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BHFC 15 HEAVYWEIGHTS! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waqas Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik's entrance music is The Final Countdown. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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255 lbs
1 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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World class 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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waqas Malik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Malik in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Jones tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Malik!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Waqas Malik!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Moris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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250 lbs
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275 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Moris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Dos Santos Preuss!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos Preuss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos Preuss.
Moris fails with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos Preuss catches Moris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Travis Moris has been cut.
Dos Santos Preuss tries to bum rush Moris with a series of wild strikes but Moris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Santos Preuss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos Preuss moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos Preuss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos Preuss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dos Santos Preuss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Santos Preuss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dos Santos Preuss is looking to clinch but Moris is avoiding it.
Dos Santos Preuss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moris circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos Preuss connects with a nice looking jab.
Dos Santos Preuss misses with a lunging right hand
and Moris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dos Santos Preuss won't be happy with that.
Dos Santos Preuss takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dos Santos Preuss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moris has hold of Dos Santos Preuss's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Dos Santos Preuss seems comfortable defending it but Moris has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Dos Santos Preuss is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Dos Santos Preuss is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Moris couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Travis Moris!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Rosario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webster has chosen Run to the Hills by Iron Madien as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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236 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fernando Rosario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Webster!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webster misses with a body shot.
Rosario really is a fat lump.
Rosario throws a hook to the side of Webster's head but Webster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rosario fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Webster looks for a takedown but Rosario sprawls well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rosario!
Webster changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rosario looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Webster creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rosario sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosario is trying to control Webster's posture but Webster avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Webster in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Webster in side control, throwing shots but Rosario defends.
Rosario bucks up and tries to throw Webster off but instead Webster has got his back!
Rosario is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosario tries to escape but Webster has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster scores with punches to the body.
Webster has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Webster misses with an elbow to the head.
Webster misses with punches from the back.
You can see the frustration on Rosario's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Webster misses with punches from the back.
Rosario trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Webster somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Webster punches Rosario on the ear.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Webster has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Rosario! Can he survive? No! He's out! Webster gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ben Webster!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leighton Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
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280 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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World class MT
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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
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leighton Matias!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matias lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! Matias takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Dave Johnson has been cut.
Leighton Matias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matias staying out of range there.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leighton Matias!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes into the arena with The Pixies - Hey blaring out of the sound system. Frank Black could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brandon Jacobs's chin.
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251 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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264 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs misses with a takedown attempt
letting Black counter with a right hand.
It looks like Brandon Jacobs has been cut.
Brandon Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs shoots in looking for a takedown but Black manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jacobs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jacobs misses with a takedown attempt
and Black counters with a solid body kick.
Frank Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Jacobs.
Jacobs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black lands a nice looking body shot.
Jacobs looks gassed!
Jacobs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Black defends it nicely.
Jacobs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs has his takedown stuffed
and Black makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Black feints and as Jacobs raises his hands in defense, Black changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jacobs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
Black wants to get up but he can't break Jacobs's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jacobs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black tries to stand but Jacobs is controlling from the bottom.
Black thows a big elbow that misses.
Black gets to his feet - Jacobs follows without any prompting.
Jacobs 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.
Jacobs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
Jacobs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black counters with a good, hard body kick but Jacobs shrugs it off.
Jacobs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Black counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Black on the inside.
Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobs moves out of range easily.
Black looks to land a combination. Jacobs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jacobs has his takedown stuffed
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jacobs moves forwards but Black connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Black lands a nice looking body shot.
Jacobs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jacobs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jacobs fails with the takedown
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black scores with a nice head shot.
Black lands with a shot to the body.
Black is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Black works the jab nicely.
Jacobs fails with a takedown attempt.
Black lands a jab to the head.
That has opened up Brandon Jacobs's cut even more.
Black works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs 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.
Jacobs closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Jacobs pushes Black against the cage but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jacobs is not content to let Black control the position.
Black scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jacobs to see if he's OK.
Jacobs is not content to let Black control the position.
Jacobs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jacobs wants to control but Black postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacobs manages to get back to half guard.
Jacobs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Jacobs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jacobs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Black.
Jacobs with a poor takedown
and Black counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Black jabs Jacobs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jacobs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frank Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Jacobs.
Black fails with the takedown.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
Jacobs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black counters with an outside leg kick.
Black digs a good hook to Jacobs's body.
Jacobs is trying desperately to land a takedown but Black is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jacobs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Jacobs has his takedown stuffed
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black throws a head kick that Jacobs semi-blocks.
Jacobs misses with a takedown attempt
and Jacobs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jacobs back to the cage. Black follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Black scores with a takedown into Jacobs's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jacobs's head.
Jacobs throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Black trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jacobs's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Jacobs looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Black is defending well. Jacobs quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Black has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Jacobs celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brandon Jacobs!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Beer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolaos Demetriou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demetriou has chosen Boom - POD as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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274 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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250 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butter Beer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolaos Demetriou!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beer thuds a left hand into Demetriou's body.
Beer lands a slapping body shot.
Beer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Demetriou looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beer lands a nice looking body kick.
Beer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demetriou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beer.
Beer slips a jab and a cross from Demetriou.
Beer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demetriou circles away quickly and effectively.
Demetriou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beer looks to land a combination but Demetriou avoids it well.
Beer works Demetriou's body with a nice hook.
A left and a right from Beer both land. Nice combination.
Beer throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demetriou has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Demetriou there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beer throws a nice looking combination but Demetriou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Beer lands a nice shot to the body.
Beer lands a nice hook to Demetriou's body. Demetriou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demetriou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Decent striking displayed by Beer there.
Beer misses with a head kick.
Beer throws a series of punches but Demetriou avoids them all with ease.
Beer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Demetriou blocks a head kick by Beer.
Butter Beer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Demetriou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by Demetriou.
Beer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demetriou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demetriou takes one to the chin there.
Demetriou throws a series of punches but Beer moves out of range.
Beer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Demetriou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Beer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Demetriou is rocked!
Beer is looking to wear down Demetriou with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beer Throws a clean left jab. Beer Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Demetriou's chin! Demetriou crumbles to the ground and Beer follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Beer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Butter Beer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Knotts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Knotts is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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285 lbs
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220 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Knotts!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval checks a leg kick.
Knotts avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
Knotts swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandoval.
Knotts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sandoval was well out of range. Poor timing from Knotts.
Sandoval throws an off balance right hand
and Knotts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knotts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sandoval tries to land a front kick but Knotts steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knotts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sandoval defends it nicely.
Knotts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Knotts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Knotts blocks the leg kick.
Sandoval ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knotts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sandoval.
Knotts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A low kick from Sandoval is predictable there
and Knotts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Sandoval misses.
Knotts throws out a loose jab but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knotts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sandoval's sensitive parts.
Sandoval throws a low kick, looking for Knotts's leg but Knotts calmly moves out of range.
Barry Sandoval is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Knotts.
Knotts takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Don Knotts has been cut.
Knotts throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a nice hook to Knotts's body. Knotts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
Sandoval moves out of range of the body kick.
Knotts shoots in for a takedown but Sandoval shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Knotts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barry Sandoval has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Knotts.
A clash of legs there as Knotts blocks the low kick.
Sandoval misses with a low kick.
Sandoval doesn't manage to clinch there - Knotts circles away.
A combination from Sandoval does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knotts cracks Sandoval with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knotts throws a right hand that Sandoval ducks under and follows up with a left that Sandoval also avoids with ease.
Sandoval connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sandoval avoids the head kick by Knotts.
Sandoval misses with a left hand
and Knotts counters with a nice body shot.
Knotts tries to land a front kick but Sandoval steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sandoval checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with a straight left.
Sandoval misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knotts shoots in and drives through. Sandoval sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knotts.
Sandoval is looking to clinch.
Sandoval misses with an uppercut. Knotts saw that one coming.
Sandoval fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knotts lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval works Knotts's body with a nice hook.
Sandoval looks to land a right hand but Knotts moved out of range.
Knotts misses with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval misses with a straight left.
Sandoval checks a low kick from Knotts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Barry Sandoval will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Knotts's cut.
That's time! Sandoval's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Knotts looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Knotts trying to control but Sandoval is working from the bottom.
Sandoval looking for a sweep. Not yet Sandoval, not yet.
Sandoval is working hard here to advance position.
Knotts passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Knotts throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sandoval is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Knotts throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Knotts in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Knotts working the head and body with strikes.
Knotts is looking to take a break and control but Sandoval is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knotts working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knotts wants to control but Sandoval is keeping him busy.
Knotts working the strikes but Sandoval uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Knotts throwing shots but Sandoval is blocking nicely.
Knotts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knotts working the head and body with strikes.
Knotts is trying to work for a kimura but Sandoval is defending well.
Knotts throwing shots but Sandoval is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knotts is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval manages to get to full guard.
Sandoval keeping full guard, as Knotts tries to pass.
Knotts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sandoval wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knotts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sandoval utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knotts throws and elbow that misses. Sandoval uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knotts's guard. Nice move by Sandoval!
Sandoval is looking to stand up but Knotts won't let him.
Sandoval has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Knotts is working an open guard so Sandoval takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knotts scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sandoval tries to bench press Knotts off him but Knotts keeps the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Knotts are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Knotts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Knotts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Knotts.
Sandoval avoids the head kick by Knotts.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
Sandoval walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sandoval swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sandoval. Knotts shrugs it off though.
Knotts throws a right and a left that Sandoval avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Sandoval misses its intended target.
Sandoval drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sandoval defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Knotts.
Knotts lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval with a jab.
Knotts throws a hook to the side of Sandoval's head but Sandoval sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sandoval misses with a body kick.
Sandoval throws a right and a left that Knotts avoids nicely.
Sandoval lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knotts's sensitive parts.
Sandoval throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sandoval stuffs the takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knotts lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sandoval has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sandoval and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knotts throws a leg kick which misses Sandoval's front leg but catches the back leg as Sandoval tries to avoid it.
Knotts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sandoval as he avoids it easily.
Barry Sandoval has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Knotts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval connects with a looping right hand.
Knotts misses with a head kick.
Sandoval jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandoval takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knotts walks into a stiff left hand from Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a series of punches but Knotts avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sandoval darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sandoval fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knotts manages to avoid it.
Knotts blocks a head kick by Sandoval.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knotts scores with a head kick. Sandoval tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knotts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Sandoval.
Sandoval avoids the head kick by Knotts.
Sandoval throws a lazy right hand but Knotts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knotts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knotts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knotts misses with a hook.
Knotts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knotts gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knotts blocks a head kick by Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knotts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knotts misses with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sandoval.
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!
Sandoval ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sandoval is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandoval jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That has opened up Don Knotts's cut even more.
Knotts moves forwards but Sandoval connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Sandoval showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sandoval has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Sandoval!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Casio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy comes to the cage accompanied by MegaDeth - Symphony of Destruction. 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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26
275 lbs
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284 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Casio!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kennedy looking to control but instead Casio has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Kennedy wants to free his trapped foot but Casio is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kennedy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kennedy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kennedy stops Casio from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kennedy wants to advance to full mount but Casio doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy trying to control but Casio is working from the bottom.
Kennedy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
James Kennedy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kennedy gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kennedy trying to control the action but Casio is working from the bottom.
Kennedy is looking to stall here but Casio recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kennedy stays in close to Casio's body and controls the position.
Casio keeping moving, preventing Kennedy from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
James Kennedy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kennedy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Casio!
Casio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kennedy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kennedy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Casio is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Kennedy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kennedy misses with an uppercut.
Casio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kennedy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kennedy drives through with a takedown into Casio's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Casio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kennedy controlling from the top position.
Casio keeping moving, preventing Kennedy from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy throws and elbow that misses. Casio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kennedy's guard. Nice move by Casio!
Kennedy has his foot on Casio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Casio works his way back into a safe position though.
Kennedy wants to sweep but no luck.
Kennedy is trying to control the position but Casio postures up.
Kennedy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Casio drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kennedy dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a big right hand that misses.
Kennedy looking to sit in guard and control but Casio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Casio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Casio postures up.
Kennedy has control of Casio's left arm, preventing Casio from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Casio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
It looks like James Kennedy has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casio would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Casio looking to sit in guard and control but Kennedy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kennedy wants to control from the top but Casio keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kennedy won't allow Casio to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because James Kennedy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Casio has closed the distance and engaged Kennedy in a clinch.
Kennedy has picked Casio up - he's going for a ride! Kennedy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kennedy is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Casio reverses the position - he's now on top in Kennedy's guard.
Casio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kennedy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
James Kennedy's cut is getting worse.
James Kennedy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kennedy wants to control but Casio postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Kennedy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Kennedy's cut.
That's time! Kennedy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kennedy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Casio can't do much from the bottom here.
Kennedy working the ground and pound.
Kennedy looking to control but instead Casio has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Kennedy is just content to waste time from the top position. Casio takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Casio keeping moving, preventing Kennedy from controlling successfully.
Casio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kennedy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Casio scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Casio scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Casio clinches up against the cage.
Casio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kennedy postures up.
Kennedy working some strikes from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy looking to sit in guard and control but Casio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kennedy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy trying to control the position.
Kennedy lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Kennedy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kennedy pulls Casio in close to prevent any damage.
Casio would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kennedy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Casio is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casio wants to control from the top but Kennedy keeps moving.
Paul Casio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kennedy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Casio.
James Kennedy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Casio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kennedy is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kennedy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Kennedy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kennedy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Kennedy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Reich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Buckley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
290 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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22
260 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustav Reich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Buckley!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reich stuffs the takedown attempt from Buckley. Buckley gets slowly back to his feet.
Reich throws a jab when Buckley was well out of range.
Buckley has his takedown stuffed
and Reich counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Horrible takedown by Reich or perhaps it was just good defense by Buckley which made him look bad.
Reich throws a body punch but Buckley moves out of range.
Reich looks to land a left hand but Buckley moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Reich misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reich.
Reich misses with an uppercut.
Reich drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reich tries to free his leg and advance position but Buckley is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Buckley holds on and takes a little breather.
Buckley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Buckley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reich controls the pace.
Buckley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buckley is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. William Buckley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Buckley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buckley manages to avoid it.
Reich throws a body punch but Buckley moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Buckley as Reich shoots in.
Buckley slips under a jab.
Buckley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gustav Reich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Buckley.
Buckley with a poor takedown
and Reich counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buckley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley misses with a takedown attempt - Reich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buckley manages to avoid it.
Buckley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reich as he avoids it easily.
Buckley moves out of range of the strikes.
Buckley tries for a takedown but Reich circles away easily
and Reich counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich is fighting to break Buckley's control of his arms but Buckley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Buckley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Buckley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Reich hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reich tries to reverse the position but Buckley maintains control.
Buckley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Reich is rocked!
It looks like Gustav Reich has been cut.
Buckley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Buckley postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Reich badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Buckley around the waist but Buckley pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Buckley is the winner by TKO! Buckley jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Buckley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Leads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prime has chosen Metalingus by Alter Bridge as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
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World class 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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Leads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime misses with a double jab
and Prime takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prime showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leads.
Leads works Prime's body with a nice hook.
Prime rushes Leads and presses him up against the cage.
Prime drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Prime is working for takedown but Leads is calmly controlling the position for now.
Leads slows down the pace here.
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!
Prime drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Leads gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Donald Leads has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Optimus Prime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leads gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Prime.
Prime can't get the takedown.
Prime turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Leads wants to get back to his feet but Prime drags him back down.
You can see the frustration on Leads's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Prime prevents Leads from escaping the position.
Leads manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Leads wants to control but Prime is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime is looking to improve his position.
Prime is refusing to be controlled, as Leads sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're going to have a standup here because Donald Leads wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Prime gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leads tries to escape but Prime is in control.
Leads on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leads tries to get out of the position.
Prime in side control lands a decent elbow.
Prime looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Leads takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime trying to control the action but Leads is working from the bottom.
Prime tries to score with some ground and pound. Leads controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Prime seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Prime taking a breather here.
Leads pushes Prime away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Prime gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Prime throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Prime in side control, throwing shots but Leads defends.
Prime trying to control the action but Leads is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leads wants to control but Prime postures up.
Leads knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Prime on the ground.
Leads is being controlled here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Optimus Prime has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Leads falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Leads connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Prime dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leads lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leads misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Prime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leads scores with a jab.
No joy there for Leads, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leads scores with a punch to the head.
Leads throws a right and a left that Prime avoids nicely.
Prime takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leads connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Prime momentarily.
Leads scores with a hook to the body. Prime takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime scores with a jab to the head.
Leads swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prime's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leads under the eye.
Leads throws a left and a right that both miss
and Prime connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Prime.
Leads fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Prime on the side of the head.
Leads swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prime counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leads connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leads scores with a decent looking hook.
Donald Leads is winning the standup battle so far.
Leads lands a left and a right that send Prime crashing to the mat, dazed. Leads thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Prime is rocked!
Prime glances at the clock... BAM! Leads nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Prime crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Prime is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donald Leads!
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