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Lidell vs Rosenthal PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taco Mcgibblets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgibblets kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is enrique iglesiasI Like It (Jersey Shore Version). Nilsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Zukyun Love by Mini Moni kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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201 lbs
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187 lbs
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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
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Taco Mcgibblets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dennis Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dennis Nilsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilsson avoids the body shot from Mcgibblets.
Nilsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mcgibblets tries to avoid it but Nilsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mcgibblets to the ground. Mcgibblets escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mcgibblets tries to move into range but Nilsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nilsson scores a takedown into full mount!
Nilsson landing strikes from the mount and Mcgibblets is in trouble!
Nilsson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mcgibblets to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mcgibblets shrugs it off.
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!
Nilsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mcgibblets can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nilsson with the ground and pound from mount.
Mcgibblets knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nilsson on the ground.
Mcgibblets keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nilsson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mcgibblets can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nilsson moves to take his opponent's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgibblets wants to escape the position.
Nilsson tightening his grip on Mcgibblets, looking for the choke.
Nilsson cracks Mcgibblets with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Mcgibblets from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Nilsson softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Nilsson is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Mcgibblets with him. Mcgibblets is trying to defend but Nilsson has an arm under the chin now! Mcgibblets grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dennis Nilsson!
After winning the bout, Dennis Nilsson 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ran Plan III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Diesal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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201 lbs
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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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ran Plan III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Diesal!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diesal avoids the head kick by Plan III.
Diesal misses the body punch
and Plan III counters with a leg kick.
Plan III throws a nice head kick!
Diesal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plan III.
Plan III moves away from the strike by Diesal.
Diesal takes one on the button.
Plan III throws a right hand that Diesal ducks under and follows up with a left that Diesal also avoids with ease.
Diesal swings for the body but Plan III moves out of range.
Plan III moves into range and connects with a jab.
Plan III connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plan III looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Plan III lands with a nice combination. Diesal backs away looking to recover.
Diesal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diesal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Plan III thows a leg kick but Diesal checks it
and Plan III takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Diesal misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesal misses with a wild body shot.
Diesal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Plan III is able to avoid easily.
Diesal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Plan III throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diesal is rocked!
Diesal swinging wildly here.
Diesal is still on wobbly legs! Can Plan III finish him?
Look low, kick high! Plan III uses the oldest trick in the book to send Diesal tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Plan III is absolutely delighted - when Diesal wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ran Plan III!
During a confident post fight interview, Ran Plan III thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tally Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kinkeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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177 lbs
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203 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tally Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kalle Kinkeri!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinkeri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho throws out the jab.
Ho throws a hook but Kinkeri blocks it.
Ho misses with a shot to the body
and Kinkeri counters with a nice leg kick.
Ho misses with an uppercut
and Kinkeri counters with a leg kick.
Kinkeri's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ho under the eye.
Kinkeri tries to clinch up but Ho circles away and keeps his distance.
Kinkeri throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ho's head.
Kinkeri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho.
A head kick from Kinkeri lands but Ho takes it in his stride.
Kinkeri thows a body kick. Ho tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kinkeri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinkeri lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ho will feel that in the morning.
Kinkeri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ho's calf.
Kinkeri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ho. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ho 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.
Ho throws a jab but it's blocked by Kinkeri.
Kinkeri displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kinkeri finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kinkeri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kinkeri can pounce on him.
Ho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ho is breathing heavily.
Kinkeri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho momentarily.
Kinkeri scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kinkeri.
Kinkeri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho misses with a double jab
and Kinkeri counters with a leg kick.
Kinkeri fakes the leg kick and cracks Ho in the body.
Kinkeri cracks the inside of Ho's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kinkeri. That's going to slow Ho down.
Kinkeri plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kinkeri lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kinkeri throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kinkeri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kinkeri connects with a high kick.
Kinkeri sizes up Ho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkeri has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kinkeri scores with a knee to the head.
Kinkeri lands a good knee to the midsection. Ho won't want to take too many of those.
Kinkeri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ho's defenses.
Kinkeri lands an elbow that stopped Ho in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Kinkeri.
Kinkeri scores with a knee to the head.
Kinkeri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ho's defenses.
Knees to the body from Kinkeri.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kinkeri lands an elbow just above Ho 's eye.
Kinkeri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ho's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kinkeri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ho takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kinkeri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ho is rocked!
Ho takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Ho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kinkeri landing knees to the head.
Kinkeri lands a big knee! That's hurt Ho! Oh, he's all over the place! Kinkeri lands another knee that sends Ho to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Kinkeri!
During a confident post fight interview, Kalle Kinkeri thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleveland Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fail Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is Cleveland Brown Rap. A fine choice. 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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254 lbs
23 - 10 - 1 |
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232 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
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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
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cleveland Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fail Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sonnen's calf.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Sonnen is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brown's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonnen's elbow.
Brown is pressed up against the cage. Sonnen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown blocks a head kick by Sonnen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Sonnen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sonnen tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown has Sonnen up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sonnen struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Brown.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sonnen avoids it.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sonnen looks gassed!
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown lands an elbow just above Sonnen 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown working Sonnen over with knees to the body.
Brown is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown pushes Sonnen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from Brown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fail Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonnen drops his hands momentarily and Brown needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Sonnen just on the top of the head. Sonnen drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Sonnen - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cleveland Brown!
During a confident post fight interview, Cleveland Brown thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Venture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns has chosen By the Sword - Slash as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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223 lbs
12 - 17 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Venture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Johns!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Venture misses.
Johns slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Hank Venture has been cut.
Johns digs a good hook to Venture's body.
Johns throws a hook but Venture avoids it easily.
Venture takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Venture is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Johns.
Johns connects with a looping right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johns. That's going to slow Venture down.
Johns darts in and clinches Venture up against the cage.
Venture's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Venture takes an elbow to the temple.
Johns lands a nice knee to the body.
Johns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johns lands an elbow inside.
Hank Venture's cut is getting worse.
Johns lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johns connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Johns.
Johns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Johns.
Hank Venture's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johns.
Johns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Johns on the inside.
Jeez, Hank Venture's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hank Venture's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shane Johns!
Our winner, Shane Johns, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hung Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Vonstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dong comes to the cage accompanied by Lollipop - BIGBANG and 2NE1. Vonstein has chosen Seether - Remedy as his entrance music. Vonstein has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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214 lbs
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hung Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Vonstein!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vonstein blocks a low kick nicely.
Dong scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dong lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dong is looking for a kimura but Vonstein is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dong to get the leverage.
Vonstein looks gassed!
Dong is pressing down on Vonstein's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vonstein is holding on for now.
Vonstein blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dong.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dong frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonstein tries to lock up and control but Dong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dong with good strikes from the mount here!
Vonstein is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dong wants to control the pace but Vonstein is squirming around nicely.
Dong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dong tries to control but Vonstein wriggling away.
Vonstein takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong prevents Vonstein from getting the reversal.
Dong controlling from the full mount.
Dong lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dong has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vonstein's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dong lands a nice shot to the head.
Dong lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vonstein hang on?
Dong has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vonstein's face.
Dong landing punches.
Vonstein is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vonstein is still in real trouble! Can Dong finish him?
Dong looking to control but Vonstein is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vonstein seems to have recovered his senses.
Dong with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vonstein?
Vonstein is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dong raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dong landing strikes from the mount and Vonstein is in trouble!
Dong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vonstein is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong breaks from Vonstein's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dong tries to control but Vonstein wriggling away.
Dong connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hung Dong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dong throws a leg kick which misses Vonstein's front leg but catches the back leg as Vonstein tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dong.
Vonstein takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dong feints a jab and as Vonstein dips his head, Dong unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Vonstein right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Vonstein falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Dong smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hung Dong!
A victorious Hung Dong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheals comes to the cage accompanied by Whoa is Me. Chase is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bobcaygeon. Micheals is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Frank Micheals is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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222 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Micheals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Chase!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase blocks a head kick by Micheals.
Micheals is breathing heavily.
Micheals uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chase.
Micheals throws a head kick but Chase moves out of range.
Micheals is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chase.
Chase throws a series of punches but Micheals moves out of range.
Chase feints a jab promting Micheals to slip. Chase then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Micheals slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Micheals tries to keep at a distance but Chase has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chase lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chase lands an uppercut.
Chase tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chase lands an elbow inside that Micheals shrugs off.
Chase misses with a punch to the body.
Chase looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chase as Micheals tries to tie him up.
Micheals blocks the elbow strike.
Chase misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase lands an elbow that stopped Micheals in his tracks for a moment.
Chase scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Chase.
Micheals blocks the elbow strike.
Chase scores with a shot to the side of Micheals's head.
Chase creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Micheals's defenses.
Micheals is rocked!
Chase lands a big knee! That's hurt Micheals! Oh, he's all over the place! Chase lands another knee that sends Micheals to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Chase!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivier De Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuyo Hayate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Troyer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jay Z - Run This Town. Olivier De Troyer 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olivier De Troyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatsuyo Hayate!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Troyer swings for the body but Hayate moves out of range.
De Troyer blocks a head kick by Hayate.
A head kick by Hayate misses
and De Troyer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hayate really felt that one!
De Troyer misses with an uppercut
and Hayate counters with a nice body kick.
Hayate gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Troyer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hayate is trying to control the position but De Troyer postures up.
Hayate keeping moving, preventing De Troyer from controlling successfully.
De Troyer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayate trying to keep a closed guard but De Troyer is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hayate holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tatsuyo Hayate was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hayate swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tatsuyo Hayate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Troyer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hayate looks for the body kick but De Troyer saw that one coming.
De Troyer moves out of range of the leg kick from Hayate.
Hayate misses with a kick to the body.
Hayate blocks a jab.
Hayate gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Troyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hayate lands a head kick!
Hayate pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Troyer is out of range and Hayate settles back down.
De Troyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayate is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Troyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayate circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Troyer misses with a jab to the body
and Hayate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Troyer thinking.
Hayate throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hayate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hayate goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hayate missing with a left hand there. De Troyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Troyer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hayate will feel that in the morning.
Hayate misses with a body kick.
Hayate misses with a low kick.
De Troyer lands with a straight right. Hayate didn't see that one coming.
Hayate throws a leg kick but De Troyer moved away.
De Troyer throws a head kick but Hayate moves out of range.
De Troyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayate moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayate blocks a jab.
De Troyer wants to slow Hayate down by chopping away at his legs.
De Troyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayate.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hayate.
De Troyer throws a shot from downtown. Hayate moves away and avoids it.
De Troyer misses with a kick to the body.
De Troyer is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Hayate.
De Troyer swings for the body but Hayate moves out of range.
Hayate just misses with a punch to the body.
De Troyer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hayate walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Troyer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Troyer lands a body shot.
De Troyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from De Troyer misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayate lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hayate!
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!
De Troyer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hayate is looking to score with low kicks.
Hayate avoids a kick to the body.
Hayate tries to land a front kick but De Troyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hayate tries to move into range but De Troyer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hayate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Troyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Troyer's hands.
Hayate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Troyer. De Troyer obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Troyer misses with a combination
and Hayate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hayate lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tatsuyo Hayate will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hayate throws a body kick that misses.
De Troyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Troyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayate is looking to land body kicks.
De Troyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayate throws a head kick that misses.
Hayate scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hayate. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hayate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hayate cracks De Troyer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hayate plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
De Troyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Troyer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hayate.
Hayate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Troyer.
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!
De Troyer throws a head kick but Hayate moves out of range.
Hayate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Troyer manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by De Troyer or perhaps it was just good defense by Hayate which made him look bad.
A nice combination there by Hayate.
Hayate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hayate has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Horrible takedown by De Troyer or perhaps it was just good defense by Hayate which made him look bad.
Hayate throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Troyer's head.
Hayate cracks a nice hook into De Troyer's ribs.
De Troyer blocks a head kick by Hayate.
Hayate throws a wild body kick that De Troyer sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayate misses with a body kick.
Hayate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tatsuyo Hayate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayate misses with a low kick.
De Troyer has his takedown stuffed
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Hayate counters with a big head kick but De Troyer shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olivier De Troyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hayate.
De Troyer shoots for a takedown but Hayate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hayate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hayate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayate throws a leg kick but De Troyer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hayate throws a head kick but De Troyer moves out of range.
De Troyer checks a low kick from Hayate.
Hayate throws a head kick but De Troyer moves out of range.
Hayate throws a wild body kick that De Troyer sees coming a mile off.
Hayate checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer moves out of range of the leg kick from Hayate.
Hayate misses with a head kick.
De Troyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Troyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayate.
Hayate throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Troyer throws a lazy right hand but Hayate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Troyer throws a looping overhand right but Hayate ducks down to avoid it.
Hayate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Troyer.
Hayate throws a wild body kick that De Troyer sees coming a mile off.
De Troyer tries for a takedown but Hayate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Hayate.
Hayate looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hayate tries to land a front kick but De Troyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer moves out of range as Hayate throws a body kick.
Nice shot by De Troyer.
Hayate misses the shot to the body.
Hayate throws out a leg kick but De Troyer moves out of range and Hayate only half commits.
Hayate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hayate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hayate wants it to stay on the feet.
Hayate tries to land a front kick but De Troyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Troyer shoots in but Hayate avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hayate thuds his shin into the meat of De Troyer's side.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayate scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hayate!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hayate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuyo Hayate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hayate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Troyer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hayate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Troyer throws out a loose jab but Hayate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayate takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Troyer throws a nice looking combination but Hayate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hayate, right into the meat.
Hayate keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hayate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayate motions for De Troyer to come forward. Hayate throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hayate lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayate scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayate comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hayate moves out of range of the leg kick from De Troyer.
Hayate connects with a high kick.
Hayate throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Troyer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hayate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Troyer avoids a kick to the body.
Hayate tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Troyer.
De Troyer checks the leg kick.
Hayate looks to land a body kick but De Troyer moved away.
Hayate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Troyer scores with a jab.
Hayate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olivier De Troyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer avoids the head kick by Hayate.
Hayate moves forwards but De Troyer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hayate is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Troyer rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Troyer manages to avoid it.
Hayate throws a head kick but De Troyer moves out of range.
Hayate lands a head kick!
Hayate slips under a jab.
De Troyer misses with a looping left.
Hayate throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Troyer checks a low kick from Hayate.
De Troyer feints and as Hayate raises his hands in defense, De Troyer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hayate 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Troyer throws a big elbow that misses.
Hayate trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Troyer passes Hayate's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De Troyer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hayate won't allow De Troyer to pass to mount.
Hayate is concentrating on defense, preventing De Troyer from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayate tries to regain full guard. Instead though, De Troyer has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, De Troyer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
De Troyer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayate is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
De Troyer is landing with some decent strikes but Hayate is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Troyer raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hayate is rocked!
A big strike lands for De Troyer! That's really hurt Hayate and he's turned his back - De Troyer keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! De Troyer jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olivier De Troyer!
A relieved looking Olivier De Troyer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignatious Hashisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meridius's entrance music is Sexion d'Assaut - Desole . A fine choice. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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21 - 8 - 0 |
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304 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ignatious Hashisha!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashisha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meridius.
That kick from Meridius tenderised Hashisha's leg. Hashisha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hashisha looks gassed!
Meridius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hashisha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Meridius drives through and clinches with Hashisha against the cage.
Meridius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hashisha's defenses.
It looks like Ignatious Hashisha has been cut.
Meridius lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius manages to break the clinch.
Hashisha throws a hook but Meridius blocks it.
Hashisha misses with a hook to the body
and Meridius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hashisha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meridius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hashisha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Meridius lands with a straight right. Hashisha didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashisha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meridius.
Meridius scoring well with a low kick there.
Meridius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Meridius forces Hashisha back against the cage and clinches.
Hashisha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hashisha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meridius content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Meridius scores with a shot to the side of Hashisha's head.
Hashisha takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius leaning his opponent against the cage.
Meridius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meridius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hashisha is rocked!
Hashisha is pressed against the cage. Meridius pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Hashisha! Two more big strikes from Meridius and Hashisha crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Maximus Meridius!
Maximus Meridius decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Block Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Liddell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slayer - Raining Blood. Rosenthal has chosen Rick Derringer - I Am a Real American as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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233 lbs
23 - 12 - 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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Block Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holden Rosenthal!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rosenthal avoids the body shot from Liddell.
Liddell throws a body punch but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Rosenthal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Rosenthal is controlling him.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rosenthal is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Liddell's half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rosenthal trying to control the action but Liddell is working from the bottom.
Liddell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rosenthal on the ground.
Liddell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rosenthal.
Liddell is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rosenthal trying to control the action but Liddell is working from the bottom.
Liddell wants to control the action here but instead Rosenthal manages to pass to full mount!
Rosenthal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Liddell?
Liddell sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nice strikes from Rosenthal there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell tries to roll over but Rosenthal keeps him under control.
Rosenthal is trying to control the action in half guard but Liddell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rosenthal trying to control from Liddell's half guard. Liddell has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rosenthal pushes down on Liddell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rosenthal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Liddell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal is pressing down on Liddell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Liddell is holding on for now.
Liddell trying to control from the bottom.
Rosenthal trying to control from Liddell's half guard. Liddell has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Liddell is trying to hold Rosenthal in close to prevent damage but Rosenthal has managed to pass into half guard.
Rosenthal working Liddell over with strikes.
Liddell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liddell tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rosenthal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rosenthal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Liddell tries to roll over but Rosenthal keeps him under control.
Rosenthal is working for a kimura but Liddell is defending it quite comfortably.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rosenthal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rosenthal's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Rosenthal 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.
Rosenthal is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Liddell's half guard.
Holden Rosenthal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rosenthal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rosenthal is keen to just control but Liddell is a slippery customer.
Liddell is looking to improve his position.
Rosenthal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Liddell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rosenthal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rosenthal's back!
Liddell looking to hold on to the position here but Rosenthal rolls and ends up regaining guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell wants to control from the top but Rosenthal keeps moving.
Liddell tries to free his leg and advance position but Rosenthal is retaining full guard.
Rosenthal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rosenthal frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Liddell is in a horrible position here. Rosenthal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Liddell tries to hold on but Rosenthal pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal trying to control but Liddell is having none of it.
Liddell wants to hold on but Rosenthal pushes him away.
Liddell is looking to get to half guard.
Liddell wants to hold on but Rosenthal pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rosenthal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rosenthal dominating with strikes here.
Liddell taking shots to the head.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Rosenthal! Liddell is hurt baaadly! Rosenthal is firing away with more strikes - Liddell is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holden Rosenthal!
Holden Rosenthal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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