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Go Hard Or Go Home PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mc GInnley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Mc GInnley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lenny Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mc GInnley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Mc GInnley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been informed that Jones has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mc GInnley tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Mc GInnley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mc GInnley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Mc GInnley doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Mc GInnley swinging wildly here.
Mc GInnley has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mc GInnley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Our sources have told us that Mc GInnley has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Jones has Mc GInnley pressed against the cage.
Mc GInnley gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jones pulls Mc GInnley in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones has his foot on Mc GInnley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mc GInnley works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones wants to improve his position but instead Mc GInnley has moved into half guard.
Jones is looking to control Mc GInnley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Mc GInnley is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mc GInnley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is trying to control the position but Mc GInnley postures up.
Mc GInnley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mc GInnley throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mc GInnley looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Mc GInnley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mc GInnley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones pushes down on Mc GInnley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mc GInnley wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mc GInnley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mc GInnley throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Mc GInnley tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Mc GInnley blocks a jab.
Mc GInnley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mc GInnley.
It looks like Lenny Jones has been cut.
Mc GInnley wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Mc GInnley closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mc GInnley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Mc GInnley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mc GInnley dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc GInnley scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Mc GInnley trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Mc GInnley gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Mc GInnley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Mc GInnley breaks from the clinch.
Jones scores with a takedown into Mc GInnley's guard.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Mc GInnley wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Mc GInnley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mc GInnley looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mc GInnley throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Mc GInnley moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Mc GInnley swinging wildly here.
Mc GInnley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones stalling in the clinch but Mc GInnley improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Mc GInnley slows down the pace here.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Mc GInnley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mc GInnley lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Mc GInnley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mc GInnley!
Mc GInnley blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but instead Mc GInnley manages to regain half guard.
Mc GInnley is in trouble now - Jones has advanced to mount!
Mc GInnley has left one of his arms exposed and Jones doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Mc GInnley screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lenny Jones!
Lenny Jones spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Patrick Mc GInnley had this to say: 'Might be time to retire you no'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damion Skye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Skye's choice of entrance music: Never Gonna Stop - Rob Zombie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damion Skye!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Skye!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Skye tries to improve position but can't.
Aoki tries to move into full mount but can't pass Skye's legs.
Aoki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Skye knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aoki tries to advance to mount but Skye instead regains half guard.
Skye trying to hold on to Aoki's head to control him but Aoki postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Aoki has latched onto it... Big trouble! Aoki pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Skye is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Aoki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shinya Aoki!
A victorious Shinya Aoki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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217 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Alvarez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Gustafsson. Those never looked like landing.
Gustafsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alvarez shoots in but Gustafsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alvarez with a poor takedown
and Gustafsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alvarez ducks right into an uppercut from Gustafsson.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt
and Gustafsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Alvarez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustafsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Gustafsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pedro Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Alvarez has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Gustafsson.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gustafsson as he jumps to the side.
Alvarez tries to clinch
and Gustafsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Pedro Alvarez has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustafsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarez throws a right hand that Gustafsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gustafsson also avoids with ease.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gustafsson defends it nicely.
Alvarez tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustafsson.
No joy there for Gustafsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gustafsson scores with a one two! Alvarez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gustafsson lands a jab.
Alvarez is rocked!
Alvarez with a poor takedown
and Gustafsson counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Alvarez out cold! What a finish! Gustafsson is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Gustafsson!
Jake Gustafsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Pedro Alvarez was interviewed post fight and said 'I am devastated I trained hard for this fight my 1st taste of defeat and I can tell you it's not nice and I don't intend on it happening again '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Marcelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeRoy Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Marcelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, LeRoy Parker!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcelo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marcelo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parker.
Parker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parker stuffs the takedown attempt from Marcelo. Marcelo gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcelo walks into a jab.
Good shot there by Parker.
Marcelo tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Marcelo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marcelo doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Marcelo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Parker connects with the punch.
Marcelo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Parker scores with the left hand. Marcelo knows he should have avoided that one.
Marcelo moves forwards but Parker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Parker lands with a hook. Marcelo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Parker connects with a looping right hand.
Parker scores with a hook to the body. Marcelo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Parker moves away from the strike by Marcelo.
Marcelo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Parker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marcelos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Parker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marcelo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice uppercut lands for Parker. That snapped Marcelo's head back.
Parker has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice takedown defense from Parker. No joy for Marcelo on that attempt.
Marcelo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marcelo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Parker tries to avoid it but Marcelo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Parker to the ground. Parker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Marcelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker connects with a jab.
Marcelo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Parker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marcelo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Parker. No joy for Marcelo on that attempt.
Marcelo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parker scores with the left hand. Marcelo knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Parker. No joy for Marcelo on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marcelo ducks right into an uppercut from Parker.
Marcelo throws a leg kick but Parker moved away.
Marcelo checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Parker.
Parker wants to slow Marcelo down by chopping away at his legs.
Marcelo is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Marcelo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A nice inside leg kick there by Parker. That's going to slow Marcelo down.
Parker throws out a powerful jab.
Marcelo misses with a low kick as Parker jumps back.
Parker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A clash of legs there as Parker blocks the low kick.
Marcelo shoots in looking for a takedown but Parker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marcelo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Parker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marcelo. That did some damage!
Marcelo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Parker duly obliges.
Parker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Parker connects with a jab.
Parker is looking to score with low kicks.
Marcelo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parker scores with a one two! Marcelo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcelo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marcelo gets caught flat footed, as Parker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Parker throws an elbow that misses. Marcelo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parker's guard. Nice move by Marcelo!
Marcelo stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Parker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Parker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Marcelo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Parker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Parker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Parker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker working Marcelo over with strikes.
Marcelo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parker.
Parker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LeRoy Parker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marcelo misses with a takedown attempt - Parker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Parker throws a leg kick that misses.
Marcelo throws a leg kick
and Parker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marcelo won't be happy with that.
Marcelo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Parker asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Marcelo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Parker connects with a decent elbow.
Parker prevents Marcelo from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker trying to control the action but Marcelo is working from the bottom.
Parker tries to score with some ground and pound. Marcelo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Marcelo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
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!
Parker working the head and body with strikes.
Marcelo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Parker asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker trying to control the action but Marcelo is working from the bottom.
Marcelo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Marcelo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Parker landing a few strikes.
Parker working the body and head with strikes.
Parker misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Parker tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker landing a few strikes.
Parker lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Marcelo down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker scoring with punches and elbows.
Marcelo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Marcelo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parker working the head with strikes.
Parker working the head with strikes.
LeRoy Parker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marcelo wants to get back to his feet but Parker drags him back down.
Parker lands an elbow.
Parker working the ground and pound from side control.
Marcelo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Parker scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Marcelo to see if he's OK.
Parker lands a nice forearm strike.
Parker lands a few punches from side control.
Marcelo is trying to get back to his feet.
Parker wants to control but Marcelo is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Parker passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Marcelo!
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marcelo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Parker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marcelo hang on?
Parker lands a couple of good shots and Marcelo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Parker cracks Marcelo with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Marcelo from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Parker has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Marcelo.
Marcelo is taking damage to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcelo is trapped and Parker is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Marcelo is rocked!
Parker cracks Marcelo with a big right hand from the back mount! Marcelo immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Parker takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LeRoy Parker!
An out of breath LeRoy Parker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Pedro Marcelo was interviewed post fight and said 'I wanted the rematch I got it and lost, now I no he's just a better fighter than me '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by Got Money. Do has chosen The Godfather Theme Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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198 lbs
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
37 - 33 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Do!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do misses with the combination.
Coleman shoots and misses
and Do counters with a stiff right hand.
Coleman tries to clinch but Do moves away
enabling Do to counter with a crisp jab.
Coleman moves out of range as Do strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Do has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Coleman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coleman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Do counters with a stiff right hand.
Do keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coleman.
Coleman slaps away a takedown attempt from Do, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman has his takedown stuffed
and Do counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Coleman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Do counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Do defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coleman.
Coleman fails with the takedown
and Do cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Do ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coleman moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Do does no damage.
Coleman misses with a takedown
and Do counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Do will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coleman wants to clinch.
Do is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Coleman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman misses with a takedown attempt
and Do counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch but Do swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coleman shoots and misses
and Do counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coleman shoots and misses
and Do connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coleman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Do counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Do throws out a loose jab but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman misses with a takedown attempt
and Do counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Coleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Do counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coleman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Do to score with a decent uppercut.
Mark Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Do circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman misses with a takedown
so Do counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Do dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Coleman trying to control but Do is working from the bottom.
Do is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Do looking for a sweep. Not yet Do, not yet.
Coleman pushes down on Do's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Coleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Do's head.
Coleman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Coleman stalling away here and it's allowed Do to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands a couple of elbows.
Coleman is fighting to break Do's control of his arms but Do is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Do keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Do keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Do swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coleman throws an elbow that misses. Do uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Coleman's guard. Nice move by Do!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Coleman controls Do momentarily but Do frees himself.
Mark Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Do is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Coleman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Coleman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Coleman has his takedown stuffed
and Do counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Coleman thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Do sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Do takes a swing at Coleman's ribcage but misses.
Coleman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Do defends well and Coleman ends up having to push Do into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do wants the takedown. Coleman is fighting it off but Do persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Coleman's guard against the cage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do is working Coleman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Coleman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Do chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
Coleman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Do throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Coleman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coleman loads up on a big right hand but Do slips the punch.
Coleman darts in looking for a takedown but Do gets double underhooks and turns Coleman into the cage.
Coleman wants the takedown. Do is fighting it off but Coleman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Do's guard against the cage.
Coleman is looking to advance position but Do has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Do landing punches.
Do raining down shots from the mount!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Do looking to control but Coleman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Do scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman tries to lock up and control but Do gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A big strike lands for Do! That's really hurt Coleman and he's turned his back - Do keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Do jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Do!
After the fight, Michael Do was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between BeeJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BeeJay Penn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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188 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BeeJay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Golden!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Golden.
A low kick from Golden misses
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Golden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Golden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
BeeJay Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn swings for the body but Golden moves out of range.
We've been told by Penn's head coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Penn connects with a body shot.
Golden cracks Penn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Golden tries to move into range but Penn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penn defending well as Golden loads up on a big left hand.
Penn misses with a low kick.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands with an overhand left.
A combination from Golden does no damage.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn lands a glancing blow to the side of Golden's head.
Penn throws the left hand but Golden avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Penn finds it's target.
Penn misses with a combination
and Golden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Golden throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Golden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Golden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golden struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn blocking some punches.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Golden.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn breaks the clinch.
Golden takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Golden throws a predictable looking body shot
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Golden misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Golden fails with an attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Penn.
Penn throws a leg kick
and Golden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Penn.
Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and Golden counters by clinching up.
Golden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Golden lands a nice looking body shot.
Golden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn misses the jab.
Penn cracks Golden with a good jab.
Nice shot lands for Penn.
Penn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Penn misses the jab.
Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Penn.
It looks like Trey Golden has been cut.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Golden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Golden.
Golden has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Golden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Golden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn trying to control the position but instead, Golden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Penn into the cage.
Golden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golden throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Golden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
Golden keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Golden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Golden prevents a body shot from Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BeeJay Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trey Golden's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Golden tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Penn as he connects with a hook.
Golden moves into range and connects with a jab.
Golden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
Golden wants to clinch.
Penn lands a jab to the nose.
Golden scores with a jab.
Penn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the body from Penn misses
and Golden counters by clinching up.
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!
Golden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Golden misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golden swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golden misses with the head strike.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Golden tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Golden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Golden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Golden tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Golden throws a head punch that misses.
Golden looking to throw knees to the head but Penn is blocking nicely.
Come on Penn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Golden is controlling the position.
Golden misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Golden has him pressed against the cage.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
Golden misses with some punches.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn trying to stall but Golden improves his position.
Golden connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like BeeJay Penn has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn breaks the clinch.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Golden throws a front kick aimed at Penn's knee but Penn avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Golden counters by moving into the clinch.
Golden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Golden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Penn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golden.
Golden scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Golden misses with a knee to the head.
Penn tries to stall but Golden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Golden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Golden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Penn looking to stall.
Golden misses with a knee strike.
Penn breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golden throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Golden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Golden.
Golden lands a nice uppercut.
Trey Golden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Golden controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Golden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Penn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Golden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
Golden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Penn breaks from the clinch.
Penn misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Golden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Golden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golden looking to throw knees to the head but Penn is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Golden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Penn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Golden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Penn misses with a left hand
and Golden counters by moving into the clinch.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Golden.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Golden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Golden lands a left hand.
Penn stalling against the cage.
Penn blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golden letting Penn take a breather here.
Golden working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golden swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Penn.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golden backwards.
Golden tries a knee to the head but Penn blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Golden.
A nice right hand lands inside from Golden.
A short right from Golden on the inside.
Golden swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golden keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Golden has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Golden fails to land.
Golden has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Penn stalling in the clinch but Golden improves position.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golden backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Golden as Penn tries to tie him up.
Golden misses with a body punch.
Golden misses with the head strike.
Golden has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Penn.
Golden lands a right hand.
Golden tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Golden back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Golden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Golden has him pressed against the cage.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Golden misses with a knee to the head.
Penn trying to stall but Golden improves his position.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Golden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Penn wants to break free but Golden has control.
Golden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Golden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Golden.
Golden misses with a knee strike.
Golden misses with a body punch.
Penn can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Penn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Golden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Golden working aggressively here.
Golden landing knees to the body.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Golden has him pressed against the cage.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Golden throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Golden misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
Golden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Golden misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trey Golden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Golden has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trey Golden!
Trey Golden was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rostam Samani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
26 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rostam Samani!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samani slips under a jab from Do.
Samani's coach down at ELITE GYM 40CAP was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Samani's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Samani checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Samani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Do misses with a shot to the body
and Samani counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Samani postures up in Do's guard and throws a big left but Do blocks it.
Do is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Samani dives into side control.
Do dodges the ground and pound from Samani.
Samani lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samani postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Samani laying and praying for a moment but Do takes advantage and regains half guard.
Samani not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samani seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Do does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Do is trying to get back to full guard.
Samani throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Samani thows a huge punch but Do dodges it nicely.
Samani with the ground and pound but Do uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Do lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Samani!
Samani can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do trying to control but Samani is having none of it.
Samani bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do keeping full guard, as Samani tries to pass.
Samani throws a big elbow that misses.
Samani wants to pass the guard but Do is keeping the position.
Samani throwing strikes from guard but Do blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samani looking to pass the guard.
Samani looking to sit in guard and control but Do gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've been hearing that Do has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do connects with a couple of short punches.
Samani controls Do momentarily but Do frees himself.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Samani has wrist control.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Samani bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Do's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samani trying to control the position from guard on top but Do is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do wants to stand but Samani is controlling the position.
Samani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Samani keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Do's head.
Samani trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Samani throws an elbow that misses. Do uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Samani's guard. Nice move by Do!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do sitting in guard here, content to control.
Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rostam Samani dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Do will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Do misses with a leg kick
and Samani counters with a takedown into side control.
Do prevents Samani from improving position.
Do is looking for a sweep.
Samani postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rostam Samani has got the better of the ground game so far.
Samani wants to take a breather but Do manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Samani.
Samani throws a big right hand that misses.
Samani distracts Do with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do wants to get back to his feet but Samani is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Samani throws a big right hand that misses.
Do is looking to stand up but Samani isn't so interested in that idea.
Samani throws a big right hand that misses.
Do keeping moving, preventing Samani from controlling successfully.
Do is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Samani is controlling him.
Do managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samani trying to control but Do is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Samani cracks the inside of Do's front leg.
Samani checks the leg kick nicely there.
Samani changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do misses with a head kick.
Do throws a leg kick
and Samani counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Samani is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Samani trying to advance position but Do counters by regaining guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samani passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Do parries the strikes from Samani easily there. Samani is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Do to escape.
Samani throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Samani looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Do taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samani is trying to get an arm triangle but Do is defending well.
Samani throws an elbow but Do slips to the side and avoids it well.
Samani working the strikes but Do uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Samani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Do defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do is staying active underneath Samani, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Samani not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rostam Samani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Do's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Samani cracks a nice hook into Do's ribs.
Samani drops his hands momentarily and Do takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jonny Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do throws a left and a right that both miss
and Samani counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Samani is looking for submissions but instead, Do has regained full guard.
Do pulls Samani in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samani wants to control from the top but Do keeps moving.
Samani 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Do tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Samani trying to control but Do is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Jonny Do wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Samani shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Do pinned against the cage. Do gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Do fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Samani has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do misses with a leg kick.
Samani misses with a looping right.
Do wants to slow Samani down by chopping away at his legs.
Do closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A swing and a miss from Samani.
Do comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Do misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samani.
Do does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Do swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Samani counters with a single leg into guard. Do didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samani trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Samani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samani stands and throws Do's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Samani tries to move to mount but Do blocks the move with his legs.
Samani throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Do works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Do is defending against the submission attempts here by Samani.
Samani is looking to stall here but Do recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Samani accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Do working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Samani.
Jonny Do has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samani trying to control but Do is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do looking for a guillotine here but Samani defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rostam Samani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Samani 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rostam Samani!
A relieved looking Rostam Samani thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Woohun Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
18 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Woohun Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Rua!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Do has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Do throws a leg kick but Rua sees it coming and moves out of range.
Do misses with an uppercut
and Rua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Do's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Do misses the target.
Do throws a poor cross that misses
and Rua counters with an outside leg kick.
Do cracks Rua with an open hand slap.
Do misses with an uppercut
and Rua counters with an outside leg kick.
Do throws a right and a left that both miss.
Do misses with a wild body shot.
Rua throws a push kick but Do slaps the foot to one side.
Rua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Do connects with a body shot.
Do misses with a hook
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do throws a poor cross that misses
and Rua counters with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Do misses
and Rua counters with a thumping low kick.
Do darts in looking for a takedown but Rua gets double underhooks and turns Do into the cage.
Rua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Do takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua stops a takedown attempt from Do.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is stalling here.
A short right from Rua on the inside.
Do looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Do creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Do is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Woohun Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do misses with an elbow strike.
Do misses with an elbow over the top.
Rua avoids the elbow strike from Do, against the cage.
Rua swings wildly with an uppercut but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Do throws an elbow that misses.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rua controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Do's defenses.
A right hook to the body lands for Rua.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do blocks an uppercut.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rua avoids the elbow strike from Do, against the cage.
Rua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Do's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rua misses with a punch on the inside.
Do pushes off an throws an elbow but Rua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Do throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores with a shoulder strike.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Do is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rua can't fight it off and eventually Do manages to take the fight to the floor. Rua looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rua has his foot on Do's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Do works his way back into a safe position though.
Rua looking for a guillotine here but Do defends easily.
Do is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua controls Do momentarily but Do frees himself.
Rua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
Do 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua keeping full guard, as Do tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabriel Rua will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Do lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Do ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Do.
Do throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Rua moves out of range as Do strikes.
Do throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Do circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua avoids the body shot from Do.
Do loads up on a big right hand but Rua slips the punch.
Rua moves forwards but Do connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Do misses with a lunging right hand
and Rua counters with an outside leg kick.
Do shoots in and drives through. Rua sprawls well.
Do scores with a jab to the body.
Do throws an overhand right that lands on Rua's shoulder, as Rua tries to avoid the shot.
Do has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rua.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Do down.
Do misses with a combination
and Rua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Do's knee momentarily.
Do is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Do.
Rua checks a leg kick nicely.
Rua throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Do throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rua.
Rua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Do throws a lazy right hand but Rua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Rua does it's job there.
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Do.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Do.
Rua throws a chopping leg kick but Do manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Do throws an off balance right hand
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Do throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rua on the side of the head.
Gabriel Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Do.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rua.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Do is out of range and Rua settles back down.
Do stalks Rua and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rua's face. Rua staggers backwards, shaken.
Do looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Do throws a lazy uppercut
and Rua counters with a good, hard body kick but Do shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good work by Do as he checks the leg kick.
Gabriel Rua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Do checks a low kick from Rua.
Rua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Do checks it well.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Do.
Do thows a leg kick but Rua checks it
and Rua counters with a leg kick.
Rua motions for Do to come forward. Rua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Do fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Woohun Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rua moves out of range of the leg kick from Do.
Do throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rua on the side of the head.
Rua scores with a leg kick.
Do scores with a jab to the head.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Do manages to avoid it.
Rua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Rua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Do.
Rua is looking to score with low kicks.
Rua misses with a low kick as Do jumps back.
Rua moves away from the strike by Do.
Rua has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Do swings widly with a right hand
and Rua counters with an outside leg kick.
Do shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rua counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Do throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
Do misses with the combination.
Rua scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Do misses.
Do fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rua.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do tries to score with a low kick but Rua moves his leg out of the way.
Do dives in and grabs Rua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes down on Do's head and hops out.
Do throws a jab but it's blocked by Rua.
Rua tries to score with a low kick but Do moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gabriel Rua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Do misses with a hook
and Rua counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Do's calf.
Do ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Rua misses with a hook.
Rua throws a solid leg kick but Do takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rua.
Do steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Rua slips a straight right by Do.
Do thows a left - swing and a miss!
Do sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Do.
Do throws a hook but Rua blocks it.
Do missing with a left hand there. Rua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Do pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Do checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Do. That's going to slow Rua down.
Do shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rua pinned against the cage. Rua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Do scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Do throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Do blocks a low kick nicely.
Do throws a combination that misses
and Rua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Do misses with an uppercut
and Rua counters with an inside leg kick.
Woohun Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua lands with a slapping head kick.
Do moves out of range as Rua throws a body kick.
Do tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Do.
Do 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gabriel Rua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rua wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Rua has wrist control.
Do working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
Do trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Do throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua is trying to keep Do in close.
Rua controlling the position.
Rua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua is trying to keep Do in close.
Woohun Do overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a big elbow that misses.
Rua is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Do is trying to get back to full guard.
Do manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua trying to control but Do is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gabriel Rua.
I've got Rua winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Rua!
A pretty intense looking Gabriel Rua took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
Woohun Do spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry fans. I tried my best. I'll be back next time and better than ever!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce comes to the cage accompanied by I want it all. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Avery!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avery steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
Bruce throws a hook to the side of Avery's head but Avery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bruce darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bruce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Avery throws out the jab.
Bruce blocks a low kick nicely.
Simon Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce throws the left hand but Avery avoids the punch easily.
Bruce bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Avery's head backwards.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bruce crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Avery - the referee stops the clock and Bruce gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Avery. Bruce manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bruce misses with a body shot.
Bruce shoots in and bounces Avery off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruce is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Avery is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Avery working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruce.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce throwing strikes but missing.
Bruce throws a big elbow that misses.
Bruce lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Avery tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Avery working for a triangle but Bruce defends it easily.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bruce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Avery is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce stopping the sweep attempt from Avery.
Avery avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Avery avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruce 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.
Bruce cracks Avery with a solid left hand.
Bruce wants to control from the top but Avery keeps moving.
Avery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bruce stands up over Avery, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Avery looking for a sweep. Not yet Avery, not yet.
Bruce landing some decent shots from guard.
Avery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bruce avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bruce throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruce landing some decent shots from guard.
Bruce working some strikes from top position.
Bruce throws a strike but Avery rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bruce pulls Avery in close to his closed guard and prevents Avery from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery trying to control but Bruce is working from the bottom.
Avery postures up.
Bruce keeping full guard, as Avery tries to pass.
Avery won't allow Bruce to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avery looking to sit in guard and control but Bruce gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce postures up in Avery's guard and throws a big left but Avery blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Bruce dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bruce takes a swing at Avery's ribcage but misses.
Bruce blocks a low kick nicely.
Bruce scores with a crisp jab that stopped Avery in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruce. Avery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Avery lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bruce has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bruce there as he acknowledges the shot.
Avery gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Avery lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruce.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruce prevents a body shot from Avery.
Avery can't find room to land a body shot as Bruce controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Avery connects with a knee to the head.
Bruce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Avery - that landed with a thud.
Avery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Avery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Avery misses with a punch to the body.
Avery connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bruce's face.
It looks like Simon Bruce has been cut.
Avery stalling in the clinch.
Avery misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Avery.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Avery crunches a lovely knee into Bruce's ribcage.
Avery is working Bruce over against the cage.
Bruce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a punch but it's blocked by Avery.
Avery pushes Bruce back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bruce takes a knee to the side of the body.
Avery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Avery throws a wild body kick that Bruce sees coming a mile off.
Bruce drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Avery throws a head kick but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Avery on the side of the head.
Avery scores with a nice strike.
Marcus Avery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Avery misses with an attempted mid kick.
Avery keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bruce fails with the takedown
and Avery counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Avery avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a combination that misses
and Avery counters with a nice body kick.
Bruce takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Avery scores with a leg kick.
Avery lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avery lands a head kick that stumbles Bruce and the fighters go to the mat.
Bruce is rocked!
Avery gets to his feet and stands over Bruce, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Bruce felt that one! Avery unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Bruce from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Avery!
As Marcus Avery got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I am Back baby ,I can't be beat, I won't be beat, had a great camp, thanks to Taco and the boys, Steel and all my fans. I know everyone in the UK was watching me kick some ass. It doesn't stop here, I'm gonna be pound for pound number one, Steel and Assasi know it, I'm hung too!'.
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