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UPF 37: Michael Vs. Borat PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Wrestler Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matteo Mancini (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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277 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Wrestler Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matteo Mancini!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancini lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mancini throws a jab when Wrestler Ii was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mancini. Wrestler Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Mancini.
Mancini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mancini throws a hook but Wrestler Ii blocks it.
Wrestler Ii doesn't manage to clinch there - Mancini circles away.
Wrestler Ii looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mancini is fending him off so far but Wrestler Ii persists. Nope, Mancini circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mancini. Wrestler Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mancini pushes Wrestler Ii up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mancini lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mancini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wrestler Ii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mancini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mancini is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wrestler Ii with a body shot.
Mancini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wrestler Ii manages to avoid it.
Wrestler Ii closes the distance but Mancini moves to the side
letting Mancini counter with a right hand.
It looks like The Wrestler Ii has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wrestler Ii throws a head punch that misses.
Wrestler Ii dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short left from Mancini.
Mancini lands an uppercut.
Wrestler Ii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wrestler Ii misses with the head strike.
Mancini lands an uppercut.
Mancini misses with the head strike.
Wrestler Ii wants a takedown but no success here.
Wrestler Ii tries a body shot but Mancini blocks it.
Mancini lands a hook that snaps the head of Wrestler Ii backwards.
Mancini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrestler Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Mancini controls the action.
Mancini has a couple of punches blocked by Wrestler Ii.
Mancini breaks from the clinch.
Wrestler Ii could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mancini throws the kick towards the body but Wrestler Ii avoids it.
Wrestler Ii is looking to clinch but Mancini is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancini moves out of range as Wrestler Ii strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mancini.
Mancini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mancini throws a shot to the body.
Mancini drops Wrestler Ii with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wrestler Ii looks back up at him and smiles so Mancini waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mancini feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wrestler Ii sprawling to the canvas! Wrestler Ii rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mancini finish him?!
Wrestler Ii is rocked!
Mancini fakes the body blow, causing Wrestler Ii to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Wrestler Ii goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matteo Mancini!
Our winner, Matteo Mancini, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ash Fuller will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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179 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Teddy Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ash Fuller!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuller throws a sloppy head kick
and Dean counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dean is working for a submission of some sort.
Dean wants to control but Fuller is keeping him busy.
Dean is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fuller defends it well.
Dean seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean is trying to control the action in half guard but Fuller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fuller trying to control but Dean postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean seems to be looking for submissions.
Dean seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Fuller is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Teddy Dean!
Teddy Dean 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.
The defeated Ash Fuller had this to say: 'Thank you everyone. And congratulations to my very worthy opponent. Hey hey hey hey....smoke weed everyday. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tane Huia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucien Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tane Huia has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tane Huia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lucien Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wolf misses with a right hand
and Huia counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Huia. Those never looked like landing.
And Wolf tries to counter it with a takedown but Huia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've been told by Huia's head coaches at SP ICON gym hilo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Huia lands a jab to the nose.
A decent looking cross lands there for Huia.
Wolf falls off balance throwing a combination
and Huia counters with a one-two to the body.
Huia tries to sprawl but Wolf drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huia controlling the position well.
Huia trying to control here.
Wolf tries to pass the half guard into mount. Huia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wolf trying to control the action but Huia is working from the bottom.
Wolf wants to pass to mount but Huia is defending the position.
Huia wants to control but Wolf is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Huia defends it well.
Wolf looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wolf trying to control from half guard but Huia is working away.
Still in half guard, Wolf seems content to control.
Wolf is thwarting Huia's attempts to control the position.
Huia controlling the position for now.
That's two 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.
Huia is trying to control but can't.
Huia is looking to improve his 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. Wolf connects with a nice short shot to Huia's temple.
Wolf with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wolf is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Huia defends it well.
Wolf lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Huia!
Wolf working the ground and pound effectively.
Huia tries to hold on but Wolf postures up.
Huia blocking the ground and pound.
Huia is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf lands a big shot there that rocks Huia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wolf is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Huia is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Huia flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Wolf anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Huia and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Wolf slips an arm under Huia chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Wolf has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Wolf is squeezing on Huia like an anaconda would it's prey. Huia fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lucien Wolf!
A very excited looking Lucien Wolf rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iker Dedal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Agatupu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agatupu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "How Bizarre" by OMC. Ian Agatupu struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iker Dedal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ian Agatupu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Dedal does no damage.
Agatupu looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dedal scores with a nice head shot.
Dedal lands with a right and another and another! Agatupu is in big trouble! Dedal lands again and this time it's lights out for Agatupu! A quality knockout there for Dedal.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Iker Dedal!
Ian Agatupu was interviewed post fight and said 'You think that was bizarre, just wait until my next fight!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldo Claudiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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149 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waldo Claudiano!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo darts in and clinches Claudiano up against the cage.
Claudiano lands with a short shot to the head.
Rizzo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rizzo stopping the sweep attempt from Claudiano.
Claudiano is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Claudiano looking for a sweep. Not yet Claudiano, not yet.
Claudiano pulls Rizzo in to control the position.
Claudiano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Claudiano keeping moving, preventing Rizzo from controlling successfully.
Rizzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudiano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rizzo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Claudiano pulls Rizzo in close to his closed guard and prevents Rizzo from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo stopping the sweep attempt from Claudiano.
Rizzo 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rizzo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rizzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Claudiano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rizzo won't allow Claudiano to sweep him here.
Rizzo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Claudiano's guard.
Claudiano is trying to get back to full guard.
Claudiano trying to control but Rizzo postures up.
Rizzo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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. Rizzo connects with a nice short shot to Claudiano's temple.
Claudiano tries to get to full guard but Rizzo has control of the leg.
Claudiano actively working from the bottom here.
Rizzo throwing shots but Claudiano is blocking nicely.
Rizzo prevents Claudiano from improving his position.
Claudiano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Claudiano trying to control here.
Claudiano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rizzo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rizzo's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo breaks Claudiano's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rizzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Claudiano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rizzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Claudiano has Rizzo pulled in close to control his posture.
Rizzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Claudiano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Claudiano lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Claudiano controlling from the top position.
Claudiano throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Claudiano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Claudiano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rizzo is keeping the position for now.
Claudiano wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
Claudiano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Claudiano's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Claudiano wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Claudiano won't allow Rizzo to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claudiano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Claudiano working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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 Frank Rizzo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Claudiano lands a slapping body shot.
A jab lands there for Claudiano.
Claudiano stuffs the takedown.
Frank Rizzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Claudiano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rizzo. Rizzo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rizzo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Claudiano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Claudiano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rizzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Claudiano.
Rizzo looks for a takedown but Claudiano sprawls well.
Rizzo tries for a takedown but Claudiano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Rizzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rizzo gets a clinch.
Claudiano presses Rizzo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Claudiano.
Rizzo just leaning against Claudiano, taking a breather.
Claudiano gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Rizzo is staying active underneath Claudiano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rizzo trying to control here.
Claudiano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Claudiano 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.
Claudiano passes to side control.
Claudiano trying to control the position but Rizzo is working away.
Rizzo tries to buck Claudiano off but Claudiano is having none of it.
Rizzo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Claudiano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rizzo is not content to let Claudiano control the position.
Claudiano might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rizzo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Claudiano in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Claudiano connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rizzo some visible discomfort.
Rizzo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Claudiano in side control, throwing shots but Rizzo defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo sneaks back into half guard.
Claudiano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rizzo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rizzo gets back to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Claudiano's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Claudiano stays in close to Rizzo's body and controls the position.
Rizzo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Claudiano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Claudiano wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
Claudiano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano throws a big right hand that misses.
Claudiano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Claudiano landing some decent shots from guard.
Claudiano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Claudiano advances to half guard.
Rizzo is staying active underneath Claudiano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Claudiano working over Rizzo with some ground and pound. Rizzo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Claudiano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Claudiano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rizzo is not content to let Claudiano control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Claudiano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Claudiano tries to keep at a distance but Rizzo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rizzo blocks an uppercut.
Claudiano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rizzo.
Claudiano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Claudiano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rizzo scores with a shoulder strike.
Claudiano gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rizzo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Claudiano is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claudiano scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Claudiano.
Claudiano has a couple of punches blocked by Rizzo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Claudiano.
A shot in the inside from Claudiano.
Claudiano lands with a left to the head.
Claudiano gets underhooks to prevent Rizzo's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rizzo stalling the fight.
Claudiano cracks Rizzo with a nice body shot.
Claudiano tries to work over Rizzo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Claudiano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rizzo's elbow.
Claudiano gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rizzo is looking for a triangle here but Claudiano uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Claudiano connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rizzo some visible discomfort.
Claudiano scores with punches from side control.
Claudiano fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rizzo struggling a bit here.
Claudiano creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano throws an elbow but Rizzo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Claudiano working the head with strikes.
Claudiano misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Claudiano cracks Rizzo with a big right hand but Rizzo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rizzo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Claudiano passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rizzo!
Claudiano looking to finish Rizzo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rizzo!
Rizzo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rizzo can't escape the position.
Claudiano unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Claudiano cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rizzo is bucking up trying to escape but Claudiano cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Claudiano landing shots from mount.
Rizzo working to try and regain half guard.
Claudiano looking to control and managing it successfully.
Claudiano scoring with strikes but Rizzo is staying in there.
Rizzo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Claudiano wants to sweep here but Rizzo controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rizzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Claudiano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rizzo won't allow Claudiano to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Claudiano is on top in guard.
Rizzo trying to control the position.
Claudiano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Claudiano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Claudiano is working Rizzo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Waldo Claudiano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Claudiano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waldo Claudiano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caliman Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Acosta (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 Thiago Acosta was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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21
189 lbs
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202 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caliman Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Acosta!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acosta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Acosta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Acosta misses.
Acosta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Acosta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Acosta looks to land a left hand but Matos moved out of range nicely.
Matos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Acosta's waist but Acosta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matos off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caliman Matos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matos tries for a takedown but Acosta circles away easily
and Acosta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Acosta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Acosta misses with a two punch combination.
Matos shoots in looking for a takedown. Acosta tries to sprawl out of it but Matos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Acosta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matos shoots in looking for a takedown. Acosta tries to sprawl out of it but Matos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Acosta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Acosta's waist but Acosta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matos off to one side.
Acosta let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Matos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Acosta's waist but Acosta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matos off to one side.
Matos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Matos.
Acosta is looking to get back to his feet here but Matos is keeping cool and he's managed to take Acosta's back.
Acosta trying to get back to his feet but Matos is in full control for now.
Acosta wants to escape the position.
Acosta trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Matos has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Acosta has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Acosta is in bad spot here.
Acosta tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta avoids a series of strikes thrown by Matos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acosta is working to get back to half guard.
Acosta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Acosta gets back to half guard.
Matos works his way into full mount!
Acosta wants to get back to his feet.
Acosta working to try and regain half guard.
Acosta taking shots to the head.
Acosta tries to hold on but Matos postures up.
Acosta prevents any damage by holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta tries to reverse the position but Matos maintains control.
Acosta is still trying to improve position.
Matos unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Acosta that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Acosta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Matos throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Acosta has his hands clasped together but Matos breaks the hold and Acosta is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Matos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caliman Matos!
Caliman Matos tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Vipunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antero Vipunen!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis throws a front kick aimed at Vipunen's knee but Vipunen avoids it well.
Vipunen looks to throw the jab but Pettis is out of range.
Vipunen throws a hook but Pettis blocks it.
Vipunen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pettis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pettis throws a shot from downtown. Vipunen moves away and avoids it.
Pettis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pettis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vipunen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pettis was covering up waiting for the punch and Vipunen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vipunen distracts Pettis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis is trying to keep Vipunen in close.
Pettis is looking for a triangle but Vipunen pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vipunen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pettis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pettis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vipunen landing with the ground and pound.
Vipunen works over Pettis with some ground and pound from guard.
Pettis has Vipunen pulled in close to control his posture.
Pettis working for a triangle but Vipunen defends it easily.
Vipunen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vipunen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vipunen connects with a couple of short punches.
Vipunen stops Pettis from standing up.
Pettis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vipunen lands a couple of elbows.
Pettis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vipunen is aware though and is defending well.
Vipunen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vipunen landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throws his legs up looking for a submission but Vipunen uses it to pass to side control.
Pettis is breathing heavily.
Vipunen grinds an elbow into Pettis's temple.
Vipunen working the head with strikes.
Vipunen is putting a hurting on Pettis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pettis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vipunen connects with a decent elbow.
Vipunen grinds an elbow into Pettis's temple.
Vipunen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pettis!
Pettis is desperately trying to improve his position but Vipunen has a good base and remains in mount.
Vipunen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pettis looks a forlorn figure.
Vipunen raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is squirming around, avoiding Vipunen's attempts to control the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vipunen is landing with some decent strikes but Pettis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pettis is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Palace of Pain Gym - VCL - Rio, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Pettis is in a horrible position here. Vipunen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pettis is desperately trying to improve his position but Vipunen has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Pettis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pettis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pettis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Vipunen with the ground and pound from mount.
Pettis is rocked!
Vipunen breaks from Pettis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Pettis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vipunen loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Pettis scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Vipunen land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Vipunen stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antero Vipunen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William McDougal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies and Gentlemen . 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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153 lbs
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150 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William McDougal!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDougal fails to land the takedown.
That kick from Morgan tenderised McDougal's leg. McDougal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
McDougal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McDougal dives in and grabs Morgan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes down on McDougal's head and hops out.
McDougal moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
McDougal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from McDougal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morgan throws a quick counter head kick but McDougal was just out of range.
We've been told by Morgan's head coaches at Brutal Force Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Robert Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William McDougal.
McDougal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morgan lands a big head kick that sends McDougal tumbling to the mat! Morgan takes a step backwards and waves McDougal back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McDougal is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan lands a big head kick that sends McDougal tumbling to the mat! Morgan takes a step backwards and waves McDougal back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McDougal is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
McDougal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McDougal.
Morgan lands a brutal uppercut that launches McDougal off his feet! McDougal tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Morgan!
An out of breath Robert Morgan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torquil Bram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mutant Morais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mutant Morais has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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22
300 lbs
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29
290 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torquil Bram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mutant Morais!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bram lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Mutant Morais has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Bram there.
Morais defending well as Bram loads up on a big left hand.
Bram tries to bum rush Morais with a series of wild strikes but Morais uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morais tries for a takedown but Bram circles away easily
and Bram counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Bram misses its intended target.
Morais doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Bram counter with a right hand.
Morais uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bram.
Bram misses with a body shot.
Bram takes a swing at Morais's ribcage but misses.
Morais changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bram lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morais shoots for a double leg takedown but Bram sprawls well. He's pushed Morais's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Torquil Bram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mutant Morais.
Bram misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bram swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bram thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morais.
Bram wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Bram does it's job there.
That has opened up Mutant Morais's cut even more.
A telegraphed right hand from Bram misses the target.
Bram misses with a body shot.
Bram drops Morais with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Morais! Bram dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torquil Bram!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michal Korek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borat WawaWeeeeewaaaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korek comes to the cage accompanied by Touch me - Samantha Fox. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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161 lbs
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170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Korek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Borat WawaWeeeeewaaaa!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korek ducks under a wild hook from WawaWeeeeewaaaa.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa throws a right hand that misses
and Korek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa moves into the clinch successfully.
Korek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korek swings wildly with an uppercut but WawaWeeeeewaaaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korek.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korek moves out of range of the strikes.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa tries to bum rush Korek with a series of wild strikes but Korek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Korek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Korek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Korek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract WawaWeeeeewaaaa.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa lands a jab to Korek's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korek cracks WawaWeeeeewaaaa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheers as Korek lands an impressive looking overhand right. WawaWeeeeewaaaa doesn't seem phased though.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Korek throws a good cross that connects.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korek moves away.
Korek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by WawaWeeeeewaaaa.
Korek misses with a body shot.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa misses with a hook.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa avoids the head kick by Korek.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Korek throws a head kick that misses.
We've been told by Korek's head coaches at Academy of Arse Whoopers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Korek throws a hook but WawaWeeeeewaaaa blocks it.
Korek scoring well with a low kick there.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa throws a lazy head kick
and Korek makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa moves in looking to clinch but Korek pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa lands with a hook. Korek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Korek is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa throws a series of punches but Korek avoids them all with ease.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa misses the jab.
Korek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa throws a body punch but Korek moves out of range.
Korek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Korek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed WawaWeeeeewaaaa momentarily.
Korek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from WawaWeeeeewaaaa.
Korek 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.
Donk. Korek catches WawaWeeeeewaaaa right on the button with a cross.
Korek catches WawaWeeeeewaaaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
WawaWeeeeewaaaa moves away from the strike by Korek.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Korek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Korek moves away from the strike by WawaWeeeeewaaaa.
Korek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before WawaWeeeeewaaaa has time to react.
Korek is looking to land body kicks.
A lazy left from Korek finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korek moves away from the strike by WawaWeeeeewaaaa.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa misses with an uppercut. Korek saw that one coming.
Korek throws a leg kick which misses WawaWeeeeewaaaa's front leg but catches the back leg as WawaWeeeeewaaaa tries to avoid it.
Korek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa drops Korek with a beautiful combination! Korek stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - WawaWeeeeewaaaa is looking for the KO!
Korek is rocked!
It looks like Michal Korek has been cut.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa misses the jab.
Oh Korek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Korek is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Korek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa swinging wildly here.
It looked like Korek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
WawaWeeeeewaaaa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Korek seems to have got his legs back now.
Korek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Korek ducks under a wild hook from WawaWeeeeewaaaa.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Korek counters with a straight right hand.
Korek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps WawaWeeeeewaaaa's head backwards.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korek changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Korek works WawaWeeeeewaaaa's body with a nice hook.
Jab from Korek.
Korek tests WawaWeeeeewaaaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Korek throws a lazy right hand but WawaWeeeeewaaaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Korek lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
WawaWeeeeewaaaa throws a leg kick but Korek sees it coming and checks it nicely.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa tries to clinch there but Korek circles away.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Korek.
Korek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Korek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Korek avoids a punch combination nicely.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa darts in trying to clinch
and Korek counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa moves away from the strike by Korek.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa throws a series of punches but Korek moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Korek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Korek's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa moves out of range of the body kick from Korek.
Korek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from WawaWeeeeewaaaa.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa takes a swing at Korek's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Korek does it's job there.
Borat WawaWeeeeewaaaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa misses with a two punch combination.
Korek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Korek backs off WawaWeeeeewaaaa throws a huge counter combo but Korek manages to avoid it all.
A looping hook to the body misses from WawaWeeeeewaaaa. Korek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Korek lands with a nice body kick.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa throws a body punch but Korek moves out of range.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Korek lands a nice hook to WawaWeeeeewaaaa's body. WawaWeeeeewaaaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa wants to clinch up but Korek keeps it at a distance.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa darts in and clinches Korek up against the cage.
Korek throws a head punch that misses.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa tries to move into range but Korek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Korek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from WawaWeeeeewaaaa.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from WawaWeeeeewaaaa does no damage.
Some wild striking there from WawaWeeeeewaaaa.
Michal Korek is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from WawaWeeeeewaaaa misses the target.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Korek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Korek.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa misses with a combination
and Korek counters with a nice uppercut.
Korek lands a jab to WawaWeeeeewaaaa's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
WawaWeeeeewaaaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korek was well out of range. Poor timing from WawaWeeeeewaaaa.
It looked like Korek was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from WawaWeeeeewaaaa.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa misses with a looping left.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa looks to throw the jab but Korek is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa throws a combination that misses
and Korek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa throws an overhand right that lands on Korek's shoulder, as Korek tries to avoid the shot.
Korek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa misses with a double jab.
Decent striking displayed by Korek there.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Korek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Korek, right into the meat.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa scores with a three punch combo!
WawaWeeeeewaaaa throws a hook to the side of Korek's head but Korek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Korek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa lands a left and a right that send Korek crashing to the mat, dazed. WawaWeeeeewaaaa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Korek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Korek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa misses with a double jab
and Korek counters with a nice body shot.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Korek.
Korek lands with a nice body punch.
Korek lands a nice hook to WawaWeeeeewaaaa's body. WawaWeeeeewaaaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from WawaWeeeeewaaaa misses.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Korek counters with a stiff right hand.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Korek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa throws an off balance right hand
and Korek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Korek tests WawaWeeeeewaaaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korek keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa is rocked!
Korek throws a right and a left that both miss.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa tries to move into range but Korek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
WawaWeeeeewaaaa is still on wobbly legs! Can Korek finish him?
Korek cracks WawaWeeeeewaaaa on the jaw with a powerful right hand and WawaWeeeeewaaaa falls backwards against the cage. Korek follows up with more strikes that drop WawaWeeeeewaaaa to his knees. Korek keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save WawaWeeeeewaaaa! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michal Korek!
Michal Korek retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Michal Korek thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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