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Stomp-a-thon 21b PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bonesaw McGraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Treborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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230 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bonesaw McGraw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Treborn!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Treborn.
An inside leg kick from McGraw misses.
Treborn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McGraw is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Treborn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGraw feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Treborn's calf.
Treborn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab by Treborn.
It looks like Bonesaw McGraw has been cut.
McGraw clinches up with Treborn and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Treborn.
McGraw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Treborn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGraw in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Treborn.
Treborn misses with the head strike.
Treborn just leaning against McGraw, taking a breather.
Treborn blocks a body shot from McGraw.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McGraw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGraw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Treborn lands a knee to the body.
Treborn gets through McGraw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Treborn.
Treborn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Treborn lands a left hand.
McGraw has a couple of punches blocked by Treborn.
McGraw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from McGraw.
A short left from McGraw.
Treborn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGraw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Treborn looks winded!
Nice body punch from McGraw - that landed with a thud.
McGraw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGraw lands a nice shot to the body.
McGraw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGraw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGraw lands a left hand.
I was talking to McGraw's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Treborn misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGraw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGraw pushes Treborn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGraw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGraw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGraw lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGraw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGraw lands a nice uppercut.
McGraw lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGraw.
A short body shot lands from McGraw as the two fighters clinch.
McGraw pushes Treborn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGraw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Treborn backwards.
A short right from McGraw on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by McGraw.
Still in the clinch, McGraw scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from McGraw.
McGraw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGraw cracks Treborn with a nice body shot.
Treborn takes a shot to the head.
McGraw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGraw lands a shot to the body.
McGraw lands an uppercut.
McGraw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGraw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from McGraw.
McGraw works on Treborn's body with a couple of short punches.
McGraw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGraw lands a hook that snaps the head of Treborn backwards.
Still in the clinch, McGraw scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGraw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by McGraw.
A nice left hand lands by McGraw.
McGraw lands with a short shot to the head.
Treborn is rocked!
McGraw working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from McGraw.
Treborn is still on wobbly legs! Can McGraw finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGraw.
McGraw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGraw creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Treborn with a big uppercut! Treborn tries to clinch up but McGraw pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Treborn to the mat! Treborn covers up and McGraw unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bonesaw McGraw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rancid Crabtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders Andersson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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186 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rancid Crabtree!
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, Anders Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Andersson is defended easily by Crabtree.
Crabtree moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Andersson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crabtree throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crabtree lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crabtree throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crabtree 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.
Andersson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Good exchange - Crabtree coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crabtree feints a jab promting Andersson to slip. Crabtree then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Andersson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Andersson misses the body punch
and Crabtree counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Andersson.
Andersson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Andersson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Crabtree knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Andersson on the ground.
Andersson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Andersson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Crabtree rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Andersson's guard! Nice work there by Crabtree!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Andersson holds on and takes a little breather.
Crabtree tries to stand but Andersson is controlling from the bottom.
Crabtree has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crabtree is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Andersson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Crabtree is looking to defend but Andersson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Crabtree! Andersson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Crabtree taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anders Andersson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Islam Makhachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ioannis Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makhachev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HEY MAMA - David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj & Afrojack. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Islam Makhachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ioannis Markakis!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Makhachev misses.
Makhachev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Ioannis Markakis has been cut.
Markakis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Makhachev darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Markakis's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Makhachev before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Islam Makhachev!
Islam Makhachev made sure to mention his sponsor, Mohito Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim McKinnon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKinnon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, USMC Amazing Grace. Optimus Prime is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim McKinnon!
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, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Prime tenderised McKinnon's leg. McKinnon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Prime shoots in and gets a takedown into McKinnon's guard.
Prime looking to sit in guard and control but McKinnon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McKinnon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prime swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McKinnon throws a strike but Prime rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Prime stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McKinnon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Prime is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKinnon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Prime sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Prime trying to control the position from guard on top but McKinnon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime has gone for a leg lock! McKinnon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Prime's guard.
McKinnon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Prime keeping full guard, as McKinnon tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKinnon is working hard here to advance position.
Prime pushes McKinnon off and scrambles back to his feet.
Prime tries to close the distance and clinch but McKinnon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinnon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McKinnon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice sprawl there from McKinnon as Prime shoots in.
Prime tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prime throws the kick towards the body but McKinnon avoids it.
McKinnon lands with a good body shot.
Prime looks for a takedown but McKinnon sprawls well.
Prime looks to score with a jab to the body but McKinnon is just out of range.
McKinnon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McKinnon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prime.
McKinnon is looking for a counter combo.
McKinnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKinnon doesn't manage to clinch there - Prime circles away.
Prime tries to close the distance and clinch up but McKinnon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from McKinnon misses its target.
The fight stays on the outside here - McKinnon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinnon rushes Prime and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Prime.
McKinnon is trying to break the clinch but Prime is controlling him.
Prime working McKinnon over with knees to the body.
McKinnon blocking some punches.
McKinnon avoiding damage as Prime throws knees to the body.
McKinnon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McKinnon breaks the clinch.
McKinnon is looking to clinch but Prime is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Prime is defended easily by McKinnon.
Jim McKinnon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Optimus Prime.
McKinnon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Prime checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Prime drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McKinnon defends it well.
Prime lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circle momentarily. McKinnon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Prime decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McKinnon manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Prime keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKinnon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prime has him pressed against the cage.
McKinnon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McKinnon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McKinnon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prime prevents McKinnon from breaking the clinch.
Prime swings wildly with an uppercut but McKinnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prime is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Prime trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Prime 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.
McKinnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prime clinches up against the cage.
Prime tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McKinnon avoids it.
McKinnon blocks the elbow strike.
McKinnon dodges an elbow strike from Prime.
Prime is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKinnon is defending well for now.
Prime trying to land knees to the body.
Prime misses with an elbow over the top.
Prime trying to land knees to the body.
Prime misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prime is pushing McKinnon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Prime misses with an elbow strike.
Prime effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinnon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Prime, right into the meat.
Prime throws out a loose jab but McKinnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKinnon scores with a jab. Prime acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Prime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKinnon takes a swing at Prime's ribcage but misses.
Prime connects with a solid leg kick.
Prime fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prime cracks McKinnon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Prime tries to close the distance and clinch up but McKinnon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prime scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKinnon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Prime trying to control the position from guard on top but McKinnon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prime looking to sit in guard and control but McKinnon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Prime trying to keep a closed guard but McKinnon is proving a slippery customer.
McKinnon pushes down on Prime's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Prime trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime gets full guard.
Prime keeping moving, preventing McKinnon from controlling successfully.
Prime keeping full guard, as McKinnon tries to pass.
Prime is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Prime is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McKinnon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinnon is sitting in close to Prime's body. Prime has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! McKinnon is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, McKinnon is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Prime.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Optimus Prime!
A very excited looking Optimus Prime 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keikan Kira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pollyanne Rothchild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kira comes to the cage accompanied by Muga - Prayer to Villian. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rothchild's choice of entrance music: I Will Survive. Keikan Kira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pollyanne Rothchild's chin.
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keikan Kira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pollyanne Rothchild!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothchild moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kira shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rothchild eats them both and turns towards Kira to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Pollyanne Rothchild has been cut.
Rothchild tries to clinch
letting Kira counter with a right hand.
Rothchild closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rothchild is looking to take a break and control but Kira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kira misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rothchild is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kira sees it coming and defends easily.
Rothchild wants to free his trapped foot but Kira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothchild is trying to control the action in half guard but Kira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rothchild is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kira is just riding it out for now. Rothchild eventually gives up the hold.
Kira gets full guard.
Rothchild tries to free his leg and advance position but Kira is retaining full guard.
Rothchild lying in Kira's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Kira decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Rothchild taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keikan Kira!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Keikan Kira waved his t-shirt featuring Spartan Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Pollyanne Rothchild stepped up to the mic, saying ' It is going to take a ton of make up to fix this mess of a face. Look at me, I'm a wreck!
Miss Deborah might not make it to the club this week, but me and my bruises will be there! Hey girls! '.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Sarnavskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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192 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Sarnavskiy!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarnavskiy lands a nice shot to the body.
Head throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarnavskiy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Head.
Head rushes Sarnavskiy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Head tries a body shot but Sarnavskiy blocks it.
Sarnavskiy tries to work over Head's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Head tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Head throws a punch but it's blocked by Sarnavskiy.
A head punch on the inside from Head fails to land.
Head lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sarnavskiy backwards.
Head misses with some punches.
Head throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sarnavskiys head.
Head slowing the pace effectively.
Sarnavskiy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Head fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarnavskiy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Head misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarnavskiy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sarnavskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Head - that landed with a thud.
Sarnavskiy throws a punch but it's blocked by Head.
Head works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Head blocks a body shot from Sarnavskiy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Head swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sarnavskiy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarnavskiy.
Head throws a head punch that misses.
Sarnavskiy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Head seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sarnavskiy can turn it around.
Head doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Head misses with a hook from the clinch.
Head digs a right hand into Sarnavskiy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sarnavskiy's gas tank.
Head can't find room to land a body shot as Sarnavskiy controls the action.
Sarnavskiy misses with a punch on the inside.
Head misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Head's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Head blocks a body shot from Sarnavskiy.
Head misses with some punches.
Head tries a body shot but Sarnavskiy blocks it.
A short right from Sarnavskiy.
Head tries to throw a body punch but Sarnavskiy avoids it by throwing Head back against the cage.
Sarnavskiy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Sarnavskiy fails to land.
A short left from Head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarnavskiy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sarnavskiy.
Head lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sarnavskiy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Head.
Head blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarnavskiy tries to stall but Head uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Head fails to land.
Head lands a nice uppercut.
Sarnavskiy is leaning against Head and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Head throws a punch but it's blocked by Sarnavskiy.
Head has a couple of punches blocked by Sarnavskiy.
Head lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Head.
Sarnavskiy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sarnavskiy blocks an uppercut.
Head lands with a light punch inside.
Head blocks an uppercut.
Head pushes Sarnavskiy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Head scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sarnavskiy blocks a body shot from Head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarnavskiy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sarnavskiy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Head.
Head lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sarnavskiy backwards.
Head's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Head blocks a body shot from Sarnavskiy.
Head tries a body shot but Sarnavskiy blocks it.
Sarnavskiy blocking some punches.
Sarnavskiy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Head is keeping busy.
Head working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sarnavskiy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Head scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Head as the two fighters clinch.
Head throws a punch but it's blocked by Sarnavskiy.
Head lands with a right to the head.
Head misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Head swings wildly with an uppercut but Sarnavskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Head struggles to land a body shot inside as Sarnavskiy controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head misses with a body punch.
Head blocks an uppercut.
Head is leaning against Sarnavskiy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Head misses with some punches.
Head blocking some punches.
Sarnavskiy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sarnavskiy misses with some punches.
Head keeps control of Sarnavskiy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Head throws a head punch that misses.
Head fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Head lands a nice uppercut.
Sarnavskiy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Head throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sarnavskiys head.
Head has a couple of punches blocked by Sarnavskiy.
Sarnavskiy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Head's elbow.
Sarnavskiy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Head creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Head throws a punch but it's blocked by Sarnavskiy.
Head misses with some punches.
Head lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Head dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sarnavskiy moves out of range of the body kick.
Sarnavskiy throws a jab when Head was well out of range.
Head clinches up against the cage.
Sarnavskiy swings wildly with an uppercut but Head uses good head movement to avoid it.
Head misses with some punches.
Head lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sarnavskiy is trying to break free.
Head blocks a body shot from Sarnavskiy.
Head lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sarnavskiy backwards.
Nice body punch from Sarnavskiy - that landed with a thud.
Head pushes Sarnavskiy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Head can't find room to land a body shot as Sarnavskiy controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Head lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Head lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sarnavskiy backwards.
Sarnavskiy lands a nice shot to the body.
Head misses with some punches.
Head swings wildly with an uppercut but Sarnavskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Head lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head has a couple of punches blocked by Sarnavskiy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarnavskiy.
Head lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sarnavskiy backwards.
Head lands with a left to the head.
Head presses Sarnavskiy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sarnavskiy is breathing heavily.
A short right from Head on the inside.
Head blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Head.
Still in the clinch, Head scores with a nice short uppercut.
Head lands a hook to the side of the head.
Head lands an uppercut.
Head lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Head lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Head.
Head tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Head lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Head creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Head tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Head scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head lands a hook that snaps the head of Sarnavskiy backwards.
Sarnavskiy is rocked!
Head scores with a shoulder strike.
Sarnavskiy is still on wobbly legs! Can Head finish him?
Head lands with a right to the head.
Head lands a body punch in the clinch.
Head unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sarnavskiy! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Head is unloading with more strikes now! Sarnavskiy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Head!
Richard Head decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Alexander Sarnavskiy stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back better'.
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