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Stomp-a-thon 21 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Tiddlywinks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Speed is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Tiddlywinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Speed!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiddlywinks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tiddlywinks lands a big head kick that sends Speed tumbling to the mat! Tiddlywinks takes a step backwards and waves Speed back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Travis Speed has been cut.
Tiddlywinks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tiddlywinks feints a jab and as Speed dips his head, Tiddlywinks unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Speed right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Speed falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Tiddlywinks smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roger Tiddlywinks!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Gore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Foley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Gore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Foley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley gets a clinch.
Gore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foley is leaning against Gore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Foley misses with some punches.
Gore misses with some punches.
Gore leaning against his opponent.
Gore throws a punch but it's blocked by Foley.
Foley lands a shoulder strike.
Foley taking a breather.
Foley manages to break the clinch.
Gore misses with a straight right.
Gore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gore cracks Foley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gore is looking to chop away at Foley's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Foley checks a leg kick.
Foley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gore is fending him off so far but Foley persists. Nope, Gore circles away and we're back to standing.
Gore feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Foley's coach down at Werewolf's cave was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Foley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patrick Gore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson Foley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gore misses with a low kick.
Foley clinches up against the cage.
Foley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Foley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Foley throws a leg kick but Gore moved away.
Gore tries a low kick but Foley avoids it.
Gore throws a low kick, looking for Foley's leg but Foley calmly moves out of range.
Foley blocks a low kick nicely.
Foley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gore defends well and Foley ends up having to push Gore into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gore defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foley.
Patrick Gore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Foley.
Foley closes the distance and clinches.
Foley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gore is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Foley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gore. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Gore - that landed with a thud.
Gore misses with a punch on the inside.
Gore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gore tries to stall but Foley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foley throws an elbow that misses.
Foley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Gore misses.
Gore just misses with a punch to the body.
Gore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Foley.
Foley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gore gets underhooks to prevent Foley's takedown attempt.
Foley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gore wants to slow Foley down by chopping away at his legs.
Foley looks to throw the jab but Gore is out of range.
Gore just misses with a punch to the body.
Foley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A chopping leg kick lands by Foley.
Foley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Foley is rocked!
Gore drops Foley with a straight right hand, right on the button! Gore follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Gore!
Patrick Gore made sure to mention his sponsor, SP Ultimate Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Tatarinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Militia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Tatarinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stan Militia!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatarinov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Militia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Militia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tatarinov throws a leg kick
and Militia counters with a head kick that drops Tatarinov to the mat! Tatarinov scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Tatarinov is rocked!
Militia connects with a body shot.
Oh Tatarinov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tatarinov is breathing heavily.
Militia batters Tatarinov with a massive right followed by a huge left! Tatarinov is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Militia lands a final crushing right hand to drop Tatarinov to the mat with a gruesome thud! Militia is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stan Militia!
Stan Militia 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Major Moonstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronko Buster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronko Buster will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Moonstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bronko Buster!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Buster.
Buster scores with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Moonstone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moonstone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Buster lands with a straight right. Moonstone didn't see that one coming.
Moonstone misses with a two punch combination.
Moonstone ducks under a wild hook from Buster.
Moonstone clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Buster.
Moonstone breaks the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Buster.
It looks like Major Moonstone has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moonstone closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buster.
Moonstone swings wildly with an uppercut but Buster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moonstone has a couple of punches blocked by Buster.
Buster misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Buster.
Buster lands a body shot.
A short right from Buster.
Moonstone working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buster scores with a hook to the body.
Moonstone is breathing heavily.
Buster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moonstone backwards.
Moonstone has a couple of punches blocked by Buster.
Buster lands a hook that snaps the head of Moonstone backwards.
Buster lands with a light punch inside.
Buster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Buster scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Buster.
A short left from Buster.
Buster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moonstone backwards.
Moonstone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Buster lands with a left to the head.
Buster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moonstone backwards.
Buster tries a body shot but Moonstone blocks it.
Buster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buster lands a shoulder strike.
Buster throws a punch but it's blocked by Moonstone.
Still in the clinch, Buster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Buster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Buster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moonstone breaks from the clinch.
Buster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moonstone in his tracks.
Moonstone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Buster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Buster fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moonstone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moonstone closes the distance and clinches.
Buster has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Buster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moonstone throws a head punch that misses.
Moonstone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buster digs a right hand into Moonstone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moonstone's gas tank.
Buster scores with a shot to the side of Moonstone's head.
Moonstone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Buster.
Buster lands a hook that snaps the head of Moonstone backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Buster lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buster digs a right hand underneath Moonstone's ribcage. Moonstone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Buster lands a shot to the body.
Buster pushes Moonstone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buster lands with a left to the head.
Buster lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Buster.
Buster lands a nice uppercut.
Moonstone is trying to force a seperation but Buster has the dominant position.
Buster pushes Moonstone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Buster - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buster.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moonstone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Buster gets through Moonstone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buster.
Buster lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Buster.
Buster blocking some punches.
Buster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Buster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moonstone is rocked!
Buster drops Moonstone onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Moonstone is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Moonstone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Buster misses with some punches.
Moonstone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buster drops Moonstone onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Moonstone is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Buster creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Moonstone out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bronko Buster!
A very excited looking Bronko Buster 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.
The defeated Major Moonstone had this to say: 'A battle lost is not the end of the quest itself!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Puzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikkard Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puzo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Speak Softly Love. 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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Puzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikkard Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson connects with a crisp jab.
Hanson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Puzo stuffs the takedown.
Hanson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Puzo tries to avoid it but Hanson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Puzo to the ground. Puzo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hanson motions for Puzo to come forward. Hanson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puzo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hilo Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Hanson moves away from the strike by Puzo.
Hanson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puzo.
Puzo misses with a body shot.
Hanson checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hanson momentarily.
Hanson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hanson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Puzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Puzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Puzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson gets the takedown into side control.
Puzo is being controlled here.
Puzo can't do much from the bottom here.
Hanson tries for a kimura but Puzo is defending well.
Hanson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Puzo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hanson in the domination position with Puzo hanging on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson staying calm.
Hanson is trying to get an arm triangle but Puzo is defending well.
Puzo can't do much from the bottom here.
Hanson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hanson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hanson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hanson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Puzo keeps working.
Puzo is trying to get back to half guard.
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That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hanson is looking to take a break and control but Puzo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanson taking a breather here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rikkard Hanson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Puzo stuffs the takedown.
Hanson scores with a jab.
Puzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Puzo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hanson.
Puzo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hanson counters with a three punch combo that has Puzo backing up. Puzo nods at Hanson to acknowledge the strikes.
Mario Puzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanson fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson tries for a takedown but Puzo circles away easily
and Puzo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mario Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rikkard Hanson.
Hanson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo is looking to chop away at Hanson's legs.
A little jabbing left from Hanson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mario Puzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Puzo throws a leg kick but Hanson moved away.
A bone on bone clash there as Hanson blocks the leg kick.
Hanson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Puzo pinned against the cage. Puzo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hanson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hanson lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Puzo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hanson on the ground.
Hanson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Puzo keeping moving, preventing Hanson from controlling successfully.
Hanson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hanson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo keeping hold of Hanson's head, controlling as best he can.
Hanson passes to side control.
Hanson trying to control the action but Puzo is working from the bottom.
Puzo wants to control but Hanson postures up.
Hanson is trying to get an arm triangle but Puzo is defending well.
Hanson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Puzo is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rikkard Hanson!
Rikkard Hanson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bung Popper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popper comes to the cage accompanied by Runnin with the Devil. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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155 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bung Popper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis throws a looping overhand right but Popper ducks down to avoid it.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Popper sprawls well. Popper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pettis gets slowly back to his feet.
Pettis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Popper.
Pettis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Popper feints a jab promting Pettis to slip. Popper then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pettis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Popper throws a left and a right that both miss
so Pettis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Popper pushes Pettis off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettis slips a straight right by Popper.
A swing and a miss from Popper.
Pettis swings widly with a right hand
and Popper counters with a single leg into guard. Pettis didn't expect that.
Pettis told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Pettis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Popper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Popper won't allow Pettis to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pettis's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pettis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Popper is aware though and is defending well.
Popper connects with a couple of short punches.
Pettis wants to sweep but no luck.
Pettis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Popper puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Popper perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pettis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Popper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Popper postures up and lands a big shot to Pettis's brow.
Popper trying to control but Pettis is working from the bottom.
Pettis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Popper is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Popper is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pettis.
We've been hearing good reports from Popper's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pettis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Popper landing a few strikes.
Popper controlling the position from side mount.
Popper stands up.
Pettis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Popper avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Popper throws a lazy uppercut
and Pettis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Popper manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pettis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Popper looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Popper looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Popper!
Popper controlling the position.
Pettis wants to control but Popper postures up.
Pettis is looking for a sweep.
Popper landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pettis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Popper is working Pettis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Popper decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pettis to his feet.
Bung Popper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Popper has time to react.
Popper lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Popper misses with a hook. Pettis ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Popper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Popper misses with a few strikes there.
Popper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Popper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pettis.
Popper connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bung Popper dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pettis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popper.
Popper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pettis can do to turn this around?
Pettis wants to slow Popper down by chopping away at his legs.
Popper stuns Pettis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Popper lands a left and a right that send Pettis crashing to the mat, dazed. Popper thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pettis is rocked!
Popper punishes Pettis's body with a nice straight punch.
Pettis is still on wobbly legs! Can Popper finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettis drops his hands momentarily. Popper doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Pettis staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Pettis doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bung Popper!
After the fight, Bung Popper 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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