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NLFL 11 - Warlock PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Cacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cacho kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Cacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Turner!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cacho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Turner throws a head kick but Cacho moves out of range.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cacho.
Reggie Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cacho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turner finds it's way round the side to connect with Cacho's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turner.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner instigates a clinch.
Cacho is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Turner to keep the fight standing.
Turner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner scores with a shot to the side of Cacho's head.
Turner stalling.
Turner landing knees to the head.
Turner stalling the fight.
Turner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cacho jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Turner walks away with a smile on his face. Cacho gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Turner throws a nice head kick!
Cacho is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Turner uses the oldest trick in the book to send Cacho tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Turner is absolutely delighted - when Cacho wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Reggie Turner!
An out of breath Reggie Turner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zanderson Zilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chael Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zanderson Zilva!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown but Zilva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zilva throws a right hand that Sonnen ducks under and follows up with a left that Sonnen also avoids with ease.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown but Zilva shows good takedown defense.
Zilva lands with an overhand left.
Zilva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sonnen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chael Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zilva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zilva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Chael Sonnen has been cut.
Zilva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sonnen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zilva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sonnen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zilva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zilva lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zilva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zilva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sonnen's hands.
Sonnen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zilva lands with a cross.
Sonnen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sonnen shoots in but no luck this time.
Sonnen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zilva lands an overhand right.
Zilva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zilva duly obliges.
Sonnen is rocked!
Zilva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sonnen quickly recovers to half guard.
Oh Sonnen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zilva thows a huge punch but Sonnen dodges it nicely.
Zilva stands up and beckons Sonnen to join him on the feet.
Sonnen misses with the combination.
Sonnen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
OH! Sonnen has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Zilva smells blood and charges in for the finish! Zilva unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Sonnen sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zanderson Zilva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbott comes to the cage accompanied by Say What Again!!. The key to victory for David Abbott has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Creed!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Abbott.
Creed shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Abbott's guard.
Abbott throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Abbott looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Creed has picked Abbott up and slammed him! Abbott can't keep hold of the triangle and Creed manages to pass to side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Abbott is working for a kimura but Creed is defending it quite comfortably.
Creed controlling the position for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Creed manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Creed is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Abbott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Creed on the ground.
Creed lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Abbott!
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.
Creed is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Abbott has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Creed has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Abbott is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christian Creed!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyde Repooc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Lesnar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyde Repooc!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repooc closes the distance but Lesnar moves to the side
and Lesnar counters by moving into the clinch.
Lesnar tightens his grip and picks Repooc up, before dumping him to the ground. Repooc manages to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Repooc keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Repooc has his feet on Lesnar's thighs here. He's pushed Lesnar off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Lesnar screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kyde Repooc!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jawz Gauthier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drake might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to War is my Destiny. Damian Drake has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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188 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jawz Gauthier!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake scoring well with a low kick there.
Drake scores with a three punch combo!
Drake pushes Gauthier up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake is trying to break free.
Gauthier has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Drake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gauthier is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Drake.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake stalks Gauthier and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gauthier's face. Gauthier staggers backwards, shaken.
Drake feints with a jab and clips Gauthier right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Gauthier is sent crashing into the canvas and Drake leaps in for the kill! Gauthier tries to get to his feet but Drake is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Gauthier is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Drake!
Damian Drake thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Lose Yourself. Oliver is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter Sandman-Metallica. Ray Oliver is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Oliver!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a leg kick
and Oliver counters with a nice double leg into side control. Davis won't be happy with that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Oliver tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Davis tries to buck Oliver off but Oliver is having none of it.
Davis is trying to work for a sweep but Oliver has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oliver controlling his opponent.
Oliver looking to control but Davis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis is trying desperately to improve position.
Oliver avoids the attempt from Davis to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Davis is working hard here to advance position.
Davis tries to hold on but Oliver postures up.
Oliver jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Davis manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Davis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Oliver off and has taken his back!
Davis patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Oliver is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Davis off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Oliver tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Davis avoids the attempt from Oliver to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
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!
Davis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Oliver is just riding it out for now. Davis eventually gives up the hold.
Davis throwing shots but Oliver is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis wants to control but Oliver is keeping him busy.
Davis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Oliver has managed to free his arm - good work.
Davis is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Davis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Davis's back!
Oliver has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Davis has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Oliver lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Oliver is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Oliver is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Davis knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Davis for a finish.
Davis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Davis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Davis wants to get back to full guard but Oliver has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliver taking a breather here.
Davis is trying to get back to half guard.
Oliver working away.
Davis regains half guard.
Oliver is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Oliver seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis is trying to maintain the position but Oliver is very close to passing his half guard.
Davis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Oliver 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.
Oliver has managed to clinch.
Oliver has Davis pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Oliver pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Davis tumbling to the mat - Oliver dives into Davis's guard.
Ray Oliver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oliver won't allow Davis to get back to his feet.
Oliver trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Oliver has picked Davis up and slammed him! Davis can't keep hold of the triangle and Oliver manages to pass to side control!
Oliver trying to control the position but Davis is working away.
Davis tries to buck Oliver off but Oliver is having none of it.
Davis manages to get back to half guard.
Davis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oliver is working away from the top position though.
Oliver works his way into full mount!
Davis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis has left one of his arms exposed and Oliver doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Davis screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ray Oliver!
Ray Oliver is the new lightweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Ray Oliver said 'I want to thank my fans and the people of Brazil who support me and also my team in Montreal , thank you'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harlan Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by The Dead Brothers - Death Blues. Silva has chosen Eminem - Lose yourself as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harlan Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva throws the left hand but Crowe avoids the punch easily.
Silva moves out of range as Crowe throws a body kick.
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antonio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Crowe tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick there by Crowe.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a jab when Crowe was well out of range.
Crowe slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Crowe ducks down to avoid it.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crowe.
Crowe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Crowe is now in Silva's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Crowe passes into side control.
Crowe cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Crowe is chipping away with strikes.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Crowe lands a nice forearm strike.
Crowe 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Crowe is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Crowe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Crowe landing strikes.
Crowe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Silva is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe tries to advance to mount but Silva denies him.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Crowe finish him?
Crowe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.
Crowe working the ground and pound.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crowe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Crowe cracks Silva with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Crowe immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Silva is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Crowe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harlan Crowe!
Harlan Crowe bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Routine Maintenance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife. 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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195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Routine Maintenance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maintenance throws a push kick but McCall slaps the foot to one side.
Maintenance is looking to land body kicks.
McCall misses with a low kick.
McCall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Maintenance. Those never looked like landing.
Maintenance fails with a takedown attempt.
Maintenance connects with a body shot that sends McCall's belly button to the back.
McCall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maintenance.
Maintenance clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maintenance's brow.
McCall lands an elbow just above Maintenance 's eye.
It looks like Routine Maintenance has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from McCall.
McCall lands a damaging elbow.
Maintenance has McCall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McCall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Routine Maintenance. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maintenance blocks the elbow strike.
McCall missing with knees to the body.
Maintenance blocks a body shot from McCall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maintenance's brow.
McCall controlling the action here for a moment.
McCall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall lands a nice elbow.
Routine Maintenance's cut is getting worse.
McCall stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McCall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McCall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCall throws an elbow that misses.
McCall lands an elbow inside that Maintenance shrugs off.
Routine Maintenance's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maintenance is trying to force a seperation but McCall has the dominant position.
Maintenance takes a shot to the head.
McCall misses with an elbow strike.
Maintenance takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Routine Maintenance's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nice elbow from McCall.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Routine Maintenance's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gareth McCall!
In his post fight interview, Gareth McCall gave a big smile as he said 'Sssh... No more tears, only blood. The blood is the life and I shall be immortal.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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