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Butterball Brawl 0: Preshow 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Cordova (ranked 4103 p4p, 4111 weight class) and Peyton Daniels (ranked 129 p4p, 127 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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Brawler
Granite chin
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Simon Cordova!
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, Peyton Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordova wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Cordova moves into the clinch successfully.
Daniels misses with a body punch.
Daniels lands an elbow that stopped Cordova in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Simon Cordova has been cut.
Cordova breaks the clinch.
Cordova wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Daniels instigates a clinch.
Cordova misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daniels.
Cordova lands a knee to the body.
Daniels looks winded!
Cordova is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cordova is looking to break free of the clinch but Daniels has double underhooks.
Cordova can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Daniels trying to control the position but instead, Cordova has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daniels into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordova is trying to force a seperation but Daniels has the dominant position.
Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniels scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cordova dips to his left and cracks Daniels with an uppercut!
 It looks like Peyton Daniels has been cut.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniels clinches up against the ropes.
Daniels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cordova working hard to break the clinch.
Cordova tries to circle away but Daniels has him pinned against the ropes.
Cordova avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
Daniels wants to stall.
Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Cordova does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cordova misses with a double jab.
Daniels replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cordova blocks it well.
Cordova moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
Daniels misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Cordova counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Cordova.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cordova paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cordova just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cordova wants to get back to striking at distance but Daniels won't allow it.
Cordova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peyton Daniels.
I think Daniels has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Peyton Daniels!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Peyton Daniels!
Peyton Daniels wins by majority decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lotus Papathanassiou (ranked 4084 p4p, 4024 weight class) and Kenji Sato (ranked 123 p4p, 121 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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Counter fighter
Big heart
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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 Montreal, Lotus Papathanassiou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Sato!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Sato closes the distance and pushes Papathanassiou back into the ropes.
Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sato moves into range and clinches up with Papathanassiou.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato closes the distance and clinches.
Papathanassiou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sato has Papathanassiou up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sato moves into range and clinches up with Papathanassiou.
Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato gets a clinch.
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sato clinches.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato forces Papathanassiou back against the ropes and clinches.
Papathanassiou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sato clinches with his opponent.
Sato breaks the clinch.
Kenji Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Papathanassiou gets tackled into the ropes by Sato. Sato maintains the clinch.
Papathanassiou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sato moves into the clinch successfully.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato moves into range and clinches up with Papathanassiou.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Sato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sato has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Kenji Sato!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Kenji Sato!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Kenji Sato!
Kenji Sato wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Kenji Sato made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Diego Vargas (ranked 3744 p4p, 3948 weight class) and Montez Batty (ranked 134 p4p, 137 weight class). Vargas comes to the ring accompanied by "Panther Like A Panther" by Run The Jewels ft. Trina. Montez Batty will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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Experienced
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Montez Batty!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas closes the distance and pushes Batty back into the ropes.
Vargas manages to break the clinch.
Vargas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vargas breaks from the clinch.
Batty gets tackled into the ropes by Vargas. Vargas maintains the clinch.
Vargas breaks the clinch.
Vargas gets a clinch.
Vargas breaks the clinch.
Vargas clinches up with Batty and pushes him back against the ropes.
Vargas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vargas moves into range and clinches up with Batty.
Vargas breaks the clinch.
Vargas instigates a clinch.
Batty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Vargas pushes Batty up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vargas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Vargas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vargas moves into range and clinches up with Batty.
Vargas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vargas moves into the clinch successfully.
Vargas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vargas moves into range and clinches up with Batty.
I was talking to Vargas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vargas manages to break the clinch.
Vargas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Batty, pushing him back against the ropes.
Vargas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vargas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vargas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vargas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vargas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vargas darts in and clinches Batty up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas breaks the clinch.
Vargas could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Vargas clinches up against the ropes.
Vargas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vargas clinches.
Vargas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vargas drives through and clinches with Batty against the ropes.
Batty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vargas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vargas closes the distance and pushes Batty back into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vargas breaks from the clinch.
Vargas instigates a clinch.
Montez Batty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vargas manages to break the clinch.
Vargas closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Vargas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vargas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Diego Vargas!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Diego Vargas!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Diego Vargas!
Diego Vargas wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Diego Vargas 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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FIGHT
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