Justen!
Herbert Justen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Shadow Realm Apparel logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 531 p4p, 1441 weight class) and Martin Nejc (ranked 76 p4p, 183 weight class). Martin Nejc acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 39 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Nejc!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peramaki tries to clinch but Nejc is having none of it.
Peramaki tries to clinch up.
Peramaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nejc keeps the fight on the outside.
Peramaki tries to clinch up.
Nejc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nejc loads up on a big right hand but Peramaki slips the punch.
Nejc misses with an uppercut. Peramaki saw that one coming.
Peramaki throwing a counter right hand but Nejc manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Nejc misses the target.
Peramaki moves into the clinch.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Nejc won't allow it.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Nejc forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peramaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmo Peramaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nejc stalling.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Nejc won't allow it.
Nejc avoiding damage.
Nejc taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Peramaki tries to pull guard but Nejc holds him up against the cage and eventually Peramaki drops back down to his feet.
Peramaki has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nejc uses from the top position.
Peramaki has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Nejc doesn't defend quickly enough and Peramaki has managed to lock this one up! Can Nejc escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Peramaki on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kimmo Peramaki!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carter Wright (ranked 300 p4p, 572 weight class) and Boyd Crowder (ranked 43 p4p, 74 weight class). Boyd Crowder has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Carter Wright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boyd Crowder!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Crowder lands.
Crowder avoids the body shot from Wright.
Good work by Wright as he checks the leg kick.
Wright leaves Crowder with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wright misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Crowder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crowder gets a clinch.
Wright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crowder is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wright pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright blocks a body shot from Crowder.
Crowder is leaning against Wright and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowder has Wright pressed against the cage.
Crowder drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wright gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carter Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boyd Crowder.
Crowder scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Wright clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Crowder misses with an elbow to the head.
Crowder looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Crowder is looking for the choke from the back position but Wright is controlling his hands well.
Crowder has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Wright.
Crowder trying to control.
Wright trying to get back to his feet but Crowder is in full control for now.
Crowder somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowder lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Wright trying to get back to his feet but Crowder is in full control for now.
Crowder looking for the choke from the back.
Crowder has his arm under Wright's chin here. Game over son! Crowder squeezes tightly and Wright is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Boyd Crowder!
Boyd Crowder is the new welterweight champion!
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