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VIP 18: Super Saturday PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lafaele Ioane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lafaele Ioane!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doe.
Doe pushes Ioane up against the cage in a clinch.
Doe successfully pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ioane is looking to stand up but Doe won't let him.
Doe wants to sweep here but Ioane controlling him for the moment.
Ioane trying to stand up but can't free himself from Doe's guard.
Doe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ioane manages to get himself to full guard.
Ioane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ioane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doe.
Ioane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Doe is controlling him.
Doe pushing down on Ioane's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ioane sees it coming and defends easily.
Ioane tries to kick Doe off but Doe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ioane has hold of Doe's hands but Doe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Doe wants to take a breather but Ioane is having none of it.
Doe stops Ioane from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ioane can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ioane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Doe.
Doe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Doe trying to pass the guard but Ioane defending well.
Doe seems to be looking for submissions.
Doe decides to stand and escape the position.
Ioane connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe closes the distance and clinches up with Ioane, looking for a takedown. Doe pushes Ioane against the cage but Ioane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Doe shoots in but Ioane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doe.
Doe looks for a takedown but Ioane sprawls well.
Doe is breathing heavily.
Doe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ioane's waist but Ioane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doe off to one side.
Doe fails with the takedown.
Doe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ioane as he jumps to the side.
Ioane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Doe with that takedown attempt.
Ioane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ioane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ioane moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doe shoots for a double leg takedown but Ioane sprawls well. He's pushed Doe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ioane lands a two punch combo.
Doe has a takedown stuffed.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ioane throws a jab when Doe was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe shoots in for a takedown but Ioane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ioane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ioane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doe.
A punch combination from Ioane misses.
Doe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ioane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doe in his tracks.
Ioane stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ioane wants it to stay on the feet.
Ioane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ioane lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doe gets a double leg takedown into Ioane's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Doe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ioane lands a two punch combo.
Doe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ioane tries to keep at a distance but Doe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ioane just stands there and leans against the cage.
Doe breaks the clinch.
Doe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ioane as he avoids it easily.
Doe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ioane is fending him off so far but Doe persists. Nope, Ioane circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ioane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ioane.
Doe shoots in and drives through. Ioane sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ioane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ioane. Those never looked like landing.
Doe gets a double leg takedown into Ioane's guard.
Doe trying to control the position from guard on top but Ioane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doe prevents Ioane from getting back to his feet.
Doe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ioane pushes Doe off looking to stand but Doe dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ioane tries to kick Doe off but Doe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Doe throwing shots but Ioane is blocking nicely.
Ioane looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioane is refusing to be controlled, as Doe sits in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Doe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Doe won't let Ioane get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Doe working Ioane over with strikes here.
Ioane is rocked!
Doe unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Ioane wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Doe celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Doe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Beckwith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Duval (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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160 lbs
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159 lbs
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Craig Beckwith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franky Duval!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckwith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duval scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duval scores with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Duval. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duval.
Nice shot by Duval.
Duval scores with a jab to the body.
Duval cracks Beckwith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Duval lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duval lands a really nice looking cross but Beckwith seems unphased.
Duval cracks Beckwith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beckwith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Duval misses.
Duval lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duval works over Beckwith's head and body with a nice combination.
Duval lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duval lands a nice hook to Beckwith's body. Beckwith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duval cracks Beckwith with a good jab.
Duval lands a body shot.
Duval jabs Beckwith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab, jab by Duval - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duval slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beckwith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Decent striking displayed by Duval there.
Duval throws a lazy right hand but Beckwith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duval scores with the left hand. Beckwith knows he should have avoided that one.
Duval sizes up Beckwith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duval smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Duval misses with a series of wild punches.
Duval misses with a two punch combination.
Duval pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Beckwith back to the cage. Duval follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Beckwith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A cross from Duval lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Duval dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Duval does it's job there.
Duval scores with the left hand. Beckwith knows he should have avoided that one.
Duval tests Beckwith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duval jabs at Beckwith's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Duval.
Duval clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckwith wants to take the fight to the mat but Duval manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Beckwith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Duval prevents it.
Duval gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beckwith.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Beckwith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckwith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Duval pulls his leg out and moves away.
Duval throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duval uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duval lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Donk. Duval catches Beckwith right on the button with a cross.
Duval throws a series of strikes that have Beckwith backpedaling.
Duval takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Franky Duval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duval throws a one two combo.
Duval lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duval displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Craig Beckwith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by Duval - just one landing.
Nice straight punches there by Duval. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duval.
Duval moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A slow jab from Duval misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duval lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Duval scores with a jab.
Duval tries to clinch up.
Duval lands a head shot.
Nice shot by Duval.
Duval clobbers Beckwith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Duval showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Duval lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beckwith circles away quickly and effectively.
Duval scores with a three punch combo!
Duval drives through and clinches with Beckwith against the cage.
Beckwith looking for a takedown.
Duval prevents the takedown attempt.
Beckwith tries for a takedown but Duval manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Beckwith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Duval fails to land.
Beckwith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Duval pulls his leg out and moves away.
Duval pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Beckwith back to the cage. Duval follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duval moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Duval rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beckwith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duval stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Beckwith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duval.
Duval connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Duval finds it's target.
Franky Duval seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duval lands a nice shot to the body.
Duval scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Franky Duval is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duval throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duval lands with a hook. Beckwith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duval connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beckwith. Beckwith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duval throws a good cross that connects.
Duval lands a nice hook to Beckwith's body. Beckwith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beckwith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duval catches Beckwith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Duval connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duval scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Duval does it's job there.
Beckwith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Beckwith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duval might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A cross from Duval lands.
The fighters circling - Duval throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franky Duval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duval 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franky Duval!
Franky Duval very nearly forgot to thank Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kelemi Bureta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelemi Bureta had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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191 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kelemi Bureta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Marshall!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bureta throws a wild body kick that Marshall sees coming a mile off.
Bureta throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marshall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bureta connects with a solid leg kick.
Bureta bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice body kick there by Bureta.
Bureta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall avoids a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Bureta.
Bureta throws a right hand that Marshall ducks under and follows up with a left that Marshall also avoids with ease.
Bureta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marshall moves out of range as Bureta throws a body kick.
Marshall moves out of range as Bureta throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bureta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bureta misses with a double jab.
Marshall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bureta. Bureta obviously looking to wear him down.
Bureta wants to land a leg kick but Marshall is out of range.
Bureta misses with a body kick.
Marshall moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bureta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bureta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bureta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Bureta. Those never looked like landing.
Bureta looks for the body kick but Marshall saw that one coming.
Bureta tried to score with a low kick but Marshall checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bureta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bureta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bureta lands a front kick.
Bureta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kelemi Bureta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bureta misses with a looping right.
Marshall moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelemi Bureta dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bureta looks to land a body kick but Marshall moved away.
Bureta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marshall drops his hands momentarily and Bureta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bureta looks to land a body kick but Marshall moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bureta is looking to land body kicks.
Bureta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bureta.
Bureta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marshall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bureta thinking.
Marshall walks into a left hand.
Nice body kick from Bureta.
Bureta misses with a body kick.
Kelemi Bureta is winning the standup battle so far.
Bureta misses with a body kick.
Marshall has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bureta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marshall avoids a kick to the body.
Bureta is looking to land body kicks.
Bureta wants to land a leg kick but Marshall is out of range.
Bureta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marshall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bureta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bureta cracks Marshall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bureta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bureta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bureta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bureta throws a push kick but Marshall slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bureta missing with a left hand there. Marshall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marshall takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bureta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marshall moves out of range of the body kick.
Bureta throws a leg kick but Marshall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bureta tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelemi Bureta dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marshall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bureta.
Bureta misses with a kick to the body.
Bureta jabs Marshall right on the nose. Marshall blinks but takes it well.
Marshall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bureta lands with a nice body kick.
Bureta misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bureta misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bureta misses with a body kick.
Bureta is looking to land body kicks.
Crunch! Bureta slams his shin into Marshall's torso.
Bureta is looking to land body kicks.
Bureta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marshall steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bureta. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bureta.
Marshall moves out of range as Bureta throws a body kick.
Bureta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Marshall might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bureta has got the better of the exchanges.
Bureta slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bureta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bureta wants to land a leg kick but Marshall is out of range.
Marshall blocks a low kick nicely.
Bureta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marshall takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bureta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body kick from Bureta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall moves out of range as Bureta throws a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marshall crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bureta - the referee stops the clock and Marshall gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bureta. Marshall manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marshall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bureta - that will leave a mark!
Marshall blocks the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelemi Bureta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bureta has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelemi Bureta!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Juan Roberto Garcia Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyrone Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Juan Roberto Garcia Jr!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto Garcia Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shields.
Roberto Garcia Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shields pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roberto Garcia Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Tyrone Shields has been cut.
Shields looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberto Garcia Jr is just out of range.
Roberto Garcia Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Roberto Garcia Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roberto Garcia Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Shields bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shields bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roberto Garcia Jr's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roberto Garcia Jr. Shields does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roberto Garcia Jr throws a right hand that Shields ducks under and follows up with a left that Shields also avoids with ease.
Roberto Garcia Jr misses the jab.
Roberto Garcia Jr looks to land a right hand but Shields moved out of range.
Shields lands with a big right hook that stumbles Roberto Garcia Jr - he's out on his feet here! Shields follows up with another monster hook that separates Roberto Garcia Jr from consciousness! Roberto Garcia Jr falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Shields stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tyrone Shields!
In his post fight interview, Tyrone Shields started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giosu Daino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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217 lbs
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210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Very quick |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Giosu Daino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Pearson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daino cracks Pearson with a good jab.
Pearson shoots in but no luck this time.
Pearson drives through with a takedown into Daino's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Daino has momentary wrist control but Pearson slips an elbow through the middle.
Pearson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pearson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pearson stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Daino has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Pearson manages to get his head free but now Daino has transitioned to an armbar! Pearson grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Daino! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giosu Daino!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remmington Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Miranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris's entrance music is Pirates of the Caribean. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Remmington Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alfonso Miranda!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miranda stuffs the takedown.
Miranda shoots for a takedown but Morris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miranda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miranda misses with the combination.
Miranda blocks a jab.
Morris lands a glancing blow to the side of Miranda's head.
Miranda misses with a series of wild punches.
Morris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morris throws a low kick, looking for Miranda's leg but Miranda calmly moves out of range.
Morris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miranda ducks right into an uppercut from Morris.
Miranda doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
Morris throws a head kick but Miranda moves out of range.
Miranda moves out of range as Morris strikes.
Morris throws a hook but Miranda avoids it easily.
Morris keeps the fight on the outside.
Morris throws a series of punches but Miranda moves out of range.
Morris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miranda throws out a loose jab but Morris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miranda moves away from the strike by Morris.
Miranda cracks Morris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miranda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morris.
Morris misses with a wild body shot.
Miranda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miranda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miranda looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
Morris shoots in and drives through. Miranda sprawls well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morris!
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miranda as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remmington Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miranda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miranda avoids the head kick by Morris.
Miranda fails to land with a series of punches.
Morris keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morris!
Miranda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Miranda looks winded!
Morris misses with an uppercut. Miranda saw that one coming.
Miranda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miranda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morris checks a leg kick.
A combination from Morris does no damage.
Morris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miranda holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miranda slips a jab from Morris.
Miranda moves out of range of the strikes.
Morris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Morris slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Miranda parries the strikes from Morris easily there. Morris is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Miranda to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Miranda is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Morris thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morris 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.
Miranda can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris in side control lands a decent elbow.
Morris wants to control but Miranda is keeping him busy.
Morris decides to stand back up. Morris steps back and let's Miranda get back to his feet.
Miranda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Miranda misses with a combination
and Morris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morris scores with a shot to the body.
Miranda is trying desperately to land a takedown but Morris is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Miranda.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris lands a really nice looking cross but Miranda seems unphased.
Morris tries a low kick but Miranda avoids it.
Miranda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remmington Morris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Morris.
Miranda is rocked!
Miranda blocks a leg kick.
Miranda is still on wobbly legs! Can Morris finish him?
Miranda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Miranda. Those never looked like landing.
Miranda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miranda stuffs the takedown.
Morris throws out a loose jab but Miranda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Remmington Morris is winning the standup battle so far.
Morris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Morris finds it's way through Miranda's defenses.
Morris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miranda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morris sprawls well. Morris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miranda gets slowly back to his feet.
Morris slips a jab and a cross from Miranda.
Morris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miranda tries to avoid it but Morris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miranda to the ground. Miranda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miranda misses with a wild combination.
Miranda is breathing heavily.
Morris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miranda.
Miranda seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remmington Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miranda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miranda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morris scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alfonso Miranda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris throws an overhand right that lands on Miranda's shoulder, as Miranda tries to avoid the shot.
Morris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miranda.
Morris misses with a straight left.
Morris misses with a double jab.
Miranda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morris moves away.
Miranda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Miranda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morris throws a jab when Miranda was well out of range.
Miranda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miranda shoots in looking for a takedown but Morris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miranda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morris throws a hook to the side of Miranda's head but Miranda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris scores with a shot 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!
Morris throws a head kick but Miranda moves out of range.
A punch combination from Morris misses.
Morris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Miranda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morris throws out the jab.
Morris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miranda throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.
Miranda misses with a series of wild punches.
Miranda moves out of range of the strikes.
Miranda wants to clinch up but Morris keeps it at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Morris there.
Morris misses with a series of wild punches.
Morris stuffs the takedown attempt from Miranda. Miranda gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miranda has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miranda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morris decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Morris wants to work for an arm triangle but Miranda is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Morris trying to control from half guard but Miranda is working away.
Morris escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Morris.
Morris stuffs the takedown attempt from Miranda. Miranda gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A right-left combo lands from Morris.
Morris throws a big shot that misses.
Miranda defending well as Morris loads up on a big left hand.
Miranda moves out of range of the strikes.
Morris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miranda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morris circles away quickly and effectively.
A cross from Morris lands.
Morris checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morris thuds a left hand into Miranda's body.
Morris connects with a nice looking jab.
Miranda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morris misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remmington Morris dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A jab from Morris finds it's way through Miranda's defenses.
Miranda fails to land the takedown.
Morris looks to land a left hand but Miranda moved out of range nicely.
Miranda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morris.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Miranda!
Miranda tries to clinch but Morris is having none of it.
Miranda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miranda.
Morris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miranda walks into a straight right hand from Morris.
Miranda blocks a jab.
Miranda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miranda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morris scores with a jab.
Morris is looking to chop away at Miranda's legs.
Morris scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miranda misses with a double jab.
Miranda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miranda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Miranda. Those never looked like landing.
Morris lands a nice looking body shot.
Morris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miranda can do to turn this around?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morris, as that shot connected.
Morris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morris connects with a good right hand that stumbles Miranda. Miranda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Morris! Miranda is backing up but he can't get away as Morris lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Miranda and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Remmington Morris!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Remmington Morris made sure he mentioned Tidal Wave Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tapsumaneyi Moyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez's entrance music is Planet Terror - El Wray. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Moyo's choice of entrance music: Francky Vincent - Fruit de la passion. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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26
174 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Rodriguez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapsumaneyi Moyo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moyo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Moyo fails with the takedown.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Moyo moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Rodriguez blocks the low kick.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moyo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moyo slips under a jab.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Moyo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodriguez throws out the jab.
Rodriguez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moyo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Moyo has hold of Rodriguez's hands but Rodriguez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez slips a nice elbow through Moyo's hands, connecting with Moyo's forehead.
Moyo is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez blocks the strikes from Moyo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moyo trying to control from the bottom.
Moyo wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moyo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rodriguez is controlling the pace.
Moyo has hold of Rodriguez's hands but Rodriguez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rodriguez 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.
Moyo gets back to full guard.
Rodriguez scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control but Moyo is working from the bottom.
Moyo controls Rodriguez momentarily but Rodriguez frees himself.
Moyo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moyo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rodriguez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moyo keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moyo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rodriguez lands a couple of digs.
Moyo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moyo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Moyo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodriguez connects with a couple of short punches.
Rodriguez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rodriguez lands a couple of elbows.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Moyo keeps moving.
Moyo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Moyo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodriguez is one step ahead there.
Moyo keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rodriguez stopping the sweep attempt from Moyo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Moyo keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Diego Rodriguez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rodriguez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moyo.
Diego Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tapsumaneyi Moyo.
Moyo moves out of range as Rodriguez strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown.
Moyo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moyo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rodriguez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Moyo wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
Moyo shoots in but Rodriguez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rodriguez has closed the distance and engaged Moyo in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Rodriguez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moyo slips a jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Moyo moves out of range.
Rodriguez moves into the clinch.
Moyo lands a takedown into guard.
Rodriguez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moyo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moyo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Moyo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moyo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moyo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodriguez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moyo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moyo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rodriguez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Moyo, into his guard.
Rodriguez preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moyo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rodriguez passes into half guard.
Moyo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodriguez.
Moyo tries to roll over but Rodriguez keeps him under control.
Rodriguez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rodriguez winds up and cracks Moyo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moyo trying to hold on to Rodriguez's head to control him but Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez prevents Moyo from improving his position.
Rodriguez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moyo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rodriguez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rodriguez trying to control from half guard but Moyo is working away.
We're going to have a standup here because Diego Rodriguez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moyo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez avoids it really well and circles away.
Rodriguez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodriguez gets underhooks to prevent Moyo's takedown attempt.
Moyo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diego Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tapsumaneyi Moyo.
Moyo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moyo can't get the takedown.
Moyo can't get the takedown.
Rodriguez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Moyo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Moyo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Moyo trying to control the position but Rodriguez manages to sink in the hooks.
Rodriguez slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Rodriguez lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Rodriguez wants to control but Moyo is keeping busy.
Rodriguez is punishing Moyo with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Rodriguez connects with a big shot to the side of Moyo's head.
Diego Rodriguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodriguez keeps control of the position as Moyo tries to break free.
Rodriguez has Moyo flattened out and is raining down punches.
Moyo is rocked!
Rodriguez is working the ground and pound. Can Moyo escape?
Moyo is still in real trouble! Can Rodriguez finish him?
Rodriguez lands a series of strikes from the back and Moyo goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Rodriguez!
Diego Rodriguez retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Diego Rodriguez 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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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
48% |
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