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Highland Games 45 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chocolate Mousse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuno Alvares Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousse comes to the cage accompanied by Skeet Surfing - Top Secret!. Nuno Alvares Pereira will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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212 lbs
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212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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 The Island, Chocolate Mousse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nuno Alvares Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvares Pereira tries for a takedown but Mousse sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alvares Pereira moves into the clinch.
Mousse drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alvares Pereira pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mousse lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Alvares Pereira misses.
Mousse works the jab nicely.
It looks like Nuno Alvares Pereira has been cut.
Alvares Pereira tries to clinch up but Mousse circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mousse scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvares Pereira doesn't seem bothered though.
Mousse connects with a jab.
Alvares Pereira misses with a takedown attempt - Mousse sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mousse throws a left that rocks Alvares Pereira and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Mousse dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Alvares Pereira regain composure!
Alvares Pereira is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousse in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Alvares Pereira looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Mousse turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chocolate Mousse!
Chocolate Mousse 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.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snafu Mohajib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
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193 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Snafu Mohajib!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mohajib moves into the clinch successfully.
Mohajib misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mohajib.
Mohajib gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mohajib.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohajib lands an uppercut.
Mohajib lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mohajib lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
It looks like Antonio Gracie has been cut.
Mohajib tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mohajib.
We've been informed that Mohajib 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.
Mohajib pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mohajib scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mohajib scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Mohajib throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Mohajib lands with a right to the head.
Mohajib lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Mohajib.
Mohajib tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mohajib.
Mohajib lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mohajib scores with a shoulder strike.
Mohajib works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mohajib lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Mohajib.
Mohajib misses with a body punch.
Mohajib swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mohajib has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mohajib after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mohajib.
Mohajib lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Mohajib.
Mohajib lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mohajib lands a nice shot to the body.
Mohajib throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohajib lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mohajib swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mohajib throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
A short uppercut from Mohajib.
Mohajib misses with the head strike.
Mohajib lands a left hand.
Mohajib is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Mohajib swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mohajib fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohajib tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mohajib pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mohajib wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Snafu Mohajib is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Mohajib drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Mohajib throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
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!
Mohajib scores with a hook to the body.
Mohajib presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mohajib fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mohajib lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Mohajib.
A body shot lands from Mohajib.
A hook to the body from Mohajib.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snafu Mohajib dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Gracie'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.
Mohajib thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mohajib tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Mohajib moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Mohajib.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snafu Mohajib seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mohajib tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mohajib softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mohajib gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohajib lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Mohajib lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mohajib scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mohajib.
Mohajib lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mohajib working aggressively here.
Mohajib has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mohajib lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Mohajib gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Mohajib misses with the head strike.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Mohajib throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Mohajib.
Mohajib swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mohajib.
Mohajib misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohajib lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
A short uppercut from Mohajib.
Mohajib lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mohajib softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mohajib misses with some punches.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mohajib misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mohajib lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mohajib fails to land.
Mohajib fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mohajib lands a body shot.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mohajib gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mohajib lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mohajib lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mohajib scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mohajib is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mohajib down to the mat. Mohajib avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Mohajib. Mohajib maintains the clinch.
Mohajib scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mohajib misses with a punch on the inside.
Mohajib misses with the head strike.
Mohajib scores with a shoulder strike.
Mohajib lands a right hand.
Mohajib dips a shoulder and cracks Gracie with a mighty uppercut! Gracie falls back against the cage and Mohajib unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gracie is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mohajib screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Snafu Mohajib!
Snafu Mohajib decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between MIlky Socks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Kagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kagawa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Radio Ga Ga kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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26
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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140 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, MIlky Socks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lee Kagawa!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kagawa throws a leg kick which misses Socks's front leg but catches the back leg as Socks tries to avoid it.
Socks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kagawa scores with a head kick. Socks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like MIlky Socks has been cut.
Socks shoots in but Kagawa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kagawa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MIlky Socks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Socks shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kagawa is trying to defend but Socks finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Socks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Socks content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socks is pressing down on Kagawa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kagawa is holding on for now.
Socks frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Socks throws some wild stikes that Kagawa manages to avoid easily.
Kagawa can't escape the position.
Socks sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Socks looking to ground and pound but Kagawa is blocking nicely.
Socks thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Socks has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Socks thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Socks throws some wild stikes that Kagawa manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa blocking the ground and pound.
Socks looking to ground and pound but Kagawa is blocking nicely.
Socks with shots to the head and body - Kagawa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Socks misses with a head shot.
Socks punching from mount but Kagawa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
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!
Socks is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Socks looking to finish with strikes here!
Kagawa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Socks.
Kagawa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Socks looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Socks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Socks thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Socks throws some wild stikes that Kagawa manages to avoid easily.
Kagawa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Socks tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Socks misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Socks there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Socks thowing shots but they're missing.
Socks throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Socks there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Socks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Socks there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kagawa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Socks misses with a head shot.
Socks with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kagawa blocking the ground and pound.
Socks landing strikes, looking to finish!
Socks misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kagawa blocking the ground and pound.
Socks wants to control the pace but Kagawa is squirming around nicely.
Kagawa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Socks throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kagawa because Socks loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MIlky Socks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on MIlky Socks's cut.
That's time! Socks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Socks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kagawa's guard.
Socks passes into half guard.
Socks works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kagawa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Socks.
Socks throws some wild stikes that Kagawa manages to avoid easily.
Socks throwing strikes here but Kagawa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kagawa blocking the ground and pound.
Kagawa blocking the ground and pound.
Socks thowing shots but they're missing.
Socks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socks unloads with some shots from mount but Kagawa bucks and avoids them well.
Socks lands with some strikes.
Socks misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Socks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Socks 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.
Socks punching from mount but Kagawa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Socks throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kagawa because Socks loaded up on that one.
Kagawa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Socks.
Kagawa is desperately trying to improve his position but Socks has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Socks misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Socks misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Socks throws a wild left hand from mount and Kagawa manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Socks is controlling the pace.
Socks thows a huge punch but Kagawa dodges it nicely.
Kagawa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Socks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kagawa can do to turn this around?
Kagawa actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa won't allow Socks to pass to mount.
Kagawa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Socks trying to control the pace.
Socks seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kagawa for as long as he can get away with.
Kagawa trying to control from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Socks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Socks shoots in and gets a takedown into Kagawa's guard.
Kagawa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Socks is aware though and is defending well.
Socks passes into half guard.
Socks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Socks throwing shots but Kagawa is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Socks prevents Kagawa from improving his position.
Socks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MIlky Socks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on MIlky Socks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kagawa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kagawa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Socks's head.
Kagawa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Socks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Socks shoots in for a double leg but Kagawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Socks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MIlky Socks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circle, before Kagawa throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Socks's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Kagawa lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Lee Kagawa!
During a confident post fight interview, Lee Kagawa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saintly Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lock Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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214 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saintly Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lock Down!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fish with a lazy takedown attempt
and Down makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Down misses the shot to the body.
Fish seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fish dives in for a single leg takedown but Down sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fish doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Down lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fish shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Down sprawls well. Down wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fish gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saintly Fish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Down throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fish fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Down to the ground. Fish is now in Down's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Down is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Down can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish trying to control the position from guard on top but Down is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Down keeping full guard, as Fish tries to pass.
Fish pushes down on Down's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fish maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Down could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Fish has cracked it and Down is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Fish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Saintly Fish!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dikembe Mutombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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287 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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260 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Magnus Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dikembe Mutombo!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross scores with a jab to the body.
Cross gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Magnus Cross has been cut.
Mutombo missing with a left hand there. Cross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mutombo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mutombo misses with a hook. Cross ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Mutombo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cross throwing a counter right hand but Mutombo manages to avoid it.
Cross misses with an uppercut.
Mutombo misses with a looping right.
Mutombo misses with the combination.
Cross is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mutombo misses with an uppercut. Cross saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cross swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cross fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cross tests Mutombo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cross definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cross cracks Mutombo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Mutombo falls backwards against the cage. Cross follows up with more strikes that drop Mutombo to his knees. Cross keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Mutombo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Cross!
A victorious Magnus Cross 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sailele Lealofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kellen Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lealofi comes to the cage accompanied by Mata Mata Me. Kellen Patrick has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sailele Lealofi's chin.
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255 lbs
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sailele Lealofi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kellen Patrick!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lealofi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Patrick as he jumps to the side.
Patrick throws a series of strikes that have Lealofi backpedaling.
It looks like Sailele Lealofi has been cut.
Lealofi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lealofi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lealofi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lealofi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lealofi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Patrick has escaped the position, nice work there.
Patrick looks to move to half guard but instead Lealofi has passed into mount! Damn!
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.
Patrick wants to control but Lealofi is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Patrick can do anything to dispel that myth.
Patrick defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lealofi.
Lealofi is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Lealofi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sailele Lealofi!
Sailele Lealofi took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunaidi Pakpahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helm comes to the cage accompanied by Spazzin - Gary Podunk. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Helm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bunaidi Pakpahan!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pakpahan.
Pakpahan tries to clinch up.
Pakpahan takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Pakpahan misses.
No luck for Pakpahan with that takedown attempt.
Helm definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pakpahan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helm lands the left hand.
Helm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Helm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Helm lands a jab.
Pakpahan looks up at the clock. Bad move! Helm lands a right hand from hell, dropping Pakpahan. Helm pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Helm!
James Helm 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Heyerdahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddick comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ture Nature by Jane's Addiction kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Richard Riddick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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278 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thor Heyerdahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Riddick!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Riddick has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Riddick lands a jab to the nose.
Riddick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riddick scores with the left hand. Heyerdahl knows he should have avoided that one.
Riddick just misses with a punch to the body.
Riddick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riddick loads up on a big right hand but Heyerdahl slips the punch.
And Heyerdahl counters with a quick kick to the body but Riddick blocks it.
Riddick checks a low kick from Heyerdahl.
A jab from Riddick does it's job there.
Riddick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Heyerdahl lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heyerdahl stuns Riddick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heyerdahl. That's going to slow Riddick down.
Heyerdahl moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heyerdahl looks to land a body kick but Riddick moved away.
A nice side step and Riddick releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Heyerdahl takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Riddick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heyerdahl lands a big head kick that sends Riddick tumbling to the mat! Heyerdahl takes a step backwards and waves Riddick back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Riddick is rocked!
It looks like Richard Riddick has been cut.
Heyerdahl cracks Riddick with a left hook right on the temple and Riddick goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Heyerdahl lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Riddick is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thor Heyerdahl!
After the fight, Thor Heyerdahl 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas comes into the arena with Apaga Mas Năo Bate blaring out of the sound system. Morrison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mystery Plane kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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26
200 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grant Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison misses with a looping left.
Rojas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rojas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrison lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas.
Rojas shoots in for a takedown but Morrison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rojas looks to clinch
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Rojas ducks down to avoid it.
Rojas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Morrison.
Rojas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Morrison tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rojas is in Morrison's guard.
Rojas postures up in Morrison's guard and throws a big left but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison pulls Rojas in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas looking to pass the guard.
Rojas trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Rojas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rojas 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.
Rojas is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We've been hearing reports that Rojas has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas throws a poor cross that misses
and Morrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Rojas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rojas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison catches Rojas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morrison lands with a nice body punch.
Morrison lands with a shot to the body.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Rojas tries for a takedown but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rojas shoots in and drives through. Morrison sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Rojas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rojas throws a right hand that misses
and Morrison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Morrison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice cross by Morrison.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rojas's hands.
Rojas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rojas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Rojas is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
Rojas misses with a looping right.
Morrison is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rojas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rojas defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
Morrison scores with a nice strike.
Rojas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rojas slips a straight right by Morrison.
Morrison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rojas doesn't seem bothered though.
Rojas shoots in and drives through. Morrison sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
A shot to the liver by Morrison. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rojas moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Morrison.
Morrison lands a nice uppercut.
Rojas is trying to pull guard but Morrison has him pressed against the cage.
Rojas throws a head punch that misses.
Morrison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rojas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morrison lands a good knee to the midsection. Rojas won't want to take too many of those.
Rojas is breathing heavily.
Rojas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morrison to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Morrison dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morrison scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison connects with a looping right hand.
Morrison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rojas in his tracks.
Morrison swings for the body but Rojas moves out of range.
Morrison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rojas doesn't seem bothered though.
Rodrigo Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morrison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Rojas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Morrison lands a jab to Rojas's midsection.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison scores with a body shot.
Morrison tests Rojas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morrison feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rojas sprawling to the canvas! Rojas rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Morrison finish him?!
Rojas is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rojas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh Rojas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morrison shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Rojas takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Morrison sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Rojas bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grant Morrison!
In his post fight interview, Grant Morrison started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Gumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Lazaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
270 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
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26
250 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barney Gumble!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Lazaro!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gumble lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Pedro Lazaro has been cut.
Lazaro gets a clinch.
Gumble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lazaro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lazaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lazaro's coach down at Foot Loves was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lazaro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lazaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lazaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gumble misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gumble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gumble has a couple of punches blocked by Lazaro.
Lazaro tries a body shot but Gumble blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Gumble as the two fighters clinch.
Lazaro tries to throw a body punch but Gumble avoids it by throwing Lazaro back against the cage.
Gumble lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gumble has a couple of punches blocked by Lazaro.
Lazaro blocks a body shot from Gumble.
Gumble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Gumble.
Gumble throws a head punch that misses.
Gumble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lazaro or not.
Lazaro looks winded!
Gumble lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumble misses with a punch to the body.
Gumble is leaning against Lazaro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gumble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gumble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gumble lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lazaro backwards.
Gumble lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lazaro looking to slow down the pace here.
Gumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lazaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gumble lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gumble lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lazaro backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lazaro.
Gumble lands a left hand.
Gumble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gumble lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lazaro backwards.
Gumble has a couple of punches blocked by Lazaro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Gumble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro prevents a body shot from Gumble.
Gumble can't find room to land a body shot as Lazaro controls the action.
Lazaro is looking to control Gumble's arms but Gumble gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lazaro has his back to the cage.
Gumble misses with some punches.
Gumble lands a shot to the body.
Gumble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gumble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gumble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gumble misses with a body punch.
Gumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lazaro looking to stall.
Gumble swings wildly with an uppercut but Lazaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Gumble - that landed with a thud.
Gumble works on Lazaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Gumble makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gumble working aggressively here.
Gumble throws a punch but it's blocked by Lazaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gumble can't find room to land a body shot as Lazaro controls the action.
Gumble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lazaro stalls.
Gumble lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gumble is working Lazaro over against the cage.
Gumble lands with a left to the head.
Gumble misses with a punch to the body.
Lazaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Gumble.
Gumble lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gumble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gumble pushes Lazaro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gumble.
Gumble misses with a body punch.
Lazaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gumble blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gumble scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gumble.
Gumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gumble stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gumble works on Lazaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Gumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Gumble.
Gumble throws a punch but it's blocked by Lazaro.
Gumble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Gumble fails to land.
Gumble swings wildly with an uppercut but Lazaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gumble lands with a short shot to the head.
Lazaro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gumble lands with a left to the head.
Gumble scores with a shoulder strike.
Lazaro trying to control the position but instead, Gumble has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lazaro into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gumble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Gumble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Lazaro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lazaro avoids the body shot from Gumble.
Gumble looks to land a left hand but Lazaro moved out of range nicely.
Gumble closes the distance and pushes Lazaro back into the cage.
Gumble tries to throw a body punch but Lazaro avoids it by throwing Gumble back against the cage.
Barney Gumble has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lazaro is trying to maintain a safe position but Gumble gets an underhook and turns Lazaro into the cage.
Lazaro tries to work over Gumble's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gumble.
Gumble throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gumble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Gumble.
Gumble misses with a body punch.
A short right from Gumble on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gumble misses with a punch on the inside.
Gumble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lazaro can do to turn this around?
Lazaro is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Gumble.
Gumble gets through Lazaro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gumble working aggressively here.
Gumble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gumble scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lazaro throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumble can't find room to land a body shot as Lazaro controls the action.
Good body shot from Gumble.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gumble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gumble works on Lazaro's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gumble.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gumble.
Good body shot from Gumble.
Gumble lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gumble.
Gumble scores with a hook to the body.
Gumble works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gumble cracks Lazaro with a nice body shot.
Gumble throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lazaros head.
Gumble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Gumble.
Gumble misses with a punch on the inside.
Gumble presses Lazaro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gumble lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gumble.
Gumble swings wildly with an uppercut but Lazaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lazaro.
Lazaro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gumble lands with a light punch inside.
Gumble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gumble misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Gumble.
Lazaro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gumble is keeping busy.
Gumble has a couple of punches blocked by Lazaro.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gumble creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gumble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lazaro.
Gumble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lazaro or not.
A short right from Gumble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumble tries a body shot but Lazaro blocks it.
Gumble lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lazaro.
Gumble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gumble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lazaro prevents a body shot from Gumble.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gumble.
Gumble lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gumble scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Gumble.
Gumble makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lazaro is rocked!
Gumble lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lazaro is still on wobbly legs! Can Gumble finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gumble.
A right hook to the body lands for Gumble.
Gumble lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lazaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gumble drops Lazaro onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lazaro is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Gumble digs a right hand underneath Lazaro's ribcage. Lazaro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Gumble.
Gumble working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumble working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gumble dips a shoulder and cracks Lazaro with a mighty uppercut! Lazaro falls back against the cage and Gumble unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lazaro is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gumble screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barney Gumble!
Barney Gumble retains his heavyweight title!
Barney Gumble 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.
The defeated Pedro Lazaro had this to say: 'I'm not done yet!'.
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