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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nagarjun Sagar Singh Khema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nagarjun Sagar Singh Rajput (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nagarjun Sagar Singh Khema!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nagarjun Sagar Singh Rajput!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh Khema changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Singh Rajput tries to avoid it but Singh Khema manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Singh Rajput to the ground. Singh Rajput escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Singh Khema closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Singh Khema lands in his opponent's guard.
Singh Rajput working a defensive guard here.
Singh Khema sitting in guard here, content to control.
Singh Rajput is trying to control the position but Singh Khema postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh Rajput pulls Singh Khema in close to prevent any damage.
Singh Rajput looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Singh Khema really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Singh Khema sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Rajput escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Singh Khema gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Singh Khema slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Singh Rajput rushes Singh Khema and presses him up against the cage.
Singh Rajput has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Singh Khema avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Singh Khema is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Singh Rajput is defending well for now.
Singh Rajput tries to pull guard but Singh Khema won't allow it.
Singh Khema ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Singh Khema no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh Rajput wants to get up but he can't break Singh Khema's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Singh Rajput trying to control the position from guard on top but Singh Khema is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Singh Rajput won't allow Singh Khema to get back to his feet.
Singh Rajput is looking to work some ground and pound but Singh Khema has wrist control.
Singh Khema looking for a guillotine here but Singh Rajput defends easily.
Singh Rajput trying to control the position from guard on top but Singh Khema is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Singh Khema has control of Singh Rajput's left arm, preventing Singh Rajput from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nagarjun Sagar Singh Khema showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Singh Khema has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 10:9
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 10:9
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nagarjun Sagar Singh Khema!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam McRae!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McRae doesn't seem bothered though.
McRae misses with a head kick.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McRae takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from McRae.
Hall swings for the body but McRae moves out of range.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
McRae throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from McRae.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses McRae's front leg but catches the back leg as McRae tries to avoid it.
McRae moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
McRae throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall has McRae up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by McRae.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
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!
Hall misses with the head strike.
McRae working aggressively here.
Hall is trying to stall.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by McRae.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
McRae lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall trying to stall but McRae improves his position.
McRae scores with a nice hook to the head.
McRae blocking some punches.
McRae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McRae misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as McRae controls the action.
McRae swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
McRae throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of McRae's head.
McRae throws a head punch that misses.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hall lands with a left to the head.
McRae misses with the head strike.
Hall is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McRae has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
McRae has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hall seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McRae can turn it around.
McRae tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Hall trying to stall but McRae improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McRae.
Hall prevents a body shot from McRae.
Hall stalls.
Hall looking to slow down the pace here.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall lands with a left to the head.
McRae lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
McRae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McRae misses with some punches.
McRae blocking some punches.
Hall misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McRae.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
McRae misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall is trying to stall.
Hall trying to stall but McRae improves his position.
McRae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall has McRae pressed against the cage.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McRae can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Hall misses with a body punch.
McRae struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
McRae misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Hall.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McRae.
McRae working aggressively here.
Hall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall works on McRae's body with a couple of short punches.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McRae tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
McRae has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
A short right from McRae.
McRae lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
A shot in the inside from McRae.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from McRae.
Hall stalling against the cage.
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McRae lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
McRae throws a head punch that misses.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by McRae.
Hall tries a body shot but McRae blocks it.
McRae throws a head punch that misses.
McRae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Sam Hall will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McRae's calf.
Sam Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McRae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McRae lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall controlling the action here for a moment.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McRae lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hall gets through McRae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McRae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as McRae controls his hands.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
McRae misses with a punch to the body.
McRae being controlled against the cage.
Hall is trying to maintain a safe position but McRae gets an underhook and turns Hall into the cage.
McRae misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall prevents a body shot from McRae.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
McRae takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McRae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McRae misses with the head strike.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall lands a body shot.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but McRae avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McRae lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall is rocked!
McRae lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hall to his knees! McRae keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam McRae!
Liam McRae spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Zerzhynsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoliy Lapikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lapikov's choice of entrance music: AC/DC - Hells Bells . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dmitry Zerzhynsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Anatoliy Lapikov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zerzhynsky has his takedown stuffed
and Lapikov counters with a right hand to the body.
Zerzhynsky shoots in and drives through. Lapikov sprawls well.
Despite the aggression on Lapikov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lapikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zerzhynsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Lapikov misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Zerzhynsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zerzhynsky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lapikov is fending him off so far but Zerzhynsky persists. Nope, Lapikov circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lapikov. Zerzhynsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zerzhynsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Zerzhynsky drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lapikov can't keep his opponent in guard - Zerzhynsky advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lapikov is refusing to be controlled, as Zerzhynsky sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zerzhynsky is looking for a kimura but Lapikov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zerzhynsky to get the leverage.
Lapikov is pressing down on Zerzhynsky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zerzhynsky slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zerzhynsky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lapikov, who protects the arm well.
Lapikov wants to control but Zerzhynsky postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zerzhynsky wants to control but Lapikov is keeping him busy.
Lapikov is looking for a sweep.
Lapikov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zerzhynsky's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Zerzhynsky performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lapikov is trying to maintain the position but Zerzhynsky is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapikov tries to roll over but Zerzhynsky keeps him under control.
Lapikov keeps trying to improve his position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lapikov is defending against the submission attempts here by Zerzhynsky.
Lapikov wants to control but Zerzhynsky is keeping busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lapikov stuffs the takedown.
Zerzhynsky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lapikov's waist but Lapikov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zerzhynsky off to one side.
Zerzhynsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Dmitry Zerzhynsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lapikov takes a swing at Zerzhynsky's ribcage but misses.
Zerzhynsky shoots in looking for a takedown. Lapikov tries to sprawl out of it but Zerzhynsky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lapikov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lapikov misses with a straight left.
Lapikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anatoliy Lapikov 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Lapikov. That snapped Zerzhynsky's head back.
Zerzhynsky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lapikov sprawls well. Lapikov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zerzhynsky gets slowly back to his feet.
Zerzhynsky shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lapikov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zerzhynsky tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zerzhynsky has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zerzhynsky tries for a kimura but Lapikov is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zerzhynsky goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lapikov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Zerzhynsky but great work by Lapikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapikov working the ground and pound but Zerzhynsky is defending the strikes.
Zerzhynsky prevents Lapikov from improving position.
Zerzhynsky takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lapikov tries for a kimura but Zerzhynsky is defending well.
Lapikov advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapikov working the ground and pound effectively.
Zerzhynsky is looking to improve his position but Lapikov isn't that keen on the idea.
Lapikov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lapikov landing shots from mount.
Lapikov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Dmitry Zerzhynsky has been cut.
Lapikov working the ground and pound effectively.
Zerzhynsky regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Lapikov is pressing down on Zerzhynsky's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zerzhynsky is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zerzhynsky looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zerzhynsky moves into full guard.
Zerzhynsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zerzhynsky keeping moving, preventing Lapikov from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zerzhynsky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zerzhynsky wants to sweep but no luck.
Lapikov looking to pass the guard.
Lapikov wants to control from the top but Zerzhynsky keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zerzhynsky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lapikov trying to control but Zerzhynsky is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anatoliy Lapikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Zerzhynsky's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Zerzhynsky closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lapikov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zerzhynsky off and has taken his back!
Lapikov controlling well, preventing Zerzhynsky from escaping the position.
Lapikov scores with punches from the back.
Lapikov is landing with strikes. Zerzhynsky can't take much more of this.
Dmitry Zerzhynsky's cut is getting worse.
Zerzhynsky tries to escape the position.
Lapikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lapikov has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zerzhynsky fending off the submission attempt from Lapikov.
Zerzhynsky tries to break free.
Zerzhynsky trying to control the hands but Lapikov breaks the grip.
Lapikov has got his arm under Zerzhynsky's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Zerzhynsky has spun round into Lapikov's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Lapikov is trying to hold Zerzhynsky in close to prevent damage but Zerzhynsky has managed to pass into half guard.
Dmitry Zerzhynsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapikov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zerzhynsky pulls his head out easily.
Zerzhynsky is looking for a kimura but Lapikov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zerzhynsky to get the leverage.
Lapikov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Zerzhynsky is looking to take a break and control but Lapikov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zerzhynsky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapikov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zerzhynsky scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lapikov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zerzhynsky's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zerzhynsky's back!
Lapikov controlling well, preventing Zerzhynsky from escaping the position.
Zerzhynsky rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Zerzhynsky looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if Lapikov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapikov throwing shots but Zerzhynsky is blocking nicely.
Zerzhynsky wants to improve his position but Lapikov is controlling well.
Anatoliy Lapikov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lapikov trying to control the pace.
Zerzhynsky manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lapikov looking to sit in guard and control but Zerzhynsky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dmitry Zerzhynsky.
I think Lapikov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anatoliy Lapikov!
Anatoliy Lapikov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Napalm & Erruption- In San Francisco kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! William Henry Bonney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ric Flores!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Bonney checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Flores tries for a takedown but Bonney circles away easily
and Bonney counters with a straight right hand.
Bonney misses with a few strikes there.
Flores drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bonney throws Flores to one side and escapes!
We've been told by Bonney's head coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Flores throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Flores looks to move away, Bonney throws a big counter combo but Flores just gets out of the way.
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!
Flores dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bonney. That did some damage!
Nice body punch from Flores.
Ric Flores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney throws a leg kick that is checked
and Flores connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flores tries to clinch up but Bonney circles away and keeps his distance.
Flores throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bonney scores with a crisp jab that stopped Flores in his tracks.
Flores misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonney.
Flores fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonney is looking to clinch.
Flores throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flores throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney cracks Flores on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Flores falls backwards against the cage. Bonney follows up with more strikes that drop Flores to his knees. Bonney keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Flores! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Henry Bonney!
William Henry Bonney took some time post fight to say the following; 'Norman, I told you I would make you famous! But unfortunately for you it means I took your belt! Broken Halo Pride!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arshnoor Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh has chosen 2Pac - Hit 'Em Up as his entrance music. Arshnoor Singh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arshnoor Singh!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Crowe there.
Crowe dodges the punch combination from Singh.
Crowe throws a hook but Singh avoids it easily.
Singh gets tackled into the cage by Crowe. Crowe maintains the clinch.
Singh breaks from the clinch.
Crowe 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.
Crowe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Singh swings for the body but Crowe moves out of range.
Crowe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Crowe is looking to land body kicks.
Singh throws a solid leg kick but Crowe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Singh.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Singh looks to land a left hand but Crowe moved out of range nicely.
Crowe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Singh in his tracks.
Crowe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Singh sprawls well initially but Crowe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Crowe lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crowe is keen to just control but Singh is a slippery customer.
Crowe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Singh is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Singh manages to get to full guard.
Crowe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Singh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crowe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crowe trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Crowe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Singh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Crowe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crowe controlling from the top position.
Singh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crowe.
Crowe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe stands up over Singh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crowe throws a big elbow that misses.
Singh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crowe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Crowe landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh is looking to stand up but Crowe isn't so interested in that idea.
Crowe postures up in Singh's guard and throws a big left but Singh blocks it.
Crowe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crowe prevents Singh from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crowe moves out of range of the leg kick from Singh.
Singh throws a right hand that misses
and Crowe counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Crowe is just out of range.
Crowe cracks Singh with a good jab.
Singh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Singh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crowe checks a low kick from Singh.
A counter left hand to the body from Crowe misses its target.
Crowe checks a leg kick nicely.
Singh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crowe is out of range.
Singh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crowe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Singh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crowe's corner calls for a 1-2. Crowe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh lands a jab.
Crowe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Crowe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Singh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crowe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crowe keeps Singh at a distance using the push kick.
Singh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Singh throws a head kick but Crowe moves out of range.
Crowe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crowe clinches.
Singh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Singh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Singh jabs Crowe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Crowe misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe missing with a left hand there. Singh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Singh flicks out a counter leg kick but Crowe steps away.
Singh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crowe.
Arshnoor Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crowe tests Singh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Singh lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been informed that Singh has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jab by Singh.
Crowe throws a body kick that misses.
Crowe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crowe pushes Singh up against the cage in a clinch.
Singh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Singh breaks from the clinch.
Crowe shoots in for a takedown but Singh shows good takedown defense.
Singh throws out a counter right but Crowe avoids it with no problem.
Singh cracks the inside of Crowe's front leg.
Singh throws a body punch but Crowe moves out of range.
Crowe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Singh scores with a hook to the body. Crowe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crowe avoids the body shot from Singh.
Crowe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Singh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowe moves away.
Singh takes one to the chin there.
Singh lands with a nice body punch.
Crowe throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Singh.
Crowe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Singh tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Crowe is in Singh's guard.
Crowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crowe postures up in Singh's guard and throws a big left but Singh blocks it.
Crowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crowe trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throwing strikes but missing.
Crowe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Singh is pulling down on Crowe's head. It's preventing any offense from Crowe, at least for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Arshnoor Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Singh works Crowe's body with a nice hook.
Arshnoor Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh dodges the punch combination from Crowe.
Crowe tries to clinch but Singh is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh cracks Crowe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Singh tries to keep at a distance but Crowe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Singh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crowe pushes Singh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Singh throws a head punch that misses.
Crowe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Singh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Singh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Singh.
Singh breaks from the clinch.
Crowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Crowe closes the distance and pushes Singh back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arshnoor Singh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Crowe misses the shot to the body.
Crowe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crowe closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Singh quickly recovers to half guard.
Crowe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crowe lands with a punch from half guard.
Singh wants to get back to his feet.
Singh trying to control but Crowe postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh is not content to let Crowe control the position.
Singh taking some punishment here, with Crowe in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crowe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Singh is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crowe lands a nice short elbow.
Crowe working Singh over with strikes.
Well, if Crowe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nice strikes from Crowe there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crowe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crowe prevents Singh from improving his position.
Crowe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crowe working Singh over with strikes.
Crowe trying to control from Singh's half guard. Singh has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Singh wants to sweep but no luck.
Crowe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crowe postures up and lands a big shot to Singh's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throwing strikes from guard but Singh blocks nicely.
Singh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crowe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Singh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crowe lands a couple of digs.
Crowe throwing strikes but missing.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Crowe from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crowe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crowe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Singh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Singh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Singh misses with an uppercut.
Crowe swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Crowe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Singh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crowe gets the takedown into side control.
Crowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Singh keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Crowe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crowe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Crowe!
The defeated Arshnoor Singh had this to say: 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Etan Seeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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286 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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30
275 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Etan Seeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Slade!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seeman digs a good hook to Slade's body.
Slade lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Slade.
No luck for Slade with that takedown attempt.
Seeman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Slade takes one to the chin there.
Slade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slade ducks under a wild hook from Seeman.
Slade looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Slade misses with a looping right.
Seeman misses with a body shot.
Slade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Seeman misses the target.
Slade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade lands a nice shot that snaps Seeman's head back.
Slade's coach down at DaJet Conditioning, Transition, Escape School was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Slade's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Slade misses with a series of wild punches.
Slade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seeman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Seeman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seeman. Seeman obviously looking to wear him down.
Slade misses with a hook. Seeman ducked under it nicely.
Seeman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slade misses with a wild combination.
Seeman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade drives through and clinches with Seeman against the cage.
Seeman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slade.
Slade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seeman.
Seeman lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slade looks to score with a jab to the body but Seeman is just out of range.
Seeman thinks about countering with a body kick.
Seeman misses with a straight left.
Seeman misses with a hook.
Seeman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Slade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seeman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Seeman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slade bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Seeman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Slade.
Slade throws a combination. Seeman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Slade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seeman throws out the jab.
Slade looking to score a takedown here. Seeman is defending well but Slade drives through and ends up in Seeman's guard.
Seeman being controlled here, momentarily.
Slade trying to control the position from guard on top but Seeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Seeman is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
It looks like Slade might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A low kick from Slade misses
and Seeman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Slade's knee momentarily.
Slade throws a right and a left that Seeman avoids nicely.
Seeman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slade.
Seeman 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seeman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyrone Slade will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Slade lands with a right hand.
Seeman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slade blocks the body kick.
Seeman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Slade's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Slade stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seeman.
Seeman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tyrone Slade has been cut.
Slade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slade closes the distance and clinches.
Seeman misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seeman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seeman takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Etan Seeman has been cut.
Seeman stalling in the clinch.
Slade misses with a punch on the inside.
Seeman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slade.
Slade content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seeman crunches a lovely knee into Slade's ribcage.
Slade tries to throw a body punch but Seeman avoids it by throwing Slade back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Slade just misses with a elbow thrown towards Seeman's brow.
Nice elbow from Seeman.
Slade manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Seeman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Slade lands a right hand.
Seeman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slade content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Seeman tries to work over Slade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slade has a couple of punches blocked by Seeman.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seeman.
Slade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Etan Seeman is winning the standup battle so far.
Seeman dodges the punch combination from Slade.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seeman throws the kick towards the body but Slade avoids it.
Slade fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyrone Slade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Seeman to score with a decent uppercut.
Slade throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Seeman counter with a right hand.
Slade misses with a leg kick
and Seeman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Slade's knee momentarily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Slade or perhaps it was just good defense by Seeman, which made it look bad.
Slade throws a combination that misses
and Seeman counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeman misses with a looping right.
Slade misses with a combination
and Seeman counters with a thumping low kick.
Slade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seeman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Seeman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Seeman cracks Slade with a good jab.
That has opened up Tyrone Slade's cut even more.
Seeman throws a hook but Slade avoids it easily.
Slade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Slade.
Seeman dodges the punch combination from Slade.
Seeman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slade was well out of range. Poor timing from Seeman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Slade moves away from the strike by Seeman.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seeman.
Slade misses the shot to the body.
Seeman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Seeman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Seeman throws an off balance right hand
and Slade counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slade fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Slade's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Slade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Seeman is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Slade misses its intended target.
Slade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seeman throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Slade misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Etan Seeman dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Seeman dodges the punch combination from Slade.
Slade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Seeman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Slade throws a nice looking combination but Seeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Seeman tries to work over Slade's front leg with a kick but Slade checks it.
Slade throws a right hand that misses
and Seeman counters with a right hand to the body.
Slade throws a right and a left that Seeman avoids nicely.
Slade throws a low kick but Seeman moves out of range easily.
Slade staying out of range there.
Slade was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slade throws out a powerful jab.
That kick from Seeman tenderised Slade's leg. Slade is trying to keep his angry face on.
Slade fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade throws a sloppy body shot
and Seeman counters with a low kick, right behind Slade 's knee.
Slade misses with a looping right.
Seeman connects with a solid leg kick.
Slade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Seeman counters with a leg kick.
Slade misses with a combination
and Seeman counters with a low kick, right behind Slade 's knee.
Seeman misses with a hook. Slade ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Seeman.
Some wild striking there from Slade.
Seeman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seeman throws an off balance right hand
and Slade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slade missing with a left hand there. Seeman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seeman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Seeman throws a front kick aimed at Slade's knee but Slade avoids it well.
Slade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seeman.
Seeman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slade tries to score a power double leg takedown but Seeman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Slade somewhat.
Slade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Seeman connects with a body shot.
Seeman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Slade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Seeman.
Seeman slips a jab and a cross from Slade.
Seeman connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyrone Slade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seeman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Seeman connects with a jab.
Slade takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Seeman lands a right hook to the body.
Seeman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seeman connects with a nice looking jab.
The cut above Tyrone Slade's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seeman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Slade throws a lazy right hand but Seeman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slade misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick from Seeman misses.
Seeman looks to land a right hand but Slade moved out of range.
Slade throws a solid leg kick but Seeman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Slade.
Slade swings widly with a right hand
and Seeman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seeman misses with an uppercut. Slade saw that one coming.
Slade looks for a takedown but Seeman sprawls well.
Etan Seeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Slade.
Slade misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Etan Seeman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Seeman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Etan Seeman!
Etan Seeman made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Whos your DADDY?'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zlatan Spazstor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spazstor comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac feat. T.I. - Changed Man (Jazze Pha Remix). Stoker has chosen Get Stoker as his entrance music. Spazstor has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Zlatan Spazstor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zlatan Spazstor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Stoker!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spazstor throws a lazy right hand but Stoker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stoker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spazstor throws a right hand that misses
and Stoker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spazstor is breathing heavily.
Spazstor throws a body shot but no joy.
Spazstor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spazstor throws a leg kick
and Stoker finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stoker, right into the meat.
Stoker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stoker.
It looks like Zlatan Spazstor has been cut.
A good leg kick by Stoker.
Spazstor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spazstor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stoker drops Spazstor with a beautiful combination! Spazstor stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stoker is looking for the KO!
Spazstor is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoker throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Spazstor crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wade Stoker!
Wade Stoker gave a mention to Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiny Mcfacepunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcfacepunch comes to the cage accompanied by Ooh La La. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiny Mcfacepunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Severn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn misses with a straight left.
Severn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mcfacepunch is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mcfacepunch swats away the attempt to clinch by Severn.
Mcfacepunch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Severn counters with a solid body kick.
Mcfacepunch throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Severn counter with a right hand.
It looks like Tiny Mcfacepunch has been cut.
Mcfacepunch throws a hook to the side of Severn's head but Severn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Mcfacepunch.
Severn lands a head kick. Mcfacepunch smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Severn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Severn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcfacepunch misses the body punch
and Severn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Severn fakes the leg kick and cracks Mcfacepunch in the body.
Mcfacepunch misses with an uppercut
and Severn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Severn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Severn tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Severn does it's job there.
Tiny Mcfacepunch's cut is getting worse.
Mcfacepunch throws a hook but Severn avoids it easily.
Mcfacepunch drops his hands momentarily and Severn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mcfacepunch throws a low kick, looking for Severn's leg but Severn calmly moves out of range.
Mcfacepunch misses with a right hand
and Severn counters by clinching up.
Mcfacepunch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Severn.
Severn lands a shot to the body.
Severn throws a head punch that misses.
Severn misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Severn.
Mcfacepunch tries to throw a body punch but Severn avoids it by throwing Mcfacepunch back against the cage.
Severn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcfacepunch throws a punch but it's blocked by Severn.
Severn has a couple of punches blocked by Mcfacepunch.
Severn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Severn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Severn has a couple of punches blocked by Mcfacepunch.
Severn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Severn.
Severn has a couple of punches blocked by Mcfacepunch.
Severn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Severn misses with a punch on the inside.
Severn misses with some punches.
Severn takes a shot to the head.
Mcfacepunch lands with a light punch inside.
Mcfacepunch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Severn tries to throw a body punch but Mcfacepunch avoids it by throwing Severn back against the cage.
Severn lands with a right to the head.
Mcfacepunch blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcfacepunch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Chris Severn has been cut.
Severn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Mcfacepunch.
Severn lands with a short shot to the head.
Mcfacepunch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mcfacepunch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcfacepunch has a couple of punches blocked by Severn.
Mcfacepunch cracks Severn with a nice body shot.
Mcfacepunch scores with a hook to the body.
Severn looks winded!
Severn blocks an uppercut.
Mcfacepunch misses with a body punch.
Mcfacepunch blocks an uppercut.
Mcfacepunch misses with the head strike.
Severn swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcfacepunch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcfacepunch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mcfacepunch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcfacepunch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcfacepunch uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Severn.
Severn lands a nice uppercut.
Severn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Severn has a couple of punches blocked by Mcfacepunch.
A short right from Severn.
Severn blocks a body shot from Mcfacepunch.
Mcfacepunch pushes Severn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Severn looking for a takedown.
Mcfacepunch working aggressively here.
Mcfacepunch gets through Severn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mcfacepunch.
Mcfacepunch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Severn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mcfacepunch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Severn wants to break free but Mcfacepunch has control.
Mcfacepunch lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Severn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mcfacepunch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Severn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mcfacepunch.
Mcfacepunch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Severn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mcfacepunch. That did some damage!
Severn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Severn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Severn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcfacepunch.
Mcfacepunch throws a nice outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Severn checks a leg kick.
Severn replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mcfacepunch blocks it well.
Mcfacepunch throws a low kick, looking for Severn's leg but Severn calmly moves out of range.
Severn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mcfacepunch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Severn! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mcfacepunch under the eye.
Tiny Mcfacepunch's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mcfacepunch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Severn slips a straight right by Mcfacepunch.
Severn staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Severn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Severn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Severn.
Severn misses with a hook from the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Severn. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mcfacepunch.
Mcfacepunch pushes Severn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Severn lands with a light punch inside.
Mcfacepunch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Severn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mcfacepunch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Severn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mcfacepunch lands a right hand.
Mcfacepunch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mcfacepunch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcfacepunch misses with some punches.
Mcfacepunch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcfacepunch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Severn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Severn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Severn stalling.
Severn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiny Mcfacepunch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mcfacepunch lands a nice uppercut.
Severn pushes Mcfacepunch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcfacepunch throws a punch but it's blocked by Severn.
Mcfacepunch works on Severn's body with a couple of short punches.
Mcfacepunch scores with a hook to the body.
Severn is breathing heavily.
Mcfacepunch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Severn throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcfacepunch.
Mcfacepunch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Severn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Severn.
Severn wants to take the fight to the mat but Mcfacepunch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Severn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mcfacepunch has him pressed against the cage.
Severn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Severn misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcfacepunch blocks an uppercut.
Mcfacepunch throws a head punch that misses.
Mcfacepunch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mcfacepunch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Mcfacepunch.
Severn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Severn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Severn.
Severn wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Mcfacepunch.
Mcfacepunch tries to work over Severn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mcfacepunch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Severn is trying to push Mcfacepunch away but Mcfacepunch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Severn throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcfacepunch.
Mcfacepunch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
Severn throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcfacepunch prevents a body shot from Severn.
Severn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Severn fails to land.
Severn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mcfacepunch is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Severn's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mcfacepunch throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Mcfacepunch.
Mcfacepunch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mcfacepunch lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcfacepunch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcfacepunch prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tiny Mcfacepunch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Severn.
A short left from Mcfacepunch.
Severn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcfacepunch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Severn lands a nice uppercut.
Severn misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Severn.
Mcfacepunch swings wildly with an uppercut but Severn uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tiny Mcfacepunch will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Severn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Severn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcfacepunch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Severn.
Danga de danga de dang - Severn scores with a four punch combination!
Severn works over Mcfacepunch's head and body with a nice combination.
Severn misses with a looping right.
Mcfacepunch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It appears Mcfacepunch was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mcfacepunch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Severn.
Severn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn moves away from the strike by Mcfacepunch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mcfacepunch.
Mcfacepunch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Severn.
Mcfacepunch tests Severn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfacepunch misses with a two punch combination.
Severn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mcfacepunch cracks Severn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the liver by Severn. Beautiful body shot.
Severn slips a jab and a cross from Mcfacepunch.
Severn lands with an uppercut that bounces Mcfacepunch off the cage and back into range.
Mcfacepunch throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Severn was covering up waiting for the punch and Mcfacepunch finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Severn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Severn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcfacepunch won't allow Severn to sweep him here.
Mcfacepunch 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.
Mcfacepunch being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn wants to sweep here but Mcfacepunch controlling him for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcfacepunch throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mcfacepunch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Severn misses with a looping right.
Mcfacepunch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Severn.
Mcfacepunch throws a body punch but Severn moves out of range.
Mcfacepunch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mcfacepunch 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.
Mcfacepunch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn is looking to clinch.
Mcfacepunch scores with a nice right hand.
Severn is rocked!
Severn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Mcfacepunch tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Severn is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcfacepunch finish him?
Severn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Severn seems to have recovered his senses.
Severn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jeez, Tiny Mcfacepunch's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mcfacepunch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Severn moves out of range of the body kick from Mcfacepunch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severn misses with a kick to the body.
Mcfacepunch throws the left hand but Severn avoids the punch easily.
Chris Severn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Severn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcfacepunch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Severn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Severn.
I think Severn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Severn!
Chris Severn gave a mention to Hellbent in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Big Pun - Brave in The Heart. Pablo Escobar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karol Cropp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cropp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar pushes Cropp away with a front kick.
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cropp.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Cropp.
Escobar throws a combination. Cropp tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cropp throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar counters with a nice leg kick.
Escobar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Escobar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cropp on the side of the head.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Cropp's shoulder, as Cropp tries to avoid the shot.
Cropp throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Cropp staying out of range there.
Escobar scores with a sloppy right hand. Cropp should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar cracks Cropp with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cropp misses with a two punch combination.
Escobar takes the fight into the clinch.
Escobar tries to work over Cropp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cropp has hold of one of Escobar's legs. Escobar is fighting the takedown attempt but Cropp gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cropp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Escobar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cropp.
Escobar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cropp doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cropp manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've been hearing good reports from Cropp's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cropp throws a big right hand that misses.
Cropp got a little sloppy there for a moment and Escobar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cropp has managed to get both his arms back between Escobar's legs - danger averted.
Escobar looking to control.
Escobar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Escobar looking for a guillotine here but Cropp defends easily.
Escobar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cropp wants to sweep here but Escobar controlling him for the moment.
Cropp will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cropp lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Escobar pushes down on Cropp's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Escobar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cropp does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cropp won't allow Escobar to pass to mount.
Escobar not doing much here.
Cropp is looking for a sweep. Escobar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cropp is defending against the submission attempts here by Escobar.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cropp keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cropp is looking to improve his position.
Cropp pushes Escobar off looking to stand but Escobar dives back in and keeps control.
Escobar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cropp knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Escobar wants to stand up but Cropp has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Escobar tries to pass to full mount but Cropp defends it.
Escobar works his way into side control.
Cropp tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cropp stops Escobar from passing to mount.
Cropp tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cropp tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Escobar presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Cropp is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cropp tries to lock up and control but Escobar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Escobar blocks Cropp's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Escobar fails to take his opponent's back.
Cropp tries to reverse the position but Escobar maintains control.
Escobar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Escobar moves to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Escobar does it's job there.
Cropp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cropp fails with a takedown attempt.
Cropp takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Escobar scores with a kick to the body.
Oooooh!!! Cropp has knocked Escobar down with a huge combo! Cropp steps away and waves a wobbly Escobar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Escobar is rocked!
It looks like Pablo Escobar has been cut.
Karol Cropp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cropp measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Escobar! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Karol Cropp!
Karol Cropp managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`), into his post fight interview.
Pablo Escobar was interviewed post fight and said 'Stay classy!'.
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