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Utopia 22: Berzins vs Bruno 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Kenderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Do De Bilha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Curtis Kenderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Do De Bilha!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Bilha tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenderson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kenderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kenderson misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from De Bilha.
De Bilha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Bilha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Bilha is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kenderson looks to land a combination. De Bilha sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
De Bilha throws a head kick that misses.
Kenderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Bilha throws a head kick that misses
and Kenderson moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Bilha tries to circle away but Kenderson has him pinned against the cage.
Kenderson pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Bilha gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kenderson looking for a guillotine here but De Bilha defends easily.
Kenderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kenderson trying to control the position here.
Kenderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Bilha defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kenderson has hold of De Bilha's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and De Bilha manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenderson controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Kenderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Bilha has given up his back. Will we see Kenderson going for some submissions?
De Bilha is trying to break free.
Kenderson misses with punches from the back.
Kenderson throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Kenderson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but De Bilha has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Bilha covers up after that shot from Kenderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenderson gets his hands free as De Bilha looks to control.
Kenderson is persistently looking for the submission but De Bilha is defending it well.
De Bilha controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
De Bilha trying to control the hands but Kenderson won't let him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenderson working for a choke but De Bilha is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Kenderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Bilha darts in trying to clinch
and Kenderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck for De Bilha with that takedown attempt.
Curtis Kenderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenderson clinches up with De Bilha and pushes him back against the cage.
Kenderson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kenderson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for De Bilha!
Kenderson wants to control the pace but De Bilha is squirming around nicely.
Kenderson working De Bilha over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kenderson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kenderson landing strikes from the mount.
De Bilha tries to lock up and control but Kenderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kenderson dominating with strikes here.
Kenderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Kenderson looking to finish with strikes here!
Kenderson looking to finish De Bilha with some ground and pound. This is bad for De Bilha!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenderson lands a big shot there that rocks De Bilha but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kenderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kenderson scoring with strikes but De Bilha is staying in there.
Kenderson 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.
Kenderson trying to control but De Bilha is having none of it.
De Bilha flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kenderson looking to control but De Bilha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kenderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Kenderson cracks De Bilha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Curtis Kenderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bilha is in a horrible position here. Kenderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kenderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
De Bilha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kenderson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kenderson landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Bilha tries to lock up and control but Kenderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenderson is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. De Bilha is in real trouble.
Kenderson thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
De Bilha is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kenderson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Bilha grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
De Bilha is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Bilha is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kenderson.
Kenderson throwing damaging strikes from the back! De Bilha could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Kenderson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kenderson clinches up against the cage.
Kenderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Bilha jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kenderson walks away with a smile on his face. De Bilha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kenderson connects with a solid leg kick.
De Bilha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kenderson as he jumps to the side.
De Bilha shoots in looking for a takedown but Kenderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Bilha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Curtis Kenderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Do De Bilha.
Kenderson lands a left and a right that send De Bilha crashing to the mat, dazed. Kenderson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
De Bilha is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Bilha has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kenderson.
De Bilha is still on wobbly legs! Can Kenderson finish him?
De Bilha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kenderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kenderson works on De Bilha's body with a couple of short punches.
De Bilha seems to have recovered his senses.
De Bilha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kenderson has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenderson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed De Bilha clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kenderson looking for the choke but no joy.
De Bilha is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kenderson gets his way!
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!
Kenderson throwing damaging strikes from the back! De Bilha could be in trouble here!
Kenderson has managed to slip his arm under De Bilha's chin. This could be all over... yep, De Bilha is tapping out! Submission win for Kenderson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Curtis Kenderson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between KT Turnstile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Manel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). KT Turnstile has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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137 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, KT Turnstile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Manel!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manel closes the distance and pushes Turnstile back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turnstile.
Turnstile is stalling here.
Manel is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Turnstile can't fight it off and eventually Manel manages to take the fight to the floor. Turnstile looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Turnstile looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turnstile is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Manel has his hands clasped together but Turnstile extends and breaks Manel's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Turnstile.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). KT Turnstile!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Valadez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Fitsmichael (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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165 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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, David Valadez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sean Fitsmichael!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valadez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Valadez grinds an elbow into Fitsmichael's temple.
Fitsmichael really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valadez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Valadez cracks Fitsmichael with a big elbow.
Valadez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Valadez lands a nice forearm strike.
Valadez is chipping away with strikes.
Fitsmichael is rocked!
Valadez cracks Fitsmichael with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fitsmichael is still in real trouble! Can Valadez finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valadez in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Fitsmichael looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Valadez turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Valadez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slevin Calevra (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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201 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Slevin Calevra!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calevra throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diaz throws a right hand that Calevra ducks under and follows up with a left that Calevra also avoids with ease.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calevra circles away quickly and effectively.
Calevra misses with a straight right.
Diaz throws a wild body kick that Calevra sees coming a mile off.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Calevra doesn't seem bothered though.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Calevra.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Calevra doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Calevra throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Calevra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Calevra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut there from Calevra.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Calevra blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Calevra.
Calevra dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Calevra lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Calevra.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calevra's waist but Calevra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Calevra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Calevra lands a big head kick that sends Diaz tumbling to the mat! Calevra takes a step backwards and waves Diaz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Diaz is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calevra lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diaz will feel that in the morning.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Calevra gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Diaz is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slevin Calevra!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DooRag McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee has chosen Lay Low - Snoop and Nate Dogg as his entrance music. 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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170 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DooRag McGee!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McGee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGee keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jim Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McGee closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones controlling McGee's posture.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McGee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! McGee has his hands clasped together but Jones extends and breaks McGee's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Jones!
In defeat, DooRag McGee stepped up to the mic, saying 'niggas be like, this aint a game, fuck all yall bitches, Im out nigga, Im out. REAL TALK! Full time drug dealin, nigga.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Venizelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Hennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kostas Venizelos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kostas Venizelos!
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, Shane Hennings!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venizelos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hennings avoids it really well and circles away.
Hennings darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Venizelos is trying is best to control the position here.
Venizelos wants to improve his position but Hennings is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hennings controlling the pace.
Hennings wants to lay and pray for a moment but Venizelos keeps working.
Venizelos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Venizelos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Venizelos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Venizelos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hennings manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venizelos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Venizelos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hennings is trying to control the position but Venizelos postures up.
Venizelos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Our spies down at at The Pit inform us that Hennings has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Venizelos pushing down on Hennings's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Venizelos wants to work for an arm triangle but Hennings is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Venizelos is working for a kimura but Hennings is defending it quite comfortably.
Hennings trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venizelos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Venizelos is looking for a kimura here.
Venizelos is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hennings is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kostas Venizelos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Ironside (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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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sterling Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Logan Ironside!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironside ducks right into an uppercut from Archer.
Archer throws a head kick that misses.
Ironside on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ironside looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Archer throws a series of punches but Ironside avoids them all with ease.
Ironside takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Archer throws out a powerful jab.
Ironside thows a body shot but no joy.
Archer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Archer fails to land with a series of punches.
Archer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ironside counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Archer is refusing to be controlled, as Ironside sits in half guard.
Archer is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer trying to control but Ironside postures up.
Ironside is keen to just control but Archer is a slippery customer.
Archer tries to get to full guard but Ironside has control of the leg.
Logan Ironside has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Archer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ironside tries to clinch but Archer is having none of it.
Sterling Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer fails to land with a series of punches.
Archer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Archer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ironside moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Archer misses with a left hand
and Ironside counters with a low kick, right behind Archer 's knee.
Archer cracks Ironside with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Archer clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ironside keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Archer's efforts to push away.
Archer is trying to break free.
Archer tries to break free but Ironside pushes him back against the cage.
Ironside is trying to drag Archer to the mat but Archer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ironside tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Archer just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ironside tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sterling Archer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Ironside.
Ironside wants a takedown.
Ironside breaks from the clinch.
Archer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ironside dodges the punch combination from Archer.
Archer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Archer misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Archer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ironside blocks a head kick by Archer.
Archer moves into the clinch.
Ironside manages to pull guard.
Archer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Archer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Archer clobbers Ironside with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Archer lands a lovely overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Archer.
Archer lands a leg kick that knocks Ironside off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer throws a series of punches but Ironside avoids them all with ease.
Ironside slips a jab and a cross from Archer.
Archer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A combination from Archer does no damage.
Archer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ironside wants a takedown but no success here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ironside obliges.
Archer is breathing heavily.
Archer is pressed up against the cage. Ironside has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Archer down to the mat. Archer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Archer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ironside counters with an inside leg kick.
Ironside keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ironside lands a head kick!
Archer misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sterling Archer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ironside looks to throw the jab but Archer is out of range.
Ironside tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Archer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Archer lands a nice shot that snaps Ironside's head back.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ironside gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ironside tries to close the distance and clinch but Archer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Archer throws a leg kick but Ironside sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ironside fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Archer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ironside was well out of range. Poor timing from Archer.
Archer swinging wildly here.
Archer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ironside to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironside tries to free his leg and advance position but Archer is retaining full guard.
Ironside stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Archer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ironside manages to avoid it.
Ironside wants to clinch up but Archer keeps it at a distance.
Archer tests Ironside's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Archer. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Ironside misses.
Ironside thumps Archer with a low kick.
Ironside wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ironside swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Archer throws a right and a left that Ironside avoids nicely.
Ironside on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Archer scores with a decent looking hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Archer scores with a four punch combination!
Archer thows a leg kick but Ironside checks it
and Ironside counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer tries to bum rush Ironside with a series of wild strikes but Ironside uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ironside takes the fight into the clinch.
Archer is trying to push Ironside away but Ironside has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironside tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ironside manages to pull guard.
Ironside working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Archer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Archer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Archer looking to pass the guard.
Archer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ironside is proving hard to escape from.
Ironside is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Archer has his hands clasped together but Ironside extends and breaks Archer's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ironside.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Logan Ironside!
Logan Ironside thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurence Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sick Puppies - Cancer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Martin Fitch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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145 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Fitch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Laurence Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fitch has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith stalling.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fitch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitch.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Fitch breaks the clinch.
Fitch manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Smith on his heels. He'll look to pass Smith's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fitch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fitch wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fitch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Fitch is proving a slippery customer.
Fitch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fitch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fitch is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Fitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fitch 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.
Fitch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fitch is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Fitch throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Fitch is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fitch!
Fitch tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Fitch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Fitch tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch is looking to get to half guard.
Smith wants to control the pace but Fitch is squirming around nicely.
Smith prevents Fitch from getting the reversal.
Smith tries to control but Fitch wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fitch tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith looking to control but Fitch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitch gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Martin Fitch will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fitch shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fitch was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith tries to bench press Fitch off him but Fitch keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitch works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fitch misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Smith is not content to let Fitch control the position.
Fitch throws an elbow but Smith slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fitch working the ground and pound but Smith is defending the strikes.
We've been informed that Smith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Smith taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fitch misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fitch working the ground and pound but Smith is defending the strikes.
Fitch working away.
Fitch working the head and body with strikes.
Fitch with the ground and pound but Smith regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Smith is doing well to control the position and prevent Fitch from advancing to side control.
Fitch is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fitch lands a nice short elbow.
Fitch misses with a head shot. Smith uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smith is not content to let Fitch control the position.
Fitch stalling away here and it's allowed Smith to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Fitch won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fitch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith controls Fitch momentarily but Fitch frees himself.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fitch.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith 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.
Fitch wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Fitch works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Fitch throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith wants to stand but Fitch is controlling the position.
Fitch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fitch connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Fitch dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fitch dives in for a single leg takedown but Smith sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
I was talking to Fitch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Smith working aggressively here.
Fitch blocks an uppercut.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitch tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Fitch avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Fitch is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fitch blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Fitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitch backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitch backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fitch.
A short right from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fitch wants to break the clinch but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitch controls his hands.
Smith wants to stall.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitch backwards.
Smith lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Fitch is rocked!
Fitch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Fitch tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Fitch blocking some punches.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Fitch gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fitch backwards.
Oh Fitch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Martin Fitch has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Fitch seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Fitch backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith controlling the action here for a moment.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurence Smith really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Fitch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith thuds a left hand into Fitch's body.
Fitch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fitch on the side of the head.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Fitch shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith checks a low kick from Fitch.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Fitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fitch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fitch shoots in and gets a takedown into Smith's guard.
Fitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fitch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fitch throws a big elbow that misses.
Fitch looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fitch managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Martin Fitch just wasn't active enough.
Smith misses with a looping right.
No luck for Fitch with that takedown attempt.
Fitch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Fitch should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch feints and as Smith raises his hands in defense, Fitch changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fitch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fitch throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fitch 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitch has his hands on Smith's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Fitch had his way with Laurence Smith in that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Fitch'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. This is the final round!
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitch shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Fitch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith jabs Fitch right on the nose. Fitch blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitch has a takedown stuffed.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Fitch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laurence Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith cracks Fitch with an open hand slap.
Smith throws a series of punches but Fitch avoids them all with ease.
Fitch walks into a left hand.
Fitch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith is working Fitch over against the cage.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laurence Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin Fitch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fitch wants to take the fight to the mat but Smith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Fitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fitch or not.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Fitch fails to pull guard.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Fitch avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fitch backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitch.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Smith.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Fitch takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smith creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Fitch's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Fitch drops to his knees and Smith pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laurence Smith!
Laurence Smith is the new featherweight champion!
Laurence Smith seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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171 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Berzins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xavier Bruno!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bruno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruno stuns Berzins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bruno.
Bruno misses with a wild body shot.
Berzins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bruno takes a swing at Berzins's ribcage but misses.
Bruno blocks a head kick by Berzins.
Bruno lands with a cross.
Bruno instigates a clinch.
Bruno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berzins backwards.
Berzins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruno misses with a wild body shot.
Bruno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berzins was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruno.
Bruno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Berzins is looking to land body kicks.
Bruno lands a right hook to the body.
Bruno looks to score with a jab to the body but Berzins is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Berzins's head backwards.
Bruno tries to clinch up.
Bruno tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Berzins scores with a leg kick.
Berzins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bruno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Berzins misses with a head kick.
Berzins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Berzins, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruno blocks a leg kick.
Bruno lands a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Berzins.
Berzins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Berzins wants to slow Bruno down by chopping away at his legs.
Bruno is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Berzins rather than just go for the knockout.
Bruno blocks a low kick nicely.
Berzins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Berzins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno stuns Berzins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Berzins throws a sloppy head kick and Bruno moves out of range easily.
Bruno has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bruno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berzins circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruno lands a nice shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Berzins.
Bruno looks winded!
Bruno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berzins.
Bruno tries to clinch but Berzins moves out of range.
Berzins swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruno.
Berzins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bruno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bruno takes a kick to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Berzins.
Xavier Bruno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berzins scores with a kick to the midsection.
Berzins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Berzins. That's going to slow Bruno down.
Berzins throws a head kick that Bruno semi-blocks.
Bruno is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Berzins.
Bruno is still on wobbly legs! Can Berzins finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berzins feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Bruno collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chris Berzins!
Chris Berzins retains his middleweight title!
Chris Berzins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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