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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Swartz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randolph Swartz!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swartz scores with a nice head shot.
Maia loads up on a big right hand but Swartz slips the punch.
Swartz just misses with a punch to the body.
Maia takes one on the button.
Swartz fails to land with a series of punches.
Swartz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maia's head backwards.
Swartz digs a good hook to Maia's body.
Randolph Swartz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swartz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Swartz works the jab nicely.
Swartz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maia walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Swartz as he connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Swartz as he connects with a hook.
Swartz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Swartz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Swartz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swartz.
Swartz throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swartz lands a head shot.
Maia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swartz throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
Maia moves out of range of the strikes.
Swartz throws a series of punches but Maia moves out of range.
Swartz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maia.
A jab from Swartz does it's job there.
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!
Swartz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maia on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swartz lands a two punch combo.
Swartz lands a body shot.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but Swartz shows good takedown defense.
Maia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Swartz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Swartz scores with a sloppy right hand. Maia should have avoided that one.
Jab from Swartz.
Maia dodges the punch combination from Swartz.
Maia slips a jab and a cross from Swartz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swartz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Swartz!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia ducks under a wild hook from Swartz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swartz. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swartz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swartz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Swartz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Swartz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swartz.
Swartz scores with a hook.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Swartz lands a nice looking body shot.
Swartz looks to land a combination. Maia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Maia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Swartz scores with a jab to the body.
Swartz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maia slips a jab and a cross from Swartz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Randolph Swartz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swartz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Swartz duly obliges.
Swartz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maia's head.
Randolph Swartz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swartz throws a series of punches but Maia moves out of range.
Maia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Randolph Swartz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch but Swartz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Swartz scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swartz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maia's head backwards.
A punch combination from Swartz misses.
Swartz is breathing heavily.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia takes one to the chin there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Maia. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Swartz works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swartz throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.
Swartz misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia swings for the body but Swartz moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Maia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Swartz scores with a decent looking hook.
Swartz ducks under a wild hook from Maia.
Swartz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maia at a distance.
Maia takes one to the side of the head.
Swartz lands a nice hook to Maia's body. Maia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Swartz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Swartz, as that shot connected.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
Swartz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Swartz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Swartz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Swartz throws a right and a left that Maia avoids nicely.
Swartz cracks Maia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Swartz scores with a jab to the head.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch but Swartz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maia slips a jab and a cross from Swartz.
Danga de danga de dang - Swartz scores with a four punch combination!
Swartz misses with a hook.
Swartz misses with a shot to the body
and Maia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Swartz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maia is working for a kimura but Swartz is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia is working for a kimura but Swartz is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia wants to work for an arm triangle but Swartz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Maia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Swartz is just riding it out for now. Maia eventually gives up the hold.
Maia is thwarting Swartz's attempts to control the position.
Swartz manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swartz has his foot on Maia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maia works his way back into a safe position though.
Swartz is trying to keep Maia in close.
Maia has gone for a leg lock! Swartz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Maia's guard.
Maia working for a triangle but Swartz defends it easily.
Swartz trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
Maia throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Swartz escapes and throws Maia's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swartz is trying to get an arm triangle but Maia is defending well.
Swartz tries to move into full mount but can't pass Maia's legs.
Swartz is looking to take a break and control but Maia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Swartz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maia has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maia is trying to improve his position.
Swartz wants to control but Maia is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maia looking for a sweep but Swartz has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Maia is looking to get to half guard.
The referee warns Maia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maia defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Swartz.
Maia is squirming around, avoiding Swartz's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia is looking to get to half guard.
Demian Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randolph Swartz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Swartz has hold of Maia's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Maia manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randolph Swartz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Swartz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randolph Swartz!
Randolph Swartz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Nyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nyde's entrance music is Get cape Wear cape-Fly. A fine choice. Oscar Payne told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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22
214 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dee Nyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Payne!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Payne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nyde does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Payne is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nyde defends it well.
Payne wants to stand but Nyde has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Payne prevents Nyde from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne passes to full mount!
Payne throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nyde because Payne loaded up on that one.
Payne wants to control but Nyde has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Payne prevents Nyde from improving his position.
Payne is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyde wants to control but Payne is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Payne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Payne controlling the action here.
Payne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nyde defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne wants to control but Nyde is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nyde's head.
Payne tries to stand but can't do so whilst Nyde controls his leg.
Payne is trying to work for a kimura but Nyde is defending well.
Nyde trying to hold on to Payne's head to control him but Payne postures up.
Payne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Payne is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Payne is looking for a kimura here.
Payne is just content to waste time from the top position. Nyde takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Payne dominated that round.
That's time! Nyde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Payne wants to clinch.
Nyde wants to clinch.
Payne scores with a head kick. Nyde tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Payne scores with a kick to the midsection.
Payne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nyde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nyde tries to close the distance and clinch but Payne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dee Nyde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payne throws a head kick that half lands.
Payne looks for a takedown but Nyde sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Payne is defended easily by Nyde.
Dee Nyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Payne.
Nyde keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne rushes Nyde and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Payne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Payne has Nyde pressed against the cage, preventing Nyde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nyde throws an elbow that misses.
Payne tries to land a knee to the head but Nyde blocks with his arms.
Nyde landing knees to the body.
Payne is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Payne obliges.
Nyde wants to stall.
Nice elbow from Payne.
Nyde jumps into guard, dragging Payne to the mat.
Payne wants to control from the top but Nyde keeps moving.
Payne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nyde is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne is looking to stand up but Nyde won't let him.
Payne throws a big elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nyde is keeping the position for now.
Nyde wants to get back to his feet but Payne is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Payne gets to his feet - Nyde follows without any prompting.
Payne pushes Nyde away with a front kick.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nyde as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyde wants to clinch.
Payne swats away the attempt to clinch by Nyde.
Nyde wants to clinch up but Payne keeps it at a distance.
Nyde tries to clinch but Payne moves out of range.
Payne throws a head kick that misses.
Payne scores a takedown into full mount!
Payne punching from mount but Nyde doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Payne looking to ground and pound but Nyde is blocking nicely.
Payne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne misses with a head shot.
Payne with a couple of short strikes.
Nyde holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Payne tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nyde is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nyde regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Payne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nyde looks for the body kick but Payne saw that one coming.
Payne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Payne wants to clinch.
Nyde moves into the clinch.
Payne blocks the elbow strike.
Payne tries to land a knee to the head but Nyde blocks with his arms.
Nyde throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Payne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nyde is defending well for now.
Nyde on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nyde tries to score a body lock takedown but Payne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nyde trying to land knees to the body.
Nyde wants to get back to striking at distance but Payne won't allow it.
Nyde landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Payne can't break the clinch.
Nyde has Payne pressed against the cage, preventing Payne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Payne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Payne tries a knee to the head but Nyde blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyde pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Payne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Payne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nyde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nyde gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Payne throws an elbow but misses.
Nyde is looking for a takedown.
Payne tries to land knees in the clinch but Nyde avoids the damage to the body.
Payne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Payne manages to break the clinch.
Dee Nyde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nyde has taken the fight to the clinch.
Payne prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dee Nyde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nyde is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Payne is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nyde wants a takedown.
Payne throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyde keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Payne's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Payne.
Payne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nyde's face.
Payne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Payne taking a breather.
Payne missing with knees to the body.
Payne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Payne avoiding damage as Nyde throws knees to the body.
Dee Nyde has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Payne tries to land a knee to the head but Nyde blocks with his arms.
Payne looking to throw knees to the head but Nyde is blocking nicely.
Nyde lands a knee to the body.
Nyde lands a good knee to the midsection. Payne won't want to take too many of those.
Nyde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nyde tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Payne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Payne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyde has Payne up against the cage in a clinch.
Payne lands a knee to the body.
Nyde throws an elbow that misses.
Nyde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nyde misses with a series of wild punches.
Payne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payne rushes Nyde and presses him up against the cage.
Nyde is looking to take this one to the mat.
Payne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nyde has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nyde.
Nyde creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Payne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oscar Payne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nyde just misses with a elbow thrown towards Payne's brow.
Nyde tries for a takedown. No joy.
Payne tries to break the clinch but Nyde is controlling the position.
Payne blocks the elbow strike.
Payne managing to block the knees to the body from Nyde.
Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Payne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Payne shoots in and drives through. Nyde sprawls well.
Payne misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nyde is looking to clinch but Payne is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Nyde.
Nyde has closed the distance and engaged Payne in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dee Nyde showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Payne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Payne!
During a confident post fight interview, Oscar Payne 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 Marcell Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Cramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Cramer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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212 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcell Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cramer!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cramer clinches.
Washington is trying to push Cramer away but Cramer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Washington has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cramer manages to break the clinch.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Cramer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cramer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cramer instigates a clinch.
Cramer tries to land knees in the clinch but Washington avoids the damage to the body.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cramer prevents a body shot from Washington.
Washington is trying to break the clinch but Cramer is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Washington's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Washington is trying to break the clinch but Cramer has him pressed against the cage.
Cramer misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cramer prevents a body shot from Washington.
Cramer scores with a shoulder strike.
Cramer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Washington misses with a punch on the inside.
Cramer misses with an elbow strike.
Washington tries a body shot but Cramer blocks it.
Cramer lands a nice uppercut.
Cramer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cramer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cramer trying to land knees to the body.
Cramer blocks an uppercut.
Cramer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Washington.
Cramer keeps control of Washington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cramer tries to land knees in the clinch but Washington avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cramer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cramer missing with a left hand there. Washington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left and a right from Washington both land. Nice combination.
Washington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cramer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cramer looks winded!
Washington throws a big shot that misses.
Washington sizes up Cramer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice combination there by Washington.
Washington lunges at Cramer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cramer's hand.
A punch combination from Cramer misses.
Cramer misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cramer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Washington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Washington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Washington swings for the body but Cramer moves out of range.
A slow jab from Cramer misses its intended target.
Don Cramer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington thuds his right hand into Cramer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cramer throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Washington scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cramer.
Washington jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Washington lands a jab to Cramer's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington. Cramer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington stalks Cramer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cramer's face. Cramer staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cramer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cramer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Washington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cramer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcell Washington dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Washington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cramer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Washington throws a series of punches but Cramer avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Cramer. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cramer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cramer lands a jab-cross combination.
Washington lands a nice shot that snaps Cramer's head back.
Cramer is breathing heavily.
Cramer takes one to the chin there.
Cramer throws a nice looking combination but Washington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cramer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Washington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cramer circles away quickly and effectively.
Cramer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Washington avoids the body shot from Cramer.
Cramer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Washington with a jab.
Cramer slips a straight right by Washington.
Cramer is looking to clinch but Washington is avoiding it.
Cramer misses with the combination.
Marcell Washington is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Washington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington works Cramer's body with a nice hook.
Washington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cramer.
Washington 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.
Washington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cramer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Washington lands a jab-cross combination.
Washington scores with the left hand. Cramer knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Washington misses with a straight right.
Washington connects with a right hand. Cramer shakes it off.
Cramer slips a straight right by Washington.
Cramer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cramer fails to land with a series of punches.
Washington catches Cramer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cramer moves in looking to clinch but Washington pushes him off.
Nice uppercut there from Washington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cramer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cramer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cramer misses with a double jab
and Washington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cramer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Washington.
Washington uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cramer has time to react.
Washington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Washington.
Washington throws a right and a left that Cramer avoids nicely.
Washington cracks Cramer with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcell Washington dominated that second round.
That's time! Washington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Washington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cramer.
Cramer staying out of range there.
Cramer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Washington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Washington misses with a looping right.
Cramer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Cramer is looking to clinch.
Cramer doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.
Cramer connects with a jab.
Cramer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Washington misses with a hook.
Cramer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Washington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cramer moves into the clinch.
Washington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Washington is trying to break free.
Washington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Washington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cramer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Washington.
Cramer manages to break the clinch.
Cramer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington misses with a series of wild punches.
Cramer wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington swings for the body but Cramer moves out of range.
Cramer misses with a hook.
No joy there for Cramer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Washington does no damage.
Washington feints a jab promting Cramer to slip. Washington then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cramer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Washington goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cramer takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Washington.
Cramer tries to bum rush Washington with a series of wild strikes but Washington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cramer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sloppy strikes from Washington. Those never looked like landing.
Cramer fails to land with a series of punches.
Washington scores with a jab to the head.
Cramer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cramer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Washington scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cramer swinging wildly here.
Washington lands with a nice body punch.
Cramer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Washington misses with a double jab.
Washington thows a body shot but no joy.
Washington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cramer.
Washington lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcell Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Washington, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcell Washington!
Marcell Washington 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 James Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Sosha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe . Sosha has chosen Hysteria-Muse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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230 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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Sosha!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosha moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
Sosha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sosha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hardy tries to bum rush Sosha with a series of wild strikes but Sosha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sosha.
Hardy lands a big uppercut and Sosha crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sosha looks OK. Hardy waves Sosha back to his feet!
Sosha is rocked!
Sosha looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sosha is looking to clinch.
Sosha is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Sosha gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Hardy gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Hardy!
Our winner, James Hardy, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metalilca-Fuel. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Miller!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller shoots and misses
and Munoz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Munoz counters with a thumping low kick.
Miller looks winded!
Munoz is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Munoz throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munoz forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Munoz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Munoz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miller or not.
Nice body punch from Munoz.
Munoz presses Miller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Munoz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Munoz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Munoz scores with a hook to the body.
Munoz drops Miller onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Miller is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Miller is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munoz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Munoz finish him?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Munoz.
Munoz digs a right hand into Miller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miller's gas tank.
Munoz lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Miller to his knees! Munoz keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Munoz!
After the fight, Mark Munoz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Velimir Stojkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicanor Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stojkovic comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Numb . Nicanor Reyes looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Velimir Stojkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicanor Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stojkovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reyes backs up against the cage.
Stojkovic misses with a looping right.
Reyes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reyes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reyes defending well as Stojkovic loads up on a big left hand.
Reyes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good exchange - Stojkovic coming out on top.
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!
Stojkovic lands with a nice body punch.
Reyes looks winded!
Reyes tries to clinch there but Stojkovic circles away.
Reyes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stojkovic works the jab nicely.
Stojkovic feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Reyes sprawling to the canvas! Reyes rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Stojkovic finish him?!
Reyes is rocked!
Reyes circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Stojkovic. Reyes falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Stojkovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Velimir Stojkovic!
Our winner, Velimir Stojkovic, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang Mamat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall comes to the cage accompanied by Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bang Mamat!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCall's waist but McCall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mamat off to one side.
McCall connects with a looping right hand.
McCall throws a sloppy head kick and Mamat moves out of range easily.
No luck for Mamat with that takedown attempt.
McCall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mamat. That did some damage!
McCall lands a leg kick that knocks Mamat off balance momentarily.
McCall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gareth McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bang Mamat.
Mamat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCall throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mamat to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McCall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCall 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.
McCall trying to control the position.
McCall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mamat stops McCall from standing up.
McCall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mamat preventing the sweep.
Mamat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mamat wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
McCall on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McCall tries to get out of the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Mamat or perhaps it was just good defense by McCall which made him look bad.
McCall scores with a leg kick.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from McCall. Mamat does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall throws a head kick but Mamat moves out of range.
Gareth McCall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCall throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCall misses with a low kick.
McCall throws a front kick that sends Mamat stumbling back into the cage.
Mamat looks winded!
McCall rushes Mamat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCall is pressed up against the cage. Mamat has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McCall down to the mat. McCall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McCall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Bang Mamat has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCall drops Mamat with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mamat looks back up at him and smiles so McCall waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mamat is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCall sprawls well. McCall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mamat gets slowly back to his feet.
Mamat is still on wobbly legs! Can McCall finish him?
McCall cracks the inside of Mamat's front leg.
Mamat seems to have recovered his senses.
Mamat sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McCall rushes Mamat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCall digs a right hand into Mamat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mamat's gas tank.
McCall avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth McCall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bang Mamat'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.
Mamat fails to land the takedown.
McCall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McCall. Mamat shrugs it off though.
McCall throws a leg kick which misses Mamat's front leg but catches the back leg as Mamat tries to avoid it.
McCall feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mamat sprawling to the canvas! Mamat rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can McCall finish him?!
Mamat is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCall connects with a solid leg kick.
McCall rushes Mamat and presses him up against the cage.
Mamat wants a takedown but no success here.
McCall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McCall drops Mamat onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mamat is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall landing knees to the body.
Mamat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCall unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mamat! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but McCall is unloading with more strikes now! Mamat drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth McCall!
In his post fight interview, Gareth McCall gave a big smile as he said 'For the life of the flesh is in the blood... for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul. You have been cleansed, brother. Go now, and sin no more!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe has chosen Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - Kill Again as his entrance music. Eli Crowe has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Archer!
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, Eli Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe wants to slow Archer down by chopping away at his legs.
Archer connects with an inside leg kick.
Archer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crowe 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.
Crowe thuds a left hand into Archer's body.
Archer misses with a low kick.
Archer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Archer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Archer 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 Crowe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crowe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Archer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe controls Archer momentarily but Archer frees himself.
Archer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Archer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crowe wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Archer.
Archer preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Archer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Archer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crowe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Archer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crowe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Archer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Archer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Archer throws a big elbow that misses.
Archer throws a big right hand that misses.
Archer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer throwing strikes from guard but Crowe blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Archer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Crowe is controlling Archer's posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Archer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Archer throwing strikes but missing.
Archer drops back, looking for a kneebar! Crowe looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Crowe looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Crowe!
Archer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crowe is working away from the top position though.
Crowe prevents Archer from improving his position.
Archer trying to control here.
Archer wants to improve his position but Crowe is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Archer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Archer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Archer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crowe manages to get himself to full guard.
Crowe 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crowe is trying to control the position but Archer postures up.
Archer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crowe's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Archer 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.
Crowe throws a front kick aimed at Archer's knee but Archer avoids it well.
Archer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Crowe as Archer shoots in.
Archer shoots in for a takedown but Crowe shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Archer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Archer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crowe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Archer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crowe defends it nicely.
Archer checks a leg kick.
Crowe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Archer throws a leg kick but Crowe checks it.
Archer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Crowe was covering up waiting for the punch and Archer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Archer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crowe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer passes Crowe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Archer wants to take a breather but Crowe is having none of it.
Archer wants to pass to mount but Crowe is defending the position.
Archer prevents Crowe from improving his position.
Crowe won't allow Archer to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Archer slips a nice elbow through Crowe's hands, connecting with Crowe's forehead.
Archer throwing shots but Crowe is blocking nicely.
Crowe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Archer 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.
Archer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Crowe!
Archer misses with a head shot.
Archer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Archer lands a big shot there that rocks Crowe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer punching from mount but Crowe doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Aaron Archer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer looking to secure an arm triangle but Crowe defends it well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Archer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Archer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Crowe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Archer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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!
Archer avoids the attempt from Crowe to control.
Crowe avoids a series of strikes thrown by Archer.
Archer scoring with strikes but Crowe is staying in there.
Crowe is rocked!
Archer unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Crowe wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Archer celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Archer!
A determined Aaron Archer didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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