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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie McGordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conner Britian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie McGordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Conner Britian!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Britian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGordon misses with a hook.
Britian drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McGordon defends it well.
Nice takedown defense from Britian. No joy for McGordon on that attempt.
It seemed like Britian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGordon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McGordon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Britian as he avoids it easily.
Britian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McGordon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGordon instigates a clinch.
McGordon breaks from the clinch.
Conner Britian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGordon throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGordon tries a head kick but it misses.
McGordon fails with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Britian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevie McGordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Britian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGordon misses with a double jab
and Britian counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Britian scoring with punches to the head and body.
Britian working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Britian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britian lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Britian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Britian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McGordon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McGordon controls Britian momentarily but Britian frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McGordon wants to sweep but no luck.
Britian wants to control from the top but McGordon keeps moving.
Britian preventing the sweep.
Britian connects with a couple of short punches.
McGordon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Britian stops McGordon from standing up.
Britian gets to his feet. McGordon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McGordon shoots for a double leg takedown but Britian sprawls well. He's pushed McGordon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Britian throws a counter combo.
Britian stuffs the takedown.
Britian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Britian has knocked McGordon down with a huge combo! Britian steps away and waves a wobbly McGordon back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
McGordon is rocked!
McGordon is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Britian just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! McGordon has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Conner Britian!
A victorious Conner Britian 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Carl Parnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobuhiko Oshima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oshima has chosen CIMA Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Parnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nobuhiko Oshima!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oshima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parnell, pushing him back against the cage.
Oshima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parnell connects with a knee to the head.
Parnell avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oshima as Parnell tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Parnell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Parnell breaks the clinch.
Parnell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Parnell misses with the combination.
Oshima throws a counter combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oshima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Oshima blocks the leg kick.
Parnell misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parnell motions for Oshima to come forward. Parnell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parnell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parnell has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Parnell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oshima has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Parnell lands with a cross.
Oshima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oshima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oshima throws a leg kick but Parnell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Parnell connects with a looping right hand.
Oshima is rocked!
Parnell drops Oshima with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Oshima! Parnell dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Parnell!
Our winner, Carl Parnell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thurman Potts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thurman Potts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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260 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thurman Potts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Travis Miller!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Miller's waist but Miller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Potts off to one side.
Potts lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Travis Miller has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Miller!
Potts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Miller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miller throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Potts is breathing heavily.
Miller has closed the distance and engaged Potts in a clinch.
Miller lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Thurman Potts has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miller lands a damaging elbow.
Thurman Potts's cut is getting worse.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Potts in his tracks for a moment.
Thurman Potts's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Miller lands an elbow just above Potts 's eye.
Jeez, Thurman Potts's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thurman Potts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Travis Miller!
A very excited looking Travis Miller made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Borg Cloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Baskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borg Cloud has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Borg Cloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Baskins!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloud looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Baskins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cloud trying to control but Baskins is working from the bottom.
Cloud preventing the sweep.
Baskins wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Let's hope that Baskins has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baskins is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloud utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cloud has an active guard here but Baskins has managed to pass into half guard.
Cloud is trying to maintain the position but Baskins is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baskins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cloud defending well though.
Cloud looking for submissions off his back.
Baskins working over Cloud with some ground and pound. Cloud looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Baskins is nestled in close to Cloud, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cloud is trying to get back to full guard.
Cloud is working hard here to advance position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Baskins connects with a nice short shot to Cloud's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baskins is trying to control. Cloud wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Baskins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Baskins wants to control but Cloud is keeping him busy.
Cloud actively working from the bottom here.
Baskins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Baskins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cloud taking some punishment here, with Baskins in his half guard.
Cloud looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cloud is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baskins scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Baskins connects with a nice short shot to Cloud's temple.
Baskins works his way into full mount!
Baskins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cloud throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cloud is fighting to break Baskins's control of his arms but Baskins is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Baskins.
Cloud stopping the sweep attempt from Baskins.
Cloud trying to control but Baskins is working from the bottom.
Baskins is trying to control the position but Cloud postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baskins wants to sweep here but Cloud controlling him for the moment.
Baskins controlling the position.
Baskins wants to sweep here but Cloud controlling him for the moment.
Cloud wants to control from the top but Baskins keeps moving.
Baskins is pulling down on Cloud's head. It's preventing any offense from Cloud, at least for the moment.
Baskins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baskins landing some decent shots from guard.
Baskins trying to control but Cloud is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Baskins dominated that round.
That's time! Cloud's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cloud connects with an inside leg kick.
Cloud lands a slapping body shot.
Baskins throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cloud was covering up waiting for the punch and Baskins finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cloud tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cloud not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baskins is pushing down on Cloud's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cloud is fighting to maintain full guard but Baskins has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cloud manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Baskins throwing strikes from guard but Cloud blocks nicely.
Baskins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Baskins working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Cloud trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baskins landing some decent shots from guard.
Cloud has his foot on Baskins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Baskins works his way back into a safe position though.
Cloud keeping moving, preventing Baskins from controlling successfully.
Baskins is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cloud looking for a triangle here. Baskins is fighting it but it looks tight! Cloud pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Baskins is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Borg Cloud!
During a confident post fight interview, Borg Cloud 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ez Muney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Stoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Victor Stoic was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ez Muney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Stoic!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stoic.
Stoic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Muney counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ez Muney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Stoic.
Jab, jab by Muney - just one landing.
Muney lands a jab-cross combination.
Stoic is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Muney moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ez Muney!
A relieved looking Ez Muney 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Chimaera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chimaera's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Vikings warrior spirit. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Chimaera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerard De Villefort!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Villefort shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chimaera as he jumps to the side.
Chimaera throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Villefort gets a double leg takedown into Chimaera's guard.
Chimaera is looking to stand up but De Villefort isn't so interested in that idea.
De Villefort throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chimaera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Villefort with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chimaera wants to stand but De Villefort is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Villefort throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chimaera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chimaera is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Villefort is controlling him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
De Villefort is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chimaera will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De Villefort trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chimaera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Villefort accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Villefort chips away with some ground and pound.
Chimaera is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chimaera manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Chimaera has had enough of the clinch but De Villefort keeps him there for the moment.
Chimaera is pressed up against the cage. De Villefort has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chimaera down to the mat. Chimaera avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
De Villefort tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chimaera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Villefort somewhat.
The Chimaera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard De Villefort.
De Villefort tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chimaera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chimaera really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chimaera scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Gerard De Villefort has been cut.
Chimaera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort has hold of one of Chimaera's legs. Chimaera is fighting the takedown attempt but De Villefort gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Villefort won't allow Chimaera to get back to his feet.
Chimaera is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Axis of Evil that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
De Villefort stands up over Chimaera, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Villefort postures up in Chimaera's guard and throws a big left but Chimaera blocks it.
De Villefort content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Villefort postures up in Chimaera's guard and throws a big left but Chimaera blocks it.
De Villefort cracks Chimaera with a solid left hand.
De Villefort throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chimaera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chimaera is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Villefort throwing strikes from guard but Chimaera blocks nicely.
De Villefort cracks Chimaera with a solid left hand.
De Villefort stops Chimaera from standing up.
De Villefort working some strikes from top position.
Chimaera is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Villefort is controlling him.
De Villefort working some strikes from top position.
Chimaera is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimaera pushes De Villefort off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
De Villefort shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chimaera defends it nicely.
De Villefort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chimaera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Villefort misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chimaera explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gerard De Villefort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Villefort checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Villefort is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De Villefort goes for a double leg but Chimaera avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chimaera continues to drive forward.
Chimaera appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chimaera wants to slow De Villefort down by chopping away at his legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Villefort looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimaera circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Villefort wants to clinch.
Chimaera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Villefort shoots and misses
and Chimaera counters with a thumping low kick.
De Villefort closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chimaera to the mat! Chimaera manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Villefort content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Villefort in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chimaera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Villefort.
Chimaera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chimaera wants to stand up but De Villefort is controlling him.
De Villefort content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard De Villefort dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerard De Villefort's cut.
That's time! Chimaera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chimaera throws a nice head kick!
De Villefort instigates a clinch.
De Villefort prevents Chimaera from breaking the clinch.
Chimaera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Villefort.
De Villefort wants a takedown but no success here.
De Villefort has Chimaera pressed against the cage, preventing Chimaera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chimaera is trying to break the clinch but De Villefort has him pressed against the cage.
De Villefort has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chimaera avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Chimaera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard De Villefort.
Chimaera is trying to break the clinch but De Villefort is controlling him.
Chimaera breaks from the clinch.
De Villefort tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chimaera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Villefort somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Villefort doesn't manage to clinch there - Chimaera circles away.
A quick step to the side and Chimaera tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Villefort fails with the takedown
and Chimaera counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De Villefort is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That has opened up Gerard De Villefort's cut even more.
Whack! Chimaera lands a heavy head kick that drops De Villefort. The ref tackles Chimaera to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because De Villefort was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). The Chimaera!
After the big win, The Chimaera made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors AnonymouS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Jergensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferenz Balas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
7 - 1 - 1 |
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Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sven Jergensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ferenz Balas!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balas keeps the fight on the outside.
Balas leaves Jergensen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Balas misses with a hook.
Jergensen slips under a jab from Balas.
Balas cracks Jergensen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jergensen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jergensen ducks under a wild hook from Balas.
Balas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jergensen wants to clinch but Balas slips to the side
and Balas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balas scores with a body shot.
Balas swats away the attempt to clinch by Jergensen.
Balas tries to keep at a distance but Jergensen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jergensen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jergensen trying to pass the guard but Balas defending well.
Jergensen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Balas!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jergensen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balas avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jergensen.
Balas wants to control but Jergensen is having none of it.
Jergensen looking to finish Balas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Balas!
Jergensen 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.
Jergensen unloads with some shots from mount but Balas bucks and avoids them well.
Jergensen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Balas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balas tries to lock up and control but Jergensen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Balas blocking the ground and pound.
Jergensen landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jergensen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Balas because Jergensen loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Jergensen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jergensen scoring with strikes but Balas is staying in there.
Poor strikes thrown by Jergensen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jergensen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Balas hang on?
Jergensen raining down shots from the mount!
Balas is looking to get to half guard.
Balas felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Balas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jergensen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balas is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jergensen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Balas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jergensen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Balas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jergensen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jergensen throws some wild stikes that Balas manages to avoid easily.
Jergensen is landing with some decent strikes but Balas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Balas wants to control but Jergensen is having none of it.
Jergensen looking to ground and pound but Balas is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balas blocking the ground and pound.
Balas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jergensen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jergensen throws some wild stikes that Balas manages to avoid easily.
Balas avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jergensen.
Jergensen 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.
Jergensen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Balas working to try and regain half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Balas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jergensen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jergensen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Balas because Jergensen loaded up on that one.
Balas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jergensen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Jergensen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Jergensen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jergensen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balas leaves Jergensen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jergensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balas tries to bum rush Jergensen with a series of wild strikes but Jergensen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jergensen takes one on the button.
Jergensen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balas can do to turn this around?
Balas lands a slapping body shot.
Jergensen moves away from the strike by Balas.
Jergensen blocks a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Balas throws a body shot but no joy.
Balas throws a jab when Jergensen was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jergensen shoots in for a takedown but Balas shows good takedown defense.
Balas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jergensen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Jergensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jergensen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jergensen has managed to clinch.
Balas lands with a light punch inside.
Jergensen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jergensen moves into full mount! Balas won't be happy about that!
Balas gets back to half guard.
Jergensen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Balas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jergensen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Balas!
Sven Jergensen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jergensen with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balas working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balas blocking the ground and pound.
Jergensen unloads with some shots from mount but Balas bucks and avoids them well.
Jergensen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jergensen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jergensen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jergensen misses with a head shot.
Balas is trying to stand up.
Jergensen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jergensen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Balas blocking the ground and pound.
Jergensen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jergensen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Balas hang on?
Balas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jergensen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jergensen avoids the attempt from Balas to control.
Balas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jergensen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Balas's face.
Jergensen with shots to the head and body - Balas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jergensen looking to finish Balas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Balas!
Jergensen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jergensen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jergensen thowing shots but they're missing.
Jergensen unloads with some shots from mount but Balas bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jergensen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balas wants to control but Jergensen is having none of it.
Jergensen thowing shots but they're missing.
Jergensen 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.
Balas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jergensen.
Jergensen with good strikes from the mount here!
Jergensen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Balas is rocked!
Jergensen unloads with some shots from mount but Balas bucks and avoids them well.
Balas is still in real trouble! Can Jergensen finish him?
Balas is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Jergensen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jergensen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Balas's guard.
Balas seems to have recovered his senses.
Jergensen advances to half guard.
Balas is in trouble now - Jergensen has advanced to mount!
Jergensen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Balas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jergensen.
Jergensen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jergensen unloads with some shots from mount but Balas bucks and avoids them well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jergensen looking to finish Balas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Balas!
Jergensen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jergensen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Jergensen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jergensen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jergensen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Balas can't escape the position.
Jergensen working Balas over with strikes here.
Jergensen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jergensen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Balas avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jergensen.
Jergensen lands a big shot there that rocks Balas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jergensen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jergensen lands a big elbow - Balas is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Balas is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sven Jergensen!
In his post fight interview, Sven Jergensen gave a big smile as he said 'Le Grande no more hiding!!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tourney Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rony Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tourney Champ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rony Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moraes moves out of range as Champ strikes.
Champ scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moraes in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moraes. Champ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Champ swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Champ closes the distance and pushes Moraes back into the cage.
Moraes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Champ is keeping busy.
Champ misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Champ stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moraes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Champ smiles and moves away.
Moraes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Champ.
Champ looks to land a left hand but Moraes moved out of range nicely.
Moraes just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moraes tries to keep at a distance but Champ has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Champ scores with a nice short uppercut.
Champ lands a left hand.
Champ swings wildly with an uppercut but Moraes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moraes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Moraes looking for a sweep. Not yet Moraes, not yet.
Moraes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Champ is looking to stand up but Moraes won't let him.
Moraes looking for a sweep. Not yet Moraes, not yet.
Champ knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moraes on the ground.
Moraes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Champ has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moraes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Champ is aware though and is defending well.
Champ tries to stand but Moraes is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moraes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Champ is one step ahead there.
Moraes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Champ gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moraes has a closed guard, preventing Champ from standing up.
Moraes is looking to cinch up a triangle. Champ throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Moraes's body to avoid the submission. Moraes has instead reached around Champ's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Moraes arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rony Moraes!
Rony Moraes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gracie Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
161 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gracie Allen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Mills!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen misses with a low kick as Mills jumps back.
Allen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mills staying out of range there.
Mills blocks a jab.
Allen sets himself, and Mills steps forward looking for the clinch! Allen avoids it this time.
Mills wants to slow Allen down by chopping away at his legs.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Allen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mills stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Allen.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Mills feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Allen's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mills has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mills and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Allen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mills is out of range and Allen settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Allen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jorzi GYM in the buildup to the fight.
A low kick from Mills is predictable there
and Allen counters with a low kick, right behind Mills 's knee.
Mills throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Allen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mills at a distance.
Mills throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mills has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mills scores with a hook.
Mills pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mills slips a jab from Allen.
Mills was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mills takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Allen takes one on the button.
Allen tries to score with a low kick but Mills moves his leg out of the way.
Allen swings for the body but Mills moves out of range.
Mills instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Allen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Mills working aggressively here.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
Mills has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Mills displaying some good clinch control by pressing Allen up against the cage.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Mills slips the punch.
Allen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mills has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mills and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mills scores with a spinning back kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
Mills throws the kick towards the body but Allen avoids it.
Mills throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mills throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Allen.
Mills tries a low kick but Allen avoids it.
Gracie Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Allen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mills fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Allen is out of range.
Mills fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mills shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mills takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Allen tries a low kick but Mills avoids it.
Mills tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mills.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mills. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mills 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.
Mills shoots in for a takedown but Allen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Mills backs away, Allen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Allen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Bryan Mills has been cut.
Allen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mills uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mills has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Allen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mills looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mills throws a hook to the side of Allen's head but Allen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Allen lands with a cross.
Allen misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen throws a leg kick but Mills checks it.
Allen misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Allen - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mills looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Allen checks the leg kick.
Mills throws a body kick that misses.
Allen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mills checks it well.
Mills lands with a good body shot.
Allen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mills. Mills obviously looking to wear him down.
Allen looks to throw the jab but Mills is out of range.
Mills digs a good hook to Allen's body.
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mills has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Allen.
A low kick from Allen misses
and Mills counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mills misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mills lands a nice uppercut.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gracie Allen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bryan Mills's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Allen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mills.
Allen cracks Mills with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Allen checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Allen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mills misses with a right hand
and Allen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mills's knee momentarily.
Nice cross by Allen.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mills.
Allen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mills misses with a body kick.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Mills is just out of range.
Mills connects with a high kick.
Nice shot lands for Mills.
Allen connects with a solid leg kick.
Allen is looking to chop away at Mills's legs.
Gracie Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen jabs Mills to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Allen throws the kick towards the body but Mills avoids it.
Allen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mills's sensitive parts.
Mills doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mills's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mills misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Mills lands a jab to Allen's midsection.
Allen slips a jab from Mills.
Mills thows a leg kick but Allen checks it
and Allen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Allen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mills throws an off balance right hand
and Allen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Allen 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.
Allen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mills is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Allen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills moves out of range of the strikes.
Mills wants to land a leg kick but Allen is out of range.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Mills finds it's way through Allen's defenses.
Mills throws a nice outside leg kick.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mills.
Mills has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mills goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Allen checks a low kick from Mills.
A solid leg kick lands there for Allen.
Allen misses with a jab to the body
and Mills connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mills walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Allen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Allen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Allen takes a swing at Mills's ribcage but misses.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mills lands a nice leg kick that just misses Allen's sensitive parts.
Allen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mills checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mills counters with a leg kick.
Mills takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crunch! Mills slams his shin into Allen's torso.
Nice straight punches there by Mills. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mills.
Mills connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen lands a head shot.
Mills uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen.
Mills takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Allen misses with a straight right.
Mills bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mills throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.
Mills tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Mills.
Allen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mills throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mills lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Mills is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Allen.
Allen throws a poor cross that misses
and Mills counters with a nice body kick.
Mills throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Allen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mills misses with a head kick.
That kick from Mills tenderised Allen's leg. Allen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mills is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mills misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mills throws a shot to the body.
Mills will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Allen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mills.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gracie Allen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bryan Mills's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Allen throws a series of punches but Mills avoids them all with ease.
Mills blocks a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mills - that will leave a mark!
Allen misses with a head kick.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen looks to throw the jab but Mills is out of range.
Mills connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A lazy left from Mills finds it's target.
Mills dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Allen. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen avoids the body shot from Mills.
Mills keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Allen moves out of range as Mills throws a body kick.
Mills uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mills staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mills.
Decent striking displayed by Allen there.
Allen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mills's head backwards.
Mills throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Mills.
Mills tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Allen is able to avoid easily.
Mills lands a nice looking body kick.
Allen delivers a nice body kick.
Allen needs to keep his hands up - Mills had a free shot at his head there.
Allen blocks the body kick.
Mills misses with a hook
enabling Allen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mills misses with a body kick.
Mills is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen.
Allen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Allen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mills's head.
Mills throws a big shot that misses.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mills.
Allen stuns Mills with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mills tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
Allen swings widly with a right hand
and Mills counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Allen lands a really nice looking cross but Mills seems unphased.
Allen tries to score with a low kick but Mills moves his leg out of the way.
Allen swings for the body but Mills moves out of range.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mills was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Mills has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mills throws a leg kick which misses Allen's front leg but catches the back leg as Allen tries to avoid it.
Allen checks a low kick from Mills.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mills tests Allen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Allen tried to score with a low kick but Mills checks it.
Mills takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A decent looking cross lands there for Allen.
Allen misses with an uppercut.
Allen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Mills misses with a straight left.
Mills throws a chopping leg kick but Allen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mills connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mills tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Allen is able to avoid easily.
Mills keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mills.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills scores with a kick to the midsection.
Allen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mills takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills thows a left - swing and a miss!
Allen lands with a cross.
Mills looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Allen is fending him off so far but Mills persists. Nope, Allen circles away and we're back to standing.
Allen tries to work over Mills's front leg with a kick but Mills checks it.
Mills throws out a counter right but Allen avoids it with no problem.
Allen connects with a jab.
Mills thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mills motions for Allen to come forward. Mills throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Mills sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mills pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Allen blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gracie Allen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Bryan Mills's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mills scores with a hook to the body. Allen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mills throws a nice inside leg kick.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen tries to work over Mills's front leg with a kick but Mills checks it.
Mills doesn't manage to clinch there - Allen circles away.
Mills takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mills throws a low kick but Allen moves out of range easily.
Mills misses the jab.
Allen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mills moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mills counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mills tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A clash of legs there as Mills blocks the low kick.
Allen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mills.
A little feinted left hand from Allen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills delivers a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allen.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mills cracks Allen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mills looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mills misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Mills stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Allen.
Allen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mills's head.
Allen tries to work over Mills's front leg with a kick but Mills checks it.
Mills tries to counter with a clinch but Allen shakes him off and moves away.
Mills moves out of range as Allen strikes.
Allen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mills checks a leg kick.
Allen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills misses with a leg kick
and Allen counters with a good low kick that Mills was not able to check.
Mills on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Mills misses its intended target.
Mills checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mills.
Mills throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
Mills closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Allen blocks an elbow strike.
Mills tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Mills back against the cage.
Allen prevents a body shot from Mills.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with some punches.
Mills blocks a body shot from Allen.
Mills tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Mills back against the cage.
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Mills controls his hands.
Mills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Mills misses with an elbow over the top.
Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mills lands a jab to the nose.
Mills throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mills throws a leg kick but Allen moved away.
Allen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Mills has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Allen.
Mills smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Allen tries to land a leg kick but Mills saw it coming and moves away.
Mills doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills manages to avoid it.
Mills misses with a body kick.
Mills connects with a solid leg kick.
Allen misses with a leg kick
and Mills makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mills wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mills dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Allen misses with a straight left.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Mills moves away and avoids it.
Allen misses with a looping right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mills.
Mills tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Gracie Allen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bryan Mills's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mills works Allen's body with a nice hook.
Mills misses with a body shot
and Allen counters with a left and a right that stings Mills.
Allen cracks Mills with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mills throws a head kick that misses
and Allen counters with an outside leg kick.
Mills checks a low kick from Allen.
Mills throws a leg kick but Allen checks it.
Mills pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Allen thows a body kick. Mills tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mills throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mills ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Allen cracks Mills with a good jab.
Allen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mills wants to counter with a clinch but Allen pushes him away.
Allen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mills checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a right hand that misses
and Mills counters with a good, hard body kick but Allen shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Mills does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Mills was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Allen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mills lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mills throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
Mills goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Allen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mills.
Allen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Allen thows a body kick. Mills tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mills tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Mills misses.
Mills avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mills fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Allen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mills misses with a straight right.
Allen moves away from the strike by Mills.
An attempted straight right counter from Allen misses the target.
Mills feints and then cracks Allen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allen down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bryan Mills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen misses with a hook to the body
and Mills counters with a left and a right that stings Allen.
Mills fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Allen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allen lands with a good body shot.
Mills checks a low kick from Allen.
Allen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mills's sensitive parts.
Mills shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mills misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills 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.
Allen misses with a head kick.
Mills moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mills takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mills drives through and clinches with Allen against the cage.
Allen is trying to stall.
Mills misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mills just misses with a elbow thrown towards Allen's brow.
A short left from Allen.
Mills pushes off an throws an elbow but Allen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mills lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mills.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.
Allen lands with a light punch inside.
Allen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mills up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Mills lands an elbow inside that Allen shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Mills.
Mills stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bryan Mills seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Allen looking to stall.
Mills lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mills tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Mills back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mills.
Mills misses with an elbow strike.
Mills creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Allen's defenses.
Mills digs a right hand underneath Allen's ribcage. Allen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Allen takes an elbow to the temple.
Allen pushes Mills back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mills misses with some punches.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gracie Allen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 48:49
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gracie Allen!
Gracie Allen is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edu Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker has chosen Flash - Queen as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edu Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelvin Parker!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good leg kick by Parker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alvarez drives through with a takedown into Parker's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Parker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alvarez controls the pace.
We've been hearing that Alvarez has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Parker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alvarez preventing the sweep.
Parker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alvarez manages to get himself to full guard.
Parker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alvarez has his foot on Parker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Parker works his way back into a safe position though.
Parker stands and throws Alvarez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Parker connects with a decent elbow.
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!
Alvarez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker passes to side control.
Parker working the head and body with strikes.
Parker wants to take a breather but Alvarez manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Parker.
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parker throws a big elbow that misses.
Alvarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parker is one step ahead there.
Parker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alvarez is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alvarez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Parker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvarez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Parker pushes down on Alvarez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is working for a kimura but Alvarez is defending it quite comfortably.
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alvarez's head.
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.
Parker seems to be looking for submissions.
Alvarez wants to improve his position but Parker is controlling well.
Parker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Parker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alvarez defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker seems to be working for a kimura but Alvarez defends the submission attempt.
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Parker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alvarez wants to improve his position but Parker is controlling well.
Parker trying to mount his opponent but Alvarez defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Parker pulls his head out easily.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep. Parker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Parker dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Alvarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parker.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker dives in for a single leg takedown but Alvarez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Parker looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarez dodges the punch combination from Parker.
Parker fails to land the takedown.
Kelvin Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Parker.
Parker throws a low kick, looking for Alvarez's leg but Alvarez calmly moves out of range.
Kelvin Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
Parker tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Parker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvarez takes one to the chin there.
Parker has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Parker finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvarez's head.
Alvarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parker.
A left lands for Alvarez.
Parker throws the kick towards the body but Alvarez avoids it.
Parker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Parker is able to avoid easily.
Parker checks a leg kick.
Parker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alvarez counters with a single leg into guard. Parker didn't expect that.
Edu Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Parker.
Alvarez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Alvarez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Parker's head.
Alvarez trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker is trying to control. Alvarez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Parker tries to pass to full mount but Alvarez defends it.
Alvarez gets full guard.
Alvarez looking for a triangle here. Parker is fighting it but it looks tight! Alvarez pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Parker is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Edu Alvarez!
Edu Alvarez 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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